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So,...........It's a great day in paradise where every day is a holiday and, every meal's a feast :D

This morning, I slept in after 4am which is unusual for me.

I saw on the news Dianne Warwick was down to her last 1000 and owed 10million in taxes.
I remember when she did a charity appearance back in the day and charged the charity twice what they brought in for the appearance.

Do I feel sorry for her not being able to live like an elite any longer? NO

It was brought to my attention that she was Whitney Houstons aunt.
Now I really don't follow the Hollywood scene but what crossed my mind was this.

Well Whitney is not going to have to ever worry about this problem. She's dead. No problems.

I have been behind on my work. Car, the only one left running at the moment is leaking at the water pump now. The fuel door wouldn't open "switch" and I had to cut through the trunk liner to get to the actuater to open it.
I could go on and on whining about all the problems I have but I won't.

I have embraced them. They let me know I am still alive. If I have problems it's good. When I don't have problems any longer, I'll be dead.
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. Marines been saying that long before the song.
Any day above ground is a good day :thumbsup:

So, I say to you, these minor life issues are a blessing. When you go and deploy to a hostile foreign land, it's the small things that we take for granted that you miss.
Oh yea, my riding mower is broke now too. oh, joy, ughhh. another blessing :hilarious:

So, I thought well, I have been swapping sights and optics around. I need to zero the TR21R Trijicon and rezero the Matech flip up BUIS.

I went out when the sun rose. I shot and made adjustments to the iron sights until my quarter sized groups were in the center. It was fun. As long as I've been shooting, I was tickled.
Then I did the same with the old TR21r that I had got from FrontLine Defense some time ago.
That sight is sweet! I was thinking "On a Wednesday cold March morn, could a man have more fun than this?!!!:)

So, I decided I needed to run a couple mags through my Glock for practice. It's been awhile.

I moved way on up to the 15 yard line.
I shot some Mags through my RIA 1911, rapid action drills from not looking to look and draw.

I had a new Ruger SR1911 Magazine that performed flawlessly. The ACT-MAG that came with the gun kept hanging on chambering the last round. I hate issues but at least I know it's the Magazine.

Then I shot the Glock and it performed flawlessly as expected! The G23 is awesome and is usually my carry pistol.

I then shot a Smith and Wesson Stainless 65-4 that I picked up cheap at an out of the way little gun shop.
This was the first chance I've had to shoot this one. Ooooooo, It is so sweet and i was tickled with happiness. I didn't want to stop shooting but I went through a box of ammo so I knew it was time to wrap it up.
Most of my shots were on target and none were off the pizza box.

So, what are guys up to today?

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The GLOCK now has TruGlo TFO night sights not shown, which I absolutely love!!!
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Sharkman said:
Replaced the trigger and sear on my m1917 with parts I picked up from SARCO. Someone in the past tried to improve the trigger pull and it was just too lite. Better now.

Yesterday I went for a ride, Back of the Dragon and Burkes Garden. 199.9 miles :LOL:
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B.O.D. is a great ride! Kind of a shame that it has become so well known over the past years.
 
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Parshooter said:
Depends on your local grid situation, IMO. Where I lived previously, the grid was mostly above ground and we were subject to frequent outages that lasted a long time. I installed a whole house gen there, and it got a bit of use. If you are in a situation like that, I recommend one highly. Keep in mind that those gens produce "dirty" power, and you need to protect sensitive electronics. Central air/ heat pumps should have "soft start" protection, if you're on a well, you need to protect the pump. From what I understand, "inverter type" gens produce clean energy and are OK.
Where I live now, the grid seems much less vulnerable. Outages are rare and usually don't last more than an hour. Aggressive tree trimming, and placement underground help a lot. That said, I still have my home wired to accept a portable gen plug-in. Possibly the most cost-effective way to power most of your home in a long-term outage. I couldn't run A/C, but my furnace is gas so I could stay warm. A room in my home has a mini split that I believe could run off the gen. In 7 years, I have never actually had to hook it up and test it out. It has gotten to the point that I don't keep gas in the gen anymore to keep from having to drain and refill. I just keep plenty of cans filled, and I still run it and change the oil annually. In a SHTF situation, I wouldn't be using it for long anyway. Been looking for a viable solar gen for that use.
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It takes a lot of storage for a solar bank. LiFePo4 packs are ideal but expensive. There are some compact turbines that produce 400w that can assist solar panels at night for charging. Monocrystaline panels are still pricey and trade tariffs are going to hurt the market since most panels are made in China.
 
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DeepSouth said:
My wife goes from the recliner to the bathroom, maybe to our bed where I stay most of the time. That's about all the traveling in the house she can stand. I'm left with doing everything, house, yard, shopping.
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You will make someone a great wife someday!!!
 
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VERY good idea. I have one of those I built as well. Also have a push block that straddles my rip fence for cutting narrow pieces. Keeps my hand and fingers well away from the blade. I use it with a feather board that keeps the stock pressed against the rip fence, and helps to prevent kickback.
 
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Donnie D said:
VERY good idea. I have one of those I built as well. Also have a push block that straddles my rip fence for cutting narrow pieces. Keeps my hand and fingers well away from the blade. I use it with a feather board that keeps the stock pressed against the rip fence, and helps to prevent kickback.
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I have push blocks, a feather board, stop blocks, etc. This was a very hard piece of snakewood and when it hit that knot it left the table saw like a rocket despite the push block and feather board. My finger was no where near the saw teeth ... and I was wearing good safety glasses. The wood took off the tip of my finger and half the finger nail and flew another 15 feet or so and put a dent in the steel roll up door of the barn. I'm pretty sure the safety glasses would have been only slight protection.

New cross cut sled has a 3 layer shield I made up of clear polycarbonate sheets laminated with clear gorilla glue and clamped together til dry. It covers from the front of the sled to the rear of the sled and has a slot wide enough for a push block and attaches with six wing nuts. That snakewood is at least 10 times harder than a typical piece of pine.
 
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Ick. I have to use saws in limited, focused tasks due to my habits of removing flesh. Between the electrical knife slicing off the end of my index finger to mindlessly grabbing the base of hedge trimmer to lift it I have trained my body to heal like Wolverine. Well, almost. Burns heal in about 7 days, slices seal up in 30 mins. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Ryengoth said:
Ick. I have to use saws in limited, focused tasks due to my habits of removing flesh. Between the electrical knife slicing off the end of my index finger to mindlessly grabbing the base of hedge trimmer to lift it I have trained my body to heal like Wolverine. Well, almost. Burns heal in about 7 days, slices seal up in 30 mins. :ROFLMAO:
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Great recovery times. I guess it's true what they say about God watches over fools and drunks and apparently sparrows. (Matthew 6:25-34)
 
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