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FL: Shooting victim literally "asked for it"
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seamusTX »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:51 pm
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In Vero Beach, Florida (Miami area), Wednesday, an employee at a junk yard reportedly dared another employee to shoot him. The other employee did so,...
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I suspect a third party must have been involved. Somebody had to hold their beers. :leaving
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Last post by USA1
Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:54 pm
Boyscout's Letter Home...
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by
The Annoyed Man »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:47 am
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Dear Mom,
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rlol
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:30 pm
MA: Shooting goose leads to multiple felony charges
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seamusTX »
Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:58 pm
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Westport, Massachusetts (southeast edge of nowhere): A 53-year-old man allegedly shot a goose in an urban neighborhood. Police searched his apartment...
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From 10-13 yrs old I was terrorized by Daffy, a spur-wing goose that my buddy owned - just getting past Daffy to get to the front door was like...
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Last post by AndyC
Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:31 pm
Another VET being told to take down the AMERICAN FLAG
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:34 pm
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Same here. But never again.
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Last post by OldSchool
Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:27 pm
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:52 am
NY: "Yield to the power of the dark side"
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seamusTX »
Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:28 pm
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In Suffolk County, New York, yesterday, a man dressed in a Darth Vader costume successfully held up a bank and fled on a bicycle.
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These aren't the criminals you're looking for
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Last post by Pinkycatcher
Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:40 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 23
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joe817 »
Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:48 pm
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1803 - Land baron Samuel Maverick was born. His free-roaming cattle on Matagorda Island gave rise to the term maverick for an unbranded calf. (When...
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:txflag: :txflag: :txflag: ;-)
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Last post by USA1
Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:08 pm
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Last post by seamusTX
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:57 pm
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:53 pm
NC: Man shoots wife with toilet-paper wad
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seamusTX »
Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:00 pm
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In Reidsville, North Carolina (middle of nowhere), a man shot his wife with a black-powder weapon loaded with a wad of toilet paper after she came...
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If it were not new it could be considered assault with a bioweapon of mass destruction.
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Last post by WildBill
Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:10 pm
More activity in the Gulf!
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by
pbwalker »
Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:04 pm
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Well, Alex, thankfully, kept South...that didn't keep it from dropping several inches of rain @ my house, but nothing else! That's all I wanted!...
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guess its time to get a bug out bag and start getting ready. this year is shaping up to be a busy one.
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Last post by lowonair
Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:05 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 22
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joe817 »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:51 pm
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1760 – A fiesta was held in La Junta to celebrate the completion of a new Spanish presidio and mission, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission,...
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:thewave
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Last post by budroux2w
Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:47 pm
Suicide Bombers Hotline
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by
JJVP »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:41 am
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I have no words for this, at least none that would not get me banned from the forum.
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I thought this was going to be a good joke...
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Last post by Texas Size 11
Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:29 pm
Here we go again
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by
bauerdj »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:36 am
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There is a new system in the Bahamas that the National Hurricane Center is giving a 100% chance of becoming a tropical depression and a good chance...
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The other issue is the track now shows to go more westerly that originally expected. That means if it tracks west of the oil slick, then the...
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Last post by Keith B
Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:53 am
CA: Revenge of the squirrels
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:58 pm
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In Chico, California, today, a man died when he reportedly shot at a squirrel and hit a tree branch that fell on him, with fatal results.
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Some people have way to much time on their hands and spend it in PhotoShop. LOL
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Last post by Keith B
Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:16 am
Do you need a Website?
by
TheReverend »
Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:09 am
I like guns (well, don't we all?)
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Last post by TheReverend
Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:09 am
CA: Boy killed by "pellet gun"
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seamusTX »
Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:19 pm
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Los Angeles, yesterday, a 14-year-old by was reportedly killed by accident with a pellet gun.
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During my very first day on duty in the ER, I got there a few minutes earlier than my shift was to start. Everybody on the graveyard shift was in...
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:27 pm
Aggravated assault and "baby killer" slur in Kalifornia
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A-R »
Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:20 pm
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:mad5
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In case you're not kidding:
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Last post by OldSchool
Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:06 pm
The English-only movement
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by
seamusTX »
Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:47 am
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The following words that came directly from languages other than English will be banned:
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rlol rlol rlol rlol
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Last post by VoiceofReason
Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:06 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 21
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by
joe817 »
Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:28 pm
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1821 - After three centuries of Spanish rule, the flag of Castile and León was lowered in San Antonio as Spanish rule over Mexico came to an end on...
