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If you thought a "microwave minute" is slow...... A Police Officer was patrolling late at night off the main highway. At nearly midnight, he sees a couple in a car, in Lovers' Lane, with the interior light brightly glowing. He carefully approaches the car to get a closer look. Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine. He immediately notices a young woman in the rear seat, filing her fingernails. Puzzled by this surprising situation, the Officer walks to the car and gently raps on the driver's window. The young man lowers his window. "Uh, yes, Officer?" The trooper asks: "What are you doing?" The young man says: "Well, Officer, I'm reading a magazine." Pointing towards the young woman in the back seat the Officer says: "And, her, what is she doing?" The young man shrugs: "Sir, I believe she's filing her fingernails." Now, the trooper is totally confused. A young couple, alone, in a car, at night in Lover's Lane and nothing obscene is happening! The trooper asks: "What's your age, young man?" The young man says: "I'm 22, sir." The trooper asks: "And her, what's her age?" The young man looks at his watch and replies: "She'll be 18 in 11 minutes."

CHEESEMAN JUST SAID IT PASSED!

I upgraded my shower to level 5.

Yes, but no. That's the wrong argument. The right argument is that they curtailed their employees 2a right to self defense, and in doing so took on added responsibility for the safety of their employees, which they failed to adequately provide for. The argument to make is that gun free zones transfer liability.

We think in terms of three months for everything. Since 1995.

So, after much thought and some serious discussions with my wife and some friends, I have decided to pursue getting my FFL. I will be located in northern Bergen County. This will be a side hustle so hours will be on a by appointment basis and I will try and accommodate clients as best I can. I will be doing transfers, compliance, consignment, and hopefully will transition into some full build/custom work. I will also offer shipping for those that sell and need to ship to a buyer FFL to FFL and will try and keep that as reasonable as possible as it can get extremely pricey. I am planning and hoping to chronicle my journey thru the paper work and red tape that NJ and federal agencies require for such an undertaking. I will try and update weekly, more often if necessary. My first order of business was finding space. As I'm sure most are aware, finding a landlord that is "firearms friendly" can be a challenge in this state. Given I'm in Bergen County, finding someone willing to allow a small firearms business to come in with reasonable rent is even harder. Well, thankfully, I believe I have found such a place. It's a small office with just enough room for a desk, a safe, and a few chairs. Easy to secure as there are no windows, cameras on the outside already. Really, just a nice spot. I contacted the owner and he is comfortable with my usage and had me call the town to be sure it would work with them. It does. I took my wife there and we looked at the space and it is a very well maintained building. Clean community restroom and most importantly... no bugs. So, as soon as I hear back from the owner I will be signing a lease and getting things moving along. I have filed for my LLC and that should be finished up within a week or so. Thanks to all that stop by and please, wish me luck.

Actually, I'll shift it even more. Ignore the 2a. As long as they curtailed their employees recourse to self defense beyond whatever is permitted by state law, then they took on the liability of enhanced protection to counter that action. Leave the rights part of it out as much as possible. Maximize the fiscal liability of gun free zones.

And here's yet more information. So he worked there, knew it was a gun free zone, and therefore knew he could have at it. Wonderful

What my dog thinks she was bred for, and what my dog actually does...

My sheltie/corgie cross is lying on the couch licking his butt, so his breeding is proving to be less satisfying... On the other hand, last night he surgically extracted from a pile of paper on the mail table a reminder letter that he's due for a rabies shot. He had almost entirely eaten the letter when we caught him, so maybe he's smarter than we think...

Something very satisfying about watching a dog successfully do what it's been breed to do for hundreds of years

It was refreshing to attend a public hearing where the Antis weren't given preferential treatment. The Freeholders even mentioned the oath they all took to support the constitution of the United States. Everyone on the pro-gun side who wanted to speak was given the opportunity, and the Freeholders actually appeared to *listen*.

Not at my age.

Best of luck. NJ can always use another FFL. Is Loretta going to come to the grand opening?

