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Yuck!  Looks like she has really let herself go.  Didn't she have her butt insured by Lloyd's of London for several million dollars?  I think they may be getting more than they bargained for.

My parents, brother and sis in law all use Pageplus and really like it.  It didn't suit my needs because I felt that their data package was lacking.  Currently we are using Ptel but we don't like it.  The phone drops calls constantly and doesn't get a signal for 20 seconds or so anytime you hang up or have a dropped call or receive a text.  The internet is also horrendously slow.  We had Straight Talk a few months ago and are going back to it after this month.  My biggest complaint with Straight Talk is the customer service.  I've spent 45+ minutes on the phone with them several times to get hardware issues resolved.  They now do have a feature that will call you back when they get to you so at least you do not have to sit there and wait.  I really need to find a good prepaid for around $55 or less a month, my wife has about had it with my experimenting and wants a contract phone again.  I could care less, I just got a TracFone a few months ago and the only reason I have it is in case there is an emergency when I am with my daughter.  I can't stand a phone myself.

Momma always said to watch where you point that thing!

Pretty sure I'll buy in, will depend on when money is due, if we are at least 2-4 weeks out I am good.  Also interested to see how they will look.

Easy enough, just go drive over them and call your agent.

Yes, Flat Rate USPS is the way to go.  I get very frustrated with shipping costs.  I order lots of small motorcycle parts.  There is nothing more aggravating then having to pay $12 shipping for a $4 carburetor jet that is smaller than a pencil eraser.  With so many of the smaller motorcycle shops closing down a lot of times shopping local is not an option.  I order most everything for my Hondas online because it is 40 miles to the closest Honda shop. 

Good one!  After the last two presidential elections I'm not longer surprised by the stupidity of the majority of the population. 

FAL

Anyone know what kind of shoes Rand Paul was wearing this morning?  I hope they are comfortable.

I don't think so.  There is no ammo on the shelf because a small portion of the population is panic hoarding.  These people can only purchase so much ammo.  Eventually supply will meet demand and it will be readily available until the next panic hits.  Beware and carry on people, not too much to see here.

Good advice.  Remember if you are hitting within 2 inches at a given distance when shooting at an actual deer your adrenaline will be pumping and you may not be as accurate.  Shooting a deer with a bow always gave me a huge rush.  Just remember to breathe, relax, and if it has antlers don't pay much attention to them.  I remember one buck that looked like it had a rocking chair stuck to it's head passing within 20 yards of me, my knees were literally knocking together.  I botched that shot and have not forgiven myself since.

My wife and I were talking about this earlier.  As the parent of a 3 year old I've done what I think is best regarding my child and guns.  I have let her handle unloaded guns before, she knows that she can touch or hold as long as she asks me or her mom first.  We never leave any gun loaded or not unsecured but we told her that if she ever touches a gun without permission that we are going to give all of her toys away, and I told her that I was not even playing.  Kids are curious, we had rather her know what a gun is and what it looks like so hopefully if she ever encounters one she will know what to do, IMO much better than her finding a gun somewhere, not knowing what it is and playing with it.

Now that's a vessel that sorely needs to be pumped and cleaned!   On a serious note, a former house I had, which was built in 1957 had a 55 gallon drum buried in the ground as a septic tank, guess that was acceptable in the backwoods of Blount County back then, and truth be told likely still is today.

Due to shoulder injuries and life I gave up bow hunting about 8 years ago.  I'm out of it and could not tell you what brands are good and which ones to skip over anymore.  I'm also ignorant to what the good archery shops in Nashville are these days, but I'm sure that others will chime in on that.  Bow hunting is one of the most rewarding things I've done in the woods.  Murphy goes hunting with you every time you are in the woods when you bow hunt.  Expect that if anything can go wrong it will.  I would estimate that I could kill 50 deer with a rifle for every one I can kill with a bow.  It is most definitely a game of patience.  Besides that learn the fundamentals of shooting a bow and practice every single day starting about now up until bow season starts.  Practice shooting in the gear that you will be hunting in.  Practice in locations that you are not familiar with and do not know yardages at.  Practice from a tree stand (a good buddy can make this endeavor much easier.)  There are a ton of tips and tricks, just make sure that you are proficient enough to hit a paper plate at a given range 9 out of 10 times before you take a shot on an animal at that range.  Also I liked to mark yardages on different trees or other landmarks around my stand.  I would even color code them to my sight pins (if the orange sight pin was set for 20 yards I would put an orange splotch of paint on a tree 20 yards away.)  Oh and do  your homework and stay in the stand.  During archery season deer have a tendency to be a bit unpredictable and non responsive to scents or calls.  I have had does come running to me using a bleat can, even in early season, they are curious animals, but don't over do it.  My bow hunting routine was to scout an area, know deer were using it then pack breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a good book and stay in a tree from sun up to sun down.  I shot a really nice 8 pointer one year during the first week of archery it was 84 degrees and I took the shot at 12:02.  By all means do not just hunt mornings and evenings.

