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Money Talk
 | re: Question about negotiating a corpoarte car or auto allowance - alexanderjcoop on 5/7/13 at 2:15 pm If you have the choice drive your own and get them to pay you the government rate for the mileage you drive. We had this option for years before forcing everyone into a company car.
Driving your own and getting reimbursed allows you to stay out of an uncomfortable mid-priced company car, usually...
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Money Talk
 | Online Broker Recommendations? - alexanderjcoop on 5/1/13 at 1:12 am Looking to open a trading account not tied to my current 401k and retirement accounts. No large sums just 5k to start and simply buying company stocks I have an interest in. I only expect to conduct a few trades per month on average.
Keys for me are low trade cost, no account maintenance fees a...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: MS firearm permit - alexanderjcoop on 4/19/13 at 6:36 pm [quote]not sure but do know there is no ccw class here. just get fingerprinted and pay the $132 and wait 45 days for license. we do have an enhanced carry class though i would advise getting. that way you have no restrictions except federal buildings[/quote]
Haven't carried in a while and let min...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Harvesting timber on 20 acres - alexanderjcoop on 4/17/13 at 9:32 am [quote]Hammertime[/quote]
Thanks for the advice and knowledge!...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Harvesting timber on 20 acres - alexanderjcoop on 4/17/13 at 12:53 am Hammertime, I'm hoping to thin some property for the first time this year. One 40 acres parcel of mixed, mostly pine is probably past due at around 20 years old. Another 80 acre parcel is probably in need of a few years more growth, at least the majority but I'd like it done where needed.
I use t...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Berretta CX4 Storm In Stock - alexanderjcoop on 3/27/13 at 5:43 pm Yeah, outside of the "Storm" branding I think there are a number of differences. The mags for this model are interchangeable only with the 92 series as far as I can tell so the PX4 isn't the key companion pistol.
Forgot to add as well that Slickguns has a $30 coupon code off this model so your n...
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Outdoor Board
 | Berretta CX4 Storm In Stock - alexanderjcoop on 3/27/13 at 5:20 pm Just a heads up for anyone interested...Grabagun has the 9mm model in stock. Definitely not the prices from a few years ago but under $900 and much lower than the other sites.
I ordered one today, first time every ordering a firearm online so I hope it goes smoothly.
I wanted it just as a fu...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: 4 wheeler rack/basket - alexanderjcoop on 2/9/13 at 12:28 pm ATV dealers sell some higher quality ones usually but they are more expensive. I have this one [link=(http://www.basspro.com/API-Outdoors-ATV-Rear-Rack-Drop-Basket/product/10213003/)]API Outdoors[/link] and it hasn't held up to well. The metal mesh has begun to rust and break away due to carrying we...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Tombstone Tactical AR-15's in Stock - alexanderjcoop on 2/6/13 at 11:58 pm [quote]How do they have so many models in stock?[/quote]
They aren't in stock. The only one in stock is the overpriced Bushmaster. If you click on any of the others it will say, not available......
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Tombstone Tactical AR-15's in Stock - alexanderjcoop on 2/6/13 at 11:54 pm [quote]Bushmaster for $1300. No thanks[/quote]
If it was $1300 before they've now bumped it to $1400...I can't wait for this frenzy to slow down. I can't imagine this could be the new normal. At least I hope it's not! ...
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Help Board
 | re: If your team has a Team Forum set up for it but you can't post on it... - alexanderjcoop on 2/6/13 at 11:46 am Bama board access please. ...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Insane Deal on LBT Warfighter Bags - alexanderjcoop on 1/28/13 at 1:46 am Thanks for the heads up! Bought both the load out bag and the matching duffle/backpack style and you save $10 so it netted out to $99 for both plus free shipping. Sweet deal! Other site had a ridiculous price for both for over $800. ...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: what four wheeler best fits your needs for hunting? **Update- bought a Foreman - alexanderjcoop on 8/4/12 at 9:32 am <<----- 1987 2WD Honda Fourtrax still a beast and performs as well or better than my 2006 Honda. Brother in law just bought an '89 Fourtrax because those little green tanks are so reliable. :bow:...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Should baiting/feeding deer be illegal? - alexanderjcoop on 8/19/11 at 12:42 am It is illegal is Alabama. Basically, any bait, decoys or lures outside of the white salt blocks are illegal. Yet every co-op, feed store and Wal-mart sells it because a large number bait illegally....
