HotCarl

Dont knock it, male nurse's on average do better and earn more than female nurse's. Mostly due to the fact that most of the profession is dominated by females.

EXACTLY! she's not neccessarily in competition because she's good enough to be there or sponsored b/c shes talented but simply that she's marketable. Its exactly like Danica Patrick when she first started with Rahal racing. Rahal was interviewed and asked why he put so much stock in his new driver, "simple, she's marketable." a woman in a male dominated sport shes bound to get attention and sponsorship no matter what position she finish's each race in.

How would it work buying a gun from an online retailer? would they ship it to an FFL company then you'd pick it up there and pay a fee to the FFL company (like vances or blackwing etc...)?

I was waiting until someone posted about Dave Ramsey. Thankfully Im not in debt (save for my car of course) so I dont neccessarily use his advice but from listening to his talk show, and hearing the stories of people going from 80k in unsecured debt to paid off in a rather short amount of time his advice and 'gameplan' does work and there's really nothing fancy about it. He's not a debt consolidation agency and in fact he passionatly disagree's with most of their practice's and has a good argument for it. I would HIGHLY recommend at least reading his book before you sign up for any debt consolidation company or plan. What do you have to lose? spend 15$ on the book and if it works you saved yourself a ton of money, if it doesnt go ahead with a debt consolidation plan. http://www.amazon.com/Total-Money-Makeover-Financial-Fitness/dp/0785289089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262451294&sr=8-1

FYI, Pepsi is releasing throwback pepsi, mountain dew and dr pepper this week. All made with actual sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. I tasted one and didnt like it too much, apparently its the fastest way to type 2 diabetes too eek

I completely agree. Once the shit really hits the fan you see who was meant to survive and who are the true 'weak' ones.

dont "fuck her like a dog".... "im not FUCKING you like a dog, its doggie STYLE, its the name of the STYLE" oh yeah, congrats dude. Im not a daddy (that i know of) so i really cant give you any advice worth while.

HA, i got busted for underage 'possesion' of alcohol at that place. what a dump. (yeah definitly not my brightest moment )

Not to sound too personal but where was your wife going when she left? Was it a scheduled appointment like work or was she just running to the grocery store? If so maybe these guys have been watching your place for a while to see if you had any patterns and when they did finally strike they took their time while inside your home because they knew neither of you would be back? Just an idea.

Oh and as for currency, as soon as shit settles down and all the revenge killings are done (say that'll take a few months, maybe a year) formal trade routes will be setup, independant militia's will show their strength and currency will be simple trade. With the most valuable items being food in a can and ammo.

For such a fortress your going to need extra shooters correct? Someone who can carry their own weight and not be a liability? Let me know when you want me to come up boo. Oh and btw, all that fancy technology you have in your armory wont be worth anything should an EMP strike happen. I read a book, i know.

Are you fucking kidding me? As soon as I broke the "L" word I started letting them fly. She even asked once, "when did we cross that line" and I told her "baby, when i told you i loved you".

Lots. Ha, whats the point? No, but it would make a really good movie. Think "I am Legend" just with more people. I just ordered "alas, babylon" and "wastelands" from Amazon. The latter is actually a collection of short stories from guys like Stephen King and Gene Wolfe but they're all around the premise of the end of the world etc... "alas, babylon" is apparently a pretty popular book for the genre. ive only read the first few pages but it seems ok.

WOW, you get really defensive when someone actually speaks against whatever it is your saying dont you? It may or may not be all completely true but one things for sure, it sounds a hell of alot like propaganda.

Just finished this book. For some reason I've been reading 'end of the world' novels lately and this was was rather scary in the fact that it could actually happen and even become a reality in our lifetime. Book takes place in a small down in the North Carolina hills. Follows a former retired Army Colonel turned history professor and his family after an EMP attack on the continental United States. For those of you who dont know what an EMP is (really, who hasnt seen The Matrix?) it was first discovered as a by-product of nuclear explosions. Electromagnetic Pulses disrupt or destroy anything electrical within line-of-site of the explosion. However when an explosion takes place in the atmosphere its range multiply's signifigantly. In this case the explosion occured high in the atmosphere over the midwest (Ohio/Indiana/Wisconsin). For all those people 'preparing' for the zombie apocolypse i highly recommend this book as its far more likely to actually occur. Its almost scary how real this situation is and how fragile our society is. Described in the book as a spider's web, one disruption in the web destroys it making you start all over again. Scary shit. "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen

The point of the post wasnt to say Vance's is a shitty store or a bad place to shop. Its simply to call into question their customer service techniques which need ALOT of work. Yes they have a corner on the market in their area of town but Blackwing is an equal drive for me and looks more and more appealing. I'll give them this, they have a great selection. Knowledgable staff (when it comes to guns anyway ) and a decent price on most of their item's. But the same can be said for most other gun stores in Columbus. Oh and in rebuttle/defense of what i said earlier. I asked the second salemen when i was attempting to return the gun if this happens alot during christmas time (ie, a present that maybe wrong or just plain unwanted) he flat out said "yes".

