Baaa Humbug Time....

[jeepster09]

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[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[jeepster09]

Texas Driving Range...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qqqps096amkyfto/Texas_Driving_Range.mp4?dl=0

[jeepster09]

They finally rolled out the new Air Force One...

[Armybrat]

Speaking of Texas, one of our fellow Lone Star State citizens just set a new distance shooting record of 3 miles, or 5,280 yards, hitting a 53” target. It took him 8 shots to get his first hit:

https://americangg.net/texan-breaks-marksmanship-world-record-3-mile-shot/

[dao]

Nice telescope he has mounted to that Barrett(?)!

[mr surveyor]

those aren't "see through" rings .... they are "walk through" rings :D


jd

[JohnR]

He has a Barrett mounted to his telescope.

[340pd]

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[340pd]

How to melt your suppressor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWhYnwNnfo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWhYnwNnfo)

[340pd]

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[Armybrat]

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[getsome]

Well now I’m convinced my wife is trying to kill me…..Today I’m 64 years old but I’m an old 64, and am technologically challenged…..For the last 15 years I have refused to get a smart phone and been perfectly happy with a flip phone which worked just fine for me, I don’t do insta twit, snap face, tic-toc or me tube but I did learn to answer a text message so long as it was yes, no or my favorite, OK……The little LG phone was very small, worked great for my needs and fit in my left jeans pocket along with my knife, flashlight, and extra ammo magazine pouch and everything else that ended up in there….My right pocket carries my PM9 so no room there for anything else but for my birthday guess what I got, an I-Phone 12 which I have no idea even how to even turn on……Is there like a college you can go to to figure out how to work these things?……My little LG was great but now I have to figure out how to stuff a 12 inch color TV in my pocket but at least if I get mugged I can hand it over and maybe get away because I have no clue how to dial 911…..

[Bawanna]

Welcome to the old geezer club. If you got grandkids they are like an instant help line. They know how to work that ****.

[getsome]

Ain’t got no grandkids yet but I do have a dog, I bet he can YouTube it for me if I give him some bacon…..

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

Well now I’m convinced my wife is trying to kill me…..Today I’m 64 years old but I’m an old 64, and am technologically challenged…..For the last 15 years I have refused to get a smart phone and been perfectly happy with a flip phone which worked just fine for me, I don’t do insta twit, snap face, tic-toc or me tube but I did learn to answer a text message so long as it was yes, no or my favorite, OK……The little LG phone was very small, worked great for my needs and fit in my left jeans pocket along with my knife, flashlight, and extra ammo magazine pouch and everything else that ended up in there….My right pocket carries my PM9 so no room there for anything else but for my birthday guess what I got, an I-Phone 12 which I have no idea even how to even turn on……Is there like a college you can go to to figure out how to work these things?……My little LG was great but now I have to figure out how to stuff a 12 inch color TV in my pocket but at least if I get mugged I can hand it over and maybe get away because I have no clue how to dial 911…..

No problem.....your dog will enjoy the phone!

[mr surveyor]

Well now I’m convinced my wife is trying to kill me…..Today I’m 64 years old but I’m an old 64, and am technologically challenged…..For the last 15 years I have refused to get a smart phone and been perfectly happy with a flip phone which worked just fine for me, I don’t do insta twit, snap face, tic-toc or me tube but I did learn to answer a text message so long as it was yes, no or my favorite, OK……The little LG phone was very small, worked great for my needs and fit in my left jeans pocket along with my knife, flashlight, and extra ammo magazine pouch and everything else that ended up in there….My right pocket carries my PM9 so no room there for anything else but for my birthday guess what I got, an I-Phone 12 which I have no idea even how to even turn on……Is there like a college you can go to to figure out how to work these things?……My little LG was great but now I have to figure out how to stuff a 12 inch color TV in my pocket but at least if I get mugged I can hand it over and maybe get away because I have no clue how to dial 911…..


wow .... that is exactly "me". I'm not giving up "quietly" on my old flip phone either. As for texting ... my eyes were in such bad shape (until I got these fancy trifocal contact lenses in 2017) that it was really challenging to see those tiny characters on the phone to answer text messages. All my friends that knew me recognized that when I answered their text message with something like "gt9wm6b92jswp" .... I did read what they sent. I can see better now, but it still takes me 5 minutes to respond to a simple text .... unless it's just requesting a "Y" or a "N" - if it's important enough to respond in the first place it's important enough to just call.

as for (anti) social media .... nope, don't do that either. I follow 6-7 gun forums, go to Church, to the old man amusement park (shooting range), the gun shop, beer store .... that's social enough.

jd

[dao]

except the part of church where they have you get up and shake your neighbor's hand. I like to skip that part.

[Bawanna]

I'm kind of the opposite, being near deaf as a cedar stump I can't hear to talk on a phone so the texting feature is a life saver for me. All that know me know to text, not call. Trouble is sometimes I don't hear the phone go off to let me know there's a text.

[mr surveyor]

I'm kind of the opposite, being near deaf as a cedar stump I can't hear to talk on a phone so the texting feature is a life saver for me. All that know me know to text, not call. Trouble is sometimes I don't hear the phone go off to let me know there's a text.

every cell phone I've ever had (all startreck communicator flip phones) have a vibrate function .... just set it on vibrate, shove it down the front of your pants, and call yourself from another phone ;)


See, I don't have to use (anti) social media to entertain myself :D

jd

[Bawanna]

Yeah mine does the vibrate thing too but usually not enough for me to notice.

I remember in my early construction days we had pagers, those things would really vibrate. We used to turn them on and all put them on the desk and see which one vibrated it's way off first.

[GROTMAN]

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[GROTMAN]

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[Planedude]

...but at least if I get mugged I can hand it over and maybe get away because I have no clue how to dial 911…..

Ummmmm... Helllllo... you just tell Siri to "call 911"...😉 like duh.

[Armybrat]

Ummmmm... Helllllo... you just tell Siri to "call 911"...😉 like duh.

When I first got my iPhone 8 several years ago, the Siri feature started squawking all of a sudden about “helping” me.
I told it “Siri, shut the f*** up”....... and have not heard a peep out of it since.

[Armybrat]

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[Armybrat]

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[getsome]

Ummmmm... Helllllo... you just tell Siri to "call 911"...😉 like duh.

So you’re saying there’s a woman named Siri living in my new phone huh……..That’s just great, I bet she knows my wife and will tell her what I’m doing and everywhere I go now, I knew this smart phone thing was a plot…..On the other hand, does this Siri chick have a nice rack?

[Bawanna]

My hearing aid doc was telling me about this Siri when they first came out. He one time used his wife's phone to make a call and siri asked him by name why he was using his wife's phone.

While at his office his phone was on the desk and she said something, I asked her what she was wearing. Her response honest injun was what makes you think I'm wearing anything at all!!!

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[Armybrat]

Who knew Charlie Brown was married and a gun guy?

[Armybrat]

...

[jeepster09]

We have the answer.....

https://youtu.be/F-mztxHgYQo

[yqtszhj]

When I first got my iPhone 8 several years ago, the Siri feature started squawking all of a sudden about “helping” me.
I told it “Siri, shut the f*** up”....... and have not heard a peep out of it since.

