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  Look how far he has come--at one time, he was queasy about watching cold-blooded cannibals die; now he is personally murdering someone he has just been told needs killin'.

When I moved into my new house with a neglected yard, it took me three tries to get grass to grow well.  I was overseeding fescue over a previously-sodded, patchy fescue lawn in the front and chert in the back.  The back was so barren that one of the greatest improvements came from making large mulch beds.  People in the rest of Georgia complain about Georgia clay; I wish I had soil that nice.  I estimate that I converted half of the pathetically-seeded back yard to non-lawn in the form of mulch beds around tries, planting bed terraces, and play areas.  Not having to mow or deal with the frustration of trying to get grass to grow in those areas has been nice.   I did not have much success until I seeded in fall rather than spring.  I also rented an aerator and did the whole yard before the seeding.  The other thing that helped with the success was light watering three times a day for 2-3 weeks.  I manually watered using a hose-end sprayer.  My understanding is that the seeds germinate after they absorb a certain amount of water, hence the reason you have to keep them moist, but not necessarily watering in the amounts needed for a mature lawn.   Every time that I have planted fescue in the spring, it germinates, starts to look good, and then dies once it gets hot.  My front yard gets full, blistering sun in the summer, and some of the fescue dies each year.  Also, I have some type of wild Bermuda grass that is progressively spreading across the fescue and taking over.  I tried a different approach last year and put out Zoysia seed in the thin areas.   We will see how it turns out.  I predict that within 5 years, my entire front lawn will be a mixture of warm-season grasses even though it was completely sodded with fescue 10 years ago.

  Generally speaking, yes.  It seems to be most problematic when it is wet and can be ingested.  When I tell people to use permethrin sprays in the house, I recommend doing one room at a time so that it can dry and then be a place the cats can go while the next room is being treated.

My parents got me a Stanley jump starter/compressor for Christmas; they are actually made some other company. Mine would never fully charge the battery, so it got returned. One other problem I saw with mine was that it said to charge it monthly. Between that and its size, I forsaw that being an issue to it being useful to keep in the car for emergencies.

I thought at one time they were having problems with the solar energy.  Noah got killed on a supply run in which Eugene was looking for the correct parts, and they never really indicated if things ever got fixed.  I would imagine that there is some upper limit on the amount of power each house can use based on battery capacity and the solar recharging.  I would take the lack of entertainment to partially be due to conservation of a finite resource.   I also wonder if one of the purposes for the time jump was so that they didn't have to deal with the make-up for Carl's eye.  A wound like that cannot just be closed; first it has to granulate and then epithelialize.  It would take a while before it will just look like an empty, flesh-covered eye socket.  Since he still has a bandage, it may only be two weeks or so, or it could be a month.  

Funny thing is, if they were just carrying at their office, they do not need a Georgia Weapons Carry License.  If they are going out on calls or anywhere outside their home, car, or business, then they would need the license.   If I were a business owner, I might give some type of incentive to carry, but I don't think I would require it.  Since businesses can refuse to serve gun carriers, I wonder if a business can base a hiring decision on the ability or desire to carry a gun?   If I recall correctly, the Kennessaw ordinance has all sorts of exemptions, such as for conscientious objectors, so in effect it doesn't really require every household in town to have a gun, but I suspect that most everyone assumed that.

I wonder if the permits weed out some of the idiocy and crowds that were mentioned earlier in this thread?  I guess it depends on if they actively police and enforce the permit requirement.

So it sounds like the prevailing opinion is the common sense one--that you shouldn't be charged as violating the sign law if you were unconscious.     However, the actual law does not have that wording, and technically you could still be charged, and that is just one of the many problems with signs carrying the weight of law.  It would fall under enforcement discretion, which is OK for most people, but could be used to harass a person when nothing else is available.  Hopefully any unconscious gun toter who enters a hospital won't encounter a bad apple LEO.   Using the trespassing statute is better because it would require some type of personal notification, which would necessitate consciousness in order to comply or not. 

  What about hospitals?  Every one that I have seen so far (in TN and GA) seems to be posted in some way.  If you or someone else need to go to a hospital, you don't exactly have much choice, usually.   Now that I think about it, is knowingly carrying past a sign an element of the crime?  If you were injured, passed out, carrying a gun, and taken into a hospital, does it still count as a violation even if you did not consciously do it?

In one of my former cars, I could wedge a gun in a Remora in the space on the right side of the driver's seat.  Having seen a video of a guy doing somersaults wearing a Remora, I wondered if the gun would stay in place in a rollover.     Recently, I tried the same method in my wife's new Outback.  The gun was secure, but I noticed there was an airbag tag on the right side of the seat; who knows what would have happened if it deployed while the gun was there.  I learned that day that there are not many places in an Outback for a full-size 1911.  I have to remove the huge owner's manual from the glove compartment to fit the gun in there.

If everyone would ask how much each visit or procedure cost, every single time, maybe things would change. Instead, many people are complacent because "insurance will cover it." Medical professionals get uncomfortable talking about money because then they might have to defend the value of their services. If everyone had to pay the exact cost of care each visit, the I think the costs would drop substantially. If the doctor had to look a parent in the eye and say, "I can't fix your child unless you give me X dollars," they would quickly learn what people are willing and able to pay. It only takes a few people saying you are a greedy, money hungry jerk who doesn't care about children before it takes a toll.

I had heard that even though they passed the incidental exposure law, some gun unfriendly places were still harassing people if even a glimpse of the gun occurred. It made me somewhat paranoid and also appreciative of what we have here. I pocketed carried a lot so I would not have to worry about my shirt riding up.

In Chattanooga, it is supposed to late afternoon/evening when snow arrives, and then continues at night. Right now, it is wet and cold but not freezing

  Thanks for the offer.  Right now I'm still experimenting and buying small amounts of bullets, trying to determine what works best.

Sure sounds like a bunch of parents who are willing to be searched just to go to that school.  Rather than give up more rights, I would be clamoring for the state to give me back the right to adequately protect myself there.

I'd been considering reloading for the last two years, and I had been saving brass ever since the Great Ammo Scare.  I finally got a Lee Breech Lock Hand Press.  I figured it would be a much smaller investment in case I didn't like it.  So I imagine it is more labor intensive and slower than other presses, but I have made a few hundred 9mm so far.  So far, it is less than $300 in equipment and supplies (bullets and primers), but I haven't really calculated a cost per round yet.   I like the thought of being semi-self sufficient and the ability to stockpile components if the Great Ammo Scare II--The Quickening ever occurs.  The value of being able to provide for myself outweighs waiting at Academy in the cold before opening just to be able to buy 50-100 rounds at a time.     I had one squib, which was a little scary, but since I figured out how it happened and how to prevent another one, I'm more comfortable.  

It would seem like one reason to not hand over a permit if not required is that you are being detained as soon as it leaves your hand. If you need a permit to carry a gun, then you can't just walk away while armed if the permit is not in your possession, correct? It seems like laws like TN's have the effect of persuading more people to conceal even though OC is legal.

I think if I were to win a lottery this big, it would ruin my life as I know it.  My family might be able to start a new life, but I have a feeling it would end up driving a wedge between us and friends or family.  I always tell my wife that I wouldn't mind winning a "meager" $500,000-1 million; enough to pay off all our debts, give some to charity, and be modestly set for retirement if invested correctly.  I think winning too much in such a short time might have a negative effect on my character, and it would probably effect my children in ways that might be undesirable (based on all those reality show people who are famous for just being rich).  I admire the rich who worked hard for their money, and the ones who inherited money and multiplied it through hard work or business savvy, but some people who never had to work a day in their life are probably missing something in their soul that can't be bought.  I wouldn't want my children to be one of those.   I also tell my wife that we will play the lottery if either of us as a dream with concrete, unambiguous numbers and date to play, or I found a frog with a pattern on its back that looks like numbers.  Neither of those have happened yet.  Anything else is just gambling, and I have terrible luck at gambling and contests.  Or if I do win something, it is like fifth place and I just break even.   Having unlimited money would definitely make life easier and possibly more fun, but I sincerely think it would not be worth it in the long run unless it was earned in some way.  Maybe I'm afraid that I would feel to guilty about winning and just give it all away, so I don't play at all.

If the sign law could not be outright repealed, how palatable to y'all would be heavily modifying the current law so that a legal sign becomes burdensome to post, like in Texas or South Carolina?     I know there are some places that would post regardless, but I suspect many places that currently post would just leave up the current signs as security theater for the masses and not worry about making a new legally-required sign.  It would not be perfect, but it would better than it is now, as long as the law is explicit in the sign requirements for the crime of carrying to occur.  Maybe even add in the opportunity to leave if you walk past the sign before an arrest could be made.   I definitely think we (y'all) should aim for complete repeal, but this could be a plan B if needed.

