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+1 on the 'city chicks' vs. 'desert chicks', Doug. I always try to remain optimistic, but honestly not too hopeful for this fall in my normal Gambels' spots. Last fall was dismal, but finished-off slightly better. Seemed to get into a few more in Jan/Feb. We shall see what happens. As for Mearns though, given the current monsoon outlook, I'm thinking it could be good!

I think it happens VERY fast for the vast majority. Depending on some individual bank posting times and the process to go through declined cards, etc., there can be some outliers, but it seems like the majority is done & dusted. Keep your fingers crossed, Andrew!!!!!

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/big-short-investor-michael-burry-090000418.html What some investment gurus (so called…) are saying about crypto.

Agree on the chains..... For me, I don't consider any of the fast food options to be 'burger joints'. They are in a class all their own.

Freaking steal on that Alaknak!! Really, a great deal on all of them. 👍🏻

Happy that my pessimism didn't prove-out this time. Looking out my window I can see some good looking showers to the southeast. Radar shows some good activity all around! Good stuff!

Gun bill details agreed to by bipartisan group of four key Senate negotiators | Fox News Well as expected by many, definitely no ban involved. This thing is a long way from being done, though.

I've turned into such a jaded pessimist over the years. What I see there is a fairly decent chance that it will NOT rain. 🙄😂 Sure hope it pans-out!

That's a drag. Glad you stuck it out and made the most of it, though. Last year this exact same thing happened to a group of us that do an annual Christmas Tree lake fly trip. Had to adjust last minute, and ended-up on NF land (Big Lake, Black River, etc...). This year, our annual trip was planned weekend before last, so we lucked-out and just beat the closure. In the old days it seemed rare that there were forest closures. These days, it seems like almost an annual occurrence.

Saw a post someplace else that reminded me of Big Al’s in Kanab (used to be called The Junction). Freaking awesome burgers, and for anyone in the know, you can get your ‘fry sauce’ fix there! 😉

From my son…. 😂 Happy day, dads!!

Saw the Chuck Box in Tempe listed. +1 on that place. Harvey’s Wineburger in Phoenix. Had a darn good cheese burger at Charlie Clark’s in Pinetop last weekend.

Boy, they sure sliced & diced the heck out of those polling numbers! lol Lots of different stats in that article..... My bet is that there will be something passed that includes expanded background checks and red flag laws, plus possibly money for school security (Going way out on a limb here, I know... 🙄 lol)). Suppose we'll see, though.

True, but to overcome the filibuster they would need 60 votes in the senate. I just can’t imagine that happening, at least not on any legislation that is as radical as banning assault rifles. Possibly some red flag stuff or background check stuff, but Manchin and a few others have been trying to push that type of thing for years and nothing has happened, so we’ll see. With the latest happenings, they might get some of that stuff through. Biden ain’t getting his assault weapon ban though.

Care about what's going on ON the southern border? Absolutely! Care what's going on ACCROSS the southern border (or northern border, in this case), not so much..... Meanwhile, back to this thread, I suppose we'll just see how it plays out, but as in the past I personally doubt anything significant will come of the latest round of talks/bills. Just too impossible to make big/radical change, given the majority required in the senate, IMO.

That’s old school money-budget watchin’ right there, Russ. My older sis taught me that when I was REALLY pinching the penny’s while in college. Helps a lot to write it down see exactly how much of your money goes where. 👍🏻

Might have to get me one of those Twitter accounts snd start amassing followers! 😂 Or as Del would call it, Twa…. Eh, never mind. RIP, Del. 😉

Yep, no doubt.

I care exactly ZERO about laws affecting handguns (and possible assault rifle buyback programs) in Canada, and I care even less whether their prime minister feels like you can use a gun for self protection in that country. I do however, find it amusing that I occupy enough space in your head to cause you to keep calling me out in your posts, though. 😂

Yep, I suppose there is still plenty of downside possible from here. With ETH and DOG each down >70% in the past six months though, I was just curious what folks are doing with their holdings. If confidence is there in the long run, then seems like a good time to buy. BTC for sure seems the most stable (for obvious reasons), and yes, I suppose possibly waiting for it to drop on par with the others could signal a good strike price to buy. S.

So what are the crypto investors here doing??? Still holding?? Buying more at the low prices??

Was up at Christmas Tree lake fishing over the weekend. Nice little shower on Saturday. Will be nice when the standard monsoon kicks-in in earnest. As a side note, there were two choppers that were using the lake to fill their buckets for several hours during mid-day. Game ranger that checked us said there was a dry-lightning fire that had sparked about 7 miles south of us. He said it wasn't spreading much, and they hoped to contain it fairly quickly. (Pilots dipped their buckets in the opposite arm of the lake than we were focusing our fishing efforts, so no impact to us....) S.

Yep, I'm thinking basically more Twitter baloney. Or in this case Youtube baloney. Youtube dude is taking the verbiage to the extreme and trying to make it look like it will affect my ability to clean my legal guns. The focus of this portion of the bill is quite obviously on 'ghost guns', and not the average joe like me who just needs to clean his already legal weapon. To me, it is crazy talk to make the leap to this interpretation of the verbiage. Either way though, none of it matters. Likely would never pass the senate as written, and if it does, I'm gonna clean my guns anyway, so no big deal.

Oh brother...... The answer to your last question is NO, it's not true. The internet is perfect for masses of ill-informed who would believe anything they see posted. A simple search of the bill proves this is false, but many who rely on Twitter and other sites for their "news" will run with it assuming it to be true. (Honestly, just a basic sniff test should be enough for most to realize it's typical internet fake-news babble..... Law-makers are crazy, but not so much so that anything like this would realistically get proposed....)

Thanks for sharing. (BIG congrats on daughter's wedding!!) 41 pages of legal babble in that .pdf.... Did word searches up and down but couldn't find anything regarding being accountable if a gun is stolen and used in a crime. (In fact, the word 'stolen' doesn't even appear in the bill.) Seems like there is some stuff in there regarding safe storage of firearms having to do with accessibility by minors or anyone who ineligible to carry (felon?), but can't see anything about guns being stolen. Oh well, makes me glad I'm not a lawyer or lawmaker who has to interpret that crap to make practical sense of it all.