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I hear you brother...
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Last post by Grammy
Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:29 pm
hydration setup for backpack
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O6nop »
Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:37 pm
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I acquired a backpack from a guy that owes me money, and I want to put it to good use - for me.
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Take it to a hiking, camping, outdoor store and they should be able to help you determine what size bladder it can hold and show you how to setup the...
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Last post by C-dub
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:56 pm
Galveston: Armed auto theft & kidnapping on East End
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seamusTX »
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:02 am
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On Sunday afternoon, a woman reportedly left her car parked with the engine running in the 1900 block of 21st Street in Galveston (between Avenue P...
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It was pretty hot Sunday, but I rather doubt the victim in this case weighed that against being abducted and involved in a high-speed wreck with a...
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Last post by seamusTX
Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:14 pm
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Last post by FL450
Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:13 pm
Manual Push vs. Self-Propelled
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by
CodeJockey »
Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:57 pm
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I find myself in need of a new mower. My yard isn't that big, but in the next year or so I plan to buy a house with (hopefully) a much larger yard....
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Followup to my previous post: After doing my research and looking over lawn mowers top and bottom (including looking under the deck to see how the...
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Last post by ninemm
Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:20 pm
Home Security System
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by
CodeJockey »
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:21 am
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All, I am in the process of shopping for a monitored security system, and I wanted to get the input of forum members here as to which features they...
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:iagree:
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Last post by Excaliber
Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:05 pm
this Day In Texas History - July 20
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joe817 »
Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:23 pm
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1836 - After leading a five-man militia unit in a week-long visit to Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Caddo camps in what is now the Sherman-Denison area in...
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July 20, 1969 - I remember being in a house in San Francisco, in Haight Ashbury, when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
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Last post by WildBill
Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:55 pm
History Channel - "Top Shot" show premieres Sun, 6/6/2010.
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by
surprise_i'm_armed »
Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:06 am
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The above link allows you to access a 60 second clip of the show.
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I liked the advice given to Kelly about using his thumb on his support hand to prevent pulling left, it seemed to have worked.
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Last post by O6nop
Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:35 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 19
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joe817 »
Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:10 pm
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1714 - Louis Juchereau de St. Denis arrived at San Juan Bautista Presidio. The French governor of Louisiana had dispatched St. Denis, and a company...
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:txflag: :txflag:
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Last post by USA1
Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:55 pm
getting out of the army
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by
speepdaedeesi »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:59 pm
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well stage one is complete. i cleared my unit today. never thought i would out process from afghanistan, but hey im not complaining.
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I personally think that it was the whole Warrior-ethos thing that went through the Marines in the 70's, and probably bled over to the Army after that...
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Last post by Purplehood
Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:54 am
NC: Unusual living arrangement and arson case
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:20 am
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In Tabor City, North Carolina (middle of nowhere), a house caught fire last week. The fire was extinguished with no one being injured. The case is...
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Senator retired after 42 years in the state legislature: onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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Last post by seamusTX
Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:29 pm
One less BG
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by
JNMAR »
Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:32 pm
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An update on the kidnapping and murder of a Mineral Wells, TX 4 yr old child. As of 2 pm today it appears we have one less piece of trash to dispose...
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Praise the Lord
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Last post by glbedd53
Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:50 pm
Death by Sudden Deceleration
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by
skub »
Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:26 pm
Guy tried to drive his car off a parking garage in Houston this morning. When he wasn't able to get the car past the cables, he jumped.
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Last post by megs
Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:50 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 17
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by
joe817 »
Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:22 pm
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1797 - Philip Nolan receives a passport to go to Mexican Texas.
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No one doubts today that Corrigan knew exactly what he was doing. He had tricked out his plane to have the fuel capacity for a transatlantic flight,...
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Last post by seamusTX
Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:31 pm
"hired" as a "consultant" but treated as an employee
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by
yerasimos »
Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:44 am
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I was wondering if anyone had a work experience whereby a prospective employer hired you as a consultant , where you would submit invoices for your...
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I hope that I helped you out. :tiphat:
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Last post by WildBill
Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:44 pm
1st car bomb of the cartel war in JZ
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by
karder »
Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:11 pm
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Here is some info for any other border dwellers out there . Well, everyone figured it was coming. Last night there was the first car bombing in...
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:iagree:
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Last post by jester
Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:55 pm
Guess ol' .45 ACP ain't really a "man stopper" after all
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by
A-R »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:47 am
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No, havent read Suarez' story. I have read many of Evan Marshall's and Mas Ayoob's accounts of success and failure of various ammunition in real life...
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Last post by MoJo
Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:40 pm
home burglaries jump in NorthTexas!
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by
aaangel »
Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:30 pm
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heard this on KRLD this morning on my way to work. sign of times... i guess!
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Eh, not really enough info for that. If Austin had 10 the year before and Houston had 100, then it's only be roughly 5 more in austin while 8 more in...
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Last post by Fangs
Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:05 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 16
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joe817 »
Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:11 pm
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1839 - On this day in 1839, the main engagement of the Cherokee War began. The battle was fought near the Neches River a few miles west of Tyler. T....
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:txflag: :txflag:
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Last post by budroux2w
Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:43 pm
workplace violence in new mexico
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by
aaangel »
Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:44 pm
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here we go again guys. how safe are we at our workplace?
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I work from home. . . :mrgreen:
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Last post by fickman
Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:51 pm
BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted well
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by
Keith B »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:02 pm
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Looks like the new cap is working (about 3 months too late.) :mad5
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Those who vote on bills without reading them deserve to be voted out, and that is something that we as responsible voters/citizens must accomplish....
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Last post by yerasimos
Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:21 pm
delete
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by
speepdaedeesi »
Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:32 am
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delete
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I live in DFW; however, I'd be a bit leary of joining a facebook group of gun owners unless it was definitely a private, invite only group. It'd be...
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Last post by CodeJockey
Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:24 am
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Last post by Justin Franklin
Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:06 am
IN: Another shooting range rental suicide
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by
seamusTX »
Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:25 am
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Valparaiso, Indiana, yesterday, a man who wanted to try a handgun found that it worked exactly as designed.
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At a range up in Washington, they took steps to solve the problem by the Gun or Friend rule: If you want to rent a gun, you must either have your own...
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Last post by OldCannon
Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:28 pm
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Last post by Hoi Polloi
Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:18 pm
TARP sign in Austin
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by
flb_78 »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:27 pm
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Proposed changes to the existing sign.
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And it works...
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Last post by karl
Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:54 pm
Got my certification
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tauruspt145 »
Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:03 pm
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I was in the july 5-9 class and it was alot of fun. Passed the written with 49 out of 50 and shot 249 out of 250 with revolver then a 247 out of 250...
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We call that Texas hospitality and charm. :tiphat:
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Last post by Hoi Polloi
Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:33 pm
Seminar for Gun-Phobes (Seriously, I'd like to arrange one.)
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Hoi Polloi »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:07 pm
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I saw the ongoing discussions about legal seminars and thought to myself, The moms I know wouldn't ever go to something like that. It would be great...
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I have been trying to get my sis-in-law to go to the range with me ever since I got my CHL. Every time she comes for a visit I show her my latest...
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Last post by seniorshooteress
Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:34 pm
Are there new 2009 Shelby's still out there?
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by
Purplehood »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:29 am
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All this talk about cars has got me itchy again. I am thinking about getting a Shelby Mustang but don't really like the newer body style...
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:iagree: I say the same thing to those who dislike the looks of the Hayabusa. Roll that throttle on a bit and not only can I not hear them anymore, I...
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Last post by C-dub
Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:19 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 15
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joe817 »
Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:35 pm
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1824 - Stephen F. Austin granted Robert Hardin (or Hampton) Kuykendall two leagues of land, one on the east side and one on the west side of the...
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:txflag:
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Last post by budroux2w
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:23 pm
SC: Federal officer perforates self with revolver
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:55 pm
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It's not just Glocks.
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He's the only one professional enough to shoot himself while unloading a revolver.
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Last post by bayouhazard
Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:07 pm
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