What's your favorite gauge shotgun for carrying and shooting effectively for a long weekend of upland hunting?  Not sitting on your duff having game driven or called to you, but following dogs, spot and stalk or group driving after upland birds, rabbits or squirrels?  You can add what action/style you prefer as well, in your reply and explain your rational as well.  ::)

Okay, let's scratch our souls and our grey matter at the same time:

You're supreme authority of the US for a day, and whatever law you come up with gets passed and becomes reality, but you can only pick one, and it needs to be faith based- what do you do?

Mine-

In order to collect Welfare, you and every dependent you claim, must attend church together every week.  (Church, Synagogue, Mosque [outta wedlock mothers last there?] etc.).   Don't want to, don't collect- kids don't want to, no credit for them.

Originally posted under financial prep:  :)

So, I pulled the trigger on a Self Directed IRA just short of a month ago.  Got the paper work filled, etc. and got the "funding" check from my previous Mutual Fund.  I prayed about making the right decision and asked God to bless and guide me through the process.

As requested (prayer) my Mutual shares increased in value daily up to the conversion and Gold and Silver dropped and stayed steady until I got the funding check.

Now you can't really open a checking account for this program without using IRA Funds- specific RULES about co-mingling funds etc.  So check comes Sat. (Instead if Friday as planned) and I TRY to open the LLC checking account at CHASE where my other accounts are.  Well, for some reason, J.P. Morgan Chase will not allow a LLC to open an account for Investment purposes without being registered in Land of Stinkin' too!?  So NUTS, Gold was down $35 further and I wanted to get the conversion to the "shiny stuff" while the price was low!

Contacted the people at Broad Financial and they clarified that it was unnecessary to follow Chase requirements and sent me the written proof etc.  So today, I take those papers into a Chase brace close to work figuring they'd get a better grasp of the situation and NOPE, they just no longer allow business checking accounts for investment purposes etc.   

So, the nice lady who TRIED to help me suggests that I try a Local Bank down the road, which I do, no issue!  Now through the early part of previous 48 hours, I was pretty stressed over "missing the boat on price" part of the prayed for process.......until I remembered to "TRUST IN THE LORD" as I was walking out Chase.

Got home to discover that, as I was panicked (Gold price rose during the day) over not being able to pull the trigger when "I" desired, Gold had dropped to lower than when I initially wished to purchase, when I was finally able to place the order!  I ended up with MORE of the shiny stuff than I would have otherwise.

Big reminder to TRUST in The Lord as his plans are better than ours, and he answers our prayers when we have faith and remember to be patient!

So what do we all make of the clandestine attempt to ban the "green tips" by BATF ?

Glad I've almost run through all of mine, but will make practice rounds more costly and/or light grain bullets the go to-

I've contemplated this for some time with micro-chips in dogs, but NOW it's been announced for people.  West Coast Tech Companies have offered a small chip implanted under employees skin to replace their ID's and they can pay for things using it too-

Refuse the Mark of the Beast!

MidwayUSA has Independance 5.56 case of 500 55g on sale for $169ish with shipping and NRA round-up totaling $184.  Had available as of last night-

Came across two from my 2005 Silverado - if anyone is interested, let me know and they're yours for a donation to the Feed the Homeless project of Don's.   They open and lock the doors and trip a panic alarm - not for auto-start.

At 62,000 miles on the 2012 Duramax, I took it in for front brakes.  Sad state of affairs- most local shops don't turn rotors around here as large as these, so "do it yourself" is near impractical!  I'll be able to do the rears, as the rotors on back looked great upon inspection, so slipping new pads in will be "doable" at home.

While they had it, I had then "check out" an occasional smell of the DEF exhaust that'd hang in the cab at warm-up and idle at times.  Seems there's an ill fitting pipe off the turbo, down the back of the engine........I believe we all witnessed the fun Don had with that!  Anyway, being still under the emissions warranty, the parts are on order and will be installed by the Dealership on GMs dime!  Thought I'd pass that along in case someone else might be experiencing this.  Didn't get any specifics on the bulletin, but I'm fairly certain it'd be available on-line.

Hope this helps someone!

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For your voluntary service to our Nation, those of us who didn't/couldn't serve, thank everyone of you who answered the call and were/are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to procure the freedoms we all enjoy.

We also humbly remember and honor those who've paid the true cost of our freedom; God bless their families and friends deprived of their presence.

Thank you & God Bless you all-

Mike

There's a country song by Chris Young, titled "Voices" that speaks of dwelling on and heading the words spoken to us by our parents and grand parents throughout our, and their lives.  Often, we don't remember them until they're gone, or a life event reminds us of the hidden truths of their advice and sage axioms.

The Holy Spirit is also an inner voice that inhabits our minds from the moment of our salvation, until we're called into the presence of The Lord.  At times, it roars and rings in our ears like a trumpet and is hard to ignore or miss, at other times, it comes as a whisper as soft as smoke passing your ear.

It's that sudden urge to call someone we haven't spoken to for way too long.  A sudden impulse to extend a hello, good morning or simply smile at a stranger.  Perform a random act of anonymous kindness, or recognize someone publicly for things often overlooked.  We are moved to take a leap of faith, share with a stranger what we may "feel" they need, be it material or words- that unexplainable urge to act.

Far too often, we hear instead, the words of impatience, anger and selfishness......Satan speaks to us as well.  I know I've been tempted in word, thought and flesh daily my entire conscious life!  We need to hear and acknowledge that voice and answer it with an emphatic NO.

"Lord, open my ears that I may hear, embolden my spirit that I may act, strengthen my mind that I may know, and soften my heart so that I may feel and share your love!" -Amen

May we all act upon our Godly inner voices as we build this community, here online and where we live!  Do something you might have thought about or feel moved to right after you read this- God Bless you and those around you!  :)

At Mexican Resturant in Osceola, IA and find thus beauty parked by me- thought of all of you Real Men after Margaritas and Tamales!  One of my dogs won making it a wonderful walk to the truck!

How much physical hard assets should one have on hand in a SHTF scenario?

For example, how much 90% silver coinage, how much 40% silver coinage, how much paper cash (worthless?) and how much gold & silver bullion?

Obviously, more is better, but what would or should be a comfortable amount?