Welfare and other social programs of the same sort, are nothing more than a form of slavery. They are also mismanaged, corrupt and benefiting those who have no legitimate need of those services.

Those programs need to be either eliminated, or overhauled and ran efficiently, and in a responsible manner that only those truly needing assistance are the one receiving it. Too many lazy deadbeats are sucking off the government, who could be working to support themselves instead of the taxpayers.

I can remember a time many years ago, that a person or family on welfare was mark of shame, and embarrassment. That isn't the case anymore. There are too many that avail themselves of the free services, and are proud of it, and many are showing their children and grandchildren the ways to avail themselves of those free services, rather than getting a job and supporting themselves. This is travesty, and what many don't, or are too ignorant to realize, is that it's nothing more than a form of slavery sponsored and advocated by our own government. The liberal politicians that support these programs do so with the high hopes of gaining more voters, who want their free cheese, and Obama phone!

This is blight and curse upon our country and needs to be repaired, or abolished. Like the Bible proverb, "feed a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for his lifetime." Personally, I think all the money spent on welfare and other means of social programs that hand out assistance, could be better spent on our military veterans, and programs that would teach people job skills, that they could use to support themselves. Programs that taught self-reliance and self-esteem, and responsibility and accountability for one's actions and behaviors in life. And IMO, way too much money is spent on lazy shiftless deadbeats that have contributed nothing of any importance or benefit to this country, while our military veterans are not supported for their sacrifice and service for our country. That is shameful, embarrassing, and a travesty that should never be happening.

Rant off for the day! 

I have been doing some thinking and looking around, and my thoughts are, of maybe doing away with my riding mower, and going with a two behind mower like those that you use behind a lawn tractor or ATV. Something like this.

https://www.drpower.com/power-equipment/field-brush-mowers/tow-behind/tb2-16-5hp-b-s-es-pro-44in-new-50st.axd

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/NTESearch?storeId=6970&catalogId=11652&langId=-1&pageSize=12&beginIndex=0&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&N=0&ipp=48&Ntt=tow%20behind%20mowers&searchTerm=tow%20behind%20mowers&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ns=P-Price||P-SalesRank|1

https://www.mowersdirect.com/lawn/finish-cut-tow-behind-mowers.html?sort_value=2&displaynum=0

Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm curious, and trying to figure out if they would be worth the price and if they offer any advantages over a riding mower.

Gripes about guns, gun stores, gun owners, or anything about guns that just chap's your hide in some way!

A few of mine.

Taking your wife or SO to the gun store and she wants to look at a new pistol for herself. Salesman automatically because she's of the "fairer sex" assumes she needs some small caliber pistol dressed up in pink. Yeah, try giving that sales pitch to my wife! I'll be standing over here. Way over here! 

Some years ago, on another forum, long forgotten which one, another member made the remark to me that only "real" men shot center-fire guns and only wimps, shot rim-fires! LOL! 

I dislike gun owners that intentionally mistreat guns, or that don't take care of them properly. Now, I don't baby my guns in any way, and use them as they were designed and meant to be used, but I also try to take care of them as I see them as an investment. Just the way I was taught to do.

Idiots, that try to see just how far they can push the envelope on hot ammo in gun. Then wonder why the gun fails, and then tries to blame the gun because it failed. Idiots.

Gun dealers, or salesman, that try and push a certain gun on you when you're shopping, or that push their "choices" at you as being better than what you have in mind. Factoid: When I go into a store to buy, 99% of the time, I have already did my homework and research, and KNOW what I want to buy. If a salesman keeps pushing, then I'll walk out and go somewhere else to buy what I want. Not the choices the salesman thought would be better for me.

Caliber debates, or the 1911 vs. Glock, or the Mossberg 500 vs. the Remington 870, or any other of the silly debates that some people have about guns or ammo, or calibers. Many of those subjects have been just really beat to death by now. Most of the "arguments" put forth, most of the time they are emotionally driven, and many times have no factual proof that supports their stance on the subject.