Most of what you wrote is a good start. The biggest issue will be supply disruptions due to Just in Time inventory programs. The second issue is when the "sheep" get spooked, and go on a panic buying spree... Think about what happens just before a hurricane... The thing to do is go look through all your cabinets, pantry, linen closet and medicine cabinet, and stock up on all those daily products that you use every day. All the health and beauty type products as well as OTC and Rx could be affected (90% of those product have a connection to China supplies). Don't forget cleaning products too. Procter and Gamble put out a letter that 17,000 of their products will be affected by the China shutdown. That should tell you a lot. They're expecting major disruption in delivery of their products. Apple , Microsoft and H.P. have joined that camp. I would expect more companies to join them shortly... I would suggest laying in at least a month's worth (or more) of your everyday items. I was in Walmart this afternoon, and there were big holes in alot of the popular products already. If the sheep get spooked, alot more will clear out, and Walmart doesn't have a "backroom" of stock to refill the shelves. Last month there was a run on N95 masks. They are now cleaned out, in stores and on Amazon, and this was when there were only like 10 WuFlu cases in the country. If the gov't. overreacts, and starts shutting down schools and public buildings, panic will escalate. The economic fallout will be bad enough...

Jeebus freedom is sooo awesomeness

I did my shopping today and bought a lot of extras, just for this reason.

Hi friend.

Looking at Drudge Report this morning the headlines were full of ominous predictions that the Coronavirus could "explode overnight" and other fear inducing headlines. So how does one prep for a possible quarantine scenario such as we've been seeing overseas? Other than the obvious (food, medicines, water, etc) what are some items you would consider necessary for an extended quarantine? A few I've thought of: Toilet paper / feminine hygenie products. If you can't just run out of your house to pick some up whenever you start running low it may be a good idea to stock up. Pet food - we have our dog food delivered every "x" weeks. Would be a good idea to an extra bag around. Remote Access tokens - if you gave the capability to work from home it would be a good idea to bring your access tokens home with you every night. So what are some not so obvious items you may need to have a supply of if you were forced to be quarantined for a minimum of two weeks?

This just popped on my FB feed and, I think, covers it perfectly

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Agreed!

I have a 2010 SLT I've had since new. Love the truck. Got the hemi because you need a hemi. Other then the recall on the rear pinion nut, I've had zero problems with it. My only gripe was the headlights sux. I swapped them out for HIDs and never looked back. Well worth the cost. At least with my old eyes anyway. I did have a keyfob crap out. It would start the truck but non of the buttons worked. Don't go to a dealer for one! Or get one on ebay. (BTDT) Had one and it left me stranded. I found a locksmith the has genuine Mopar keyfobs. I think I paid $75 for one. Oh, and everyone knows nothing rusts as bad a Ford. That why there's so many new ones around.

Fear is good, it's a motivator. It's how one responds to fear that makes or breaks a person.

Without a doubt

Fear is the mind killer

Yes, I am delighted that my life will be the example of how not to live, lol. Honestly? In my usual mode, I was actually lucky if I had 48 hrs worth of supplies in my house. But, as I've mentioned elsewhere, after the recent Shop-rite Can-Can sale - I'm at about 4-6 weeks of supplies now (I'm only shopping for 1, so it was pretty easy to do)…. but I feel RICH!! I'm going shopping this weekend to plug in a few missing gaps - and to flesh it out to more like 6+ weeks-worth in each critical category. I was actually planning to do that 2nd stage gradually through sales, but it's really not that much I have to get, so I'll do it in one fell swoop - that's the biggest concession I'm making to the Coronavirus scare. Oh, and reiterating what others said, while I'm out... I'll be taking out some cash in small bills ($1 through $20). No matter how well you THINK you've prepared, you just never know if you might have to hit the road (go to a family member's house, etc.) - it would be nice to be able to keep the window mostly up, and just pass exact change through the window at a gas station, for instance. (Though I'm trying to keep my gas tank full at all times also). If this starts sweeping through our area, my plan will be to hunker down at home and just avoid face-to-face contact until it burns out. I work from home - so that's not hard for me to do! I'd been "thinking" about being more prepared for awhile now, but it was that Ted Koppel book that @Zeke lent me, about the grid going down, that really provided the kick in the butt I needed to move from thinking to doing. Fear is an excellent motivator!

