MacGyver

This will at the very least be a manslaughter charge. I feel terrible for everyone concerned.

I’m so glad to see that the FBI has finally located and recovered Dorothy’s original ruby slippers. Because we all know if you’re going witch huntin’... these suckers get results! https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/04/entertainment/wizard-of-oz-stolen-ruby-slippers-found/index.html

Consumers just have a lot of choice - and have frankly already made up their mind. Police departments and other public buyers really chose .40 S&W over .357 Sig in the ‘90s and early ‘00s. It will remain a niche round at this point. It will likely stay available - less available than the big calibers, but probably a box or two in any big store. The heart of the matter is that it would take an enormous amount of money to market it to the masses at this point to try to offset mediocre gun rag press over the last 20 years. And, no one is going to invest that in this market. If it’s your thing, enjoy it. But, it’s probably as available as it’s going to get.

I’ll be surprised if you find that you need a muzzle break. That said, it might help balance it out a bit. Make sure to update us when you’ve had a chance to shoot it.

That’s definitely one of the more desirable combos.

My in laws pay around $45/month on a contract to get their 300 gallon tank topped off. They don’t heat with it, but have a gas hot water heater, a gas fireplace, and a gas stove.

That’s certainly true. But, it’s double the less than minimum wage he’s making right now. And, the benefit of being done at 3:30 is that you could reasonably do something else like lessons or a part time gig. Sometimes when you’re down in a pit, it doesn’t seem like there’s any hope. I know Mikey’s is a loyal worker. The benefit of someone his age is that they’re also pretty dependable. I’m hoping something pans out. And soon.

Stick around and get some experience, and I expect it pays a lot better.

Heck, Lowe’s is paying $11/hour. I talked to some parents of one of my daughter’s friends who just opened a restaurant down on Nolensville Road this summer. They’re first generation immigrants, and I asked how it was going. They said they’ve worked in other people’s restaurants for years and understand that part. The hard part was finding and keeping good people. They said they had raised their base pay to almost the mythical $15/hour for unskilled labor just to try to keep someone more than a few weeks. I’m hopeful you’ll find something better. It sucks to hate what you do.

I don’t know a car salesman alive still making $10k/month. The internet has flattened out the front end of car sales. There are still some F&I guys making that kind of money, but even those guys are making less than they used to. Are you still looking?

While the article doesn’t make it clear, if these folks were unindicted and unconvicted, then we have another word for this. Theft.

Is it actually worth your time? Are you actually making any money? We see a lot of Kia dealers starting below invoice and trying to make it up in incentives and in the F&I office. They're trying to work their way out of a hole every single month...month after month. That's a hard way to try to make a living.

I generally have two requirements for a holster - or at least these two things are non-negotiable for me: I need to be able to get a full firing grip from the get go - and should not need to readjust once I draw. This has limited me on pocket carry for everything but a J-frame in a kydex A-holster The system as a whole should be stable enough that I can break retention without my holster winding up around my armpit. This is why a solid belt and a solid holster is so important for me. In your situation - I'd still trend towards these two things - but recognize that you might have to make some compromises. Wearing suspenders - I expect your pants fit a little bit looser than normal to keep from interfering with you bag. The suspenders limit downward travel, but not upward travel. That's going to be an issue with a holster on your waist line. The bellyband that @Chucktshoesmentioined - or like the one you posted from standforthe2nd might be a good compromise. It spreads the footprint of the holster out enough that it might not interfere as much. There are also similar lycra/neoprene options that bring the holster higher up on the torso. Could you appendix carry? Again, it's a compromise - especially if you're trying to fend someone off as you draw. But, I wonder if by having the gun around 12:00 to 1:00 instead of 3:00-5:00 you could sort of cancel out the upward motion by drawing with one hand and keeping the waistband down with the other? Obviously, you'd have to really work on getting around cover garments, etc.

Every single thing seems like it has some sort of fundraiser these days. I'd happily support something like this.

This is a tough question. I definitely appreciate your persistence. A holster is a part of a system, and for most a good gun belt is critical. Is either of those options shoulder-type carry? Without a good belt, I question whether any holster will provide a good experience along the belt line. You could maybe try one of the trigger-cover “Mexican carry” type devices - but even these might be questionable for day-to-day regular use.

I've never heard anyone have complaints about Sloan's. They seem to be good people.

Greg, I’m certain I’m not the first to tell you, but you may have out kicked your coverage in the spousal selection department. I mean, we are talking frog gigging, but you’ve somehow still managed to marry up.

I’m pretty supportive of pro Soccer in Nashville. It has already been great for our community at large - pulling together our Kurdish and Latino communities as well as the rest of the population. The stadium deal has been less than transparent. I think that has as much to do with the chaos in the mayors office as anything. It’ll make money for the city in the long run. Certainly more than the current fairgrounds do.

Where in the world are you shopping in Lafayette to find that sort of abomination?

It seems to work okay for me.

You're going to need a transformer. All of my experience is with 12V marine strips. Academy sports usually has light strips of different colors up by the kayaks. They're less than $10 and pretty good quality. I think they're probably all made in the same place. You just have to make sure that if you're going to cut it, you cut where it's indicated on the PCB. My kids and I have done a lot of projects with cheap LED strips like these and have never been disappointed: https://www.amazon.com/LED-Waterproof-RGB-Controller-DotStone/dp/B06Y15YVFN/ref=asc_df_B06Y15YVFN/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241940266558&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11522917711748930246&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013085&hvtargid=pla-438333531342&psc=1 Here's a white version of the same: https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Non-waterproof-Christmas-Decoration-Daylight/dp/B00HSF65MC/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1534861457&sr=1-5&keywords=white+led+strip

What's pricing look like on a box like that?

I like those frag pattern grips.

It ultimately destroyed their family, too. It's haunted me for almost 40 years.

Be careful. I had a friend in the first grade killed when his dad hit a nest with gas and the explosion came up from under him 20 feet away and engulfed him in flames. He lived a couple of years, but ultimately the infections from the burns killed him. I’ll leave this here. I just saw this the other day and filed it away: