monkeylizard

  Cooperation <> forfeiting my rights.    I look at it this way. Nothing good can come to me by consenting to a search. If I don't consent, they can't search and I go on my way. If I do consent and they find nothing, then I go on my way. However, if I consent and they find something, perhaps something I didn't know I had*, or that's not actually ilegal but the officer thinks it is (switchblade in the console, perhaps?), then my day gets bad fast. If they have PC (or think they do), they don't need my consent and they'll search whether I consent or not. Arguing about whether they really have PC or not or if something is actually illegal or not is for an attorney and a judge to discuss, not me and an officer on the side of the road.   That's not to say that I'm going to be a disrespectful ass-clown to an officer. I'm not going to make their job hard, but I'm not going to make their job easy at my expense. If I get stopped, I roll down my windows, turn on my interior lights, shut off the car, and place both hands on the wheel. I'll present my DL and HCP and inform the officer if I'm armed or not and if so, how and where I'm armed. I will respectfully decline any requests to search my vehicle. That's cooperating. Voluntarily participating in a phishing expedition isn't cooperating, it's stupidity.       *I mentor a kid through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee (shameless plug for http://www.mentorakid.org). It's conceivable that one of those left-handed cigarettes might find its way into that teenaged boy's pocket (you know, to hold it for a friend), then find its way out of his pocket and roll under my seat. .

  I disagree. Outside of niche or certain luxury products, people will buy on price not on principal. That's why Wal-Mart parking lots are packed.

Thanks for the update. I know it was still posted in November. I'll try to swing by soon and check it out. I live close by.

  It's super faded, but still there. Both on the restaurant and at the gift shop.

As far as what to do in Nashville away from the show, that depends on your interests. Some of the top attractions are (all are downtown excpet Belle Meade and The Hermitage): The hony tonks on Broadway. No cover charge. Bring some singles to tip the bands. The Country Music Hall of Fame, including RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print Backstage tour of The Ryman Tour of the State Capitol and grounds (free) Tennessee State Museum (free) and it's neighbor the Tennessee War Museum (also free) Bicentennial Mall State Park and the neighboring Nashville Farmer's Market The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson Belle Meade Plantation (a nicer home and tour than The Hermitage, but it's not the home of a POTUS) The Frist Center (art museum) The Johnny Cash muesum is new and getting some good reviews over on TripAdvisor. If you're fan, it may be worth the stop. A few off the beaten path ones are: The Arcade - A small shopping area. Entrances are on 4th and 5th Ave between Church and Union streets. Country singer Buddy Jewell owns a donut shop there (peace love and little donuts) and the Peanut Shop is awesome for great peanuts and old fashioned candies. The Hermitage Hotel - It's the crown jewel of Nashville. Go in and check out the lobby, then go downstairs to the right of the restaurant to the restrooms. The men's room is an art deco masterpiece. Ladies go in all the time just to check it out too, so make sure the coast is clear, then take your wife in. It's about as cool as a restroom can be. There's a mirror to the left of the shoe shine stand that used to move. al Capone would hide behind it when the feds would come looking for him. It's now fixed in place. War Memorial Plaza - Home to the state's official war memorials. The entrance to the state war museum is in the SW corner of the plaza. If you enjoy such things, there's a fantastic laser tag place on 2nd Ave called Laser Quest. It's next to the Old Spaghetti Factory Tour the Corsair whiskey distillery Tour any of several breweries (Jackalope, Fat Bottom, and Yazoo are all popular)

There's only one budget-friendly hotel downtown and it's booked up during the NRA convention. The next best thing would be a toss-up between The Gulch and West End/Vanderbilt. You'll have more choices of hotels in West End, but The Gulch is a little closer to downtown.   There's only one hotel that I know of in The Gulch and that's a new Fairfield Inn. That's one of the hottest areas of Nashville right now for boutique shops and restaurants. Peg Leg Porker is close by as is the bluegrass venue Station Inn. I don't know if the Fairfield has a shuttle or not. There's a free bus shuttle run by the city called the Music City Circuit. The green line runs from the Gulch to downtown. A cab would be a bout $5 or so each way.   There are a lot of hotels in the West End/Vanderbilt area and many have free shuttles. Some will still charge for parking just like the downtown hotels, but some don't, so be sure to call and ask.   After that you're going to be looking in the suburbs. I'd take Brentwood over the Aiport. You'll have a few more dining options and it's a better neighborhood. Either is going to put you about 10 minutes from downtown. Parking downtown is plentiful and generally cheap compared to other cities. A popular favorite spot is the library garage. It maxes out at $10/day or $5 after 5pm and all day on weekends. That's where I always park. It's #77 on this map: http://www.parkitdowntown.com/maps/interactive-map

I was there Saturday too. No wanding, but they have added the gunbuster signs on the entrance doors since my last visit.   I can honestly say that I've never seen that much camo outside of a Bass Pro shop.

