monkeylizard

Likely so. They're wearing layers so it's not the Pacific, or the Med during summer. Anzio was assaulted in January 1944 so it could have been that one.

Correction - 6 minutes. It was 14 minutes from when the 9-1-1 call was placed to shooter down. It took 8 minutes for them to arrive once the call was placed, but once on scene it only took them 6 minutes locate and dispatch the perp.

And there's always a newer model . . .

A sub in the tub

A Franchi in the fridge A Winchester by the window A Micro-9 in the microwave You know . . . I'm starting to think this is less a fun list and more of an accurate description of some TGOers' homes . . .

A Jennings in the John An MP by the TP

Fewer for me too, but it's starting to pick up. I just watched a male and female buzz around for about 30 minutes.

That picture needs to get the official unofficial ban like Kentucky Conan and ya'll need to stop quoting it!

I have maybe 150 rounds through my M&P Shield .45. No trouble with any JHP or FMJ I've tried. I know it's not a lot of rounds, but so far no FTF/FTE. It's bigger than the Kahr but not by a lot. The factory grip stippling is very aggressive. It's like 50 grit sand paper. You probably wouldn't want that against your skin so holster/dress accordingly. I don't know if the 2.0 is any different. I have the original.

An Uzi in the Jacuzzi

HiPower in the Shower

I resent being called an "older member" . . .

This site's iTrader feature helps me a lot. If someone has a very small amount of feedback, I check who left it. If I have to go more than about 3 degrees of separation before finding a known-reputable/longtime member leaving feedback then I don't bother, no matter how good the deal is. But we have very prolific traders here so it usually doesn't take long to find a name I know and sometimes one I've done business with directly.

The take-away is that legally you don't have to use an FLL on either end, but since no carrier will take the gun knowingly, for all practical matters you have to use FFLs.

I've seen this one before and thought "So? Pop out the hinge pins, move the door, replace the hinge pins. Then clean your nasty toilet and paint your wall and door."

I'll take the stairs, thanks.

Especially any wearing bells.

Yep. I wish I'd known about estate sales when I was getting started in life. I could have bought much nicer furniture, cookware, dishware, etc. for the same money I spent on cheap crappy stuff in my first apartment @Luckyforward - There are grip additives made for concrete sealant (like the one Mac mentioned from Thompson's) but I don't know how well they'll do with aggregate. It might be worth a call to a supply house that deals with professional concrete folks (ie not Home Depot, Lowes, or Ace). Euclid Chemical makes an additive called Shur Grip. Again, it's made for concrete/pavers, not necessarily aggregate. Here are their Nashville distributors. https://www.euclidchemical.com/help-support/distributor-locator/ You could give one ore more of them a call and ask them if Shur Grip would work, how much you'd need to add, and if they'll sell it to you. They may suggest a different product for aggregate.

Same. I got lucky and scored two sealed 5-gal buckets at an Estate Sale a few months back for like $10 or something. That will cover all of my aggregate this summer.

Get bear spray when you get there* and if needed use it first. It's highly effective. Very rarely will it not work, then the advice above is all excellent. *You can't fly with it so buy some when you arrive. Unless you're driving, then get it now for cheaper online and take it with you.

He said "no". . . . I think this is a lost cause.

I agree that Mafiaoza's makes a good pie, but they weren't around in 1960s . . . It wasn't Shakey's.

There's a difference between hot and 3rd degree burns scalding hot. Since the NIH was brought up, even studies they host say 136F is the optimal temp for serving. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18226454/ Brewed at 180-205F and served at much lower temps. IIRC, what got McD's was that their own internal research showed the same thing (serving at 180+ was dangerous to consumers) but chose to continue doing it anyway.

With respect, you don't know what you're talking about. That elderly woman was severely injured, spent 8 days in the hospital, needed skin grafts, and never once asked for a dime more than she was owed for medicals and lost income for her daughter providing care. McD's offered $800. It was discovered McD's was intentionally keeping the coffee dangerously hot (180-190F) because their studies showed most customers drank it after they got to their office/wherever and they wanted it to still be hot then. The woman initially only wanted $20K to cover her hospital bills. She and her lawyer tried multiple times to get them to settle at reasonable amounts. They refused. The jury awarded her $160K in compensatory damages for her medicals, loss of quality of life, and her daughter's income who had been providing care. The jury then stacked $2.7M on as punitive damages. Her daughter said much of the money went to pay for medical bills and a full time live-in nurse until her death 10 years later and that she had very poor quality of life from both the injuries and the toll of the trial. I wouldn't recommend that as a get rich tactic.

That's easy. It's not fair, but it's easy. Vietnam was an unpopular war and the country as a whole wanted to forget about it. Most vets wanted to forget about Vietnam. Many returning home took off the uniform, never talked about their service, and very few had patches/caps/license plate frames indicating their service. It wasn't a point of pride for many. I don't know if it was because of the loss, the anti-war movement and press coverage, the fact that most were drafted not volunteers, or more likely a combination of all those things. Either way, almost nobody wanted to think about or be reminded of Vietnam. We saw a little easing of that in the 1980s with the Vietnam Memorial in D.C. and some movies like Rambo and Uncommon Valor where we were reminded of the MIAs, but it got left behind. After that we had the 80s and 90s where it was mostly peace time. During peace time military service is often seen as just another job or VoTech school. Even recruiting drives were often focused on how the military can help you get the skills for a civilian career. The conflicts we did have (Grenada, Panama, Bosnia, Desert Shield/Storm) were over so quickly and the kill:loss ratio was so comically lopsided that it hardly seemed like our military members faced much risk at all. They did, but it wasn't painted that way in the media, so most folks kept thinking of it as just a different career path instead of the noble service it is. Military service was mostly out of sight out of mind unless you lived near a large installation, then it was often one day a year where the community might hold a fair or the base might have an open house and it was basically "thanks for being a part of the community". Post-9/11 the environment is totally different. We don't want to forget 9/11. We saw the results of being attacked and we've watched the sacrifices endured by our military. And we're thankful.