That never would work on a real life Siri I’m sure

[340pd]

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[Bawanna]

Those were definitely the days.........

[mr surveyor]

my first new handgun purchase was in 1974, after I turned 21 .... it was an H&R "949" revolver bought at Gibson's for that $39.97 price. I first went to the well known sporting goods store with the intention/desire to buy the top-of-the-line Ruger Single Action Six convertible ..... they wanted $70 for it. No way I could justify that much, considering my newlywed income - so I went next door to Gibson's Discount Center and bought something I could afford. Damned revolver got stolen in a house break-in (along with a lot of other stuff) in 1986. It was a cheapy, but dang it sure shot good.

That old Gibson's "sale flier" brought back a lot of memories


jd

[Armybrat]

Yes it did.
I got the Marlin for that price, but maybe a decade later bought the H&R for $48 (on sale).
My son owns the Marlin, but the H&R sit in a closet next to my home office computer station.
It has been shaved down a bit....

[Armybrat]

....

[Bawanna]

Actually pretty smart, who would have thunk?

[Armybrat]

Well, it might not be prudent to have too many of those while working, or the job could take an interesting turn.

[GROTMAN]

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[getsome]

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Now that brings back a memory or two…..My first ever firearm purchase was around 1973. I was 15 and my pal Mike was 14 and we drove his mom’s 68 Impala to a department store called Woolco which was like a K-Mart to buy a 12 gauge shotgun each…..Back story on driving the Impala was my friends mom had an afternoon paper route and she used the car to do her delivery of the evening paper but sometimes she liked to have a snort or two when she got home from her regular job and on those days when she couldn’t do the route me and Mike became independent contractors and did the delivery for her for a small fee……I only had a learners license at the time but that was good enough for her…….We had both saved up grass cutting and paper route money and bought two brand new Iver Johnson 12 gauge single barrel shotguns and several boxes of ammo from a sorta fat 17 year old girl working in the Woolco sporting goods department….We told her we were both 18 and she never asked to see any ID and there was no paper work and I even got her phone number…….We must have shot thousands of shells through those Iver Johnson’s and I can’t remember what happened to mine but I wish I had it back along with that 327 Impala that would burn rubber for half a block if you didn’t let up……..It was such a different time back then and I miss those simple days……

[Bawanna]

Yes it did.
I got the Marlin for that price, but maybe a decade later bought the H&R for $48 (on sale).
My son owns the Marlin, but the H&R sit in a closet next to my home office computer station.
It has been shaved down a bit....

I got that same shotgun in 410 and 20ga. I whittled mine down a bit too. Think my son in law got my 410, he had a rat problem. I put a tone of inlays in that 410, turned out real nice too. Probably rusting under the bed now.

[BirdsThaWord]

Now that brings back a memory or two…..My first ever firearm purchase was around 1973. I was 15 and my pal Mike was 14 and we drove his mom’s 68 Impala to a department store called Woolco which was like a K-Mart to buy a 12 gauge shotgun each…..Back story on driving the Impala was my friends mom had an afternoon paper route and she used the car to do her delivery of the evening paper but sometimes she liked to have a snort or two when she got home from her regular job and on those days when she couldn’t do the route me and Mike became independent contractors and did the delivery for her for a small fee……I only had a learners license at the time but that was good enough for her…….We had both saved up grass cutting and paper route money and bought two brand new Iver Johnson 12 gauge single barrel shotguns and several boxes of ammo from a sorta fat 17 year old girl working in the Woolco sporting goods department….We told her we were both 18 and she never asked to see any ID and there was no paper work and I even got her phone number…….We must have shot thousands of shells through those Iver Johnson’s and I can’t remember what happened to mine but I wish I had it back along with that 327 Impala that would burn rubber for half a block if you didn’t let up……..It was such a different time back then and I miss those simple days……
Man, you sure do paint a nice picture of what the times were like. I bet each of us has fond memories of those simpler times. Kinda makes me wonder, was it just simpler to us, being young without the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood? Or were our parents really as stressed as we are? I really do think they lived in a better world (not just as adults) than we do these days. Rather unfortunate, but at least we have those types of memories, from when people seemed more free, caring and less stressed. Thanks for sharing and here’s to those simpler times! :yo:

[jeepster09]

Now that brings back a memory or two…..My first ever firearm purchase was around 1973. I was 15 and my pal Mike was 14 and we drove his mom’s 68 Impala to a department store called Woolco which was like a K-Mart to buy a 12 gauge shotgun each…..Back story on driving the Impala was my friends mom had an afternoon paper route and she used the car to do her delivery of the evening paper but sometimes she liked to have a snort or two when she got home from her regular job and on those days when she couldn’t do the route me and Mike became independent contractors and did the delivery for her for a small fee……I only had a learners license at the time but that was good enough for her…….We had both saved up grass cutting and paper route money and bought two brand new Iver Johnson 12 gauge single barrel shotguns and several boxes of ammo from a sorta fat 17 year old girl working in the Woolco sporting goods department….We told her we were both 18 and she never asked to see any ID and there was no paper work and I even got her phone number…….We must have shot thousands of shells through those Iver Johnson’s and I can’t remember what happened to mine but I wish I had it back along with that 327 Impala that would burn rubber for half a block if you didn’t let up……..It was such a different time back then and I miss those simple days……


The good old days.....this is a clip from newspaper where I grew up in Massachusetts. We made SIMPLE FUN! We were bored and needed something to do. Took my dads haz mat suit from cold war times taped on some rabbit ears from the TV and put a flashing lantern down in the back and decided "play next to the highway", this was in early 60's, [friend Bobby got caught walking back from field]. We regularly walked the streets with our single shot shotguns to go crow hunting.

[JohnR]

I remember Woolco stores. Also a Woolworth at the mall where (also in about 1973) my parents bought me a toy lever rifle that I still have. You jack the lever and it pulls a spring inside, and the trigger just releases it to slam against something inside to go "bang." The barrel was actually .50 caliber so I tried muzzle loading a 1/2" diameter metal thing I'd found, but the "bang" didn't impart enough inertia to move the slug.

[340pd]

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[tokuno]

. . . a sorta fat 17 year old girl working in the Woolco sporting goods department…...It was such a different time back then and I miss those simple days……

1970's "sorta fat" = 5'-6", 120 pounds? :p
As I recall, the kids that got called "fatso" back then would look pretty normal by today's standards. I guess that's a sort of back-handed compliment regarding the success of the free market and the comfort & security of life in America.
My Mom borrowed her Dad's Model A to drive her classmates to a school picnic - she was twelve or thirteen :-)

[jeepster09]

I bought my first car at 10. All of us kids in neighborhood had cars. I paid $10 bucks for it and drove it home. At dinner my dad asked "who's car is that in the driveway?" I said mine, he responded park it behind the barn from now on. It was a 1950 Plymouth. I had money from my paper route to buy it. It lasted a couple of months until I blew up the engine. I then moved up to a 1953 Ford with a V8.....woohoo. :cool:

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[jeepster09]

Man and his mule
A man bought a mule sight unseen in a neighboring state. He mailed the farmer a check for 100 dollars and included a note that he would pick the mule up the following week. When he went to get the mule it had died. The farmer refused to give him his money back so the man loaded up the mule and headed back home. A few months later they ran into each other at a sale barn. The farmer asked what did he do with that old mule. The man laughed and said he raffled off over a 1,000 tickets for a dollar a piece on the mule. The farmer frowned and said "wasn't the people mad when they found out the mule had died"? The man said "well the guy that won it was but I gladly gave him his dollar back".

