JayWilling

We rescued from 11th Hour Rescue back in April. They have space in the Rockaway Mall where you can meet and greet with the pups and they have a pretty good profile on the dogs on their website. It's worth a look.

I've been having problems with reaching the most recent posts on long threads. I click on the "Last Page" button and it churns but doesn't go anywhere. If I then click around on other buttons like previous topic, sometimes I eventually get the last page of my target thread. Is there a way to go directly to the most recent post on a thread?

Dwight and Nick, I understand that some people feel that there's not much of a chance for success (not my opinion) but the sum total of what they are doing is..."read something, wish it were so, experience doubts from previous experience, comment as a nay-sayer and then feel a little better about themselves". That's all well and good, but YOU guys (as you describe above) have fought the fight, have made years of preparations, spent life and treasure, and are STILL IN IT! You HAVE beat the slimy bastards at their own game, repeatedly. You HAVE turned out a creep of a judge and he has received some amount of justice. One commenter noted the "pedestrian" or "regular guy" tone of your case as a detriment. Personally if I was a supreme court justice I would be VERY interested in looking at a case that came all the way to us through a corrupt craphole like NJ. The "pedestrian" nature of it would make me even more interested than if it had been brought by professional attorneys. So I don't buy that argument. I don't know if SCOTUS will entertain your case, but you have taken it there and I applaud your determination and success. I for one am happy to cheer on an underdog. Thank you sincerely for your fight, and there are many, many, many of us behind you.

I watched screw-ups continue to have problems, rip people off, even get sued, and still manage to keep their business going. Sometimes I guess it doesn't catch up.

Actually, I have to disagree with your assessment that most home renovation work is a commodity product. The PRODUCTS are commodities (roofing, siding, storm doors, etc.) but the installation....that's where most people get screwed. You can pay for the best grade of red cedar shingles for your roof then get a guy who doesn't detail the installation correctly and you've got crap. Workmanship is the key to everything. I've seen guys who could even screw up a standard vinyl siding installation. Carefully checking references is probably your best bet.

I used to be a contractor and did some roof work when we needed to fill schedule. There are a number of things that affect a price and make it go higher: 1. Contractor's cost to do business...most legit contractors have higher overhead, have all the insurance, etc. The one or two guys who are cheap may not be covered. 2. How busy is the Contractor? If they're booked up for the next two years, you'll get a higher price from them. 3. Does the contractor think you'll be a pain in the ass? If you tick the guy off your price will be higher. 4. Miscellaneous: Do you have a Benz or Viper in the driveway? The price just went up. Are you a Dr. or Lawyer? The price just went up. If the Contractor needs to fill a hole in his schedule, the price may go lower. I did a lot of bidding, but I also did a lot of work for people who called me and said, "How can we get this done" because they knew my reputation. If you trust someone it 's worth paying a little more. If you don't...get three or 4 estimates and references and you'll be fine.

Found this this morning: https://www.ammoland.com/2017/06/sturm-ruger-company-issues-safety-warning-recall-ruger-mark-iv-pistols/?utm_source=Ammoland+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ffad55eef1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6f6fac3eaa-ffad55eef1-20638529#axzz4jPuwyc5C

My boys doing a little turf surfing. [/URL]

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HAHAHA ! Nothing like starting a friendly shit storm. Both our current and recently passed on dogs were literally "Rescued" from bad situations. We didn't do the "rescuing" but we gave them a home and they have had a wonderful life and enhanced our lives tremendously. I asked here because sometimes people have a dog or know of someone who has a dog that needs a new home, etc. Our method has always been to check shelters and petfinder, and I agree with some here that the shelters are a little nutzo with the background checks and all. Good lord, we're not going to EAT the damn dog! We want to make it part of our family. Know what I miss though? Years ago you couldn't drive anywhere without seeing a sign on the side of the road, "Free Puppies". No more. Now I know there are too many dogs and not enough homes and all that, but you can't go to someone's house and look at half Lab half beagle pups because they know who the parents are. Now you wade through mountains of pit mixes looking for what you want. We normally will take a hard case...we can train tough dogs, but this time we want a cream puff because our old boy had his best friend go bad on him, and he deserves a nice friend.

Hi all. Recently we had to put down one of our dogs and we're looking for another one to keep our old boy company. We'd like a rescue or a dog that just needs a home. Here's what we're looking for. Preferably southern half of the state, southern 1/3 would be better. Not a puppy...1-2 years ok. Not old either-1-6 years or so. Medium size. Mid to low energy dog with no dominance issues. Must like other dogs and kids. Cats and small furry stuff is on it's own. We are experienced dog people and have owned some so-called tougher breeds like Jindos and Huskies, but we're not looking for a challenge here...just a happy goofball doggie to be friends with old Rusty.

I have an acquaintance that has an old black powder gun- not sure what it is- but he'd like to get the barrel cleaned up and re-blued. Does anyone know of someone who might do that on an old-to-antique piece? Personally, I'm wondering if re-bluing would decrease the value if it has any.

