monkeylizard

I don't always crash my truck into new luxury cars, but when I do, I have a Budweiser hat on my dash.

That explains all the RVs I saw out there yesterday on my way home.

Yeah, but if the part fell out of an old window, who knows what size it may have been in a window from yesteryear? Or maybe it's not a window part at all. Just a guess.

I agree. It looks a LOT like the piece on a double-hung window sash that allows it to pivot. When you remove the window sash, there's a part like this on the side edges that lock into a slotted "receiver" in the frame. That receiver is attached to counter weights to assist in opening the window. Did your neighbors have new windows installed in that last couple of years? If so, it probably fell out of the old windows during removal and has been in the grass ever since then, just waiting for a passing mower.

I self-identify as an ammosexual.

Scroll down to Page 8 here: http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/louisiana.pdf You're good to go. Keep it locked up and out of sight.

Yep. After a certain time of day. It may only be on certain days like Fri and Sat. I can't recall the exact days and times. If you're in the area before they start up the StopNFrisk, you're good to go. So be sure to bring your Jiminez Arms JA-9 with Homeboy(tm) side-mounted sites in before the deadline. To add insult to injury, you also have to pay a $10 admission fee after 10pm. Not to enter the clubs, but to enter the public street.

That's the kind of thing that really bugs me. Nashville does the same thing with Oktoberfest in Germantown. Nowhere in the TCA is a local government given the power to post public streets, and nowhere in the TCA is a local government given the power to give that power to a private entity. Does anyone know of any case law with Memphis' metal detectors on Beale Street being challenged?

There no question that it's a park. The issue is that Nashville and its attorney have told the legislature to get bent and it's going to take case law to resolve this issue. That means someone is going to have to go to Ascend with a ticket for admission and be denied admission because of their legal firearm, or be charged with violating 39-17-1359. Then they'll need to have deep pockets to take it to trial.

IMO, It's unclear. Most of us arm-chair lawyers (i.e. not real attorneys) on TGO would say it's permissible to carry there with a permit. The state's AG issued an opinion that seems to agree with us, but it's only an opinion, not law. Nashville patently disagrees with the state and has basically flipped the proverbial bird at the legislature and the AG by continuing to post (and nominally enforce) no guns at the fairgrounds and other city-owned places like Ascend Amphitheater. The city's attorney also issued a statement effectively saying "screw you, we're going to do what we want". Then we just got this new law about most local-government owned property being good to go unless there are metal detectors and security guards, then they can post. Nashville's mayor is very unhappy about this one, so I expect we'll see more finger-flipping in the months to come . . but I honestly don't know, and nobody will know for sure until a judge rules one way or another, but that will take someone being charged with violating TCA 39-17-1359 in one of these city-owned places and taking it to court, which hasn't happened yet.

I've never noticed any signs at either the direct entrance, the entrance from the mall, or the mall entrance itself. The mall entrances all have their "rules" posted and one says something like "no weapons" but isn't anywhere close to being statutorily compliant. Though of course we don't really know if that would matter if one were charged with violating 39-17-1359 with a non-compliant sign since it has never happened.

Yep. I have no idea what the Finnish announcer was saying (besides PEKKA! PEKKA! PEKKA!) but his enthusiasm captured the moment.

I now submit to you, for your viewing displeasure, my entry for this ill-advised contest:

You're just saying that because you haven't seen my submission to the contest . . .

In the first one, either those guns are huge, or those women are pretty small. The revolver in the belt looks massive on her.

