Thursday, March 31, 2016

Taurus Adding Financial Injury To Insult

I was both pretty pissed off and outright insulted that Taurus USA replaced a recalled 45 pistol I sent to them with a pistol in 40S&W and then gave me a bunch of what I think were bullshit excuses as to why they could not replace my recalled 45 with another 45. More here on that.

Today, it went a step further, well actually not a step further today but I realized today that it was worse than I had imagined. When I more closely checked the 2016 Taurus Product catalogue today to see their suggested retail price for the gun that had been requested as a replacement (requested by me and by a Taurus rep for me because it was capable of using 10 round mags which are required in NY) for my recalled pistol, I found that the regular replacement they were offering had the same manufacturer's suggested retail price as the one I had requested;  then I saw that the one they actually sent to me had a MSRP of $60 less than either of those.

Not only did they insult me with balderdash and by sending me a 40S&W to replace a 45ACP, they also screwed me out of $60 of value by replacing my gun with a less expensive one than they are giving to other people in the recall! I wish I had realized that before I mailed my letter of complaint to their CEO earlier today. I suppose, if they ever reply to my letter, I can bring up the price difference then.

I cannot outright condemn Taurus yet; who knows they may make right by me after reading my letter. Time will tell. I can say though, they should have had the courtesy to contact me and tell me they could not ship me the pistol that both I and the Taurus rep had requested for my replacement (I sill do not believe that it was impossible to ship that model for the reason they gave).

I gladly would have settled for one of their 22 pistols or a Taurus SS Tracker Revolver in 44 magnum (and paid the difference) and then been happy. Instead, I received a replacement pistol from them that I never expected, did not want and for which I have zero use being it is chambered in 40S&W. Now I am none too sure I will settle for either unless they let me keep the replacement they already sent (but that is the po'd me writing that) or somehow make up in a way that is substantial enough to satisfy me after what I consider their terrible and disrespectful customer service relative to me.

All the best,
Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful



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Glenn B

Cupcake Nation Does Not Come Close...

...to describing what is going on in the colleges and universities of America if what this Harvard student alleges is true. Students believing it offensive for a pro-choice student to share the same classroom with them, another offended by the political statement made by a freshman who hung an American flag on the wall in his dorm room. Our children (or at least your children cause mine sure are not like these whining ninnies) are turning out to be a nation of hopeless wussies.



I will admit that this report surprised me considering it was about Harvard - then I thought a little and remembered that Obama had attended Harvard. Suddenly it was no longer surprising that a school once considered one of the best now accepts and or produces shit students like the whiners described.

All the best,
Glenn B

Stepping Into The Twilight Zone

It was one of those nights here, two night ago.



All the best,
Glenn B

Oh Lord...


A hat tip to Mike McC for that one.

All the best,
GB

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Everyman's Evening Eyeful



All the best,
GB

Today In History - Ronnie Takes One For America...

...and so did White House Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy and District of Columbia Policeman Thomas Delahaney. Amazingly, President Reagan, who had been shot through a lung, walked into the hospital - amazing for anyone let alone a 70 year old man. He maintained his cool and his sense of humor and quipped to his wife Nancy that he had forgotten to duck. Then he asked his doctors to please tell him they were Republicans. He survived and he did not let an assassination attempt slow him down or deter him from his duty to our nation. He was, without a doubt, the best president of my lifetime to date. More here.


All the best,
Glenn B

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Anti-Terrorist Properties Of Bacon

All the best,
GB

Everyman's Evening Eyeful



 
All the best,
Glenn B


Crazy Ammo Deal - Or Not?

Frequent emails, from ammo dealers, get shot into my in-box on a regular basis. Most of them advertise great deals on ammo prices or notify that hard to find ammo now is now in stock (or both). I got one of the great price types today, the dealer's name is not important. It was for Blazer Brass, 124 grain, 9mm ammo @ (for the young, that means "at cost") $9.99 per box of 50 rounds and a case of it at the even better price of $194.99 (or $9.75 per box if you buy a case of it). They sure made it sound like a great price. In fact, it is a very good price considering ammunition prices as of late. I clicked on the link, went to their site, placed a case of it in my cart. Then I clicked on Estimate Shipping & Tax. The price of the order suddenly went from $194.99 to $225.82; that is a difference of $30.83 or the cost of the shipping to my area. That is more than the cost of three boxes of ammo (or a case of excellent beer) just for the shipping.