I think you mean Hattie B's.   I wouldn't stay on North Nashville for anything. Up around Goodletsville there may be something, but nothing in the Trinity Lane/Metro Center areas are anywhere close to being on my places to stay. Maxwell House is an OK property, but for the rates I'd rather go to the airport or Opryland areas and have a few more dining choices and a lower risk of being a statistic.   Personally, I don't see the point in staying in Murfreesboro. It's a lousy commute up on Friday morning if you come in on Thursday. Even without traffic it's 30 minutes. The airport or Brentwood hotels put you 10 minutes from downtown. Opryland is just 15. I don't generally recommend the Opryland area. there's not that much to do out there, but it fits the bill if you're just looking for a place to stay that's significantly cheaper than downtown.   I rank the areas as follows in order of preference for visiting Nashville: Downtown West End/Vanderbilt The Gulch Brentwood Airport Opryland

  +1 Internets to you, good sir!

Peg Leg Porker is not posted and it's delicious.   M.L Rose is comparable in the burger department to The Pharmacy and I'm pretty sure it's not posted. A Nashville institution for burgers is Gabby's which is not posted. Good thing too because it's in a lousy part of town.

<$100/night in Nashville will mean moving a good ways out, or having a lower standard of rooms.   Just to get some perspective, would you consider a standard Hampton Inn/Fairfield Inn to be a nice place, about what you're looking for, or a dive where you'd only stay if you had no other choice?

  This. Plus after a repo, they get to sell it again. Some of the cars on those lots get sold 3, 4, 5 times or more. Since the cost is covered in the first sale, every payment collected and every future down payment is pure profit.

  This. I don't care if it's there or not. I don't use it, but I won't skip a gun just because it has one.

I'll just leave this here.

A specific dog can run totally counter to this, but I do think that in general some breeds are simply more aggressive than others. If I have to be left alone in a room with 100 hungry pit bulls or 100 hungry golden retrievers, I know which one I'm picking. It's not just pits and chows though. Some of the meanest most aggressive dogs I've ever encountered were Chihuahas, but one of those is almost certainly not going to kill me.

  I've never thought that was a good idea. Signs like that can be used by a good prosecutor to paint the home owner as a crazed gun nut who was just looking to execute someone. They serve no purpose but to stroke one's own ego.

From the article   The facts disagree with that statement.

The 7 (upside down 2) emblem sounds familar but I can't place it, and my Google-fu didn't turn up anything.   The Washington Monument and Sword is for the Military District of Washington, one of the Army's 19 major commands (MAJCOMs). I know that Fort Belvoir (currently part of MDW, but I don't think it was in the Korea era) was used as a last stop for soldiers returning from Vietnam before being discharged. Perhaps there was something similar in the Korea era where he was officially assigned following his combat duty and prior to being discharged.

If you're willing to share, I know I'd like to see you post a synopsis of his service record if you get one from NPRC. I always think it's interesting to know where people have served and how they found their way from one theater of operations to another. If I understand it properly, him having both the American Campaign Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal means he served in both the Euro/North African theater and in the Pacific theater during WW2.

 I know some of them are out of order. They're supposed to be from "highest" to "lowest" for lack of a better term. If it were me, I'd leave them just as they are since that's clearly how he wore them.   I beleive that the "proper" order would be:   Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Army Occupation Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Korea Service Medal     If anyone wants more info on any particular medal, just search the name I provided on Wikipedia and you'll get a good description of the criteria for each.       :usa:

Let's see if I get this right:   The top badge is the Combat Infantryman's Badge. The star indicates that he earned 2 of them.   Starting with the ribbons and moving left to right:   Row 1: Bronze Star Medal (agree with Dolo that there was possibly a "V" pinned there that broke off) Row 2: Army Occupation Medal; Korean Service Medal (3 stars = 3 campaign phases); United Nations Korea Service Medal Row 3: Purple Heart (silver oak leaf indicates 5 awards, plus the ribbon itself = 6 purple hearts); Army Good Conduct Medal (the double looped rope = 3 total awards); European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal  (3 stars = 3 campaign phases) <<Note that this ribbon is actually upside down>> Row 4: American Defense Medal; World War II Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal   The bottom one on the pocket in the gold border is the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.   Conclusion: Your father was a certified badass!   ETA: updated based on additional info from Sidinman.   *A bronze oak leaf indicates an additional awarding of the same medal. 5 bronze oak leaves are replaced with 1 silver oak leaf.

Did you say Salvage Yard? Problem solved!

Watching Bob Barr react when he learns that the cheese he just ate came from Borat's wife's breast milk is worth that dollar you paid at the yard sale. Maybe the only part of the movie worth watching, but that was some funny stuff.           I still laugh when I think about Borat sitting on the urinal.

Maybe not SBR because it's not designed to be fired from the shoulder, but definitely NFA. As I recall, those are "Machinegun Jumblies". Since they're from the 1960s, they predate the 80's ban on new production, so they'd be grandfathered in once they're NFA registered.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/shoot-sniper-scope-or-gun-barrel/   The original Mythbusters test was later shown to be inaccurate because they used modern scopes (ie more/harder/thicker/coated glass). Upon retesting with Vietnam-period optics, it was changed from "Busted" to "Plausible". I suspect that the PU scope is even less sophisticated than a 1960's era scope, but I'm no glass expert. If they tested with a PU scope they may have to revise it to "Confirmed".