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Programmable thermostat, we saw our energy bill drop 30%. We se the house to be at our comfortable temp from 6am-10am and then from 5-10 pm and 4 degrees(up or down based on season) off during the other times. The one we got was $50 so that would leave you enough to get an water saving heads for your sinks, that cut our water usage almost 50%. The best part is that in sinks you don't notice the lower water usage. My wife makes fun of me because of all the stuff I have done to save on the utility bill. When we moved into this house we were paying $200 for power and $90 for water per mo on average. After the thermostat, faucet heads, shower heads, and new light bulbs ( combo LED and CFL) we are down to $120 for power and $35 a mo on average. That comes out to about 1,600 a year. I am getting new windows and insulation put in and because the bill is so low now I will probably not see a great ROI on those. I also look at it as a way to see the bare minimum we need to live comfortably so we can adjust our prepping accordingly. If I can drop the power usage another 20% we can go off grid with solar. When I can move somewhere with well water I will be all set.

I have been a Lions fan since I can remember. I even had season tickets for 20 years until I sold them to a friend last year. So for you that know me know that means I bought my first season tickets before I could drive. All my friends say that I am the biggest Lions fan they know. It has been my gamer tag for almost 10 years now.

I remember reading a similar story over on glock talk about six mo ago. I will see if I can find the thread again, there were several people had the same thing happen. I was looking around to figure out what was going on with my Glock when it would not cycle. I had a totally different issue so it did not help me but it might help you. Ok so easier to find than I thought, here it is http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1177416

Got my first bbgun at 3 and first 22 at 5. I am going to use the same timeline as long as I think my kids can handle it. My daughter turns 3 this week and is still jumpy when I shoot my bb gun so I think I will hold off with her. My son is turning 2 and it does not bother him at all so I will probably get him one at 3. I know both have the strength to shoot just need to make sure they are mature enough to handle a bbgun.

I was digging around in the safe and ran across my old Savage model and remembered that it needed a new extractor. So I ventured online to get a new one. I was surprised to find out that they are not a common gun. I did found out that it is basically a model 60 but with a carbine length barrel. I love this gun and can't wait to get it back up and running. So am I holding onto a rare gun or are they such a good gun that no one is giving them up and because of it being basically a model 60 there are not separate parts listed.

I did all the hiring for my last 2 jobs and we ALWAYS had jobs available. I at one point needed to hire 45-50 people, put the ad out and got 6 applications that month. 4 turned down a 12/hr job because the was to little(only 1 had graduated from highschool) the other 2 never showed up for the interview. I could go out today and find several jobs that pay 12-13hr that would provide benefits and 40hrs. They may not be the most glamorous jobs but if my family needed it I would.

I hit a checkpoint a little over a year ago and this is how it went   Officer: good evening Me: thanks, its a shame you guys have to be out tonight(it was cold and rainy) Officer: yeah it's not fun but just doing our job Me: and I thank you for that Officer: have a nice night   It is amazing how being nice will get you further than being a jerk. He never asked me any questions and I did not have to answer any. The being nice route has gotten me out of a lot of traffic situations. I have been pulled over doing 80 in a 65 and that officer did not even ask for a license or anything, but we did have nice conversation about the sweet mustang that went by while we were talking.    I also think that this big argument about rights is going on is stupid. Last I checked driving was a privilege, I do not see an issue with LE asking questions. I do draw the line at them searching my car without cause or running my license without cause. I know this may not be a popular belief but I don't think that the men and women that out there protecting us need any more grief than what they already get. I am always nice and I have never gotten a ticket I did not deserve.

I am currently going through some Hungarian surplus that I think is 182gr, I could be wrong though. I know that I have several cans of 182gr surplus stuff, just not sure if this was that stuff, it felt like it was when I shot it. When I open a tin and plan on using it all in a couple of months I just dump it all in ammo cans and have it ready so I don't have to worry about opening a can at the range.

I have built up my tolerance on the m38, I now can shoot 20 before I give the shoulder a rest. It is rare if I leave the range without shooting 100 rounds through various Nagants. I can't get enough of Nagants.

We have had Geico for 7 years and because they have never raised our rates and after shopping around we found out they were almost 20% cheaper than the next place. We took out 2 claims in the last several years and it was extremely easy and faster than I imagined. We called them, they gave us a list of shops, we dropped the car off and had our car back in less than a week of the accident. It was all covered and we did not have any more contact with Geico after the one phone call. We (the Wife) had an accident when we had a different company and it was the biggest PITA to get the car fixed and everytime I called that companies number it was a call center with people I could not understand. I will be sticking with Geico until something changes.   The one downside to Geico I found is that the homeowners ins is pretty expencive and the multi line dicount is not as good as other companies so we have them with seperate companies.

I have had nancy pads on several of my bigger cal guns but never really liked them. I think it puts most guns on the edge of my LOP. I could never get the guns to fit me as comfortably as with out the pad. I shot 100 rounds out of it that day, 99 no soreness or marks and 1 that left the bruise. I guess next time stop at 99, lol

It was the 91/30 that did it. I am still surprised how little it hurts. It goes just below my shirt sleeve so I have been asked by several people if I got a tattoo. Then when I say no and show it to them they say they have not seen that color purple in a bruise before.

I still hit the target on that shot and the guy I was shooting with got the bee so it was not all bad. It does not hurt which is suprising.

Here is the pic

I was shooting a Nagant I picked up from a member here. I got all set up and just as I was about to pull the trigger a bee landed on me. I am deathly allergic to bees, so I flinched and pulled the trigger. It hit my bicep and my first thought was "that's going to leave a mark" and I was right.  

I did not see the other threads, sorry

I understand that it is fully legal and understand why.http://www.sigsauerguns.com/product-highlights/sb15-pistol-stabilizing-brace/ How many court cases are going to come from these being used and a LE not fully understanding how this is not a SBR. To meit is just anothe item that people are going to use to make those "my rights were violated" videos where they get beligerant with LE.

I love it!!!! I will have to decide between getting more lowers or matched pairs. 

looks like a guy just refilled it. Caught him driving off

8:09 3 does and 2 fawns. pretty cool cam

I was driving a Mercury Montery that got about 6 miles to the gallon and loved that I could fill the tank under $20. I would kill for that right now.

gas was still $0.89 in 1996, I remember getting REALLY mad when it went to $0.99 in 1998. That was the price in MI, not sure what it was around the country because they did not report that kind of stuff on the news and the net was not that useful back then.

David Keith visits my wifes work often. I have encountered him several times at Food City and is always a jerk. He parks his car in the fire lane or handicap spot every time I see him.   Shaq also visits my wife's work and I have spent some time with him, I was wearing a shirt from my old job at the Pistons so he was giving me a hard time and we have some common friends so I do spend time with him a couple of times a year. It was fun seeing him hold my 8lb newborn, lol. He is a really nice guy.   I know of a couple of others that have property here in the Knoxville area but I am not sure it is public knowledge so I will keep it private until I know otherwise.   Here is a link to Famous Knoxvillians some live here but most played at UT of grew up here  http://www.cityofknoxville.org/about/famous.asp

We had a sticker from the range on my wifes old car. We only ever had positive comments and never had the car broken into. We do not have any gun related clothes just because we have too many clothes already. My father in law wears gun\hunting shirts all the time, he gets a lot of smiles and nice comments,