deerslayer

All fine and dandy if you're trying not to get busted, but irrelevant if you are in the "THEY AIN'T GETTING MY MONEY" crowd.

Agreed, but at this rate, we won’t be able to do business with any local banks by the end of the year.

I was afraid more gun buster signs would pop up and, sure enough, I am seeing more of them. This poorly written law is borderline idiotic, but the responses to it are even worse. A left-leaning acquaintance and his buddy know I am a shooter and asked what I thought of the law. They were horrified when I said I thought it was basically irrelevant. "But criminals will be carrying guns" they both replied. When I pointed out that Memphis had 330+ murders last year (most involving guns) and is on track to surpass that number this year and asked if criminals are not already carrying guns, they just sighed and shook their heads. Whoever can't legally carry a gun now still won't be able to under the new law. One acted like this was some sort of revelation. I added that most of the new crime that will result from the new law will be from non-permit holders' confusion about it. Below is an example of the misunderstanding and outright misinformation about the law. A church is beefing up security to get ready for the apparent armed invasion they will face when the law begins: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/local-pastor-encourages-other-churches-add-security-before-permitless-carry-bill-goes-into-effect/BQZGDKPT6FHBJFNIE5TX2KKOD4/ And an erroneous assumption that people who have carry permits are all trained on how to use a gun: https://www.wreg.com/news/gun-violence-surge-possible-with-new-permitless-carry-law-launch-warns-democratic-lawmaker/

The USPSA TN Section championship was going to be held there, but everyone decided the place wouldn’t be ready in time. I expect it will happen next year, though.

Weighing cartridges is not reliable if using mixed headstamp brass.

I used to work with a germaphobe. We would find sticky notes on door handles and bathroom faucets and knew he had been there. Once I saw him eat fries. He would bite the fry, then put whatever part he was still holding on the other side of his plate and not touch them any more. I wonder how he did during Covid.

This. If you have the same driver every day, have a friendly conversation with him and give him the code. As far as adding comments to an order, the shipper might put something in the remarks or PO section of the label and the driver might even notice it. Too many mights.

It recently got a lot worse.

The USPS has refused to deliver bullets to me on several occasions. I have no idea why anyone would ship anything that mattered via USPS.

Nice. I have a suppressor in jail and have a feeling the sentence will get extended if the Republicans allow this d-bag to be confirmed. Elections have consequences and all that.

Lots of folks are using small rifle primers in small pistol cartridges, mainly due to the shortage of small pistol primers. Some Open division USPSA shooters use small rifle primers in their major power factor 9mm and .38 Super loads anyway. Small rifle primers will work, but are harder and may cause light strikes and ignition issues with handguns that aren't hammer-fired (and some that are). Also, I don't remember the specifics, but some rifle primers are slightly taller and may not be seated as deeply as pistol primers. I would not mess with the flash hole.

Sincere question here—are we to simply ignore recent research that suggests a possibility of lifelong immunity? Sure, it mutates, but apparently not as easily or as rapidly as flu viruses.

I switched from gas to charcoal years ago specifically to cook brisket after sampling some in West TX. I've never gotten around to trying it, but my favorite marinated grilled chicken, porterhouse steaks, and even hot dogs are even better after the switch. I don't adhere to the "might as well cook on the stove if you're gonna use gas" philosophy, but there is something about smoke.

Yeah I wouldn’t want to work at ARDOT right now. Although they may soon have a few positions available.

Supposedly seven or eight months, but it’s none of my business if someone else has antibodies. How long is a vaccine good for?

What if that 30% has antibodies and doesn’t need a vaccine?

The treehuggers have been saying this for as long as I can remember, and most of them lean way left. Here’s an example https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/climate/ They start off by saying we need a smaller carbon footprint as well as fewer feet. Down about paragraph 19, the article talks about how fertility rates have slowed, but progress in this area has been hampered by reductions in family planning. They inevitably argue that the US is the worst offender and the world is about to end.

Great, the Handmaid's Tale may actually come true.

Yep. My best friend growing up went over the Highway 51 Hatchie River bridge 30 minutes before it collapsed back 30 or so years ago. I think that one killed seven or eight people. Also, my wife and I went over the 40 bridge over the Arkansas River in Oklahoma the day before it collapsed. That one was the result of a barge collision, though.

Wow, so now they are going to re-inspect the I-55 bridge. If they find something, we will have a genuine catastrophe. I shot a match in AR this weekend and Friday afternoon, eastbound traffic into Memphis was a total disaster. I had planned to come back via Helena, AR after seeing the melee, but was pleasantly surprised that Saturday night traffic was light and we sailed right through I-55 like nothing was even wrong. The phone traffic app didn’t lie.

I don't doubt working from home will become much more prevalent, but I have already experienced a couple downsides. Susan is now working from home and has limited access to things that used to be right outside her door. I call Susan (who is across town or in another city) and ask her if she can put her hands on XYZ item. Now she works from home, so she calls Johnny, who is not in our department and really has no idea WTH Susan is talking about and doesn't really have time for her, but he is on location. Johnny may or may not give Susan accurate info. Plus, Susan's home internet is not as good as it was at work. After a while, I learn who Johnny is and why there is a delay and sometimes just bypass Susan. She cannot do some of the odds and ends that she used to do and is a little less valuable. If I worked from home, the fact that someone in India or the Philippines can possibly also do my job from home would be in the back of my mind.

I would take the 30K in a flash.

I’ll take OSHA/code enforcement over Bolshevik construction engineers.

Joseph Stalin could have it built in three months. Of course he would first round up OSHA and code enforcement and give them all 9mm headaches.

Yeah, looks pretty fresh.