You should definitely try to see it. There's a reason that ancient cultures thought a total solar eclipse was a sign of the end of the world. It's perhaps the single most spectacular natural event that can be seen from Earth. Here's a little write-up I did over on the Nashville forum of TripAdvisor to help incoming visitors enjoy the eclipse: Here's what I know... Downtown Nashville is in the path of totality (complete obscuring of the sun by the moon). But it's not directly on the center line of the eclipse. The closer you get to the center line, the longer the totality lasts. Downtown at the State Capitol will have 1m:55s of total eclipse. By comparison, Gallatin to the northeast of the city is directly on the center line and will get 2m:39s. You will need glasses with solar lenses or welding glass at shade 14 or darker to safely view any part of the eclipse up to the point of totality, and following the end of totality. "Totality" is the brief time when the moon completely covers the sun. The easiest way to do this is to order some paper-framed solar glasses from Amazon or the like. Rainbow Symphony is a brand that I've seen mentioned on a few astronomy boards as being of acceptable darkness. I just got a 10-pack of them to share with friends and family. They're about $2 each. : https:/… I also have 2 pair of these left over from The Transit of Venus a few years ago and they worked very well and were provided by the Adventure Science Center (see below for more info on their viewing party) http://the3dmarket.com/collections/eclipsers You will use those glasses up until the point of totality. Just before totality you will see two significant effects. The first is called the Diamond Ring which looks like this: www.dreamview.net/dv/new/photos/101917.jpg because it resembles a diamond engagement ring. The second and final effect before totality is called Baily's Beads and looks like this: https:/… That effect is caused by the final rays of sunlight getting past the moon. Some of the light is blocked by mountains on the moon while some is passing through valleys. Basically, we'll be seeing silhouettes of lunar mountains. Some people will remove their glasses at this point, but it's generally advised against as that's still direct sunlight sneaking passed those lunar mountains. As soon as those stop, then you can safely remove your glasses and watch the actual total eclipse for those few brief minutes. This is when you'll see the corona of the sun like cotton candy dancing around the black disk of the moon. https:/…total-eclipse-2012-inner-corona.jpg You will actually be able to see some details on the surface of the moon because light from the sun reflects off the surface of the Earth which is not in the path of the eclipse. All viewing is safe at this time, including binoculars and unfiltered telescopes. At the end of totality, we'll see the sparkle of Baily's Beads again. That's when you need to put your glasses back on. Then we'll see another diamond ring effect as the sun emerges. During totality, you'll see planets and stars like you would at dusk and we'll have a 365 degree sunset. That sunset is the reason for wanting to be up high. The more of the horizon around you that you can see, the better you'll see that effect. The reason for some people wanting to be away from downtown is light pollution. The further you are from a city, the more stars you'll see during totality. But keep in mind that this spectacle only lasts a minute or two'ish and going an hour away may only buy you an extra 30-60 seconds. This will all happen at about 1:30pm so the sun will be very high in the sky. We're not on the equator so it's never directly overhead, but rather to the south of overhead. You could certainly position yourself on the Capitol grounds for easy viewing (just find the sun) but you won't get the full 365 degree sunset because the building itself will be in your way as well as the many trees on the grounds. You'll have the same limited view of the horizon from Centennial Park and Bicentennial Mall because of the trees. Truthfully, the Pedestrian Bridge downtown might be a better place for viewing. No trees or buildings to block your horizon except for a few degrees of it from the downtown buildings. The sun will be high enough that the buildings shouldn't be an issue, especially as you move towards the stadium side of the river. There is a viewing party at the Adventure Science Center. They usually hand out free solar glasses for things like this. There will be local amateur astronomers there with their telescopes setup with solar filters. They let the public use them at no charge. This is a good way to see the eclipse before and after totality. The Adventure Science Center will have 1m 50s of totality. The one enemy we have in all of this are clouds. Clouds will completely ruin this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event. I strongly suggest having a plan to move northwest or southeast based on the weather forecasts. Northwest would be better as a spot in Missouri is actually the maximum point. The closer you get to that, you gain a few more seconds of totality. Moving to the southeast, you lose a few seconds of totality.

WHAT!?!?!?!? NO! If there's bad weather/clouds forecast, then keep your vacation day and get in the car on Saturday or Sunday and drive to where ever you have to drive to get clear skies. You just said you've been waiting 30-40+ years for this! Don't let some clouds stop you!

You probably know this, but you'll need a solar filter for that telescope. You need one that fits on the main opening, not the eye piece. By the time it gets to the eye piece, the light is so concentrated that a filter there does little good to protect your eyes. Also, unless you want to watch the details on the moon's surface during the 2m:40s or less of totality, you won't need a 'scope for this event.

Good eye. Not my numbers, just a random site I found on Google. I've seen similar ones before. The point was that .223/5.56 velocity is sensitive to barrel length. Most are, of course, but this one more than some others. I think you made the same point a few years back and that it was one reason why you liked AK pistols better than AR pistols because the 7.62x39 doesn't lose as much percentage of its velocity in shorter barrels. Do I recall that correctly?

I'm taking the day off. If the forecast isn't excellent for middle TN, I'll start driving on the weekend to get to an area on the centerline with clear skies forecast. I'll not be missing this one.

Well that was a great big pile of suck. They really Vandy'd that 3rd period.

True. I don't want to get shot with one out of a 1" barrel.

The 5.56/.223 loses a lot of its velocity in these shorter barrels. To me, anything below 10.5" is just too much of a loss to make it worth fooling with and even a 10.5" is a pretty significant loss over a 20-26" barrel, but YMMV. Plus, 10.5" barrels put the muzzle plenty close to my face when shooting it. I don't really want that blast any closer, but again, YMMV. http://rifleshooter.com/2015/12/223-remington-5-56mm-nato-barrel-length-and-velocity-26-inches-to-6-inches/

And the Calgary Flames.

I had forgotten about the Ice Flyers. I never went to any of their games.