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Based on the chart below, it would seem that fuel prices were unusually low through the 90's and have simply corrected. It's foolish to think our administration has any influence on gas prices. As the world's primary consumer, you 'd think we have some control, but the guys who own the wells hold all the cards. InflationData: Gasoline Inflation Gas Price Historical Price Charts - GasBuddy.com Average&city2=&city3=&crude=n&tme=72&units=us Gasoline Price History

Gas already is nearly $9/gallon in many places in Europe. We enjoy relatively low prices here.

Sounds neat. I'll be curious to hear how it turns out.

If my choice, Marlin all the way.

Looks yummy, though you forgot the gravy for the 'taters.

Welcome!

I am (was). Happy meals are awesome!

Glad you had a good experience. People tend to expect way too much from the kid working the counter for $8/hr. If you fired the XD with no issue, sounds like your wife may need to strengthen her hands and forearms. Or just practice a little more.

Nice safe! Hope the floor it's sitting on is up to the load. I used my year-end bonus to supersize my happy meal.

This applies to most any semi-automatic weapon. Slingshot the bolt, that's the only way.

Two chicks? Dood... with $100M, dream a little bigger. Think Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.... all of them. But seriously.... Tiger made one, and only one mistake. He got married. In his world of mega-rich superstar athletes, no one would have cared if he had 16 girlfriends and 5 kids out of wedlock. He obviously could afford them. The media would've over looked it because of who he is. However, since he presented this "Mr. Perfect" family man image, when the crap hit the fan, they crucified him. He grew up with a poor example of how a husband should treat a wife (from his own father) so I suspect it was doomed from the beginning.

Me too. I started shooting left handed but a minor astigmatism that developed in my left eye, combined with being right eye dominant forced me to learn to shoot right handed. I'm still more comfortable shooting a long gun left handed, but I see better out of my right eye.

Welcome!

I'll admit to being a Clemson fan. Yeah.... that was ugly. Turn-overs didn't help things, but that shovel pass was brutal. Glad I turned it off at half-time.

FWIW... this happened in 2006.

I typically move the pistol from my hip or pocket to the center console (in a holster) or door pocket. I don't like sitting on the gun for any length of time. I like that XD idea above.

I might argue that was in the days when and engineer actually got to do engineering. You know, actually having to do math and use formulas and such. I had a job like that once, and loved it. Unfortunately it didn't last long. My current and other prior jobs provided the the opportunity to do "real engineering" rather infrequently.

You must have very acidic skin oils. A machinist I used to work with had to wear gloves all the time because his fingerprints would corrode bare steel in a matter of hours. It was amazing. You might try wearing an "Under Armor" type shirt between you and the gun. I think it helps in hot weather.

The "Black Tooth Grin" is my favorite drink. *sigh* I miss Dime. Watering down maybe, but I wouldn't really call that "mixing". I tried a small bottle of JW Red and found it ... bad. So bad that I actually poured it out. My wife had a similar experience with tequila. I had similar experiences with vodka and Goldschlager. Can't stand the stuff now. Speaking of tequila, try Don Julio. I had some on a business trip to Mexico and it was excellent. Much smoother than Jose or similar.

I used to work in Rogersville, a few miles up the road. I really liked the area. I suspect housing costs will be lower. Morristown is a bit smaller and generally older than M'boro. There's not as much stuff, but everything typically needed is available. Seems a number of folks live around Jefferson City, simply to be closer to Knoxville. There are some very "country" areas around. My best advice is to spend a tank of gas driving around and checking things out. I don't know much about the schools. Oh, and congrats on the job offer!

They shot two guys who were wrestling on the ground? Bizarre.

One less scumbag. Hopefully he didn't breed. 21 minutes does seem like a long time, but I'm quite sure that regardless of the size of the town, the cops have their hands full on NYE.

Welcome! By your avatar, I expected a luthier.

Dad is a retired engineer and Mom is a retired math teacher. I figure I was doomed to be an engineer. Growing up, there never really was anything else. I'm reasonably good at math and understanding mechanical things and I like working with my hands. While it feeds my family, pays my mortgage, and affords me a modest but comfortable living, I don't leap out of bed every morning with excitement. I certainly wouldn't do it for free. I might be a little more motivated if I felt I was doing anything more than making my numerous bosses richer. I hope my kids feel more able to pursue their dreams to a greater extent than I did. If I could do it all again, I might study music, culinary arts, or veterinary medicine. Though, I didn't really find out those things interested me until late in college or afterwards.

I'd stick with Motorola if you want to use android. My wife as been through several HTC phones and all have been problematic, though the latest (HTC Incredible) has been the best so far.