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A funny video my dad and I did this weekend.....If you think its funny feel free to share it   http://youtu.be/0-jflQThRBQ

I haven't put anything up in a few days so here are a few more...

It's amazing what happens when ignorance, rumors and greed all meet.

I guess this is one of the few instances where you want the least bang for your buck

Time for what? Are you expecting some goodies by mail? lol

So here I am thinking you borrowed the Gen Lee for the vid, but low and behold you pull along side me on 41A going into gate4 this morning.  Just had to look to see who was driving and even got to see your temp tags, had me cracking up; other drivers probably thought I was nuts.  Would of waved to say hi, but I didn't want you to think I was a Gen Lee fanboy.

Well, I bought a Tundra 3 weeks ago, only because my Fix Or Repair Daily truck has a "known defect" in the engine block design and I needed a new block. No thanks. After fixing a problem with a transmission leak in December, that again is a 'known issue' (pass through connector seal on the tranny was leaking because ford used rubber o-rings). Since I was just outside of the extended warranty it was out of my pocket to fix KNOWN problems with the design of the FORD. No thanks. Our last ford (a windstar) also had problems with ford using rubber where they shouldn't. Had to take the top part of the engine off to replace 6 bolts that had rubber seals with new ones that were of another material. When will ford learn not to use rubber seals when there is contact with petroleum products? Because I'll get asked :) the problem on my truck was that the rear passenger side of the engine was not getting enough oil so the cam phaser when out cause a horrendous "ticking" sound, so bad that my gas engine sounded like a diesel at idle. Two shops both said that they could replace the passenger side parts, but the problem would return, don't know when, could replace both sides and the problem would return, or, replace the engine block with a "redesigned" one that solves the oil flow problem (and replace a slew of parts along the way). Google "Ford engine tick" for more information. If you have a 2006 - 2010ish F150 might be worth while to check it out before you have the problem.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125920344@N08/ Above is the link to some of the pictures I have taken in the last 10 months since i got bit by the photo bug.

Move to West Tennessee, everyone is leaving here, plenty of numbers available.  We might go back to 3-digit phone numbers ...

:rofl: Sweet car (other than the paint job)! This one belongs to a friend...

I thought it was funny. I really don't think the producers of the Dukes Of Hazzard had any kind of racist message or intent when they made the show back then, back then a rebel flag wasn't that much of a big deal as it is nowadays, southern bands like Lynard Skynard and Charlie Daniels Band used to put the flag on their album covers, they were all over the place at NASCAR races. Back in the 70's and 80's many people just viewed the flag as a southern thing, I don't think their intent was to promote racism, (for some people). I am aware it is commonly flown by idiot rasist aryan groups and the KKK but so is the Stars and Stripes. I can see how some black Americans, especially those of age where they grew up in a racist atmosphere in the south would be offended by the flag.

LOL   I supervise 12 officers: 2 white females 2 asian males 1 black male 7 white males   HR would go into cardiac arrest if they attended one of our rollcalls. You were in the military...you know what I'm talking about (anyone see the HBO series "Generation Kill"?).  Good natured, equal opportunity cracking, with a bunch of adults not looking to be "offended." I can't think of one that wouldn't run to a gunfight to save the other.

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Or just don't buy it because it's not even that good of ammo to start with. People never cease to amaze me.

I will have to turn on my PC tomorrow to get a few good ones but I have one I did on my phone a while back with one of my G Shock watches with my Jeep in the background. G-Shock actually used this pic for their background on their North American facebook page for a while.

I know we have a lot of photographers here on TGO, myself included. There was another thread of this type a while back but it is so old a lot of the links to the photo hosting sites are no longer good so I thought that I would start a new thread so we could share our work with one another. Please contribute your own work. Here are a few of my favorites from the past couple of years. I don't care if you use my pictures for private use, I would appreciate a PM if anyone intends to use them for any other purpose. Little Tennessee River Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Fall Creek Falls Bald River Falls

No , not more cow bell ..... help me find the best price on a Thompson 1927 Deluxe with a 50 round drum ......

Well not quite new. One new and one older but returning. The top knife is a JB Stout Megalodon. This was a blade show knife from 2013. After blade 14, a friend was looking for one. I sold it to him and he gifted it back to me unexpectedly this weekend. Its nice to have it back home. The bottom knife is from Michael Burch of Burchtree Bladeworks. This is his mid-tech dao model. Scored this in his lottery. Its already found a new owner as I really couldn't afford it right now but its a beast of a knife. Would probably be amazing in the kitchen.

I just watched the premiere of The Last Man on Earth on Fox. It has to be the funiest show I have ever seen. I can't count how many times I laughed watching it. Must watch. Ready for next week.

I am still using the same open-face browning I had as a kid. I've caught my biggest and smallest fish on it. I don't know if it's lucky or not but it's still my favorite. 

... just heard on a local news station...  reporting at a grocery store... about the grocery carts.      "As you can see these carts have been in and out of the store all day and have water droplets on them.  If they freeze over tonight, they will form ice droplets."     ... that was really her destination point.  I did not edit.    I have to remember whenever they report on something that fires me up.  "ice droplets"

  TaxAct Deluxe is a complete solution for anything short of maybe advanced business needs, allows multiple returns, etc. If you pre-order it, only $9.95 instead of $20 each year.   - OS

My Ruger American before I sold it...

i would call parker's safes before i did anything.  you can find him on this site.  good man to deal with.  

Yes, I know it's ARFCOM but this vid has the entire new Magpul Lineup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqmRT7gv2I   And this one shows how you can make the new polymer gen M3 mags they're going to be releasing and different colors you can do them in at home.   http://youtu.be/Uq1C0tTfULM?t=2m37s    

I batted that idea around in my head for a while. Where did he find a Diesel engine? Out of a Navara?

Pretty girl. Those are some wicked cool eyes. I bet she bats them at pawpaw and she gets anything she wants.

You really got it?!?!? Wow! That's great! I've been a Charger fan since seeing my first one back in '66. Loved that long open back on them. Then the 68 model hit and I was lost. Followed them all thru the years. But for some reason never owned one. Strange. Congratulations on a great car.

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why you gotta be crackin on white people yo?

 Three men - a Canadian farmer, a Muslim fanatic and a White Trash Biker are all walking together one day.  They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it.     'I will give each of you one wish, which is three wishes in total', says the Genie.     The Canadian says, 'I am a farmer and my son will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in Canada '     POOF! With the blink of the Genie's eye, the land in Canada was forever fertile for farming.     The Muslim was amazed, so he said, 'I want a wall around Afghanistan , Palestine , Iraq and Iran so that no infidels, Americans or Canadians can come into our precious land.'     POOF! Again, with the blink of the Genie's eye, there was a huge wall around those countries.     The Biker says, 'I am very curious.  Please tell me more about this wall.'     The Genie explains, 'Well, it's about 5,000 feet high, 500 feet thick and completely surrounds the countries. Nothing can get in or out;     it's virtually impenetrable.'     The Biker sits down on his Harley, cracks a beer, lights a cigar, smiles and says, 'Fill it with water.'

Good info Pete.   Sig is my favorite brand, so I have owned, shot, and worked on MANY of their pistols. A few comments:   You can get Barsto barrels for the P229 to convert it from 40 or 357 to 9mm (but not the reverse) without buying the new slide kit from Sig. Many people report using these barrels with the 40/357 slides and mags with no issues, so it is worth a try considering that the Sig conversion kits are very pricey. Beats the heck out of buying multiple guns, and allows flexibility to shoot what ammo you have on hand.   The DAK guns are actually pretty nice and allow consistent shot-to-shot experience, which is great for defense and some other scenarios, so the only thing I don't like about it is that it is not cheap to convert a DAK back to a standard DA/SA or DAO configuration. So I prefer to buy Sigs which are either DA/SA or DAO, as they can more easily and cheaply be switched back and forth, although my personal preference is DA/SA.   I totally dislike a railed pistol, at least the metal frames, as they almost always have sharp edges which can be uncomfortable and accelerate holster or clothing wear, and I generally don't use rails on my pistols anyway. For me a defensive pistol is almost always carried concealed and likely to be shot quickly at close quarters, so I want it to be as small and light as possible, and I don't really need or want the rail gadgets anyway. For home defense, where lights or lasers might be a bit more helpful, I would prefer to have those gadgets on my shotgun or defense rifle, and only use the pistol as a backup.   Now on the subject of CPO vs. police trades, I have seen MANY of both. My experience is that most police trades will have more finish wear but very little actual usage, so they typically function perfectly after a detailed dis-assembly and cleaning/lube. So the difference is mostly cosmetic, and even that can be very minimal if you are lucky to find some police trades that are in VG to EXC condition. The one exception here is usually the models with night sights, as most brands have a life expectancy of 10 years and the trades are typically 4-6+ years old when you get them, thus they are typically pretty dim. But in this case I tend to replace them with new night sights (usually $50-$80) or standard contrast sights ($20-$30) and they are just fine. If you buy trades in FAIR to GOOD condition then the other issue you see (besides more finish wear) is worn magazine springs and followers, but those too are easily and cheaply replaced. So in most cases the CPO guns are not worth the extra cost, at least to me since I can easily get the Sig parts and I have all the gunsmith tools and experience to do my own work. In fact that's one of the things I enjoy the most about the trades... the process of restoring them is pretty fun, although now it typically takes me quite a while due to an injury from a year ago.   And finally, I have read several books and scientific studies (well over 2,000 pages) regarding ballistic performance on human threats in defensive situations, and I am convinced that with modern ammo the .357 Sig is perhaps the single best caliber from a sheer performance / shootability perspective. The only downside is that it is less common ammo so it tends to cost a bit more, but reloading helps to solve that issue, and if ammo is in short supply you can just switch the barrel and shoot 9mm or 40 from the same gun.   Thus I have picked up a few of the Sigs above, and I am due to pick them up in the morning, I can hardly wait. I will share my results here later after I have inspected the goods.

No. At least I didn't.   I use a #2 pencil and a 6 pack.   I refuse to pay for something that aides in my paying taxes. I also prefer to understand how the tax system is set up instead of taking a computer program's word for it.

Priceless, especially your dad's expression when he looks at the camera. My opinion: stereo types are funny when coupled with intelligent humor and comedy. Thanks for posting, haven't heard from you lately.

v Thought we were discussing hearing....

There is no need to shoot without hearing protection to see what it would be like in a self defense situation. The reason is when adrenaline starts pumping your hearing tends to go long before a shot is ever fired. It is part of a self defense mechanism your body does to protect itself. That is also why you get tunnel vision. And if you do have to shoot to save your life you will NEVER hear the shot and likely would not be able to tell how many shots were fired. Adrenaline does a lit of weird things and it gets worse the more adrenaline.   When I have adrenaline dumps, I mean SERIOUS, dumps it seems like my senses are gone. Now once the situation is over the first thing that hits is the queasy feeling, nausea, stomach cramps and the feeling like I am about to crap my pants. After that I just want to lay down and go to sleep because I am tired like I have been awake for 3 days straight. I have been through it enough to know what to expect but it still happens every time I have an adrenaline dump.

Nothing racist about the video at all. Nicely done and on par with most current Saturday Night Live skits. Obviously meant to entertain. You know that you are dealing with a racist when you hear "I ain't a racist but..."

Literally laughed my ass off. No, seriously, it fell on the floor and I had to duct tape it back on. 

Couldn't have been any funnier and thumbed noses at stereotype nonsense. Well done.

I laughed.     Racism can kiss my a$$.  If it's funny, you laugh.  That's life.  

Accountant. I got turboed by Turbotax one year.

Carol playing little miss homemaker is the best strategic move I have seen in the show to date. She took out terminus almost single handed. The glock in the blender had a "J" burnt into the grip. We will see it come up again. The husband sitting on the porch smoking said,"Welcome to Alexandria," with more sarcasm than I have heard on the show. Could it be jealousy or the equivalent to,"Welcome to hell." There has to be more people than what we have seen. A dictator cannot survive without an army. The group is playing it safe. Darryl needs to back off and conform a bit. Just don't do as Carl suggested and become soft. If the ROTC guy is the toughest guy they have they are in trouble. He goes out on a run to play with a walker. Can you say stupid? The Alexandria group has no solid plan. They need to get one. By the way, where is Morgan. Did he give up his shadowing or could he be one of the exiled. JTM Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some of my favorites.

Nice pics folks! Here's a couple of my favorites...

Yeah, what was that little boy's name, Ron?

You are little more restricted with the square butt. I normally use the old Pachmyer Gripper grips on a square butt model. If you can find them though the Uncle Mike's square butt, K-frame boot grips are probably the best all around for a carry square butt model. Assuming those the Targets came with that gun, that Smith is worth 50-100 bucks more with those grips. http://files.harrispublications.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2011/11/uncle-mikee28099s-square-butt-rubber-grips.jpg

I'll share a couple; Dave

Pizza Rolls

There's never been a better single action 9mm than the Hi-Power.  A serviceable weapon for carry, and fun at the range all rolled into one.   I'd start there.