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Outdoor Board
 | re: ladder stands - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 9:04 pm [quote]I have a big game 2 man leaner [/quote]
I've got a couple of these as well, several years old but the only issue I have with them is the bar that goes across the back...it can be a little uncomfortable on a long hunt so I modified it with plywood to have a back but overall a good, sturdy s...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:49 pm This may be stupid but I'll ask anyway...anyone every try to restrict the deer access to a plot to give it time to come up? I've seen this Plotsaver kit sold that has a ribbon barrier that you put around the plot with a solution that goes on the ribbon to keep the deer out. Anyone try this or any ...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:30 pm [quote]All of my apple and pear trees died this year[/quote]
[quote]I'm planting is persimmon trees[/quote]
Lost all my persimmon, apple and sawtooth oak trees that I've planted in the last two years due to the drought. The only thing that survived were the pear trees for us. ...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:21 pm [quote]Why do you say you are overrun with does? Is there a high buck only harvest there? [/quote]
Yep, to be honest we have too many people just waiting for the racks and not taking out a proper number of does. Until recently I was just as bad to be honest. Now I'll usually take a few does the...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:14 pm [quote]
You are correct about deer loving vetch but there is nothing cheap about it. It is WAY more expensive compared to other seeds. Granted, the seed is small like clover & will cover a large area but 1 bag can run upwards of $150.[/quote]
I see vetch is mentioned a couple of times...never he...
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Outdoor Board
 | re: Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:09 pm Thanks for all the comments and advice...
Obviously with the small amount of acreage I'm mainly trying to attract deer but most of my neighbors are all 1000 plus acre land owners with only moderate pressure, almost exlusively used for timber but some is leased to hunt.
I haven't done spring/...
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Outdoor Board
 | Food Plots-What is your best for deer hunting? - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:40 am I have small acreage...under 150 I own but often lease a few hundred adjoining. I have 5 food plots each between 1-3 acres.
I've been using oates and winter wheat mainly but I changed up one this last year and added turnips, brassica and rape as well as oates to one plot and it did well.
I've...
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Outdoor Board
 | Game Cameras-Your Best and Worst - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:30 am Just curious about your experience with game cameras. I've used a variety but never delved into the $300 plus models (do you really get what you pay for?). I've used a variety of Mountrie, Bushnell and Wildview.
The Moultrie's on average were the best but I had several that last only a year or ...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Gumps, tell me how you feel about your current hold on the Panhandle - alexanderjcoop on 7/18/11 at 2:13 am [quote]
D Craig is a great recruiter. FSU has a lot to sell right now. They are doing a great job for sure.
I'm not concerned at all.
UGA has always recruited well[/quote]
^^^^This...Craig is a huge factor, Jimbo seems to be focused with a lot to offer, UGA doing well but no real concern...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Dye and Stallings owned Finebaum yesterday - alexanderjcoop on 10/6/10 at 8:16 pm [quote]He keeps the great unwashed masses irritated, so that they will call his show and sound ignorant, thereby providing entertainment to those who are rational enough not to call, but stupid enough to listen.[/quote]
Best response regarding Finebaum I've ever heard....
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SEC Rant
 | re: Auburn video singing Lean on Me - alexanderjcoop on 9/13/10 at 9:18 pm Good one OP. Not ghey at all. Wow. :yack:...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Who is LSU's biggest rival? - alexanderjcoop on 8/29/10 at 2:13 am [quote]THATLSUBOY
Who is LSU's biggest rival?
Yep I agree Its Bama!! [/quote]
I think it's only a rivalry if both sides agree it is...Bama isn't LSU's rival because most Bama people don't see it that way, just as LSU's rival is no longer Ole Miss...
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SEC Rant
 | re: F U Au - alexanderjcoop on 12/10/09 at 1:12 am "Contenders from all over the southeast made the drive to beautiful Logan Martin. Participants came from as far away as the University of Georgia"
Isn't Aubarn in Georgia? LOL...
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SEC Rant
 | re: Why does Alabama have a midget on the sideline? - alexanderjcoop on 12/10/09 at 1:03 am ROTFLMAO...Fiddy that was priceless!...
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