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Compressed air is quite handy for clearing those lines. Carb cleaner should dissolve any gunk and shouldn't hurt the plastic.

35 miles in 1 day, I couldn't do 35 miles in a week. Sounds like you're making good progress. I hope you're enjoying the experience.

The fact that his statement makes perfect sense effectively guarantees that our justice system would interpret differently.

I thought you could only do that in Nevada?

My PT145 shot about 3" low when new. POI slowly drifted up with use and after a couple hundred rounds, it was POA/POI. No further changes after 800-ish rounds. I don't know why they do that, but give it some time.

I used to work with a PhD who was working on development of a land-based laser system for shooting down missiles. It looked like a spot light and sat on a flatbed trailer. He was all giddy when it blasted the first missile in-flight. He sent us some video of the test, which was cool to watch. That's been 7-8 years ago now.

What he said. The condensate drain/vent was rusted and clogged up on our old fridge, though mine ran down the back of the fridge into the floor. As stated, can also be caused by too much stuff in the freezer so that the air can't circulate.

Most jewelers have a tumbler to polish rings. A couple hours in there and it'll look like new again. And the 2nd version is far better. And that's a great movie.

The wife and I dropped our young'un off with her parents, had a nice lunch, bought some flowers for the yard, then went to see the new Robin Hood moive (which was good). Glad someone understands the flag code. Smoky Mtn Harley in Maryville had the American Flag at half staff well past noon and left their other flags at full staff.

A mass stiffing.... sorry, but that's just hilarious!

So how does that matter? Neither does Megan.

I've done this many times and it works very well. The meat will be very moist and tender. Don't use a full beer, that's wasteful! The can need only be about 1/3 full. I've found the type of beer doesn't matter, the meat doesn't retain any sort of "beer" taste. I usually pour a little from a bottle into an empty coke or soup can. The chicken will usually sit upright on the can w/o the fancy holder doodad. Leave the skin on. You can pull the skin back a bit and add some dry seasoning of your choice. I then sit the chicken on an aluminum pan to keep the drippings from flaring on my cheap grill. I cook on low/med temp for 30-40 minutes, until the juices stick clear. Be careful when you remove the can after cooking. Obviously it'll be very hot and very slippery. You don't want to spill a bunch of 200 deg greasy beer in your kitchen. AMHIK. I also use beer in my smoker instead of water. Has the same effect on the meat and doesn't cook off nearly as fast.

+1 to ^. Plan to revise the contents frequently as you already know how fast needs change with little kids. Backpacks are great with little ones because it keeps your hands free.

Steaks get a heathy soaking in worcestershire prior to grilling. Usually a bit of the hot-and-spicy montreal steak when they're done. Burgers get worcestershire plus any number of other things... spicy mustard, chopped onion, various dry spices... just whatever suits me at that moment. Grilled pork chops also get worcestershire (notice a theme?) prior to grilling, then any one of a dozen different seasonings.... Slap 'Ya Momma, Old Bay, a few different dry rubs, or a few different BBQ sauces. btw... Chattanooga folks, if you see a white packet of Lucious "The King's" Dry BBQ rub in the grocery store, buy it. It's a tad salty, but very well flavored. I've only ever seen it in Chattanooga. Fish... depends on what kind. Catfish gets battered and pan fried and eaten with some home-made tartar sauce and Old Bay or Slap 'Ya Momma. Tilapia gets pan seared with similar treatment. Salmon, mahi, snapper, tuna, and other similar "heavier" fishes get coated with olive oil and some herbs and then grilled. If I've got a lot of that type of fish (and can prepare far enough ahead of time), I have an excellent vinegar and oil type marinade (and yes, it has worcestershire too) recipie that I use prior to grilling.

I think off-body carry is best when riding. The risk of more severe injury is too great IMO. I've used my Crossbreed and it was ok, but I usually use my tank bag (CBR).

I asked ADT what they did if they lost connection. Their answer was ...." umm... well... umm... nothing." My primary purpose for the system was for fire protection more than burglary anyway. Security systems only scare away amateurs, so just having the sign in the yard will handle that task.

