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Reagan1k

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  1. I've done all kinds of stuff. Sounds like what you're really looking for in this case is the Cleerly Scan. It'll show you and your doc exactly where problems might be and the type of coronary disease you have, if any at all. Below is the type of output you get for all the major vessels.
  2. I hunt with my G40 10mm and have had a lot of success (for me). I second Buffalo Bore and have also had great results with Underwood Ammo (for hunting / not being hunted).
  3. Fascinating period when those came out. Different worlds were still colliding out west. Went to presentation some time back by the Cody Firearms Museum covering the guns of the west and it was amazing that they had pictures of cowboys with their 1873s, 1876s, Thompsons and even some Spanish Mausers - in the same picture.
  4. Things got away from me and I've been on a bit of a bender. Need to recoup and recover but am not mad at what has hitchhiked home with me this month. FPC in 9mm (FDE), FPC in 10MM (Black), MAC 9 DS Comp, SPEC V 9 Metal, and a CMP 1911 Colt over Colt (1945).
  5. Cosigning all of this that Hospice is not just for final days - make them comfortable stage - which is the overriding societal idea. It is much more than that and they will assist with and provide things like beds, chairs, etc. along with the care they provide. For cognitive issues, there is a "test" and a standard that involves daily activities of life, but those can be discussed with the signing doc ahead of time so that when the threshold is crossed, you're ready to act. I suggest getting hospice involved early....normally the right time is before it is already obvious that it is needed. They're typically great and they understand what's going on so much better than the family or a layperson. They can work wonders getting patient compliance when no one else can.
  6. Swap out the Cream Of.......with french onion soup and it works very well as a change of pace.
  7. Just got my 2nd 1911 from the cmp sales. Colt slide / Colt frame - Very pleased. I'll get some photos later. Nice gun - dates to production at the end of the war.
  8. Sounds just like early dementia to me based on my experiences with several family members and friends. Short term is often 1st to go. They can still tell you their 1st grade teacher's name but not who they had dinner with last night. Long term declines later and more slowly. The longer the relationship, the longer they hold on to the memory. Forget grandkids before kids, and kids before spouse kind of deal.
  9. Is Dequincy, La far enough east? Yeah, there and out in what's become Deweyville / Mauriceville area.
  10. None at all as long as the pear/peach syrup doesn't run over into my rice.
  11. This brings back some good and bad memories. Bad -Canned pear half and mayo or canned peach half and cottage cheese was a staple "salad" of most southern baptist Wednesday night fellowship dinners. Add in some beef tips and rice or baked chicken and rice with a side of green beans and that's what was served in the 50's - 80's. Probably a product of some of the more "interesting" culinary trends that came out post war, and it was a cheap, easy side to serve a lot of people. The 50's produced some odd combinations. Good - Weekend meals for my grandparents normally were "dinner" at 1 or 2pm and "supper" at 8pm. Dinner was their big meal and supper was usually small and haphazard. Leftover cornbread and buttermilk as mentioned above was a staple for supper and my father would still make cornbread about once a month for no other reason that to put in buttermilk. I don't recall ever doing saltines, but I'm sure it would do the trick. Good - In spring and summer, slice tomatoes, sliced raw onions, cucumbers in vinegar, and white bread/butter was on the table for every dinner. I'm an onion guy raw or sliced, probably because of that. Bad - Warm Dr. Pepper and lemon was a big thing. The company promoted it in advertisements and on the backs of the old steel cans. Warm carbonation is no bueno.
  12. As with most things IRS, I would suppose the easiest thing to do would be to file and pay whatever minimal tax there is even out of your own pocket. In fact, if she hasn't been required to file there may be a credit or deduction somewhere out there you could claim to wash it. Medical expense threshold if her income is low and it can exceed the standard deduction by $5k would be an offset??? Keeping that slate clean and them out of her hair would probably be worth an hour of time to file and a few hundred dollars out of pocket for a SIL caregiver. I'd consider the cost in your time and having an anxious MIL if she got a letter after not filing. Might be an easy trade.
  13. This is a tough deal and a bit of a wild card caregivers have to watch very closely. Surgery and especially anestesia are HARD on the elderly (no shit) but the problems can manifest in weird places. The anestesia can be especially hard and unpredictable. If there are any underlying neurological problems like dementia, Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's, it often "kicks the ant bed" and can lead to a downward spiral. I experienced this with a parent where some very mild symptoms (pre-anesthesia) went to 11 on a scale of 1-10 immediately after. Doesn't always happen but happens enough. Whether or not it is temporary or a new normal is patient specific. A couple of buddies who are an anesthesiologist and surgeon respectively helped me process this regarding my parents. Anesthesiologist said they do their best but it is a crapshoot how the elderly respond, and surgeon said any procedure is trauma to the body (body doesn't know the difference between a stabbing and a procedure - it's still cut) and trauma elicits all kinds of physiological responses which can have a cascading effect. Damned if you do and damned if you don't in many cases where the procedure is required, but tread carefully on elective procedures for those who might be compromised already. It's a balancing act or risk/reward.
