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Reagan1k

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  1. Make that a trifecta. The issue I have experienced with medication is that you don't necessarily know the good it's doing until you stop taking it, and when dealing with addiction, depression, or bipolar disorder, that is a risk. It's pretty easy to go off of blood pressure medication, experience some ill effects, and decide to go back on. One can't safely predict with any certainty how the untreated mind will react if there is a mental illness, or how the untreated addict will respond. Akin to starting to feel so good that a recovered alcoholic puts their program and step work on the back burner or stops all together....forgetting to do what go them to the good place. That's a steep and slippery slope. I know I'm not guaranteed a comeback if I let myself get too far down the path away from emotional (and eventually physical) sobriety. The fuckin' stops when the gorilla is done with me.....I don't get to decide.
  2. 6.5cm. That cartridge is already in my stable so that'll make it easy. I've never made long distance shooting a priority. Plenty of "I wonder if I can hit that" shots over the years but have never actually worked on stretching things out while shooting for precision.
  3. Anyone shooting a Ruger RPR? I've agreed to purchase a cache of guns from an older friend who isn't shooting anymore and the RPR / chassis style is the only one that's not already in my wheelhouse. I've never been a long range bench shooter but I'm intrigued. Has a 15-60x Vortex Golden Eagle on it and I'm curious what to expect. Any recommended upgrades? Curious on any hacks to properly adjust the stock to my best shooting settings. I've never used an adjustable stock for precision shooting and am not sure if it is by feel alone, or if there may be a science to it for best performance.
  4. Same......"I'm powerless over that." or "Not my circus." If you need to convey that you do care, you can follow-up by saying that you are certainly there to listen to how it is affecting the other party, even if you are powerless to make any changes. Pro-tip.....Don't use the circus line when the issue is regarding her family!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. Massad Ayoob has some really good videos and articles on safely carrying, including the pros and cons of both a chambered round and appendix carry. Everyone has their own opinions. I'm of the belief that since modern handguns don't fire when dropped, an AD will be caused by carelessness or poor technique and training. A double action revolver with the hammer down is one additional layer of safety. The same goes for a double action semi-automatic.
  6. Another benefit of having and refilling a market-neutral current income bucket (beyond neutralizing the sequence of return risk), is that it frees one to make the most tax efficient decisions in both up and down markets. Loss harvesting, etc. isn't nearly as effective if the proceeds are being spent rather than reinvested.
  7. Single biggest mistake one can make in any retirement scenario- failing to take this into account. That's why looking at average returns isn't all its cracked up to be and people get whipsawed. Monte Carlo simulations can take this into account and help you plan accordingly or at least understand the real level of risk. It's pretty staggering what 3-4 years of negative returns (even single digit) will do to a portfolio with income requirements.
  8. That's a big deal right there. Being able to see that in real time can be a turning point. I don't have to interject myself into a lot of situations. By not doing so, I avoid conflict, and therefore all the issues to come with it. Page 62 of the book was hammered on by my sponsor. He pointed out that there was a dash between selfishness and self-centeredness, meaning they were two independent things......Even if I wasn't "selfish" in some situations, that I am self-centered in thinking I always have to interject myself in others' lives and their drama. Not my circus, not my monkeys. God.....if I could only remember that 100% of the time life would be so peaceful.
  9. "Pushing LPVO" Sent the right tool in for the job.
  10. I spent my entire drinking life trying to control and enjoy my drinking-simultaneously. I assumed everyone felt the way I did when I drank...that part of drinking was always wanting more, to the point of oblivion, and that everyone had to exert willpower to stop once they started. I believed, based on how I felt when I drank, that everyone drank to get drunk and that not getting drunk required a force of will. In my mind, going to happy hour after work to have one beer, or having a drink at brunch and then not drinking more the rest of the day was uncomfortable to everyone and was the price you had to pay. I saw others as "resisting the craving" better than I, and that I just didn't have the willpower or the magic, mental trick to stop the urge. I had no idea that ~90% had no such urge or craving and that the drink was just that...a drink that they could take or leave. To me, it was the axis on which my world spun....mentally and physically. It was such a huge relief for me to come to understand that allergy aspect, and to realize that I was comparing myself to people who had an entirely different experience when they drank.