Maybe we shouldn't automatically assume he was irresponsible for having the gun in a briefcase or bag (the news story calls it both).  He may have been neglectful, but not necessarily irresponsible.  If he routinely carried it daily in that bag to that building, I would say he might be irresponsible.  But if had carried the gun in that bag somewhere else the day before and forgot it was in there before going to work, I would just call it neglectful (and very unlucky).     It could be no different than those people caught at airport security with a gun in a carry-on bag.  Some say that you shouldn't carry a gun that way if you can forget such a thing, but I try to give most otherwise honest people some benefit of the doubt.  I would only call it irresponsible if he routinely carried this way and just assumed it would be safe.   I feel sorry for the guy, because the kid is just as much to blame.  He should just know better than to stick his hand in someone else's bag no matter how interesting the stuff that he sees in there.  I see many kids who come in with their parents.  Some just sit quietly in the chair, and others are roaming around the exam room, opening drawers, grabbing things that shouldn't be grabbed.  We have a model of an infected ear that has a gel-like blob in the ear canal; one day a kid pried it out and put it in his mouth because he "thought it was candy."  Sometimes you can blame how they are raised, but some are just stupid.  You have to wonder how some of these kids reach adulthood.  

I was looking at the map on the hotel page, I noticed the proximity to the several colleges down there.  I have frequently seen reports of students from that area being mugged for their cell phones and money.  I would not walk from the hotel; I would take the Uber.   I went to the GWCC for a veterinary convention one year.  It was before HB60 was passed; back then it was illegal to carry in any government building.  Now, they can only ban people with a license (or reciprocating state equivalent) if there is actual security.  The exact words are where "ingress into such building is not restricted or screened" by security personnel.  In addition, in order to be arrested for violating that, at least one of the security personnel must be a certified peace officer, and they have to give you a chance to leave if you fail to clear security.    Based on all that, I would imagine it would be hard to use actual security screening for a typical convention.  The set up is very similar to the Music City Center (many glass doors on multiple sides of the building).  They might try to screen at an inner location, such as if the entire convention was contained to one room, but I would imagine the presence of camera equipment would throw a wrench into metal detector or wand use.  I doubt they go through the effort, but of course conditions have changed since San Bernadino.  During the veterinary convention, all they had were staff directing people to go in the correct rooms.   So, could they have a LEO just watching entrants for visible weapons as they enter?  Yes, but I would argue that doesn't fit the legislative intent of security screening.  The stated intent was that if we had to disarm, there was supposed to be some attempt to make sure the criminals would be disarmed also.  Also, a watchful LEO would probably only spot OC, unless you had large, obvious holster hooks showing on your belt.   One caveat to add was that as recently as the SEC Championship game in December, 2015, they had several layers of security for the welcome reception associated with the game.  That was obviously a more high profile event.   One other caveat is this section of OCGA 16-11-127, which was in place before the most recent law changes:      It describes the supposed procedure for what you were to do if you had a gun in a prohibited location.  Previously, the conventional logic would be that the security would look at you funny and just tell you to go put it back in the car, but technically, they could have provided storage lockers or something.  Conceivably, they could have said, "just keep it holstered," and you would be good if you followed their directions.  When GCO first sued about the church ban, the State argued (and won) that this section gave churches the ability to allow carry on a case-by-case basis even though there used to be a blanket prohibition on carrying in churches at that time.   Since this last section is still the law also, I wonder what would happen if you walked half a mile, found there was actual security, and asked what to do about your gun?  Knowing the type of people who run Atlanta, they might not care if you had to walk back to the hotel room.   http://www.georgiapacking.org/GaCode/?title=16&chapter=11&section=127

GWCC is a government building, therefore it is only off limits if they have screened security at the entrances. Furthermore, if you get past security and then they see you are carrying, they are supposed to give you a chance to leave without arrest. They apparently do not have screened security (metal detectors) for every event. I would not carry openly in case they think a single LEO watching people enter counts as screened security. If I were you, no way would I go unarmed,and I would not want to be carrying valuables. Walking in the area immediately around the GWCC made me uncomfortable, so I can't imagine walking far to get there. The hotel reviews may be accurate.

Most of the inhaled allergies that we see manifest as itching rather than respiratory issues.  Sometimes we see dogs that have reverse sneezing in reaction to something they inhaled.  What you report seems more like asthma, which I would not expect to be a reaction to a baby human.  Most of the asthma-like reactions and bronchitis symptoms that I have seen are associated with detectable aerosols, or certain times of year when the pollen count is high.     Like others have said, I could imagine him reacting to any of the various perfume-like scents associated with a new baby, but I have not seen a reaction to the baby itself.  I can't imagine how a human could even give off an allergen that could elicit a response.  We are constantly shedding dead skin cells, but then he should react to any blankets or bedding on which the baby has slept.

Didn't they have to change the weapons-free school law so that it read something like it is illegal in the school zone to possess a gun ever used in interstate commerce just to get around the uncostitutional power grab? Not saying it makes sense, but I would imagine they would try to use that angle.

  I have personally seen a dead adult cougar on I-16, and a few years later, my parents saw a dead juvenile cougar on a different part of the same highway.  According to the game officials in Florida, they find roadkilled cougars often enough that they are skeptical of claims of eastern cougars outside Florida (they feel that there would be at least one killed on the road eventually).