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Reagan1k

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  1. What will probably happen is we will see an Estate Planning Attorney Income Enhancement bill. LOTS of people fall into that range where today, they had no chance of triggering an estate tax liability, but will under the Biden plan. There'll be a need for some increased planning back to the early 2000's type of exemption strategies. Thousands of estates that wouldn't even tickle the 11-22 million exemptions, will be in the cross-hair of something in the 3-8 million range. Law dogs will love it.
  2. I can see this from a vertical integration standpoint. Long term, I'm sure Callaway is thinking that if the demand for their gear is only tied to the 18 hole golfer, then that market is flat to falling. Research has indicated that things like work and family responsibilities are making it harder for the average person to dedicate the time to regularly playing a traditional round of golf. "Dad's" don't leave every Saturday morning at 9am and then meet the family for dinner at the club after playing 18 holes and then cards in the locker room. TopGolf gives Callaway a backdoor entrance into the main growth category in the industry, the aforementioned cross selling of product, and an immediate "in" with those consumers who's 1st and likely only introduction to the sport would be at a TopGolf facility...whether that be the standard model or a TopTracer range. Makes a lot of sense to me and considering they've been an investing partner for 10-15 years already, the synergy seems fairly natural.
  3. If you have better bucks that are younger, and this one would make a kid happy, the I'd be for taking him this season. Takes a mouth off the range and there is little or no gain in waiting another year, since he isn't likely to get that much better. It's a game of value guessing really - What do we gain by giving him another year, vs. what we can gain this season (happy kid, meat, less competition for another buck).
  4. This exercise in rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic Paxton ship is going to be a very costly endeavor when the labor lawyers get done with the AG office.
  5. My bank says it will be forgiven, but doesn't even want the paperwork yet. They don't trust the SBA not to change the requirements / requests and they don't want to put themselves or us through the hassle. They're saying to just sit back and wait.
  6. Somebody was a tad drunk from partying and fell asleep in a soybean or corn field. Woke up just as the combine got to him I guess.
  7. "Tis but a scratch!" Deer are tough....mkay! Edit - You've been warned. He's alive but it's not pretty.
  8. Damn - That sounds more like an episode of Law and Order rather than the normal AA drama to which one becomes accustomed. For the victims' sake, I hope they catch him and stop the cycle.
  9. They love to go under fences rather than over; even when being pushed. High speed fence ducking causes wounds like that when there is a tie or something else hanging down. I've seen meat and skin on a fence crossing before and it would have created a wound like that, especially if it was running. Could be a missed shot but one would hope not at that angle (for an arrow). If you don't have a poaching issue, I'd lean towards a fence.
  10. I've spent plenty of money over the years on "looks cool" reasoning and judge no man for doing the same. One thing to point out is that...for instance, the M-Lok handguard, buttstock, and pistol grip on that DD can be purchased separately, and fitted on any milspec AR lower/upper combo. The point is that you can achieve the same "look and feel" as that DD rifle, but with a less expensive lower and upper.......leaving more money for an optics package, etc. You can buy a basic lower, upper with the barrel length you want, and then run her through any manufacturer's beauty parlor to fancy-up your girl the way you want her. Either way works. Have fun!
  11. Documentation is the key and it's hard to come by. The Garand Collectors Association does some articles and spotlights on certain rifles from time to time and there is some cool history that can be verified in rare cases, but most Garands are just commodity items; in that their issuance, usage, and travels was not recorded in a way that can now be retrieved. That's not to say that certain manufacturer models or serial numbers aren't prized, but by and large, there is no usage history that can be verified on +90% of them other than a mfg. date. Unfortunately there are 10's of 1000's of those rifles in the hands of people who are convinced that their grandfather or great grandfather carried that exact Garand they now have, into battle. They fact of the matter is that the military didn't allow soldiers to get off a ship and carry their battle rifle back home with them. The vast and overwhelming majority were purchased by veterans after they'd already been home for years...... through mail order surplus catalogs. In the 50's and for years later, one could buy a Garand via mail order and 1000's were purchased that way. Granddad bought one and said "This is just like the rifle I carried", to his family. Years pass and that quote has morphed into "This WAS the rifle my great grandfather carried." Unsuspecting collectors get "taken" by historical claims that are dubious at best, and on the flip side, family members overvalue "their rifle" by attaching a historical tag to a Garand that may never have seen combat. That in no way diminishes the history and collect-ability of any Garand, but it does need to be considered when buying one; especially one that has a story with it that is causing the asking price to be above market.
  12. @TexasGary Yeah - what's the goal for the rifle? Will you be dragging it to the range / lease, shooting competitions, or having it with you when you're dropped into some mountain range on a solo special operator mission. Start with the goal and work backwards from there to identify the base rifle. That said, if money is no object and you just want a DD - go for it. Nice weapon.
  13. Yeah - It's not my 1st Garand. I've got some stashed away. Even have one of the .308 conversions with the spacer block installed. I try to remember to order a new one from the CMP every time I pay to renew my Garand Collectors Association membership each year. Back 20+ years ago one of my kids corrected a friend of mine who said something about putting a clip in his Rem. 788. My kid said..."That's not a clip, that's a magazine, ....right dad?!?" I was a little embarrassed but quite proud at the same time.
