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Reagan1k

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  1. That’s pretty cool! I need to remember that.
  2. They’ve got Barrett’s sending .50’s at airliners. Trying to create panic and upheaval. Just a matter of time before they cause some deaths that truly resonate with folks on this side of the border. The cartels may pose the largest threat to US security… people worried about Russia or China may need to refocus. They can and will do terrifying shit and a lot of it.
  3. If you live 100 miles, or even 50 shitty/slow miles from an airport and have to leave home 3 or more hours before a flight to be reasonably assured of parking and getting through security on time, - It's not hard for a 2-3 hour flight to become an 8 hour travel day (all in)........Especially if the travelers aren't airport savvy (pre-check/clear/priority) and/or grandma doesn't live in close proximity to the destination airport Draw a 60 mile circle around ATL or IAH and look at how many people would consider that their "closest airport", but are still over 90 minutes away from home when entering a parking garage there.
  4. Is the Steyr Aug A3 a hint as to what’s coming for you? I’m a heathen so that’s all I saw in that picture. I want one too Santa!
  5. 100% - As someone who has seen / is living both sides - I wreaked havoc (and sometimes can continue to, albeit sober) as an active alcoholic. I am also living through dealing with loved ones who have terminal and debilitating diseases. Watching that play out for myself, the afflicted, and other family members is like watching a wreck in slow motion. There are differences - some explicit and some nuanced - but the fact of the matter is as you said, Al-Anon and Alzheimers/dementia support groups (for example) weren't created in a vacuum without demand!
  6. I don't know much, but I do know that actively being of service to another person or people is the only thing that brings relief to me when I am in self. The "me, me, me" swirling in my head only quiets when I focus my actions on "you, you, you". Action is the key. How I "feel" is directly impacted by what I "do", even if it against every fiber of my self will. That lessens the grip in my fist that causes the white knuckles. I personally can't think my way into peace of mind, I have to take action in the program to get re-centered.
  7. Yeah - I'm not sure I agree with the "little or no guilt" part of the state in reference. Unlike cancer or dementia, alcoholism spreads from the infected host to all those it touches. It is a family disease and affects even those who do not take a the drink. I won't argue with the differences in how they are treated by society (in reference to separating from the afflicted) but in most cases, there is plenty of guilt and heartache as a direct result. And to your point, separating is many times the most compassionate thing that the family can do.
  8. I was on a plane in the process of being de-iced when Continental #795 couldn't get airborne and stuck its nose in the drink. Needless to say, 795 was the last flight out that evening.
  9. Yeah - My sponsor is a big football guy, and uses a lot of analogies from the game. "Just block and tackle" is his favorite when I'm getting a bit squirrely.
  10. Slowly raises hand- sheepishly admitting that this is I. It's only 1st down and I'm worrying about the 3rd down play call and whether the punt will be blocked on 4th down. Holy hell - how many times does it have to be demonstrated that if I focus on the next play only, things will work out a lot more smoothly than if I "complicate the shit out of everything" It's my alcoholic nature. I wish I had a dollar for every time I'd been bankrupt / living in a ditch in my mind. That's why I need to always be living in the steps and the participating in the fellowship....like a bowler who needs bumpers to keep me out of the mental gutter.
  11. Gnashing my teeth at times, but working through this same mindset and trying to embrace it. I've also got a work situation where biting my tongue is killing me - but pausing and doing nothing is being revealed as the right thing to do. I've got a former partner who is still active "around" the business. From my perspective, he's a distraction, past his prime, and needs to turn loose of everything. I can justify (in my mind) that he needs to be told to fully retire, quit trying to help, and completely disengage. I can rationalize this by telling myself that I'm protecting our team, that he's wasting people's time, etc. and that it would be a service to everyone if I took action. My sponsor has suggested (over and over) that I consider if I'm wrapping my "concern" for others around the real issue which is that he's not doing exactly what I want, when I want, and how I want. He asked whether I'd considered if this could be exactly the way my higher power wants this transition to play out and if I might learn some things by just sitting in it and not taking any action....am I being given a gift of growing in my capacity for patience, kindness, tolerance, etc. Am I treating what I consider to be his "mistakes" with the same attitude that I would extend to a sick friend? Will I be better off when my time comes to step back, if I've watched and learned from this situation? All of that makes me want to puke, because damn it, I'm right. However, for now - just for today, I'm praying for the willingness to do nothing and learn/grow through this. Not "fixing" shit my way is hard.
