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I'd like your suggestions for brands/types of sunglasses. I'm one of those lucky people with light-sensitive eyes. I'm nearly helpless w/o sunglasses in the summer, hence I wear them a lot. Lately I've been using the wal-mart cheapies, and clearly have been getting what I'm paying for. I prefer polarized, scratch resistant, polycarbonate lenses with reasonable side coverage. I don't know that I can justify $200 Oakleys, much as I'd like to have a pair. I'd like to keep them in the $100 or less range. Suggestions?

It's a design problem with the barriers. When the barriers were originally designed, the fender would hit the barrier before the tire. Modern cars have the tires right at the edge of the car, so the tire hits the wide base, turns into it, and climbs it. That's why you see so many roll-over wrecks on the interstate. It happens in a blink and typically rips the steering wheel out of the driver's hands. Notice that the walls around race tracks are flat instead of wider at the base like they are on the road. Race cars (even open wheel cars) very, very rarely climb the wall and flip.

This. And get good with irons before adding glass.

A spare flashlight, a few hand tools, first aid kit, and a granola bar.

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I was told by one of the instructors that in the unfortunate event you get involved in a shooting, the caliber handgun you used to qualify vs. what was involved in the shooting can be brought into question. Particularly if you miss the target and hit something you shouldn't. There's no legal basis that I'm aware of, just a ploy lawyers might use to influence a jury.

If you've qualified for service carry of a handgun... the shooting portion of the HCP class will be breeze. Trust us, it's really that easy. I'd also suggest you take something bigger to the class. They record the make and caliber of gun you use to qualify, take the biggest caliber you're comfortable with. As for the PT22, I've no experience with those. I'd prefer to carry at least a .380 or .38+P.

Sara, While we don't really trust you, I'd guess that even more, we don't trust your boss, and his/her boss... and so on. Have you ever had a story published 100% unedited? I doubt it. Even if you are an upstanding, ideological journalist who reports only the facts in full context, we have zero confidence that such writing will see the light of day. Your editors will twist it however they see fit prior to publishing. That's how it works, and we know that. So forgive the cynicism, it's not personal. We just don't like or trust your bosses.

The usual suspects are the Crossbreed Supertuck (which I have, and like) and the Comptac MTAC. If you don't like kydex, there's a host of high(er) end all leather holsters... DM Bullard, Brommeland, Galco, Milt Sparks, High Noon, ... It's up to you to pick one with the look, features, and price you want. There's also a few people here who make custom holsters. They may chime in as well.

1k rounds to prove reliability? Yikes, that would be expensive. The old saying was 200 flawless rounds of your defense ammo = reliable gun. At $1+ per shot, that gets expensive. Personally, I'm satisfied after 200 flawless rounds of plinking plus 40 rounds of defense ammo. As for how much to keep on hand (either FMJ or JHP)? How much money and space do you have? There's no such thing as too much ammo.

So if someone in the store pulls a gun puts the laser on his forehead (or worse, his kid's forehead), he won't care because he KNOWS it's unloaded? Nice.

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll try to remember to unplug it. Maybe I'll get lucky and that circuit has a GFCI. That way I can just hit the "test" button and not have to drag out my ladder to reach the plug every time. Or maybe they're on a separate circuit and I and trip the breaker.

I've done the same thing. Sadly, I wasn't much older than them. Yep. I recall learning which friends you could trust, and which you couldn't. I heard of this recently from a co-worker. The parents were essentially acting as agents for their kids, negotiating salary, benefits, etc. Unbelievable! I'd find that utterly humiliating. Give them periodic guidance, protect them when they don't know you are, but let kids be kids. That's the best thing for them.

From my past experience in the auto industry, the answer to your question is yes. It's a complicated situation with many, many variables. Whether we want to admit it or not, it all comes down to the bottom line. At the end of the day, settling a few lawsuits may cost the company less than fixing the root cause.

Good thread! I too trick-or-treated with a group of friends when I was elementary school aged. When we were a little younger, there would be 1 maybe 2 parents walking down the street while we ran from house to house. If someone's older sibling was there, likely no parents at all. Free to roam about. In the dark. I've also noticed all the kids waiting at the bus stop in Mom's car. Have you driven past a school at opening time lately (or more correctly, tried to)? The number of parents driving their kids to school is staggering. When I was in middle school, both my parents left for work about the same time I left to catch the bus. And they weren't home yet when it dropped me back off. However, we only trick-or-treated our own neighborhood. Lots of parents today seem to load the kids up in the van and haul them from subdivision to subdivision. I can understand that if they live out in the sticks, but seems a bit ridiculous for typical suburbanites like us. I do recall getting a few weird things in my candy bag, but either we threw it away or showed it to our parents and they threw it away. This will be my 2 yr old's first trick-or-treating experience. We're doing "trunks-n-treats" mainly because it'll involve less walking and is sponsored by our church. I assume he'll want to wander around the neighborhood in a year or two.

You know full well how observant most people are. Throw a cover over it and walk down the street. It'd get a few odd looks, but no one would know what it was. Minus the BDU's, of course.

Only if the ghouls show up during thunderstorms. Or when people hit power poles nearby.

This. Beltman. Not cheap but worth it.

I have a strange problem with one of my garage doors. When the power flickers (like a momentary brown-out), it'll open by itself. If the power goes completely off and back on, it doesn't do anything. It's been a while, but it happened again during the recent storms. Its a bit disconcerting, particularly when we're not home. When we're going to be gone for a while, I unplug the opener and mechanically lock the door. It's a craftsman door opener and about 15 yrs old, if that's useful. Thoughts? Suggestions?

True, but I think we tend to expect a bit too much from the guy making $7/hr behind the gun counter at such places. Any modern JHP ammo will perform adequately. Worry more about how it feeds in your gun and hitting your target.

Intimidation? This.

Wow. My son is almost 3. I definitely would've had a little discussion with that guy and the store manager. Depending on how that went, maybe a similar conversation with a cop shortly thereafter.

I'd guess that's what happened. The van's right front tire caught the dually's left rear. The tires grab one another and the van is on it's side in a blink. Common in open wheel racing.

What Mike said. Yes, it can be welded. But it would be easier to just drill holes and bolt it together, 3/16" bolts will work fine. It'll be far easier to take apart too.