monkeylizard

Mark, I agree. I just meant that we are relying more and more on UAVs. It doesn't make much sense to have a floating city designed to support manned operations be used to supported those unmanned ones. We'll still have carriers, but [i]some[/i] of their mission could be accomplished by smaller ships launching UAVs. Instead of needing 2 carriers in an area, perhaps 1 carrier with 1 UAV carrier could do it, or that same carrier supported by 2 - 5 UAV carriers could cover a much larger area. Instead of having to send one of the big boys to watch over a sem-troublesome spot, we could do it with a UAV mini-carrier. Five regular carriers might be a little low, but perhaps 7 or 8 is reasonable. I wish we could have 20 of them, but money is always a problem. If we can have the force projection we need using more numerous smaller ships, it's something to consider.

The carrier concept isn't but having them stocked full of manned aircraft may be. Carriers to launch drones/UAVs is where we're going. Each new generation of carrier becomes more automated requiring fewer crew. UAVs can be smaller than manned aircraft, allowing future generations to shrink in size. Instead of 10-15 carriers, I could see us with 5 or so of the traditional ones along with 10-15 or so about the size of the current amphib assault ships.

.22 FTW! I always shoot more .22 than anything else. It's cheap fun that doesn't leave you with a rash the next day.

probably makes gin too...

[quote name='midtennchip' timestamp='1354155701' post='852203'] Not sure what the standard is in Texas. [/quote] "He needed killin"

Knox County: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=12815 A search for "firearms" in there turns up the parks ban, but that's all. I couldn't find Sevier Co.'s muni code. If the property is in a city's limits, it would fall under their ordinances. If the property is close to the city limits, ask yourself if it would someday be annexed into the city from the county.

[quote name='10-Ring' timestamp='1354122271' post='851964'] Tn does have a wonton waste law. [/quote] I was under the impression it only applied to WMA land. Is that incorrect? Not that I'm condoning it. What the OP described is sickening if it wasn't roadkill.

Some of the guides on Instructables do that kind of funny stuff. There's one where a guy builds a lunchbox out of an old 1980's Nintendo with the help of his trusty sidekick, Sasquatch. [url="http://www.instructables.com/id/Nintendo-Lunchbox/"]http://www.instructables.com/id/Nintendo-Lunchbox/[/url]

If you post up much in the classifieds it will probably increase your profile views. I always check a seller/buyer's profile to see how long they have been a member. I suspect others do the same. I generally trt to avoid being a lead story on the 6:00 news.

Would it be a loophole if MPD is selling them to Steiner Liff who then shreds them? Metro PD isn't doing the detruction themselves and I assume they get money based on the weight of the metal just like anyone else taking stuff to Steiner-Liff.

I'm in for Sunday. Saturdays are usually fine too, but that particular one is not.

We find new stuff all the time. Here's AZ State Uni's top 10 of 2012. Nothing as big as yeti, but remember that until 2002 there were no images of a living giant squid. For a long time they were just "Sea Monsters Be Here". It's possible that remote areas could be home to some pretty amazing creatures. [url="http://species.asu.edu/Top10"]http://species.asu.edu/Top10[/url] That said, the image from the OP looks like a severly deformed human dwarf or child to me.

The Logitech G5 mouse is my favorite mouse of all time. I'm tempted to try the newer G500 or G9x.

Daryl Dixon: Chuck Norris of the Zombie Apocalypse.

The guys are even funnier than the women. One of the better hidden camera pranks in a long time.

You guys had me all confused with the KFC reference. I re-watched the cabin scene 3 times trying to find it. That's funny stuff. Skipping commercials with TiVo has its downfalls.

I like his shoulder strap.

Nevermind.

[quote name='monkeylizard' timestamp='1353169638' post='847199'] Metro doesn't destroy them, but they don't auction them off either. At least that has been their SOP up until now. Chief Anderson may do things differently that his predecessors. [/quote] I have a correction to make. Apparently Metro PD does destroy them. I have been told by an MPD officer that they get hauled over to Steiner-Liff and come out as sparkly confetti.

[quote name='Garufa' timestamp='1353715628' post='849890'] Whatever they do will only complicate things further. [/quote] This.

I got 4 of those Maadis from AIM. 3 are good 1 is bad. I stripped them all down and cleaned them well. #4 is still bad. The spring is bent keeping the follower from moving through the magazine channel. I should have bought these instead. I may still get some. https://www.apexgunparts.com/product_info.php/products_id/2597

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Be sure to check the details on your valuable personal property rider. I noticed yesterday that mines says I have to provide proof of purchase/ownership in the event of a loss. I'll be calling them soon to find out what would meet their criteria as things bought second hand don't have a receipt and may not have a bill of sale. Perhaps photos of the S/N would do since those can be stored in the cloud and not lost during a whole-house fire like receipts/bills of sale.

I'm glad to know that the FBI is trying to save our tax dollars by no longer having their own e-mail servers and domain name and relying in superposta.com instead.

Yeah, Merle's nothing if not predictable. I'm not sure why he hasn't offed the Guv setting himself up as king of the hill. Nobody tells Merle what to do....except the Guv.