@xsproutx I don't know the margin, but they are almost a loss leader for everything else in the store, like ammo, lots of ammo. For many years I wouldn't shop at REI because an "outdoor" store sold guns and fishing stuff. Then an REI opened by us and we shifted our clothing needs to there...

@chumley A friend of ours was at the gun dept. at Cabelas. Very small profit margin on guns and ammo. It was all the accessories plus those places also sold fishing gear. So kind of one group eating their camping experience and the other watching it. The demographic difference between Sportsmans Wa...

@xsproutx
I read that happens eveyday at the same time, except holidays and Sunday.
Pretty cool and proof we can't outrun them.

@LosDosSloFolks
She came to see us and thankfully we could still get her autograph.

SpiderLegs wrote:realizing that giant sucking sound was all of their money being removed from their wallet.

Wow, welcome to the small biz retail world.

I keep thinking of our camping trip to Anderson Mesa in May. A lightning caused fire was close enough to where we were to camp concerning us due to Deb's asthma. Chums posted up a link to what was to be the Blind Fire. The Blind Fire was a 5,500 acre prescribed fire in May. The lightning struck fire...

@Pivo
Interesting, I myself like to track the saguaro "tree" line here in AZ.

chumley wrote:or the HHS secretary?

RFK Jr., Camelback, 92 degrees....

This could be interesting.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/30/sco ... thin-herd/

@FOTG
The hummer photo is great,

@garyc57
Here's a fun internet game I learned.....How many fingers am I holding up?

So I guess I'm more obtuse than normal, but did I miss the how part?

@chumley
DIY's BIL

@Pivo
Nailed my new inlaw. Your basic 50 year old body builder with the holy American trinity. Jeep, Harley, AR-15

@azbackpackr
I can see it now....Mar del Gran Cañón

So I can't bring my own dog?

@chumley
The Eagle has landed. Drip started 2 hours ago.
Cicadas aren't singing, so I've been told. They sing in my ears 24/7, so I can't hear them.
They need to sing down the rain.

@chumley
Leave the dad jokes to those of us over qualified.

Monsoon starts when water comes out of my AC evap line. Research cost: $0, Accuracy: 100%

It's interesting that the cause of the Greer fire is still under investigation. Transformer malfunction has been rulred out.