  11. I don't know what to call it, but I've sure as shit got an adverse reaction to it when it gets in my system. To this day, even with all I've learned about myself and how my reaction is different than that of a normal drinker, it still boggles my mind when I see someone walk away from an unfinished drink without giving it a thought, or push it away and say that they've had enough.
  12. YMMV, but for me, it isn't just the number of days, but it's the quality of those days. Granted, before I walked into the rooms it had been some years since I even tried to have a dry day. But, when I would try way-back-when, I would be so miserable to be around, most people wanted me to drink. That's the rub. Can I stop and stay stopped without losing my mind? I couldn't without help. My periods of being dry while being even remotely pleasant (to others and to myself) became shorter and shorter, until they became only hours and then minutes. Disappearing was nice, but at the end all I wanted was to have the volume turned down a little. The returns began to diminish. Escaping was no longer possible when the magic that a drink held began to fade. I was settling for simply a lower level of misery and then it quit working all together. I was miserable sober and I was miserable drunk. Exactly like the book says - "Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end."
  13. I missed on a 788 in .222 recently and I'm kicking myself. The 788 was a cheap-ass short action rifle with a shitty trigger and safety, but for some weird twist of fate the gun-gods made them shoot one-hole groups out of the box. People have caught-on and their prices have gotten a bit steep at auction but I'd love to have a .222 in that rig for knocking around. I have the .243 and .223 but forgot to put in an absentee bid on this .222 and let it slip by. Cool little cartridge.
  14. Color me jealous! I’d love to have a 42! That’s a beautiful shotgun.
  15. I don't want to fuck around and find out, either. I'm sure there is a line I could inch toward without danger, but for me, the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Accidentally drinking someone else's drink is nightmare fuel for me, so consciously choosing to drink or eat something that would put alcohol in my system is a non-starter for this drunk. In my way of thinking, non-alcoholic beer is for non-alcoholics, and I've surrendered the right to dance around the edges of alcohol consumption. Same with THC - I'm not willing to take the chance that it might alter my perception and allow me to think a drink is a good idea. Some people might do fine on the marijuana maintenance plan, but I'm not willing to be a crash test dummy since a do-over isn't guaranteed.
  16. Correct! That’s the only reason I got this one. I have a fairly disciplined approach at auction and put in bids for probably 50 items for every one I buy. I try pretty damn hard to let them come to me vs. chasing and I try to stay off Gunbroker as a general rule- except to use their sold data for research. I’ve chased a couple of items and paid through the nose but as a rule I don’t get caught up in the bidding action.
  17. Ruger .44 carbine at auction. Late 60’s production. Under $900 all in including buyers premium and shipping. Don’t have a use for it. Just checking a box. Wanted one. Might need to pair it with a Super Blackhawk - probably wouldn’t ever carry both at the same time on the lease but I could pretend I will to justify it.
  18. I'm about to move some coverage over to them as well I think. How was their customer service. Was it a hassle when you get into those dollars?
  19. Yep - That's another reason I haven't messed with them. I'm not a fan of the old Remington 2-position safety and don't want to screw with the trigger either - I did have the factory replace one for me on a special purpose rifle I will shoot occasionally when needed - but I think I'm going to leave these NIB and let a buyer screw with it after I'm dead and gone.
  20. I've been seeing that...as recently as this weekend in a couple of auctions I was observing. Gently used 700's from the 70's and 80's selling for $1000-$1500.......PLUS ~20% buyer's premium, plus shipping, plus taxes. I guess I could see it more from the 7's or non-standard chamberings, but the 700 BDLs originally bought off the rack at J.C. Penny or Oshman's commanding that much attention confound me. I've got a couple of them, still new in the box that belonged to my father - He never got around to shooting them and I've never been a 700 guy (70 holla!) so I've just kept them in the boxes and wiped down. My great-grandkids will be really happy if this keeps up.
  21. 77' - I'm no pilot and don't know anything about aviation, but I think that's pretty close right?
  22. I’m like a small child looking at a shiny present. Above and below the two lightnings and one diamondback are what I’d wager are limited production commemorative pieces in presentation boxes. God only knows what’s in them.
  23. Dayummm! I see some serious stuff in there. Those 70’s Blackhawk boxes and old school colt golden boxes are drool-worthy. Not to mention all those S&W boxes…. I spy a big bore SS revolver on the top shelf I’d love to fondle
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