Hooligan

If you leave the little ones, they grow into big ones. I've seen plenty that will cover a business card with their legs, and a few that were larger. I agree on spiders, though. But I only spare the tiny ones that are out of the way. Ones that are nearby or larger than a dime get the boot.

Personally, if I'm grappling with a dog or anything less than a grizzly bear, I don't want someone to run up and start shooting it. I might bring a shotgun (fewer legal hurdles I think) and kick/buttstroke the dog to disengage it from the child, then shoot it when it was safe to do so. Otherwise I'd use pepper spray or an improvised blunt weapon.

They like damp areas like basements, and they do get quite large. They DO kill other bugs, though. We had a cave cricket infestation a while back, then they were suddenly replaced by centipedes, then fewer and fewer centipedes. I crush them all on site, or spray them with a large amount of the nearest chemical that isn't safe to use in an enclosed space. One hissed/buzzed at me once. I don't know how that was possible. I squashed him for his insolence.

"But I also don't have a problem with a civilian carry a rifle in the exact same fashion. Finger off trigger pointed in a safe direction, whats the problem?" Because the legal system has failed us, and so we need to convert hearts and minds. You don't do that by putting on your boonie hat and taking the SKS to the coffee shop.

I'm not going to think twice about a uniformed cop holding a rifle at ground zero. I will be concerned about an ordinary person holding a rifle in a coffee shop. I guess that makes me a hipocrite. I don't think it'd be an issue if those two had the rifles slung on their backs and weren't fingering them.

What a chode.

I eat two hot dogs. Ketchup on one, brown mustard on the other.

Guns are for shooting. I think a gun that's built to sit in a display case is a waste of metal. JMHO

It's a good example of why, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD.

I can't put into words how disappointed I am in our country's legal system. A garbage law with poor supporting evidence and half-wit supporting arguments gets shoo'd away by the SCOTUS. Ridiculous. Should we expect Illinois to add in "justifiable need"?

Thank you for all of your input. I'm skeptical of the media, but wasn't aware that the misinformation was this bad. Lots to think about.

I would be more comfortable if we hadn't been wasting our soldiers, equipment, and budget in the middle east. A fresh military and less debt would be nice to have should the SHTF between us and Russia.

Thanks for reviving this thread. I may have to plan a trip.

"one of the MOST common objections to them I see basically boils down to them being industry shills who spend money to ensure they can make billions slaughtering children." I've been seeing and hearing a LOT of this lately. There must have been a propaganda push recently. I remember when the anti-gun crowd targeted individual gun owners. Now they're convinced the NRA is a giant, runaway, baby-killing corporation that has gun-owners brainwashed into buying more guns.

I don't agree with the bait & switch tactic. The caller would have to spit the real question out quick to avoid getting dumped and passed over by the host. I envision something like this happening: "Here's Joe, from Westfield, who wants to ask about school system pensions. Hi Joe..." "Hello Governor, do you intend to sign any of the gun bills that reach your....." "Okay, moving on. Seems people can't follow the rules" blah blah blah CC gets to chuckle at caller's expense and the show moves on to the next question. Result: "Gun nuts" look silly and desperate.

I've been using 4 Eneloop AA and AAA for my wireless mouse and keyboard for quite some time now. I bought a small Sanyo wall charger that will charge both sizes in pairs; 4 of one size, or a pair of each at the same time. When the mouse or keyboard start to run low, I just swap them for their companions in the charger.

"MIL-SPEC"?

+1 on doing some research on your own. startingstrength.com forums and menshealth.com forums are full of great info on strength and fitness. One thing I've learned about the exercise business is that personal trainers don't always know their poop-chute from a hole in the ground. You wouldn't automatically take a gun shop employee's advice as gospel, would you? Treat PTs the same way. Requirements for some of the big personal training certifications only require studying a textbook and passing a written test. There are some good trainers out there, but just having letters next to their name doesn't make them so. IMHO, follow a basic pre-made routine that you can find on either of those two sites to get started, and continue to read and learn. Take a good, hard look at your diet.

Remember, NJ wants to be a model for everyone else.

I don't know squat about woodworking, but I agree with Silence Dogwood. The overlay style looks like a potential trip hazard which would be compounded by the fact that the top stair riser would be just a bit taller than the rest. I would find a flush design, but that's just my uneducated opinion.

I'm sure he means "heavy weapons" for New Jersey. Meaning slingshot and above.

Doesn't firewood need a little airflow? Be careful not to seal it up too tightly.

A pair? That's a lot more fun to name. Hulk and Smash. It'll be fun calling them in from outside: "HULK SMASH!"

I like two-syllable names for dogs. Dogs seem to understand them better than one-syllable names and they're less likely to be confused with other words or sounds.

I think it has it's faults, but NJ is kind of screwed in a ZA. We're surrounded by large urban centers and only have a few bridges to escape the state anywhere other than our northern border with NY.