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There are Bobcats in East TN, I've seen several on various occasions. Looks like a young one. And technically a Bobcat is a Lynx.

We have one of those too.... Strange woodpecker that takes seed from our feeders up to the sill on top of the brick and opens it there. Sounds like jackhammer on the roof.

Never heard of these... interesting stuff.

It's nesting/mating time for some birds. It sees its reflection in the window and is trying to fight the competitor off.... they're not called "bird brain" for no reason. Make the reflection go away and so will the bird. And please don't use poison.

Lowes and Home Depot have heavy nylon tool bags that work pretty well.

That's interesting. I'd assumed pretty much all TVA property was off limits. The rules do say that possession and use of firearms is allowed, but curiously motor vehicle use is not. So if you want to shoot there, you've got to haul your stuff in on foot/bicycle/horseback.

A bad day for sure. We saw him fly a month or so ago. RIP

I work a few miles from the Knoxville airport. It was really cool watching practice the couple days before the show here. https://patrickleanne.smugmug.com/Other/Camera-Awesome-Photos/n-8TB27/i-DZzLngt/A https://patrickleanne.smugmug.com/Other/Camera-Awesome-Photos/n-8TB27/i-jcKQfbG/A

I'm not aware of any public land where you can shoot that's not an established range (Norris, John Sevier, ...). Private property is going to be your only option.

Looks like really good work to me. It's clean and the active corrosion is removed, but not restored.

I can't really recommend a specific rum, but be sure to check prices here before you go. Sometimes it cheaper to just buy it here with the aggravation of going thru customs. We went to Jamaica (Negril) for our honeymoon. Beautiful place and we had a great time. Be prepared to haggle over everything, I found Jamaicans to be the most politely pushy folks I've ever met. Also be prepared to tip everyone. I was out of $1's before I got out of the airport. It got expensive fast.

Just use Pandora. It's free.

We have friends who live just into the hills. They have bears periodically come check out stuff at their house. Once you get past the "neat" factor, they can quickly become a nuisance if they start getting into stuff. My wife showed me hilarious cell phone video of the wife out on their deck at dusk trying to shoo away a bear that was showing interest in their trash cans.

Cut-away view.

And tries to steal all kinds of swag from the Deals Gap store. I know the guy who used to manage it. He said he was dumbfounded by the number of rich doctors, bankers, and lawyers out playing "biker dood" who tried to steal stupid crap.

New terminals. Takes 10 minutes to replace.

Sounds interesting. Lazy Magnolia's Southern Pecan beer is really good. A pecan whisky might be tasty as well.

Nice!

Squid... Originated from squirrelly kid. One who rides in less than appropriate attire. Crotch rocket. Derogatory term for a sport bike. Chicken strips.... The outside edges of a motorcycle tire that have never touched the pavement because the rider is scared to lean the bike. Fifty-pencing... The act of wobbling around a turn because the rider is scared to lean the bike. The British 50 pence coin has about 12 flat sides.

I think I recall meeting him at Spots place as well. Condolences to his friends and family. RIP.

What he said, burn it. It's the "greenest" way to dispose of old gas.

I gave myself tendinitis (tennis elbow) last year trying to improve my grip strength. I've also seen it called MAPS, middle age pull-up syndrome. I'll be honest and say it really sucked. I couldn't really grip anything for about 2 months. Shaking hands hurt like hell. My doc gave me some fancy anti-inflammatory, but it didn't seem to do much so I just took Advil. Stuff I read said it would take 3-4 months to get better, and that was pretty darn close. It doesn't bother me nearly as much now and I've also changed my workout a bit to prevent future flare ups. My strength is almost back to where it was before I hurt it.

Like I said, a fully equipped team. They'd do everything at night, and likely be labeled the 1860's equivalent of terrorists (or ghosts) because of their tactics.

A Kershaw Cryo and Leatherman Blast. Works for what I need and I won't be heartbroken if it gets broken or lost.