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Doc_Savage said:
You ain't really from Florida, are ya? Watermelon go in a cooler of ice, sometimes filled with water so they are ice cold.

As far as taste, ever since the seedless ones appeared, the taste went down. They taste kind of bland. The grocery store ones are picked them too soon, which also ruins the taste. Roadside stand or your own home grown are the best.

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LMAO, yea im from down there. :D

My father much prefers them cold, fresh out a fridge or ice cooler if we are away from home... But i always liked them much more warm.

I agree some of the grocery store ones have lost their full flavor. I miss just picking them from the neighbors field LMAO, we would wait until several days after the harvest most the time and grab the ones they left that weren't quite ripe at the time of harvest. Great stuff.

Have a great day guys!! Im out the door now and headed to the beach with the family.
 
james terrio said:
Yup, got it. We're good to go as soon as I dig up the actual dimensions you asked for...

I'm in the process of having the Office Manager help me reorganize all that stuff so I'm less likely to let stuff slip under the radar. Bear with me :o

I have yet to try kale. We do eat quite a bit of fresh spinach though... it's super easy to grow.
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Thanks James! And in your defense, I don't think I ever gave you dimensions, just a link to a commercial kitchen knife that was sort of what I'm looking for...about 5-6" blade with about a 5" handle. Somewhere in that ballpark is good; I trust your judgement on actual dimensions. I do have big hands though...

I know what you mean about getting organized. My gun business is only part time, but I have a terrible time keeping track of inquiries from folks. I'm sure you also see a lot of "window shoppers" or "tire kickers" with your business. "Hey, can you get me 'xxxxx', and how much would it cost?" You do the research and give the answer, then never hear back from them again. I suppose it's part of the business.

My wife has been raising worms and mixed the castings (poop for those who didn't know) with peat moss and sand to fill the 4X8 raised bed planter that I built for her. We are getting some awesome tomatoes. May have to suggest a little spinach next year.

daizee said:
BTW, this is a shockingly decent beer from a brand that mostly produces typical american crap lager: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/213/98707/
Having one now. And the brewer who formulated it is a local (to me), and seems like a decent fellow. Sure looks the part...
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I was out last night having barbecue (spare ribs and brisket burnt ends....yum!) at a local place in Belton, Texas. My daughter and her boyfriend (she's 23 and this is the first male friend/date she's used that term to describe) were performing, so we went to support the cause. The bartender suggested I try the Deep Ellum IPA, which is brewed in Dallas. It was fantastic! Didn't seem overly bitter to me, but quite a bit of citrus (sort of grapefruity) and other hop-induced flavors going on. I think it was my first IPA, and I really enjoyed it.

spikebot587 said:
Yeah I'm 16, 6'4" and weigh about 275, needless to say I'm always going to be a big guy
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I was 6'2" and weighed 135 pounds when I graduated high school. Pretty skinny by all standards except famine plagued African countries. A lot of running and pushups in college ROTC got me up to 180. Three years in Germany (can you say beer and schnitzel?) and I was a little over 200. The 25 years since have put on another 75. Realistically, if I could get back to 220 or 225, I'd be happy.

spikebot587 said:
I've been looking I to getting one of the new BAR replicas but I don't have $4000 to spend on a gun

I also really want an M1A socom 16, don't know why but they call to me
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If you want some free, unsolicited advice from a part time gun dealer, retired Army officer and weapons tester, semi-full time gun nut....I'd personally get the Scout Squad version. For me, a 16" barrel on a .308 puts the muzzle blast too close to my face and loses a fair amount in velocity. The 18" Scout Squad would be the shortest I'd go on an M1A or any other .308. You can also get one of several different chassis or stocks that can be customized to add all the bells and whistles like you can with the SOCOM.

Murphnuge said:
Thanks! They'll pop up here and there. I prefer not to disclose much about my arsenal.
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Good policy. I share a little...but not to excess.

Doc_Savage said:
You ain't really from Florida, are ya? Watermelon go in a cooler of ice, sometimes filled with water so they are ice cold.

