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Great...now I'm seeing ads for guns and carry concealed permits. I guess it beats all the dating ads I usually see. Spoke too soon...scrolled to the top of the page and there is Chinese lady date - Meet Asian lover.
I'm very glad I don't get any of these.
Though the Chinese lady sounds interesting.........................;)
 

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I'm very glad I don't get any of these.
Though the Chinese lady sounds interesting.........................;)
It gets annoying. I'm not looking for a woman! Every nationality you can think of - Russian, Thai, Filipino, Ukrainian, I can't remember what else. They say "find true love" but then show some woman in a skimpy costume, implying that it has nothing to do with love.
 

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It gets annoying. I'm not looking for a woman! Every nationality you can think of - Russian, Thai, Filipino, Ukrainian, I can't remember what else. They say "find true love" but then show some woman in a skimpy costume, implying that it has nothing to do with love.
I hate ads.
I'm afraid I use an adblocker or two to block everything. If a site says i must remove them, I won't use the site.
 

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I hate ads.
I'm afraid I use an adblocker or two to block everything. If a site says i must remove them, I won't use the site.
I'm the same way but I won't block on the tortoise forum because they need the ad revenue to support the site. I imagine they get paid more for US customers. At least that is the way with my son's website.

The weirdest ad I've seen on the tortoise forum is for odor free dissections.
 

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I'm the same way but I won't block on the tortoise forum because they need the ad revenue to support the site. I imagine they get paid more for US customers. At least that is the way with my son's website.

The weirdest ad I've seen on the tortoise forum is for odor free dissections.
Someone mentioned glow in the dark toilet seats.
 

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Hi, Ed.
Hurricane Nate was pretty much a non-event for us. We all prepared for the storm, and the Mayor of New Orleans even imposed a curfew to minimize risk- 40,000 tourists by last count. We live just north of New Orleans, so we didn't have any curfew. In face, here in southeast Louisiana we didn't get much of the storm at all. We got no winds and very little rain. I"m always sad for the people who DO get hit- in this case, the Mississippi coast from what I can see. But ALWAYS grateful when the storms miss us!!! :)
Super!
Our curfew was because there were no street/traffic lights and to control looting.
 

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I don't carry a gun, have a tattoo or ride a motorcycle. My husband loved riding motorcycles when he was younger but I think he is too old now. We had guns when we lived in the country. We needed them for the rattlesnakes. I only shot it once to practice. It was too heavy and too hard to push the trigger for me. We sold the guns once we moved. I can understand the fascination though. I've been tempted to go to that place in Las Vegas where you can fire a machine gun. The Las Vegas shooting was scary for us because we go there 3 or 4 times a year, but we wouldn't have gone to that concert. I've never heard of any of those performers. Not really a country fan.
Owning a gun that you aren't 100% comfortable with is not a good idea. You would need one that fits your hand and is easy to use if you ever need to. It sounds like you fired a revolver. They can have a hard trigger pull and can kick back and be intimidating. A small automatic like I carry (A .380) Fits in a pocket and is a great combination of lightweight, easy to operate and easy to control. Though anything smaller would have limited stopping capability.
As far as motorcycles go...It seems that the older I get, the faster I need to go.;) Though I know that it will have to be toned down eventually.
 

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Great...now I'm seeing ads for guns and carry concealed permits. I guess it beats all the dating ads I usually see. Spoke too soon...scrolled to the top of the page and there is Chinese lady date - Meet Asian lover.
You'd better start packing when you go on one of those dating site dates!:)
 

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Great...now I'm seeing ads for guns and carry concealed permits. I guess it beats all the dating ads I usually see. Spoke too soon...scrolled to the top of the page and there is Chinese lady date - Meet Asian lover.
Is California an open or concealed carry state?
Here, your permitted carry gun must be concealed.
 

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Good afternoon all. It's been cold, damp and dingey here in Kent today.

I went to find the Kelly Holmes statue. The photos aren't great because the weather is so awful!

This is Kelly at the Athens Olympics... she owns a cafe in the town called 1809 after her competition number when she won the golds :)
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As you can see, the installation is a work in progress. The back of her flag is red and gold stripes - the chevrons of the de Clare flag that flies over Tonbridge Castle.

I'm in two minds about it. When they've cleared up and the sun is out it might look better :)
 

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Good afternoon all. It's been cold, damp and dingey here in Kent today.

I went to find the Kelly Holmes statue. The photos aren't great because the weather is so awful!

This is Kelly at the Athens Olympics... she owns a cafe in the town called 1809 after her competition number when she won the golds :)
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As you can see, the installation is a work in progress. The back of her flag is red and gold stripes - the chevrons of the de Clare flag that flies over Tonbridge Castle.

I'm in two minds about it. When they've cleared up and the sun is out it might look better :)
It looks like a trophy. I think they could have been more artistic.
 
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