  Well if it was in Alabama those mobile home walls are pretty thin.

I have an '88 F-150 4x4 with a 4 speed and a 300.  Absolutely bullet proof.  I let it sit for 6 years, put a battery and gas in it and it fired right up and ran like a champ.  It has either 200k or 300k on it, not sure.  And like the others have said very easy to work on.

I bought a mattress from The Bed Store in Maryville about a year and a half ago.  It is a memory foam mattress and the brand is Vivon.  I am extremely happy with it.  I happened to get this particular mattress on clearance and paid about $800 for the mattress and box springs, it is a queen size.  My parents have a Tempurpedic and say they can't tell the difference.  The people at The Bed Store were very helpful in choosing a mattress and were very low pressure.

  You are very correct that it is not a glamorous lifestyle.  This money is going to people who for the most part do not know anything about manageing money.  Give them $20K in February and it will be gone by April, but hey, at least their car will have nice rims!  This standard of living, though in fact not glamorous is adequate to a lot of these people.  I knew a girl that milked it, had 2 kids, lived in the projects, drove a Lexus, and sold drugs to supplement her government income.  She would brag all the time about not having to work a real job.   Made me sick.  One year her refund was more than I made that year.  Now how is that right?

I get sticker shock every year when I get my taxes done because I'm self employed.  Since there is no withholding I wind up paying in about 25% of my income, therefore I kind of get my panties in a wad when I see that number, they even get in more of a wad when I see where my money is going.

Don't know if it has been mentioned but Bic lighter are great!  Just kidding!  Seriously though, I stick them everywhere, every backpack, every car, every motorcycle, carry one in my pocket (I don't smoke) I will always have 5 lighters within reach at any given time probably.

I have made a conscious decision not to keep large sums of money in a bank account since my bank account was once erroneously garnished the day after pay day.  I got the money back but it took 3 weeks and I literally had $6 in cash on me when it happened.  If it was not for my wife, who was then just my girlfriend I would have been in real trouble.  They hit me for several thousands of dollars and there was nothing that I could do but wait until due process was followed and the money was put back into my account.  In the meantime there were several documents that I had to spend my time procuring in order to get my money back.  It was after this event that I no longer felt that my money was safe in a bank.  I still keep money in the bank but just enough to cover bills and whatnot, my savings does not go in the bank.   Having always been a tinkerer of sorts I like to buy old motorcycles, cars, and trucks when the right deal presents itself and try to earn a little profit on them after fixing them up.  I know that is unconventional as a savings plan but it really makes our money go a lot farther than it would even sitting in a good mutual fund (is there such a thing anymore?) that is getting 12%.  We also buy things that we hope will hold value well and be of great value should the American dollar no longer be worth anything.  So basically things that we would value greatly if all the stores were closed tomorrow.    I'd rather be sitting on an estate of what most people would call junk if the SHTF than a really nice IRA.  Learned that from my grandfather.  His stuff looked like junk at first but once you were working on something at his place and needed a part for dang near anything you could find it in one of his barns.  That's a lot more valuable to me than a bank account that once was worth a lot.

Sickening, but the comments are pretty funny.

  I see this a lot.  I use FB daily and do not have this problem, people that post crap I don't want to see on a regular basis get deleted or I take them out of my feed.  I have nearly 1000 FB friends and simply do not have this problem.  If I could keep all of the inspirational crap out of my email, now that would make me a happy man.

I like this idea.  What could piss of Mr. Carey more?

Been a member of several different forums over the years.  This is one of my favorites and currently 1 of only 2 that I frequent, the other is a very small community with only about 50 members and we all know each other off of the web and did before our forum was created.