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He seems to have mostly recovered and is happy to be back at work. Thanks for checking.

I can highly recommend this. Not cheap, but has held up through a lot of high winds. https://www.american-flag-superstore.com/25-Foot-Commercial-Budget-Series-Flagpole-25bsfp.htm?categoryId=-1 I had to double check the price. Just two years ago I paid $440. I expected a bit higher, but not twice the price. No idea of they will come down, but I wanted something that I was pretty confident I wouldn't have to replace in a few years and it's made in the USA. Wall thickness is what I would make sure is good.

I have conceal carried for a long time. I live in a Constitutional Carry state now, but I still have my permit. When I carry (everyday) the goal is to have what I need, and not let it encumber me. That means a lot of different things. First and foremost that it not get in the way of what I am doing. If I were to carry a big iron on my hip for everyone to see, sure, they would all stand in awe at what a mighty and powerful man I am. But that isn't why we carry. Well, it shouldn't be. We should carry so that if the need ever arises, we have it. And frankly, keeping it concealed adds to that. I don't get spooked when I see guys open carrying. I do get spooked when I see guys in an Uncle Mike's holster on a floppy belt with a cocked and locked 1911 in flip flops ordering food at McDonald's. If you carry, be responsible, it is my opinion that part of that is concealing it with a quality holster.

I'm getting my third today, I choose to do so do to my weekend Immune system do to stage 4 colon cancer and liver cancer. I'm not scared about getting the third dose I've got a death sentence any way they gave me 5yrs but I'm not going to help speed that time-line up by not taking a precaution with this going around. At least I'll have a fighting chance if I do catch it. I had no reaction to the first one. This debate about wether to get it or not is getting so crazy. I bet Phil Valintiine wishes he got the shot. Hears my opinion on it, and this will be my last post on this subject here on this forum, either get the vaccination or not, roll the dice and see what happens if you catch it and die, I couldn't care less it's your life not mine. Have a good day. (I hope Mr. spell checker reads this and tells me what I spelled wrong)

No matter what I'm doing, mowing the lawn, laundry, riding the trails, fishing or working on a project in the shop, I'm concealed....and I always have some type of firearm on me.. I do it so I don't have to have discussions with anyone about my choice to carry a firearm. Not family, not cops, not Karen's or Ken's. Its not about the bad guys, its not about what's good or bad about OCing. It is about protecting my privacy and my choices.

Again, if the vaccine works, and you’ve taken it, there’s no reason for you to care if I’ve had it. If it doesn’t work, why’d you take it, and why should I take it?

It's about time everyone take a little responsibility and quit being dogmatic asswagons. Flame away. I'm disappointed in some folks ignorance and lack of responsibility. Adios friends.

Just because one of its uses is deworming does not mean that is its only use. Have you ever taken Benadryl for allergies? How about sleeping pills? Check the active ingredient - many sleeping pills have the same active ingredient as Benadryl... Ivermectin is a medicine that's been around since 1975 (plenty of time to see side effects) whereas this shot has been around for less than a year. Ivermectin has been prescribed by many, many, many doctors globally and has been observed to be effective at treating the symptoms of COVID19. What people are concerned about is the fact that the vaccine is being mandated for clear political reasons. I hope that clears up your confusion.

I'm very confused by the fact that the same group of people that don't trust a vaccine will take a dewormimg medicine..

In a polite society, the open display of weapons will never seen as normative. Open carrying is seen by the public at large as potentially disruptive to preserving order. We have people that we choose to put forth as a community to protect that order (law enforcement - at least in theory.) When an individual or group takes it upon themselves to open carry, it’s making a statement that they’re operating outside of societally agreed upon bounds. It’s always going to be anti normative. None of that affects an individual’s right to defense. You can carry a gun for defense. When you make the choice to strap on a gun you either become an asset to society or a liability. When you open carry the community around you also gets a vote. Choose wisely.

