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Wow. In Texas of all places too. I feel certain there has to be something else to this story, but taking judge's comments at face value... wow. My wife and I have, semi-jokingly, said that we should go ahead and introduce ourselves to the local child protective services people. Because we'll be the ones who get the cops called on us for whooping our kids in public. If you get sent to jail for a simple spanking, I'd have been sent to jail twice this week. 3 yr olds can be ... stubborn.

Look around and see if places near you sell dry ice. I think the Kroger near me sells it. Putting a block in the fridge and freezer will keep stuff cold for hours. Dry Ice for a Broken Refrigerator or Broken Freezer

Easy solution.... Leave the camera running. Sit it on a porch rail, chair, stair, etc. Go inside and watch through the window. That's no different than remote security cameras. Big brother won't let me see the video, but someone commented that she was standing behind the police filming. I can see that making a cop a little nervous. LEO or not, some people just get anxious when they're being filmed, regardless of the situation.

Confirmed: 55-8-104. Obedience to police officers. — (a) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. ( A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 4; T.C.A., § 59-804; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Source: Legal Resources Though I'm sure refusing would be a matter of submitted to arrest for non-compliance and proving yourself right afterwards. ... and IBTL.

This ^.

C'mon.... you all know you'd hit it.

Welcome!

The power flickered a bit last night, howling wind (50+ mph), and torrential rain for a good 20 minutes. No damage at my house, but a neighbor has a tree down. Several more trees down on the way to work, though none appeared to have done significant damage to houses. We sure do need the rain, but I'm beginning to think drought is better than repeated damaging storms.

Both Walmarts and the K-mart here sell boxes of clays. They make fun targets. Ballons, cans, plastic bottles, tennis balls, golf balls... are fun. Add a little flour or baby powder if shooting at long range to verify impact. The tannerite stuff is awesome! You can split a single package. We put some in soup cans and sealed them with duct tape. BOOM!

That sounds hilarious. Though I'm sure she didn't think so.

Not sure that's worse. It's outside the car, isn't going to fly up my nose (yes, I've had that happen), and it's easy enough to just grab and toss it into the bushes. That's very interesting though. How long did it ride?

Sounds like you should keep trying to find the perfect gun for her.

I believe it has to do with destruction of the target carriers and the very high energy of ricochets (proximity of adjacent ranges). I believe you also have to prove your ability to shoot accurately at 1000 yds to range officers before you can do so unsupervised. You can't just walk in off the street and set your rifle up on the 1000 yd line.

Correct. They have a 1000 yd range, but .50 BMG is not permitted.

My wife is on facebook, but I'm not. I can see that it's a good way to keep in touch (inexpensively) with people some distance away. Though I've noticed that it does tend to consume some people. Personally, I think it's an excellent way to reconnect with a lot of people you hoped you'd never see again.

I'll try that. It sounds better than my method of rolling down all the windows, and swatting at the fly while weaving all over the road.

... when a fly gets inside your vehicle, out of the 1000+ cu-in. of interior space, it feels the need to occupy the 100 cu-in. between your nose and the windshield?

The big two things that may be found in typical backcountry streams are Cryptoproiduim and Giardia. Cryptosporidiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Giardia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The main reason why it's stated to boil water is simply because it's visually obvious and ensures you got the water hot enough. I doubt most folks will have a 250 deg thermometer handy to know when they've reached 160 deg. But also as stated... dehydration will kill you much faster than any of these bugs. Portable water purification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Backpacker Magazine - Water Purification Techniques

Do the people you hired have insurance? They dropped it, they should replace it. If they don't and aren't going to replace it, your home owner's is likely your only option. If the safe wasn't a lot more than your deductible... I'd say you're SOL.

There's an oxymoron if I ever saw one... Amen.

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Gander Mtn had them advertised for $300 this week. Which happens to be the same price as most of the independent gun shops sell them for.

His stupidity was proven long before now...

I'd bet most people don't have 6 days of food on hand. We keep a reasonable supply of canned goods on hand, but I doubt I have storage space for 6 months of food.

Good article and it re-reminds me that I'm lacking in several areas. I do think that this kind of preparation is good for minor to moderate problems. If a major event (tornado/hurricane) comes through and blows everything away as has happened recently... well, all my supplies would be gone too.