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Retirement     One day a man decided to retire.   He booked himself on a Caribbean cruise and proceeded to have the time of his life, . . . that is, . . . until the ship sank.   He soon found himself on an island with no other people, no supplies, nothing, only bananas and coconuts.   After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore.   In disbelief, he asks, “Where did you come from?  How did you get here?”   She replies, “I rowed over from the other side of the island where I landed when my cruise ship sank.”   “Amazing,” he notes. “You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you.”   “Oh, this thing?” explains the woman.  “I made the boat out of some raw materialI found on the island.  The oars were whittled from gum tree branches.  I wove the bottom from palm tree branches, and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree.”   “But, where did you get the tools?”   “Oh, that was no problem,” replied the woman. “On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed.  I found that if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into ductile iron and I used that to make toolsand used the tools to make the hardware.”   The guy is stunned.   “Let’s row over to my place,” she says “and I'll give you a tour.”   So, after a short time of rowing, she soon docks the boat at a small wharf.   As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls off the boat.   Before him is a long stone walk leading to a cabin and tree house.   While the woman ties up the row boat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.   As they walk into the house, she says casually, “It’s not much, but I call it home.  Please sit down.”   “Would you like a drink?”   “No! No thank you,” the man blurts out, still dazed. “I can’t take another drop of coconut juice.”   “Oh it’s not coconut juice,” winks the woman. “I have a still.  How would you like a Tropical Spritz?”   Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk.   After they exchange their individual survival stories, the woman announces, “I’m going to slip into something more comfortable.  Would you like to take a shower and shave?  There’s a razor in the bathroom cabinet upstairs.”   No longer questioning anything, the man goes upstairs into the bathroom.   There, in the cabinet is a razor made from a piece of tortoise bone.  Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.   “This woman is amazing,” he muses. “What's next?”   When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but some small flowers on tiny vines,each strategically positioned, she smelled faintly of gardenias.  She then beckons for him to sit down next to her.   “Tell me,” she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, “We’ve both been out here for many months.  You must have been lonely.  When was the last time you played around?  She stares into his eyes.”   He can’t believe what he's hearing.        “You mean, . . .” he swallows excitedly as tears start to form in his eyes, . . .           . . . “You’ve built a Golf Course too???”

[sarcasm] And in other news, studies have indicated links between being alive and dying.  According to one researcher, an exhaustive study of living people indicated that living people have a 100% chance of dying at some point in the future (margin of error for this study is +/- 5%). [/sarcasm]   As y'all probably know by now, I recently had stage 3 colon cancer.  I figure that if I live long enough then cancer will probably, eventually come back to get me.  Now, I could spend whatever time I have between now and then living on stems, twigs and grass and then still die and be lying in my coffin like this (metaphorically) :  :angry: or I can continue to eat my good, smoky barbecue (one of my favorite things in the world), occasional serving of bacon and so on and be lying in my coffin like this (also metaphorically) : :D .  Don't get me wrong - I like eating vegetables.  They go great as side dishes with meat!

I have been wanting to post this for awhile, but keep forgetting to. This is a sign that is posted on the front door of a local BBQ restaurant around the corner from my home in Bartlett, TN. The name of the restaurant is Brad's BBQ. If you are in the Memphis area stop by and say thanks.