All emotion aside, what are the facts you are basing your criticism on? In my well-researched and educated opinion, this vaccine sort of sucks at being a vaccine. It doesn't prevent you from getting COVID-19 nor does it keep the virus from replicating in your body (although it does make you more likely to be asymptomatic... thereby inadvertently making you into a superspreader as you walk around not realizing you're sick because you don't get COVID tests daily) It doesn't keep you from spreading it (see above) There are tons of reported side effects/complications from taking the vaccine, with one of the key doctors behind mRNA technology expressing concern over the spike proteins used in the vaccine delivery technology + stories of spike proteins being found in places they weren't expected to be found in some people who've had the vaccine It makes the most severe symptoms less severe... but so does being healthy (losing weight, eating better) and being healthy has not been associated with any negative side effects besides needing to buy new clothing perhaps So if you want to take the vaccine for the benefit of #4 (a personal benefit applicable only to you) that's certainly your choice. But you aren't doing me any favors by getting the vaccine, so I invite you to dismount from your high horse

I hear ya! I’m retiring at the end of the month. I worked 30 years to get their promised pension and retiree’s insurance. I’m taking it. My boss asked why I was leaving. I told him because I can!

However mine were free, dumpster dive free.

This whole vaccination thing is strange to me. I have never been one that was afraid of needles or vaccines. Usually, when a needle was stuck in me, there wasn't really much choice. Get the shot, get better, or not do so & suffer the consequences. Reminds me of my Army days, where in basic training, we were told to line up & go thru the gauntlet of medics on each side with the spray paint gun type injection apparatus. Roll up your shirt sleeve & get hit on both sides at the same time. No option. Never saw anyone raise their hand to opt out. Again, when we were preparing to leave for Vietnam, more of the same. No choices. Then there were the Malaria pills. I have no idea what was in these vaccines, never gave it a thought. Thing was, I never contracted any of the numerous diseases to be had. I also used the dreaded iodine tablets in my canteen. Tasted like crap, but you lived with it. I've never suffered any ill effects from any of it.

I'll talk about it. Friends wife & son both got the rona, started Ivermectin immediatly, symptoms started easing on 2nd day, after 5 days able to resume normal activities. They both were also on zinc, & vitamin D supplements. Upped vitamin C also.

Just a general question, but is everyone here familiar with the fact that Congress passed a law in 1986 that protects vaccine manufacturers from being sued in civil personal injury and wrongful death cases? Or that the Supreme Court decided in favor of the Vaccine Act back in 2011 and decided that the federal law protects those manufacturers from design-defect claims as long as the vaccine was properly manufactured and carried adequate warning labels for any appropriate or relevant known effects? I will admit that I was not well versed in any of this until my wife, a Registered Nurse, dropped that little bit of knowledge on me. I could plagiarize, but I'll just throw some links out here instead... Can I Sue Vaccine Manufacturers? (findlaw.com) What Is the Vaccine Court and How Does It Work? (verywellhealth.com)

Not always third world.

This really jumped out at me. While you're at work or out of town will your wife be able to care for the dog, as in feeding, watering and letting it in and out ? Another concern would be if your wife needed help while you were gone. How aggressive would the dog be toward strangers ( police or Emt's ) coming to your wife's aid ?

Re-read the release. Pfizer is NOT FDA approved. All are still under EUA.

Exactly. The same logic applies to masks, if they work, the masked have nothing to fear from the unmasked. Great Post! Quoted for truth.

See, here is the thing. It isn’t really a debate. No one here is trying to get you to mot take the vaccine. Since you want it, I think it is great that it is available for you. What I don’t like is folks trying to make that same decision for me.

Hello everyone and thank you for this great forum. My name is Shane Kerwin. I have lived in the area since 2002 and this is home. I retired out of 5th Special Forces group in 2018. I am an eternal student, but also teach firearms, tactics and medical locally at Montgomery County Shooting Complex and I am the former training manager and head instructor at Royal Range USA. I am honored to be here and be a part of a likeminded community.

