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- Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Hurricane Ike pictures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 621
Re: OT - Hurricane Ike pictures
It didn't work. That house is actually a total loss. The owner said it was deceiving in that it was still standing, but it is actually collapsing. If you look carefully at this house from different angles, the columns are all leaning and it cannot be occupied. We don't need to encourage anyone to bu...
- Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Bad Weather (Hurricanes excepted) = P6
- Replies: 8
- Views: 651
Re: OT: Bad Weather (Hurricanes excepted) = P6
Personally, I would think twice about keeping my guns in a basement with that much moisture in the air. Hope you have a safe drier.
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer Request - Another Hurricane
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1369
Re: Prayer Request - Another Hurricane
It looks to stay only a Cat 2. As long as they are above the surge, there should be no serious problems. Electric might be out for a while. Old people don't like being moved, so it is probably best they stay put.
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm appalled
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2615
Re: I'm appalled
If you've ever taken a trip to europe and eaten something on a menu listed as beef, then you most likely ate horsemeat. Steer meat is not as common and more expensive, so europeans often eat horse. I've seen many butcher shops over there with half a side of horse up on a hanger and various cuts of h...
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PRAYER REQUEST - for those in the path of Gustav...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2471
Re: PRAYER REQUEST - for those in the path of Gustav...
Stores, restaurants, and gas stations are opening up wherever there is electric. Mine came on at 3pm today.
Thanks for all the prayers!!! Came home this morning to find my home was undamaged except for a minor problem with a garage door. Big relief!
Thanks for all the prayers!!! Came home this morning to find my home was undamaged except for a minor problem with a garage door. Big relief!
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Way OT; need help from a Hoosier
- Replies: 3
- Views: 444
Re: Way OT; need help from a Hoosier
My daughter's a varsity rowing athlete at a Big Ten university. I need an Indiana baseball cap for my collection (only 7 schools have womens' rowing). Can anybody get me an Indiana hat? I'll pay costs, etc up front & send back a U. Michigan hat for your troubles. Hate to admit it, but Wal-Mart ...
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PRAYER REQUEST - for those in the path of Gustav...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2471
Re: PRAYER REQUEST - for those in the path of Gustav...
Hey, everybody! I spoke to Tycer & RSY. Later, I had varying degrees of success getting back to them. Our cellular phones work intermitantly. Carla & I are in Laurel, Mississippi, at Audubon Drive Church. We were going to stay with a friend in Slidell, but he wound up under evacuation order...
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Colleges confront shootings with survival training
- Replies: 6
- Views: 801
Re: OT - Colleges confront shootings with survival training
The sort of aggressive survival response cited by Brouillette troubles school violence researcher Loren Coleman, a retired University of Southern Maine professor. Showing students violent images of school shootings could trigger post-traumatic stress or other reactions that resident advisers, gradu...
- Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Obama's Ten Point Plan For Gun Owners
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3686
Re: OT: Scare tactics
Yeah, let's elect a guy who's so old he can't remember how many houses he owns. Change in '08 Depends on what you mean by houses. The McCain's have an estate with separate living quarters for guests. Should that count as one house or multiple houses? And should you count homes his wife owns separat...
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Humor - Husband's Revenge
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1901
Re: Humor - Husband's Revenge
The whole thing looks staged to me. What woman would just sit there and look at a gun like that for 5 minutes while the husband got his dumb idea, found the camera and firecrackers, narrated the story, then walked around the house to sneak up behind her? And she's still sitting there turning the gu...
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Empolyment/Job Board Rant
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1835
Re: OT - Empolyment/Job Board Rant
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the job listing. It says right there in black and white that 1 to 3 years experience in transportation is a plus, and they asked if you had that experience. Even for entry level jobs, a person with some experience will win out over someone with zero experience, al...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Survivalism and Leverguns
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5985
Re: Survivalism and Leverguns
If you haven't done so already, everyone should read a book titled "The Great New Orleans Gun Grab". This is about as close to society falling apart as we have come in this country in the last 20 years. The biggest problem that people who stayed behind faced was from roving bands of law en...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Obama did not register for selective service?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2358
Re: OT-Obama did not register for selective service?
I have no idea if he registered or not, but the federal law states that if you don't register, you are disqualified from holding certain jobs, including any job in the executive branch of federal government.
