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Welcome... and you highlighted the easiest way to know the difference... If you can do it with propane or MAPP gas, you're soldering. If those don't get hot enough and you have to use acetylene, you're brazing or welding. While I know how to do it, my work ain't exactly pretty. A little practice goes a long way.

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mmmmm.... hushpuppies. mmmmm..... cornbread. mmmmmm......bbq. mmmmmm..... catfish. I just got back from lunch and you guys are making me hungry again. Come to think of it, I fried some cornmeal breaded catfish for dinner the night before last and last night my wife fixed crock-pot bbq chicken and with cornbread. That'll make for some good left-overs this weekend.

Amen to that. The whole concept of a bagless vacuum makes no sense to me. The whole reason I'm vacuuming is to make the dirt go away. I sure as heck don't want to look at it, much less have to dump that dusty, nasty mess in the trash can 3 times per use. Yes, I vacuum (and mop) the house. I have two young kids and a dog with a mix of hard floors and carpet. I bought a bagged Kenmore with a HEPA filter for about $130 and its worked fine for the past 4 years. The Kirby salesman came to my house a few years ago. He went through his whole pitch while I cleaned my SKS on the coffee table. When he told me the price, I almost fell off the couch. After haggling for a while, his bottom dollar was about half his initial price... $1400 went down to $700 in about 10 minutes. When I was convinced that was his lowest price, I told him.... "Look, if I'm gonna pay that much for something that sucks, it's d_mn sure gonna suck more than my carpet. "

ooooo... those are purdy! Pricey, but purdy!

1. As with anything, shot placement is key. Stick with larger bullets, 95gr or larger. 2. Finding one with factory installed iron sights is tough these days. Easy enough to have them added, and you'll likely get better sights that way.

This. Legal or not, it will snap where it's threaded on with the first real hit. Those threads aren't remotely strong enough.

My subdivision has an HOA, and they're really easy to get along with. Dues are voluntary and $25/yr. I did read the HOA contract before buying the house and found nothing of great consequence. I'm also very anti-HOA but thankfully ours is very transparent. My subdivision has a couple drainage areas and power lines that pass through. The HOA dues pay for someone to mow those areas, advertising the annual garage sale, and a few other minor things. None of the "officers" are paid. They do not get involved in disputes between neighbors. I'm told that many years ago, there was an "HOA Nazi" who'd go around hassling people for similar (trivial) stuff to your dish issue. After being told to go f__ himself by a number of people he quit or moved (or both). As others have said, talk to you neighbors. If they feel the same as you, go to the board meetings as a group and gang up on the board. Raise a fuss. If there's a legal contract involved and they're not holding up their end of the deal, see if an attorney can "scare them straight."

Any welding shop should have what you need. It's not much different than copper pipe soldering, just hotter with closer fitting joints. We use it a lot at work. The term "silver solder" is somewhat of a misnomer... the process in which it's used is more brazing than soldering. To be somewhat technical about it... soldering, brazing, and welding differ by temperature and the amount of diffusion in the joint. Soldering is low temp (<~850 deg F) and there's little to no diffusion in the joint. Brazing is mid temp (~900 < x < 2100 F), doesn't melt the substrates but does involve some diffusion. Welding is high temp (~>2200 F), melts the substrates and has a lot of diffusion.

All summer long... It'll either get a lot better in November, or a lot worse.

To my knowledge, the big thing with epoxy floors is to follow the instructions to the letter. Don't use the box store crap, get a good quality system and expect to pay for it. The floor must be very, very clean and you must etch the concrete prior to application. Then let it dry for several days before using it. A light color (white) is best for lighting, but obviously shows dirt the most. Adding a little flake can help with that. Don't get black... it makes it really hard to find little stuff you drop.

That's because they're of the generation who wasn't allowed to carry one in school. I'm of the generation who's teachers occasionally asked to borrow my pocket knife. That said, I carry a Leatherman Blast. When my old one broke, I told my wife to get me the smallest one she could find with both pliers and scissors. I use those far more often than the blade.

This. And I wonder if he carried it in a holster, or just loose in his pocket? I also wonder if he's ever cleaned out the lint trap in his clothes dryer.

Dad drives his church bus and a CDL is required because the bus holds 25 passengers. A 15 passenger van isn't technically a "bus" and a CDL is not required, unless it's for a school. http://www.tn.gov/safety/driverlicense/cdlalt.shtml That said... the CDL and HCP are unrelated.

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Ah. Shows how much I pay attention...

Good that DSA was helpful. I've found their customer service folks nice, if not always completely forthcoming with details. There have been some serious administration issues on falfiles somewhat recently. I seem to recall my approval there being automatic, though that was several years ago. I also recall it not taking my gmail account. I had to use my work email to get approved, the switched it back afterwards. No idea why. You should still be able to search via google and find what you need. If you'd like, I can PM a mod on your behalf.

Dang it! I hadn't looked at the County Comm site for a while. Now I've seen all the cool stuff they've added! I predict my wife may be annoyed with me.

Exactly. Peyton may be a better QB, but Eli is on a better team. Personally, I don't understand how the Colt's GM still has a job. In a game that's overrun with career ending injuries, what sort of idiot builds a team that's so completely dependent on ONE player for success? No one is invulnerable, even the golden child. Annoying as he may be, I also think the Bronco's will be remiss to unload Tebow. Don't count your chickens...

Mine too.

This. My guess is his wife decided Denver is where she wants to raise the kiddies. His velocity is down and if he can't throw hard, he's got nuthin. I just hope he doesn't pull a Favre. I think he'll make a good assistant coach. He's not mean enough to be a head coach.

Old iron.... Garand, 1903, K98 sniper, 1911, Colt revolvers, etc. A few MG's would be fun too.

.22 mag has become more common with these new revolvers that shoot it. Still not real common, but readily available. It's makes a bigger bang than a .22LR, but nothing of great consequence.

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