So, I am really torn right now. I'm not sure if I should get a car (most likely a coupe with limited passenger seating) or an SUV. I'm currently 17 and I'm going to be keeping this vehicle for a while.The reasons why I'm torn between the two is I really like driving, and just the thought of taking a sports car down some twisties makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.. but, I live a fairly outdoorsy/active lifestyle, biking, hiking, powersports, etc.. and I LOVE road trips, especially if I'm driving. I'm just thinking that a small coupe, while it will be fun for shorter backroad driving, it will be annoying on a road trip, and I won't be able to haul around as many people/as much stuff. But then again, I'd be saving gas with a coupe.. argh!Any thoughts?
GET THE F*CK OUTTA THE WAY SO I CAN PULL THE FIRE ALARM!!! And I would just reach over the table or sit on it to pull the alarm. But putting a table infront of a fire alarm is probably a fire hazard to begin with.
You need to talk to an attorney - from what you say, the gal was dead wrong. However, the fact is you have a dog that bites and you allow access to your property where he is known to be. I hope you at least had a sign saying No Trespassing and Attack Dog or something of that sort, warning people. Your gate should be locked so that strangers cannot get in if you have a dog like that in the yard. I am not taking this woman's side, but the law can easily interpret the situation that way. She can certainly sue you, doesn't mean she will win - but it will be a real pain anyway. Has Animal Services contacted you yet? I am assuming your dog is utd on rabies vaccinations - I sure hope so. Your dog will be impounded otherwise, right or wrong, that's what is done when the dog isn't up to date on rabies vaccination. Please secure your gate and put up a sign if you leave your dog out in the yard alone like that.
Yeah, DO NOT shoot directly into the wall. For a good, stop-even-a-semi-sharp-broadhead backstop, hang at least two (2) pieces of heavy carpeting from a ceiling joist (the floor joist for the floor above) one on each side of the same joist, immediately behind the actual target but at least one (1) foot from the wall. Make sure the pieces of carpeting are large enough to cover at least three feet on both sides of the target (left side and right side) and leave the bottom edges of the carpeting loose (there should be at least three [3] inches of material on the floor) that way the carpeting will absorb most of the energy of any arrow which happens to miss the target, allowing the carpeting backstop to actually stop the arrow. This set up will stop arrows from almost any bow as close as 10 yards (and that's only 30 feet). If you only want to work on form, just hang a heavy blanket (tight weave, not just physical weight), and use blunts instead of pointy tips. You can stand as close as six feet from the target this way. There is no minimum safe distance when shooting indoors without a backstop. The arrows of the English archers in the Hundred Years' War (England vs. France, 1337-1453 AD) really were able to pierce plate armor from a distance of 150 yardsand modern bows, even though they are of lesser draw weights, are more efficient than the longbows of the Middle Ages. Remember, the arrows used by those English archers were designed to be used with their bows and our arrows are designed to be used with our bows. I have (accidentally) buried a half-drawn target arrow three inches into an unprotected wall, using a mere 50 lb-draw bow and I was 15 yards from that wall.
