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I have no intentions of deflating my Jeep tires for fear it may float away in heavy rains...........Who ever said that was an idiot with zero brain cells functioning...........jmho

Yep, another Joe Biden shooter. Prayers going out to the families and people that were shot. Hope all of them recover from their injuries....... :( :(

My only question to all of this is there was I think 3 other officers that had the man subdued so what was the reason for this officer to do this. He was cuffed for part of it or most of it and for the most part helpless to do much. I'm guessing this officer has had to man other bad reports in his file and it was just time for him to go............jmho

As far as tornado's go back when I was a teenager growing up in middle Illinois in the heart of Tornado Alley it is so flat up there you can see one on the ground 5 miles away and when the sirens sounded in town a bunch of us kids would get together and chase them through to farm roads in pick up trucks throwing beer cans at them. Sometimes we might get to close and the truck would begin to lift and you had to be fast enough on the brakes and reverse to back away from it. Now I am much older and a little smarter, not much but a little and They scare the hell out of me now that I live in Tennessee. I don't know what it is or why but during the day if you can see it soon enough you can avoid it by driving in opposite direction of it's path but I have found that in Tennessee for some reason they always seem to show up after it gets dark and you can't see them so you don't know which way to run so you ride it out as best you can in your house  or basement. I know a guy up in Ridgetop TN. that built his own home home for him and his elderly mother and he built a tornado house. Cost $198,000.00 dollars and so far it has been struck directly but 3 . 2 F3 and 1 F4 and received zero damage to house. Not even broken window. He does allow neighbors to come in when the storms are coming and many times he has as many as 25 or 30 folks from nearby with him and him mother in during the storms. In all honesty I went from chasing them and throwing beer cans at the to being totally scared of them at night!!!!

Reasons for that is they have these new toys that can come close to pin pointing where they are located in a storm but can't tell you if it will touch down on you or not. he newest toy they have is locating the debris ball at the base of a larger tornado on the radar and the can show you were it is on the ground at now. Weather men have got to be life the news reporters and want to be the first one to announce the bad weather and they fight over ratings when they are dealing with peoples lives......... :rant: :rant:

They are biting on June bug Red Flake Trick worms on Guntersville right now. Had a buddy fish a tournament down there last Friday and he got 2nd place and lost one about 6 next to the boat. Fishing by himself and couldn't get the net before the fish got off. He weighed in 17lbs. He was kind of disappointed there were very few weeds and I told him they began spraying them in February this year. He caught most of his fish back by the bridge in South Salty Creek. I think most folks don't know they are spraying the weeds but they will be disappointed when they get down there and find out.

Yep, they have had license plate lights on cars since the Roaring 20's when cars were only required to have 1 tail light and Plate light combination. That reminds me of my Uncle Hugh. He was a farmer and he had hogs he would feed every evening and he drove an old 51 Chevy to the hog lot down hwy 70 about two miles. While he was in the hog lot one night a few hogs were scratching them selves on his old car bumper just after coming out of pig pond and they covered up the tail lights on that old chevy with mud. On his way back home he got pulled over by a State Trooper. The trooper waked up to the window and said sir, I had to pull you over because your tail lights are not working. Now you had to know my uncle but I swear this happened because I was about 10 years old and with him. He told the Trooper that they dang sure are working and he gets out and walks to the back of the car. Looks at te back of the car and hauls off and kicks the fender and knocks all the dry mud off the fenders and there is them bright red tail lights all lit up. The trooper took off his hat and scratched his head and handed him his license back and said you have a good night Mr Greer and got in his Patrol car and drove off. From then on my Uncle would look at the back of his old chevy before going back home after dark from the hog lots.................. :rofl: :rofl: 

Gosh she has some long legs all the way to her Butt. She must be 6 foot tall..................... :whistle:

That law has been on the books for many years. I think last year they announced that they would begin enforcing it........jmho

Gosh I never gave license plates that much thought till now and yea, the tags are still made by the convicts but now they are paid a wage to work and make them. I think that is some the ones that are ordered by the courts to pay restitution to their victim they do it from jail. I think they also have to reimburse the state for any child support the state pays to their children.......... :up: 

WR100      When I bought it up at Krogers they had people there from FEMA and several other agencies programing them. First time storms came through and weather man was talking tornadoes in Sumner it never made the first beep. A week later they had severe storms in Clarksville and Dickson and the dang thing went nuts. So I carried it back up to Krogers and there was no one there that knew how to program it and they said take it to the Fire Hall because they program them all the time and I did. And the guy said, your all fixed up. Stores came through Gallatin, not a beep. Storms went through Franklin and Fairview and the thing went nuts.  Had a buddy of mine tel me he programed  his and it works great and he lives in Portland. he takes mine home and brings it back last Summer. We had severe storms come through and nothing. Storms in Montgomery county, Dickson  County, Williamson county thing goes nuts. That is why I said I would give it away because it works in every county and town but this one so I would rather someone have it and maybe it will save their lives cause it damn sure don't want to save mine........ :up: :up:

Like I have said many times in the past. I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I figure if it makes me happy I go with it........... :up: :up:

  In all honesty I wish the storms would move faster because I would rather face the storms in daylight than darkness. I hate night time storms and tornado's It seems like most of it is moving south of us bt they still have all of most of Tennessee with a 5 in 10 chance of having tornado's till about 8PM

