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Respectfully disagree. Do gooders in their own business. Not in any anyone's public business. If a player doesn't like the rule, then don't play in the league. Simple...... Completely different than government intervention, IMO. S.

I thought they had already banned it a couple of years ago? Maybe it's just that they banned the teams from providing it in the dugouts. Are they going further? Either way, this is really not a relevent comparison. MLB is a private institution and can invoke any rules they want. It's their business, not the government's (or your's or mine) what they or what rules they want to lay down within their own institution. No different than a private company banning someone from chewing on the job. S.

muledeerarea33? made a comment in the 'sleeping bag' thread that got me thinking........ Maybe this topic has been covered before, but what is some cool and/or precious things that you have which was passed down to you from a prior generation? My father is 90 years old now and living in an assisted living place in N. Scottsdale. Due to his health, he never gets-out in the hills anymore. As he and mom downsized through the years to a condo then to their current place, I have been the benefactor of some great stuff. I mentioned that I have an awesome sleeping bag that my father bought himself a while back to go on a trip to Alaska. It is a great down sleeping bag, and I think of our trip to Alaska every time I use it! I also have a safe full of guns passed on from him. Many of them are the same guns that I envied greatly when I was a boy growing-up in Kearny! I also have a little miscellaneous gear like a couple of knives and ammo boxes. Finally, he also handed me the keys to his 96 GMC extended cab 4x4 when he gave-up driving three years ago. It was very well cared for and is now my primary hunting rig! (Three kids in or close to college will keep me from buying a 'new' rig for a few years, but that GMC will do me just fine..... ) When my grandfather passed away, we found an old Montauk cane fly fishing rod in his stuff. It is in AMAZING shape and I treasure it! Of course it goes without saying that the most amazing gifts that have been passed-down are the awesome memories and experiences, but the 'stuff' adds to it and reminds me of all the good times. So what great stuff do you have that has been passed down????? S. PS: Can't leave my mom out either! I happened to be going through a divorce 7 years ago when they were downsizing and hence my kitchen is stocked well with her old pots, pans, small Kitchen Aid appliances, knives, etc.... When I use the pancake-turner that she gave me, I can almost still feel the way it felt across my backside!!!!

VERY awesome pics and stories!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Daddy's girl, indeed!!!! Thanks for brightening my day, Nick! S.

$6 is a DEAL for sure! BTW, as you must already know, not only is health care a great deal in India, pretty much anything is fairly cheap (at least from a 'services' perspective.....). I travel to India for work occasionally, and am serisouly spending a few months a year in Kerala when I retire! All the fresh fish, bananas, cocoanuts, and amazing spices you want CHEAP! S.

Wow!!!!! Thanks a bunch for sharing with the site! S.

Do a search on in this section under "15x56". There have been some posted here in the past couple of weeks. Maybe someone has some still available. Good luck! S.

Happens every year. So what....... Yawn...... If the G&F extending the deadline by a day (or maybe more.....) is the worst thing that happens this week, then I'll consider it a VERY good week to be alive! Good luck in the draws everyone! S.

That's good stuff! My grandfather also came through Ellis Island in the early 1900s! I went on their website and was able to find his signature and details of his arrival on-line, as they have uploaded the records for their archives. Maybe you could find your grandmother's record and signature? Thanks for sharing! S.

I completed on-line applications for myself (and friends on the same app) and my kids for Jr. hunts yesterday morning. All went fine with zero issues! I know some folks don't like the on-line system, I really like the convenience (pre-filled name/address, etc...). Good luck to everyone!!!!! S.

Great story! Nothing beats hunting with your kids!!!! Awesome adventure for your children! S.

Plenty of opinions on this topic, so I might as well share mine. I have a LL Bean down mummy bag that my dad bought about 15 years ago. (He gave it to me a few years ago when he and mom were downsizing and thinning-out their stuff.....) Not sure what it is rated to, but it's pretty warm and light at the same time. I also have a nice sturdy Cabela's canvas bag. The down bag used as a liner inside of the canvas bag has NEVER let me down in cold weather. Awesome warm combo! S. PS: I also always pack a couple of wool blankets when car camping in cold weather. A wool blanket draped over the top of the cot does wonders!

Another laugh out loud moment! Baseball fans may remember....... D-backs were playing the Padres a few years ago and Kelly Johnson got punked big-time! The players get to pick their own 'at bat' music (the music they play on the PA when the batter is walking up to the plate.....). Johnson was up to bat and Adam LaRoche pranked him by having the PA guy play "It's Raining Men" as his theme music instead of his normal tune. It was hilarious then, and funny to remember now. S.

"Wait till Putin sees this, he'll go ahead and reclaim eastern Europe." Seriously made me laugh out loud! S.

Will spend this evening with my 90 year old father (and my mom). He served as navigator on a B-17 over Europe in WWII, and definitely is my personal Superman. My family is so blessed that he is still alive today! Prayers to all who have fallen. S.

Snapshot, I definitely agree regarding fodder for the anti-gun nuts! There will be noise and a 'call for action', but I suppose that in the end as has happened afte prior incidents, reasonable heads will prevail and there will be no significant action taken regarding gun control due to this single instance. There will ALWAYS be nut jobs who will kill, which is very unfortunate. Tweeking or even radically changing gun laws will of course have no impact on that fact. S. PS: Desertbull, don't even get me started on the Kardashians! Can't believe how obsessed people get over so called 'celebrity' in this world. Sad......

OK, I just wasn't sure what it had to do with 'coincidence'..... Sounded like you were pointing at some sort of conspiracy theory that someone dreamed-up to keep the VA scandal off of the Sunday morning news shows. S. PS: I was on foxnews.com yesterday morning and they seemed to be reporting the facts the same way. Focusing on the shooting aspect of it....... I had to dig deep to find any mention of the knife killing of his roommates.

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If you're into catfishing, the Salt River stretch below the diversion dam can be awesome! Lots of channel cats and plenty of nice flatheads in there too! Good luck! S.

Good seeing you to, Hector. Been too long...... I went to Bianco a just a couple of weeks ago (it is in my hood.....). Absolutely, we should go! Regarding the meeting last night, I thought it was good and informative! It had been quite a while since I had taken the time to participate in that kind of a thing, and I was glad that I went. I as well applaud the G&F team for making the time to show-up and hold a completely open forum. It reminded me of some of the high-level challanges that they deal with as a department and the fact that 'managing game' here in our state is not at all as easy as it sounds. The lack of attendance by 'average joes' was striking. I would really encourage anyone to try to attend going forward, as it really was a great opportunity to ask very direct questions of the highest level of leadership within the department and get strait answers in return. Good stuff! S.

That sounds like a cool idea! Any license requirements that you know of? Think I'll inquire on this when I rent or buy snorkel gear next week! S.

Yep, presidents (from both sides of the aisle) have been doing this for decades.......... No surprise here. S.

I've been kind of hiding and out of the loop lately, and hence am not as up to speed on many of the current hot topics. Due to that, I'm not sure if I have much of an opinion to share but I'm definitely going to attend to listen with an open ear! Folks, if you are passionate about ANYTHING related to game in AZ, this is your chance! Try not to miss it. See you there, Hector! S.

Hey TJ, that is an awesome story and awesome pictures! So happy for you, Peg, and Amanda that you got to go down there and enjoy! Looks like you all had an amazing time! Thanks for sharing. S.