I went to my preferred ammunition dealer's website (preferred as of at least my last few orders) to see if they had the same ammo in stock. They have it, a lot of the same exact thing but there price per box and per case is significantly higher than the first site I checked or so it seemed at first glance. They offer it @ $10.95 per box or $219.00 per case and that is without shipping. If I were to order it from my preferred dealer by the box, and order 20 boxes (or 1,000 rounds of ammo), the shipping would be $13.93 bringing the total to $232.94. That is definitely a few bucks higher than tat he first place. If, however, I were to order it as a case from my poreferred dealer, guess what happens - the shipping charge is waived! In other words, I am now getting the same 1,000 rounds of the same exact ammo @ $219.00 total shipped, a savings of several dollars.

That deal offered by the first dealer, well it sure seemed good until I checked around a little and I do mean a little. The truth is that I only had to check one online ammo dealer to find a better price overall, than what the first dealer proclaimed as being crazy but to which he added a shipping fee resulting in an increase to the overall price. You can safely bet your arse, were I to have actually been buying a case of that ammo today, I would have been crazy not to have gone with a dealer who was offering it at a better total price when a shipping fee (or lack of one) was taken into consideration.

Granted, the amount I would have saved by using my preferred dealer, with free shipping of cases, would be a saving of only $6.82 from what the first dealer offered but a Rockefeller, Gates or Zuckerberg I certainly am not. My bet is neither are you. My bet also is that it would not have been easy to find a better price than offered by my preferred dealer. I say so because I checked around some more before just writing that. last sentence. I went to http://gunbot.net and took a look at what prices were being offered for the same exact ammo. The best price I found was $221.06 for a case shipped. Note that gunbot.net does not show prices including shipping so once I saw the lowest price offered on gunbot.net, I went to the site that offered it and checked their shipping fee. The total was the price I just mentioned which was still not better than my preferred dealer's offer.

One thing of note about using a site like http://gunbot.net, you really should double check their prices. Gunbot.net showed my preferred dealer's best price, for the same ammo, as being much higher (at least a few bucks per box of 50) than the actual current price offered by my preferred dealer. I imagine such ammo pricing sites have their glitches.

As for me, I know I can better use money saved on wisely made ammo purchases than to foolishly spend it at a higher priced dealer once all costs are considered. So, I usually do at least some comparison shopping before ordering to make sure I am not frittering away my cash on crazy ammo deals.

All the best,
Glenn B

Monday, March 28, 2016

Everyman's Evening Eyeful




All the best,
Glenn B

The Sad Tale of Two Taurus Pistols

I didn’t have any plans of picking up a new semi-auto pistol, especially in a caliber other than those I already have on hand. While I used to have a stock of ammo in some calibers for which I had zero guns, I have not had any in years. I sold it all off a couple of years or so ago and stocked up after the sale only on calibers for the guns I own.  Over the past ¾ of a year, just as a few examples, I’ve bought a good amount of 9mm, 45 ACP, and 35 Remington.

One of the reasons I picked up 45 ammo was that I was looking forward to getting a replacement pistol for my Taurus PT145 – Millennium Pro. I sent that pistol to Taurus in August 2015 due to a recall. They told me they would replace it instead of repair it and that the whole process would take a few months from when I sent it to them.
 
In October, I contacted Taurus to check on the status and was told that the pistol would be replaced with one of two specific models, they would send a PT 24/7 G2 in 45ACP or a PT 845. I asked that they assure it would be a model with a ten round magazine because of the NY SAFE Act. I pointed out to them then that the PT 24/7 G2 45ACP Comp (compact) fit that bill. The rep, in October said he requested the compact model. 
 
In December, when I checked on the status of the replacement I was told it would take up to six months to accomplish and that time would be counted from the date they had notified it would be replaced which had been in October. That meant I should get the new one in about April 2016. Somewhere in there, I sent them the info they needed for my local FFL dealer.

I bought a good deal of 45 ammo with that in mind, more than I would have bought otherwise because I only have one other pistol in 45 Auto. I did not bother calling them about it again, until today, because of how long they said it would take. I only got in touch with them today because I thought of it while getting ready to head to the range for some shooty goodness. I figured there was an off chance it would be ready early, so I’d shoot them a message via online chat. I was just a bit surprised when the rep told me it had already gone out and been delivered under my name to my dealer. Then the rep sent me the tracking info according to which it had been delivered on January 19. I told the rep that I could not believe neither they nor the dealer had contacted me about it. I also told her I would call my dealer to see if he actually had received it and get back in touch. I thought that ended the online chat.
 