Highly recommend always negotiate OTD price negotiations with the sales side.  Write the check before you ever enter into the business office.  Don't worry about the details in the middle of the paperwork, only concern yourself with the final number, the rest is just voodoo math anyway.  Many times this has saved me money and avoidance of the dreaded sleight of hand by the business manager.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/26/packing-at-lunch-restaurant-robbery-triggers-discount-for-gun-owners/?intcmp=hpbt4   Published October 26, 2015 | FoxNews.com   Art Bouvier is giving the next person who tries to rob his Indianapolis Cajun-style eatery something to think about - by dangling a 25 percent discount for pistol-packing patrons. After a man claiming to have a gun robbed Papa Roux Saturday night, the New Orleans native announced that customers with a valid a concealed handgun permit will get a quarter off their tab. Bouvier told FoxNews.com he hopes it will send a strong signal that it's a bad idea to pull a gun with bad intentions in his restaurant.   "I just want the criminals to wonder whether customers have a gun," Bouvier said. "I don’t want a shootout but I also don't want people coming in here thinking I have a given them leverage over my employees and customers." Bouvier 46, cooked up the plan after a man walked into the restaurant and told the cashier he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect -- who is still being sought -- made off with cash from a tip jar and no one was hurt. Bouvier said a customer approached him shortly after the hold-up and said he had a gun and was prepared to use it if things got out of hand. But Bouvier, who already offers a 50 percent discount to police officers, noted that no one knew there was a law-abiding gun owner in the restaurant when the robbery occurred. That got him thinking. "What if criminals recognize my restaurant as a place where legal and responsible gun owners come to dine?" he said. "They would think twice about what they're doing. "I don't care if they bring in a gun or not," Bouvier said of his customers. "The 25 percent discount is simply for showing you have a carry license, meaning you have a clean criminal record." Bouvier first made the announcement Sunday in a Facebook post that has since gone viral. "If thugs are going to come in and threaten OUR extended family with guns, you'd better believe I will use every trick I know to protect our family," he wrote. Loyal customers left messages of support for Bouvier and his response to the robbery. "Exercising my 2nd Amendment Right and Eating the best Cajun grub north of Lake Pontchartrain!" wrote customer Brian Alvey. "Love Art Bouvier's reaction to being robbed!" wrote another. "Just an honest man trying to keep his business and customers safe while they dine, and I think it's awesome! Indy, we need to take back our streets/homes/businesses from these punks!" But not all customers are happy about the discount, according to Bouvier, who said he's received a few angry phone calls from people. "Some have called saying, 'You've lost a customer,'" said Bouvier.  "Are you telling me you're more comfortable with a thug in line with a gun than a dining room full of people with no criminal record and a legal license to carry a gun?" asked Bouvier, a self-described libertarian. When asked for their opinion on the matter, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in an e-mail Monday, "It is not against the law to carry a handgun with a permit and for a business to offer a discount. The department encourages responsible gun ownership." Bouvier added he's not concerned about what his insurance company might think of the discount, saying, "I’m simply recognizing a legal document." He said his message to would-be diners is simple: "Are you legal? Let me know." "I want to reward the fact that my customers are that type of citizen," he said.  Bouvier opened Papa Roux eight years ago with great success. Diners pack the restaurant at lunch time, ordering from a variety of Cajun-style items -- with the hand-breaded catfish po' boy in greatest demand. The eatery is also a longtime favorite among local police officers, who receive a discount each time they order. "Police always have a 50 percent discount here, so I already told them they can't stack the discount," Bouvier quipped.

Does this mean Maggie is single?

What a HEARTLESS bunch we have here......poor 'ol glenn ain't even cooled off yet and ya'll are calling dibs.......... :rofl:   PS...(Glenn is still alive) LOL

It's been a long time since I have been on and have just came back. Saw many a new face so thought I would reintroduce myself for the new comers. As for you old farts, you get a 'meh'.  :wave:   *admin, please delete if you feel the need*

In other news....apparently drinking water can kill you. "Mary Parks, Nashville resident, was found dead in her home last night. Mary was a long-time advocate of the health benefits of drinking fresh spring water daily. She drank at least a half pint of mountain spring water every day of her 97 years. Medical examiner's are blaming long term over hydration for her unfortunate & untimely death. Later, on MSNBC....."

I say that this is an effort by the sissy vegetarian tree hugging leftist to first declare that meat is bad and then do what sissy vegetarian tree hugging leftist do, ban it to protect us from ourselves.  Never trust anyone who doesn't eat bacon, never!

And eggs were super bad for you 20 years ago and now are considered healthy... How about I eat what I want and ignore all the idiots out there. We are all going to die some day. Some of us may die younger, but we are going to die having enjoyed what we ate.

So my business partner, my dad and I went down to an associates place just outside of Meridian TX. He's got a real nice lease of about 3500 acres in the northern part of hill country. Our purpose was to have my dad hunt for a nice buck, and my buddy and I would shoot pigs. If you watch the news at all, you'd know that it rained a little out there this past week. As they tell me, this lake (120 acres and stocked with 10lb bass, which I did NOT get to fish!) only over flows about every 20-30 years. It's 100 years or so old, and this is the most anyone still alive has ever seen of it. This place was amazing. Absolutely fell in love with this country.... We couldn't (easily) get to the ridge line in the background to look around due to the flooding... but I wish we could've... would have some awesome pictures. This ranch has been on a management program for about 5 years now, so their starting to see some good populations.... great diversity here too. Rio Grande Turkey (so I'm told, I know nothing about turkeys) Like I said, we were there to hunt hogs but the flooding had them all over the place and some of the better spots were now rivers. My buddy did manage to take this small gal though: I didn't get a shot at any pigs so I took a buck out of this group: So all in it was a pretty successful trip IMO. And by the way, the new BassPro in Memphis is worth a visit!

