peejman

Welcome!

If you really want to learn, particularly with your son, I strongly suggest finding a good teacher and take some lessons. I was self-taught for nearly 10 yrs. Then I took some lessons and spent 6 months unlearning some bad habits and technique problems that hindered my progression. I learned more in 2 years taking lessons than I did teaching myself with books and such in 10 years. You'll also be far more motivated to practice when you have to go "perform" for your instructor regularly. If you decide to go it alone, there's a variety of instructional DVD's available now that will get you going much faster than staring at a chord book.

My wife's uncle had a recent bout with diverticulitis as well. Your experience sounds similar to his, though there was no mention of surgery for him. As for getting no rest... I'm convinced that the hospital is the only place they'll wake you up to give you a sleeping pill.

I'll have a pork loin and turkey breast on the smoker the day of, so I'd have to make the cake a day or two ahead of time. She's actually volunteered to go pick it up if I buy one. Either I'm lucky or she lacks confidence in my baking abilities.... I'll assume I'm lucky.

Unfortunately no Publix in this area. Food City also does very good cakes, but I've never gotten a red velvet one from them. Anyone heard of this place?.... Custom Catering Gourmet Recipes Full Service or Buffet Dining Catering, Custom Wedding Cakes, Special Event Catering

I've gotten other recommendations for Magpies, will look into that. I also know (from personal experience) that The Gondolier also has very good Red Velvet Cake.

Mrs. Peej has requested a red velvet cake for her upcoming b'day. Anyone have suggestions as to where I might obtain said cake? I got one from Sweet Celebrations in Murvul last year. Their offering was ... poor. I do have modest culinary skills and am not opposed to making one if someone has a good recipie. Thanky.

I don't OC, but the big, burly, biker dood who walked into Lenny's while I was eating lunch on Friday had his XD in a SERPA or other kydex holster. Best I could tell, no one seemed to notice. Not even my fellow gun nut coworker.

Welcome! Sparta is a pretty area, I went to TTU.

While I haven't shopped for G26's in particular, Bill's Outpost in Maryville has had the best handgun prices I've seen around. Home - Bill's Outpost Else, CCA in West Knoxville, Austin's in Oak Ridge, ...

10+1 and 10 in the 2nd mag. = 21

What he said. Keeping your guns and HCP here seems like a no problem. Taking one there on the other hand.... And thanks for travelling to such places to spread God's word.

Ask him in person first. Then make your decision regarding whether to ask him publicly. Could be an opportunity to spin it either way.

The important thing is the current potential. A stun gun has high voltage but only a few microamps, no damage likely. A car battery has low voltage but high current potential.... several hundred amps are possible. The current flow generates lots of heat and can cause local tack welding of metal parts (as mentioned), melting or distortion of polymer parts, possiby induce magnetism in some components, and could ruin the temper of springs. It takes a lot of heat to cook off a round.

This ^. Mine (horsehide) was somewhat squeaky. A bit of felt on the back of the belt clips fixed that.

Hunting squirrels is easy, just set up a couple of bird feeders and wait. Many a squirrel met it's end in my backyard when I was a kid.

Perfectly legal in the county. I seem to recall, but can't find, something about minimum distance from a dwelling. 300ft comes to mind. But again, I can't find that documented anywhere. Just be sure you do so in a safe manner, as opposed to the morons near me.... [rant] We'd heard gun shots relatively nearby for several days. Then my neighbor found a .40 bullet in his driveway. It likely came over my house to get there. When I told my wife, she said... Maybe that's what that thump was... Thump? Yeah, it sounded like something hit the house yesterday afternoon. So my neighbor and I have both spoken with the county sheriff's office. I don't like being nervous when I'm in my yard playing with my 2 yr old. [/rant]

While not specific to women, you have to attend this course to get a hunting license... Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency- Hunter Education There was a thread here with a group that wanted to learn... http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/hunting/44265-i-know-nothing-about-hunting.html You might also surf through the "stickys" in the hunting forum. I work with a bunch of avid hunters whom I also consider friends. Surprisingly, I've found it difficult to convince any of them to "show me the ropes". Our 2nd child is due around Christmas, so that'll pretty much rule out this coming season anyway.

As they've said... mostly likely Chinese mil-surp. Copper-washed (ie, very thin coating) steel cased ammo. Likely corrosive primers. Cannot be re-loaded cost effectively. Fine for plinking, just clean the rifle afterwards.

Ok.... up to $700 still gives lots of options. High-end AR's are out, but beyond that, there's lots of options. Sounds like you need to visit a few gun shops and see what's out there. Semi-auto rifles tend to be heavier than their bolt-action counterparts. The weight helps with recoil but you also have to lug it around. Not a big deal for me, but some it is for some. .223 is ok for deer if you're a good shot, coyotes, etc. Personally, I'd go with .243 or larger. I like my SKS. 7.62x39 has plenty of energy but the 9+lb rifle soaks it up nicely. It's easily "minute of paper plate" accurate to 150 yds. Quality polymer tipped hunting loads are available as is cheap mil-surp plinking ammo. And they're cheap, half the price of a Mini-30. It's my hunting/zombie rifle (at least until I get my FAL built). You might also find (or build yourself) the classic M4gery. Piece part AR's are within your price range but you're looking at $800+ for a higher end one. The AK-47 and AK-74 are also options. Most AK's are excellent "spray-n-pray" weapons. You'd need to find a nice Saiga or Norinco built one for satifactory accuracy (IMO).

You're welcome.

I used to be into RC stuff (mostly cars) when I was a kid, but they were so expensive back then that I quickly crashed myself out of business. My wife and I watched a guy flying by himself in a field in Spring Hill last fall. He was amazing. He had 4 helicopters and was doing all the fancy tricks... upside down, backwards, loops, rolls, ... all the really cool stuff you see on youtube. I chatted with him a little and marveled at his skill. Of course I asked him how many helicopters he'd wadded up learning all the tricks. His answer... none. He said he'd only really crashed hard one time and it was years prior. He told me about this simulation software where you actually use your own controller with your computer. He said he practiced the tricks over and over on the computer until he could do them easily, then tried them in real life. He said the simulator was very, very accurate. I forget the name of the software, but he said it was the best money he'd spent.

So I got a couple of pics of a sun halo this afternoon. Don't see them too often in the summer. I think the pics came out reasonably well given the P/S camera. The entire ring was visible for a while, though I don't have a wide enough angle lens to capture the whole thing. Thought they were neat, so I'd share... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)

I have the PT145 which is essentially the same as the 24/7 compact. I bought it primarily because of the ergonomics, it fits me very well. Mine's been great. I've had it for about 5 years and it's got a good 800 rounds through it. No issues, plenty accurate

Looks like you've got a lot of tools a hobby machinist would like to have. The various drills and end mills all appear to be high speed steel, which is good for hobby use but not very durable for industrial use. The micrometers, dial indicators, and 1-2-3 blocks are probably the most valueable, assuming they're accurate. You'd need a set of gauge blocks or pins to verify calibration on those. Some time spent surfing around Industrial Equipment - Browse the Big Book online at MSCDirect.com might help give you an idea of the value. Else having an experienced machinist look through your stuff would help. Ebay is a good solution, group the items into small-ish lots for sale.