monkeylizard

Yup. Me too. FBI and Metro SWAT raided the building next door to my 1st crap-hole apartment for one of the FBI's Top-10 most wanted fugitives. Had another nutter in the complex storing gasoline in milk jugs and 2-liter bottles in his apartment for Y2K. Having a lower rent (lousy apartment in a lousy location) and roommates kept costs low and allowed me to save up for better living later. It sucked, but it's what I could afford at the time.

What's wrong with that? I did it. My brother did it. I suspect a lot of folks on here did it. It sucks for a season, but it's a means to an end. It made me appreciate having my own place later.

I had some garden soil for my raised beds delivered about 10 years ago. I had to buy the bags too so I held on to them in case I ever needed more. After 10 years, my garden size is set and it's not changing. Now I have some space for different stuff I'll never use again.

Gone.

I love my Keen Targhee II shoes and boots. I also have a pair of Lowas. Fit is similar to the Keens. +1 to good socks. Some cushy wool socks improve any shoe/boot. I have several pair of Darn Tough and like them a lot.

I have three bulk materials bags just taking up space that I want gone. Free to anyone who wants them before they go in the garbage. Two measure 43x43x56 (pictured below) One is smaller at 35x35x38 Pickup curbside in Bellevue.

Ad Closed I have a Delta ShopMaster 10" 13-Amp portable table saw with a stand. I don't have the pins/toggles that attach the saw to the stand. It's just 4 holes so any bolt that fits in the holes will do. The saw has a solid anodized-aluminum table that measures 17-1/2 by 34 inches. It allows for a 20-inch maximum rip to the right of the blade and a maximum depth of cut at 90° of 3" (76mm). The blade has a diameter of 10" (254 mm) and operates at a speed of 5000 rpm. The saw also features a front- and rear-locking T-square-type fence and a miter gauge with adjustable 90° and 45° stops. The motor is protected by a thermal overload protection system. Currently equipped with a 24-tooth blade for rough cuts. I wouldn't us that blade for any fine cuts but it works great on lumber and I used it to rip some oak plank flooring. It was plenty good for that. Located in Bellevue (west side of Nashville). I work near the Nashville airport and can meet in that area too. $100

This. Last I checked, it was down to like 2 main companies. Get the highest "grade" available from any brand it should be pretty much the same as everyone else's. The last amazing batteries came from Panasonic in some Japanese cars in the 90s and early 00s. My Miata ran the original battery for 18 years and that's a very common thing in the Miata world. Sadly Panasonic doesn't make them any longer and is a shell of its former self. Aftermarket replacements last 3-5 years like all the others. I have a Duracell from Batteries Plus in it now and that's been good for 5 years so far. I keep it on a Battery Tender when I'm not driving the car much. I think that really helps.

I'm at that in-between age where the stairs are fine, but having to paint the thing every few years scares me.

I'm thinking those tassle bits at the top of the crap pile pic would glue onto a leather jacket as some kick-ass shoulder pads . . .

If they don't have a personalized plate that says "HOMER" that's a missed opportunity.

But did you leave your phone number on a public forum ?

Breaking Bad was set in ABQ for a reason . . .

I found dark skies on the Natchez Trace Pky around 9:30 . . . . nothing. I checked the skies in Bellevue again at 4:30a . . . nothing but clear skies and stars. Maybe a very slight pink glow on the northern horizon, but probably just city light pollution. Glad I got to see what I did on Friday night. We may never see them again in Tennessee in most of our lifetimes.

Impossible to predict more than about 30 minutes out. In Bellevue (southwestern corner of Nashville) we had a decent show from 9:30 to about 10:00. Then it slowed down. I checked back at 10:30, 11:00, and 11:30 . . . nothing. I'll be trying again tonight in about 30 minutes from a better vantage point with more open space before hitting walls of trees and houses.

+1 to TFA and FPC. I've supported GOA in the past and would do so again. I'm also a life member of NRA but don't send them any money. If these new reformers on the board can get things cleaned up, we'll see. NRA's main purpose right now is to be the big elephant in the room taking the heat from the anti-gunners while more effective and nimble groups like FPC and GOA fly under the radar get the work done.

1. Decide what you want to hunt. This will dictate a lot of things from clothing needs (like blaze orange for deer, but not for turkeys), licenses to purchases, weapons to use (rifle vs. shotgun vs bow vs black powder rifle), seasons, bag limits, identifying a processor if needed, etc. It's also important to know what to do with the animal once you've bagged and tagged it. You're going to need to know how to at least field dress a deer if you're hunting deer, but that's not useful information if you're hunting ducks or turkeys. 2. Make a realistic assessment of your access to huntable land. Do you have friends or family with large tracts you can access? If the land is hours away, will you really make the trip often enough to be worth the effort? If no easy access to private land, do you have the money to join a hunting club or to lease land? Depending on size and location, a lease will run from about $1000 to $5000 annually. Very large tracts with a wide variety of ecosystems (deer, turkey, upland game bird fields, wetlands for ducks, etc.) may go for $15000+. If none of the above, that means TWRA public land. 2.b - Stands. This is a combination of 1 and 2. If you're going to be hunting from a stand, you can't leave them up on TWRA land. That means a climbing stand or carrying in a ladder and setting up a stand. Ask yourself if you're physically fit enough to use a climbing stand or to carry in and out the ladder you need. Private land is easier because you can usually leave tree stands in place there or perhaps even build an enclosed stand. If after working your brain through those 2 you still want to go for it: 3. Take the TWRA Hunter Safety Education course. If you're over the age limit (born on or after January 1, 1969) you don't have to have it, but it's very good information and a first-time hunter really should know the stuff in the course. 4. Read and understand the TWRA Hunting Guide, especially all licenses needed for what you want to hunt. 5. Buy your licenses and permits 6. Go do it. If you have the money then an easy way to get into hunting of some kind is to go to a hunting lodge. It's basically a hotel where you go out each day hunting. You bring your clothing, guns, and ammo, and they do the rest. Some specialize in larger game like deer, elk, boar. Others focus on birds. Prices will vary with the luxury-level of the lodge.

CarMax has fair prices and a broad inventory. You won't get a steal, but you likely won't get ripped off, either. I used Carvana once. The whole process was super easy and I went to pick it up at the vending machine on I-65 in Nashville. I'm very particular about my cars' appearance and this one was something like a 90% car in their grading. It would be about a 75% in my book. I drove it around the block, came back, and exercised my 30-day return. The guys working were a little surprised, but got the paperwork together and it was no hassle at all. Lesson learned was that IF I ever want to use Carvana again, I need a car with a 98% or better in their grading.

I had a similar great experience at Harper Jeep a few years ago on my Wrangler. I found it online in a search (AutoTempest), called and negotiated a price I liked. I drove over, gave them a check, and took it home. It was easy and no up-selling. I generally dislike dealerships, but whatever Harper's doing, it's the right way to operate.

I wish we still had the Nashville Community Education program, but it got its funding cut during the Covid lock downs and never resumed. They had neat classes like canning, cast iron primitive cooking, gardening, sewing, paper making, etc. in addition to various ethnic cooking classes, sports classes (like fencing ), music classes, computer skills, writing, painting, and more.

What kind of party is someone having where they'll be watching their guests sit on the toilet?

Seems a waste. In the highly unlikely event of a SD shooting, buy the second one then. If a person can afford to buy 2 now, they can buy 1 now and 1 later if needed.

One of the best and subtle Easter eggs in GB:Afterlife is Dana's piano. I've never found anything on the Interwebz mentioning it, but it's there. In Egon's house when the family first arrives there's a damaged upright piano against one wall. I think you can see it in another scene too. I went back to the original GB and sure enough, it's the exact same piano from Dana's apartment at the end of the movie when her place has been damaged from the dimensional portal.

I watched Ghostbusters: Afterlife again a few days ago and found a small hole in the writing. Ray is talking about how Egon leaving NYC and taking the gear left them high and dry. He's ranting and says something like "we even had to sell the firehouse. <pause> It's a Starbucks now." which is a pretty funny line. But they're back in the firehouse in the new GB: Frozen Empire and it's exactly how they left it, not a Starbucks.