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    Florida and the Next Hurricane...

    Something that many people are unaware about hurricanes is that tornadoes usually follow behind them and that is the cause of much of the damage.
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    Florida and the Next Hurricane...

    Actually there is plenty of bottled water here in Palm Harbor. All the gas stations have it stacked outside, and the price is their normal price. Slight problem getting gas, but it is just a matter of waiting your turn to get to the pumps. There is what is causing a lot of the distress.
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    Florida and the Next Hurricane...

    Thank you....we are putting up the last of the shutters as soon as it becomes light enough to see. Then it is just wait and see. We will have a house full of family and their pets.
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    Adjusting rear sights on my SR22

    I am sighting in my SR22 and have read the manuals instructions on how to do it I have the elevation set correctly and am about to work on the windage. Currently it is shooting about 3-4" to the left. According to the instructions I need to turn the adjusting screw counterclockwise. My question...
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    Flags at half staff, for the Queen?

    The President can order the Flags to half-staff for friendly Heads of State. Most recently Mr. Abe of Japan. Others were Pope John Paul II, Shimon Peres of Israel, Nelsen Madela of South Africa and King Hussein of Jordan
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    Remembering 9-11

    I was listening to the radio in my office and hearing that a plane hit the first tower I went to the conference and turned on the TV. When the second plane hit, I called my wife who was working in the Sears Tower downtown Chicago. My first thought was that we were under attack and The Tower...
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    I scored!

    Now that you mention it.....My mother always used bacon grease to season her cast iron.... Congratulations on a great find.
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    I scored!

    What type of oil will you use to "season" those cast-Iron pans?
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    Bore snakes

    I have/had five .22lr pistols and revolvers and have used bore snakes on them until just recently. A few months ago, I was cleaning my SR22 and decided to use a synthetic brush after running the "snake" and a few patches through the barrel. I used the brush wet with some Clenzoil and then a...
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    I went shooting this morning!

    Glad to hear that you were able to get out and do some shooting. I have read that you have had a difficult year and have hoped that you could get some relief by doing some shooting. I know from personal experience that shooting helps me get thru stressful times. Prayers
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    I am done with my local church

    I was once asked by my priest why he hadn't seen me in church regularly. I replied by asking him which was better... Me sitting in a pew and contemplating my relationship with a large mouth bass OR me sitting in a boat contemplating my relationship with my God..
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    Another memory from long ago, and a revelation.

    The second part of that quote..... "So poor, they don't have a pot to p!ss in, nor a window to throw it out of " indicated that did not have a house to live in.
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    SR22 incident at the range today

    We went to our local range today to shoot our .22's I shot 3 shots with my SR22 and on the 4 th shot the slide and spring flew off. The RO shut down the entire range and retrieved them for me and laid then on deck. I checked the gun and saw that the take down lever was in the open position...
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    encounter with a very anrgy person

    Arguing with an idiot is like wrestling with a pig. You are both going to get dirty but the pig is going to enjoy it ! Quote from Bob Collins WGN radio 720 AM
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    What's your one line philosophy?

    Never wrestle with a pig, because you are both going to get dirty but, only the pig will enjoy it !
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