Displaced Texan

Thanks. That doesn’t sound too bad.. Its unfortunate that the permit is only valid 2 years, and you have to go through all that shit again.

Where is the letter posted?

Love it!!

Awesome! Sometimes it is a small world. I want to do a flats trip at some point, but have a long way to go with my skill set first

Just do it! So much fun! I haven’t been offshore fishing in decades. The local Rod and Gun club I’m a member of has a flats fly fishing trip they are trying to convince me to go on. I’m not ready for that yet, and I only have 4 weight and 6 weight gear. I’d have to pony up for new gear plus the cost of the trip. Maybe next year.

This morning, I caught a couple of little Guadalupe bass, and a decent sized green sunfish in a small creek near my house. Although small, they put up a hell of a fight on my little fly rod! What fun!

Ole Bob must be hating this decision….I know he was very anti-CCW.

And suddenly, they run our country.

This is a great primer on casting, knot tying, and rigging your tackle. Very helpful to me. https://www.flyfisherman.com/editorial/how-to-fly-cast-2/151833#:~:text=In conventional fishing%2C you cast the lure and,loading the rod)%2C and stroking the rod correctly.

I am a member of US Law Shield. I hope to God I never have to call them.

RI should be proud.

I know this sounds odd, but I usually take pics of how my clothes look with my CCW before I leave the house. Not making a fashion statement by any means, I just make sure I’m not obviously printing, or that the color of the shirt doesn’t expose my gun. Ignore the wrinkled shirt, lol.

When I lived in NJ, I flew out of Philly many times with a rifle/handgun. No issues at all. Follow the advice on the airline website. You’ll need a hard sided, lockable case. Do NOT use TSA locks. You will be required to open your case and display the weapon is clear. You will fill out a form, which will be locked inside the case. TSA may or may not desire to inspect the case and/or the bag the case is inside. That’s up to them.

Somewhere around here there is a thread of me showing you how to make chili…

Thanks, I do rock a pot of chili, if I may say so myself! Looking forward to ‘chili season’ in Texas!

It’s not designed to. It’s designed to make it more and more inconvenient for gun owners.

That brisket wasn’t my best. No matter, I’ll use it for chopped brisket sandwiches, or better yet, brisket chili. Win some, lose some!

Might have pushed this one too far. Pulled it at 203°, like I always do, but it’s a bit crispier than most other briskets I’ve done. In any case, it’s wrapped and in the cooler for a few hours. We’ll see. If it’s not good sliced, I’ll make chopped beef or brisket chili.

We get heritage pork here, it’s a bit darker and more marbled than the pork we used to buy in NJ. The loins came out perfect, nice and moist, aMd very flavorful! I think I like that rub I showed a few posts back better than anything else I’ve made or bought. Just the right amount of spice. Like brisket, I let the loins rest, wrapped in foil and a towel, sitting in an empty cooler. They sat for about 2 hours. This is key for retaining moisture. Brisket is at 170°, sitting at the stall. I’m not going to Texas crutch this one, I’m going to let it work through it all on its own.

Pork loins are done. I’ve wrapped them in foil and a towel and placed them in a cooler for a few hours to rest.

Smoke on!

You aren’t giving the monkey enough credit.

Brisket and pork loins rubbed down ready for tomorrow