As far as taste, ever since the seedless ones appeared, the taste went down. They taste kind of bland. The grocery store ones are picked them too soon, which also ruins the taste. Roadside stand or your own home grown are the best.

Doc
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I fall into the "ice cold" watermelon camp as well.
 
GSO1962 said:
Thanks James! And in your defense, I don't think I ever gave you dimensions, just a link to a commercial kitchen knife that was sort of what I'm looking for...about 5-6" blade with about a 5" handle. Somewhere in that ballpark is good; I trust your judgement on actual dimensions. I do have big hands though...

I know what you mean about getting organized. My gun business is only part time, but I have a terrible time keeping track of inquiries from folks. I'm sure you also see a lot of "window shoppers" or "tire kickers" with your business. "Hey, can you get me 'xxxxx', and how much would it cost?" You do the research and give the answer, then never hear back from them again. I suppose it's part of the business.
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That's a fact. I got an email from a dude the other day that just said "What can I get for $45?". I was tempted to tell him about all he could get for that would be to take me out for lunch and we can discuss a real knife order :D

I need to get into the worm-raising thing. People who use the castings absolutely swear by 'em :thumbup:
 
My good deed for the day tried to give me an STD! :eek:

I had stopped to get a couple awesome breakfast burritos and as I'm walking to my truck a lady, 45 and kinda trashy but friendly, asked me for directions to a place that wasn't too far away, at least not by car but it was a bit of a walk. She was embarrassed but asked me for a ride anyway and so I said sure. Right away she starts talking about some very personal things of an adult nature and eventually just comes out with it and offers to...do stuff with me, because she was in the mood and I seemed like a really nice guy and whatever. To be honest I was maybe a bit flattered but I had no intention of accepting for several reasons. She talked about some graphic stuff like we would talk about the weather but she'd interweave a bunch of other personal drama and sob stories and the more she talked the more reasons I had for not accepting. Turns out she had the wrong address (twice) but the right one was just a few blocks from where I picked her up so she told me to drop her off where we met and she'd be on her way. I used the map on my phone to show her how to get there and she got out after profusely apologizing for her candor and thanking me for the help. A very interesting character that I hopefully won't meet again. lol But it was an interesting morning!
 
bigghoss said:
My good deed for the day tried to give me an STD! :eek:

I had stopped to get a couple awesome breakfast burritos and as I'm walking to my truck a lady, 45 and kinda trashy but friendly, asked me for directions to a place that wasn't too far away, at least not by car but it was a bit of a walk. She was embarrassed but asked me for a ride anyway and so I said sure. Right away she starts talking about some very personal things of an adult nature and eventually just comes out with it and offers to...do stuff with me, because she was in the mood and I seemed like a really nice guy and whatever. To be honest I was maybe a bit flattered but I had no intention of accepting for several reasons. She talked about some graphic stuff like we would talk about the weather but she'd interweave a bunch of other personal drama and sob stories and the more she talked the more reasons I had for not accepting. Turns out she had the wrong address (twice) but the right one was just a few blocks from where I picked her up so she told me to drop her off where we met and she'd be on her way. I used the map on my phone to show her how to get there and she got out after profusely apologizing for her candor and thanking me for the help. A very interesting character that I hopefully won't meet again. lol But it was an interesting morning!
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Well that tops my bowl of rice crispies then reading the label on a can of Lysol while I did my morning business.
 
tradewater said:
Well that tops my bowl of rice crispies then reading the label on a can of Lysol while I did my morning business.
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I still haven't done my morning business. If you are in there long enough to get so bored that you read the lysol label, you might need more fiber. :D
 
bigghoss said:
I still haven't done my morning business. If you are in there long enough to get so bored that you read the lysol label, you might need more fiber. :D
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I take an mp4 player with me for the morning business. Watch part of a movie. Problem is, if I really get into the movie, my feet fall asleep, and I can barely get up and walk, haha.
 
Here's to you, tw.
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Work snark.