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poltics - Need Q&A Advice for face to face w/Senator. UPDATE
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1462
Re: Poltics - Need Q&A Advice for face to face w/Senator.
You better have one good question, because they won't take any others from you. He will state his anti-gun position and then move on to the next question.
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Way OT-I must be living wrong..
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2011
Re: Way OT-I must be living wrong..
Depending on location, multiple ground rods may be a code violation. Hve you done all the work yourself or did you have an electrition do it? Sounds like a ground problem. I agree that whole house protection is in order. Gobbler That's true. And where it is allowed because of soil conditions, the s...
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Way OT-I must be living wrong..
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2011
Re: Way OT-I must be living wrong..
I've had lightning problems too. Is lightning actually hitting the house or hitting some distance away and following the power line coming into your house? You are better able to stop the problem if it comes in from the power line. At any rate, I recommend getting a whole house surge suppressor. Get...
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gunshow Slidell Gun & Knife Show Sat.&Sun.July 12 & 13, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Views: 993
- Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gunshow Slidell Gun & Knife Show Sat.&Sun.July 12 & 13, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Views: 993
Re: Gunshow Slidell Gun & Knife Show Sat.&Sun.July 12 & 13, 2008
I'm less than 10 minutes away, so I might go.
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Much too close for comfort...(UPDATE)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5063
Re: OT - Much too close for comfort...
Having a dog is a good idea. Someone tried to abduct my niece from her front yard, but the family dog (a big lab) came to the rescue.
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Olofson’s case & NRA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1932
Re: Olofson’s case & NRA
You need to see the rest of it... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/cloverleaf762/complaint_2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/cloverleaf762/complaint_3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/cloverleaf762/complaint_4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/cloverleaf762/complaint_...
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Olofson’s case & NRA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1932
Re: Olofson’s case & NRA
Read the affidavit. The AR15 was converted to autoselect using M16 parts.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/c ... aint_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/c ... aint_2.jpg
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Self defense handgun recommendation needed...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7858
Re: OT - Self defense handgun recommendation needed...
This site has some advice for women shopping for the right gun. I don't agree with all of it, but it is worth a look. http://www.corneredcat.com/FirstGun/tryongun.aspx
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Self defense handgun recommendation needed...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7858
Re: OT - Self defense handgun recommendation needed...
Sounds like she is trying to rack the slide by pulling back on the slide with her finger and thumb instead of pushing down on the frame with her gun hand. Once you show someone with weak hands the correct way to rack the slide, they should have no problem.
- Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Movie Review - WALL-E
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2067
Re: OT - Movie Review - WALL-E
The liberal reviewers seem to be taking it more on a superficial level of doom and gloom. It is getting very good reviews from conservatives though. Some people might not get that if they just take it as a cartoon and don't hear the message. Can't say much about the price of tickets, but at least yo...
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: IF you could have only one rifle, one pistol....
- Replies: 88
- Views: 8430
Re: IF you could have only one rifle, one pistol....
No big game around these parts so I would want a .22 rifle for hunting small game which we have plenty of. That choice would likely be my Henry .22. The handgun would be for personal protection and if it makes someone think twice about messing with me, so much the better. I would go with my Para .45...
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Range Report: Henry H001 .22 Levergun
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1479
Re: Range Report: Henry H001 .22 Levergun
TedH wrote:I agree with meanc. CCI Mini Mags are the favorite of my Henry too.
Same here.
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Political Humor - Little Catherine
- Replies: 9
- Views: 989
Re: Political Humor - Little Catherine
Actually, if she became a republican, she would take your $5, keep $3 for herself, and give 2 homeless guys a buck each to pick up the dog poop. You're happy, she's happy, and not one, but 2 homeless guys have a job and are happy.
- Wed May 28, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "TOY" guns
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2746
- Wed May 28, 2008 1:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "TOY" guns
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2746
I find it hard to believe that any airsoft replica weighs as much as the real deal and that a person can't tell from weight alone that something is not right. My handguns weigh in around 31 to 35 oz, and that is unloaded. I'm looking here are some weights for airsoft pistols at an internet site and ...
- Mon May 26, 2008 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Way OT: Crocodile Dundee's knife?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 985
It says toward the bottom of the page that Angel Sword did make the Bowies for the movie.
http://www.crushingforce.com/
http://www.crushingforce.com/
- Mon May 26, 2008 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Way OT: Crocodile Dundee's knife?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 985
The story goes that there were 3 Bowies that were custom made for the movie. These were said to have been made as movie props by Angel Swords of Driftwood Texas. Can't say if that info is 100% accurate, but that has been the claim made by the company. :?: There have been reproductions that claim to ...
- Sun May 25, 2008 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
- Sat May 24, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
Maybe this can be useful in some way.There is a history of US Military Intelligence here:
http://www.history.army.mil/books/Lineage/mi/mi-fm.htm
I ran a search on WWII Pacific Theater and didn't see anything specific on Bosse.
http://www.history.army.mil/books/Lineage/mi/mi-fm.htm
I ran a search on WWII Pacific Theater and didn't see anything specific on Bosse.
- Sat May 24, 2008 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
Hobie, I went back and looked more carefully at the picture of the 2 officers under magnification. The officer with a mustache has on captain's bars, so if this is Major Bosse, it would have been from earlier than 1945. The clean-shaven officer looks to be wearing a major's insignia and Army Air For...
- Sat May 24, 2008 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
- Sat May 24, 2008 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
Maj Bosse was Asst Chief of Staff of G2 for WPBC.
Here is an article he wrote assessing Japanese civilians: http://www.jstor.org/pss/2745220
Here is an article he wrote assessing Japanese civilians: http://www.jstor.org/pss/2745220
- Sat May 24, 2008 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2019
Re: OT - Help needed to disseminate and identify a military
or individuals. I know there are a bunch of interested individuals here, many with military backgrounds. I found some photos which I think were taken in Northern California of a military unit. I posted all that I know in my non-shooting blog and I hope that some of you will pass this around. There ...
- Thu May 22, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - A victory over proposed gun ban
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1099
POLITICS - A victory over proposed gun ban
That bill for a gun ban in Louisiana got struck down by a 12 to 1 vote by the House panel. Woo-hoo!!
News report is here:
http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf ... xml&coll=1
News report is here:
http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf ... xml&coll=1
- Thu May 22, 2008 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Need advice on aging parents.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2834
Be sure to get power of attorney as soon as possible. If you don't have that, some judge will come in and take over and shut the family out from making decisions about their health care and where they will live. Moving into another home at an old age is the worst possible thing to subject a person t...
- Tue May 20, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Holster question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1686
I searched for months for a universal holster system that would do it all and concluded that it doesn't exist unless it is a custom rig. There are so many things you have to weigh in your decision, that asking for advice on which type to go with may just cause you to have more questions. Just keep l...
- Tue May 20, 2008 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Irena Sendler - a true hero
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1794
- Sun May 11, 2008 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Politics - From NRA-ILA about Bloomberg
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1228
I don't know if it is the times we live in or that I just wasn't as aware in my younger days, but it sure seems like our constitutional rights are getting trampled on a lot in the last 20 years and even worse in the last 10 years. It used to be you might hear of something maybe once in a while and n...
- Sun May 11, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - what exactly is a "level" action gu
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1278
- Sat May 10, 2008 1:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best Gun Safe for the Money?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4015
I heard Ft. Knox safes were very good. Anyway, I wound up getting a Sentry Pro-Staff safe with floodguard protection that is supposed to protect for up to 2 days in 2 ft of water. I live near water and have been flooded in the past, so thought it was a prudent thing to have in case I'm away on busin...
- Wed May 07, 2008 12:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Louisiana semi-auto ban bill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1713
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: delete.....see new post
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2675
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: China North Industries Group in Marlin Takeover Bid
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3485
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Military Losses
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2641
I sure wish people would take 30 seconds to look at the congressional report and see the actual numbers (Table 4 and repeated in Table 5; http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf) before they repost the WRONG numbers that comes in this email attachment. If someone is going to use the deaths of ...
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: guns in your will
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7576
I must not be looking hard enough, surely there are good deserving people in the world, my family is just so small. Those two destined for Puget Sound are good rifles, they do not deserve that fate. It is just that in the wrong hands, horrid mischief would ensue. There are some rare gun collection ...
- Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: guns in your will
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7576
I discussed this with our lawyer when we wrote out our wills. Per KS state law, it is allowable to put in your will that there is a signed letter which accompanies the will (it is listed as being there in the will so people will acknowledge it). It basically lists specific instructions for the exec...