Honestly, y'all are going to have enough to deal with in the coming days - that I don't know that it makes sense to add a dog to the mix in the near term - especially one that hasn't already had extensive previous training. A lot of dogs can be taught the brace command - but having a true service dog involves a lot more.

Look, I'm all for someone sticking up for what they believe in. I just think a lot of people are going to be severely disappointing when they find out that the law/courts are not on their side after being terminated for refusing a vaccine. I'd like to find out that I'm wrong.

Look, I am against mandatory vaccinations being forced upon anyone, but at the same time I recognize why companies want their employees vaccinated. Discrimination? Does that mean I can get a job without a driver's license or drive a commercial vehicle without a CDL? Violation of Hippa laws? Don't believe that one, either. https://www.nytimes.com/article/hipaa-law.html I never saw Philadelphia. I guess what I am saying though is that generally the courts have supported both employers and states mandating vaccines.

Firm told me to get the vax or hit the road, I said OK, will save you the trouble, I quit. Was on the company plane at the time with about three of my bosses, (have more bosses these days than producers). That simple...they were stunned, I told them to save the fake facts, we just do not see things the same and I was sure they could replace 26 years of Process Construction experience with one of the college boys, no problem. I had food plots to plant. Owner called later that day and said since I had recouped from it in October last year it would not be a condition of my continued employment. When enough people push back it will stop, if they don't it wont.

I prefer to not let anyone know I have a firearm on me.

Because our government, the media, and everybody else is playing politics with this disease. Our media likes to call it horse dewormer, which is available at Walgreens, CVS, and WALMART. All my horses shop there. Some folks have concerns about the vaccines. A lot of medical folks have concerns. Hell, we took the J&J shot because Mika's doctor had concerns about the Phizer and Moderna. There are tons and tons of bull#### wrapped around this whole disease. If one politician mentions a drug, it gets banned by his opponents. And the real truth is way above all of our pay grades. Wormer... https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1122/ivermectin-oral/details and the Nobel Peace Prize... like Obama https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/press-release/

I am not a lawyer, but I would imagine that it adds some complexity to the scenario of attempting to sue an employer over it. This on top of the normal complexity of suing an employer for terminating employment in an "at will" state. The reasons that an employer in Tennessee cannot terminate an employment are pretty limited: Employee Rights (tn.gov) I did get the J&J shot. I was given the typical sheets of paperwork prior to the jab that explained what the risks were. This is normal fare anytime you admit yourself for any sort of medical care, though. I skimmed it before letting Nurse Ratchet impale my shoulder with her rusty dagger, but I didn't read it in great detail. I'm probably rare in comparison to most folks in that I actually did read a bit of it, though. I would imagine that most folks treat it like the EULA on a software package and throw it in the trash without a glance. It's going to be interesting to see what happens in an employee vs. employer personal injury lawsuit regarding the vaccines. I figure it will differ from state to state according to whatever laws are on their books. The only thing for certain is that lawyers are going to pocket a bunch of money no matter who wins.

Imagine they take away your social security check and medicare won’t cover your medical expenses unless you get the jab.You with us now, old man?

Home to start rehab. Has interest in a dog, but not a priority right now. Just doing the back work if we go that direction.

Thanks @xsubsailor Regarding her mobility, she anticipates smear full recover from the stroke. She's mobile enough now for the in/out, feeding / watering. Security in terms of a dog being a deterrent vs. a true protection unit. And my out of town, as a rule, is typically a single night at a time. Plus, we had a dog for almost 17 years and have been dogless for about 18 months.

Time to dust off my old tin foil hat, and get my black helicopter out of the barn.

I won't pretend to know the ins, outs, and rules of such a thing, but I did find this as an opposing viewpoint to the article you pasted and linked to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/26/vaccine-conspiracy-theorists-become-even-more-desperate-after-full-fda-authorization/ I believe that you are right that if rules were bypassed it will end up in the courts somewhere.

Mr Pody is there, however Ms Lynn is missing. Sending emails now, 1 to thank and 1 to ask what not.

