10-Ring

Friend of mine got one about a year ago and really liked it, I rarely carry IWB so I'm not very interested but that is my wife's preferred method of carry, been meaning to pick one up for her to replace that POS Uncle Mike's she is using and has had since before I met her.  I'm kind of ashamed that she is still using that piece of junk.

That's a knife I would be proud to carry and use.

Something is wrong with the system for sure.  I know a guy who is in his mid 20's that has been arrested for DUI at least 7 times, yet he has only been convicted once.  Seems that the system is broken.

Guy looks like he could be Barrack Obama's son.

So, it's his fault?

I don't think so but I've had the perspective of riding with and seeing both of these guys ride.  I've seen the guy on the sportbike run the Dragon on a Harley, which was quite amusing.  His Harley pace was still quite a bit faster than Yellow Wolf's pace.  There is also a pretty big age gap between the two.    If you need some amusing internet babble to fill your day search the Goldwing forums for threads involving Yellow Wolf and a guy that goes by the name DJFire.  The two are constantly in a pissing contest over who is better, it's sad really.

  Rick isn't coming anywhere close to walking away from this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGbln3J4Sg

I listen to conservative radio all day everyday and I listen to a lot of AM late at night.  Always wondered why there is a plethora of conservative radio shows but I never heard liberal radio.

Go with the Goldwing,  More ground clearance than a cruiser, better suspension, better all around performance, all while being more comfortable. 

I have a couple.  I won't say that I always wear them, but I'll wear them on most days.  My favorite has a picture of an AR-15 on the front and back and the words "Come and take it" I've had several folks stop me to tell me they liked it, the response I've gotten has been 100% positive.  I don't worry about carrying while wearing gun shirts.  I will acknowledge that you may be giving up a small tactical advantage by wearing gun related clothing but it's one of the many risks that I take everyday.  To each his own.

  Good point, sounds like both were doing a good job.  I had rather see an officer on patrol where bad things have been happening than writing tickets if I have to choose one or the other.  That proactive approach won't yield tickets or likely even contact and you can't prove a negative (police were in the neighborhood so there was no crime) but you know that if the thieves and vandals were out that night their night did not go as planned.

  Tennessee has no "state police" department, so I would guess that is not true.  We do have the TBI but I would certainly hope that a state wide agency that focuses on felonious crime would be hauling in more than two felons a month. 

It's not the initial sting that bothers me it's the days of itching that follow.

I have spoken to an attorney about a similar situation that I am in.  I have a 4 year old step daughter whose biological father sounds pretty much like the father of your nieces and nephew.  If anything were to happen to my wife the plan is that I will attempt to raise my step daughter so that she does not go to her father.  My attorney said that the best thing to do sometimes in these cases is nothing.  Meaning don't petition the court to do anything to get legal custody or financial assistance.  I know in our situation and likely in yours as well the father won't do anything unless prodded.  My step daughters father would probably never say a thing, unless I asked him to give me legal custody, then he would be marching right down to the court house.  I can't speak to the insurance thing, hopefully someone who can will chime in.  Seems like insurance is the biggest concern here.  Hats off to you sir for stepping up to the plate!

I had a situation similar to that of the OP.  I was working security for a retail store and there was a certain shipping and receiving manager who constantly acted without thinking.  He comes and knocks on my office door and is holding a cardboard box, which he just hands to me and says "I found this in the parking lot, I don't know what to do with it.  I think it's hurt."  So I ask him what's in the box and he tells me it's a raccoon.  Killing people at work isn't legal although I want to, really bad actually.  Since I spent a lot of time coon hunting growing up I knew that confining a raccoon to a cardboard box is about as effective as containing a raccoon in a wet paper sack.  The raccoon wasn't moving around much, I reluctantly sat the box in my office, with visions of the paper work I would have to do if this thing tore up anything or worse bit someone, since I was the guy in charge of safety in the store allowing someone to receive injury via raccoon on my watch was not an option.  I first called the police department, they said they didn't have the means to deal with it.  Next was TWRA, can't remember why but they couldn't deal with it either.  The police dept actually asked me if I had a gun and if I would be willing to dispatch it, since it was against company policy to have guns at work I told the dispatcher that do to my specific location and the firearms policy I couldn't do that.  I got the run around and called several other gov't agencies and found several people who wanted to help and did help, just finding someone to deal with the thing.  Eventually the sheriffs department sent their animal control unit out to get the thing.  After this experience I will say SSS when applicable, the government is obviously not in the injured wild animal business, but even worse there seems to be no channel for dealing with these situations.

THP has almost always done right by me.  I never remembered them pulling me over when I didn't deserve it.  I did have one respond to a crash when I was 17 where I got hit by a guy that was falling down drunk and reeked of alcohol.  It was pretty obvious that the trooper knew the drunk guy personally.  The police report was full of anomalies and the other driver was never given any kind of alcohol testing.  My dad came down and said something to the cop about it and the cop told him that he had no reason to believe that the guy had been drinking.  Other than that THP has always been very professional in my opinion.  Although they are not known to hand out warning around here.  If you see them coming after you get ready, knock on wood it's been several years since I've had a ticket, but one trooper told me last year that tickets for simple speeding were $340 now. 

I'm going to jack this thread for just a minute for a shameless plug.  Whenever you are in Tellico Plains stop by Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters.  They have quality gear at great prices.

I hear people all of the time say "Oh I have no filter" and I respond with "What you don't have is any self control."  But, sometimes reality is needed, like in the OP's situation!

Seems the more specialized a local business is the more they jack up their prices.  Any of you who ride motorcycles will know what I'm talking about.  I try to buy local but we get to a point where I'm not going to pay the extra money to do so.  I can order motorcycle tires online for about $100 less than I can buy them at a dealership.  I install them myself, which can be done with about $50 worth of tools, while the dealership is going to charge $100+ for the install.  I buy my helmets, usually from a specific online retailer that I do business with commercially, even without my discount I will pay about $200 less for a helmet (last one was a $300 helmet I paid $110 for without discount) than if I had walked into a motorcycle shop and bought it off of the shelf.  I would be more than willing to pay $10 extra dollars to support a local business, I'm not paying $100 more dollars though.  Plus realistically, it takes less time out of my day to place an order online than it does for me to travel to one of the 3 motorcycle shops in the greater Knoxville area that are still open to conduct my business.  Seriously 5 minutes to place an online order vs. 1/2 day to travel to a shop, get what I need, shoot the breeze, etc.

I don't normally recommend a .223 for deer but after reading the comments here I wouldn't object to most of you guys using it.  I know it sounds bad but I think that a .223 can be an effective round against deer, it's probably just not suited well for the general public to take deer with.

I don't feel sorry for people who paid $2000 for $1500 guns and tried to sell them for $2500.  I hope they can't get rid of them for more than $800 or they get stuck with them.

T.C. Grill in Maryville, never eaten anything bad there.  Walley's Smokehouse on HWY 129 in Maryville, good pulled pork, brisket and ribs.  Dragon Pit BBQ at 129 and 72, really awesome pulled pork and burgers.  Sweet P's BBQ and soulfood house, Knoxville (Between Knoxville and Maryville on Maryville Pike)  Really good pulled pork and ribs, vegetables are incredible as well and I don't really even like vegetables.

I see them over here about weekly.  Usually flying really low.  They seem to follow the powerlines a lot.  Also not sure what kind of plane it is but I've had planes buzz my house at night they never have any lights on.  It shakes the entire house, there is no sleeping through it.

You need to run up to the Merrell outlet in Sevierville.

They say that whiskey can wash the taste of just about anything out of your mouth.