I'm not a huge fan of the newer Corvettes, but I always really liked the 1963 to 1967 models, because they had such graceful body lines.

This Corvette, is really cool and I'm liking it a lot! 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/c6-corvette-transformed-with-c2-silhouette/ar-AACcNQt?ocid=spartanntp#image=AACcNQe|30

Today is a day of reflection, and a day to honor all those that never made it home, sacrificing their lives so that we all may live the lives, that many times we take for granted. Not fully remembering that many gave their own lives for this thing called freedom, and out rights to live as free Americans, to pursue the American dream.

We need tp not only honor them, but remember and understand, that they too had thoughts of the American dream, and they had lives that they wanted to live in pursuit of the things that were important to them, but never made it back home to pursue them, because on some battlefield, they gave their lives for a greater good, for something the believed in enough, to die for.

I heard a veteran once remark, when someone called him a hero. He replied that the real hero's were the ones that didn't make it out alive. The gave all in service of this country.

God bless America, and may God watch over all those men who never made it back alive. 

The things we remember from growing up in the 80's!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/50-things-only-people-who-lived-in-the-1980s-will-remember/ss-AABpeca?ocid=spartandhp#image=3

So many of these I remember! 

My love for the 17 Rim-fire started in about 2003 when I bought my Savage Model 93R17 in 17HMR. I bought it not long after they were introduced to the market after doing a few months research into them.

Bought mine at Gander Mountain over in Corsicana for about $280, with a 3-9 scope included. At the time, I had already pretty much gotten away from hunting, just not having the time to devote to hunting anymore, so I was transitioning more to rifles suited for target shooting. Part of that was the reason for choosing the heavy target barrel version of the Savage 93. At the time, I also was debating on whether to go with the 17HMR or replacing the 22WMR I had sold a couple of years prior. After doing my research, and deciding that I was leaning towards target shooting than hunting, I really like the promising ballistics of the 17HMR over the 22WMR. It was faster and flatter.

At the time I bought mine, the only version available with the heavier target type barrel was synthetic stocked version. Didn't really want the synthetic stock, but that's what I got anyways. I decided at some point in the future I would correct that. LOP was horribly short for me, and it felt like I was shouldering a gun for child. Now I did fall in love with the cartridge. Recoil was almost non-existent. Just a little louder than a 22WMR, but not too terribly bad.

First order of business was seeing about correcting the LOP, so I made a spacer for the stock using a 1"x4" piece of board. Not perfect, but way better. I used it like that for a couple of years, before a member on another gun forum suggested I check out Boyds Gunstocks, which I did. I found a nice laminated nutmeg in style that was appealing to me, and ordered it. a few days later when it arrived, it took me about 20 minutes to change it out. A whole world of difference! It now felt more like a rifle suited for a grown man! It shouldered so much better.

Next was replacing the scope. I ended up going with the BSA Sweet 17 scope in 6-18x40 for it. Much better scope. Now I was really able to reach out beyond a 100 yards!

Next step later on a couple of years later was bedding the rifle stock, and doing some minor trigger work. (mine was the pre-Accu-Trigger version.) Accuracy was increased a bit from these mods as well.

All in all, several times I have thought about selling the Savage, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I love that little rifle!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/gallery/100-most-popular-rock-bands-of-all-time/ss-BBWip2N?ocid=spartandhp

Did your favorite bands make the list?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawsuits-contempt-fines-how-democrats-could-get-trumps-taxes/ar-AABuKwB?ocid=spartandhp

And Trump's tax records will prove exactly what? That we already know he's rich? Or that the liberal Democrats think the tax records would prove Russian collusion?

On personal note, I'd fight anyone every step of the way if they wanted to see MY tax records!

https://reason.com/2019/05/14/forensic-experts-find-no-evidence-that-houston-narcs-who-killed-dennis-tuttle-and-rhogena-nicholas-encountered-gunfire-as-they-entered-the-house/

This looks real bad for HPD.