  12. Some of us may remember Metro Airlines.
  13. Damn- I love that interior point on his left side. Very cool! Unique. That’s what makes a great buck IMO regardless of score. Congrats to all involved.
  14. Pretty good call- came close. Descended into an airing of grievances (decades old) that my saint of a cousin arbitrated. Uncle is entitled / privileged per aunt. Aunt is poor-mouthing miser pretending to be “of the people” per Uncle. Neither are wrong. It sure as shit ain’t really about the money.
  15. This is cool. My aunt is pouting and borderline refusing to let an uncle plug in his Tesla. Her rationale is that she’s never been reimbursed for gas when he hosts Tday, so why should her utilities “go through the roof” so that he can plug in on her dime. If this’ll go ahead and go nuclear, maybe we can leave and never do it again!!!
  16. Saw on camera what I believe is a prime example of the drought's effects...... for us anyway. We had a 3.5 / 4.5 yr old main frame long tined 10 with a nice G2 kicker last year that we'd hoped would be really special. He's easily identifiable because of a white spot on his hide. Watch him all last year and knew he'd made it through gun season. Haven't seen him since February. He finally showed up last night on camera (I guess the cold and / or rut finally got him out of seclusion). He's added some mass and his G1/G2/G3 lengths are arguably better, but he lost at least 12" of combined G4 length (nothing more than bumps this year) and his 3" kicker is now just a nub. He's in good shape physically, and IMO definitely shows at 4.5 yrs now. If he'll stay on property and not get himself shot by neighbors (and we have a better weather year) it'll be interesting to see a side by side by side comparison showing the effects of a drought in the middle as he ages into a mature buck.
  17. Please 'splain something to me........Most of my travel is domestic. Points stack up with MR, Marriott, and United mostly. What if any arbitrage strategies are used by you pros to maximize those points, vs. just booking reward travel directly through the sponsoring entity (above 3)?
  18. That's a pro-tip. Easier to work with and you can be more precise with your trimming and separation when the meat is in this state. Even if the meat hasn't been frozen before, popping it into a freezer for a period of time to firm before you trim / separate is a helpful practice.
  19. Cold and dry (not submerged in water), you can keep well prepared meat a LONG time. In fact, it probably enhances most if not all cuts and the final product.
  20. SIAP - Eli Lilly stock just took a hit over one of those blue check memes posing as Lilly & promising free insulin. Expect legal filings soon against Elon personally for recklessness (I'm no lawyer) and allowing this shit to spin out of control. I'd expect other companies to issue public statements that they are not affiliated with twitter in any way, in advertising or as a creator of content. Shady stock shorters could easily use this to manipulate the markets of any company until this is fixed - if it even can be under his leadership.
  21. Agreed - But I think that reinforces @G650 's point. Elon is arguably very good at working with and for the benefit of engineered type products, but Twitter isn't a widget. It's a compilation of feelings, thoughts, and ideas. Even the engineers working on it are dealing in the abstract and he has zero skill set for the functioning in the abstract, where emotional maturity and nuance are required. It's not what he doesn't know that will destroy this...it's what he knows for sure....that just isn't so that'll kill it.
  22. Decades worth of trial and error on skinning 100's of deer in numerous ways under various weather conditions and fresh dead vs. hung has led me to this conclusion....... Unless you have a permanent set-up at the ready and dedicated to either air or wench methods, it's far quicker, easier, and safer to just skin the SOB with a good knife rather than to dick around with all the shortcuts. Just like driving somewhere.....point A to point B - don't get delayed on the side roads looking for a faster way.
  23. Does Twitter count? - seems likely to die. Elon is playing Russian roulette with a full cylinder.
  24. His style reminds me of someone who buys a car and then decides to do their own NTSB crash test on it. Just because he's an engineer doesn't mean he can re-assemble or rebuild something that's intangible after he tears it up. And I don't really use twitter - I'm no conductor, but I know a trainwreck when I see one.
  25. Only one way to find out - 23andMe ground-check!
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