I just lost a coffee to the above snark and got a whole bunch of looks in the office.

Nicky done folks
 
Don't ya'll got better things to do than spend all day on the toilet? :concern: I'm a get-in-and-get-out kinda guy. :victorious:
 
Trade, GOD(!!!!) That was hilarious! I'm a get in-get out kind of guy too, however having a healthy constitution it still will take a while.

Oh and the topic of fatasses, I'm 6' 300# although most people will swear I'm 250. Silverthorn can attest to that. I have a substantial amount of muscle on me still especially my legs/thighs/butt and don't carry a large amount of belly fat.
 
bigghoss said:
Totally. I got a .308 Saiga a while back and converted it to a standard AK config with ace sidefolder to hold me over.
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I've looked into the saigas a little bit put I'm just not a huge fan of the platform, then again I've never shot one



Tdhurl1103 said:
I think have a Green Camillus you can have. Actually, I have a Green one and Black (KA-BAR) one. I'll have to confirm it though (I'm not home at the moment). I got them from Jonny 1280 and his bro BL a few months back. I'll never use them.

Upgrade to Basic so you can PM me a reminder to check it. :D
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Thanks man I've been meaning to upgrade anyway so once I do I'll shoot you a pm, just let me know how much you want for one


GSO1962 said:
I was 6'2" and weighed 135 pounds when I graduated high school. Pretty skinny by all standards except famine plagued African countries. A lot of running and pushups in college ROTC got me up to 180. Three years in Germany (can you say beer and schnitzel?) and I was a little over 200. The 25 years since have put on another 75. Realistically, if I could get back to 220 or 225, I'd be happy.
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My dad was the opposite, he enlisted when he was 17 and he was a big guy, line man on the high school foot ball team, wrestled, he stayed the same all the way till he got to Vietnam then he lost a ton of weight, he said when he got home he weighed about 180 compared to the almost 250 he was before
 
GSO1962 said:
If you want some free, unsolicited advice from a part time gun dealer, retired Army officer and weapons tester, semi-full time gun nut....I'd personally get the Scout Squad version. For me, a 16" barrel on a .308 puts the muzzle blast too close to my face and loses a fair amount in velocity. The 18" Scout Squad would be the shortest I'd go on an M1A or any other .308. You can also get one of several different chassis or stocks that can be customized to add all the bells and whistles like you can with the SOCOM.
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That makes sense, I've never thought about that, the main reason I wanted a socom is because I like carbines and that's basically what it is just larger than a mini 14, but I'll defiantly look into the scout squad now
 
tradewater said:
Well that tops my bowl of rice crispies then reading the label on a can of Lysol while I did my morning business.
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The Warrior said:
Damn dude, made the soda come out my nose. :D That's hilarious.
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Thankfully, I was done with my coffee, so none came out my nose.

bigghoss said:
I still haven't done my morning business. If you are in there long enough to get so bored that you read the lysol label, you might need more fiber. :D
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The Warrior said:
I take an mp4 player with me for the morning business. Watch part of a movie. Problem is, if I really get into the movie, my feet fall asleep, and I can barely get up and walk, haha.
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Now this is getting into the TMI category...

spikebot587 said:
My dad was the opposite, he enlisted when he was 17 and he was a big guy, line man on the high school foot ball team, wrestled, he stayed the same all the way till he got to Vietnam then he lost a ton of weight, he said when he got home he weighed about 180 compared to the almost 250 he was before
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Nothing helps you lose weight like war in a third world country.

spikebot587 said:
That makes sense, I've never thought about that, the main reason I wanted a socom is because I like carbines and that's basically what it is just larger than a mini 14, but I'll defiantly look into the scout squad now
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I think an 18" barrel qualifies as a carbine (shorter than a rifle) since the standard M1A's come in at 22". It's handy enough in confined spaces without giving up so much in ballistics and muzzle flash. I do have a loaded M1A, and it is not really something I'd want to schlep for any distance, particularly through the woods. Gives a new appreciation for the soldiers carrying M1 Garand's and M14's in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
 
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