Morning all.
Here in California, we've got almost all of the bad things you've mentioned, Major. Income tax, liberal gun grabbers, hippies, humidity, no rain. Instead of tropical storms and hurricanes, we get forest fires. Last year we got off easy with only 1000 acres burned, This year, they're expecting a bad year. At least all the lookouts will get overtime, though.
I made a city trip yesterday. It turned out to be semi-useless, though. The one thing I mainly went for I couldn't do. But, I did get that rifle on order. There were only two left at the main depot after I placed my order. But $1000 later and I have a new deer rifle and scope bases on the way
-TK