Defender

yesterdays burgers are just fine...now last week's burgers Im not so sure about lol.

The first time I saw that a year or so ago, there was a bit in the beginning where the guy was explaining that he had left his wife there and told her NOT to touch the gun til he got back, lol. Kinda makes it even funnier, but like many here think, probably not too smart a trick to play, lmao.

So you thinks its good to vote for someone who wont win, casuing the more evil one to win?

VERY well said! Ever since so many of us conservatives voted for Ross Perot and ended up giving the election to Bill Clinton, I have realized that when it comes down to the crunch, after the primaries, voting for anyone other than the Republican nominee is, like tntnixon said, counter-productive, getting angry sometimes works against you. Haslam is the lesser of the two evils...if enough of us do not vote for him, it will just get the Dems back in. Simple as that. Sending "messages" to them by protest votes, don't work, they will indeed backfire. If Haslam gets in, and if Ramsey stays as Lt Governor, and we keep our majority, we will do ok I think. I am hoping that those factors will either cause Haslam to do right, or if not, then limit his doing wrong. The spending MUST be curtailed. Taxes are going up, despite promises to the contrary. Tennessee will also be affected by this. Do you really wanna help the free spending Dems get in here too?

OK, I will start...After a lifetime of moving around in the military, I don't keep books like I used to, but I do have quite a few still.

Another good chili is the one they have at Steak & Shake. Great with cheese and onions added in...and its also available in a can form Kroger!

Whats a good source for these mags?

I think Ive seen the Skyline brand at my local Krogers. IS it a chili in the can ready to heat and eat or is it a base for a pot of chili? I notice in these pics it show some other stuff with it..

Unless something drastic happens, Haslam will be the next Governor. Hopefully we will also retain the Rep majority as well in the Legislature, and Ramsey as Lt Gov. maybe can exert some conservativeness into the situation. I can't find out much about Haslam, other than he seems to be a RINO. Does anyone know any details of his position on the important issues?

Usually am reading one fiction and one non fiction at the same time...right now its Lucifer's Hammer by Pournelle and Niven for fiction and my non fiction one is Defend the realm : the authorized history of MI5 / Christopher Andrew

I've always been fond of Times. Very reliable and cheap. lol

All good...rarely have I met a chili I didnt like, lol. Also, Red Robin has a surprisingly good chili. Side note: When I was in Germany in the USAF, we had a chili cookoff for charity, and there many entrants from all over the country as we had cops there form all over. I had never seen so many different things that were called chili, lol. Some had no beans, some had beefsteak shredded some chunked, not HB meat, some had peppers, some had potatos, an amazingly diverse collection of chilis, and some were adamant that a true chili was only this or that, lol.

Ive got one of the basic models and I like it for what it is. Id like to change out the stock, but don't want all the aggravation that seems to go with installing it, lol. I may look into the newer version with the newer stock already on...

When was the last time you heard a modern day Christian recognised leader preach that we need to kill people of other faiths? 0r start a holy war on unbelievers? Other than a few rare extremists like that Baptist Church in Kansas that is after soldiers and gays, there are very few. And when they do, they are soundly ostracized by all others of that religion. Now look at the Muslims on the other hand. Even here in this country, many, perhaps even most of their leaders and organizations support and preach violence, hatred and kill the infidels. When was the last time you heard an outcry against that by other Muslim leaders. I would strongly recommend that you read a book by Brigitte Gabriel, They Must Be Stopped. If you are not already aware of reality and Muslims, it might open your eyes. Lastly, our country was founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs. It was never meant to be free of religion. Some of our forefathers came here to escape a national government (England) imposed religion. Many of the original colonies, and even states, had state religions. No one saw anything wrong with that at all. The lack of moral convictions in our country and government is leading us down the path to destruction. If we even survive it, we will be taken over by violence like in Mexico, and or, violence like in the middle east. Both factions are using our freedoms against us to protect themselves and change us. Fundamental change is right. People here better wise up soon. Ramsey may have made a political mistake that will cause him damage by his statements, but I think he was right, and I apprciate his honesty. If he gets the party nomination, he will get my vote. His stance on the Feds, 2nd Amendment issues and now this are all things I support.

When not at work, I almost always wear a t-shirt tucked in(keeps the gun from touching skin) and OWB holster, and a loose flowing untucked shirt. I prefer the style thats designed not to be tucked, but lately I find myself wearing those "fishing" style shirts form Bass Pro or Academy, etc, untucked. I always get a larger size than needed, and everythging is covered up good.

Whats the difference between the GI and the Tactical?

At one time I was an instructor in the USAF, and conducted firearms training for Air Force cops. Our concept of Center Mass, was not dictionary oriented, but more based on roughly the center of the torso, with the thought that even a hit slightly off target would still have a high likelihood of hitting the torso/vital organs, whereas a shot targeted to the head or extremity for example, that was slightly off target would miss altogether, and possibly hit an unintended target behind.

Not being a 1911 owner, I was somewhat surprised to see the word "caliber" spelled in the European manner "calibre" on this gun. Nice gun, and even nicer pics. I agree that #2 is frameable.

Jean Reno was good with Robert DeNiro in Ronin.

Does anyone know what will be affected when the rebanding of the radi system is completed? I understand that some radios wont work after that happens, or at least wont pick up the signals desired...and that some will...

I don't think they do for the general public, but it was a business visit. I also visited the Outpost Armory as well after the tour.

Yesterday my work afforded me the opportunity to visit and tour Barret Firearms. WOW! Was over a 2 hour visit including a great briefing and fantastic tour. I learned quite a bit about Ronnie Barret and the history of the company. Quite an eye opener. One thing in particular I learned that I didnt know was that they make 5 different guns. I had no idea they made 5.56 and 6.8 variants of the M4 style ARs. They were test firing some of those with suppressors as we got to that point in the tour. Got to fondle some of those guns, but didnt get to shoot them, lol. If you ever get the chance to do this I highly recommend it.

No, they just responded to a query from me.

Wow, I forgot about some oldies but goodies...some already mentioned but also A Bridage Too Far, The Blue Max, and for newer ones, yes the We Were Soldiers is one of my all time faves!!

For mercenary, I agree with The Wild Geese. Outstanding movie with outstanding actors. Another I really like is Dogs of War, also an oldie. For non mercenary War, I think The Longest Day and Patton, for old school...and Saving Private Ryan for newer ones.