peejman

It's just games with numbers. There's lies, damn lies, and statistics. Normalizing the body count by total population changes the appearance considerably. I'm not saying that's not a reasonable thing to do, just that it's a simple manipulation of the numbers that helps support a narrative. If you convert the data they give to body count, the US ranks 1st and Albania last. But note that doing so results in numbers that don't pass the sniff test, so I don't believe any of it.

21st century manufacturing 101.

Looks like some sort of 4 barreled contraption.

Interesting that there's no forward mount. Hard to tell if this is for shooting birds or people. My guess is birds.

If you're hunting them, yes. If you're eliminating a nuisance animal that's causing damage to property or endangering people, pets, or livestock, no. I see them occasionally near an overgrown creek bottom that passes by several nice subdivisions.

Ask ranges with rentals. Those will be the most highly utilized.

Wow. If ever there was a frankenrifle, that's it. It's a SKSM1FALARHK.

Welcome!

Wow. Glad it ended up being relatively minor. Old, rotten trees can be dangerous in many ways.

What do you think the judgment would have been if they didn't have the $750M umbrella policy? More? Less? Would it have gone to trial?

Before 50, wow. My Dad semi-retired at 52. He got laid off with a decent severance with 24 years in. He did a few consulting type things for a while. Mom kept teaching until 65 so they had reasonable insurance until Medicare kicked in. They've been frugal and while I'm not privy to the details of their finances, they appear to be fine. Dad complains about minimum required disbursements now. I don't ever expect to retire, certainly not how my parent have. I still have some fleeting hope that I'll be able to quit working full time before I'm dead, but the traditional retirement is out of the question. Social Security and Medicare won't exist in their current form. I've got a decent 401k, but I have no illusions of being able to live off the interest. I make a decent wage, but raising a family on 1 paycheck just doesn't leave much wiggle room.

Dog, coyote, fox, chupacabra, something like that.

I had exactly the same thought. Very thoughtful, he knew the rules and the consequences and made a good decision. Thankfully he wasnt forced to make the other choice. I'd feel compelled to visit the guy in prison and make an effort to get to know him. He's got a great opportunity to have a huge positive impact and turn a life around.

Gone far too soon. Prayers for his friends and family.

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Eliminating nuisance wildlife that's a danger to kids and critters isn't hunting so those rules don't apply. https://www.tn.gov/twra/law-enforcement/wildlife-damage-control.html https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/wildlife/mammals/large/coyotes.html From what I read above, trapping them and shooting them seems to be the recommended method.

I'd document the lack of interest from animal control. Call the Sheriff's office or 911 when you see it and document those calls. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. Live animal traps aren't very difficult to use.

Carry a decent paper map of the general area and a compass. Most phones have a compass built in, though some require you to be moving for it to work properly. GPS won't tell you when it's just guessing. Just like with a phone, signal is poor deep in the valleys. I don't know anything about Beaman park, but given how small it is, I'd think you could climb a hill and look around to figure out the best direction to go. Otherwise, some basic knowledge of the general area and a look at the sun can point you in the right direction. That guy may be an avid hiker, but he's a clueless avid hiker. He should visit a local scout pack and learn a few things.

I think it's a good secondary measure. I say "secondary" because it's detection, not prevention. The BG is already somewhere he shouldn't be. The idea of integrating the cameras for better situational awareness is a good one. Very complex to implement, but a good direction to work toward. I suspect it will have similar difficulties as many of the autonomous vehicle systems with differentiating objects in a dynamic environment. It been well proven that these systems get confused and react incorrectly.

Mmmmm .... Pals milkshakes.

Rule #2... Double tap.

I don't think Joe will quit. He could become the Ross Perot of the democrats, so they want him gone.

They realize Joe is a liability and this is an indirect way of eliminating him.

Nice fish!