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Reagan1k

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  1. Nice surprise showed up yesterday. Took about 3 months for the CMP to process the order and I had somewhat forgotten about it until FedEx Arrived. 1943 production Springfield Armory- gauges very good on the throat and barrel. Heck of a deal for the money and the few hoops through which you have to jump for the CMP.
  2. Quit being insensitive and mansplaining this.......That water source was not alkaline. You can't expect her to drink that, especially when she didn't have her essential oils and crystals with her.
  3. @cactusflinthead and @TwiceHorn give good advice. Getting out of one's self is a sure-fire way to reset some of those emotions. Anything to take my focus off me seems to dissolve most of my problems - they die of neglect instead of me solving them. In a 12-step setting I had a sponsor who had me go to a couple of grocery stores on weekends......Stores where people constantly left shopping carts scattered around. He had me walk the parking lot and collect shopping carts and put them back where they were supposed to be (with a smile on my face, forced or not). If someone asked why I was doing it, I was told to say I enjoyed it whether I did or not. Back a few years ago in another state, I came across a little old lady who regularly drove around with a broom and dust pan and stopped at convenience stores. She'd sweep the parking lots and then drive off. At first I assumed she was crazy and had some OCD compulsion, but after I sobered up, I came to believe she knew a secret to serenity. She wasn't crazy. I'm sure she's long since passed or is physically incapable now, but I regret not having spoken to her as I'm sure I could have learned a lot.
  4. I have had good luck with Atlantic Specialty Insurance (Boaters Choice). Had a significant claim and it was a smooth process. Premiums were very reasonable and I did not get an increase or worse yet dropped after a claim. YMMV.
  5. Agree on all points. Those are all effective in a limited area, and if done continuously. There are just so many areas where it isn't feasible, economical, or there is simply too much ground to cover that while it might help specific ranches, farms, or even communities; its winning a battle while losing the war.
  6. I don't have any pictures, but have seen it when visiting him and its a 23hp mud motor on a 15 - 48 hull. Pretty nice. Yeah - For sure with a private sale, but this was a new, crated motor-only purchase through a dealer, drop shipped from the factory. Thankfully he worked it out yesterday. He bought the motor from a dealer and the title paperwork was supposed to follow, but didn't. Someone dropped the ball between the mfg. and dealer. Long story short, he finally tracked down the mfg. via social media when all the phone calls and emails failed and he thought they'd gone out of business. They have now mailed the proper paperwork.
  7. Yep - I bet the AGI they are looking for is what is on the most recent tax return. I'm no CPA, but when something requires an AGI number they normally are referencing to the previous year's tax filing. Virtually impossible for most people to provide an AGI for the current tax year midstream. I'd try and verify the year in question and then consult with a CPA for the correct figure. She certainly doesn't want to err here, as not only might it cost her money, but trying to correct it later would typically be a pain in the ass in dealing with the SS Admin.
  8. Every little bit helps to stem the tide, but recreational hunting alone will never get it done. Those sows start having litters around 9-12 months of age and average 3 litters per year. It's an exponential growth curve and unless science comes up with a way to break the breading cycle, hunting can't stop it. Their ability and willingness to go nocturnal and / or to move into urban or inaccessible areas where hunting isn't as easy makes that impossible. They're the mammalian equivalent to fire ants.
  9. Now, I will concede that if Tom Herman said this, it is cause for termination and voids his contract's buy-out provision.
  10. Understood. My comment was based more on the headline in the OP that started with "RACIST" and stated that it was embarrassing for the University. In cases where something is not overt, but instead fairly nuanced, I believe that context does matter and must be considered before passing judgement. The question of whether or not the the University should reconsider gifts and/or naming rights is valid. As is viewing the comments in context instead of in a vacuum.
  11. Found it. You are correct and there is a form for use with both boats and / or outboard motors. He's going to file that paperwork and try to sell it locally in TX. If he can't sell it quickly then I'll step in. Thanks.
  12. I'm having a hard time understanding the outrage and fallout with this one, especially in the context of all the other things we should certainly be addressing. Advertising by its very nature is dependent upon identifying and targeting "types of people". I see what he said, and understand that anytime an old white guy says "black" the microscope comes out, but what I "hear" in the words is "Hey, Motel 6 caters to rural rednecks and this might be focusing too much on African Americans." If you run that thought through an old white guy's brain (especially one who's been watching the news and has the white supremacy lingo bouncing around in his mind), it comes out of his mouth as "this commercial is too black to appeal to Motel 6's white supremacist clientele." Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd be one to tap the brakes here before I storm the gates with pitchforks. Without further context, this seems to be a poor choice of words for use in 2020, but might not merit tarnishing an entire career.
  13. Question for the boaters - My nephew is in TX and has a duck boat with a mud motor on it. When he bought the motor (separate from the boat), the mfg in LA did not ever send him the paperwork so he could properly title it in TX. He has no actual title for it. Since then, the mfg has become non-responsive and may be out of business. I'm considering buying it from him to help him out of a financial jam but I'll need a title to transfer and register it. Is there a way to go through the process of titling a previously untitled boat motor in TX if there are no supporting documents other than the original receipt of purchase?
  14. This- send photos and lot numbers to the mfg! If they have any customer service at all they will refund/replace and ask for the bad kits back for QC. Edit- and +rep for an 1100 410. I need that in my life too. I’ve been stalking some older ones at auction but haven’t rung the bell yet.
  15. The Lays chips are the freshest, healthiest things in there.
  16. I have a really hard time aging deer off a property without being able to see other deer with which to compare or some benchmark. That being said, he looks to be in that 4.5 -5.5 range. Certainly not a 3rd year deer and no sign he would be over 6+. He's certainly got the necessary tine length to be +160. That's where your inches are in most TX deer since mass isn't a predominant trait like it is in northern bucks. Beautiful buck!
  17. I carry Rage Trypan for deer/exotics and G5 Montec fixed blades for shooting hogs. Because those fuckers are so loud, I always have plenty of time to switch out my arrow to the Montec when hogs are coming. Montecs are tough broadheads and I can hunt with them for a couple of years and run them through several hogs before I replace/lose them. I don't even sharpen them....sometimes I don't clean them. They still do the job. I've killed deer with the Montec too and they perform well, but the blood trail is no comparison to the Trypan. Normally it looks more like a crime scene than a tracking job.
  18. I've never had a problem with mechanical. I started shooting fixed blade before mechanicals were the thing. Even hunted with some outfitters in Illinois who forbid mechanicals in the early years due to problems (real or perceived) in the early models. The fear/concern/experience was that they didn't expand reliably and caused lost deer. That's long since past, especially with the newer generations. I can tell you that the Rage 3 blade versions have created some of the most incredible exit wounds and impressive blood trails I have ever seen. I would have no hesitation using (I do) or recommending any of the major brand mechanicals to anyone. They are wicked. Looks like someone slowly poured a gallon of blood from point of impact to the recovered animal. Fire away.
  19. CAN NOT WAIT for that episode when I'm having trouble falling asleep some random Saturday night after a 12 penalty, 3 special team miscue game......
  20. Thanks fellas. When I think of a bolt action hunting rifle, the pre-64 70 is what I expect to see as the example in an encyclopedia. I've got several. When I get a chance I'll dig out my 30 Gov't 06 - low 5 digit serial number with the safety on the opposite side of the bolt (original configuration) and share some pics. I love imagining the families these fed and the memories these made over the past 80 some-odd years. IMO the decline of Western civilization started when 70's became push feed actions......and I'm only partly kidding. @BabaYaga I'll hunt with my '49 .270 and original Normal Ford 6x scope this year.
  21. I would disagree that he's complacent and coasting - He's a stubborn narcissist and cannot see that his way isn't working. He cannot accept that he's not able to transmit his self-perceived superior intellect and coaching prowess so that the players can simply exert HIS will and overwhelm the opponent. His claims that practice is great show that the players are doing exactly as instructed, only to be embarrassed by lessor opponents. So, he blames the team for not playing like they practice (with his great technique and scheme). He's effective as an underdog once every few years when a superior team underestimates his, and he can scheme some trickeration to swing momentum. Momentum in which he doesn't believe, because that would be counter to his notion that he can game plan due to superior intellect and ability....since emotion is but a tool for the weaker minded. The refusal to stop pounding a square peg into a round hole isn't complacency, its pathological and shows an inability to accept that others might have a better game plan or make in-game adjustments that he. He was a passenger on the Urban train and thought he was the engineer. Born on third and thinks he hit a triple. He believes this to his core. It's Charlie Weiss...and Tom will go to the grave believing he has a decided schematic advantage over every opponent and only the players can derail that.
  22. I lived this experience too, until one day someone was down hole and encountered a big snake. I don't know how he got out so fast but from the surface it looked like he shot out of there like he was levitating. From then on it was crab nets for my crew.
  23. 'Tis true. @Scheiss Meister knows his SHIT! Unless Butch was right and the fall killed Sundance, he suffocated. Most folks would be surprised at how many municipal employee or contract labor deaths are attributed to sewer gas....... on a percentage basis. Sometimes you get one guy slipping or falling in a hole and a second goes in instinctively to try and help, and both are overcome. Those gases are dangerous. There are numerous cases people "falling into septic tanks" and often those are due to them passing out after being overcome by methane or hydrogen sulfide. Happens at both the residential and municipal level.
  24. Just got my .264 win mag back. This is a pre-64 Model 70 I had picked up at auction. Barrel was somewhat shot out when I got it and had some rust damage to the finish. Action was very clean so I decided to put some work into it. Found an original pre-64 barrel that was damn near mint - +98% finish, and near mint throat and bore. Had the old scope removed and added back the original rear site and sight hood. Stock is an original from the 60-63 production run - same as the action. Very pleased. Likely to be a safe queen for the near future.
  25. Tell me what hotel or resort (Not All Inclusive) you would recommend? Our group has never been, is used to BZE and CR and doing the local thing for meals and bars ....... looking for the real IM experience instead of something out of a can.
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