Well if most seniors like myself did al or most all of their shopping on that 1 Wednesday a month which mean't they would get most everything for a month. But you can't buy fresh veggies and expect them to last  a  month. There are things you still have to buy during the month. If you buy them on a Wednesday you get 5% on that Wednesday. Then if you go on the next Wednesday and buy more things you normally buy during the month that is twice you have saved 5 % and if you do that say 4 times a month 4 times you have saved 5% and 4 times 5 = 20 where as when you tried to do all your shopping on that 1 Wednesday for 10% you still needed to go back to the store a few more times a month anyway so do it on Wednesday and save another 5%. I know it probably doens not make a lot of sense but it does for me.............. :rock: :rock:

I just got up a little while ago. I sat up till 1AM watching all the carnage in Arkansas and Missouri and noticed that all the really bad weather yesterday and last night tracked up the Mississippi River Valley and went through Paducah KY north east direction. I see right now weather channel is calling for heavy thunderstorms today but not severe yet. Flash flood watch out.

I didn't figure it would take long for that officer to be gone. Way to much bad Press to keep him on board. Yep a shame to be a 22 year veteran and send it down the drain for a mistake that was more than evident. Everyone including p the police need to realize nothing happens this day in time in public that someone is not going to have pictures of and they say a picture is worth a 1000 words..............jmho

I got one of those NOAA radios I will give you. I have had it to three different places to get it programed and no one can seem to get it programmed for Gallatin. If a tornado warning is in Clarksville, Dickson, Ashland City etc etc It will wake me up and warn me but we have had 3 major storms come through Gallatin and it does not make a sound. Maybe you can find someone that can program it to work in your area............... :up:

Yep OS. It is a real issue around here if a baton is used above the upper chest. Arms, legs body torso, go for it!! Neck up off limits under any conditions. A police officer around here has more authority to use their gun than their batons in a the case of  self defense or lethal force.   They are even looking at removing tazers from the police around here because their have been several deaths from them in Nashville. I think around here you can only hit them with tazer two times before it is declared excessive force.

:panic: They are talking right now on weather channel about tornado's hitting all over Arkansas and Missouri. They have mentioned at least 8 or 10 that have touched down in those two states already.............. :hiding: Jeep is definitely going inside for what good it will do in tornado but might protect it from the softball size hail they are also talking about. They just said one was on ground almost 45 minutes and the debris signature is so big it is showing up on radar...... :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

Yep, Deputy was a lot nicer than I would have been if I have a guy with a knife trying to cut me and I have a gun on my hip that bad guy will be needing an ambulance or a coroner from gun shot wounds...........jmho

i don't have any idea what the rules are for Knox County Sheriff Office or the Knox city Police rules and regulations are but I do know that in the Sumner County Sheriffs Office and Gallatin City Police are ordered to never put their hands on the throat of anyone either in custody or in the process of being arrested. Any and all persons throats are totally off limits. If you are caught with your hands on a persons throat while under arrest or in process of being arrested you can expect a long unpaid vacation and maybe even dismissed or fired. I will see if I can find the story about the reason for this regulation being put in place. It''s been about 7 or 8 years ago but it had to do with the choking death of a female that was being placed under arrest and an officer applied a strangle hold on her and she died after being placed in back seat of squad car. The autopsy conclusion was death by strangulation. Her family sued and won a mega amount of money from the City of Hendersonville in Sumner county where the arrest took place and Sumner County because a sheriffs car was on the scene  and  didn't even assist. Following that decision by the court the Gallatin City Police adapted the policy as well as Sumner County Sheriff and Hendersonville P.D. Don't know if it has changed any but last I heard it was still in effect.

They are really talking serious about these next two days of severe weather headed our way on Monday and Tuesday. It's raining here in Gallatin right now. Guess I better maybe put the Jeep inside because they are talking some large hail with these things. Ya'll take care and keep up with whats headed your way.........gonna.... :hiding: :hiding: next 2 days for sure..............jmho

They did quit doing the 10% on 1st Wednesday which I thought kinda sucked but living of fixed income and monthly check did not fall so I could take advantage every month till I learned that they now give 5% every Wednesday to Seniors. If you shop 4 times a month and not do all your shopping on one day and shop 4 times a month your really getting 20% off a month. I have learned to shop 4 times a month and buy select things I need on each trip. A lot easier to keep fresh veggies in the house by shopping 4 times a month too. Not good if you have to drive far but I am about 3 minutes from Kroger so gives me a reason to get out more and I can still rack up fuel points and if I am close to my 1$ or 2$ off I will fill in with gift cards. I don't know how many folks have been doing this but you can get up to 35 gallons per purchase on fuel points per month. My Jeep holds 18 gallons when on empty so I have five 5 gallon cans I take with me and I fill the Jeep up and then finish getting my 35 gallons by filling gas cans. By doing that I have enough gas for the whole month or might use some in my bass boat to go fishing and lawn mowers.. I make sure I get my moneys worth when ever possible................jmho

If I buy a Bogus card it will be from Kroger and you can bet me and Kroger will have words.

I will have to agree with you on that TDR. If your a gun enthusiast which I assure many LEO's are it has to be a hard thing to watch some really great weapons going into the furnace or band saws to be destroyed..............jmho