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Seen it it Nashville as well, a friend's little brother(17) was nearly robbed leaving hockey practice at centennial sportsplex. I say "nearly robbed" b/c the attempted robber immediately dropped the knife when he had his block knocked off by a hockey stick upside the head. Couple more jabs to the ribs on the way down and he was out of the fight before it even began. By the time his brother and I got there they were loading the "assailant" into an ambulance and my friend's brother was more pissed that he dinged his car in the resulting melee than he was that he was nearly robbed/stabbed. I don't think it ever hit the media b/c both involved were apparently minors.       Cliff's notes- don't pick a fight with a hockey player.

I fished one out of the pool this spring that had gotten trapped and drowned and a neighbor had a den of them under her deck this spring and paid some professional to relocate them. Both about a mile south of the davidson/williamson county line. They are around they just generally avoid humans where possible.

I went with two of the smaller saddlebacks. A couple debit cards, a little cash, and TNDL in one; Back up credit card and HCP in the other often carried in my front pocket with my phone. I never liked the idea of having to reach towards my weapon to present my permit to an officer if requested and shiny HCP badges aren't my style. :yuck: I know they don't look it but both are around 2 years old have been dunked in the pool, lake, and river several times each. Both are thinner than my iphone despite looking kinda pudgy in the pics to me.

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I have a pair of wallets from saddleback leather co. Sturdy as heck and a no BS 100 year guarantee to whomever owns it in the future. They are made in Mexico which is the only slight downside I've found but the craftsmanship and the materials used are 10x better than my previous "lifetime guarantee" Coach wallet.   Saddleback     If anyone may be interested- Coach weaseled on the "lifetime guarantee" on the wallet my family bought me stating that the seams coming un-stiched in the leather from credit cards over the years marked the end of the "natural life" of the product and refused to repair. Tried to sell me a new wallet for $130 made overseas.    To quote the policy "If, during its lifetime, your item should require repair, we offer a repair service for many of our products. There is a shipping and handling charge of $20 (plus tax, where applicable) for each item submitted for repair."   Sourcehttp://www.coach.com/online/handbags/genWCM-10551-10051-en-/Coach_US/CustomerService/ProductInformation/Coach+Guarantee

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Oh, could be b/c of my neighbors continuing to make a fuss to who ever will listen about Voldemort. Every couple of years they fight the neighborhood getting annexed into Brentwood proper b/c "they don't want what comes with it"(taxes and new property regulations). Then turn around and gripe that several of us(Voldemort included) with large lots can shoot guns in our backyards and that it's loud.(until we are annexed we are just under county jurisdiction) Voldemort was letting off some steam over the weekend in his backyard and had some of the neighbors about to piss themselves. To be honest his hillside backstop is even more stout than mine due to the the slope of his yard. As usual WCSO came out and politely told the neighbors it was perfectly legal as long as the shooters are 'x' feet from the houses, have a safe backstop, and aren't shooting towards anyone's houses.

Oh it certainly wasn't a warning shot, neighbor filled one of them boy's backs with bird shot. Figured out through the grapevine the next week the guy he shot and a friend were trying to make off with his 4 wheeler.

This is not my practice but I have seen our neighbor up in Fentress county use it to good effect. I wondered about it at the time but after comparing it to JAB's post it actually seems to be relatively effective. The  first shot woke me from a dead sleep several hundred yards away and I was out the back door with the shotgun as he was yelling at the intruders.     Verbal Warning- "If y'all don't leave right now i'll shoot ya again!"     Shouted after the first shot maintained the element of surprise. Clearly communicated to the invader(s) that he was armed.(gunshots tend to do that) Gave them a brief opportunity to retreat after quickly realizing the error or their ways. Also it let me as his neighbor know immediately that he had identified 2 legged trespassers rather than a coyote or wild boar.(he's a little odd but hasn't been loony enough to started screaming commands at the local wildlife yet.)

Always.

I haven't much liked Natalie since before they got big. Dad was playing a private party in Memphis and the Dixie Chicks were in the lineup after Dad's group. Natalie couldn't walk to the stage without help b/c she over indulged in the open bar, it was pathetic. Little sister asked Dad to take her to the Wide Open Spaces release party a year or two later and he flat refused.

I used to work low voltage installs many years back, if my boss asked I would comply, if the home owner, business owner, or business site manager asked I'd comply. If anyone else asked I likely politely tell them to go pound sand and go back to working.

Ah, yeah never been caught by the mounted cameras in TN and likely never will be as they are all marked by POI's in the GPS these days.