[Armybrat]

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[mr surveyor]

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PERFECT :)


jd

[BirdsThaWord]

18357
I’d LOVE to have that car and would not change a single thing on it.

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Yep, Fishing Lures ... just wrap with clay mud and allow it to dry .... then go fishing. I hear they work better than the guts from an old hand crank telephone :)


jd

edit to add: I seem to remember hearing "quarter sticks" worked better if you're trying to fill the freezer

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[Bawanna]

If Beth was on the View I'd watch that once. That would be entertaining.

I'd sure like to have a few of those German rifles, probably still 1000's that haven't been surplused yet.

[yqtszhj]

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oh yeah…

[getsome]

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I’m absolutely positive NASA is tracking empty paint cans we put into orbit from my backyard launch pad with the good M-80’s they sold back in the day…..Hard to believe they sold those 1/4 sticks to any 10 year old boy with cash in his hand……..

[mr surveyor]

:) :) :)

[jeepster09]

We used to play with ADAM PEARLS, about the size of a pea that blew up when you threw them at something, of course we always shot them from a sling shot.

[AJBert]

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Reminds me of my first cruise in the Navy. We headed out for a Med Cruise out of Norfolk but took a right turn to a little island nobody onboard had heard of called Grenada. After all was said and done, the Marines on the ARG (five US Navy amphibs plus Marines) dumped the confiscated AK's and SKS', plus ammo into the deep, blue waters of the Atlantic. Word was there were enough rifles so that each Sailor and Marine could have had 2-3 rifles each. That comes out to 20-30,000 rifles sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic somewhere between that little island and the Straits of Gibralter. Along with well over a million rounds of ammo.

[Bawanna]

That makes a whole lot of sense don't it. What a waste.

[OldLincoln]

Does in military sense. Imagine the military cost to transport to USA, inventory and store forever. Never to be issued or sold. I remember them dumping hundreds of good jeeps overboard when returning from Europe after VE day. Noe THAT'S a waste! I about wore out the family J4 (I think) up the trails to fish in Rattlesnake Creek (appropriately named!).

[GROTMAN]

KIND OF REMINDS ME OF AN OLD VASECTOMY JOKE
Redneck Vasectomy
After having their 11th child, an Alabama
couple decided that was enough, as they could not afford a larger bed. So the husband went to his veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want to have any more children.
The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was expensive. A less costly alternative, said the doctor, was to go home, get a cherry bomb (fireworks are legal in Alabama), light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count to 10.
The Alabamian said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest man in the world, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me".
"Trust me," said the doctor.
So the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count:
"1"
"2"
"3"
"4"
"5"
At which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs, an resumed counting on his other hand.
This procedure also works in Kentucky, Mississippi, and West Virginia.

[getsome]

Reminds me of my first cruise in the Navy. We headed out for a Med Cruise out of Norfolk but took a right turn to a little island nobody onboard had heard of called Grenada. After all was said and done, the Marines on the ARG (five US Navy amphibs plus Marines) dumped the confiscated AK's and SKS', plus ammo into the deep, blue waters of the Atlantic. Word was there were enough rifles so that each Sailor and Marine could have had 2-3 rifles each. That comes out to 20-30,000 rifles sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic somewhere between that little island and the Straits of Gibralter. Along with well over a million rounds of ammo.

Makes a lot more sense to destroy weapons like that rather than leaving Billions of dollars worth of our best high tech weapons on the ground for our enemy to use or sell to the highest bidder to reverse engineer like Foggy Joe did in Afghanistan…….

[yqtszhj]

We used to play with ADAM PEARLS, about the size of a pea that blew up when you threw them at something, of course we always shot them from a sling shot.
I remember those I think, went by a different name around here but I can’t remember what it was. Packed in sawdust if I remember right.

[wyntrout]

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and family.

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Thomas Massie
(https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie)@RepThomasMassie

(https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie)Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo.



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[yqtszhj]

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and family.

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Thomas Massie


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@RepThomasMassie


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Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo.






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im partial to the tommy gun and the uzi

[dao]

Something tells me that thieves will stay away from that Not A Gun Free Zone

[Bawanna]

That's a real Tommy Gun too with the short 10'' barrel. Great idea for a Christmas Card photo.
Funny I tore my Tommy down yesterday just to see if I could remember how, couple tricky parts if you haven't done it for awhile. Did the same with my M1 Garand and the worst, a Ruger Mk1 and MkII. Guess I'd done one of those recently enough, I didn't have too much trouble with them. Had one a few years back that was a real wrestling match, didn't think I'd ever get that puppy back together.

[Armybrat]

I remember those I think, went by a different name around here but I can’t remember what it was. Packed in sawdust if I remember right.

We called those little pea sized things “crackerballs”.

[mr surveyor]

We called those little pea sized things “crackerballs”.


yep, crackerballs it was ... and if I remember the story back then, they got pulled from the market because some nerdowells coaxed little kids into biting down on them by telling the kids it was Trix cereal

jd

[wyntrout]

I was 8 years old when I analyzed crackerballs and the residue left after they exploded. I figured out the mechanism where the tiny bits of flint-like rock were squeezed together in a tight space with powder.

There were always dud firecrackers and plenty of tiny rocks. I used brown grocery bag paper and a lot of the tiny rocks and a bunch of powder. I twisted the multi-layers of paper around the ingredients... pretty crude... and I couldn't throw it down to make it explode, so I used a length of pipe to smack the "crackerball". I was only eight and we were poor... usually with no "father" with tools and stuff around, so I had to improvise.

It DID work... a great tooth rattling explosion... with some damage to exposed body parts if you weren't careful. I didn't know much about being careful, but I didn't let that stop me from getting "free" fireworks from the abundant dud firecrackers.

I always did like making things go "bang"! :p:amflag:

[jeepster09]

Last wishes
Doug Smith's Last Wishes :yo:
Doug Smith is on his deathbed and knows the end is near.
His nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons, are with him.
He asks for 2 witnesses to be present and a camcorder be in place to record his last wishes, and when all is ready he begins to speak:
· My son, "Bernie, I want you to take the Mayfair houses."
· My daughter "Sybil, you take the apartments over in the East end."
· My son, "Jamie, I want you to take the offices over in the City Centre."
· "Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings on the banks of the river"
The nurse and witnesses are blown away as they did not realize his extensive holdings, and as Doug slips away, the nurse says, "Mrs. Smith, your husband must have been such a hard-working man to have accumulated all this property".
Mrs. Smith replied, "The S.O.B. had a paper route."

[jeepster09]

.....

[Armybrat]

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and family.