I've no knowledge of that particular shower, but Kohler has a lot of manufacturing in China.

Maybe if as Americans you refused to buy Chinese made products there wouldn't be such a reliance on China. Like that shower for instance. Doesn't look like anything Kohler makes.

Well that is disappointing. Is this forum ever going to get tapatalk working. I can not deal with it without it.

Up to $ 2,500 in $20's - for short term use is always good - we could go down the road of a real post apocalyptic scenario - but we are not at that discussion and it would muddy the waters. We have increased our logistical supplies for 5 adults and pets in our home - but we upped it a month ago looking ahead to where we might be - or may be going. Simple easy insurance......it will all get used anyways ! ^^^^^^^^^ This - Great great post - they are NOT disposable like some rumors that happened in china etc. They are family and should be treated as such.

Also a reminder, I just made this comment in the other market thread. Remember your pets when stocking up. The FDA just warned that 6 pet pharmaceutical manufacturers are having major supply issues, so if your pets require medication or special treatments, get it now. Since so much of pet crap comes from China, anything your furry friends eat/need should be bought NOW!

I went and looked last night, and you're right, a lot is on backorder or OOS. I totally agree, and was coming to remind everyone to put some extra cash away, you can never tell when the plastic could be shut off.

That POS AG and the rest of the Communists in Power better be ready to spend a lot of time in the office.

I'm almost at the end of a 2 year lease on a 2018 "classic". It's the 6 cylinder base model and I'm very happy with it, so I plan to buy it out and keep it.. I put 16k miles on it and it more than meets my needs. I found a guy on Craigslist who was getting rid of a bed liner for $200 so I grabbed those, and I added a tow hitch. Ride is very smooth and zero issues with light towing or hauling a fully loaded bed (my son to and from college) long distances.

i've got masks, food, and water(not enough yet). got extra tp, paper towels, and CASH. i know someone's gonna poopoo about cash....but in reality, in any sort of emergency, it's good to have handy.

All these items are items that you should have on hand anyways....regardless of current social ills. In my mind being prepared, is not watching the news cycle to see if you should prep, it should be ingrained in your psyche. Once you have a mindset of preparedness, you can rationalize a situation more effectively, as you know what you have done, to insulate in as much as possible, your family from social interaction. Your home security plan is also not something that is transient, it needs to be in 100% every day, even without any social abnormalities or additional potential upheavals. We have been living like this in the sticks of Sussex co for 27 years....this is why we never settled in LI or more densely populated areas. We weathered Sandy with not so much as a little dent, God grant us the same for what might be coming. Shotties and handguns are always loaded....ya know big bears and possible intruders......we don't have to go to rifles, just yet. I see all this as an opportunity and a wake up call for America.... I see this as waking some others up to how we need manufacturing back home....how we need domestic supplies, domestic production, domestic energy etc. What does that guy on YouTube say, - something from Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong, Be of good courage and long live the Republic. And finally from Kipling... If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

This is particularly challenging having little ones. My little guy has a restricted diet due to severe food allergies. He eats coconut yogurt, which doesnt have that long of a shelf life. I'm thinking canned coconut milk.I probably need a second refrigerator in the garage (with a padlock).

I’m just gonna take it.. no milk eggs and bread.

As per standard Catalog of S&W. 1978/1979 serial numbers range for K frame 25K001-56K9999 Looks like a real nice revolve you got there hope you enjoy it.

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Congrats and good luck with your new venture. Looking forward to reading the updates

What kind of person makes fun of a man’s (or woman’s) dog? Here’s my Caana: Here Scorpio, my Brothers K9 Maligator “Dax”: He doesn’t retrieve ducks, but the sounds are equally satisfying.

Unfortunately my dog is a socialist...wants free treats without doing anything for them. Lol

The affected families should file suit to hold the facility accountable for violating their 2A rights.

Because gun forums mean you have to be a rude douchebag who can't follow simple rules? More than 8,000 other people don't seem to have an issue with it, not ask a question that any gun owner would know or have an idea of... ammunition is not rocket science... it won't go off unless you crush the primer... and even then... not unless you are holding it closed over your hand. Think fireworks and why guns have a barrel.