Martins BBQ

"We change everything" seems to be like Will Haden's "Neva been done befo". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

:waiting: A little overly dramatic wouldn't you say?

A video of some of the action as done through my ATN X-Sight... which performed very well.   https://youtu.be/4jl112v4V2k

You have to love it. If it's not fun, relaxing and enjoyable then start shopping for your next bulk purchase. I actually enjoy loading more than shooting.

I know gunsane had a thread that mentioned this business a short time back, but I thought I'd give the good folks at Proneshooter in West Knoxville a thumbs up. :up:   Phil Hendra is the proprietor and is a genuinely nice guy. Phil is very knowledgeable and a good resource for beginning handloaders and seasoned rifle shooters.    They have a very good in-store selection of powder for rifle and pistols at very reasonable prices. (I picked up the last couple of pounds of Unique and 4 pounds of Titegroup and some other powders yesterday.), along with a wide selection of primers, ammo, and a growing selection of quality firearms. The prices are very competitive.   And Phil can get some darn good deals on items he may not have in store in short order. And his inventory has expanded quite a bit over the past couple of months.   I like supporting local business whenever possible...and not having to pay HazMat fees on my reloading components and being able to purchase them at Proneshooter prices? It's a No Brainer for me!   I have no business interest in Proneshooter at all, but thought I'd encourage anyone in our area looking for a good home town gunstore to give these nice folks a try.     Link: http://www.proneshooter.com/index.php?   They are located behind Biker Rags near the juncture of KIngston Pike and Lovell road...almost 4 miles from my house. :pleased:

  Add me to that list.  I'll never turn away a veteran that needs to talk.       I hated it at the time, but the best thing that could ever happen to me was to be put on a battalion staff for my last few years in the Army, including my last deployment.   I enlisted into a high speed, low drag, closed to women, awesome MOS.  Had a blast doing it for six years in light infantry brigades, and wouldn't have changed a thing during that time.  But then the Army got rid of that MOS and I became an intel analyst, and moved to the intel section for an artillery battalion.  While I loved my old job, being able to carry a really heavy rucksack, camouflage ground surveillance sensors, and live in a hide sight aren't really transferable skills in a civilian market.  Being on battalion staff, all the work that came with that made me a very capable worker in white collar jobs, and gave me enough practical application to know what I needed to work on.   I left the Army in early 2009, when the economy was a mess.  I was able to get a very good job as a contractor because I was able to show the employer I was able to showcase the skills I had learned working on staff.  It also helped me get ready for college, and if all goes according to plan, I'll be graduating in December of next year.   Who knows what would have happened if I wasn't prepared to go out into the world after the Army. 

Just remember guys, if it floats, flys or fornicates, rent instead of buy.   :rofl:

Finally got to take it to the range yesterday with a neighbor. My dad gave me his Sig 1911 C3. Absolutely awesome pistol. I am new to pistols, but this one is a dream to shoot. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48650659/Shooting/20151003_163531.mp4 Really grateful for this weapon. But now I need more. :D Brandon

What Fun!

I'm already getting scared!

Hello to all of you on the forum.  My name is Reid Henrichs and I am president of Valor Ridge.  We are thrilled to be on here, and want to interact and communicate with gun owners, supporters of the 2nd Amendment, and American patriots.  I love Tennessee, and I want to introduce myself and say what a great forum this is.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPjKSVe1tQ

New to you boat and motor..........................went up river. Good thinking.   :up:

I highly recommend the McRib sandwhich from McDonald's. BBQ at its finest. On a serious note, Jim and Nicks in Franklin is OK depending on what you get. I think there is a place called Moe's if recall that was also pretty good (also in franklin).

Ok, I have only physically been there once and it may be the biscuits talking, love them things, but Jim and Nicks hasn't been mentioned...the others that good?  I avoid Nashville, but the wife and daughter bring me back some ribs that are pretty good from there and they seem to like the burgers there as well.