How long will it take to save another $100? It might be worth the wait.

Find a range near you that rents handguns. Try out whatever they've got available. Spending a few $$ in rental fees on one afternoon is much easier than buying and selling 6 guns to find one you like. Some places even offer free rentals if you buy a gun.

I used to have an ADT system. After accidentally setting off the alarm myself a couple of times I learned that if I turned it off at the panel within 40 seconds, they do nothing. I also learned that I can do a lot of things in 40 seconds.... like run all the way around the house looking for an unlocked door. Not to mention that any burglar with half a brain knows that all they have to do is disconnect the phone line on the outside of the house to disable the system monitoring. Who's your compnay?

Up until now, I've carried my spare mag in my front pocket. Various threads on the topic made me think a bit about accessibility problems with that, so I started looking for some sort of belt mounted spare mag holder. I wanted something small, that doesn't look like a spare mag holder, and reasonably priced. I also wanted a small EDC flashlight. Here's what I found: I was in Home Depot buying new supply lines for a new kitchen sink/faucet. This, of course, necessitated my walked up and down every aisle. I found this neat little cell phone pouch with a single AAA flashlight for $6. And the flashlight even has a tailcap swtich like I wanted. So I bought it (black with brown trim, if you must know). When I got home I discovered that the flashlight is almost completely useless. My cell phone puts out more light than this thing, and it's an old flip phone. But the pouch itself works perfectly. It's got both a slip through belt loop and a clip. The clip is too small to properly engage a 1.5" belt, and I'd rather use the loop anyway, so I'm going to remove it. A week or so later, I had to stop at wal-mart on my way home from work to get some stuff for my sick 2 yr old. Again, of course, I had to walk over to the sporting goods section to check on the ammo supply. There was more ammo on the shelf than I've seen in years. But I didn't buy any. The next aisle over has flashlights and I found this one for $3. When I got home I discovered that while it's certainly not a $100 tactical flashlight, it's near perfect for my purposes. Notice I said "near perfect" and the light that came with the pouch was "almost" useless. The Rayovac light is a twist type, which I'm not fond of. Seems far too easy to accidentally come on and run the battery down. Since both of these were single AAA lights with o-ring sealed and threaded tailcaps, I had an idea. I took the tailcap off the crappy light and lo' and behold, it fit the Rayovac light and the switch works! After removing the key chain doodad, it fits in in the side pocket on the pouch as well. So now I have a spare mag pouch and small flashlight for about $10.

One of my great uncles (now deceased) was huge into model railroading. His layout (HO scale) took up the entire attic of his house... prolly 800 sqft or more. It had towns separated by mountains with tunnels, bridges, stores, restaurants... all kinds of stuff. He'd named all the stuff after all his neices and nephews. He corresponded with other model railroaders all around the world (pre-internet). They traded "passes" ... his was the Dixie Railway System. It was really cool to visit as a kid. When he passed, I got one small section of track and a short train to make a static display for my son (which I've yet to do ). A few others got some small pieces and the rest went to a museum.

The picture below makes me thing the barrel is a steel sleeve inside a cast (aluminum?) outer sheath. Squib load leaves a bullet in the barrel. The next round strikes it and bulges the inner sleeve which fractures the cast outer sheath. Looks like a very smart design to me, the inner sleeve contains the failure by deforming instead of just exploding. I'd bet the cast outer section has little, if any structural strength.

As stated, dogs on a leash in front county campgrounds only. No dogs in the back country. But that doesn't stop some people. I've seen plenty people hiking with dogs. You can take them hiking in the Cherokee and Pisgah Nat'l Forests and Joyce Kilmer.

Another +1 for Beltman. Not cheap, but worth it.

I have a PT145 and really like it. It's a tad thinner than the XDSC, but otherwise very similar size. I think the Kahr PM45 is about the smallest .45 you'll find. If you're willing to change to 9mm or .40S&W, there are smaller options. I'm not a very big person but find the really small subcompacts difficult to shoot.