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About Bart Slade
- Birthday 02/09/1969
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I got three words for ya: Lee Harvey Oswald Yeah he came back, but he did flee to a socialist state
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Does anyone have any solutions that at least LOOK like they're from the 1880's? I have an old ore sifting pan that I use to hold the cases, but my pick-up-stick is just a modern thing - way too modern looking. But I ain't gonna bend over, I'm not built for that.
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To paraphrase Yogi Berra - "nobody lives in the city anymore; it's too crowded"
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A pretty typical water/diamonds argument. Its the scarcity that makes things valuable, not the necessity.
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Depends on the job. What if you're a 911 operator? Is it ok to clock in 15 minutes late? This really applies to the service industry. You're there to provide a service from 8am-5pm say, being on time is critical. Staying until 5pm is critical. Staying a little late to finish a task you started at 4:55pm is critical. There's a lot of "I can leave when the job is done" being posed here, but I'd reply that a lot of jobs are ad hoc.
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Why the switch?
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I'm a little concerned that my kids / grandkids won't be interested enough to value these the way I do, but I hope they'd appreciate the true antiques I have. I don't have many, but was inspired by "Roughing it" (by Mark Twain) to purchase a S&W model 1, a Thurber and Allen pepperbox, and a 1849 Colt pocket model. Also not sure my sons will value my SASS guns. They'll come to matches now and again, but I think they only do it to humor the old man. My hope is that they'll stick with it when I'm gone, but who knows.
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Just started watching this yesterday, after about a month and a half of "prepping" by rewatching the original Justified series. So far I'm just seeing City Primeval as a fairly decent story that has Raylan Givens shoe-horned in (which of course is what it is). Makes it a little bit of a let down for me - because Raylan is just kind of "there", doesn't really have anything to do. And that's 3 episodes in.
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Got a few things for when it gets cold - First is the union suit. Nothin' more old-west cowboy than long johns Second (particuarly if it's raining) I've got a replica of a civil war rubberized rain cloak. Which is surprisingly good for keeping the heat in. Finally, I've got frock coat I'll wear if it's down below 50 or so.
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Nice! A buffalo (yeah that's right I refuse to say bison) or bear coat is on my "someday" list. Which is unfortunately a pretty long list.
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That's my concern - vehicle gets stolen and having firearms in it makes a bad situation a real nightmare. Maybe it's just because I live in Seattle (where car theft is essentially legal), but having things secured in my car is not a comfort.
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The list runs long....but I think my NEXT gun will be either a Spencer Carbine replica in .56-50, or a Starr 1858 double action.
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Mornin'! I'm going to start traveling soon for SASS; short-story-long my adult son moved about 800 miles away - and we're going to meet "in between"(ish) for shoots. This will be the first time I've traveled with firearms, and my biggest concern is them being stolen - particularly from a hotel room. When you guys travel, how do you keep your firearms (a) secure, and (b) disguised? For example, I was thinking about buying a hard shell golf club case to carry them in, but thought y'all might have some better ideas.
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I was 50, but I live in Seattle - most folks around here don't have AC
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Looking for recommendations from guitar players
Bart Slade replied to Clay Mosby's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I would say "don't get hung up on chord books". There are the basic chord forms, and then barre chords (where you use your index finger as capo and your remaining 3 fingers to form the chord). I personally picked the guitar up when I was 19, put it down 6 months later because it was a hell of a lot harder to play well than I expected, then picked it back up at about age 40 and just didn't worry about being any good at it. Expect your fingers to take a long time to get into shape to play well. I'm talking 6+ months of playing a lot to get them into fair shape. And take it easy, don't let your hand cramp up. After that, I guess it's "what do you want out of it"?