[My July 1st knives….. Show me what you will be carrying!!!!]

Nothing will change for me.

 

EDC

[Custom Built 12.7x108mm Syrian Rebel Style]

I love this thread!

 

You can take our guns but you'll never take our machine shops and protractors! :lol:

 

I think the proper way they do it is aim it in the general direction of the enemy, yell at the top of their lungs "Allah Ackbar" and then fire.

 

Derka?

[You really want a reason to boycott KFC?]

I won't eat their food because it tastes bad.  But I do wish there was a reputable way to help the little girl.   Her extended family deserves little sympathy.  

 

What is the saying?  "But for the grace of God goes I."

I'm right there with you Mike.

I hate a thief just as much as anyone but there's always room to show people a little love and compassion... especially when the theft or con was done out of desperation and with "good" intentions. It's not like the Grandmother did this to support a crack habit or to buy a new life of lux.

I commend KFC for honoring their $30,000 pledge to help the little girl.

 

That said, I do hope the Grandmother (and anyone else involved) is charged for the crime.

[You really want a reason to boycott KFC?]

 would be like deciding to hate all brunettes because a brunette cheated on you in high school or hating Fords because a guy driving a Ford ran over your dog when you were a kid.

 

Both of those examples are perfectly reasonable. Blondes and Dodges have no room in my life :D

[Has anyone really done it this way and is it worth it.]

You can microwave pizza cheese side down to keep from getting a soggy crust.

 

But you're both wrong though. Leftover pizza is best served cut up and in scrambled eggs! :)

[Has anyone really done it this way and is it worth it.]

I won't lie, I use the oven for everything. From Hot Pockets to burritos.

 

Yes it is better.

 

Me too. I nuke everything to 80% then pop it in a hot oven to crisp it. Only takes a couple extra minutes and it makes a huge difference
 

[Tennessee Three Percenters?]

He's now part of the TGO 3% :)

[My sushi receipt]

Gross!

 

At one time there was a Japanese restaurant in Knoxville that was named Fuku (or something very close to this).

[Tennessee Three Percenters?]

[Finding something you really want on Ebay and its not buy it now]

Anytime I find something I want on eBay, I just hop over to Amazon and buy the damn thing. :D Seriously, they have the best/same price guarantee and the price is usually inline with eBay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[These are some amazing skills]

The "target on a stick" thing is damn clever.

 

Everything is better on a stick

[How about an 80's flashback.......]

I had to google that to see what you were talking about. I can honestly say that the only time I've ever listened to Boy George song is when he was on the A-Team.

[So .... Who's complaining ....]

I agree that more/better training is needed.

 

 

There should have been two dead thugs instead of just one. Better training could remedy that.

[Truck broken into at Center Hill lake]

It's a little hard to get used to doing but it's always best to leave your doors unlocked, unless you have a car alarm AND are within earshot of it.

Thieves will get into you car whether the doors are locked or not. At least leaving them unlocked will save the cost and clean-up time of broken windows.

 

Here's to hoping they will pawn that GPS and get caught!!

[DSLR lens suggestions]

Sometimes there's no ceiling, so a diffuser is handy, and there's many other benefits to primes and fast apertures, not the least of which is better image quality.

 

For $110, the 50mm 1.8 is hard to ignore, especially with the image quality you can get for that price compared to any of the lower-priced zooms. The biggest drawback I've found is that the 50mm focal length on crop-sensor cameras can be a little tight indoors. 

 

The 55-200 focal length isn't as versatile indoors, and outdoors with shorter focal lengths you can usually zoom with your feet. The 55-200 focal length would be good to have for ball games, recitals, and school plays but the aperture range is limiting in low light, especially at full zoom. 

 

He already has an 18-55 and can expand its usefulness with an external flash. JHC77, I still think that's your best bet given your budget. Look for used or refurbished equipment, and you could probably get the 50mm 1.8 and an external flash and improve your capabilities exponentially. Beyond that, it's time to look at investing more money. Canon has some well-built primes at decent prices compared to the zooms that deliver similar image quality.

Well, he has the 18x55 that he can use indoors. I assume he want's to take pics of the kids playing in the yard or a ball games, which is why I suggested the x200. If he's planning on just taking the "be still a minute" portraits then I agree, the 50mm is hard to beat.

[DSLR lens suggestions]

Ugh...

 

The 50mm is fantastic if you can stay within 6 feet of your kids at all times. If you do not plan to keep the kids on a leash to take their pics, then I would suggest the 55x200 for a few bucks more. It will give you the reach that you need to capture your kids outdoors. For indoors, I would compensate for poor lighting with a Yongnuo speedlight mounted on the camera. And forget the modifiers... just keep it pointed up at the ceiling. :)

[Happy Sink o de Mayo]

As long as I have a margarita!

 

[BOLO for man in mustang w red hood]

I think I have a way out of this. We, uh, call the police, and we have 'em send over one of their sketch artists. And Miss Balbricker can give a description. We can put up "Wanted" posters all over

[BOLO for man in mustang w red hood]

Should be easy to pick out in a line-up if he ordered the Doritos taco.

 

Think about it! :D

[where to get auto paint from]

They carry primers too.

[where to get auto paint from]

Keystone in Fort Oglethorpe.

[Fargo the TV show.]

Finally had a chance to watch Fargo. :D

 

Dunno Mike. Been watching online

 

-CONTENT WARNING-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSNoMiEUz4

[Novel approach to concealed carry?]

Maybe that's why there aren't a whole lot of holster options for women.

 

I guarantee that'll distract the bad guy when she draws.

 

BTW, there's no trigger guard on that model......

 

Thank goodness she didn't cough.

[And I thought a dixie chopper was fast!]

That's not a lawnmower. That's a go cart with a deck.

It should only count if it can uniformly cut grass.... and has a beer holder.

[Members who fade away..]

I've been MIA  for the past several months. Life -- it's thick sometimes. Though I haven't really been active in that time, I have tried to lurk and poke my head in every so often.

 

I do miss the playfulness, sense of community and banter that we all had here in the early days. I met a lot of friendly and great people through the forum. Strangely enough, a lot of the people I've met were nothing more than random strangers at the range, LGS or gun show that spotted me and said "hey, aren't you that guy from TGO?". I guess it happens when you're the only tactical gimp in a community of only a few hundred.

 

 

 

Yes, the old guys have seemingly faded into the sunset at times, I've noticed that for the past year or so. I do miss the acidic wit and commentary of strickj, but I noticed his handle on a sale posting just last night.

 

I'm glad that someone has missed me.

 

Screw the rest of y'all!

:D