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Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:47 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
One of the local gun shops had a glock 17 that (he claimed) had never been taken apart or cleaned.
They used it for a street gunfight training class that they taught to the cops. He said that th ... |
Topic: KABOOM! 54T up in smoke next week... |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Re: KABOOM! 54T up in smoke next week... |
Nice 60 Minutes video on derivatives:
Obviously Bear Stearns, Lehman and AIG were heavy into writing them. Who bought them?
Here's a clue:
(From a ML Retirement Account 2007 shareholder repo ... |
Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
aflatoxin
Replies: 1193
Views: 152236
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:59 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
Guys have a weird attraction to 1911s. Not sure why that is.
Glock. Simply as that.
500 gets you a gun that goes bang when you pull the trigger - always, in every caliber. No need to figure ... |
Topic: What do you do to prepare for a financial meltdown now? |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:03 pm Subject: Re: What do you do to prepare for a financial meltdown now? |
| I'm gonna have a brew, pop some popcorn, and sit in my treehouse. |
Topic: A little help please...hot water heater... |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:19 pm Subject: Re: A little help please...hot water heater... |
I have a tankless water heater. It's on an outside wall near where the old tank heater was.
Pluses: Uses a lot less energy per gallon of hot water. Never runs out of hot water. Extra closet where ... |
Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
aflatoxin
Replies: 1193
Views: 152236
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:50 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
Like ANY manufactuer, You can get a lemon in every batch. And glock has had some pretty bad batches in the past. (metalurgical problems, Unsupported chambers, you name it).
Have you tested your fa ... |
Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
aflatoxin
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Views: 152236
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:55 am Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
| Glocks are nice weapons but I have never been able to get a consistent group out of them. Its not he firearms fault at all!! I have shot tons of pistols with varying degrees of accuracy but for some ... |
Topic: Bayer on defensive in bee deaths |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Environment Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:19 am Subject: Re: Bayer on defensive in bee deaths |
Isn't Bayer the owner of what used to be Ortho, which used to be Chevron Chemical, etc?
Hope they go bankrupt. Poisonous agricultural chemicals are so yesterday. |
Topic: Vacuum sealers |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:07 am Subject: Re: Vacuum sealers |
If you keep it frozen, it won't matter.
I like the vac sealers because it saves freezer space, and the food doesn't get freezer burn. Jerky is something that should probably be kept cold just b ... |
Topic: Pressing fallen, bird/mouse eaten apples? |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:21 am Subject: Re: Pressing fallen, bird/mouse eaten apples? |
| When I make fruit wine from the 1000's of pounds of asian pears I get every year, I don't use the rotten ones, but I throw the rest of them, worms and all, into the grinder. I keep the very best ones ... |
Topic: Democratic Convention |
aflatoxin
Replies: 9
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:01 pm Subject: Re: Democratic Convention |
I'm looking forward to seeing the "Temple of Obama" on Thursday night--
--the dems are actually building a fake greek temple in a football stadium so Obama can appear to us mortals in an appropriat ... |
Topic: Democratic Convention |
aflatoxin
Replies: 9
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:40 pm Subject: Re: Democratic Convention |
I'm slow to form opinions. I like to listen to big speeches. Today's highlights could be reduced to a 3 x 5 card, but these people can sure spit out the rhetoric.
From what I can tell so far, it ... |
Topic: Democratic Convention |
aflatoxin
Replies: 9
Views: 605
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:46 pm Subject: Democratic Convention |
Anyone else listening to this?
Sounds like energy is going to be a hot election topic.
About time. |
Topic: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:02 pm Subject: Re: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
In our neck of the woods, you can legally shoot any wild/stray animal that is damaging your property. Deer/orchard, dog/chickens, dog/goat, elk/alfalfa field.
I've personally shot both stray and f ... |
Topic: Canning lids expire or not? |
aflatoxin
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:20 pm Subject: Re: Canning lids expire or not? |
| The ozone in ambient air could destroy the rubber sealing ring. If you store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry dark place, they will probably last for decades or more. |
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