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Not necessarily. The German marks may have been removed and refinished over. It has the communist Yugoslavia crest on the receiver so it's most likely post WWII.

Glad you're here to tell the tale. Prayers for a good recovery.

The black tooth grin, of course. Crown and Coke, heavy on the Crown.

My older boy likes Lego kits. I kinda think of them as cheating as I just had blocks (lots and lots of blocks) and had to use my imagination to build stuff. He's got Darth Vaders helmet, the Apollo lander, the Charger from F&F, a Vette, and a few others. Guy I used to work with had the Millennium Falcon.

My boys and I are working on fixing this up. It's taken a lot longer than I'd hoped but we're getting there. My wife's granddad bought it new. While I was able to drive it across town to our house, we've had to do a lot of stuff to get it running reliably. Almost there. Trying to use it to teach them about wrenching. I'd love to put an LS in it, but just trying to get the 4.3 running well for now.

This. Yes, this is what I drove all through high school.

Or maybe they'll stop having kids they're too selfish to bother to parent.

Sure, the DA decided to make an example of these people. It's a pretty egregious example of bad parenting. The conviction of both makes it pretty clear they knew their son had some problems but couldn't be bothered to act like parents. Their behavior toward each other is quite telling of how broken this situation was. Liability for the actions of your children is very different from the actions of strangers who've stolen property.

The kid begged for mental help and they bought him a gun instead. These people couldn't put their own problems down long enough to pay any attention to their kid. That's absolutely pathetic. They got off easy, though 15 years in prison as his parents likely won't be easy time.

I've always wanted a big basso profundo voice, but I'm a terrible singer. These guys are awesome. https://youtu.be/f1Vkh1Iy5IA?si=4l8-vDa9n3gMLAHi

Yep. The fireball was visible in bright daylight.

Yep, both of those were fun. I remember a .460 magnum, a .338 Lapua, and a .308 AK.

While you may not be very interested, the next generation might like some tangible reference to a relative they never knew.

They make a thing you can rent called a landscape trencher, it's a mini ditch witch and works great for the wire. I did my 1/2 acre lot in less than an hour. If you have several sections that make the wiring difficult, the fully wireless type is probably better. Be sure to work with the dog to make sure it understands where the boundary is (marking flags) and what the warning tone means. We spent several days walking the boundary with the collar. Hear the tone and pull the dog back, then reward her when she'd back away on her own. The only time she ran through it she was chasing a critter of some sort.

Yeah, my grandma was in her 60's then.