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Don't let it bother you. Loctite works. Use the blue.

I have Dish and have been reasonably happy with it. I think it costs way too much, but they all do. In fact, I think I've got a $50 off card at the house. If you sign up, we both get $50 off.

One might argue that he had the perfect opportunity to discuss his issues with the man in charge, but chickened out. But I seriously doubt there would have been any meaningful discussion. The handlers would never allow that to happen, especially with the media following the team around.

I agree and didn't mean to suggest that I don't discipline my kids... I do. I've found that the 4yr old responds better to "that hippie stuff" than me immediately getting pissed. I try to be more positive and more encouraging than my Dad was. My sister and I even joke about how Dad's standard answer to any report card (we both made A's and B's) was... "there's room for improvement". After a while, the frustration of "nothing is ever good enough" begins to set in. Failure isn't good, but better to have tried (really, really hard) and failed, than never to have tried at all.

I'll put it on the calendar and hope the weather cooperates.

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Disciplining kids is a very fine line to walk. I have 2 boys, 4 and 1. The 4 yr old has always been quite a handful. If he's awake, he's in motion. Fairly recently (honestly, after watching one of those Nanny 911 shows) I've noticed that my attitude is reflected in him. When I've had a crappy day and my patience is worn thin, he's more difficult to deal with. If I'm relaxed and polite, so is he (most of the time). I try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work. My Dad was a fairly stern disciplinarian. In that sense, Dad was more an authority figure than a friend. I've got friends that have much more "friend-like" relationships with their fathers than I do and I envy that somewhat, so I'm trying very hard to have that with my boys. Which is a long way of saying, that hippie stuff really does work on some kids. But sometimes not.

I have similar problem. Best I can tell, the pants are too tight (or not stretchy enough) for IWB. My belt digs in opposite the gun and creates as sore spot on that hip. I find myself pocket carrying my 380 more often because of it. To the OP.... try yoga. Manly men may poke fun, but it's fantastic for building core strength and increasing flexibility. My wife bought some DVD's that we use at home. One of our new year's resolutions was to get back to exercising more often. We've done the 30 min program 3-5x per week for a couple weeks and I can tell a significant difference in how I feel. Most fitness places offer classes. Sometimes the scenery is nice too.

Whipping your kids or not has nothing to do with it, I got whipped plenty of times. I did the "ding, dong, ditch" among other things. Anyone else do the flaming bag of dog poo? While I'd be pissed if some kids did it to me, as stated, kids will be kids and that lady is stupid. Hope that "former assistant DA" enjoys the a little jail time.

Added a couple more to my McKay's list. Thanks!

Here's another one (more geared toward backpacking, but applicable). Right-click, save-as... http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/documents/Comprehenive%20Guide%20Wilderness.pdf

You mean the green/white dot? Green = online, white = offline.

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P3AT in a Desantis pocket holster.

I agree with your assessment.

A match grade M1 Garand or 1903 Springfield. Maybe an AR-10

I have a Crossbreed, it works quite well. SuperTuck Deluxe | Crossbreed Holsters - Super Tuck Deluxe It appears the MTAC doesn't have one for the LC9 yet, which is surprising.

I got to make a direct P3AT/LCP comparison over the weekend. A friend just bought an LCP and painted the sights. My P3AT has a slip-on Hogue grip. The glow-in-the-dark white paint on the sights made a big difference in sight picture acquisition. Can't really say whether I was faster or more accurate (there were already a bunch of holes in the target) but it certainly made me feel more confident. He gave me the paint he used so I'll be adding it to mine shortly. The slip-on Hogue made a big difference in grip confidence and comfort. Again, no objective evidence, but the gun felt more secure with the Hogue and cushioned the recoil noticeably. He said he was gonna buy one for his LCP.

In this area.... nearly double what you're paying. I looked for a rental house when we first moved here (Maryville) and was astounded at the cost. A tiny place in a poor location was $600/mo. A tiny place in a reasonable location was $800. A 3br/2ba, $1000+. I ended up in 2br/2ba condo/apt complex for $850. The housing market has continued to slide in this area since then, so prices may have come down some.

If you want to stick with 9mm: Kahr CM9, Taurus PT709 Slim, Keltec PF9 or P11. Personally, I have a Keltec P3AT for pocket carry. It works quite well.

In my experience black oxide wouldn't be the prettiest thing. It's typically used on plain carbon steels to help prevent corrosion. We use it a lot on tooling where I work. Perhaps the shops that do the work aren't trying for pretty because it's just machine tooling. Personally, I think black chrome looks really cool, but don't know where to have it done. I could've sworn I updated my post above, but I don't see it there for some reason... A bit of memory refreshing has reminded me that you'd need to know the exact alloy the slide is made from for an acid etch. There's various etchants for the different grades of stainless. You'd also want a few scrap pieces of this alloy to play with to figure out how to get the look you want. I wouldn't experiment on the gun itself. Cerakote, Tenifer (Isonite), sound like better options.

Depends on how old the kids are. Mine know nothing of safe gun handling practices because at 1 and almost 4 years old, I don't think they're ready though the 4 yr old is getting close. When the time is right, I intend to use this philosophy... Cornered Cat - Disarming Kids' Curiosity About Firearms

I had to do house shopping a couple years ago. The vast majority of floor plans have no regard for "defense-ability". I'm not real thrilled with that specific aspect of the house we bought, but it was the best compromise of many aspects that was available at the time. Good luck with your search.

This. During business trip to Italy several years ago, an Italian colleague mention that they occasionally ate Robin. IIRC, he said it was a little greasy, but very tasty when cooked properly.

A shining example of how we have a legal system, rather than a justice system. I'll remember to never buy gas at a Mr. Zip.