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I'm trying to come to an understanding of this through helping my nephew. I'm of the older generations and while I work for myself have always been a loyalty guy to the brand and to employees. All of my crew has 15+ years and many have 30+. We just became family and no one has left (for better and worse). My nephew just started a position in December and a new potential employer (different industry / no competition) has called to interview him (unsolicited referral by an employee of the new shop). He's asking my thoughts and my first inclination is that it's a dick move to jump ship within the first couple months, but i realize I'm a dinosaur and that the world has changed. Is it really just Thunderdome now or are there any unwritten rules left?
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High probability someone like Midway has them in a replacement barrel option.
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OP user name fits....
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Fine shotgun lovers click here.....Fine Shotguns and Rifles Lots of aspirational items in that batch. Worth a click through if you appreciate the art of fine firearms.
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If eating lean proteins, good fats, and green or colorful vegetables, that is 100% true. You'll tap out at the table before you can consume too much. The key is to avoid the rest of the hidden and empty calories (like the velveeta smothering the vegetables, the processed carbs in the breads, pastas, and really anything in a box). When the body and mainly the digestive tract (starting in the mouth) are given what it was designed to process, it's amazing how efficiently it runs. Just like a combustion engine, bad fuel fubars the whole deal.
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I have this phrase pinned to my desktop as a reminder to myself, but have unfortunately had to say it to others as well. I'm very sorry to hear that the direct and predictable results of your actions happened to you. Easy to say from afar but the horrible fact of the matter is that many people love their kids or spouse "to death". Until they get sick and tired of being sick and tired (like the rest of the family is) there isn't a reason for them to stop digging deeper in that hole.
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Team Oura. I don't always follow it but I find the activity level suggested is in line with how I am overall when considering sleep, stress, etc. I does not seem random at all and is a) good a giving me goals and b) realistic and a bit of a gentle reminder to slow down at times.
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I'm not mad at that Keltec. Having 20 rounds of 5.7 in a compact pistol weighing less than 14oz empty is pretty cool. Handy little sucker to have out hiking or hunting. It would be hell on a group of hogs. Now, granted that the 20 rounds of 5.7 cost more than the gun, but it wouldn't be a bad choice to throw in a truck or have around the camp.
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Several card issuers (I know with 100% certainty that AMEX is one that does) run a screen using the Social Security Death Index on a weekly / monthly basis. As soon as they get a hit on a cardholder, they shut down that card and any other cards for which that SS# was a primary. It's fairly easy to see the rationale and how it could prevent fraud. It can pose a problem for those who have automatic payments set up for a household or for small businesses with "company cards". Normally they are a bit shocked when someone calls proactively wanting to pay the debt. Amex will typically let someone else assume the account, but it comes with a credit check and accepting full responsibility for existing and future balances (if there is a compelling reason someone wants to keep the card open - like in the case of a business).
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Yeah - That's a case of hindsight being perfect, but in cases like that, especially with a blended family already in place, a good plan is to consider changing the ownership of the life insurance. He should have made her the owner and beneficiary - but he probably had plans to pull this from the start (unless the kids talked him into it later). If you rely on the insurance as a beneficiary and are in a position to do so, it's always a good idea to have an ownership position as well for cases like this (not always possible though). On the pension, qualified plans require a spouse to sign a waiver if they are being removed as beneficiary. Either she signed it unknowingly (chickenshit on his part) or his kids were on it before she married him, and he lied about changing it to her (same chickenshit stuff.)
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Big topic of conversation in our group with some newcomers. You can't out think it or out run it. That's the insanity the book describes....some how, someday I'll control it. And, one of the more insidious aspects of alcoholism is that we are like that proverbial frog in a pot. It turns up the heat so slowly at first we don't realize we're in the soup and being cooked until it is too late. That combination is deadly and the reason it's basically a perfect disease.
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@statsman - Precisely. And not to criticize the women/wives in this case as it is human nature but they absolutely do not see it as a manipulation or with ill intent. It is strictly based on their perspective and instinctual drive to protect a) themselves and then b) their own children. The "casserole caravan" as my wife calls it is a mile long after any guy with a few bucks has to bury his wife. The most important thing in the planning is to be clear and lay it all out on paper. Letters of intentions to trustees can be written so that there are no misunderstandings. For instance, my wife is adamant that her inheritance be spent on my care and wellbeing if for some reason I needed to draw on it, but that care and wellbeing doesn't include jewelry,tits, or a second home for a new wife. She's fine if I spend my money on that......just not hers / our kids. That's all laid out in the documents and addenda. Everyone has a plan until the proverbial punch in the face, and we all know the most powerful weapon in the world...that which is undefeated. Lots of men's minds get changed and memories of conversations fade regardless of our age...and sometimes because of it. Best to protect what needs protecting up front and take the uncertainty out of it. To be unclear is to be unkind to everyone involved.
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Based on what she saw happen with some other estates, her concern was that if I married again and my faculties diminished that I’d be take advantage of and vice versa. In question were three buckets - Our money, her money via an eventual inheritance, and my money from a potential inheritance. She wanted a set portion of OUR estate set aside in an irrevocable trust for either of our care while alive (after the first death) and then to the kids (after the second death). Third party trustees are in place for that. That protects some of OUR assets for the kids and my next wife can only spend the rest. Then, the issue was her inheritance and her not wanting my next wife to spend ANY of that so we set up trusts in advance of receiving them such that the principal remains separate property and doesn’t commingle. That way a trustee can spend it on the survivor if needed but not on the new spouse….and our kids get what’s left. That was the biggie- she saw a couple get a big lick from the wife’s family, and then the 2nd wife’s kids ended up with it at the expense of the intended kids/grandkids IIRC.
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Here you go. One coming for auction this month. https://www.proxibid.com/Guns-Military-Artifacts/Rifles/Winchester-Model-70-Safari-Express-Bolt-Action-Rifle-with-Box/lotInformation/89957466#topoflot Also - They may not meet specs above but Pre64win.com has 3-4 original .375s for sale right now. At least worth a look. you could call it an investment!!!!! He’s redoing a .300 for me right now. Someone buggared it up to make a truck gun and I’m taking back to as built.
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I can remember eating at Inman's when it was on the other side of 16 before the fire. We used to haul loads of smoked turkey, turkey sausage, and fresh bread back home as xmas gifts for clients and friends. Current spot was the Ramblin' Rose (RIP the "Hunter's Ball" - that was a throwback.) I still go regularly. It's all still the same and I enjoy it. I'll tolerate Coopers and like the pork chop and smoked sirloin if I go, but it isn't somewhere I'll go for brisket. That's not to say others don't like it. Too salty and often with a pot roast consistency for my taste. There's a new spot in town right on 16 just north of the bridge that is interesting to pop in. Brett's Biltong (South African air dried beef). Really good and sort of a butcher shop/deli combo. I think you can even sit for a beer or wine.
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Ha! You're right. That's exactly how it looks. Comes in .300bo too.
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My doc explained it as the body is built much like a chemical plant—- very precise and expecting certain inputs. When the inputs are impure or not what the plant is built to process, it flares, processes don’t work as expected, and the output is contaminated. The gut and digestive system, starting with chewing and saliva, is perfectly tuned for natural sugars, but the processed and refined ones fubar the chemistry. Same with all the other processed inputs. The more you give it what it wants, the better the output and it happens pretty quickly. Also, once off refined sugars for a bit, isn’t it crazy how much better and sweeter fruit tastes?? Show just how tuned those refined products are towards making us crave them instead. Not by accident….
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Lyssy and Eckel stocks it bagged in a lot of places and will bring in bulk if they don't have it already. Most feed stores will order it for you if they don't keep it on hand if you'll agree to buy a certain amount. Side note - be wary if you have any Aoudad. They're like a heat seeking missile when it hits the ground and will break your bank in a hurry.