  14. Lemme guess?????? Alex, I'll take .......Spiritual giant, self appointed sheriff of meeting protocol, fancied himself Bill W. reincarnate and then killed someone driving drunk a few hours after a meeting Now facing vehicular homicide and on the run to avoid paying the piper??????? Did I win? Seen a few recently I suspected were talking the talk but stumble-drunking the walk at the same time. Too much pride to admit they'd gone back out????
  15. I don't believe the barber shop quote is made in reference to bars, but rather playing around the edges of the drink....i.e. near beer or NA beer. Eventually you end up in the chair where the shears are cutting. I go to bars, i bartend for friends and family, and I go to the liquor store for my wife. No issues....doesn't even cross my mind. NA beer however......I'm not touching it. No desire and not interested in testing fate. Non alcoholic beer is for non alcoholics. I don't have that luxury to spin that wheel of life so I won't. The juice isn't worth the squeeze. Very different than going to a bar and drinking a coke. Being in a bar isn't going to trigger my allergy. Some amount of alcohol will - how much I don't know and that's a Russian roulette game I'm not willing to play. Even 0.0% beer introduces a taste and romancing factor that might play on a mental obsession. I personally stay away from it. YMMV.
  16. Time is the biggest factor (followed by food). If you can get your hunters and / or neighbors to let bucks age, nature takes care of itself. There are precious few places where when given 5-6 years to grow, bucks won't put on substantial bone. It becomes a numbers game. For every birthing year, there are a finite number of bucks born. Only a portion of those survive. Each year, nature and external factors further limit those surviving bucks. If you can take hunting out of the equation until they reach 5-6, then the odds of seeing a buck who has reached his potential increase substantially. If hunters are shooting the relatively low numbers of 3-4 year old bucks who make it that far, the odds of seeing one who is 5-6 are slim. Supplemental food can provide a boost to horn development, or concentrate deer away from non-participating neighbors. It also helps in 1st year survival rates which in turn put more bucks in the live/die lottery in subsequent years which helps the overall numbers game. The Hill Country of Texas is the classic example. In 60's-80's, the conventional wisdom was that Hill County bucks were genetically inferior and couldn't grow large horns. Fast forward to today when day-hunting has been all but eliminated and lessees are managing for mature deer. It is no longer uncommon to see 150"-170" low fence,pure genetics bucks take off properties that 30-40 years ago would be hard pressed to produce a 120" deer. Nothing has changed but the age of the average buck being taken. Feed 'em some and work to increase the age of the bucks that are taken in the area. Nature will do its part.
  17. If you’re asking about my Chinet plating... prime rib / beans were from Coopers and what my group left for me in the fridge. Our trips didn’t overlap. Brisket scraps were vac sealed leftovers I had in the freezer from a Labor Day smoke.
  18. How about some leftover smoked prime rib, brisket ends, and beans on real Chinet?
  19. We are. Construction distribution, engineering, and architecture. The distribution folks are letting people in. Engineering and architecture is case by case. Big firms with a lot of bureaucracy are still mostly locked down but the smaller firms don't care. Our manufacturers we represent are case by case - some are full speed ahead but a few are struggling - the "if you feel sick stay home" mandate is a license for production workers at big companies to hone their golf games or get ready for hunting season with PTO and their output is still way down. Office personnel who are working from home have checked out and response times suck. Lead times are 3x what they should be. It is an absolute grind trying to get product from some, while others (mostly smaller,closely held companies) aren't missing a beat.
  20. Nice surprise showed up yesterday. Took about 3 months for the CMP to process the order and I had somewhat forgotten about it until FedEx Arrived. 1943 production Springfield Armory- gauges very good on the throat and barrel. Heck of a deal for the money and the few hoops through which you have to jump for the CMP.
  21. Quit being insensitive and mansplaining this.......That water source was not alkaline. You can't expect her to drink that, especially when she didn't have her essential oils and crystals with her.
  22. @cactusflinthead and @TwiceHorn give good advice. Getting out of one's self is a sure-fire way to reset some of those emotions. Anything to take my focus off me seems to dissolve most of my problems - they die of neglect instead of me solving them. In a 12-step setting I had a sponsor who had me go to a couple of grocery stores on weekends......Stores where people constantly left shopping carts scattered around. He had me walk the parking lot and collect shopping carts and put them back where they were supposed to be (with a smile on my face, forced or not). If someone asked why I was doing it, I was told to say I enjoyed it whether I did or not. Back a few years ago in another state, I came across a little old lady who regularly drove around with a broom and dust pan and stopped at convenience stores. She'd sweep the parking lots and then drive off. At first I assumed she was crazy and had some OCD compulsion, but after I sobered up, I came to believe she knew a secret to serenity. She wasn't crazy. I'm sure she's long since passed or is physically incapable now, but I regret not having spoken to her as I'm sure I could have learned a lot.
  23. I have had good luck with Atlantic Specialty Insurance (Boaters Choice). Had a significant claim and it was a smooth process. Premiums were very reasonable and I did not get an increase or worse yet dropped after a claim. YMMV.
  24. Agree on all points. Those are all effective in a limited area, and if done continuously. There are just so many areas where it isn't feasible, economical, or there is simply too much ground to cover that while it might help specific ranches, farms, or even communities; its winning a battle while losing the war.
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