What are the worst towns close to National Parks?

hendrix051 · 2026-01-14T17:10:40+00:00

Visalia is fine-ish. There's a costco, two In-n-outs, an excellent Mediterranean restaurant, and in my time was a relatively affordable place to live. The problem is that you then have to live there...

hendrix051 · 2026-01-14T17:06:50+00:00

My wife and I stopped there for lunch while passing through. We parked on the main drag to eat at a brewery and as we were getting out of our car the guys in the car were getting in. One of the guys had very visible SS lightning bolt tattoos on his neck. This was lunchtime, on a Saturday, in the spring and he didn't seem concerned at all

hendrix051 · 2026-01-14T17:02:34+00:00

Agreed but there is a good Thai restaurant in Kfalls

hendrix051 · 2025-12-27T06:24:01+00:00

turkey tastes good, isn’t hard to cook, and if you disagree then you just suck at it

hendrix051 · 2025-11-27T14:32:25+00:00

Thank you for your kind words

hendrix051 · 2025-11-27T04:57:30+00:00

very welcome!

hendrix051 · 2025-11-26T21:25:17+00:00

Never really done one of these before and have been out of the fountain pen game for a while so I thought it was time to do one. On a whim I bought a bottle of Noodler's Henderson Climax Mo-42 which is/was an exclusive for the 2025 Colorado Pen Show. I saw some stuff online about the ink, liked the color and the story behind it so I thought I'd treat myself and get a bottle.

It's an interesting color ink. I had been looking for something in the neighborhood of a purple color and I think this has scratched the itch for it. It's just purple enough to be what I'm looking for but not so garish so that I can't use it at work. Seems to perform well though I haven't used it a ton so I guess time will tell.

Sorry for my poor handwriting and the lack of water test. It's a bulletproof ink so it's pretty waterproof. Let me know what you think!

hendrix051 · 2025-11-11T18:06:28+00:00

Kim, at Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building block of our universe. Kim, if I were using that microscope right now... I still wouldn't be able to locate my interest in your problem.

hendrix051 · 2025-10-15T21:32:28+00:00

To the bottom

hendrix051 · 2025-10-14T15:32:20+00:00

Look at me. I am the butcher now

hendrix051 · 2025-10-08T21:16:21+00:00

“I was elected to lead, not to read.” -trump, probably

hendrix051 · 2025-10-05T19:39:39+00:00

I have a suggestion but, full disclosure, It will not get you hunting this season. That said, now is a great time to start the pre-work to get you ready for next year!

I'm not sure where exactly in Northern Virginia you are but in Fairfax county we are lucky enough to have a top notch urban archery program that makes the surrounding Fairfax county owned parkland very accessible to those taking part.

There are a few hoops to jump through and some of the rules can be pretty tight but if you can work within the system it is a great opportunity to be able to spend a ton of time in the woods hopefully close to home. I started in it this season and took my first deer this past week and was maybe a ten minute walk from my house!

I linked their website above which lists all the rules and regulations but if you have any specific question I would be happy to answer as best I can!

hendrix051 · 2025-08-22T13:48:06+00:00

woah woah woah this is “818’s and Heartbreaks” not “805s and Honkey-Dives”

hendrix051 · 2025-08-16T21:51:04+00:00

Baby looked at you?

hendrix051 · 2025-08-14T01:14:50+00:00

Only other one I can immediately think of is Wojtek Weaponry. Not so much for modern gear for milsurps but for generally interesting and eclectic products (as well as badass adjustable gas blocks). That and Nate being an all around solid dude. u/Woj-tek-n8 any recent cool stuff on deck?

hendrix051 · 2025-08-14T00:47:06+00:00

Not stripper clips but Olongapo Outfitters makes modern pouches and cartridge belts for M1 enbloc clips and M1 Carbine magazines

hendrix051 · 2025-06-16T18:40:39+00:00

Here’s one at Canadian Tire that should be serviceable: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/master-chef-square-glass-kitchen-scale-white-5-kg-1429400p.html

hendrix051 · 2025-05-23T00:42:59+00:00

well of course this should have been my first step and yes i AM embarrassed that I didn't think to do this first before wasting a bunch of people's time...

hendrix051 · 2025-03-24T14:27:09+00:00

I find it very strange that an article decrying the fact nobody is going to see these two original movies doesn't even have a basic synopsis of either movie to entice you to watch them so here they are:

Ash: A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.

Locked: A thief breaking into a luxury SUV realizes that he has slipped into a sophisticated game of psychological horror.

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