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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:45:48 PM EST
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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:50:27 PM EST
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Le tired.
Turkey hunting this morning. Used nods to get to our spot predawn. Then cooked brekkie. In laws had a list of maintenance items a mile long. 2 trips to Terre Haute and 8 hours later I got all of the 8’ lights and ballasts replaced in the work shop as well as the closet light for my MIL. And the tp holder in the master bathroom. And all of the burned out lamps. Busy day. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:53:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Le tired. Turkey hunting this morning. Used nods to get to our spot predawn. Then cooked brekkie. In laws had a list of maintenance items a mile long. 2 trips to Terre Haute and 8 hours later I got all of the 8’ lights and ballasts replaced in the work shop as well as the closet light for my MIL. And the tp holder in the master bathroom. And all of the burned out lamps. Busy day. Sounds like a good day though 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:58:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Le tired. Turkey hunting this morning. Used nods to get to our spot predawn. Then cooked brekkie. In laws had a list of maintenance items a mile long. 2 trips to Terre Haute and 8 hours later I got all of the 8’ lights and ballasts replaced in the work shop as well as the closet light for my MIL. And the tp holder in the master bathroom. And all of the burned out lamps. Busy day. Youre a nice one |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:02:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sounds like a good day though It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:02:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Youre a nice one 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:18:21 PM EST
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:27:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of my wife's former co-workers up in Dallas that she still is FB friends with had one of his horses struck by lightning and killed this past week. I’ve seen the aftermath of a cow being hit. Wonder if a horse is the same |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:30:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sounds like a good day though It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. Yup. Dealing with folks at that point can be rough. Good on you for helping out. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:35:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting. Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them. It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs. Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions. Most NV owners struggle just walking around  That’s why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:38:40 PM EST
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:44:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most NV owners struggle just walking around That’s why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting. Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them. It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs. Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions. Most NV owners struggle just walking around That’s why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. The first time I did that I was shocked by how many things I had that had status LEDs that I had to go around and put electrical tape over to bring the light level down.
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:02:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sounds like a good day though It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. Yep, my grandmother is 97. She’s gonna down hill fast over the last year. It’s tough to watch for sure. 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:18:36 PM EST
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:19:16 PM EST
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570gr bonded soft point at 2120fps
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:26:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting. Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them. It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs. Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions. I don't hunt in the day anymore. Too boring  
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:29:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The first time I did that I was shocked by how many things I had that had status LEDs that I had to go around and put electrical tape over to bring the light level down. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:35:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I spend so much time on the road in hotels I do that anyway. I can't really understand why so much shit in hotels have to be lit. It's insane. You can't sleep with that much light Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The first time I did that I was shocked by how many things I had that had status LEDs that I had to go around and put electrical tape over to bring the light level down. I mean, I'm broken and naturally tend toward night shift hours, so I can sleep during daylight pretty well.
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:35:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So the wallet appears to be empty, checking email I opened a pooled account with bitcoin.cz (early in 2011 when coins were under a dollar each) that is now Slush's pool and ran it on a good GPU for about 6 months and I think I generated between 50 and 100 coins but never transferred them to my wallet. Slush's pool has no record of my account  Damn 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:39:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I mean, I'm broken and naturally tend toward night shift hours, so I can sleep during daylight pretty well. 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:39:59 PM EST
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Blegh.
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:41:46 PM EST
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Also good news, we got the Larue mated to the Tiger. Passed the rod test, it has a decent 11 degree crown now and we test fired without incident tonight
w00 w00 Damn good day for me More Tiger porn, because 
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:42:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Blegh. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:43:43 PM EST
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A suppressed tiger with an ACOG . . . And howard leights
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:51:19 PM EST
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That's my son, he does't get AMPs
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:52:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: twas blegh, in the slithy toves? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Blegh. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:58:37 PM EST
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Roger that. Don't get overbooked
Lights out here |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 12:17:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Roger that. Don't get overbooked Lights out here Lights out, nods on?
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:07:06 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Understood. Perhaps I did not make my point clearly. It is not necessarily the possession of certain gear that makes for LARPing. It is the possession of gear with no idea how it works or how to use it correctly- and they bought it just because others have it. I know proper NV training is tough to find outside the .mil or maybe the popo, and it seems you are making the best of what you have. But- "I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP "I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP "I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I think that's true of a lot of the internet forum/IG crowd, but not nearly all, and I still don't see how that relates to NV automatically = LARPing? I'd find NV useful even if I had to switch to white light to shoot, just for passive navigation and observation. That said, if I didn't have the Cola network to learn from I probably never would have taken the plunge. As it is, I've learned quite a bit the few times I've been shooting, at the Cola Wars, and just playing around with my 14. I can shoot pretty well out to 50yds with either laser or RDS; I haven't shot much passed that yet. Reloads and weapon manipulations are something that can be done as dry fire at home, and I have played with that a bit; I wouldn't say that I'm super competent, but certainly better than I was. Understood. Perhaps I did not make my point clearly. It is not necessarily the possession of certain gear that makes for LARPing. It is the possession of gear with no idea how it works or how to use it correctly- and they bought it just because others have it. I know proper NV training is tough to find outside the .mil or maybe the popo, and it seems you are making the best of what you have. But- "I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP "I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP "I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP  That seems pretty damned specific. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:09:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sounds like a good day though It was, yes. Sad too. My fil is slowly losing his mind. 80 years old and dementia is setting in. Half the time his brain uses the wrong words so figuring out what he’s trying to say can take some time. MIL isn’t doing great either but that is all physical. Too many years smoking and overweight. Sucks getting old, I guess.
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:11:00 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most NV owners struggle just walking around That’s why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting. Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them. It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs. Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions. Most NV owners struggle just walking around That’s why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. Folding laundry is tough. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:12:46 AM EST
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:16:09 AM EST
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Rough life right there
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:17:49 AM EST
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So long as the snoring doesn't scare the turkeys away.
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:26:47 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So long as the snoring doesn't scare the turkeys away. Didn’t seem to bother the deer that just walked by. Our luck is consistent. Seeing plenty of deer during turkey season and plenty of turkey during deer season. 
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:35:03 AM EST
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Morning all
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:35:19 AM EST
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First day off in a while
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:36:11 AM EST
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Gunna hit the range here after breakfast. Pouring out so nobody will be there. My favorite
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:40:31 AM EST
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Eggs and bacon
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:44:01 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn’t seem to bother the deer that just walked by. Our luck is consistent. Seeing plenty of deer during turkey season and plenty of turkey during deer season. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So long as the snoring doesn't scare the turkeys away. Didn’t seem to bother the deer that just walked by. Our luck is consistent. Seeing plenty of deer during turkey season and plenty of turkey during deer season. Figures
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:44:16 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Morning all 
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:45:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gunna hit the range here after breakfast. Pouring out so nobody will be there. My favorite https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/434409/E3761E36-1439-42BE-AD39-3273748FD25E-1918120.jpg Nice mug 
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:46:09 AM EST
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Time to get ready for church
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:46:22 AM EST
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Later!
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:48:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice mug One of my favorites
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:57:40 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: BNR's Reel Guud Collej Paperz Ritin Serviss can help with that. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Oh, fun. I have to write a paper about stuff I made up for the last paper. Seriously. It has to be in APA format with three scholarly sources about stuff I made up. Literally, the assignment was to make stuff up, and then write a follow up paper about it. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 6:58:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn’t seem to bother the deer that just walked by. Our luck is consistent. Seeing plenty of deer during turkey season and plenty of turkey during deer season. I know those feels |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 7:11:48 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That seems pretty damned specific. 
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Posted: 4/25/2021 7:14:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most NV owners struggle just walking around That's why I suggest to people to turn all the lights off, and do normal shit around the house. Folding laundry, taking a shit, vacuuming. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 7:17:09 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn't seem to bother the deer that just walked by. Our luck is consistent. Seeing plenty of deer during turkey season and plenty of turkey during deer season. |
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