Hi everyone. My wife and I have come to the sad decision that one of our two Jindos has to be placed in a new home. We love little Cassie to death - got her at about 1-1/2 years old and we've had her about 3 years. She's a small Jindo mix....like a little husky but built like a fireplug. She's 50 lbs and an insanely good watch dog. Jindos are smart and opinionated but well behaved with standard leadership. She is super affectionate with my wife and follows her everywhere, affectionate with me too, but she's more wary of men and takes longer to warm up to them. The trouble is that she has started making unprovoked, unannounced attacks on our older big boy Jindo and one of my daughter's dogs that is also older. We've had some trauma and grief in the family lately and we think that maybe that had been part of the trigger she's developed. We are not "Dog Whizbears" or anything but we're pretty good, and we've applied a lot of pack techniques and leadership to this, but she has become unpredictable with the older dogs. We're sad about it but she would be much better off with a woman or couple who need a watchdog and a cuddle muffin. She's good at both. But...she's also an escape artist and has very high prey drive. Fenced and leashed is essential. She's the smaller black dog in the photo.

At my club we have a Wednesday pistol night that's open to the public. As one of the range safety officers I get to assist newbies almost every time, and it's the best part of the gig! Except of course, getting to see everyone's handguns. My mailman rang my doorbell yesterday. He had a box on his shoulder and said, "I didn't want you to have to do a deadlift...more lead?" He knows I shoot matches and the bare essential information needed to get him to move on his way, but he seems like he's into it. He did tell me once that he delivers a LOT of Rifleman magazines around the neighborhood.

Done. Please thank them for their service.

For those who may be interested, the PBA Local 120 has set up a gofundme site for Mike's family. https://www.gofundme.com/in-memory-of-mike-szalaj Thanks

Visitation: Wed. 1/4/17, 6-8 pm Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St. Allentown, NJ Funeral Service: Allentown Presbyterian Church 20 High St, Allentown, NJ Thurs. 1/5/17, Visitation 10-11, Service at 11, reception at church hall after. In lieu of flowers the family asked that everyone please consider being an organ donor to better help those in need. Thank you all.

In the wee hours of this past friday Mike Szalaj left this earth. He was a Conservation Officer mostly in Burlington Co for NJ Fish & Wildlife. He experienced a catastrophic health issue that took him from the woods to death in two weeks. Father of a 6 year old daughter, married to my lovely daughter, a good cop, great son in law, and my gun buddy, Mike will be sorely missed. He worked with a lot of agencies throughout NJ. For those interested I'll pass information on services, to be held this week.

To me the beauty of the CZ handguns is in the previous models. They're just NICE!. Going to striker fire and plastic is going to need a reasonable trial period. Every time I have bought a new model there have been problems. I'd let them work the kinks out.

Welcome! Also a fellow CM County-er. Good luck with your application. Some of the towns can be a bit slow, but its worth it.

Nice Photo! Now that you mention it the night sights were something I didn't touch on. My original tritiums are still pretty bright. Good gun all around.

I'll have to run up and check you out sometime when I've got time (and some disposable income).

Hence your Username? 5 is a lot. In Sig I only have the one 2022 and a GSR 1911...love that too. I'd like to have more but there's always something else ahead in the line.

Funny story...I've had a Sig Pro SP 2022 in 9mm for 10 years...WAY before they were cheap and WAY before they were cool. I believe it was their first polymer frame pistol. There seem to be a lot of fanboys on the Youtube showing them off now, but ten years ago, people looked at me like I had two heads when I showed it to them. This one has "Frame made in Germany" but the upper has no such info. Still, I think it is of a different generation than what is out there being sold for under $500 today. I'm not a high volume shooter but over 10 years I've shot 8K of all kinds of factory loads, hand loads, lead heads, all of it, through this little trooper with not ONE new part. The funny part of the story is that it has never had one hiccup, so I have never gone farther than a field strip. I know, pretty shabby of me and bordering on Sig abuse, but I just didn't think about it. So yesterday I went out to my club to shoot this old girl and my new Gold Cup that is still dirty...intending to pop off a few then do a nice cleanup. Beautiful day, 62 degrees in NJ in mid November, what's not to like? 9 rounds into it we have a very rare FTE. I cleared all but the spent casing that was still in the barrel and when I closed the slide everything locked up. Could NOT budge the slide...it was locked hard with the barrel. So I shot the 45 for a little then headed home. I did a little yard work then started messing with the Sig. After thinking about the problem and noodling with it I managed to get the breakdown lever/barrel stud out and got the slide off. A little careful tapping got everything cleared, then I had to really drive the spent casing out of the barrel. It had expanded, jammed in the barrel, and the ejector wouldn't let loose so, JAMMMM! In hindsight I might have been able to get purchase on the extractor and flex enough to break loose, so there is a lesson learned. Anyway, at that point I thought, "I've never taken this thing down". Off I went, and we ended up like this: I had always thought the gun didn't loosen up all that much over the years, but it was actually the gobs of oily dirt-muck all over everything that made it feel that way. After cleaning everything and reassembly, this little baby runs like a sewing machine, and it's still accurate and fun to shoot. I've heard that the new generation has some QC issues occasionally, but for the money this pistol is a winner.

Dwight, thanks for the update... The circuit court will probably not do anything good...we really NEED a Constitutionally-conscious SCOTUS, which means we need Trump as President, which is a long shot. He has to win by a vast majority or the contest will be twerked by the powers-that-be. Our second-best hope is a Republican Senate for when Hillary starts proposing radicals for a bench seat.