I called the dealer and he said he had it. Again, I was not only amazed but flabbergasted that neither Taurus nor the dealer had let me know it had shipped or been received. I informed the Taurus rep, who was holding the chat open, that the dealer had it and again mentioned my surprise no one from Taurus had sent me a notice that it had shipped. The rep told me they do not send notifications and recommend that people check with them periodically. They ought to have sent a heads up and you can bet I am going to let them know so in a letter to their CEO here in the US.  I also figured the dealer should have advised me he received it.

I headed over to my dealer to arrange the transfer. He showed me the paperwork they sent him with the pistol. It had my name, the store’s name and address and pistol info. That was pretty much it; there was not one iota of contact info on the form relative to me. Taurus dropped the ball on this one. I guess it would have been nice if the dealer had made a note to himself that a pistol was going to be delivered for me from Taurus, so he could have dug up my number and called me; then again, maybe he did and had it filed under the month of April – the expected delivery month as per what Taurus had indicated.

As we were talking about it, I looked down and saw the box was damaged on the outside. A quick inspection showed the box had even more extensive damage inside and that the manual was oil stained because the pistol was slathered with oil; however, the pistol looked okay. What also was somewhat of a surprise was that it was in a cheap cardboard box; the one I had sent in for the recall had come in a nice hard plastic case but not this replacement. Then I glanced at the gun's papers and spotted another surprise – a really big and bad one that I truly was not happy about. The pistol was in .40 S&W!

I got right back in touch with Taurus via online chat. I told the rep that it sure would have been nice had someone told me it would be in a different caliber than the one I had returned. The rep said that I had been previously told that they had to send me the PT140 Millennium G2.

The Taurus PT140 G2, aka Millennium G2, comes in both 9mm and
40 S&W. Only the 40 cal version has 10 round, single stack, magazines.

The rep explained it was the only pistol they currently manufacture with a 10 round magazine and that is all they can legally send to NY. The rep also said the one I had asked for in October was a 12 round model. That's odd because the other rep in October did not say the one I wanted had a 12 round mag and in fact it is shown on the Taurus website here as coming either with a 12 or 10 round magazine. That rep
requested then the one I wanted after I had explained I needed a pistol with a ten round magazine. Besides me seeing on their site that it was a ten rounder, the rep requesting it for me seemed to confirm it by requesting it. (Edited on 03/29/2016 to add: In addition, I subsequently checked the Taurus 2016 product catalogue and the model I asked for was listed therein on page 32 as coming in both a 10 round and a 12 round capacity.)
 

Well, I thought about this headache  development for a bit and, based on the Taurus representatives statement to me that the one I wanted was not available and only came with 12 round capacity magazines, I figured if what they sent is all they currently manufacture with a ten round mag, what the hell, what else could I do but accept it or be out a gun. I had already done the transfer paperwork so I guess it was a done deal anyway. Then I went to the county PD, for more paperwork after which I headed back to the dealer and picked up the pistol. That process cost me $40 for the FFL transfer, $10 to remove one pistol from my license and another $10 to add the new one. I just had spent $60 on a pistol in a caliber I never wanted or expected in the first place. Then I went home with it and checked on the price of 40 S&W ammo – ouch! It will be another $375 to $400 or so for the least expensive case of JHP .40 S&W ammo that I could find and that is not my preferred brand.

Since sitting here and starting to write this, I checked my records. I have copies of all my chats with Taurus.  The truth is they had not told me before today that my PT 145 Millennium Pro would be replaced with a PT140 G2 Millennium in 40 caliber. They never ever hinted at it. In fact, in October, as I said above, the rep back then said the model I asked for had been requested and that was a compact 45. No one ever mentioned, hinted, suggested, wrote or indicated in any fashion whatsoever that it would be a PT140 G2 in .40 S&W.
 