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1339685912872177664/EKpZGLli_bigger.jpg
(https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie)
Thomas Massie
(https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie)@RepThomasMassie

(https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie)Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFyIVyzX0AsYST0?format=jpg&name=medium
Reminds me of my family Christmas a couple of years ago...

[Armybrat]

Whoops, did it again!

[getsome]

I was 8 years old when I analyzed crackerballs and the residue left after they exploded. I figured out the mechanism where the tiny bits of flint-like rock were squeezed together in a tight space with powder.

There were always dud firecrackers and plenty of tiny rocks. I used brown grocery bag paper and a lot of the tiny rocks and a bunch of powder. I twisted the multi-layers of paper around the ingredients... pretty crude... and I couldn't throw it down to make it explode, so I used a length of pipe to smack the "crackerball". I was only eight and we were poor... usually with no "father" with tools and stuff around, so I had to improvise.

It DID work... a great tooth rattling explosion... with some damage to exposed body parts if you weren't careful. I didn't know much about being careful, but I didn't let that stop me from getting "free" fireworks from the abundant dud firecrackers.

I always did like making things go "bang"! :p:amflag:

You sure you didn’t live in my neighborhood? My buddy and I spent many hours unrolling thousands of Black-Cat firecrackers to harvest the powder until we got a large jelly jar packed full and twisted a bunch of fuses together and stuck it in a small hole in the top sealed with silicone…..We set it off in his fathers brick grill and the blast was “atomic” complete with a huge mushroom cloud….It was hard to hide the damage to the back wall of the BBQ grill and we both stayed inside for about a week……I’m not sure if our parents didn’t know the stuff we were doing or didn’t care, I’m hoping for the former but I’ll never know……Funny how little boys and explosives are a natural together, heck even God liked to blow stuff up when he was a youngun……

[Bawanna]

I'm there for ya pal.

[getsome]

It’s the toy companies fault, they start us off early…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPTUV77u6s8

[JohnR]

Wow, I've never heard of that gatling cap gun before.

[dustnchips]

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[dustnchips]

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[mr surveyor]

^^^ LIKE ^^^



jd

[AJBert]

My dad reloaded shotgun shells when we were kids, and he taught us how to do the same. One of us, me or one of my brothers, came up with a brilliant plan of loading the shells with primer, powder and the wad, no shot. We would then tape a marble onto the bottom of the shell, centered over the primer. Toss them up in the air and they would land on the marble every time. Worked like a charm for a big bang, not so much for the explosive aspect.

Fast forward to my high school days and the danger increased just a bit. We would take spent CO2 cartridges and whittle out the tiny hole poked in the skinny end just wide enough to funnel some of that powder into the empty cartridge. It would take about 10-15 minutes to fill just one as those necks weren't very wide. Then we'd take some fuses off of the black cats, stuff one down into the neck and pad it all around with some wads of paper towel. Light fuse and let it fly...along ways we discovered! Somehow, no one ever got hit with shrapnel, but these things did more damage than any M80's we ever had. Growing up in the country helped to conceal such activities from the folks. Only bad things about them was if you tossed them into the pond, the fuse would go out.

[jeepster09]

It is amazing any of us are still around :rolleyes:

My brother would cut off match heads and load them into a pipe and add a fuse.....:ohmy: Quite the BOOM

[getsome]

It is amazing any of us are still around :rolleyes:

My brother would cut off match heads and load them into a pipe and add a fuse.....:ohmy: Quite the BOOM

That sir is the God’s honest truth but if I could I would do it all over again in a minute because it damn sure was fun……

[OldLincoln]

My uncle made a cannon out of a 12'' iron pipe with.a screw on cap drilled for a fuse. He'd set a fire ******* (didn't know krack-er is a bad word) with fuse exposed thru the hole, drop in a marble and shoot it across the back yard to lodge into the fence. Had bottom and sides with pipe fastened near center for front to rise to aim. It worked really well and was heavy enough to just shove a couple inches back without flopping. It was a couple years later when he came into a half full can of powder. Blew out windows in nearby houses. We ran like criminals several blocks to the park before settling down and returning to the scene. He fessed up he did it all not knowing what it do. He expected a flash bang but the powder was pretty packed. I was way younger so no fault landed on me. Looking back, he should have charged admission and had the neighbor kids watch. He was a great guy all my life, served in Korean War, worked hard and mentored me in the family business.

[JohnR]

We lived across the street from the high school, and there was one spot with a fire hydrant or something surrounded by a chain link fence, with the fence posts uncapped. My brother and I would take firecrackers and drop them, lit, into the top of the post, and they made the coolest sound ever. FOOM. I also taped a bottle rocket to a balsa glider and was amazed at how well it flew.

[berettabone]

I couldn't resist since it was my area of expertise/foolishness.....................Kids, don't do this $h!t at home. These days, it will get you put away from light forever.............It started with taking a pin and weaving a roll of caps on to it, back and forth until all of the little powder charges were punctured, and it looked like an accordion. Slide it off of the pin and wrap it tightly with masking tape until it's as tight as can be. Take a piece of cannon fuse (which was always available) and insert it sometime before you're finished. Makes a good boom, with no dangerous shrapnel. Moved on to gluing two pieces of pine 2x4 about 5" wide and hollowing out a part of the center of each piece. Then glued the 2 pieces together with wood glue. Drill hole with 1/4" in wood block to center hole. Sift in your powder of choice and then insert a piece of cannon fuse, which fits perfectly down to the center powder hole. Take a candle and melt a bit of wax around the base of the fuse for a seal. That's where the dangerous part chimes in....................I'm sitting in a friend's living room, and he's making one of these wood boomers and we're watching a football game. He gets to the part where he melts the wax for the seal, and he accidently starts the fuse going. He tries to rip the fuse out, but it's not budging and it's burning his hands. He then sticks the fuse in his drink, not remembering that the cannon fuse that we used was waterproof like most of the stuff is. He ended up having to throw it as hard as he could through the front room screen window, just before it let loose. I sat there in amazement, without moving. Bad thing was, his wife was in the kitchen at the time, not paying attention to what was going on until she heard the boom and saw a hole in her screen window. It wasn't a good day............................................... A few months later, a kid in my town was loading up a co2 cartridge with powder. He made the mistake of tearing off the end of the cartridge so he could get the powder in easier. Once full, he put the small end in a vise (yeah I know) and crimped it over. Too much pressure and heat from bending metal and it went off. He was running around the outside of his white house and I guess the sight was not pretty. He lived about 300 yds. from the hospital. A nurse who was just getting to work, heard the explosion and ran down to the kid's house, scooped him up and took him right back up to emergency. He was probably already gone.............................................. .........not that I would do any of this stuff...........I knew someone who used an 8" piece of waterpipe with welded on endcaps. They sifted in the powder through a small drill hole. Then they dug a hole 3 ft. deep by some railroad tracks. Put the thing in the hole, with the fuse running through a piece of conduit. Filled it in with dirt with the conduit just poking above the surface. He wasn't sure if the fuse would stay lit because of lack of oxygen. He and a partner found an old tire on a rim, still full of air, so they put that over the top along with a huge bolder that took all of their strength to roll over. It was late at night when they lit the fuse and waited, and waited, and waited.................normally, cannon fuse will burn about an inch every 3 seconds, so about 3 ft. of fuse should be a minute and a half or so. They said about 4 minutes went by and they thought that it was a dud. Now they were going to have to wait until they thought it was safe to check it, and make sure that no one came around it. Then it went off. Mushroom cloud rolling up through the trees. 30 ft. Fireball. VERY LOUD. It was a window shaker. I lived in the same building complex and heard it all. They looked at the spot the next day. 3 ft. diameter hole, with a few pieces of end cap. It blew straight up at the weakest point, the fuse hole. Lifted up a part of the track and some ties. The tire and boulder were nowhere to be seen. They found them both the next day, approx. 150 yds. away, in the local cemetery. How appropriate..................that was the last time that they fooled with anything of that nature. I also knew someone who had a cardboard tube that was 6" in diameter, 15" long and about an inch thick. They cut pieces of wood to fit in to the ends, which were nailed and glued around the ends. They sifted in 4 lbs. of black powder. They took it out of town to a concrete bridge with a small creek running underneath. They put it under the bridge. I was washing my truck in the driveway and I heard the blast from about 3 miles away. It actually lifted the bridge about 2 or 3 inches. You could see the dirt line. After that, they also retired from the big boom business...............if you really feel the need to experiment, just snip the heads off of about 100 farmer matches. Carefully put them in to a piece of aluminum foil. Crimp it down into to a ball, but not too tightly. Then wrap the ball tightly in masking tape until it's roughly a bit larger than a golf ball. These you throw against something hard. At the least, they always start spinning and take off with a lot of smelly smoke. Sometimes they will explode, showering little lit match heads, which looks cool at night........don't get me started on what can be done with model rocket engines.

[dao]

How do you follow those acts of foolishness/stupidity/daring/experimentation? Well, one amateurish but equally foolish thing I did was to take a rubber stopper (for a glass beaker), away from chemistry class, bring it home and proceed to stuff a .22lr cartridge in it. Then a buddy of mine and I went out into the street between our houses after school and before parents got home from work in a crowded housing development and proceed to throw it up in the air until after about 20 tries it fired. Funny that we didn't think a thing about it before doing so, other than it should be cool. But when it went off it's like the light suddenly went on in our teenage brains and we realized we had no idea where the bulled went or how far and that doing this was a bad, ie stupid thing to do.

Another time when I was much younger, like in third grade, I had a fascination with fire. Across the street from my house were the grade and middle schools. And on the street were parked cars. Another friend and I noticed after school that one of the cars was leaking gas. So we, or probably I, lit the gas. It was Fall and there were a bunch of blown leaves on the ground and between the gas and the leaves in about a second, two at the most we had quite a quickly spreading fire going. Rather than try to put it out, which was unlikely, and fearing an explosion from the car we took off running and made our way to some high ground on the other side of the schools and waited. Sure enough fire engines came and put the fire out. I don't recall that the car exploded, and I don't know if it or any of the others were damaged because before I decided it was safe to go home all had been moved or taken away. I don't recall ever playing with fire after that. I didn't get any smarter, as my high school chemistry slash ballistics experiment proved, but it scared the firebug out of me.

Last thing was not something I did, but which I had a part in repairing. As a sheetrocker many years later we went out on an insurance job at a church where the water heater had exploded. There was no one in the building at the time, and that was a good thing. The heater went through the roof and landed about 400 feet away. And it took out the closet the heater was in and heavily damaged most of two rooms around it. I've often wondered how many people have been killed due to malfunctioning relief valves on those things.

[mr surveyor]

speaking of popping 22 cal cartridges, I knew a kid in high school (he actually lived through his "growing-up" stage) that was always creating some disturbance on campus. His thing with the .22 lr's was bring a pocket full of them and slam them down on the concrete in the "court yard" until they popped. He got away with it 5-6 times before finally getting caught in the act. It's not really on the extreme side of danger ... with no gun barrel to contain and direct the pressure the "explosive force" just sends the projectile a short distance, and the brass quite a bit farther - I assume it being directly proportional to the weight of each part. The same idiot used to rig a "nickel pack" of Black Cat firecrackers with a slow burning fuse made of lengths of rubber bands, then remove the lid from the metal trash can outside the classrooms, place the Black Cats on top of the trash (trying to keep the lit fuse from starting a trash fire too early), then light the slow fuse and replace the lid .... he could be back to his desk in the classroom at least a minute before the firecrackers went off ... and lighting up the trash can contents. He got away with that a couple more times before the teachers all realized the "disturbances" had all happened just a minute or so after he "returned from the bathroom". Just to add to his "activities ... he had an old beat-up Opal Cadet station wagon, the kind with the heavy steel doors. He and his running buddy liked to go "mailbox smashing" on the country backroads. Ordinarily the activity was performed by driving by close to the mailbox while the passenger would hang out the window and whack the mailbox with a baseball bat. Nope, not KG and his sidekick. KG would drive real close to the mailbox at 30-40 mph while his sidekick partner would time his action of slinging to car door open to whack the mailbox, post and all, out of the ball park. He and his sidekick also stole his grandmother's new car and drove from East Texas to Florida before they finally got caught ... but that's a whole different story :)

jd

edit to add: nope I wasn't (directly) involved ... just an occasional witness

[getsome]

Hey berettabone, good to see you back, don’t stay away so long, we’ve been holding a seat open at the bar for you…….This is great, I thought I was the only former juvenile delinquent here but I guess not…..I learned not to mess with gasoline when at a friends house one day he found a lawn mower gas can and was burning fire ant hills and anything else that looked like fun but
the can caught on fire and for some reason he picked it up and threw it which turned a small fire into a massive fire which ended up burning their back porch off……The fire department came and put it out before the whole house burned and I had already left the vicinity before I could be identified which is a habit that has helped me many times since……I learned two things that day, number one, don’t play with gasoline and number two, you can pedal a stingray bicycle up hill at about 45 mph if you are really scared…

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

........

[Armybrat]

A family friend’s dad carried this 1858 Remington conversion while serving as a constable for Nodaway County, Missouri in the latter part of the 19th century. The box of .38 rimfires is full and the barrel retains about 80% of the blueing.
My brother owns it now and is to blame for the poor pictures, but I thought y’all would like to see it anyway...

[jeepster09]

Very cool!

[Bawanna]

That is incredibly cool. Family history and a neat ole gun to cherish. Love this stuff.

[dao]

Makes me wonder how many people have stared down the barrel of that hog's leg and decided to change their attitude. Or were hit upside the head with it to bring about the same change.

[getsome]

That is a very cool old revolver and one to hold on to……People used to respect a lawman that carried a handgun to keep the peace but they have now become the enemy and targets…..