  Back in the '80s and possibly early 90's there was a patrol car that was always parked along a side street, facing the main street, right as you came in to Lenoir City from the Loudon direction here in East Tennessee.  It sat there for years on and off and although it looked like a 'speed trap' - I suppose to get people to slow down as they came over the hill and into town - everyone knew it was unoccupied.  Apparently, one time when the police went to move that cruiser they found that it had been partially stripped (the police radio was missing along with a few, other parts that wouldn't have been obvious just by looking at it as you drove by.)  Yep - some enterprising person had not only committed a theft with a police cruiser nearby but had actually stolen parts off of the cruiser, itself.

I will sleep better tonight knowing this has been solved.

Seen Lizzy sing live at Bridgestone.  I don't usually care for any female singers.  She's an exception.  Live sounds just like their album.  That gal rattles the walls of the arena when she sings.  

Sounds like you don't quite have the seating die right. Still a little too much mouth bell is my guess.

Though technically in Brentwood, Judge Bean BBQ. Another vote for Rotiers and how about Paradise Park for burgers?

  Sounds more like the kind of place a VW owners group would book for a get together...granted they can see thru the clouds of emissions coming from their doctored up exhaust systems and their tears.

Are they here yet?!?!?! Just kiddin'! I'm so excited about this knife! More excited than I have been for any of the others so far, actually, and I have and love all of them! Funny enough, I'm going to Gatlinburg this weekend and will of course I'll make the obligatory stop at Smoky Mountain Knife Works... maybe I'll just get some jerky or something, haha!

I'm always aware of my surroundings. I've been that way since my early years in the Martial Arts. That was a long time ago, but I developed the habit and it has stayed with me all this time. My wife tells our friends I've got eyes in the back of my head because of things I see sometimes. LOL. I've drilled it into her too and she does a pretty good job now. I still prod her sometimes though to get better. Congrats on being alert!! You can't defend against something you miss seeing.

I have been the Rage quit guy a couple times on the lake. I broke a big fish off last spring on Guntersville at the boat. Just about snapped the rod and thew it in the lake. I calmed down and managed. 

Score one for situational awareness

Love me some 2 door full size SUV's. Your FJ looks great man. Really really hoping that Ford, Chevy, and Toyota will get back in to the 2 door full size SUV game one day...A Raptor Bronco would have my name all over it lol

Some of the classiest rifles ever built were on a Siamese action. They will hold just like a '98 will and chamber a 45-70 very well. It will take your 45-70 into "Ruger only" loads with ease. A 45-70 in a Siamese action will get just inside the threshold of a .458 win mag.

I'm always impressed at the attempts for rational explanations of the zombie physiology. :)   - OS

I got no issue calling somebody out. If they are a legit vet it's pretty easy to tell talking to them, but if I had doubts I'd ask for a DD-214, and would have no trouble producing mine if it's asked for. I have no respect or tolerance for people lying about military service. I've got brothers who are permanently scared and a few who never came home, and lying about it is disrespectful to them in the worst way. If she never graduated boot camp then she's not a veteran, and I'm not sure they even give DD-214's for failure to adapt in basic. Ask for help honestly and I'll give you the shirt of my back. Lie to me and I'll laugh at your calamity. 99% of the wounded vets I know have to have it pried out of them, and most veterans won't push their vet status out of humbleness Sent from behind the anvil

I am a big Hornady fan. I think their stuff is good value. I'll be watching.

Drop prices by 25%?   - OS

Couldn't figure out a way to hang a good weapon light on my Itty Bitty 5.5 inch barrel 9mm upper. So I fixed that problem by going out and getting a Colt 635 upper. :cool: Good thing I had some drop-in rails for it. I was planning on keeping it all old-school Iron Sight Retro...., but I'm thinking that Joe's comment about little tiny reflective dots might cause me to bring out the NVGs and an IR pointer!

Just wait until you guys discover girls - they're way more interesting than fantasy sci-fi. ;)

Hickok45 is my all time favorite guy, he reviews so many guns really in depth. Instructor Zero is pretty good too. Stay away from NutFancy...that dude is a mall ninja Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Ok, maybe it's just me, but Glocks are ugly and meant to be ugly. That's the firearms equivalent of putting pearls on a pig.

Although it was far more than a year between my safe purchases, I can positively say the you should buy the largest you can comfortably afford now.   I guarantee that you will fill the first one and need a second.