  14. Same thing happened to my father years ago. My mother was out of town and I get a call that he's too weak to get off the shitter. EMS went in and got him up and noticed the bloody stool. Ulcer was bleeding, stomach full of blood, and the result was a heart attack from the blood loss and all that entails. No telling how long he'd been ignoring it. It didn't just happen that day for sure. On the bright side, it probably gave him some extra years because in all of the work-up, they found some blockages that would have killed him sooner rather than later and he ended up with some bypasses.
  15. Go on..... Indexed annuity or managed portfolio with option strategy?
  16. Yep. I think Ruger was a big supplier to euro LEO many moons ago. Makes sense they copied what they liked. I want the 73 too but can't bring myself to spend the $$.
  17. This weekend I ran about 500 rounds through a Bul Armory Tac Pro 5" with Holosun 508t multi and really enjoyed it. Only issue is that when it got a little dry the slide lock lever wouldn't always engage but that's on me. Very enjoyable to shoot and it's only limiting factor was my ability. Nice gun. Also ran a box through my Manurhin MR88 which I hadn't done in a long time. Sweet shooter especially with .38s. Biggest revelation there is that my eyes are going and I can't see the front sight for shit. Researching replacements since I don't want to paint it. Getting old sucks.
  18. Put me in the camp of .....whatever gets a hopeless alcoholic sober is good for me. It may be heresy to some, but if we need plain language books or pop-up picture pages.....I don't care. I want those that seek the solution to get the solution. I'm all for starting with the big book as written, but if that language is the obstacle, who am I to say that a translation isn't worthwhile.
  19. Take this for what it's worth (nothing) but I can tell you the experience of one alcoholic.....Me. Anxiety, depresion, lack of sleep, shitty shits, stomach pains, all that.....it was a part of my existence and drinking seemed to keep it at bay temporarily, but when I'd have to stop it all came roaring back in spades. So I had to drink. I sought every answer under the sun to alleviate the symptoms; every answer that is but to stop drinking and look at the root cause of why I couldn't stop and more importantly stay stopped. Stopping and staying stopped were two separate issues. I couldn't stop once I started. I couldn't stop starting. I could not not drink over any considerable period of time. I had resolve. I sought solutions. I sought help from psychiatrists, psychologists, MDs and a thousand medical tests, anti-anxiety / anti-depressants, through diet, through working out, massage therapy, religion, meditation, supplements, sex, spending money buying shit....I tried it all. Nothing made me feel better for long enough that a drink wouldn't finally become a good idea at some point, and then the cycle would start. Someone finally told me how they felt the same way, and then diligently worked the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. They told me going to meetings would help me on the fringes day to day, but that the lasting relief was through working the steps. They also pointed out that not only did I have nothing to lose and it wouldn't cost me anything. If I did it and didn't get something out of it then I was no worse off than I was when I started. I did just that and have continued to do just that and I got not only the relief that I was seeking, but a better life than I'd imagined was possible when I was staring at the thought of life with or without drinking. That was 10 years ago and counting. You might consider adding the work of the PROGRAM of Alcoholics Anonymous to your repertoire....not just attending meetings...but doing the work and see what happens. Just one guy's experience. Godspeed, Reagan
  20. I would be of less than zero help on something like this but I can promise you there are online forums that can. Break it down and take pics of each part with the stamps and markings. They'll be able to tell you what the guy who assembled it had for breakfast that morning. It's amazing to see that work, but most of these guns ran back through the armory a few times and are mix-masters of parts from various oems. Very few maintained all their original parts, and those that did are highly valued. I've got an Ithaca frame and Remington slide. Often the assemblers at the armory also used their own stamps, so these gurus can decode who actually assembled or reassembled the gun. Would be a cool research project.
  21. If you can legally purchase a firearm, pay $35 to join the Garand Collectors Association (you get a cool magazine) and have a concealed carry license.....you qualify. If you don't have a CC, then the below would also serve as a related activity. Proof of marksmanship participation can be provided by documenting any of the following: Current or past military service. Current or past law enforcement service. CMP or NRA Classification card. Participation in a rifle, pistol, air gun or shotgun competition (provide copy of results bulletin). Completion of a marksmanship clinic that included live fire training (provide a copy of the certificate of completion or a statement from the instructor). Visit http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=search to find an upcoming CMP sanctioned clinic or match. Distinguished, Instructor, or Coach status. Firearms Owner Identification Cards that included live fire training. – FFL or C&R license. (Note: An expired C&R license is acceptable to show proof of marksmanship.) Completion of a Hunter Safety Course that included live fire training. Certification from range or club official or law enforcement officer witnessing shooting activity. Complete the CMP Marksmanship Form to certify your range firing and the required marksmanship related activity for an individual to purchase from the CMP.
  22. CMP has a bunch more 1911s and is taking orders - no more lottery. Things have opened up, but still a limit per buyer. I'll get my 2nd and for now last in the next batch of orders processed per the timeline. Haven't seen anything official on the carbines but it wouldn't shock me. The demand has them looking in far corners for supply.
  23. OK. That timing wouldn't be a CMP release.
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