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My friend about 45 minutes W-NW of Asheville, NC reports almost a foot of snow. Power is out and her little town is essentially snowbound and paralyzed. I wonder how much Hot Springs got?

There was no way STL was going to pay that kind of money for Stanton. I was surprised they hung in there as long as they did, but I suspect it was just an act to appease the fans and show that ownership was TRYING to do something to improve the team... We better get our shite together in the off-season or it will be another season without a post-season and in STL that is NOT acceptable...

Quote from Bo Peep: “Score! Homemade Tanzania chocolate for my chocolate croissants. ” So, I leave for a few days and TJ morphs into Bo Peep.... POST PICS....just sayin...

Quote from Astro: “Quote from Jake Ace: “Buddy, you don’t know how close you were to being Shyte canned! appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…2b377b8c04fef51357c5d29d1 ” So what's the deal, the coach shows his power and benches him to end his games started streak, looses the game, and then gets fired. ” The coach was a lame duck and blamed all his woes on Manning. This wasn't a motivation ploy for the team, this was abuse by a coach, plain and simple. As bad as LaRussa sitting Ludwick so he couldn't h…

Altuve has wet dreams about being 5'6"!!! Seriously, dude is under 5'6". Spud Webb looks like a giant compared to Altuve....Webb is 5'7"...

Quote from TrafficJam: “I think I need to experiment with this recipe again, using Brie and blackberry jam as the filling, It will motivate me to run faster. ” Try this for a great grilled cheese....Brie and fig preserves! It rocks.

Quote from Jake Ace: “Quote from max.patch: “well...someones gonna post it. youtube.com/watch?v=NwcVJMvVWDA ” poor bastard, that’s way worse than the gummy bear incident...or maybe not; From Amazon reviews... My Dinner With Andrea By@StuPurdueon November 21, 2013 I SNIP!! ” That is the greatest Amazon review, ever! If he just hadn't overdone it with biting the plunger in half, the story would have been perfectly plausible... I'm waiting for Part Two-Andrea's Review... Something that has never ha…

I am going to head North out of Hot Springs and get another 150 miles or so in. Not all at once.... Am also going to try and get a couple of sections of the CT done. Wish some pretty young gal would ask me to go hiking...

Rim is probably OK. Glad you made it!

Quote from Dan76: “While I agree with your premise of acquisition and usage of quality tools, at times an inferior quality tool will serve the intended purpose. When I teach the Scouts how to sharpen a knife, I use an inexpensive knife rather than bring out the good ones. ” Yep. Cheap knives have their place in my life. Every tool for it's purpose...

Quote from max.patch: “as a backpacker all i've ever needed was a swiss army knife. and every time i get a new one i get a smaller size. ” Agreed. I only carry a Gerber Dime these days. Except when it's going to be cold. Then I strap the mini to the shoulder strap, but I still have the Dime on a micro biner on a gear loop on the pack at all times...

Quote from StalkingTortoise: “OMG... after watching that Coldsteel video ScareBear posted, I realized that I need a meat-slashing and rope-cutting knife. Those guys in the video were awesome! ” It's a proof of product video. The slashing through THREE braided manila ropes in one pass is proof of the knife's essential qualities. Same with the bamboo. Same with the big birds. Not that you go around doing this, but that the knife will: a. behave as advertised, b. not sustain damage, c. impervious t…

Quote from Wise Old Owl: “I would not ask anyone to purchase a $400 knife but made in the USA still means something. Here is a well thought out website... CLICK And I like my CRTK Here is Benchmade Benchmade-Knife-551BK-Griptilian.jpg ” I didn't say you needed a $400 knife. My point was that a made in USA $30 fixed blade knife is going to be crap(doesn't really matter WHERE it's made, it's the price point that is the problem) and that for a reasonable amount of dollars more you can have a real q…

Meh. Both are cheap knives. As in most things in life, you get what you pay for. If you are looking for a $30 fixed blade knife to perform like a Cold Steel, Fallkniven or ESEE, good luck with that! You'd be better off looking at TOPS, Ontario or even K-Bar before even thinking about junk like Gerber, BG or Les Stroud. Columbia River(CRKT) used to be top-notch, but have gone too mass-market and their QC and product has suffered a bit. Made in USA is fairly meaningless in the world of fixed-blade…

The absolute maximum income tax in NL is 52 percent. Not 70 percent. No capital gains tax whatsoever. Investment income is taxed at a flat 30 percent.

I Quote from chief: “Quote from ScareBear: “Quote from uncle meat: “Quote from Dan76: “I’ve lived throughout Europe. The common thread was the personal tax rate of upwards to 70% and the value added tax of upwards to 30% on most items. However a hospital stay did not place the average European in financial jeopardy. ” I’d have a very difficult time handing over 70% of my overtime pay cause I was trying to get ahead. ” IIRC, you get double pay and double longevity/vacation credits for any time ov…

Quote from chief: “a few quick checks online cost of living index - Netherlands is higher on average than USA (as of Nov 2017) property taxes - Netherlands yes of course - paid annually to local gov based on value - sound familiar? a good argument need no exaggeration. ” Property tax is .1 to .3 percent of value in NL. I pay 2.5 percent of assessed value to my local government...how about you? The cost of living is higher mainly because of fuel costs and VAT. In NL you pay about $150 a month for…

Quote from uncle meat: “That’s all fine and well for them, but the experiment this country was founded on is a democracy, where it breaks down is not eplementing to laws on the books, if ya want change, change the laws, or better still go live somewhere where the weather suits your clothes. I’m for a limited govenerment and the freedom to live and die as I choose. ” So are the Dutch. Except, in the Netherlands you do have the freedom to die as you choose. For free. Euthanasia. Can't have THAT in…

Quote from uncle meat: “Quote from Dan76: “I’ve lived throughout Europe. The common thread was the personal tax rate of upwards to 70% and the value added tax of upwards to 30% on most items. However a hospital stay did not place the average European in financial jeopardy. ” I’d have a very difficult time handing over 70% of my overtime pay cause I was trying to get ahead. ” IIRC, you get double pay and double longevity/vacation credits for any time over 35 hours. Plus minimum of one month paid …

Quote from Dan76: “I’ve lived throughout Europe. The common thread was the personal tax rate of upwards to 70% and the value added tax of upwards to 30% on most items. However a hospital stay did not place the average European in financial jeopardy. ” And they don't have to eat cat food after retirement. And they don't have to spend their retirement savings putting their kids through college. And they don't have to spend a penny of their retirement money on healthcare. Or property taxes. The upw…