[BirdsThaWord]

Makes me wonder how many people have stared down the barrel of that hog's leg and decided to change their attitude. Or were hit upside the head with it to bring about the same change.
Thats the kind of thoughts I think when I look at stuff like that. I love old buildings, old machines, etc for that reason. I always wonder who owned it, what was their life like back then, how they must have cherished it, etc, etc. Every once in a while we visit St Augustine or Savannah and whoever I’m with always wants to move along too quickly for my liking. I like to stop and stare as I run through those kind of thoughts. When visiting Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, I imagine the enemy forces working their way up the sides as they attacked, or how they carved out the roads up to there, how they hauled up those cannons, what was it like to stand watch, smoking hand rolled cigarettes, eating what chow they could put together, etc. etc.
Definitely a cool old revolver Army!

[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

As kids in the neighborhood out side of Boston, we got to learn about these first hand.....a lesson in being good!

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[Armybrat]

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[mr surveyor]

Dang, I wish we had a "LIKE" button!


jd

[tokuno]

Ugh! This picture makes me feel HORRIBLE - look at how broad that distribution is! Takes away so many of my excuses for missing all those clays on the trap range. Dang. . . must be the shotgun . . . I just need a new, better, & much more expensive shotgun. :p

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[Armybrat]

Twas the week before Christmas,
When all through the house......

The AC was running,
Because we live in the South.

[getsome]

And all God’s children said “Praise the Lord” and hallelujah amen…..Today it was 71 degrees and nice here in Jaw-Ga so you guys that have to buy generators, chain saws, snow blowers and electric engine block and battery heaters just to start your cars in the morning after working until dark the night before to clear the driveway of snow and ice need to understand there are better places to live down here in the warm free South…….We will even forgive you Yankees because it wasn’t your fault for being born wrong…….

[mr surveyor]

And all God’s children said “Praise the Lord” and hallelujah amen…..Today it was 71 degrees and nice here in Jaw-Ga so you guys that have to buy generators, chain saws, snow blowers and electric engine block and battery heaters just to start your cars in the morning after working until dark the night before to clear the driveway of snow and ice need to understand there are better places to live down here in the warm free South…….We will even forgive you Yankees because it wasn’t your fault for being born wrong…….




sshhhhhh .... don't be givin' out secrets


jd

[jeepster09]

Here.....

[berettabone]

Some of us Yankee's love the weather up nort.:p Winter is actually a refreshing change from the heat and humidity of the summer. No bugs, no sweat, no mowing. The snow replenishes our aquifers and melts quicker due to the high sand content of the soil in this area especially in my area. I don't see much difference between mowing grass or removing snow. Back when I was a kid, I remember being able to climb a snow drift and get on to the roof of the house. I remember summers that were so friggen hot, you could cook on the steps. The cold started in November, much colder on average than these days. Snow by Xmas, lots of it. Snow piled on the streets so high that you couldn't see the street from the sidewalk. Days that you just couldn't get to school. Now, the cold sometimes starts the end of September and stays until April. Alot less snow and warmer on average. The recent snow is all melted and none in sight until maybe a dusting after Xmas. We seem to have a 3 week spring where it rains constantly, then it gets warm. From May until October, the weather is great, with a 2 week period where we get the 90 degree temps. I hate to use " those words CC) so I'll just say that over the years, the weather patterns, snow, and temps have really changed. A bit warmer on average, a lot less snow. If anything, the snow annoys me much more than the temps/cold. We just figure that the South is blowing a lot of hot air in our direction. :rolleyes:

[berettabone]

Here..... At my past home in the city, that was illegal and would cost you a $260 fine.

[jeepster09]

......

[jeepster09]

Stay out'a Mpls. though.....:behindsofa:

[dustnchips]

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I'm headed down for four months starting the 27th. It is so nice to escape Wisconsin winters. I hate the slush tracked into the car and all of the dirt associated with it.

[dustnchips]

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[dustnchips]

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[jeepster09]

Hmmm I dated some witches before :-]

[yqtszhj]

Hmmm I dated some witches before :-]

I almost married one. Boy did things change when we got engaged. Thank goodness I wised up.

[jeepster09]

ygtszhj

:amflag:

I grew up near your AVATAR.....
Also had Captain Isaac Davis monument to admire and Old North Bridge....one of my friends lived in the Bullet Hole House, his dad worked for the National Park Service and they got to live in the house.

[jeepster09]

The legend of "The Bullet- Hole House" has existed from at least the mid 1800s, and was purportedly part of Jones family lore since April 19, 1775. According to the account during the battle at the North Bridge in Concord, Elisha Jones remained at his house protecting his family and some stores of the Provincial Congress entrusted to him. As the British retreated from the North Bridge, Elisha Jones stood watching from the doorway of his shed. One of the British Rear Guard allegedly did not like Jones’s look and took a shot at him. The shot pierced the side of the shed to the right of the doorway. The hole made in the side of the shed can still be seen.

[dao]

As a young boy scout I hiked the route that Paul Revere rode. If memory serves it was a 25 mile trek. Don't recall if it went by those statues or house, but those pictures are pure New England scenery. Brings back memories of my youth.

[GROTMAN]

https://www.ncgunowners.com/xf/attachments/all-animals-jpg.10113/

[jeepster09]

As a young boy scout I hiked the route that Paul Revere rode. If memory serves it was a 25 mile trek. Don't recall if it went by those statues or house, but those pictures are pure New England scenery. Brings back memories of my youth.

https://www.bostonusa.com/events/holidays/patriots-day/

You should of went by statues....Lexington and Concord, the house was on right just before you got to the old north bridge where battle happened. It was kind of cool; every April 19th [Patriots Day/ local holiday in Mass.] they re-enacted the battle and ride.

[dao]

I'm sure I did go by statues jeepster. But that was more than 50 years ago and there's been a whole lot of water under the bridge since then. These days I'm lucky to remember what I had for dinner the night before. :D

[dustnchips]

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[Armybrat]

I'm sure I did go by statues jeepster. But that was more than 50 years ago and there's been a whole lot of water under the bridge since then. These days I'm lucky to remember what I had for dinner the night before. :D
The night before what?

[dustnchips]

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[jeepster09]

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[BirdsThaWord]

I'm headed down for four months starting the 27th. It is so nice to escape Wisconsin winters. I hate the slush tracked into the car and all of the dirt associated with it. Good for you man! Yes, the weather is nice down here!

[Armybrat]

Rough weekend here in Central Texas.

[Armybrat]

Crated Edelbrock 350 my son had installed in his 1969 Camaro ragtop several years ago..

[Bawanna]

Sure love to cruise around in that. I had a blacker than black 68 hardtop in an earlier life. Love the early Camaro's. I prefer the 69 over the 68 if that matters in the least.

[GROTMAN]

STILL HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS ORDERING ONLINE THING :mad:

https://www.ncgunowners.com/xf/attachments/1-png.10139/

[Bawanna]

Yup, I'd be deeply disappointed too. Too funny.

[dao]

Sure love to cruise around in that. I had a blacker than black 68 hardtop in an earlier life. Love the early Camaro's. I prefer the 69 over the 68 if that matters in the least.

It would matter to me. Still feel the '69 Camaro was the finest kind, at least before they started putting 500+hp under the hood. And even at that they're all modeled after the '69.

[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[jeepster09]

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[340pd]

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[SeanESean]

Facts matter!!