Not at a gun show, IMO. Too many idiots get the urge to show their roscoe & yank it out. Too often a ND is the result. Nor do *I* want a loaded gun being waved around a public bldg. Flea market, that sort of thing, I don't care.

Welcome and thank you for your service!!

Don't tell and don't ask. CYA type stuff.

Good news is always welcome.

Marsha, I don't think you specified when this whole thing started. Is it possible they're dove hunting? Sunset in your county is at 7:04 this evening.

I'm old (63) & can't remember schitt. But there have been events where permit holders wore empty holsters showing in order to protest some sort of "no guns allowed" law(s) a couple of times. I want to say one was at Legislative Plaza in Nashville? I don't recall any specific even where OCing was considered a main focus of the event. I do agree with removing the "shock value" of seeing someone OCing. Krogers, restaurants, etc would all be prime spots for "normal" people OCing, IMO. I used to attend all the Nashville TFA meetings & there were multiple people OCing as they went around the buffet line. On enight a Karen complained to the manager about it. He asked her if she wanted him to call the police & also told her the police would also be OCing. Said Karen was not amused. The TFA spends a LOT of $$$ at their monthly meetings there, so the manager took that into account. As far as I know, she was the only one whom ever complained. No doubt that was THE safest restaurant in the state on that particular night. In rural areas, OCing doesn't get a second glance, IMO. Everybody & their sister owns a gun here & knows how to use them.

No, and not because of the cost. Unfortunately becoming an actual service dog takes months. The actual cost isn't what bothers me, it's the idea that within two weeks any dog will be trained enough to make a difference. I think you have to go in with eyes wide open. If you are expecting an actual service dog with the capabilities I think you are hoping for, then just buying a dog and sending it to training is not the answer. If your expectations are that you are buying a pet with the hopes it could maybe help at some point down the road, then that is a leap of faith you are going to have to decide the risk on. What happens when that dog doesn't do what you want it to or to the level you were hoping? I hope the answer isn't just get rid of it. I am not trying to be negative, but a dog that can assist in the manner you are talking about is not just a dog you buy and train in a couple of weeks. If you really need an assistance dog, talk to one of the organizations that does this professionally. You will find that it takes a lot of time and money to get a true service dog. It can't be a quick fix so to speak. A 'companion dog' is absolutely possible, but one that can help with any mobility issues is asking a lot from what is essentially a pet.

There's another old saying. Stupid should hurt.

I have never open carried and never will. It is just an advertisement for a bad guy to shoot me 1st. The only people outside of my family and my doctor and staff know that I carry. Most times if I have a belt holster I'm wearing a long loose shirt or light jacket. If I have my shoulder holster on normally I have on a light windbreaker. This is just my opinion on OC. I think if you do see an open carry chances are he/she is a new gun owner or does not have an HCP and is using the new law just to show off mostly and probably never thought they might be a target for a bad guy!!

I don't do it except if I have to take off my outer clothing layer for some odd reason. The ones I do see open carrying almost always are using some cheap assed Fobus or Ace nylon holster. Neither of which should be used for carrying period, never mind OCing. As a TFA member, I'm quite surprised at the % of fellow members who promote OCing. I think it's stupid, unsound tactically & is a good way to get yourself shot first. But what do I know?

Labor Day was what this weekend was for me for me. My old pick-up died on me. Saturday and Sunday were used up putting a new fuel pump in. Not that bad of a job really, but you have to take the bed off. And in my case, removing a bed cover and liner. What's time consuming, is waiting for help to be available to do the heavy lifting. Today I cut grass, did laundry, dishes and general house cleaning. So yeah, around here Labor Day lived up to its name. However, I did find time yesterday afternoon to go to the party next door for a while, grab a bite to eat and do a bit of socializing. That was nice.

I tried pretty much everything from 3" to 15 yards before I connected with my first. It's literally impossible to say. Every single bird is different & that's what makes wing shooting so much fun!