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We lived near Charleston when I was little. A man Dad worked with known only as "big boy" for obvious reasons, hunted hogs with a Bowie knife. He had a .44 on his hip but only used it when he got treed, which was rare. Mom and Dad still talk about the whole hog BBQ's on the beach with the pig buried in the sand. Can't do that anymore.

What they said.... weedeat an acre? Replace the mulching blades with discharge blades, open the chute, and let 'er fly. Wait until later in the afternoon so the grass has had all day to dry out before mowing. What kind of grass do you have? Grass is growing like crazy with as much rain/sun as we've gotten. You're gonna have to mow it at least twice a week if you're trying to mulch it.

Were the rounds even remotely still on target after the side blew out or when the whole thing let go?

I think about that too. My assumption is it's gun in strong hand and child by weak hand trying to keep them behind me while trying to escape. Practice with simple commands like "down", "cover", and "run". I'd presume you're basically gonna be dragging a child to keep them moving and on their feet. https://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/product/shooting-in-defense-of-others-download/ https://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/article/family-defensive-strategies-for-the-armed-individual/

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Yes. I've made a concerted effort to work out at least somewhat regularly. I use half my lunch hour and my goal is resistance training 3x per week and light cardio the other 2 days. I meet that goal maybe half the time. I use light weights and generally don't push myself particularly hard due to a history of exertion migraines and tendinitis, but I'm getting stronger and more fit. I've got way less aches and pains, and it's much less severe when I get a cold. Stress is huge. When my stress level gets up to my eyeballs, that's generally when I get sick. The exercise is a good outlet. When it's nice out, my "cardio" is usually a brisk stroll around the industrial park where I work. It helps.

Once you get in the mode of waking up in the middle of the night, it's hard to get out of it. I used to have to get up at 2-4am to let our dog out, no alarm clock required. She'd stir and I'd wake up and let her out. Then I'd go sit on our screened porch waiting for her to come back, which took anywhere from 10 mins to an hour. Most of the time it was hard to go back to sleep. I'd finally drift off about the time my alarm would go off. Now that the dog is gone, I still wake up in the middle of the night fairly regularly. It's frustrating. When I sleep through the night it's generally because I've worked my ass off for several days prior and am completely exhausted. Some exercise after supper seems to help me fall asleep. Talk to your doc and hopefully it'll sort out quickly.

Don't sleep until it's time to sleep where ever you're going. Jet lag for me was always worse coming back. Everything costs more there, so be ready for that.

Yep, that's pretty cool. Sounds like WWIII started around here tonite. I've never heard/seen so many fireworks going off!

What they said. I've got 3 or 4 of the big 7 gallon containers specifically for water. I dump and refill them annually.

Gallon jugs (milk jugs) of water will leak eventually, so keep that in mind.

Most people wouldn't be able to buy food anyway. No internet = no credit/debit cards. Hardly anyone uses cash anymore and most electronic cash registers are computerized and wouldn't work either. Even if a store could accept cash, I'd bet you'd have a hard time finding anyone who could run a calculator and keep a ledger of the transactions.

Cool.

Except that the vast majority of people will have no idea why that purple paint is on those trees.

Keep in mind this is only the local government. I feel sure they'll still face federal charges for starting the fire in the park.

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TWRA hasn't ever come to get deer from Dad's house. The guys who shot them take them to be processed. Dad just keeps a log of what gets culled.

Contact TWRA about getting a nuisance permit. My parents had one for several years. Mom has a big flower garden and the deer ate everything. When the agent drove up to the house to assess the damage, he got out of the truck and said he'd seen more than enough just coming up the driveway to justify the permit.

It's a bit of work. First you need a few acres in an area where deer might be. Then you plant some corn, turnips, oats, ... stuff like that. Then you tend the garden, watch for deer, and practice your marksmanship until fall. Then you set up a blind or tree stand where the deer pass by. Then you get up really early on a cold and wet morning and go harvest one.

Welcome, and thank you for your service.

Welcome!

We've been eating cucumbers, zucchini, and tomatoes for a couple weeks. We're getting close to having enough okra to fill up a frying pan. We also have a single pumpkin on the vine.

I was fortunate to have him as a teacher. While he was also the wrestling coach, his class wasn't the typical "coach's class", especially when you were one of his wrestlers. He made it interesting without getting too bogged down in the math. We did lots of experiments and demonstrations of various concepts, which helped me a lot. Pure sodium in a beaker of water was particularly memorable.

My 9th grade physics teacher was the only teacher in the system with a PhD.

Given the comment from the camera guy that they both went flying past which prompted him to get his phone out and start recording, there's no way that was a surprise. Which makes me think of another point... Always be the first to call. Had the idiot on the bike pulled over and call the cops saying "this lunatic tried to kill me and made another car flip over", he'd be in a completely different position now. But since he kept going, now he's the bad guy who's got some explaining to do.