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[dao]

Actually, he would say, "In a pool of their own blood, floating are ice cubes" :D

[340pd]

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[340pd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssaNTgwY8zE

[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[jeepster09]

Ordering a mail order bride.....:cheer2:

[340pd]

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[berettabone]

Man that looks good.......................I'd be happy with the coffee, beans, eggs, snausages, and cado.............................................. .............................

[Armybrat]

Looks like a California cowboy breakfast. I’ll bring the Lipitor.

[Armybrat]

Filled up another tank yesterday...

[Armybrat]

Well durnit, my iPhone must think it is in Australia!

[jeepster09]

This was snapped on Pluto....:banplease:

[dao]

Looks like a California cowboy breakfast. I’ll bring the Lipitor.


Thanks for the chuckle!

If only we could take a pill before indulging in our favorite meal. Or dessert. One that would completely and invisibly nullify the calories, cholesterol, and carbs. Just think of all the extra business restaurants would see!

[GROTMAN]

I offer even those communist democrats, with no obligation, implied or implicit, my wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2022, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wish.

TO ALL MY CONSERVATIVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God Bless you all!

[dao]

Well, you left out one thing Grotman, in the interest of showing our democrat friends that we can be agreeable, and tolerant. Let's Go Brandon!

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[getsome]

I offer even those communist democrats, with no obligation, implied or implicit, my wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2022, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wish.

TO ALL MY CONSERVATIVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God Bless you all!

Dang Grot, you done said a hole bunch of good words there and I agree 100% with it all but if I can add one thing being it’s December 23 and all so “Happy Festivus to the Rest of Us”…..My aluminum pole is all set up and I’m ready to wrassle……….Merry Christmas everyone and may God bless us all a better new year…….

[dustnchips]

An assistant to Nancy Pelosi told her she had a
fantastic dream last night.
There was a humongous parade in Washington

celebrating Pelosi. Millions lined the parade
route, cheering when Nancy went past. Bands
were playing; children were throwing confetti
into the air; there were balloons everywhere. It
was the biggest celebration Washington had
ever seen.

Nancy was very impressed and said, "That's
really great!
By the way, how did I look in your dream? Was
my hair okay?

Her assistant said, "I couldn't tell, the casket
was closed."

[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[jeepster09]

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[JohnR]

Yes, we do indeed have a problem.

[mr surveyor]

I don't play in this stuff much, but my non-professional opinions:

Baldwin was an untrained (at least not well trained) dumb ass.

Potter was a (supposedly) well trained dumb ass ... and this wasn't her first rodeo, so I've heard.

My opinion - they were both equally wrong, and neither should be allowed to play in any more reindeer games

jd

[Armybrat]

Merry Christmas to all Kahrtalkers, especially The Colonel who keeps this refuge going.

[GROTMAN]

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.

Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where.

Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.

Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.

In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor.

He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.

Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.

The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'

And thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

Not many people know this.

[jeepster09]

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[wyntrout]

For Christmas I got a "new" heart... triple bypass. My heart's fine... no strokes or heart attacks... caught in time and fixed, but 2 months or so recovery and rehab.

At 75 I'm pretty lucky... walked into the ER with my wife. After a stress test, my third, my cardiologist wanted me to get another catherization, but sooner rather than later. After the stress test Friday 10th and not being able to get a catherization appointment until the 20th, he told me to go to the ER complaining of chest pains Monday. His worry was borne out and got the cath on Tuesday the 14th and the surgery on Thursday the 16th. I had no problems, so I got out Wednesday and was home by noon.

My son is still here and his wife returned to their home in MO earlier today. My daughter did make it here for a few days and return to IL. My DIL was real handy... a certified physical therapist's assistant, PTA, and used to caring for patients as I. She trained my wife and son how to "handle" me and made sure that I had bedding and everything that's needed for our home.

I feel good and am doing well, but I have to watch out and not break my wired sternum apart so that it can heal. I only get one shot at that!

The weather has been great... sunny and around 70 degrees, so I've been outside walking in the street and enjoying our sunny Christmas weather.

I'll try to check in here and let you know how I'm doing. I DO get to have a glass of wine with dinner... medicinal, of course, and my son is doing our cooking.

He can work from anywhere and keep up with his job here.

I wish everyone a Happy New Year, too! Cheers!

Wynn
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[dao]

Then an especially Merry Christmas to you!

[BirdsThaWord]

Wyntrout: Glad you are doing well. Yes, the weather has been so awesome that it’s a shame not to get outside. Keep at it man. Hope that’s the last of that kind of stuff (DR’s, surgeries, etc) for you!

[tokuno]

. . . I have to watch out and not break my wired sternum apart so that it can heal. I only get one shot at that!

I wish everyone a Happy New Year, too! Cheers!
Wynn


I hope it doesn't hurt to laugh, because I'm betting there's been ample opportunity to do so with your family gathered around you.
Thanks for sharing your story and especially the picture - I appreciate being able to match your face to the entertaining stories :-)
Thanks to you for you and your wife's service, too. Our third child just received notice of his congressional nomination to the Naval Academy this week.

[jeepster09]

I just got my degree....after all these years! :cheer2:

[GROTMAN]

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WYNN, HEARD ABOUT ANOTHER GUY THAT GOT A "NEW HEART" AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SERIOUSLY THOUGH, GLAD YOU ARE DOING WELL. KEEP US UP TO DATE. BET THAT TREADMILL WILL GET EASIER FOR YOU TO DO NOW. :D

[Armybrat]

Wyntrout...
So glad to hear you had your ticker overhauled successfully. Now you just have to do your part by following the doctors PT’s instructions. With your sweetheart’s care you should get back up to speed before you know it.
One tip... do not watch any political or social unrest news. That has helped me a lot these past few years.
Keep the good thoughts going.

[getsome]

Dang Wyn, I’m sure glad you got your plumbing looked at and fixed before something bad blew out brotherman…..It is SO much better to get the surgery before a major coronary event happens than to try and deal with it after it happens…..I’m so glad for you that you recognized the problem and pressed the hospital because they will give you a 300 dollar aspirin and send you home these days and not think a thing about it……I have known 3 people from my church that have had triple bypass surgery and caught the problem in time, one is 92 and still comes every Sunday and has slowed down a little but the other two are in their early eighties and I wouldn’t mess with either one because they would kick my 65 year old a$$ any day……..God bless you and the family Wyn and hope you enjoy many more blue sky, palm tree warm weather days……Take care and let us know how it’s going……..

[wyntrout]

Thanks for your well wishes, everyone. Yes, I hope to be able to jog a little bit when I can get cleared for the treadmill at faster than a walk. I used to run into a "wall" at one minute or so after raising the speed from 4mph to 6mph. I hope to get more active in a few months.

And congratulations to Tokuno's daughter! What an accomplishment. You must be so proud! :)

I hope my new beach look isn't too gruesome. I usually wear a shirt!

[dao]

Wear it as a badge of honor Wyn. Getting old is decidedly not for sissies.

[340pd]

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[JohnR]

I wonder if that gal is giving a thrill, or receiving one.

[Bawanna]

I just held a friends Sportsman 999 last week, nice pistol. I have the standard 999 top break. Sportsman is a little classier and nicer to look at. I kind of got a thrill looking at the ad. Pretty lady and nice guns, don't get much better.

[dao]

The first rifle I bought for my son was an H&R .243. It's a single shot that breaks down to load. From all I've heard H&R had a good reputation.

[340pd]

https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1640638694942-png.889213/

[jeepster09]

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[Armybrat]

Hahhah!
Saw one of those in Houston a few years ago.

[jeepster09]

Hopefully they will be able to get it pulled out before it gets frosted up....:blushing:

[dao]

and shrinks and hides....

[getsome]

Any wiener needs a good bun around it to keep it warm and happy, I’ve always said that…….

[Armybrat]

Any wiener needs a good bun around it to keep it warm and happy, I’ve always said that…….

Some wind up in hallways though.

[Armybrat]

Son went golfing at the neighborhood course today. Varmints kept gettin’ in the way...

[Bawanna]

That's some mighty fine looking varmints. Durn nice hat racks too.

[mr surveyor]

Son went golfing at the neighborhood course today. Varmints kept gettin’ in the way...

Looks like the view I remember dealing with at the golf course in Inks Lake State Park. Lots of deer, everywhere on the fairways and greens. Deer have the ROW there too.


jd

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[340pd]

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[getsome]

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Hey I resemble that remark! I remember the first 8 track tape I ever bought, Black Sabbath Paranoid with the song “Iron Man”…….My Grandmother was convinced I was becoming possessed by Satan……

[Bawanna]

I gotta search around, I think I still got my foot gas pedal around here someplace. Haven't seen it in years, maybe it's gone.

[Bawanna]

Funny story......I had my cassette player stolen out of my 66 mustang parked in the driveway at my mom's house. I didn't replace it and over a year later I thought I might as well wire the rear speakers into the radio.
That very night they came and stole the speakers. Go figure...................

[BirdsThaWord]

18430

[340pd]

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[berettabone]

I sure wish we would have had one of those when I was taking fire science courses in the 70's..........................would have saved some arm. Drying and winding hoses is a b!tc#!!!!!!!!

[berettabone]

https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1640809775004-png.890448/ I believe that it looks like a Buick to me????

[jeepster09]

I had a 67 Impala SS that looked the same....different 8 track though :confused:

[berettabone]

I remember wanting one of those Pioneer players. They had a lot of power for those days...........................................

[jeepster09]

My dog passed the ezam.....

[BirdsThaWord]

Def wouldn’t want to tangle with your German Shepherd!

[JohnR]

Lever handles, good for dogs and disabled humans.

[dao]

Def wouldn’t want to tangle with your German Shepherd!
Aw, they're just big babies. With intense stares :D

Our two

[jeepster09]

:yo: A couple of good looking dogs there...:w00t:

[jeepster09]

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[Bawanna]

Almost twins.

[berettabone]

Aw, they're just big babies. With intense stares :D

Our two Good looking Shep's. I own one myself. Great dogs. Too smart for their own good. Great expressions, especially when you watch their eyebrows...........................

[dao]

I've had dogs for nearly all of my life. Mutts, Golden Retrievers, a Dalmation, Doberman, and then I got a Shepherd. Our first died due to intestinal issues a year after he had emergency surgery for the same issue. We loved that dog to pieces, possibly because our family were the only 4 living creatures he would abide, aside from a Golden puppy that we brought home, though he would have killed it if I hadn't been there to stop him. He was a pretty big boy at a bit over 100lbs. We had the dog to two behaviourists and the second told us he would no longer see the dog because he did not feel safe with him, and that we should donate him to the Army. Wasn't happening, but sadly he died at 6 years old. Admittedly his head was not wired right. Though with us he never so much as bared his teeth. We got him at 3mos. old and while he didn't show any signs of abuse he was very standoffish when we went to look at him. Even while his littermates that were still there were all over us. Both behaviourists told us that was a good sign he had fear issues going on.

The two we have now are from two different long-time breeders. They're both girls and while they are protective they aren't wired wrongly as our first one was. Shepherds are exceptional animals and I've told many people they're the only dogs I've ever had that make me feel like I'm talking to a person when I look into their eyes. Great family dogs but can be dangerous.

Our male was all black and looked a lot like your black one there Jeep. It looks like a male also?

Here's our male at 10mos old. You may recognize the venue Colonel.

[dao]

Good looking Shep's. I own one myself. Great dogs. Too smart for their own good. Great expressions, especially when you watch their eyebrows...........................

Ain't that the truth. Selectively so too.

[Armybrat]

This one made me laugh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_XLQDeYqpE&feature=emb_logo

[jeepster09]

Black one, Sadie 85 lb. female, Bosco 115 lb. male.

[jeepster09]

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[dao]

Black one, Sadie 85 lb. female, Bosco 115 lb. male.

Well I'll be. I've always thought I was pretty good at being able to tell a female dog from a male on facial looks alone. They're better looking dogs than I am at telling em apart.

Our black is 4 and the black and tan is 2. They're good buds. And a constant source of amusement for us.

[getsome]

This past week we have been baby sitting our grand dog, a female 3 year old shepherd that is the sweetest animal I’ve ever been around and she worships me and thinks I’m God for some reason probably because every time I go to the fridge she knows old papaw might have a treat for her……..I try to hold back but when she looks at you with those big brown eyes it’s hard not to give in to cheese and a hotdog……Ok I’m a sucker

[Redwood]

Wynn, Welcome to the Zipper Club! I became a member about two and a half years ago at age 74. I had a five way bypass and never had a previous problem, and heart was in decent condition aside from the arteries. Sounds like you’re recovering well. I was almost fully recovered after two months and the Medicare provided cardiac rehab program was a big help in regaining stamina. I encourage you to take all 36 sessions. Just take it slow and steady. One of the benefits is a fresh outlook on life and an appreciation of the simple pleasures of life and all that God has provided us. Best wishes for a full recovery!

[wyntrout]

Thanks, Redwood. I'm very lucky with a healthy heart, but bad arteries... heredity and diabetes II. I'm getting around pretty well and take a few walks around the block out front... 500 yards or so, I think, with inclines... a good workout if I don't hurry too much. I run out of steam trying to walk too fast.

I've seen the evaluating nurse and first physical therapist this week and will start with two home visits next week. Medicare will cover everything, thankfully. I'm retired USAF and a Vietnam Vet, so I have care resources that I don't even use. Last year I got around to finally making claims on my Agent Orange-covered illnesses and don't know if this will give me more or not. It was nice to get a combined 50% rating(from 70%) total to keep the money from being deducted from my USAF retired pay.

Wynn

[340pd]

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[jeepster09]

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[dao]

Good dog!

[getsome]

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What’s the difference between Kyle Rittenhouse and the Covid vaccine? Kyle’s 3 shots were 100% effective……

[Bawanna]

Pretty ballsy move if you ask me. I considered him very lucky to get cleared and not charged. But he wants to get greedy and go for a big pay day. I'd be plumb relieved to just be cleared myself.

[Robin 101]

I would be asking my attorney, 'What's taking you so long'! I hope he soak's those lying scum bags for millions! Never should have been charged!
Robin