Murgatroy

I have spent a large part of my adult life telling people where to go in a polite and professional manner. That is a Transportation Dispatcher. GPS is an AWESOME tools, as are Google Maps. With that said, I can read a map like most folks can a comic book. That is what I did for a living for a very long time. The ability to rapidly use GPS, maps and Google Maps/Street View to navigate off location/sight to a distraught driver is a an acquired skill. It also translates directly to real world. I rarely get lost. With all of that said, I still love GPS, as long as they are updated constantly. And I would never trust Tom Tom maps. Garmin all the way. I have several third party offline maps that are not nearly as reliable as Garmin and Google. Google Maps in my professional opinion are the industry best and most user friendly. Via voice operate Google Searches and a Smart phone, I can find anything.

I love GPS, and unless the satellites go down, it is still usable. Unless there is an EMP. Or you have no power...

I have a Jericho Compact (Baby Eagle) that is based on the CZ platform. It is a great range gun and I can't say anything against it for that purpose. It is accurate, reliable and soaks up 9mm recoil like a sponge. My G19 is my favorite carry. Hands down, there is nothing I trust more. It is light, accurate and reliable. It eats anything and never complains. I have several handguns, but honestly I have been thinking lately of thinning the herd to all Glock, or similar operation. It is not impossible to 'train' muscle memory to disable safeties, load in different manners, etc, but the older I get it just seems to make the most sense to me to have no manual safety 9mm Glock magazine fed handguns. As it is now I will only buy slide mounted manual safety equipped guns for this reason. I don't want to remember ten different order of operations for twenty different guns and then have to remember which one I am using at the time. If I primarily carried or trained with a frame, or slide mounted safety gun, then I would stay with that operation factor. As it is, I do most of my pistol shooting with a Glock.

Louisville KY's record was 110 set in 1973. We are pushing 130 or so this year.

I am still on my Larceny kick, however to ensure that I am not missing something and falling into a rut, I have tried to mix it up. As I am a new drinker, at a mature age, I learned a valuable lesson that most probably learned at a very young age, cheap is cheap. There is no such thing as good cheap bourbon. I now aim at a minimum of $15 a fifth. I prefer a fifth and I am not invested in a new taste. Last week was Jim Beam Black at the suggestion of the store clerk. I like it, it was smooth, but lacked the body and taste I prefer in Larceny. This week it is Old Grand Dad. It has a nice bite, but I think it has a higher heat? than I like. I suspect that is the high rye?

See, that is a concept I don't grasp. An animal is not a human. They can't reason or understand emotion the way that a human can. Rehoming a pet is a very traumatic experience for them. Especially one with special needs and several years on them. Realistically, that cat will sit in a shelter for the next six months until it dies. I am being opinionated when I say this, so take this at face value. I think it is more selfish to rehome the cat, or attempt to rehome the cat, than to face the fact and put it down. I have raised my current pack/pride from underage. Moeko came to us as a kitten. My family is all she ever knew. She lived an exceptional life. My entire family was distraught at putting her down. But we all acknowledged it was the right decision. It hurt, but it was correct. Her quality of life was miserable, and it was taking a toll on her family to keep her going. We all shed a tear when we put her down. I brought her body home and allowed the other animals of the family to see her. So they would not search endlessly for her when they realized she was missing. I have raised Bandit from a four week old puppy. I hand fed her. I have trained her to rival trick dogs. Hand and verbal commands. Sit, stay, jump, fetch, catch, speak, shake, lay down... She is bell trained house broken, she is finger snap trained to come so an exact spot. She sleeps at my feet and understands her place in the pack hierarchy. She is three and a half years old now. I got here from here on this very forum and drove six hours roundtrip to get her. She is an exceptional dog. Exceptional. And that is said with only a modicum of pride. However, I would rather put her down than to see her suffer the pain of a shelter, of the confusion of a hasty rehoming. Bongo, our kitten (who is a year and half old now) is in the same boat. I pulled him out from under a car at possibly three weeks old and my daughter bottle fed him for a month before he pulled through. He is as spoiled as any other member of my family. He is Bandit's best friend and most dangerous co-conspirator. Bongo is stealth and cunning, Bandit is strength and destruction. Table scraps, eyeglasses, you name it, they handle it. Much like my wife, when I said 'till death do us part,' I meant it. Same as with my pets. Regardless of the circumstances. It is my duty as the provider to ensure they have the best possible life. I am sorry for the distaste in my post, but rehoming a twelve year old diabetic cat does not speak highly to me. However, if I am missing a massive piece of the puzzle, I apologize for my vitriol. However as stated above, even with Bandit in the prime of her life, I would choose euthanasia before a shelter. It would be the merciful thing to do. But remember, opinions are much like assholes, everyone has one.

It is probably best to euthanize. It is a painful decision, but it often best. I just put our family cat down at eleven due to quality of life issues. It hurt, but it was best. Better than finding her a new family. We were all she had ever known. It was the most humane choice. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

It used too be twenty one. But that was a misspent lifetime ago. DHS and DYD have since merged I understand. It used too be that "at risk" youth were in DHS custody until eighteen, "dangerous" youth were eligible to be held by DYD custody until twenty one. Juvenile Detention Facilities are no joke and can be as dangerous and hard as adult prison. The main difference is the kids don't know any better, and don't care, as opposed to adults who just don't care. Staff at these facilities are as hard as prison guards. For every thirty, you might have one that cares, and they burn out fast. Now before you assume I watched a Sixty Minutes special on this, let me be clear that sometimes, people can change. However, I am a very extreme exception. I learned more about being a criminal inside than I ever imagined outside. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

That is a hell of a thing to do. I remember the pizza throwing thread. That was a good time.

I don't hate it. I don't hate change. Always. Just most of the time.

I have bought and sold a lot of stuff from CL. I have had good experiences and less than good. But no bad ones. I am also armed whenever I go to neutral well lit and public meeting places. Walmart is almost always the best. I never meet someone at my home. I have met a lot of folks at theirs though. I have bought/sold a dozen cars and bikes off of CL. I have accompanied people on about another dozen transactions. Never go alone or unarmed, although I have never needed to be accompanied or armed on any of my transactions. But better safe than sorry. Sure, I have had a lot of time wasted by kids tire kicking, or 'needing to get mommy's permission' to buy/sell, but I have also gotten a lot of stuff at a price well worth it.

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I hear about this all the time in Tennessee. Dozens of transactions and nothing. I move up to Kentucky and I can expect about a third of mine to be delayed. They are always given the go ahead the next day, but for some silly reason I get delayed up here often enough. Every purchase at Bud's has been delayed. To the point I won't drive the hour over there anymore since it always results in a trip back the next day.

It will be slightly louder with the 2-1 than with the 2-2. The 2500 will have a single because contrary to popular belief 2-1 or 2-1-2 makes more power via scavenging and evening pulses than 2-2 (true dual). You won't necessarily have the rumble that a dual exhaust would have, or not what a lot of folks expect. I would think that the 18" would sound very similar in a single that a 14" would on a dual. Of course if you are changing just the muffler, sound is all it is about. There will be very little to no noticeable change anywhere else.

I am a fan of Fender Mustang amps. I think I got mine for $50 used. Being a modeling amp it can allow you to try a lot of different sounds all in one package. It is a lot of fun, but it can be intense to play with if you don't like tweaking things. I don't play. I make noise. I am self taught. I like Corey Hunter on YouTube. He makes it look easy and easy to understand. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

I have a D'Addario version of this, also adjustable. It doesn't have a laser sight though. Helps with carpal tunnel. I also have a gyro ball. They are great. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

I guess they can be proud of something that pretty. I would prefer a replica at that price than a molested original though. I have always thought Doug Turnbull does some very fine work.

They are concerned about the "peaceful protesters" that keep letting and vandalizing since the results. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

I didn't panic. I am sad that I didn't wake up with hundreds of thousands of dollars in guns and ammo, but I really didn't want that. We have at least four more years of the good life.

While I wish you the best in your endeavors, you do realize that while you have left the state, that doesn't require you leave the site? I moved to Kentucky five years ago and I still frequent the site on a daily basis.

It is hands down one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. Having lived extensively in Rural Vale and Coker Creek, I can honestly say that I have had the pleasure of living and breathing some of the most magnificent sights this world has to offer. There are good people there. For me though, it was never home. Even if it is.

Who in their right mind would willingly visit Tellico Plains? I need to get back and visit family soon...

Wow, that is ugly.

I can't say I don't like it. I personally want to build an all white AR. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

Sure, they can't fire you for having a gun in your car. They can fire you for violating company policy by not notifying. I know this very clearly. I was not fired for having a gun in my car. I was fired for "impeding an instigation." This was in Kentucky, which has even clearer laws than Tennessee regarding guns in cars. So while not an exact scenario, it is still relevant. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk