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The truth is still working its way out. The headcount is still going up. The investigation Is still going on and is getting worse. Honestly I am glad I am gone. Obviously it will be a lot worse off a place to work when this is done. I had my first interview this morning. Less than twenty four hours after being fired. They made me a very nice offer. I already took their drug test, though I haven't accepted their offer. I told them my family is first. They want to meet my family, as they liked my honesty and candor in regards to my priorities. At the very least, I feel a thousand times better. I have also received head hunting calls from our biggest competitor. The rumor got back to me a minute ago that I had accepted that position. I liked that call, the fear in my former managers voice. I am good. Sent from my LGLS740 using Tapatalk

  Involuntarily squirt something from the lower part of their body.

Let's go to a job interview.   I got an email about a dispatching position at 7am this morning.

Maybe we can get the Government to set up a group of "out of work hamburger flippers" as security for the theaters. We can call it TSA (Theater Security Administration). Oh never mind, they used them all up at the airports. :rolleyes:

Pfffft. Amateurs.

Facts of life: A body in motion tends to stay in motion, a body at rest tends to stay at rest, and all good jobs eventually turn to crap. - Me

I spent last week in the mountains of Ellijay Georgia at the Rogers Shooting School (http://www.rogersshootingschool.com/). For those not familiar with the school it is owned and run by Bill Rogers, former FBI agent, inventor ( Safariland  duty holster ALS and SLS and GLS locks, Wilson/Rogers 1911 mags, Rogers Super Stock, etc) and world class shooter who won a metric ton of matches in the 80s and 90s and beyond. In fact I was recently flipping through an old issue of Soldier of Fortune from 1986 looking at an article about the SOF 3 Gun Match and lo and behold but who was 2nd over all? Bill Rogers....yep...that Bill Rogers.    The class normally runs a week starting on Sunday evening and finishing up on Friday afternoon. The class normally runs $1200 for the week and 2500 rounds of ammo. This is quite an investment in time , money , and ammo for most people. But the deal of the century might be the way I did it . I took it as  the 3 day Rogers Reactive Steel Course offered through my friend Ronnie Dodd's company Dodd and Associates (http://www.doddtraining.com/). This class runs Wednesday night through Saturday afternoon . Ronnie is also the chief instructor at Rogers and that is how he is able to offer the 3 day class using the Rogers facilities and the Rogers assistant instructors. During the class I stayed in the Rogers Lodge ( $75 for the class) and Bill Rogers himself made an appearance at the class so it was pretty much as close to the 5 day class experience as the 3 day class could be. Of course there is no free lunch, (well....actually lunch is included in the class) and you cannot fit 5 days into 3 so you will get 4 runs on the test instead of the normal 6 and you will only shoot 1500 rounds for the class instead of the normal 2500 and no Thursday night low light shoot like in the 5 day class.    At Rogers they teach what they call Reactive Shooting. That is shooting within human reaction time. It takes someone .25 of a second to observe and a .25 to respond if there is no other decision making involved. So a simple "see it , point the gun at it and shoot it" would be a half second. The target system used at the school consists of 8" plates that appear and disappear in very short time increments. They range in distance from 7 yards to 9 yards to 10 yards to 15 to 19 yards. One of the first drills we shoot is a shot in one half second at a 7 yard target. We then shoot 2 targets in 1 second, and then 3 targets in 1.5 seconds. The drills don't get any easier either. The practice is all geared toward the test which you shoot each day to determine your score and class ranking.     Each person shoots about 500 rounds per day. This can seem daunting to some , especially guys shooting heavier caliber guns. Guys who show up with .45s often switch to 9mm in short order. One gentleman in our class shot his 1911 .45 on day one and promptly switched to his 9mm 1911 for the rest of the class. Of course some Mil and LE units that come to class with bigger caliber duty weapons (think SEALs, Delta, Marine Recon and FBI HRT, etc). You see Rogers is not the typical "Firearm safety class" it is a doctorate level test of marksmanship. You either sink or swim . You either acclimate to the speed of the targets and force yourself to see the sights and make the hits or you miss a lot and watch plates disappear. The targets do not care that you are shooting with 2 hands or with one or with your strong or your weak hand. The time frames are all the same. After all, the bad guys won't take it easy on you if you are injured and having to shoot with one hand......   There is not much downtime in the class. You are either loading magazines, shooting drills, hydrating, watching the instructors demonstrate drills, or eating lunch. Even during lunch the target system runs so that if you choose to you can hurry up and eat lunch and then get some dry practice in. And every little bit helps while preparing for the test. The instructors are there always offering constructive suggestions, and offering encouragement. And as opposed to some other schools, all the instructors can shoot at a high level. They have to in order to demonstrate the drills.    At the end of each day you shoot the test. It is an 9 stage 125 round course of fire. The first stage is 3 rounds on 3 different targets from the extended low ready position in 1.5 seconds. The 2nd is from the ready engaging 4 plates in near to far order in 2 seconds. And it just gets more difficult from there.  Number 8 can cause nightmares as it is 23 plates in 3 waves all shot weak handed with 2 weak hand only reloads thrown in....all in 23 seconds. Not exactly for the faint of heart. There is a reason that not many people clean the test. In fact only 4 people have ever shot the test with a perfect 125. Bill Rogers, Rob Leatham, Manny Bragg and Gabe White have shot a perfect 125. As mentioned earlier your scores count toward what  certificate you graduate with. Score less than 70 on the test and you do not pass.  Pass the test with 70 points and you get a Basic Certificate. Pass with a 90 and you get an Intermediate certificate. Pass with 110 or more and you graduate Advanced. They say less than 5% pass at the Advanced level and only those 4 guys have ever cleaned it.    Some of my peers in the shooting and training industry who have already been had been waiting for a long time for me to finally make the pilgrimage to Rogers. Unfortunately  classes at Rogers usually fill up and they are not always offered when I am free. I stay busy between my day job, teaching and match shooting. So when the opportunity  hit to do the  the 3 day class in between teaching my own classes and shooting matches I was glad to finally get to attend this class. As to my performance? Well I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but then again, only 4 guys ever have. I ended up graduating Advanced with a 115 score and the coveted red pin for the Top Shooter in the class.    If you get the chance to go to the full 5 day class that would be great, but if time, and money are an issue then take a serious look at the three day class run through Dodd and Associates. You'll be glad you did. 

