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My dad taught me from a young age that life is hard enough by itself, but if I make bad decisions, I will make it exponentially harder for myself.  So I have tried to live my life on the straight and narrow and can say that because of my good decision making, (not always easy or popular), I live an excellent life.  I have the worlds best wife.  We dated 5 1/2 years before we got married.  We were both virgins up until our wedding...but definitely not afterwords.  ;-)  She doesn't emasculate me and she lets me be a man as well as appreciates that I am a man.  She encourages me in where I am weak, and lifts me up where I am strong.  She is a hard worker and when I lost my job a few years ago, she was a source of comfort and calmness in a very stressful situation.  The other day we got into an argument that was clearly her fault...she couldn't see it at the time, but the next day she apologized to me, asked for forgiveness and said she will do better next time. I look forward to coming home after work.  We have no jealousy towards each other...well except she is much better looking that I am but I digress.  I could go out to dinner with any of her girlfriends and she wouldn't think anything of it.  And on the other side, I would trust her with any of my guy friends.  She loves God, loves others and loves herself.  She is very much my best friend and I am always looking forward to growing old with her.     Now contrast that to the one you are choosing to be with.     But in her *slight* defense, how can she respect you as a man, if you aren't acting like one?   Its time to start making some manly decisions.  Don't be a victim.  Time to go get a real job and move out.  You won't like your job...welcome to manhood.  When Adam sinned in the Garden, our curse was to have to work to provide for ourselves.  You will never find work more enjoyable than playing video games at your grandparents house living rent free.  But put your hours in, work harder than anyone else around you, maintain a positive attitude and that will get noticed.  With some experience, you will either move up in the company, or you have made yourself marketable to find a more enjoyable and better paying job.     I am 28 years old and I approve of this message.   :up:

  Dude in literally most of your posts over the past two days you have been negative or dismissive of others life choices, choices in knives, choices in guns, etc. Normally I'd keep my mouth shut but why would you come on a thread about a guy clearly having a hard time turning it around and getting a job that sounds like he has worked hard for only to crap on his choice of job?

Well, I got the call yesterday.   Go today for my folicle ( hair) test today and my name badge.   Orientation starts next friday. So I'm Gonna be working for Nissan.   Whoo- Hoo. 

Unlike Slappy, I had to learn how not to live first. It was fun at first, then dues had to be paid ... lowest point of my life. Divorced out of a toxic relationship and lost pretty much everything I had. At that point, only one way to go and that is up. The Lord touched me and let me know I was not numbah one on his poop list. Quit drinking, prayed for a good woman, got one and things started to roll. Been one heck of a ride, rough times, good times and everything fell into place. A good woman will amplify your efforts exponentially. A bad woman will drag you down so fast and hard, you'll never see it coming till it's too late. I'm very grateful we have each other.

Did you record it? We want to hear...

Well...Nobody correctly guessed on what I got. That is okay as I am sure that only a few people on the forum have ever heard of this maker. Those in the custom knife community know him well, and he has been sought out for decades by top collectors. His knives are pretty much considered top shelf; you really can't get any better. He is Todd Fischer, and the knife I got is an Archangel XL. I became familiar with the Archangel a little over a year ago when a fellow coworker showed me his 3.25" Archangel. I was absolutely floored at the precision. I have never seen any folder that well machined. It was an incredibly overbuilt knife, but it was also a meticulous piece of art as well. It was a little on the small side for my taste at 3.25". However, when I found out he made an almost 5" XL version, I had to have one. I tried getting Mr. Fischer to make me one, but unfortunately his books are closed until 2017. I was sort of surprised by that at the time considering his table price is a lot higher than most (Marsh and Rexford are two that I can think are higher). Now, it doesn't surprise me at all. These knives are entirely made by Mr. Fischer, and he puts a lot of time in their manufacture. Here are the specs on my knife: Blade length: 4.75" Closed length: 6.5" Overall length: 11.25" (Holy cow) Blade steel: S90V :) Handle material: Sheep horn with orange peel titanium bolsters Weight: 12.7 oz Guys, I wish I had a better camera and knew how to take better pictures so you could really appreciate the quality of this knife. Anyway, enough of my rambling, here are some pics. I wish I had a few other knives with me to compare this too, but I am at work so these pics will have to do. This is the largest and most precise folder I have seen. Enjoy.

My temper gets the best of me at times. I can control it most of the time, but last time I got egged was a year or so ago. Same situation, I was going one way, they were headed the opposite way the first two eggs hit the windshield, the third made it through the window and hit me in the chest hard enough to leave a bad bruise. I called the law and flipped a u- turn. When the cops arrived the driver was sitting on the sidewalk crying and begging me not to destroy his car with the 6 lb hammer I had in my hand, the passenger was to drunk to worry about what I was doing. It was an intresting night. I'm not much on "boys will be boys" and innocent pranks. Once you get into the 16 and over range, you might find an ass whopping as the result of that stupid prank. And I was driving my old Dodge Dakota with enough hail damage to look like I pissed off an ex wife. It isnt about how nice or crappy my stuff is. It is my stuff that I paid hard earned money for, and it is my health you're threating by throwing a hard object at a high rate of speed. I would have gotten my ass whipped by my old man for doing something like that. Then again, I grew up working on a farm, and when I had a vehicle to drive, it was because I paid for it. If those kids had to work they would be to tired to get into trouble like that. I know I was, nobody throws hay all day or works out a garden all day, etc then stays out all night causing trouble

Congrats cuz! Personally, chemistry sounds pretty sh!tty to me.

Picked up some new toys this weekend. First is a h&k vp9 and also the benchmade infidel. Have not made it to the range yet with the h&k. [URL=http://s130.photobucket.com/user/jcoosi/media/photo29_zpsce6aef0c.jpg.html][/URL]

  You didn't say if that was a hollow point +P egg, they will definatly do alot of damage.

My wife and I waited till we were married to have sex, thing went well, 5 years later had a kid. Now 8 months after he was born, back to Virgin status  :confused:

Thanks for the video, very helpful Caught this doe on one of my cameras.

Good stuff man!  always like to see someone getting a job they want, it makes a huge difference in your life

  I have a few knives that I will not use only because of their rarity, and I don't want them to lose value.  This knife will be a user.  I spent too much money not to use and enjoy it.  If I mess it up I can always send it in for a spa treatment, and it will be made to look new again.

Call me different if you will, but I like that knife much better than a sharpened lawnmower blade or a stomped coke can. That's just me though.

Dude what is up with you lately? Every post I see from you is basically saying that nothing is worth it. In the shotgun thread you were going on and on about how it was pointless, and how there was no need for expensive things. In the thread about eggs you were going on about buying cheap beaters since nice cars are useless. Now you are carrying on about how buying a nice knife is useless since you can make do with a serviceable one you make. Which, btw, won't be very serviceable unless its made from a high carbon steel and heat treated. Otherwise its just a k ife shaped object that will never hold an edge and will bend easily. I'm not picking on you, just saying there is no need to constantly run down people spending money on things they want. Its starting to be like hanging out with Eeyore. To Mav, hurry up and post pics. The suspense is killing us lol.

Read the post you made before this one and then come back and read this one. Ray Charles could see that there are no similarities. You told him a job that he is obviously happy and proud to have sucks in great detail. This forum is as great as it is because even when someone buys something that we wouldn't buy, likes something that may not be our choice or is happy to have a new job that others may not care to have, we are still happy that they're happy with their choice a certainly don't go around bashing it. I find the way you've chosen to live, a bit odd but I'm tickled to death that you enjoy it and certainly won't tell you it sucks or that it's stupid, etc. although it does seem to have made you quite negative towards others and their accomplishments.

Some of you may have seen this, before but I have not. A friend of mine saw it on Facebook and, knowing that I am not on Facebook, she sent it to me. I thought it was funny so I found it online and am posting it, here. I did not create this 'poster' (although I wish I had) and do not know who did.

If you haven't washed it off.... do so immediately!  Eggs will eat the paint....  AMHIK. 

They ought to watch out, lobbing stuff at others, someone's liable to lob a .45 caliber egg back at them . . . .

It will let the cops know to stay out of the area for a while because they are probably practicing to kill those same cops.   Want to stop errant gun shots, as well as random shootings? Instead of buying a multi million dollar system take that money and buy a gun for any law abiding citizen who wants one. When criminals figure out they are not the only ones with guns they will become a coward and quit.

2 rounds too many or 28 rounds short??? ;)

have you thought about loading your own? Speer sells the capsules that you can handload, then just fill with whatever shot size you desire.

Never been into radio controlled stuff except for cars when I was a kid but I received a Syma X-1 quadcopter the other day as a gift and I've had a lot of fun with it.  I actually managed to lose the first one in about 5 minutes, even after spending a couple of hours looking for it I still couldn't find it so I ordered another one off of Amazon for $29.  I'm sure some others here fly these as well?  I'm really impressed by what this machine does for the money.

[quote name="Slappy" post="1176426" timestamp="1407375549"]My dad taught me from a young age that life is hard enough by itself, but if I make bad decisions, I will make it exponentially harder for myself. So I have tried to live my life on the straight and narrow and can say that because of my good decision making, (not always easy or popular), I live an excellent life. I have the worlds best wife. We dated 5 1/2 years before we got married. We were both virgins up until our wedding...but definitely not afterwords. ;-) She doesn't emasculate me and she lets me be a man as well as appreciates that I am a man. She encourages me in where I am weak, and lifts me up where I am strong. She is a hard worker and when I lost my job a few years ago, she was a source of comfort and calmness in a very stressful situation. The other day we got into an argument that was clearly her fault...she couldn't see it at the time, but the next day she apologized to me, asked for forgiveness and said she will do better next time. I look forward to coming home after work. We have no jealousy towards each other...well except she is much better looking that I am but I digress. I could go out to dinner with any of her girlfriends and she wouldn't think anything of it. And on the other side, I would trust her with any of my guy friends. She loves God, loves others and loves herself. She is very much my best friend and I am always looking forward to growing old with her. Now contrast that to the one you are choosing to be with. But in her *slight* defense, how can she respect you as a man, if you aren't acting like one? Its time to start making some manly decisions. Don't be a victim. Time to go get a real job and move out. You won't like your job...welcome to manhood. When Adam sinned in the Garden, our curse was to have to work to provide for ourselves. You will never find work more enjoyable than playing video games at your grandparents house living rent free. But put your hours in, work harder than anyone else around you, maintain a positive attitude and that will get noticed. With some experience, you will either move up in the company, or you have made yourself marketable to find a more enjoyable and better paying job. I am 28 years old and I approve of this message. :up:[/quote] Had to quote it simply because hitting "like" wasn't strong enough. Excellent post. I am also 28, and I second this message

One buck earlier was 11 point or better with 3 more decent 6-8 pointers and several does.

I will have an SD-C in my .300 BLK soon. I'm gonna use it for hunting but don't want it too light where an ND could be an issue, heaven forbid I forget the first two safeties. "Worth it" is such a subjective phrase that depends on how much money you have and how much you would like to have a better trigger pull. Unlike ab28 I don't shit in a bucket and pedal a bike to keep the lights on. I'm not rich but I can afford things if I desire, and enjoy the leisure of doing so.

Well , I'm just glad you were not hurt Monk and sorry they got away. I remember my son telling me once about an egg incident that took place on him while he and his two sons were on their home from an afternoon outing. Some kids in a car hit his SUV several times with some eggs. All I can say was wrong truck wrong day. My son and his two boys were on their way home from a paint Ball competition that they competed in and they still had plenty of ammo still in the guns. Son turned around and had little trouble catching them and my two Grandsons marked the car up really well and the guys inside also because they could not get the windows up fast enough. The were orange and Lime Green Florescent and glowing when cops got them in Kingston Springs. They thanked my son because they had been getting complaints on these kids for a week and no one could give a good description of the car. My two grandsons made it easy to locate. Bet it would have been fun if you would have had a paint ball gun huh Monkey/...............jmho 

I run the SD-C in my duty gun and believe it's worth it. If I need to deploy it I would rather have the skill and the gear. Now if you are just buying the trigger to substitute for never practicing don't do it. I just know I will never need a gun and think "man I wish this trigger was worse"

    That is all fine and good, and I honestly respect your ability to make knives from scrap material (I can't do that).  However, stop thread crapping.  This thread is not for that discussion.

I don't think he is condoning it, only saying it might happen. You have no idea of the mental state of someone driving by, what stress they are under, etc. Weird things can make people snap. All it takes is the wrong guy, in the wrong mood catching an egg to the face and he very well may draw and fire in a moment of recklessness. It won't be justified, and he will serve time for it, but a kid will still be dead because of a prank.

This reminds me of the the time I bought a 150 round box of m855. They gave me 152! Woot!

Sorry for the derail Wyldk2. Congrats on the job! Good workers really are hard to find and I'm glad things are looking up for you. They normally do for those that deserve it.

  On a handgun, maybe.   On a rifle.... no way.  The Geisselle is worth every penny.

Congratulations on your success getting on at Nissan. Great company to work for................ :up:  :up: 

Awesome! Congrats!!!

Trolling level: 3 Goats & a bridge :D   http://youtu.be/KjQk244oW9c

Faraday cage with Faraday hamster inside!    :rofl:

I'm not a follower of Rand's philosophy nor was she a Christian. I do find her writings in Atlas shrugged to be somewhat prophetic in that I see many of the abuses and excesses of guv'mint and the idle rich coming to pass. The only reason unregulated capitalism doesn't work is the selfishness of man and the "owners of business" not giving "fair" exchange for my or your labor - Rand believed in her capitalistic utopia that there would be fair exchange of skill/labor/brains for wages/goods/services. I agree with you; because of man's inherent selfishness her fantasyland of unregulated capitalism would take us back to the abuses of the Industrial Revolution.

Love lacquered .223 :)

I boil it down to: are you a producer or are you a looter? I am not on this earth to work for others. My Christian duty is to help those who can't help themselves, provide a hand up not a hand out. The most un-Christian thing someone can do is use guilt to get another to fulfill their wants, needs and desires without putting forth any individual effort. Want a bigger home, nicer car, more guns and you can't make it happen on your current income? Get a second job. Give up some "needs" like cable television, high speed Internet, beer and cigarettes. Stop buying processed food and actually cook, put out a garden and can/freeze. Give up leisure time of watching sports all day Saturday and Sunday and produce something. I lost my job in 2008 and worked 3 jobs to keep my home, buy food and maintain my excellent credit - it takes sacrifice and humility but it can be done.

Love those Bersas. I have the 9uc and a 380 thunder.

The system overloaded in both Chicago and Detroit.

  The bad thing is that my wife is just as big of a gun nut as me.  When I brought the PS90 home all she said "was the Larue is mine". 

[quote name="Someotherguy" post="1175347" timestamp="1407114157"]Here is the pump...So far the thing works great... [url="http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-utility-pump-65836.html"]http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-utility-pump-65836.html[/url][/quote] Thanks for the link. Again very nice setup.

I still like the comparison of Chicago to Houston: http://gunfreezone.net/wordpress/index.php/2013/03/06/a-tale-of-two-cities-chicago-vs-houston/ [URL=http://s963.photobucket.com/user/runco0318/media/chicagovshouston_zpsf3e56cf0.jpg.html][/URL]

I don't want anything emitting a visible signature from my gun until I'm very sure I want it to.

Howdy David and Welcome to TGO   :wave:

  I resent that.   - OS