Calculation of speed is not where the issue arises, the vascar machine is good at it's very limited math. The human operating the machine must activate the switch to begin the timing cycle and again to end the timing cycle bring the method of measurement into question.   Calculating to the nearest tenth mph was the same my ticket in TX had. What the Highway patrol hadn't explained to speeders or the judge previously is that the way the lines were painted at 100' intervals made for quite the margin for error in the officer's measurement due to officer reaction time variance.   At 60mph a vehicle travels 88 feet per second so 1.136 seconds to travel 100' A human measuring a vehicle traveling at those speeds factoring in natural reaction variance due to anticipation will measure between 0.921(74mph) and 1.571(a little over 43mph) The percent the of error climbs as speeds increase since the reaction time variance remains constant as the measured value decreases.   To measure with an accuracy that is within the limitation of the math with in the vascar box(0.1 MPH)you would need to measure the cars over a distance closer to 1000'. By increasing the distance you essentially lessen the margin of error due to reaction time until it is a non issue. Down side being that it now takes the officer 10x as long to measure the speed of each vehicle, but the measurement method is much more accurate and will stand the scrutiny of a good attorney with a physics teacher for an expert witness. :up:     As to Sam1, yes, my radar detector has saved my bacon MANY more times over the last 10 years than my math skills. :woohoo:

Most of the speeders police catch have neither the time nor resources to devote to seriously fighting a speeding ticket so most simply don't bother. You cannot train an officer to overcome the natural human variances in his reaction time to an observed object.(VASCAR as used in TX required the officer to hit start/stop on a trumped up stopwatch) At the time I depended on my license for work so I spent much more time and $$ making sure the tickets I received(rightfully in most cases) never hit my record. I didn't blink at spending $$$$ to defeat a ticket b/c my livelihood building fast cars depended on it. I also was not smart enough in my younger days to know when simply lifting my foot of the gas would do me some good, it's a lot easier to get out of a 10 over ticket then it is to explain how travelling nearly 3x the speed limit on 840 should be let go with a warning.     As I've grown older and changed professions I've found it's much cheaper and easier these days to just slow down most of the time and pay the fine or attend traffic school for the occasional minor slip up. 

Yet to have a VASCAR ticket stand in court when challenged, though all of my experience is with the older style PA and TX implemented systems operated from aircraft. As for instant on the V1 generally picks it up around 1/2-3/4 of a mile ahead when you shoot the cars passing before I even get there.

I learned on a Marlin .22 bolt action with a tube magazine and I cherish it to this day. It's not the best looking, shooting, or valuable gun that I own by far but it's one of my favorites that puts a smile on my face every time I take it out of the safe and I can't wait to teach my kids to shoot with it someday.

Looks and sounds good. Caught one using the diesel pump at the local mapco waiting to fill the f350, was about to get pissed b/c I thought he was just parked there to run inside then I noticed that he was fueling and got it. Guy driving wouldn't really answer any questions other than it was "coming soon" and that was back in May.

Wish I was attending this year but I'm stuck here b/c of work. :/

I generally frame mine(the citations, not the firearms), though I always take the traffic school option if offered by the judge to keep the insurance rates down.

"Authorities did not explain how Mauderly was able to grab the shotgun."     If he's anything like my grandfather was he's got guns stashed in every nook and cranny available in his home, "just in case". Good for him!

A few years back I think we ran into some "glampers" in the real outdoors, made it really hard to keep a straight face. Coming off a few days on the AT at LeConte we were about 3/4 of a mile into the decent on the Alum Cave trail headed for the parking area at the base. It had been pouring rain and around 40 degrees all morning on the mountain. We were taking a break from our decent due to one of our group having a bum knee and I thought I was hallucinating. A family of four were wearing trash bags as raincoats and dragging rolling suitcases up the side of the mountain! I politely asked if they needed and help and the gentleman only asked if they were close to the LeConte lodge. I told him that it was only about another mile up the mountain you couldn't miss the signs after you pass the trail shelter.   For those who may not be familiar wit the lodge at LeConte the first paragraph from the lodge webpage "getting there" is below.   "Overnight guests at LeConte Lodge® are very special people. The only way to reach the facility is by taking hiking trails up and back. There are five trails to the lodge, the shortest and steepest being Alum Cave Trail at 5 1/2 miles, which a hiker in good condition can do in approximately four hours one way. None of these trails can be considered a stroll and you occasionally encounter ice and snow as late as May or as early as October. The other trails are Rainbow Falls and Trillium Gap, each 6.5 miles, a hike of about five hours; Bullhead at 7.2 miles and about five hours; and Boulevard, 8 miles and about 5 1/2 hours. Parking is available at the start of each trail."   http://www.lecontelodge.com/

I plan to bug in (probably be at work through most disasters), but if we must egress it's only a few nights float to within 20 miles of family in IL. No fuel or roads needed.  :cool:

Never have had a problem keeping it on the target at a range that short, sent hundreds, likely thousands of rounds downrange there never charged but, then again I've never crossed that line. :2cents:

Before CroFab was approved by the FDA in 2000 Polyvalent (ACP) would have been used to treat snakebites but it often posed a greater risk to the patient than the snakebite due to frequent allergic reactions and serum sickness.  :stunned: