Ed, thanks for the account of your hunt with the Gamo. I'm going to look into that. I've got a Chinese-made gun that is kind of crudely made, but works well. It fires .177 also at approx. 1,100 fps.

good catch...

Should be interesting. "Teacher, I had my paper done, but the iPad was messed up: I didn't have a good wireless connection; I spilled soda on it..."

"We've done some soul-searching on this one, said Supt. Pat Green. The Supt. also argued for "tasteful use of Facebook and iTunes. Something tells me Pat Green is not a parent of teenagers, or is just incredibly naive.

Sheldon Silver brags that he doesn't drink, gamble, or carouse. But his pride is a mile high, and it has blinded him from knowing what's right or wrong.

By the time this investigation is done, he may find it's a good time to retire...

Sanctimonious Sheldon Silver. We all thought he was a solid rock, but he's as slippery as his colleagues. He got caught in a cover-up, using public money, and he doesn't like the feeling of squirming a little. Of course someone downline will take the blame, but still Sheldon Silver is squirming.

Correction - I said, "...the city sold the properties". I meant the city sold the debts for the properties to ATF.

The city knows which properties have been consistently not-for-profit, and the city would be right to fine the entities for failing to file papterwork on time. But these properties should not be handled the same as taxable properties. These non-profit owners are not guilty of not paying taxes, only not filing paperwork.

Irv - thanks for that info. It would be far worse than I thought...

Doesn't it seem odd that the city sold the properties of non-profits in the first place? I understand, these non-profits didn't file on time the paperwork, but the city should set aside those properties and deal with them separately. Now the ATF attack dogs are foreclosing on non-profits who have no money.

The city is to blame here, and now that they've sold the tax debts...and used the money already...they can't right this wrong.

Truly amazing how far removed Speaker Silver, and his fellow liberals, are from the citizens of this nation. Then again, his constituents are from the city, so maybe it's not so surprising after all.

Irv - While it would be a major catastrophe if the dam broke, the Stockade would not be flooded. By the time any water reached you, (50 miles away), it would have flooded areas north and south of the dam. Odd that you would have thought that.