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Oooooo… I like this one! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, I noticed it last night and thought I would be clever and reply to each of his posts with one word that would would line up on the feed to form a complete sentence vertically. It got a little complicated when I realized I had to do it in reverse order for the feed. So I sh!t canned the idea! But I did alert MOB that we have a potential scammer running up his post count. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Is this something new? All the ETA 7750s that I've worked on wasn't plastic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had the same situation! Caught my wife cheating but replaced the whole insert. I really messed up… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Right!!! But wait… I sent you $100 too!!! Wait… what? [emoji12] In all seriousness, if you play smart and use your gut, that'll get you at least 90% there. There are great suggestions here and even greater lessons learn on this forum. When in doubt, send a PM to an established and respected member asking if they know anything about the individual in question. That should get you the remaining 10%. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

+1 I've had similar issues with the crown. Feels as if it disengages while turning. I almost need to pull on it a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Mike! Remember, don't buy the watch, buy the seller. And on the flip side; don't just sell the watch… choose your buyer wisely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome to our little place on the web! Any of our TD's would be a great source. Trusty, Angus, or Toro just to name a few. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Happy Thanksgiving guys! I agree, despite our differences and opinions, this is a group of great individuals. You guys make me laugh, think, and most of all connect me to different ways to view the world around me! For that, I'm eternally thankful! Having never met most of you, I still look forward to seeing you everyday! So here's to you!!! [emoji481] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've already invoked my own rule. So I'm good! Beers all around! So??? I'm still waiting for an answer… who makes the best sub??? [emoji106] [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am getting pretty [censored] tired of this quote. "not all Muslims are terrorist but all terrorist are Muslims" I think we made a pretty clear case that this quote is a big, fat, pile of smelly dog $hit!!! I'm invoking P's Rule #1… Don't argue with ignorance or the insane. I'm out! Lock'er up Mike! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fourteen months of natural patina. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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The Saudi Royal Family is barely hanging on to power. They're a heartbeat away from being driven out. My bet is that knowledge is going to keep them out of the fight. Saudi Arabia's #2 export? Radical Islam. Betcha didn't know that! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Let me try to give you another example that may shed some light on "classifications". Norway, 2011, a man goes to a Muslim retreat and slaughters 77 people in cold blood. A nut… a psychopath…as crazy as Coco Puffs! Here it would've been classified a "Hate Crime". In Europe it's called Terrorism!!! Plain and simple! How is it different from the Sikh Temple shootings? A guy goes into a movie theater and shoots it up! Terror? You're damn straight! Terrorism is any act designed to cause terror. It's worth repeating… TERRORISM IS ANY ACT DESIGNED TO CAUSE TERROR. How many people were afraid to go to the movies? Yeah! That qualifies! ISIL beheading Christians, terrorism or hate crime? By your definition, a hate crime. It's not as simple as you want to think! Like I said in the very beginning, this is complex. The authorities and the media control how information is disseminated to the public. How else can they control us? [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One and the same! It depends how the media and local authorities want to report it. Call these terrorist attacks and the public goes into a panic. It's all about controlling the public and flow of information. SOP!!! Face it… the public is basically mushrooms! Kept in the dark and fed $hit!!! And that's the way the government wants it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wish that I had the answer, bud. I can say this much, that the consensus for a long term strategy is to eliminate their recruiting pool by shifting their ideology. But that's not going to be easy while we still have interests in the Middle East. ISIL isn't only recruiting young Muslims, they're also recruiting non-Muslims. Yes, there are non-Muslims fighting for ISIL!!! We created this mess. And that's why they're successful in recruiting people to their cause. This is not an enemy that we can defeat in a conventional way. Military action only makes them stronger or creates a new virus out of the rubble. So the strategy is to maintain vigilance and take out pocket cells. Unfortunately this is going to become a way of life. It's a long term plan. I too am disillusioned with this country that I love so much! We lack leadership at the highest levels. They're more interested in fighting amongst themselves than fighting for the good of this country. Even worse, I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Having a taco shack on some Caribbean beach is starting to look mighty inviting! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nope! You guys are right! Maybe we should round up all the Muslims in Europe and make them wear a Crescent. Then relocate them to special camps where we can keep an eye on them. Maybe even reduce some numbers if you know what I mean. And in the US maybe we should put on some special robes and wear hoods then run around like a mob and display Muslim terrorists from high places. Sound familiar? I know that you're not saying that. But how long will it take before it gets there. Sentiment seems to be heading in that direction. I would like to think that as a culture we've moved past that. That we practice restraint, and act with emotional intelligence. The solution is simple… or rather the simple answer that will solve the world's problems is… Genocide! Or is that wrong? Maybe we need to show restraint and emotional intelligence and find another way? Cooler heads need to prevail! I know that I went to an extreme. Sometimes you need to slap someone to help them see the direction their going. Hell, I've taken out my fair share of terrorists. But we knew who they were and what they did. They were all very bad people. The vast majority had no religious affiliation. But there were some Muslims. I won't lie about that. BUT WE KNEW WHO THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY DID! If we were able to take them alive, we would. Loss of life was considered a failure… from any side. You couldn't get into this unit if you could not show, restraint, compassion, emotional and mental intelligence. Bombing them into tomorrow fuels the cause! It's actually part of their recruiting strategy. "I know what I know… you don't know what I know… but I know what you don't know." Said by a terror expert during one of our intel briefings. That always resonated with me when I wanted to shoot from the hip without knowing all the facts. If I've offended you, then I apologize. Really! But that's what I meant to do. Sometimes that's what it takes. But I tried to do it in a most respectful way. [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very nice R! The key in all this is that I wouldn't bother doing any of these mods without adding an AR'd crystal. I'm not entirely convinced that Rolex doesn't secretly AR the crystal on the DSSD. It is far too clear to not be. They just don't advertise it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Back to watches... So… who makes the best sub??? [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think it's for me important to clarify that the FBI numbers are US only. Those have not changed significantly. The European stats are last years numbers. Quoting Israeli numbers is like burning down someone's home then asking them what they think of fire. It'll be a bit skewed... hitting too close to home. Look, in my military career I was a member of a "task force" whose primary focus was counterterrorism. I don't expect the general public to know what I know, but at least consider that I may know a little bit more about this. I just want to steer opinions away from lumping all individuals in a particular group and labeling them into what their not. There are many terror groups out there, including Buddhist Terror groups. Hard to believe. Just because you don't hear of it on the news does not mean that it does not exist. Some of the worst the world will ever see are actually in the heart of Africa. Again, just to clarify my point. Opinions are like A$$holes, we all have one! Some are bigger than others! [emoji6] I love the fact that despite that we all have different views, we still have a forum. And that is good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk