The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Brother and I are scheduled to fly through Dubai to Zim at the end of July. Going all is sorted by then but considering my options. The way I see it these are the choices:

1. Wait it out and hope it will be ok.
2. Cancel the flight and book a new one through Johannesburg.
3. Book a backup flight on a refundable ticket. If Dubai is clear we cancel the backup and get our money back, if Dubai isn’t clear we try to get the money back from Emirates.

For right now we are doing #1 but at some...

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I was about to pull "trigger" on late April kudu rut hunt in Botswana. What are your thoughts on air travel and your hunt plans. Definitly Qater Airlines is out!

I am currently planning a hunting trip with my son from Vienna to South Africa. Lufthansa is charging us a surcharge of €800 for our two guns. I wonder what service this horrendous sum is being charged for. I can only explain this baggage surcharge as anti-weapons posturing on the part of this airline. In future, I will try to avoid this airline, with or without guns.

I share this thread only to provide my perspective and experiences with my desires in the last quarter of my life. When I started out in the corporate world with two degrees I went through three stages. Stage 1 climb as high as I could while accumulating assets such as a 100+ acre farm paid off in addition to my home while paying for two kids college. 2. Family tradgety strikes empty nestor but need a change in life with assets paid for kids on their own with six figures in cash each to...

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