[Vermont's version of gun control :)]

http://gunowners.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/vermont-bill-would-fine-citizens-for-not-having-a-firearm/

[Very important! Rep. Joe Carr is looking to file a bill to protect our rights!]

Letter sent and cc'd to my local Rep and Senator also. I've been wondering if language could be included to convey de facto legal status to law abiding firearms owners as members of a "well regulated militia". With roughly 2,000 existing firearms laws on the books, if that doesn't qualify for well regulated, I don't know what does, The language would simply reinforce the 2nd Amendment, as applies to a "free State". 

[Pets of TGO]

I'd spend all day uploading to Photobucket and then posting link code here, we have 5 dogs and 7 cats.

[Controversy as 200 Utah teachers to be given concealed weapons training in wake of Sandy Hook]

It's my understanding (based on a lengthy article posted on another thread here) that Utah already allows CCW for teachers. The author has an extensive background in firearms sales (including military and law enforcement) and as a CCW and tactical instructor and has taught many teachers there at no cost.

[Thin 9mm]

CZ 75 Compact. Slide is a micron under an inch, plus it's a doublestack....14 + 1.

[Anybody else seen this?? Cheaper Than Dirt supsending sales]

I only discovered them last year and bought a CZ75 Compact at a very nice price, but done dealing with them over this.

[Who's drying (dehydrating) food?]

Here ya go UncleJak:

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o526/subsonic55/IMG_0203_zps967a0219.jpg

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o526/subsonic55/IMG_0204_zps9e6f5e49.jpg

 

http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o526/subsonic55/IMG_0205_zpsd79c82d2.jpg

 

I experimented with different wattage bulbs and 40W is the best for not scorching food on bottom rack or setting the house on fire.

[Who's drying (dehydrating) food?]

Do you have a pic of this setup?

 

I can take a few shots and upload later. I got the idea from watching Alton Brown (TV food science guru) make a smoker with a cardboard box and smoke a whole side of salmon in it.

[Who's drying (dehydrating) food?]

I just dehydrated a 3 pound bloom of oyster mushrooms.....in a cardboard box. I built some 1x4 cedar frames and covered them with rat wire. I then took an 18" square box and cut a hole in the bottom to hold a clip on utility lamp (with clip arm removed) with a 40 watt bulb. The box and lamp sit on a milk crate, box is lined with deli size foil. Cut the shrooms into pieces, arrange on racks and stack inside box. Loosely tent a piece of foil over the top with vent holes every few inches. Plug in lamp and fix a drink. Have dinner, go to bed and by the next morning, they're bone dry. I've also done apple slices this way. Cheap and effective.

[Anybody else seen this?? Cheaper Than Dirt supsending sales]

Got an email this morning that they will continue online sales. They obviously responded to the spanking they got.

[How have you reacted personally? Bought guns? Mags? Ammo?]

No change, I have what I need.

[Cheaper Than Dirt. Not Selling Firearms? What?]

They posted the same statement on their Facebook page yesterday, got completely hammered for folding like a cheaper than dirt lawn chair, and I helped. How a company can develop a case of liberal guilt that quickly is astounding.

[New Member in the Franklin Area]

Howdy neighbor. Merry Christmas.

[Connecticut and gun control]

Not surprising that this bit of related news has been filtered out by the MSM:

 

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/12/oops-liberal-media-forgets-to-report-on-man-with-concealed-carry-permit-confronted-portland-shooter-video/

 

Clearly doesn't fit the narrative and gun ban agenda. Ironically, reports from the Newtown shooting are that the shooter killed himself at the first sign of police on site, exactly like in the Oregon event, except is was a private citizen instead of police. 

[Suggestions for dealing with trespassers?]

Pimp out your car or truck stereo with a thousand watt subwoofer and drive around the grounds with a rap CD blasting.

[New revolver break in time questions]

Get yourself a reduced power spring kit from Wolfe by way of Midway.com

 

I bought a Taurus 605 snubby a couple of years ago. With replacing just the hammer spring, the pull is now about 5 pounds, have not had a single squib or misfire.

[Pine Resin?]

Feel like taking a hike on the weekend? Drive over to the Garrison Creek recreation area on the Natchez Trace Parkway, about a mile south of the Leiper's Fork exit on Hwy 46. The trail starts next to the restroom building and is about 4 miles long. The southwest corner of the Garrison Creek trail, where it cuts back toward the starting point, is a pine glade, lots of trees and cones, and a beautiful place with hardly anyone else around.

[Smaller all metal 9s?]

Looooooove my CZ75 Compact Duotone. 14 + 1, 1" wide and very easy to carry.

[Rossi 92 in 45colt as first/only/all purpose rifle]

Agree with AK Guy. I bought one in .357 with a 16" barrel. It actually has more energy than 45 Colt, charts here: [url="http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html"]http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html[/url]

[Thousands of ballots unlikely to reach military voters in time]

[url="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/05/flashback-dems-disqualified-military-ballots-in-2000"]http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/05/flashback-dems-disqualified-military-ballots-in-2000[/url]

[.45-70 Versus the 30-30 and .357 Magnum?]

Here's for .357................http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html

[Most Comfortable Handgun You've Held?]

CZ 75 Compact, like it was custom made for my hand. I'm a much better shot with my Ruger Security Six, which is #2 on the fit list.

[Edible things in the woods]

Woman Accidentally Poisons Family With Mushrooms Picked From Backyard

It pays to do your homework and know what you're looking at.

[Edible things in the woods]

Oyster mushrooms are great, almost $10 a pound in gourmet shops. Easy to dry and keep for several years. They can be found from late fall through early spring, most commonly on dead tulip poplars, sometimes hackberry, and frequently on dead elms. I had some after a rainy spell this summer, but that's rare. Another edible mushroom found throughout the year are wood ears, those brown gelatinous ones on dead trees. They're commonly used in Chinese food, ie hot & sour soup. They have blood thinning compounds in them, so good for heart health, bad for bleeding issues like ulcers.

Lamb's Quarter is a common weed and a wild form of spinach, good sauteed.

[Audio guys, I need a microphone recommendation]

Agreed, use the highest bit rate and fastest sampling rate you can lay your hands on.