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The thing that bugs me is that the government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars prosecuting a case in which they have very little chance of winning. And their star witness took more than Edwards did, and he's off the hook. I have to remind myself... it's a legal system, not a justice system.

I'd ask for a clear, written definition of their categories. All but one of my rifles are milsurps, and I'd claim they fit in all 3 categories... collector, military, and hunting. Seems odd that they'd make the distinction.

I also have $2500 as part of my homeowners through State Farm. Who's your carrier? Given that you can hunt with any centerfire cartridge in TN (rifle or pistol)... wouldn't everything but rimfire be legal for hunting?

That's a perfect description. Unless you're NFL lineman sized, they're brutal on hard dirt. My current garden at the house is about 3'x10', only it's up against the house so I can't get to both sides of it. I read a little more about sqft and I'm surprised he recommends using peat moss. I'm not a fan of using stuff that requires draining wetlands, peat moss and cypress in particular. There's plenty of other amendments that do the same thing. Post up how the hanging garden thing works out. I've wondered about that too...

Any chance you could upload your videos to vimeo? Youtube is blocked by big brother.

Welcome!

Quite the heroic thing he did, going after two large dogs with a knife. I'll send this to my wife, then maybe she'll understand why I carry when we walk around the neighborhood. http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/good-sports/201204/washington-national-honor-usher-injured-dog-attack-children

You must have a well sealed safe (as opposed to a gun cabinet), keep your toys well oiled, and use one of the fancy electronic dehumidifiers.

Welcome! Where in TN are you headed?

The sqft garden looks like a neat idea. I do recall one acquaintance that was relatively successful with it. Seems like harvesting would be a pain once things get big. mmmmm..... blueberry cobbler..... mmmmmm..... blackberry pie.....

Wow. Those pics remind me of " Ol' Dirty " ... http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68486

Been there. 40 min commute to work in the morning, an hour to get home in the afternoon.... 72 miles round trip. I did that for about 6 months and it got old real fast. Thankfully my car at the time got 37 mpg. My wife and I had started the process to relocate closer to the job, then the job moved 500 miles away. I didn't follow. My new commute is 12 miles round trip. There's definitely something to be said for all that time wasted commuting. A friend drives 120 miles round trip daily. There's some sort of shuttle that he uses occasionally, but that's still a really long commute.

Find out what the ants are after and fix it. My in-laws have regular trouble with ants in their kitchen. It might have something to do with the stack of dirty dishes and sticky counter-tops... I spray around my house twice a year with Ortho Home Defense Max. The small-ish bottle of concentrate is enough for one year. http://www.orthohomedefense.com/smg/templates/index.jsp?pageUrl=homedefenseHomePagePh2 I also use AMDRO ant killer on mounds in the yard. Sprinkle it on the mound, water it in... no more ants. http://www.baitisbetter.com/

Backstop, ventilation, lead recovery, and noise are the big issues. It's certainly not cheap if you do it right.

I seriously doubt it. They've likely got a lot more guns than you. I went to school in a downtown area. It was widely know that you didn't stop for red lights late a night in some areas, especially if people were out roaming around. We always treated them like a stop sign.... pause... look both ways... keep on moving.

I knew there were some real gardeners here.... I typically use pine straw as mulch on my garden. Seems to help keep any veggies that touch the ground from rotting so fast. Earlier this year, I sent soil samples from my garden area and flowerbeds at home to the UT AG extension for testing (http://soilplantandpest.utk.edu/soil/index.htm). Their analysis didn't really surprise me, but did provide some direction. I've heard about the beer trick for slugs. I haven't seen any around so far. *knock on wood* Front tine tillers suck and beat you to death. Rear tines are soooo much easier. You should be able to rent one at your local equipment rental or co-op for something like $40/day. Way cheaper than owning one when you use it twice a year. I love blueberries, but apparently I'm incapable of growing them. We had some huge blueberry bushes where I grew up and my parents still have some. I've tried a couple times but they never do anything. The soil analysis told me I need to add sulfur to increase the acidity.

I planted 3 Better Boy, one Roma, and one Cherry tomato plants. I've also got okra, cucumbers, green beans, snap peas, broccoli, and spinach. We had some of the spinach with dinner last night, first harvest of the season. It was a tad bitter, but I think we let the leaves get too big before picking them. I may plant some peppers and such in the flowerbeds around the house.

Getting them started hasn't been a problem, keeping them alive is. They'll grow up to full height, make a few little green tomatoes, then wilt and die. In the past I've had 3-5 plants and always lose at least one this way. Since the garden at work is on company property, I can't use chemicals. I dug the holes about 3x bigger than they needed to be and filled them back up with mushroom compost. They made it through the weekend, so I'm hopeful.

A place to discuss what you grow, how you grow it, and what you do with it. I'm thinking mostly veggies, but this can include most anything. I am an amateur gardener. I have a very small garden at home (3x10') and have grown the usual veggies. This year, my employer decided to let those interested plant a garden in the unused lot behind the building. Not knowing if anything will grow there, I've planted the easy stuff (tomatoes, cucumbers, okra...) and I'm trying broccoli, spinach , and peas at home. I also did lettuce, but only got 2 tiny seedlings that didn't last a week. Too hot I think. I'd like to try watermelon and cantaloupe. One problem area I've had for several years is what I believe to be tomato blight. My plants grow fine and just when they're starting to make small tomatoes, they wilt and die. Anyone got suggestions on how to prevent that? I've never really done much in the way of storing extra produce, I usually just give it away. I've read that some veggies can be blanched and frozen (green beans, peas, okra..). I've got a vacuum sealer, so I'm gonna give that a try this year. My wife expressed some interest in canning. I helped my parents can stuff when I was a kid, but haven't done it in at least 20 years. I've got two hungry boys to feed so I hope to save all I can. On this topic, my 4 yr old and I built a compost barrel over the weekend. I did the requisite googling and decided on the elevated X-brace design ,mostly because it looked easy to build and use. The whole thing cost me about $30. I got the plastic 55 gal barrel free from work. We use various chemicals and I managed to snag an empty one that didn't have anything particularly nasty in it. I did rinse it out very thoroughly. I used two 8' and one 10' 2x4 (treated) for the frame and the axle is 2" PVC. It took me and my helper about 3 hours.

Is that area part of the "conditioned" space? Is it insulated? I'd be quite concerned with temp changes and moisture. That said, Dad built a hidden "safe" into a dead space within the walls his house. He made built-in set of shallow shelves with hidden hinges. The whole shelf swings out to access the space. It fits flush with the walls and is effectively invisible unless someone decided to tug on the trim.

Depends on your intent for the gun. Chrome lining helps reduce bore wear and resists corrosion. Some claim non chrome lined barrels are more accurate.

Amen to that. If you can't shoot 'em, what's the point? It's a battle rifle fer cryin' out loud.

I'd be afraid it would snag on something and get jerked out of the holster. Seems like it would have to be relatively long and would likely get in the way or get tangled should an abnormal situation arise.

My K31 still has the name & address of the Swiss citizen to which it was originally issued under the butt plate. A friend has a couple old Egyptian AK's with tally marks and "trench art" in the stocks. He's also got an FAL with the rack number still painted on the stock. I know I'm weird, but I think that stuff is neat.

My guess is they've been burned by A/C system problems. Uninformed people come in and say "my A/C system doesn't work". They find one bad part and replace it. A couple months later, that person comes back with the same complaint... "You didn't fix it... " They find a different problem, but the customer doesn't know/care... Given the interaction between all the components in the A/C system, sounds like they want to replace to most of the stuff in it to cover their arse. I'd get another opinion or just DIY.