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Actually, I was looking for a survival forum. If this is a pro-gun forum, then I guess I'll look elsewhere. Thanks anyway... cheers.

ey Rick,

Aren't opposing views welcomed? :sweatdrop: [rhetorical]

It was already pointed out that I'm an expat by Crashdive123, as if being an expat might mean something like I'm not...

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Sure, I follow what's going on there. I care deeply about the US. I find the whole "it's our RIGHT to carry a gun anywhere we want and furthermore any type of gun we want to be a strange position....

Hey Rick,

What are the sorts of emergencies you might come across in your environment? What sort of activities? Are you outside in all weather conditions?

This is right up my alley as I run...

Hey Carbean,

Where in Appalachia are you located? I used to spend a lot of time in West 'by God' Virginia... love that state.

Hint: The 'h' is silent whenever you see a 'ph' in an English...

Hey Sarky,

Well, things have changed a LOT since then... even more partying I'm afraid. I was guilty of participating in a lot of that when I was younger. That thrill is long gone... thankfully. ...

Sorry to hear that, Winnie. I wonder how much could be attributed to the glorification of gun violence and the gang mentality as portrayed on TV... both from there and the US?

I found this...

The Second Amendment was enacted on December 15th, 1791. At that time the guns were muskets and single-shot pistols, see http://www.h-net.org/~ieahcweb/revtest/guns/gunindex.html I guess you could...

Criminals sometimes kill children, but so do gun accidents, see http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/guns.htm

The horrific stats given on this site include:
* In 1999, 3,385 children and...

Hmm, I don't get the connection between taking away your military assault weapon with taking away your right to own and/or carry a gun.

The Starbucks story - Again, this is not addressing my question, which was to show me where a majority of Americans want to take away your guns.

The GOA story - this isn't law and, again, it...

Well, don't let the facts get in the way of your beliefs. What most gun control advocates are against is people having high-capacity militaristic assault weapons.

I'd appreciate it if you could...

Good for her and I applaud her desire to help folks! There have been previous, very similar designs, such as this Aussie one from over a hundred years ago, see...

The Bushbuddy stove is pretty cool, though the price was a bit shocking. Have you used one in windy conditions? If so, how difficult was it to make a wind shield and what did you use to make a wind...

Yep, we sure do. I can be at a pretty nice beach in about five minutes from my house.

I also travel to a lot of the surrounding countries. I'm off to Sumatra next month for a couple of weeks of...

reckon you have to define 'smarter' to qualify a position on the matter. Logic, reason and other forms of critical thinking are not necessarily included in all degree fields. Being able to barf out...

I wonder if this is the only thing that possesses such properties. It'd be interesting to find out. I'll start looking around.

BTW, love your avatar!

Hi Benesse,

Thanks buddy... Yes, food is one of the long list of wonderful things about being here. I live in a village where I can walk five or ten minutes out of my house and hit several...

Sorry, no I didn't. Was he in Phuket?

Thanks one and all for making me feel welcomed!

I wouldn't doubt the accuracy of that statement. I just Googled it and found http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10674546 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_water So thanks... I just learned...

Not wanting to make you laugh, but coral is really like a plant as it's taxonomically classified in the Animalia kingdom and the Cnidaria phylum. I would hesitate to call them 'among the most...

Hey Rick,

Yes, green coconuts are awesome in many ways. I should have mentioned them as I'm sitting here looking at three coconut trees in my yard!

There is a surprising amount of fluid in them...

In complete agreement. Whenever it works for me, I attribute it to minimizing the friction at the bearing end and maximizing the friction at the 'business' end.

You might try some natural...

Crickey brother! :noway: :w00t:

Now I've got beer to wipe off of my monitor... thanks a lot.