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lol, with a mosin, this isn't that surpising!

Since we didn't get to see it, here's an oldie but goodie.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2QrT7yYYE&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4D2QrT7yYYE

Don't hand your daughter the .50....

It makes total sense. If you were to put an average sensible family man/woman in office they would be crushed by all the under table politics and back stabbing because they would probably call out corruption.

Politicians are motivated by two things, Money and agenda. This tax hike won't be pouring directly into their bank accounts, so that leaves the latter. This is only being proposed because they're butthurt that the rest of their unconstitutional bills have been shot down.

Thanks for posting this. got a few buddies who own one. Relayed

From Reddit: (Hopefully not a repost) A private school in Central Arkansas recently voted to allow the staff to have guns on campus. This is the sign they put up.

Hell yeah, sign me up. Down in the first thread, down again!

We should just give them all reading medals! Everyone's a winner! Even the kids who refuse to read! We can't have kids feeling bad now can we?   This child and his brazen lack of respect for mediocrity.... pitiful.... how can we truly be united if we're not all on the level????

  It means they kick your agile ass!

I think at this point it's no longer a truck, it's a Technical....

  That's the nature of the beast in our profession :)

  Yup, I agree. You can title me Captain Mcfistybottom for all I care, just make sure I'm paid well and I'm happy

Hah! Joking of course. I laugh at titles because of how those of us in the industry yearn for them. Help desk guys view "sys admin" as the pinnacle of their career, sys admins see it as "architect". Oh if I could just be a _____ I'll have made it in the world! It's a vicious cycle :)

  Does he/she bring the internet to the meeting?   http://youtu.be/UTBsm0LzSP0

  Six figure folks aren't IT though. They're IT "managers or" "architects" (which is latin for, "I haven't logged into a production box in 3 years"

  This is where I'm at precisely. I don't suggest you change careers however, that's a lot of time and experience lost my friend... It would be hard to make the same salary as a newbie doing something else. You can always do the same type of work for someone else and have it feel like a completely different experience.

  So recruiters/head hunters typically sign a contract with a business. That contract basically says, "we find you candidates that meet your requirements. You go through us exclusively (sometimes) and you pay us X amount for doing so." That being said, they get paid when you get hired, so you have to pay attention to what jobs they are bringing you. Lets say you want full time work and to make 90k but they keep offering you contract work at 50k..... then you're dealing with the wrong guy who only cares about his paycheck and probably has no decent connections. There's plenty of firms out there so you can certainly contact more than one. My suggestion.. use a recruiter when you already have a job that you can tolerate until the recruiter can find you something you genuinely want. It's OK to do so while you're unemployed, but at that point you're probably going to wind up in whatever gigs they throw at you for need of work. The good news is 1.) you don't have to accept and 2.) you don't owe them anything!

  It is, I'm respected at my current employer and I love the people. It's actually out of their hands because it's the corporate holdings company (my actual employer) who've forced my hand. But I look at it this way... I went on 1 interview and found something I wanted. If it doesn't work out... at least I'm in demand!

When I did mine I sanded it down, wet the wood, put a wet wash cloth over it and put a hot iron on the cloth until it stopped hissing (rinse, repeat). It did a great job. JUST DON'T DO IT ON ANY OF YOUR MARKINGS!!!!!!!!! The iron will suck the dents out of the wood so you'll destroy them.

I grew tired of the bickering and petty nature of my business. Coming home every day stressed out. 34 years old and way to much gray hair to count. Life shouldn't be like that in my opinion. So I threw my resume off to a recruiter and PRESTO... less than three weeks later I've accepted an offer with a better title, pay, cheaper benefits.. and it's just right up the road!   Now, changing jobs as a family man is stressful in itself. It worries me that I'm leaving the enemy that I understand for the one that I don't. But honestly I feel like Peter from Office Space here with one week left to go. Think I'll leave early today and go clean my new gun :)   Fellow TGO'ers If you're overworked and overstressed, please don't drive yourself to an early grave. You weren't put on this planet to watch the bottom line of someone else's riches! At least not for someone who doesn't appreciate it. There's always something better out there, you just have to look.

HAH, get on reddit... 2 seconds later...

This is what comes to mind.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFoqhey_eCA

  If you're into caving, you should check out Mammoth, Cumberland caverns and the lost sea. It's obviously been a few years, but back when I was a Boy Scout we did some of the wild tours which required overnight gear and a helmet. Very cool stuff. These weren't your standard walking tours either. I can remember having to lay on my back to slither into a gap, then roll end over end pushing my pack ahead of me to progress.   On the opposite end of the spectrum, they also offer oil lamp tours etc which are still pretty cool. Last time I did that there were people well into their 70's in the cave.

Its been awhile, all I can remember is that its near several pavilions with grills.