White Goodman

  Good for you, but I'd rather not be part of the problem. It's because of everyone that though like you that we may never see prices return to pre-Sandy Hook levels.   I can almost promise that ammo prices will not go back down to the level they were before the shooting because of the price gouging and hysteria fed by people such as yourself.   No offense to you Magic but you didn't help the situation.

How were the gun prices? Any hanguns in stock? Its only 45 minutes from me so I may visit this weekend.

That's awesome. Really makes me thankful I was raised in the conservative South.

That was fantastic.

  bahaha. You don't know bad traffic.   Knoxville "traffic" is a joke.

Hang in there Don. We're thinking about you.

  Florida and North Carolina went blue in 2008 and Florida again last year.  Does anyone know if they were ever blue in the past?

Lights Out was good but a little far fetched IMO. I enjoyed it though. I recently loaned it to a coworker.

Check Lenoir City, it's only 15-20 minutes from West Knoxville. I would probably avoid North Knoxville but that's just me.

Were the conditions that dry? We were just in TN two weeks ago and it snowed. One would think the ground wasn't that dry.

Too soon to know how it started? I hope those nearby have their bug out bags ready in case they need to leave quickly.

I bought a CZ because everyone on the internet convinced me CZ's are the most underrated guns on the market.....Big mistake. It looked pretty and felt amazing in my hand but none of that matters if the gun can't go through a 10 round mag without jamming. This was the 40P.   Maybe someday I'll try the legendary CZ75.   I have heard nothing bad good things about the PPQ though.

Sorry to hear this. Keep your head up. 

I do not think we're even close to seeing the end of this. I'm thinking it could be a year or more before prices come down and they may never go back to "normal".

That's a really good price. I'd like to visit their store sometime. 

what did you get?

I have another idea, don't open the door for strangers....

  I feel it's probably the most accurate tale of what might happen after a major SHTF event.

Here is one example where OC may have prevented a crime.     http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-144/147404-oc-may-have-prevented-crime-leo-encounter.html

"Going Home" is a good book. I read it on the survivalist forum before it was published.    Also try the "Holding their Own" series on Amazon.

Another odd law is that liquor stores can only sell liquor. They can't sell anything non alcoholic such as limes or other drink condiments.    At the liquor stores here in Florida they sell cigars, limes, sour mix etc. It's really convenient if I'm in a hurry.

The junk mail is small price to pay for keeping my 2nd amendment rights. 

My step dad has a 2005. It's been a good truck overall. The transmission crapped out at 100k which is a little weak in my opinion. He caught it early so the dealership was able to fix it rather than replace it.   He has almost 120k on it now. The V6 has plenty of power to pull his 19 ft ski boat. Gas mileage is pretty weak for a mid size truck though at around 15mpg

Maxpedition makes a water bottle holder but it's not cheap.   http://www.amazon.com/Maxpedition-0315-Bottle-Holder-Khaki/dp/B001OO0IQM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363056582&sr=8-1&keywords=maxpedition+water+bottle+holder

I had one of these bags for a short period of time. I sold it to a member here on TGO to upgrade to Maxpedition.   There was absolutely nothing wrong with the bag. I regret selling it after seeing this thread.