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I'm moving from Virginia to Arizona next week. I have two rifles and one pistol to transport, and while the moving companies seem to be OK with transporting unloaded guns, they're not a fan of moving ammunition and I thought I might just take guns and all with me in my car rather than worry my wife and the movers with them. Will I be OK transporting unloaded guns across state lines, with unloaded firearms in the trunk and ammunition in the passenger compartment with me? Would it help to disassemble the firearms? Anybody know of any resources I could check online to determine if there are particular state laws I need to be aware of? I'm travelling through VA, TN, AK, TX, NM, and AZ. Just to stress, this is NOT about carrying concealed. I just want to get the firearms and ammunition from point A (Virginia) to point B (Arizona) without ending up in point C (the pokey). I know, I know, join the NRA... Elvisio "thanks in advance" Rodriguez

I'm not on the distribution list for the newsletter, but I had just a few minutes before I have to leave for work and I hopped over to Netflix and treated myself to a few minutes of the greatest movie ever while I finished my coffee. ... I feel SO much better, dude. Thanks. Elvisio "also proud to be housebroken" Rodriguez

Hmm... makes me wonder. Because real men will do $500 of auto labor FOR FREE. Because it's what men do. We hide out in the garage, ritualistically cover ourselves in grease and oil, swear with impunity, and speak in tongues using words like "distributor," "CV joint" and "pittman arm." Back on topic: my hair-dresser is a lady, but she's an ex-felon. She cuts my hair just the way I want it, but she scares the hell out of me. EDIT to answer the obvious question of "What did she do?" The answer is I don't know and don't have the balls to ask. She's working with very sharp scissors in very close proximity to my neck. I'm sure she got very good at shanking in prison, I'm afraid her instincts may just take over if I piss her off. Elvisio "got the locks trimmed just a few weeks ago, still have five months before my next appointment" Rodriguez

VB, thanks for posting this. I WAS planning on starting my tunnel this summer. I'll skip it; I'd hate to be responsible for draining the Indian Ocean and flooding the continental U.S. Elvisio "frees up a little time" Rodriguez

Thanks to all for the well-wishes! Elvisio "getting closer, better start packing" Rodriguez

You are very right! Definitely not something to forget! Water the cactus once or twice a year, rake the rocks every so often, and Roundup anything that pokes it's head up in between! CAN'T WAIT! Elvisio "definitely need a pool, though" Rodriguez

Check yer PMs... Elvisio "need a helicopter smiley" Rodriguez

Schweet! Elvisio "good show" Rodriguez

Air Methods. I'll be based in Willcox, living in or near Tucson. Elvisio "ready for the heat" Rodriguez

After seven years of self-remanufacture, I'm finally going to be a flight nurse! I'm moving to Tucson, AZ in a couple weeks. I'll need some time to go through the week-long "corporate orientation" a.k.a. corporate Kool-Aid drinking session, but once I'm settled in I'll be checking out the local DZs. A new job, hot weather, finally buying a house, hot weather, four-wheeling year-round, hot weather, and did I mention hot weather? Can't WAIT! Elvisio "Arizona dreaming, FUCK snow" Rodriguez

My ride on the 909 is one of my four most memorable jumps. Others are my first, my first tandem, and my first tandem with my (now) wife. Elvisio "she'd whip my ass if I didn't include her in the list" rodriguez

I MIGHT need to get my Jeep from VA to AZ. Driving her there is not the ideal solution because while I love her she is a fickle bitch and I'm wrorried she'll leave me stranded somewhere in the 2200 mile trip. Also, at 15 mpg and (at least) $3.00 per gallon, I'm going to spend at least $500 in gas. A very quick internet search netted two different companies, both of which quoted similar terms and about a $1000 price tag. It's nothing to sneeze at, but it's quite a bit more palatable when I take into consideration the money I'm saving on gas as well as the wear and tear on my baby. Anyone ever do a similar thing? Can you recommend a company? Pros? Cons? Bueller? Bueller? Elvisio "Arizona dreaming" Rodriguez

For future issues, PLEASE check out www.jeepforum.com. I got a Jeep TJ a few months ago (my second since '97) and I've been doing more tinkering on this one than I ever did on the first. That website is AWESOME. Elvisio "almost as cool as dz.com" Rodriguez

Damn. My idea is probably shot down for two reasons: it's probably too tame for a fetish convention, and it's probably too hard to pull off in a ballroom. But just in case others search on this tread some day: Best party I ever went to: a graffiti party. Cover the walls, furniture, floors, EVERYTHING in the party space with white butcher's paper. Everyone invited dresses in all white, disposable clothing. Invest a small fortune in every size and color of permanent marker available. Add alcohol. Take pictures. Do NOT, God help you I repeat: DO NOT pass out. Elvisio "out, damn spot!" Rodriguez

I guess I have to agree with the general sentiment in this thread, but would still like to make exception. I would never kick my wife out of bed for wearing unmatched undies, but if I've told her once I've told her a THOUSAND times: if she understood how hot she looks when she gets "dressed up" for bedtime she would never wear anything else! Elvisio "drooling a little just thinking about it" Rodriguez

And sometimes NOT so craftily edited. There was one scene (going to get climbers off a mountain, IIRC) where the editing kept jumping between a single Otter (turbine) and a Beaver (piston engine) and the only thing the aircraft had in common was that they were both on skis and both were red. Watching that scene was like playing some weird Canadian version of "duck, duck, goose": Otter, otter, beaver, beaver, otter, beaver, otter, beaver, otter, otter, beaver. Elvisio "made my eyes hurt" Rodriguez

Is this your Yoda imitation? This must make you a Star Wars fan kind of movie nerd... Elvisio "confused" Rodriguez

I guess what surprises me is that people are themselves surprised by this. It was only a year ago that this area got nuked with a similar storm and had similarly long drives. I live in SW Virginia, so not right in DC but close enough to share the same weather. A counterpart of mine took 13 hours to drive home on I-64 and I-81 during the snowstorm in 12/2009. I stayed at the hospital, got PAID to sleep, and worked the next shift for overtime, then got home in about 1.5 hrs (normally a 40 min. drive). This is one of the bad things about our neck of the woods: we're far enough north to get storms that will really drop some accumulation on us, but not so far north that the politicians see the point in sinking millions of dollars into plow equipment they'll need only a few days out of the year. When we see storms like this on the radar, we need to be ready to all take a bite of the shit sandwich. For people like me who can't reasonably skip work because of the weather (I'm an ICU nurse), that means packing extra clothes and getting mentally prepared for spending a night or two on incredibly uncomfortable hospital stretchers. For those that can miss work, it means thinking far enough ahead and telling the boss that the safety of you and your family is more important than getting those TPS reports done. Things are still pretty much at a standstill around here. Last year, I seemed to have to work during every major snowfall. This year it's the reverse: I've been home on stretches off for both snows so far. Elvisio "warm and snug at home" Rodriguez

Wow, my old drinking songs weren't nearly as classy as that. Elvisio "what do you do with a drunken sailor and whatnot" Rodriguez

Slightly off topic, but I thought Fight Club was a good movie. I really enjoyed the book and am a decent Chuck P. fan. Elvisio "I don't like how my wife leers at Brad Pitt during the fight scenes, though" Rodriguez

Bugs is in a totally separate league from the Trix rabbit. The trix rabbit can't outsmart a couple little kids. Bugs spent his entire life pulling fast ones on whoever happened to be in the cartoon with him. Bugs. Hand down. Nuff said. Elvisio "taking this way to seriously" Rodriguez

Thanks for the input everybody. I guess the best idea may be to do both: provide the cover letter in the body of the email and as an attachment. I agree that having somebody on the inside is a much more sound way of getting into a company than through HR, but I have to work with what I have. I've had a few calls, and have a couple phone interviews planned, so things are beginning to happen; at least more than has happened in the past few months. Thanks again; Elvisio "reinventing myself" Rodriguez

This game is the equivalent of an electronically induced coma. I start, then awaken from the ether hours later, unaware of how much time has passed other than noting it's now dark outside and I have pressure ulcers on my butt from not moving from my couch for so long. Elvisio "better than anesthesia" rodriguez

My job hunt continues despite the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Here's a question for you all... Most job postings require you to email your resume and/or CV to somebody. Based on recent experience, I believe this person simply ignores your attachments, promptly deletes your email and returns to playing Angry Birds. Sorry, that was unnecessary, just a little frustrated lately. Anyhow, when submitting your resume for consideration for a job opening, should one put the cover letter in the body of the email, or should the email be something as short as "please see attached cover letter" and then include the cover letter as a Word document along with the resume and/or CV? I feel the formatting of the Word document would look better, but I'm afraid that submitting the cover letter as an attachment would make it even easier to disregard. Waddaya think? Elvisio "As Bartles and Jaymes said: we thank you for your support" Rodriguez P.S. If you are EVER the point person on a candidate search, PLEASE send a response to applicants. ANYTHING. I know you can't waste time. "Position filled, thanks." or "Qualifications not met." Anything that lets me know I'm not talking to empty space. I talk to myself enough as it is.

Hmmm... now that you mention it and I've sat here a few minutes talking to myself in a rather odd fashion, I guess I do tend to use the long "e" version in front of words starting with a vowel and short "e" before words starting with consonants. Interesting. As far as writing it is concerned, the way America's youth is going we'll be spelling it "teh" in no time. Elvisio "precipitous slide into chaos" Rodriguez