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Does the software TGO uses have the ability to merge threads?  I've noticed a lot of topics where new threads are started when one about that topic is already running.  Confuses me on which thread to join in the discussion on.    I'd be willing to help out if the Admins need some support on the digital housekeeping.

  The latter, I'm sure.     Profiteering of grief & fear are classic American business practices.    Whenever "it's for the children" or the keywords terrorism, security, crime or any combo thereof become the theme...hold onto your wallet. Tax dollars are being solicited by some company with a solution to what is probably an exaggerated problem at best.

  For a minute there, I was cursing their $50 order minimum.  Then I practiced the ancient art of Google-Fu and found this on another site: TW-1-Alice-Buckle-Strap-Adjuster.   It's exactly the last piece I was looking for.  For those of you who have had an ALICE pack before, you know these strap adjusters are solid and can hold up against the strain from 100lbs of the lightest gear ever invented.  1" materials may make the sling a little on the thin side, but I'd rather it be too thin than too wide.    Thanks for getting me going on finding the last item.

  Nothing in the agreement should say you have to have the VOIP phone on or even hooked up, just included in the package for billing purposes.   

  I check my bills from Comcast and other service provides like I go line by line over my tax returns.  The second I see something that doesn't jive with what I think I'm on the phone and waiting for my call to be taken.  These companies can be crooks if you aren't careful.

  A better protest would be some good old fashioned civil disobedience.  They they should gather en masse, make their handguns visible and see if they police are willing to arrest 100+ people at a time for going on a group walk with pistols on their hips or in shoulder holsters.   Here's the law as it stands in Texas.   Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not: (1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or (2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control. (a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which: (1) the handgun is in plain view; or (2) the person is: (A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic or boating; ( B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; or (C) a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01. (a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with living quarters. (a-3) For purposes of this section, "watercraft" means any boat, motorboat, vessel, or personal watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used for transportation on water. ( B) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.     SUBCHAPTER B. ORDINARY MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENTS Sec. 12.21. CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by: (1) a fine not to exceed $4,000; (2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or (3) both such fine and confinement.     ETA: Apparently Texas law has emoticons built into their legal code...those cool guy faces are actually b's

  I'm sure there may be some loons who would be willing to leave a loaded gun in the store to get a PR victory, but I think that would be such an exception that I'm not about to make that my default theory about this.  Most of them wouldn't have the balls to do it.  These people are more comfortable behind Facebook protests than actually doing something that could incriminate (this would be a crime, right?) to make the point.    Show me real evidence (stuff that can stand in a courtroom) that points to your view and I'll be open to it, but not as a instant opinion. 

OS, I got almost the same recommendation from another source, so I've decided to give it a try.  I decided to order a few yards of different material and enough clips to secure it.  I even ordered some ladderlock buckles so I can have the adjustable length as I have it slung.  I understand some people love the hooks for the ends of the sling, but I've never been a fan.  Here is where I got it all from.   jonathon1259- solid recommendation there.  I may end up picking one of those up just cause they're so cheap.  Thanks.

  I missed that in all the hoopla in the rest of the info about it.  Now I'm even more convinced that it wasn't an anti-gun person who left it there.  The place is just too far away from the rest of the current news about guns.

  If it was a cheap gun, it would lead me to think it was left there (accidentally or on purpose, I'm not sure) by someone who is a part of the Open Carry movement.  They are all about just getting whatever will go bang without much thought to quality.   Open Carry Texas is doing all the leg work here, the anti-gun crowd just has to sit back and watch their stupidity on display.

  Did you look at page 2 of their photos?   In this one- you'll need to zoom in on it- you can see the gun in the wheelchair has his AR with mag resting on his thigh and the barrel is anywhere but a safe direction for a public setting.   Here he is again with a kid close enough to where his rifle is pointing to make me think he isn't exactly cognizant of where his barrel is pointed.   Take a look at the couple walking point.  Call me crazy, but if you love your woman, you don't let her walk that close to the muzzle.   In any event, having a long gun slung on your back isn't safe with a magazine in...to my opinion anyway.  Yes, I know, I have no idea if they are really loaded or just a mag in the well, but to me it's irrelevant since you treat any weapon as a loaded weapon.  If it's slung, it's slung muzzle down, in the front or off to the side and I have a hand on it to keep positive control whenever possible.  Maybe that's just me.     As far as our side attacking these guys being counterproductive...I don't care.  Not talking up about this would be just a hypocritical as any other fringe position not getting the business from those who agree in part with them, but wish hey would stop being idiots going about the cause.  They may be on the right side of the law, but these assclowns don't represent my idea of responsible gun ownership and I'm not going to let their actions speak for me.

  No kidding.  Most of us, if not all have seen these types before.  They're the people who will ruin your day at the range with their idiotic behavior, and make you think about calling it a day early so you don't have to be around them.   I look at these guys and all I have is contempt.  They may be exercising their rights, but they're coming close on exercising to the point of injury.  I doubt they understand that concept since they don't appear to exercise anything else, in any fashion, but I digress.    Look at these photos from their own site.  Simple things like muzzle awareness seem to be an abstract concept for more than a few of them.  You think the media is spun up about them now?  Wait until one of these window lickers has a negligent discharge in an area where kids are near.  It's only a matter of time, IMO.    And on a completely personal note...they obviously don't know jack about good guns & accessories.  All I see in these pictures are below average firearms with hardware that was the first item that comes up when you sort results in a category on Cheaper Than Dirt by "Price: Lowest to Highest." 

I need a long sling for my AR-15. I'm 6'1", keep the stock fully extended most of the time and like to have the rifle resting low by my side with the muzzle down and the buttstock pointing up like a broadsword handle.  When I was still wearing a uniform, I had a standard issue 1.25" black nylon sling on my M4 that was super long and let me sling the gun comfortably over all my kit and without it, but all I can find are the 50"-55" ones now and those are way too short. Does anybody know where I can find a reasonably priced two-point sling to accommodate what I'm looking for? I don't need the latest taticool ones and want to keep this purchase at no more than $40 with shipping.   Thanks for any help.

Did anybody go to this?  I'm debating going tomorrow, but don't want to waste the time or the admission (yeah, I know it's only $10) if it's not worth it.

I use a microwave for most things, but not pizza rolls.  I bought a toaster oven just for those.  The difference is amazing and worth the extra 10 minutes or so.

  Don't forget keeping cigarette butts policed. If he see's more than one or two on the ground, he'll have all the NCO's in for a class on how to field strip a butt and put it in your pocket-  then send us off to the motor-pool parking lot to go police call it for them...on a Saturday.

  What he said.  I want my home internet to be mine.  I damn sure don't want to run a separate network node for somebody else; especially for free on their behalf.   I'm not about to trust a mega corporation to do the right thing by me.  I'll take a modem/router combo I own and can control for home network administration over what Comcast wants to push on me any day of the week.  All I need them for is the pipe and bandwidth, I've got the rest.

How are you able to type so soon after the lobotomy... :D  joking of course.   Congrats on a great achievement in your career.  

https://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day   Listen to history as it unfolded.  This is how America learned that we had begun the invasion of Europe.

Those men who jumped behind the wall and stormed the beaches had balls that clank.  I was always proud to serve in a unit that carried their legacy and history. 

  Think about what you're calling to get fixed.  Is it their equipment, or the signal itself?  If you have your own equipment, everything up to the outlet is still their responsibility, after that it's on you and you can call Motorola or even Google troubleshooting steps before you need Comcast.  I'd wager 99 times out of 100 it's the signal and not the equipment.  I've never had a problem with my stuff, but YMMV.   The modem lets you go into it through a static IP and pull the logs.  If you can screenshot or print out the status messages like this one, you can prove it was Comcast's fault and tell them you aren't paying for a service call for them to fix the services you contracted for.  

I haven't had a Comcast modem since I started service with them back in November.  This is what I have set up in my home.   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XC6GJ0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A3YN0Z0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1   They make routers that can run in the 5GHz range now, but the one listed has been fine for my wi-fi needs.  The modem specs claim it can handle 172Mbps download/131Mbps upload; the router claims up to 300Mbps.  That's well beyond any internet package a normal house will need for a good while.  I fully expect to have these two things running wherever I live for about 5 more years.   All you need to give Comcast is the MAC address for the router- they don't need anything else to send the signal to it and from there. After that, you're in charge of your own network.  It's not difficult at all and if you have any questions, PM me and I can walk you through it.   A bonus I've noticed is that I never have to reset modem or router.  They function flawlessly and at a combined price coming in under $100, they pay for themselves after the 14th month.

  See, this is why we can never be as good as the 3%'ers...   They don't stop at giving the page a 'Like.'  They stay vigilant and make sure they are liking all the individual posts, sharing them and whatever else you do with Facebook.  Freedom doesn't come from just one like, it comes from making sure you're ready to keep the echo chamber going.

  I know what you mean about the ergonomics.  I've had a P99 since 2004 and I've never felt the need to stray towards another gun; it feels that good in my hands.

Can't imagine why their only about 3% of the population when TNIIIer's recruiting efforts are so awesome... :rolleyes: