peejman

Welcome.  I also grew up in Chattanooga. 

Have they just completely quit sending the (formerly) weekly emails?  They quit when the panic started and then I got one or two that said... sorry, we've been busy...  but that's been more than a month ago.

    My guess is they tried to come up with something that wouldn't cost money.  At least until the lawsuits start....   As for Rube, I consider him the godfather of German engineering.  And I used to work with a number of German engineers. 

  No worries.  Just don't ask me a question about life in corporate America.  :)

Its all about instant gratification.  God forbid anyone actually think more than 2 seconds ahead or be so immeasurably inconvenienced as to have to slow down for a minute or two.  :drama:   Oh the humanity...

    Sorry if my question touched a nerve, but thanks for the answer.

Interesting.  Thanks for the info.

Congrats on the promotion.  While I'd sure like to get our VP's paycheck, I've no interest in dealing with all the nonsense he deals with daily.  Management in even a mid sized company these days can be an exercise in futility.  I don't think I have the patience or tolerance for stupid people necessary to deal with it.

What a cool dog.  Ours is a freakin' lunatic. 

Since it specifies the solider as a reservist, I wondered if funded had degraded to the point that reservists had to use personal weapons, or perhaps could simply choose to do so.  The flat top with flip-up sight configuration also makes me wonder.  I'd expect an issued weapon to have the standard carry handle configuration.

    Heh... I do it for entertainment.  Watching them go completely bonkers in the rear view is hilarious.    And yes, I make and effort to keep up with the traffic and will get out of the way when practical.  But when there's 20 cars stacked up in front of me and nobody's going anywhere, riding my arse isn't gonna help.  If you're in such a damn hurry, you should've left 10 minutes earlier.  Not my problem.   The best thing ever... and I've had this happen twice.... is toot the horn and wave when they're pulled over a few miles after finally roaring past.  I feel kinda bad that the cop has to deal with a pissed off moron, but maybe I'll get to watch the dash cam video on "Cops" later.  :)   And the above instances clearly illustrate, an armed society is a polite society. 

    I'm curious what the underlined means...     Was this literally his personal weapon or was it issued to him (i.e. gov't property)?

.300BLK, .458, .50 ??? What a bunch of sissies. Go big or go home. :rofl: Mine will likely reflect its owner.... rather plain and boring.

    Is the older method as OS described earlier still an option? 

    Agreed.  As usual, the burden of proof lies with the victim.

    Given the results of recent elections, I think that's much closer to reality than we'd like to admit.  The Reagan era days of the political landscape being dominated by the white upper middle class (aka, the stereotypical republican) are over.           Yep.  They're just riding the wave to retirement.  It's a pretty good gig and they're gonna hang on as long as they can.

You could certainly do that. It won't turn to dust instantly or anything. Try it with just water first if you're worried about it. Deionized water if you're really paranoid.

Looks fine to me, does it work?  :)   It says 160W total, but doesn't give a split between heat and agitation...

    It probably wouldn't hurt hard chrome, but its the other parts in there that aren't so hard you have to worry about.    It depends on the power of the ultrasonic agitator and what the gun is made of and any coatings.  The typical table-top cleaners you can find at harbor freight are fairly low power and won't do much harm unless you leave stuff in it for hours and/or add some sort of chemical.  More powerful industrial ultrasonic cleaners can erode softer metals (aluminum) away quite rapidly if you're not careful. 

    I'd swear I read that in TCA once upon a time... but of course I can't find it now.  Something to the effect that the owner of a residence only has to say no.  :shrug:

A private residence need not be posted. If you don't have express permission, you can't carry there. All he has to do is say so.

I believe the reason option was given for the smaller targets and distances correspondingly reduced was simply to allow more facilities to be used. Has nothing to do with trying to make the test harder, only keep it fair when a short range must be used. My wife took it in January and the shooting portion was exactly as OS described.

What they said. Look into a chip, cold air, cam, exhaust.... Or even a whole different vehicle (diesel?). Blowers are fun but pricey.

I think it's simply a "we've addressed this enough lately, go read the prior decisions and figure it out" answer.

Definitely a good show.  Glad I woke up in time to see Scott and Angel play the 18th and the playoff.  I didn't really know who to pull for.  Wish Snedeker had faired better, hopefully he'll learn from it.    I was especially happy to see the usual suspects (Tiger, Phil, McIlroy, et. al.) be utterly uncompetitive.