HA! I wish it was that easy but my brother is kind of attached to her by now. She's just so damn blind in her liberal mindset that she flat out refuse's to listen to common sense or heaven forbid anyone else's opinion on the matter. She honestly told him (weeks before i gave him the gift) "if you want it you can have it but your getting rid of it when we have a baby" does that make any sense? If your going to have a small child if ANYTHING thats when you would want to protect your family the most. Her logic is obviously flawed but again refuse's to admit it. Flybye, as for what we're doing with the gun now. I thought of just getting the store credit on a gift card and selling it on here or to someone local but my brother didnt want me to lose any money on the whole exchange (which no doubt would have happened) so he took the gun back home but like i said its waiting in my closet as we speak.

Ha, well my brother finally did grow some balls and simply said "Im not going to make my brother eat 480$ and took it back. Im not complaining about the gun or even the price which was more than fair. And XD9 subcompact with a tac light and all the "XD gear" shit they sell was 449.99, plus a box of hollow points it all came to $480ish. As for now I have the gun in my closet waiting for my brother to come over and take it back. Obviously there's no way i will/ would even be able to return the item now so if he doesnt want it I might sell it or look for a trade.

I DID ASK THEM TO SPECIFY BEFORE BUYING THE GUN LJ! I dont know if maybe the salemen was working off commission but there was obvious side-stepping in saying that ACTUAL MONEY would be put back on my credit card in the event of a return.

Eh Im not really buying the excuse that their federal ledger has to be balanced in that aspect, they were more than happy to take it back (and therefore putting it BACK in their ledger) and giving me a store credit. This is obviously a store policy of simply not giving up a sale after its done.

c'mon your smarter than that comment Honestly though, if a salemen simply says, "yes we have a return policy but we charge 15% restocking fee", would you automatically assume "well i can take it back but they wont give me a refund and in addition to that id have to PAY THEM an extra 15% just to take it back, sounds like a deal to me"? As for using a gun to commit a felony, i know how wrong that is but if your the vendor who sold the weapon how would you know one way or the other unless the gun was fired? Nevermind the fact that thats completely off topic because its obviously not the case here.

If i never fired a shot, and didnt get caught, what would it matter? Regardless, evan as you were saying i told him to man-up but she gave him a wives 'ultimatum', one of those "you know how i feel but im not going to tell you what to do, etc..." even my girl was like "why is she acting so childish about the whole thing?" I just rolled my eyes and said we could take it back.

No they were very serious that it could not have been used/fired AT ALL and the case has to be complete with every piece of paperwork etc... Obviously I understood their stance on it. I explained it was to be a gift but there was a slight chance it would have to be returned. I never acted like this was a pair of jeans that i bought at wal-mart, its a weapon that could have serious implication's should it be damaged then returned. Besides if you saw the gun, it was/is as immaculate as the day i bought it there's no way it has been used and or fired in anyway.

I'll try and summerize this story as much as possible. Bought a XD-9 subcompact for my brother's christmas present last Wed. I was explicite with the saleman (chuck) in asking the terms of their return policy. He simply said "since its a christmas gift we offer up to 1 week to return the item, any other time its only 24hrs. However there is a 15% restocking fee". Ok fair enough, if worse comes to worse I'll eat 15%. Fastforward and my liberal-hippie sister in law shits a brick when she see's my brothers gift and all but demands he returns it. I told him I didnt want to cause any un-needed drama to we'll return it and i'll throw in half for a new laptop for him. Get to the store Saturday and the only return policy they do have is a joke, a store credit for the price of the gun?! No 'buy back' offer, no full return and refund, hell they didnt even offer to put the gun on Consignment!? They said i could have a store credit in the form of a gift card. WOW. I know this place does a rediculous amount of business and all but has the whole market to themselves in northern columbus but does this seem a bit strange? Is this how most gun stores operate? I wouldve even been ok with just paying the 15% bullshit restocking fee or hell even putting it up on Consignment and getting less of what the gun was worth. Has anyone else had problem's with Vances or am I the only one?