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A coworker does paint/body work on the side.  I'll send you his number if you're interested...

Pancake Pantry!  :)    It's cash only, so be ready for that.       Honestly though.... I've never had anything in that area I thought was especially good for the money.  The reasonably good local places tend to be way over-priced and way too "touristy" for me.  The chain restaurants are the same as every other one with 20% higher prices.  They all get their food off the same Cisco or US Foods trucks anyway.  Given the option, I'd go to Cracker Barrel.  YMMV.

Congrats on the progress!  I'm working on that too, but I'm not trying quite as hard as you.... not sure I'd maintain my sanity on 700 calories/day.  I have a birthday of significance coming up so I'm trying to lose 15-20 lbs before then.  I've lost 7-8 lbs so far. 

Saw this one the other day and had to laugh.... Kanye is a self-important prick. He and Kim are perfect for one another. God help that little girl.

Ouch.   Welding it would be my first choice, and I know a couple local welders who could do it.  It might need to be re-heat treated after welding to ensure strength.  That likely would require stripping the finish.  I'll have to look up the temp for the heat treatment to see if that would kill the finish.    There are structural epoxies available that work well with aluminum and applying them is pretty simple.  We do it all the time at work (I fix jet engine parts for a living).   You'd need to blast the area to remove the finish so the epoxy will stick.  Then you basically just mix the stuff, glob it in there, cure it (typically heat cure), and then machine it back to final dimensions.   That said, fixing it will cost more than just replacing it.  But since is a special one, you might not have a choice.  Talk to Mike at Lawenforcementsalestn here... He's got the machine capability to do the work properly and he's in Oak Ridge.  Getting another lower and having him re-do the engraving and the machine work might be the best option.  Or if you just want to fix it, that's fine too. 

    FTFY.  :)

I haven't been to Tactical Advantage, but my wife went to a class there not long ago and said it was fine.  Sevier Indoor Range is nice, but has a fresh air system similar to Frontier so it'll be cold.  They typically have a couple space heaters running.  Gunny's is a functional range but not the nicest place I've seen. 

Oh to be young again and have nothing better to do than play guitar all day. But she looks quite bored. That doesn't bode well for the future.

No Ma Deuce?  No M134?  No MG42?  An RPD, that's it?   :shake:  

    Yep.  I know that's there... the hour it takes me to get there makes that a little less appealing.  That and fear of embarrassing myself.... ;)

Welcome!

Depends on what you want to know.... So 279 out of 16,000 were tested. 279/16000*100= 1.74% tested Of the 279 tested, 37 failed the drug test. 37/279*100=13.3% of those tested failed. Or 37 out of 16000 failed the test 37/16000*100=0.23% of the total people failed the drug test.

That's some darn fine shooting by everyone! I'd love to find the time (and $) to get into IDPA type shooting.

Yes, you can shoot on your property within Knox county (not Knoxville city).  With only 3 acres, noise will be a significant issue. 

It's interesting how times, values, and opinions change.  As stated above... many years ago, being on the "dole" was considered disgraceful.  A man worked for a living.  Any job, no matter how menial, was better than no job and being a debtor.  People were proud of the work they did.  I think a lot of that was because at that time, most of the work was done with one's hands.  At the end of the day, there was some physical thing that was accomplished that one could be proud of.    Now, lots of people spend the majority of their work day pecking away at a keyboard.  The physical manifestation of their labor has been lost.  Their reward for good work is typically more work.  People deal with stupid rules, stupid bosses, stupid meetings, and feel no more valuable than a number in that spreadsheet they've been working on all day.  The lack of anything tangible makes it much more difficult to take pride in your work.  Pride (to the point of narcissism) is one of the "7 Deadly Sins", but a lack of pride seems to be more of a problem in modern society.

Can I ask who's making them for you (us)?  My wife is thinking of having some made as a way to raise money for a place she volunteers.  These are quite high quality so I thought about sending her to the same place.

    Debtor's prison?  Indentured servitude?      I'm only kinda serious.  I think welfare as a government service should be dissolved and given to private entities to manage... specifically churches. 

A fire in the house is an insurance liability and your homeowners rate will be adjusted accordingly.  I hope you had the fireplace, stove insert, and chimney inspected prior to purchase.  If not, get it done.    We had a stove insert when I was a kid and they're great.  If it has blowers, have a way to run them when the power goes out.  The heating efficiency drops tremendously without the blower. 

    Exactly.  The collection is certainly intriguing, and I've been looking for a "truck gun", but I'm sure any "deals" will be long gone before I get there. 

The potato soup was from more than a week ago. I figure all the hot sauce I put in it helps compensate.

Left over potato soup and cornbread.

I too have a "pee in a cup" job. I wouldn't be opposed to drug testing and birth control for welfare recipients.

Sent.

15/32 or 29/64 should work. Use good tapping fluid... http://www.fastenersinc.com/Images/fasteners_tap_drill_chart.pdf

If Wilson combat parts will fit it, anything can be made to run well.