My bet is that they ran out of the PT24/7 G2 45ACP Comp (the one I had asked for) due to this recall or temporarily discontinued them to send cheaper replacements for the recalled pistols, but those are just guesses. So for now, I am stuck with a gun I did not want nor expect nor that I think is anywhere near comparable to the one I sent in due to the recall. It is of a caliber for which I have no ammo; ammo for which I will have to pay big bucks that I cannot currently afford if I want to shoot it and why bother having it if I will not shoot it. Instead of a nice hard plastic case, the replacement came in a cheap and damaged cardboard box and the manual is oil stained because the gun was essentially soaked with oil.  I'm out $60 for transfer and license fees due to the recall, money that Taurus will not reimburse (already made clear prior to today). I am also out many hours of my time, because of this recall, and out gas money going to and from Fed Ex, my dealer and the police department. I have an excess of 45 ACP ammo on hand because I anticipated a 45 pistol as a replacement for a 45 pistol and bought that caliber.  I also missed my planned range trip today to get the transfer done and to have the new gun put on my license. This all has amounted to a major pain in the neck and a financial and time consuming burden.
 
I am not only going to complain to them but also to the court that ordered them to replace the recalled pistols. Maybe the lawyers can make some more money trying to get Taurus to make it right and send comparable replacements. Better yet, if Taurus wants to send me a voucher for 2,000 rounds of high quality 40 S&W JHP ammo, I’d settle for that. My worst (or would it be the best) case scenario is that if none of that works out, I will sell the pistol, accept my losses and forever be done with Taurus.
 
All the best,
Glenn B

Tennis Anyone?

I think could become a fan of tennis.



In deference to they who celebrated Easter, I waited until today to post this.

All the best,
GB

This Day In History (or was it 5 days ago) - The Reichstag & Hitler

March 23rd, or March 28th (depending on your source), in 1933, was the day that the German Reichstag conferred dictatorial powers to Adolf Hitler. The rest is some of the worst history of our planet.

All the best,
Glenn B

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Bill Whittle On American Fascists

Once again, Bill Whittle is spot on in his assessment of, and commentary on, leftists in the United States of America. I must say, I have witnessed American leftists attempting to or actually putting an illegal stop to the exercise of free speech by their political opponents but I have never once witnessed those on the right doing likewise to leftists. While I have heard of it happening coming from the right that has been much less often than it is reported as coming from the left. Leftists, in my estimation, are a bunch of whining misfits and malcontents who seek to destroy the rights of others and do so in any way that suits them legal or otherwise so long as their goals are achieved; that is about all to which they will ever amount.



Just in case you think Bill Whittle is off the mark on anything in that video, click on this link and read the post then watch the video there. It is the perfect example of exactly what he was talking about! I don't think the driver could have been faulted if he had floored it once those arsehats started jumping on his vehicle, I think it would have been justified self defense to try to drive out of that mess as fast as he could drive. Reginald Denny comes to mind and I would be willing to bet, had the police not been their to assist that driver, the crowd may have sought to have either done great bodily harm to him or kill him much like what happened to Mr. Denny. It certainly would be reasonable for that driver to have thought
 likewise was about to take place due to the way those seeming maniacs were conducting themselves. I am also willing to bet that the leftists will try to blame that all on Trump but, as I see it, it is they who caused it all  by trying to stop others from exercising their rights.

All the best,
Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful - Special Easter Edition

 



Pretty much just like I remember them!

What did you expect today, after all, today is Easter! Happy Easter.

All the best,
Glenn B

Happy Easter To They Who Celebrate

 
All the best,
Glenn B

Fairy Tales With A New Twist, I Love Em

The NRA has gone and added a new twist to some classic fairy tales by arming the characters in the stories. For example, Hansel and Gretel are both armed because they are out hunting when the witch confronts them. More here.

It is odd how the Brady campaign whines that the NRA is trying to shove guns into Americas youngest hands. In truth, the guns were in the hands of responsible youngsters long before the Brady campaign was on the scene. As I remember, it was groups like the Brady Campaign that took the guns out of their hands - talk about a truly twisted tale the Brady Campaign just cannot get things straight since they are the ones who have perverted our culture.

All the best,
Glenn B

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Everyman's Evening Eyeful




 
All the best,
Glenn B

Binary Explosives - It's Best To Follow Manufacturer's Instructions

Who follows, to the tee, the instructions on half the things they use. Probably not many of us. I mean, when was the last time you used only the charger that came with your cell phone to charge it, or when did you read every word on how to use your blender, or television, or lawn mower, or your new car? Sure, you may skim the instructions to figure out how to use this or that but do you read the precautionary warnings bout how to safely use a product. I don't always read them but I do sometimes, especially like when using something that has a powered cutting blade, or chemicals like bug killer, or a new medicine I need to take, or a firearms manual. I don't want to do something stupid with something dangerous, and even deadly, that could result in me regretting not having read those warnings and doing so for the rest of my life.

For example, take binary explosives. You know what they are right. Well, if your answer is "No, I don't" or "Yes, I do" would you, or have you, read the precautions in the instructions before using them. I sure would and actually have done so a few times before using them. Hell, they are explosives, at least once mixed, thus the 'binary' in the name. In essence, binary explosives are explosives that require at least two substances to be mixed together with one another before they become explosive. 

An example that is commonly available and that is used regularly in recreational settings is Tannerite or any other such brand of binary explosive made for recreational shooting. They are pretty safe. Unless mixed, neither substance is explosive on its own. Once mixed, they will not explode unless certain narrow conditions are met. For example, Tannerite will supposedly not explode if set on fire or if hit with all your might with a hammer (DO NOT TRY EITHER OF THESE TO SEE IF CORRECT OR NOT). Even when mixed and set off, Tannerite was designed not to be incendiary. It will explode though, as designed, if shot with a high powered rifle round. Thus, it is a fairly popular item among shooters who have available places where they can responsibly and safely shoot it to set it off. Sadly, it is also popular with some who seemingly are very irresponsible. Take for example the man in the below video but before you even see him in the video pay attention to what the reporter says first about it being safe:



Now go back and listen to what the reporter says about "close quarters" then to how far away from it the sheriff believes you should be when shooting a pound of it. The man in the video reportedly was only 43 feet from it and had it stuffed it into a riding lawn mower. He reportedly used three pounds of it. What was he thinking or was he just not thinking???

He lost his leg. Had he been shooting alone, there probably would have been a good chance he would have bled to death and lost his life. Luckily, he had friends with him. Luckily again, none of them was severely injured or killed from what I can gather. I imagine at least one of them knew something about applying a tourniquet and someone called 911 fast and this time help got there in time to save him but I imagine not his leg. This was a tragedy that could have been easily avoided by reading the product warnings and instructions AND BY FOLLOWING THEM. Pay attention to those warning folks, especially on things that you already should have the common sense enough to know could be dangerous. Look at those for Tannerite here and tell me, how wise was this man if as reported he shot at 3 pounds of it, stuffed in a riding mower, at a distance of only 43 feet! Sometimes, following instructions may just save your life or limb.

Sadly, this man probably has learned a lesson that he is almost certainly going to regret having learned for the rest of his life. I can not imagination what it would be like to have done this to myself or worse yet to a family member or friend. If you are thinking along the lines of 'fuck that shit, I don't need to read any stinkun instructions', please do yourself a favor and watch it again and pay particular to what the shooter says right after the target explodes; then imagine you or a loved one was him.

A hat tip to Peter G over at Bayou Renaissance Man for the post in which I originally saw this video.

All the best,
Glenn B

Presidential Stupidity


Hat tip to Mrs. Y for that one.

All the best,
Glenn B

The Truth Be Told About RINOs & Trump


Whoever thought up that one certainy had at least a moment of genius in his lifetime. If that does not turn on the light in someone's head, who has voted those RINOs in time and time again, then nothing will save America. I am not for a moment saying Trump is our savior but that the voters most certainly just that. We need to vote for whom we need to vote to prevent that nasty witch or that total fool from becoming our next president.

As far as me voting for Trump, I stand by my wish to see Cruz become the nominee but as I have been sayng since it essentially came down to the two of them, if Cruz is not nominated, my vote goes to Trump.

A hat tip to PVQ for this one.

All the best,
Glenn B
 

Friday, March 25, 2016

Everyman's Evening Eyeful






 

All the best,
Glenn B

They Are Called Thumb Tacks For A Reason...

...because they were made to be pushed in with your thumb. Yep, sometimes you might need to give one a whack with a hammer but please never use what that this man used.

I imagine he misunderstood, last time he was at the range, when someone commented on the accuracy of his pistol by saying it was a real tack driver.

All the best,
Glenn B

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Everyman's Evening Eyeful





All the best,
Glenn B


I Was Not As Lucky When Cleaning My Tortoise Enclosure...

...as when I put away my ammo cans today. While I found a nice surprise in my ammo cans, I did not find any surprises in the substrate of the tortoise enclosure. In other words, there were no eggs. In all likelihood, it was better that I did not find any eggs because chances are they would have been in there awhile and been too cool to have incubated properly. The only luck I have had with tortoise eggs has been when I found them as my female Herman's tortoise has been laying. Those go from the hole she has dug for them right into the incubator to maintain about a 90 degree Fahrenheit temperature to assure they have a good hatch rate.