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TLDR - unless you're bored I've been using protein on a low fenced hill country property for 20 years, and have hunted the same property since '77. We've gone from "big bucks" being 120" 8pts to consistently seeing 140"-150" bucks and taking the occasions 160-class. My observations are as follows - Growing larger native genetic WT in TX takes two things Time and Money - with money being the smaller of the investments. It takes time to allow the demographics to change so that you have a relatively sizable population of 5-8 year old bucks. The more you have, the more likely you are to see & have the chance to harvest. They have to get old before they can get big, and it's at least an 8 year process to fully reset the age of the herd - There's plenty of natural mortality from the time a buck fawn is born until it could be +5 years old. Shooting any of them before that blows up he model....as you're reducing an already dwindling population as time goes on (neighbors, cars, predators, disease and injury). Where I see the benefit or protein (done on a reasonable budget) is in improving the health and viability of your doe throughout gestation and afterward during the weaning process, along with helping out the bucks in times of higher stress. The more you can boost the long term survival and health of your fawn crop, the more bucks you have to potentially reach maturity. Yeah, you might get a few bucks who are feeder whores and use the supplement to gain a few inches or some character , but the name of the game for us is having more bucks survive to maturity and that starts in the womb, and then continues by keeping them viable and fed during high stress times (post rut & Jan - March) so they don't die, or aren't so run down that their body can't devote energy into antler production. I'm a huge advocate for protein and cottonseed done in this manner on even small, low fenced tracts but it helps to understand it isn't a direct path to big bucks the same year. It never hurts the deer, and done to the extent it hurts your wallet, there is always a benefit.
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I'd watched that Allterra video before I posted that. Was left scratching my head as to how Federal would choose to drop this while knowing it wasn't consistent and would basically delivery flatter shooting misses rather than heavier doped hits. Appears to me that the marketing and finance team won the battle when the development team wanted to delay or even shitcan the project. They let the target roll-out date drive the project. I'm sure they thought.."We can fix it after the fact and no one will be the wiser", but that doesn't fly with the @686 crowd who is going to run this stuff through all the paces and not just rely on what the box says. Big miscalculation on the target market appetite and their insistence on consistency.
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If cholesterol is high, it is very valuable to know if you are an over-producer or an over-observer (if diet is otherwise reasonable). Any treatment reaches maximum effectiveness if the right blood work is done to determine this, but that's usually a step beyond what reactive, traditional physician protocol will do unless pressed. They'd normally default to a statin right away. If an over-absorber, something as simple as adding red rice yeast and bergamot can provide great results. If an over producer, then it may require a statin (which isn't a terrible thing). Boston Heart Cholesterol Balance test or something similar (unsure if there are others) gives you the full picture...far beyond a standard panel.
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Think of the opportunity - there have to be millions, thousands, hundreds, 50 or so hunters who need to have a flatter shooting 7mm platform out beyond 700 yards. I'm not judging. I buy stupid gun-shit all the time. Hell, I think I'm going to build an 8.6BO or 338ARC. Federal has to jump on this wave of Creedmoor > PRC > Next Gadget craze while its hot. I have to admit - they did it right.....forming strategic alliances before introduction with that many rifle makers in various price points to make it easy to buy - It'll be successful.
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Big typo!!
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Posted without comment. Federal Premium 7mm Backcountry At launch, the following gun companies will be introducing rifles in 7mm Backcountry: Christensen Arms Gunwerks Seekins Precision Fierce Arms AllTerra Arms Savage Arms Weatherby Geissele Automatics Proof Research Horizon Firearms Pure Precision
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Yep - If all one has eaten is the "enhanced" stuff with the fruit (jelly) mixed in, then the plain greek tastes tart. Just takes a resetting of taste buds and expectation of what it should taste like. Incredibly versatile - I mix it into all kinds of stuff to make a creamy sauce when I want something different (mariara, tomatillo, or whatever).
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