I can guarantee anyone set on doing harm to others will just shoot the bag checker in the face before submitting to a bag search. All this created is a super safe place for criminals to commit crimes against others.   I really, really wish one of many victims who were hurt at these gun free zones would sue the property owner. Even if they don't win the cost would eventually eat away at the gun buster signs on the doors.     http://wate.com/2015/08/19/regal-movie-theaters-begin-bag-search-policy/     Some on the Regal Columbus Stadium 12 Facebook page claim the new policy is turning them away. One comment called the policy unjust and unfriendly to law-abiding citizens. “Will not, under any circumstances, return to a Regal theater since you instituted the bag search policy,” one person wrote.   Another poster said, “Do you guys want to go out of business? Hassling women to check their purses?”   “I understand that, but I think it would be nice if people didn’t have guns in the movie theaters,” Jay Weinisch said. “I don’t think it’s that much to ask.”   On it’s website, Regal Entertainment Group acknowledges that the policy could be an inconvenience, but says they hope it is a minor issue compared to increased safety. “I think that anything that will protect the citizens, people should have the patience to go through that,” Shirley Wilkie said.  

While they should have been nicer, I don't really think any of it was their fault either though. I do agree that it never helps to blame the customer. At least you got what you ordered.

Phone bank type tech support has always been the bottom of the barrel regarding this sort of thing.   Did about 9 months of it myself once.   - OS

Hey man, just start looking.  Benefits were good at my last place, but I was literally stuck with zero promotion opportunity for a minimum of 5 more years (after I had already been there for 4).  Spent almost a year straight of searching every single day, but refused to give up & finally had the opportunity to transfer.  Same pay, same type of work, same benefits, but there's a ton of promotion potential after I learn the new systems.   Just start looking, because the one day you aren't, is the day the opportunity to move on passes you up.  I'd rather be told no and I don't qualify 100 times for a promotion/new position than sit around and wonder what would have happened if I tried.   If you think you can do better, then get your stuff together and start working on it and leave that negativity & stress behind you.

Other than the guy with the Airsoft gun, I think all the theatre shootings have been either at night or during a first weekend showing when the theatre is packed with people.   I wait until the movie has been out a couple of weeks and then attend a matinee. We arrive early and I check out the people as they come in. Usually, there's less than a half dozen people in the theatre. We only go maybe once a year, so I think the greater risk is walking to/from the car after the movie.

I think its been over 5 years if not longer for me. Its sad that people have to be afraid to go and enjoy the theater.but last time we went..everyone had a cell phone out.. the screens where annoying, to much talking on them and texting..I just rather sit in bed with Dolomite, havea bowl of snacks and watch it on my 60 inch TV.Plus the older I get,I get irritiated with things easier, I cant stand crowds( usualy some idiot in it)..waiting lines and and people standing to close to me..

I always get an isle seat.  Not because I am worried about a shooting, but because I inevitably have to pee.

Honestly, I thought most people carry in a holster.  If they were to check my backpack, they may find a laptop or a phone, certainly both potentially dangerous in the wrong hands, but they'd miss my gun completely.  Not that it impacts me at all.  Hollywood hasn't made a movie in years that I've been willing to pay to see.

  Be sure to pour a Coke on your floor the day before so it's nice and sticky, plus you have to leave the movie running when you get up to pee. No pausing allowed. When you get back, you have to interrupt anyone else in the room by saying "what did I miss?" That gives you the full movie theater experience at home. It helps if you empty an entire 12 pack of Coke into a plastic bucket and drink it all during the previews.

This nothing to do with safety and everything to do with preventing people from sneaking in snacks.  It's all about the money.

And if they see a gun in a bag what exactly are they supposed to do...?

Does sound like specialised work. Would love to be a fly on the wall when upper management enquires of HR where and how they intend to restaff what sounds like an entire department on short notice.

i am going to the front lines with a boat load of ammo. 

The question I would have is whether management knew of any of the other sales as a part of their investigation where the person was not fired today as a result. Consistency matters in Human Resources - especially when it comes to terminations. If it turns out they were selective, I might be inclined to discuss it with counsel.

I don't think his employer requires them to pack revolvers. He has been with them over a year now and packed the M9 the entire time. I just think his friend is kinda on the dumb side of guns because he also works there and packs a revolver while on duty. 

Some of us try. The laws are still there, but we are pretty well left alone. We raise our own food, build our own homes, farm our own land, make our own tools etc. Legally we aren't anymore free than any of the other subjects, but it sure helps to be able to say we could live without the goverment or any outside help. Which brings up another point. I, and I'm sure others here, have family roots running into this land more than a century old. My family first built on the land we own in the early 1860's. My entire family has been born and raised there and most have died there. I'd rather die and be buried in the hills where I was raised than be the first generation of my family to turn tail and run. Sent from the backwoods

Mods include: Geissele Super Sabre Trigger Pack Geissele Lightning Bow Trigger Gear Head Works Short Razorback Rail Gear Head Works Front site for short Razorback rail Gear Head Works Fulcrom Flex swival Eotech XPS3 Transverse Red Dot Holosight, EOTech G33 3x Magnifier Surefire M600 Scout Light Talon Grips X14 Gen 2 Magpul windowed 30 round Pmags with Ranger Plates Magpul Sling I just need to site it in for the elevated rail and i AM DONE WITH HER!!!!

If this breaks any rules I apologize and please delete. I will be teaching a hunter's education class on September 11-12 in the East Knox County area this is a free class open to anyone age 9 yrs old and up if anyone is interested you can contact me or go to the TWRA website and register it'll be listed as the class at Lyons Creek Baptist Church it will be Friday evening from 6pm-10pm and Saturday morning from 9am-4pm all are welcome age 9 and up -Proverbs 22:6-

A month or 2 ago IT recruiters were nagging the hell out me, but I told them I'm not looking. It was true, I wasn't looking. I loved my gig and had no intention of leaving for a LONG time. This was, after all, the best job I've ever had. I was doing what I love, getting paid a fair salary for it, and the work culture was everything I could ask for.   A couple of Mondays ago, I got an email from work at 6 pm at night, but I ignored it until a co-worker texted me to ask if I got an email too. When I checked, it was a damn "it is with deep sadness that we inform you..." email saying I was fired, because the company was losing money. My security access was revoked and by 8 pm, they'd shut down our email as well. Turns out 1/3 of the company got that same email and we were all truly blindsided by the news.   Moral of the story...strike while the iron is hot. 

What if you and some of your colleagues struck out on your own and started an MSP (Managed services provider)?  I think you are in Oak Ridge.  Claris Networks started over in Knoxville and grew to about 200 people before they sold the company.   I have a friend who did this and he gets techie work off website while he builds his business.  Can you install routers?  Comcast doesn't provide managed routers on their fiber product.  You can bet their sales reps have folks like you that can handle router installation and configuration, wireless access point installation, etc...

Best time to find a job is when you have one if you aren't satisfied with your current conditions.

"the time of year when humidity is high".... Like not January or February? ;) The WD-40 Corrosion Specialist is different from regular WD-40. And I found some recently at Lowes. It was something like $10 for a smallish can, but I got one anyway.

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Don’t these theaters have shareholders? With theaters already losing ground to the technology many of us have at home; I wouldn’t think they would be okay with searching customers. Most of us have to go through the airport; we don’t have to go to the movies.

Ahh crap, she figured out her "new" password.

Whos said you can post in here? go load some ammo or something :)

Not me!!!

At the risk of offending quite a few, I will say that when push comes to shove I would not want anyone already pondering their retreat standing shoulder to shoulder with me. While it is wise to have contingency plans in place, mentally giving up the fight before it begins is something else. As noted by others, we have had generations of heroes before us that have sacrificed everything to maintain the freedom that has allowed our country to become the greatest nation in the world. They did their part, and someday we might have to do ours. If you are not on board with that then head on out to these nicer/easier places, but please divvy up your guns/ammo to the rest of us on your way out :)

Can anyone tell me which active shooter in any of the movie theater shootings was a woman? No where in the article did I see where they were searching men for guns yet every shooter has been male. Just goes to show how STUPID smart people think. I have no plans of ever going to another theater when I can watch the movies in the comfort of my living room and save a lot of money doing so..........jmho

I think the one I have is the Maxpedition Kodiak Sling bag.  I like it alot.  I wish it had molle attachments on both sides all the way to the top like some of their other bags, but overall, its the best fit for me, and im very picky.  Ive gone through several different Max bags and 5.211 aqnd others til I found this one.

Face meets palm.

It’s that time of year. Car enthusiasts from around the country flock to Pigeon Forge to show off and pay homage to beautiful four-wheeled rides. Car shows in Pigeon Forge have become a staple event for many years and each year the attendance grows. You may be wondering which car shows are coming to town, when they’re coming and most importantly, what they have to offer. First prize is ‘32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster “Alloway’s.” Prize #2 is $10,000. Shades of the Past Rod Run XXXIII When: September 11–12, 2015 Where: Dollywood DreamMore Resort The Shades of the Past Rod Run XXXIII (33) is being held this year at the new Dollywood DreamMore Resort. This show is for rods, customs and classics through 1972. First prize is ‘32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster “Alloway’s.” Prize #2 is $10,000. Awards: –Best of Show (to be chosen by the Top 25 Winners) –Best Street Cruiser –Best Street Rod –Best Street Machine –Top 25 –Detroit Speed & Engine Modern Muscle Award –Shades Mighty Muscle Picks –Soffseal Mighty Muscle Pick 2015 Pigeon Forge Fall Rod Run When: September 17–19, 2015 Where: LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge The 2015 Pigeon Forge Fall Rod Run kicks off on September 17 at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge. There will be a huge swap meet, $10,000 cash giveaway and more. Awards: –King of the Hill (outside judging) –Top 25 Awards –Ultimate 5 Awards –Door Prizes

That is perfect, thanks. I'm a little hesitant to buy a more expensive one. If I like it I will look at some higher end ones.

I think the moral of this story is if you want to do business with a co-worker, do it off site.   Sorry you had to lose your job over it.

A friend of my wife (and Marine) came up with this idea. Should be a good time, pray for good weather. http://standtogethertn.com/ :usa:

  Herman Cain had it figured out years ago "build a fence 20 feet tall, then electrify it and to be politically correct, put a sign on it that says "warning this fence will kill you" in english and spanish"

I disagree. I think that would detract from the look.

I would thank him for his opinion and continue carrying the M9.

Estonia. Highest ratio of women to men... If I can't live in America, I may as well be happy without my rights. On the bright side, self defense is a valid reason to own a gun there.

I'm with you...too many patriots have given the ultimate sacrifice to make this the land of the free and home of the brave - the only place I'm going is to the front lines. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

  ATF just needs to stop harassing people. Guns were all good and fun until they showed up and pooped in the punchbowl.

  FIFY :up: