DSD1026

you must work in nicer towns than I live.. lol but yeah, i know a lot of people dont properly take care of their animals, which is a shame..

HAH.. Vegas and Reno.. classic.. i could see how the Re-No thing could get confusing for the dog though.. heh my sister used to have 2 dogs names Chewy and Yoda

whatever you do, dont buy cigarettes from a Reservation online.. if you do, they will give their sales lists to state governments if they are put under enough pressure and you will owe a lot in taxes.. ask me how i know.. lol

i guess that's the thing, you would never run into my dog.. she is never outside the house or 6-foot privacy-fenced-in backyard.. and yes, i do get my dog rabies shots.. i am actually a very very very responsible pet owner, I just dont feel the need to give money to a township that does nothing but try to take my money in other ways. (i know you're an AC officer and all, but towns in NJ are corrupt as hell and get as much money as possible from their residents, almost without exception).. my dog is up to date on all shots (rabies/bordatella/lyme/lepto/distemper, etc), all medications (flea & heartworm). I pay for all of that myself with my private vet.. again, your area may be different, but i know here in monmouth county, i can count on one hand how many times i have actually even SEEN an AC person (even in a car) in the past 9+ years.. doesnt matter.. dont want to get into an argument about it.. you register your dogs.. i dont.. i was just curious because i know many many people who dont

i would actually disagree with you. i know a multitude of dog owners who do not (and never have) register their dogs. Its basically just for the town to grab money for no real purpose behind it. we have never registered our dogs with any town we've ever lived in (3 towns, 5 different dogs) and we've never been fined or even questioned about them. maybe you have a different experience in your town, but i know my 3 different neighbors have dogs that arent registered with the town. I would hazard to bet that at least half of the dogs in the state are not registered with the towns they reside in..

my dog is learning some words in Italian as well.. just basic ones like "su" for up or "basta" for stop.. (we only know a little italian, so we could only teach her so much).. and she picked up on those words so quickly, so you're right, dogs are certainly adaptable.

i dont know how its selfish to know you dont want children to be honest. there are enough homeless and other children in the world that need homes, why should people who DON'T want them be pressured into having them, and risk having them become another "in the system" child? i think many of the people who DO have them should NOT have them because they dont/didnt want them and they are just ruining the child's life by being a poor (or absent) parent.. but as you said, thats a conversation for another time.. lol as with you, whenever we have any children (nieces & nephews) coming to the house, the gun(s) get put away in an unreachable place and unloaded and the ammo is kept in a separate unreachable spot.. since this only happens once or twice per year, having a gun safe isnt necessary just yet (we currently only have a 38 spl snubbie, but will be getting a couple more soon, maybe then i will invest in a safe)

you can go ahead and change the name... we change our adopted dogs name from Dottie to Gabby.. she was around 3 or so years old, and she has responded to Gabby ever since.. but she also responds to other "names" we call her.. then again, her original name wasnt Dottie, that was just the name they gave her at the SPCA after they found her as a stray (was only about 3 months)... only need to change the name with the town on your next renewal (people actually register their dogs with the town?)

+1 man,,, no kids for me...

will be needing a range bag soon, so i will definitely be looking there for one..

i honestly dont think paying for AV is necessary. There are a lot of decent free ones out there. the difference in what they catch is minimal as long as they are all kept up to date.. that said, what ECS said is true.. most of the places that give adware/malware are ones that you would not really expect.. and programs that unsuspecting installers mistaknely forget to remove installing add-ons (as bruc mentioned - you have to be careful when installing certain programs)

same here..

+1 Been at my office job for almost 13 years now and I hate it but I have good job security and in many places, last one in means first one out.. I certainly can't afford to be out of a job or we'd lose our house quite rapidly.. These are tough economic times.. Don't want to discourage you from doing something you would rather do but you have to weigh both sides for sure

Agreed.. Norton sucks big ones.. Bogs down machines so much.. I'm sort of the IT guy for our company and all new laptops get mcafee or norton removed ASAP and MS Essentials is put on along with malwarebytes , slim cleaner and spybot.. Nice little security package there and only Mse runs constantly.. I used to use NOD32 but the newer versions are bulkier and not as easy to get free anymore.

i paid $75 for a case of target loads last month (from Cabelas, speaking of)... but i easily see $5.95 or higher for 00 buck in most places..

shotgun ammo is still fairly available compared to 9mm or 22 or the like.. but i have seen 00 go for $1 a round in many places..

in pretty sure they do wait.. my prints were done 1/22 and the reference letters were not sent out until 2/6... they had the prints back by then.. no worries, Howell is pretty good compared to others (especially jackson).. initial FID and 2 permits in 6 weeks.. what will take the longest is the mental health check which is done by monmouth county

45 minute commute in NJ is hardly uncommon. Most people drive an average of 30-40 minutes (one way) to work. My commute is 40 minutes each way (but an easy 40 minutes - all highway). For me, its also a good stress reliever from the day to drive and listen to my music on thew way home.. NJ is strange in that there really arent many "cities". NJ is a collection of "towns" (with a couple minor cities thrown in there like Trenton or Newark or AC), so driving a distance to get somewhere is normal.. Reason I mention above is to highlight the fact that living in PA is in fact a better idea if you are within an hour of it.. Sure, gas might be more there, but housing, general taxes and cost of living is a bit lower, and they dont have nearly as restrictive laws for firearms

i dont think Youtube will get rid of gun videos. If anything, they might make it an age restriction to watch them (like they do with certain more adult content)... They would seriously get sued by a lot of people if they removed them completely. Posting safe use of guns videos is in no way a violation of YT's code of conduct, and in fact infringes on their claim of free speech and does not depict violence or porn or hate speech. It is a 100% legal activity, so they would have no basis to block them.. as others have said, i have learned SO much from watching various videos on Youtube, from cleaning to stripping to info to stance to reviews..

just curious, if you have a mag that is 16 rds, and you have it pinned down to the currently legal 15 rds, can they be re-pinned down to 10 should that bill go through?

um.. well.. perhaps.. i'll say no more..

Pre-war Outdoorsman

as our favorite 101.5 radio host says, "where are we going and why the handbasket?"

hmm.. sounds like another place i know..

i enjoy watching his videos.. got a LOT of knowledge about all sorts of guns and their history (assuming that most of it is true).. and i really need to learn to shoot as steady as he does.. lol