This year, is the first time I brumated (hibernation for tortoises and other reptiles) my male Hermann's tortoise, at least the one I have now. My previous male was probably stolen out of my backyard but while I had him, he shot live loads for sure. I am hoping I had the current one in a dormant state for long enough. I kept him at lower temps (maybe 45 degrees Fahrenheit on average for about a month and a half). Being this species is one that comes from countries around the Mediterranean Sea, I am betting that a fairly short brumation period will be enough to have him firing live loads this year. If not, then next year it will be a longer brumation period for him, maybe three to four months.

It would sure be nice though to get some fertile eggs this year that go all the way to hatching. Last year, there were one or two fertile eggs, out of three clutches of a few eggs each clutch. Even though he had not been brumated back then, I think the problem was that I did not find the eggs until too late. Those two live eggs both died long before hatching was due. This year, the male has been brumated some, should be fertile, and I will need to check for eggs on a much more frequent basis.

He sure has been going at it these last few days.
In the past, my female has produced several clutches of viable eggs, all fertilized  by a different and older male than the one I have currently. I am keeping my fingers crossed that she will produce two or three viable clutches this year but I think it all depends on whether or not the male is ready and whether or not I find them promptly after she lays. I have been feeding them quite a bit and giving them water a lot in the hopes it will help condition them for a successful breeding. As usual, the male is much more interested in breeding than he is in eating; he is a typical ,man-swine male tortoise.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Nice Surprise

Last month, I pulled all of my ammo cans out from where I had them stashed. It was a bit of a chore but what was more of a chore and pretty tedious at that was counting all of my ammo and doing up a spread sheet for a proper inventory. That literally took me several hours. It's not that I have a super high amount of ammo but to borrow from Yogi Bear, who was attributed as being smarter than the average bear, I will indulge myself  and say that I am smarter than the average shooter. In other words, I have enough ammo on hand to last me and my son awhile.

When I did the inventory, I sorted each caliber by brand, caliber, bullet weight, year of purchase and made notes about things like bullet type (FMJ, JHP and so on) and that is what took so long. I knew it would go much faster putting it back and I was going to put all the ammo cans back where they belonged that day but just as I got started I saw I had an oil leak from around the filter of my oil tank. I had to have the oil company's repair guy come to fix it and that delayed getting the ammo back in place. So, the ammo cans just did not get put away, not until I started doing it about an hour ago. Did I ever mention to you, I am the great procrastinator!

I had done some additions for newly purchased ammo since the inventory, and subtractions for what I had shot since then, on the inventory today. Right after that, I needed to find a can to add a new shipment of 500 rounds of 9mm to and when I opened one of them I had the thought "that's peculiar"! What was odd was that I sure didn't remember that particular can of ammo being on the inventory. I checked and sure as shit, it wasn't there. What a pleasant surprise, to find I had 500 more rounds of 9mm, and less than a year old at that, than I had thought I had on hand when I did the inventory. I added a newly purchased batch of another 500 rounds of 9mm to the can and now they are packed in there like sardines. I have to scratch my head and wonder, what else did I miss.

I am a happy camper with that find. I was planning on picking up another 500 rounds of 9mm  soon but don't have to now and the money I will not be spending on it can go toward our Alaska trip. That is a nice surprise and a very good thing.

All the best,
Glenn B

The War With ISIS & Our Military's Leadership

 
 
I don't know if is quite that bad among the officers in our military and I certainly hope not. However, it certainly seems that way to me with their boss, the one in the White House.
 
A hat tip to Pete G for this one.
 
All the best,
Glenn B

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

What We Supposedy Can And Supposedly Cannot Afford

 
The shit that politicians and bureaucrats want us to swallow is amazing. But then, I would like to see Social Security abolished  just as I would like to see taking in refugees and illegal immigration abolished completely. As for Social Security, that is one of the biggest Ponzi schemes ever, if not the biggest.
 
 
All the money we could save by booting all the illegals, ceasing to accept refugees, and putting an end to social security would give us enough to help our Veterans as they deserve instead of the shit they currently get from the VA!
 
All the best,
GB


Penn Station (Long Island Rail Road) Was An Armed Camp Today

I had to go into NYC today for an appointment. I like to walk the mile or a bit more to the station but the damned gout is eating up my right big toe so my wife was kind enough to drop me off. When I got there the station was pretty crowded, one of the trains to Penn Station was running late and thus the buildup of folks. Some of them were pretty nervous looking, I am guessing because of what happened in Brussels yesterday. A few were pacing back and forth, others were eyeballing everyone instead of having there heads buried in their phones or newspapers, others just looked nervous and so forth.

Well, the late train finally got there, I decided to hop on since it was going to Penn instead of one of the other terminals.As soon as I got in the car, my super keen investigative prowess always at code yellow at the least, I noticed something markedly different from any other typical morning during rush hour. There had to be at least 30 or 40 seats available in the car. People sat down and a few to several seats remained unoccupied. That is almost unheard of at that time of the morning. Had me wondering if people stayed home because of Brussels. Another odd thing was that no conductor came around to collect and punch tickets. Not at the station where I got on nor after the Jamaica station after which they check again since it is in a new zone. That was okay by me, I scored a free ride.

When I got off at Penn, I was trucking to the subway through Penn Station's main hall and wow I almost was impressed. I counted at least 20 National Guard Troops, State Troopers and MTA Police Officers in total. As I strolled along, just about all I could think of was what I was going to dive behind for cover if someone started screaming akboohoohar allahbabalui or whatever it is those goat ropers all scream before setting off their bombs or firing their AKs. Seriously though, if any of those guys started shooting and the good guys decided to shoot back it was going to look like Waco or worse really quick. What surprised me was the lack of security checkpoints where the police check backpacks and such. They do that or at least used to do that on a fairly regular basis at certain subway stops, 34th Street/Penn Station being one of them. They may not have liked what they found had the looked in my pack but it's all legal. Anyway, on my way I went.

On the way home later on, a couple of State Troopers were on the LIRR train headed to my station. They patrolled back and forth walking from one end to the other through all the cars. As for what they carried, I was a bit dismayed. The State Troopers on the train had sidearms. The ones at Penn Statin had been armed with handguns and maybe one I saw had a sub-gun but I am not sure what type. The National Guard Troops all had handguns only, at least the ones who were obvious. The MTA police all had handguns and some had what looked like MP-5's. (Man, I miss my issued MP-5, that was one fun gun.) All of the cops were wearing vests under their shirts. The Guardsmen (and women) were wearing body armor over their uniforms. I would have thought there would have been more significant firepower in the hands of the troops but that was not the case. Then when I thought on it some more, I realized it was just all for show to placate the masses. It seemed to be working because the folks at Penn Station seemed more at ease than did those at my home station that morning.

I wonder how long all of this will last. Probably until right before a terrorist attack. Don't get me wrong, I most seriously am happy they were there. It is just that no terrorist in his right mind is going to attack when it's an armed camp like that unless it's a suicide bomber. The AK shooting variety will stay at home until the troops disappear.

All the best,
Glenn B

All he best,
Glenn B

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GB

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

I Wonder - Was There A Specific Credible Threat Of Mass Attacks In Brussels...,

...for any appreciable time before the explosives were detonated. My guess is, probably not. So what good does it do for the head of Homeland Security to say this. That's why they are so successful you fucking asshole because bureaucrats like you don't believe that Muslims sympathetic to jihad against the world, being in this country, are the specific credible threat. It's sort of the same thing you think about not securing our borders and letting them in by the dozens probably on a weekly basis and is definitely part and parcel of allowing in more Muslim refugees.

I have actually turned to prayer, praying that neither Clinton or Sanders is elected president. I pray it will be Cruz but will accept Trump.

All the best,
Glenn B

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Glenn B

Guns & Bras - Fantastic

After watching this, I must say it is about the best way to put on a bra that I have ever seen but I wonder how she takes it off!



A hat tip to Richie M and Perry K for that one.

All the best,
GB

I Foresee A Quick and Fairly Large Settlement...

...but somehow doubt the officers will be arrested and criminally charged although, if what we could see in the video is correct as being all there was to see, then I think the book should be thrown at them. See what I am talking about at the below link:

https://photographyisnotacrime.com/2016/03/19/texas-man-exonerated-of-false-charges-by-home-video-camera-files-lawsuit-against-local-sheriffs-office/

A hat tip to Sarah C for having that on her FB page.

All the best,
Glenn B