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

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

Everyman's Evening Eyeful

 

 

All the best,

GB

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

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GB

 

 

 

A Plug For Cruz

http://www.pendletonpenn.com/why-every-american-should-vote-for-ted-cruz/

Says it pretty well, doesn't it. Too bad he does not have the flamboyance of Trump nor get the same coverage as does Trump from the media.

All the best,
Glenn B

Obummer In Cuba Part 2

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Obama's Penchant For Making Bad Deals Continues...

...in his recent deal with Castro to normalize diplomatic relation between the United States and Cuba.

Cuba gets hundreds of millions, maybe billions, of dollars of U.S. aid and what does the USA get in return - not even promises of true political reform that would end the tyranny that rules and oppresses the people of Cuba with an iron fist. If you are a liberal and believe, as many of you proclaimed when Obama made his infamous nuclear deal with Iran, that any deal is better than no deal, then you should read what an ultra liberal (my opinion of him) has to say about it.

"The idea is like a long-term investment. But the reality of the moment is that the president has normalized relations without obtaining a schedule for resumption of democratic freedoms, human rights and property rights for the Cuban people."

Go here to read the rest of the words of Juan Williams about Obama having made another bad deal.

I am willing to bet that the left is about to start calling Williams a traitor to their cause.

All the best,
Glenn B

 

Who Pays Taxes

All the best,
GB

Males Who Would Vote For Bernie Sanders Explained

"But you, who votes socialist, are telling the world you’d rather take from people who do the hunting, for you cannot. You are, for all intents and purposes, a wimp. In days of yore, you would’ve been driven out of the tribe. You would have held the entire tribe back. Because you just didn’t feel like going out and hunting. You didn’t feel like gathering. Meh. It’s too hard, you would’ve said. It’s not fair that Thor has bigger muscles than you. It’s not fair that Liam runs faster. It’s not fair that Ulrich has a bigger spear. It’s just not fair."

Much more here, from a "real woman" about what makes a male (note I did not say a man) vote for a socialist like Bernie Sanders.

All the best,
Glenn B

Obama In Cuba...

...and to quote Rush Limbaugh's Facebook page about it:

"We can call it one small step for man, one giant leap for Marxism."

That may be the best quote of the week.

All the best,
GB

Have Been A Bit Out Of Touch Lately...

...and have not read the news in days nor blogged anything since Wednesday until today. That all thanks to being a bit more busy than usual with my working four days last week and training & qualifications for both LEOSA and my armed guard license most of Saturday morning and afternoon, then hitting Costco for my weekly shopping, all followed by a family diner on Saturday evening. Right after the dinner, which was one of those dinners you live to regret attending (most of it was fine until the check came) I left in sort of a huff after paying the bill. I hopped into the old Corolla and headed thatta way, which was no way in particular. As I drove along the always congested Cross Bronx Expressway (I 95), I decided to head to upstate NY.

I wound up on route 17 (I think they now call it I-86) and drove on the slow side while headed toward Windsor, NY a familiar stomping ground of many years for me. I stopped in a bare bones rest area, maybe 15 to 20 miles before the exit I used to get off for my uncle's farm, one without even marked parking spaces,. I stepped out to answer the call of Mother Nature, yawned in the process, and decided to hunker down for the night. It had to have been around 11PM or so. That has got to be the first time I can remember in years that I slept in my car. I shook, shivered and shook for some of the night, all I had for a blanket was a goose down coat. Damn it was cold for sleeping with the temps in the low twenties overnight. Every now and then I woke up shivering and turned on the car and then five or so minutes later turned on the heater to warm things up a bit. Surprisingly, it wasn't the most uncomfortable night's sleep. In fact, it was not too bad. Might have been better had I been drunk but alas the couple of beers I had at the beginning of the dinner had no effect by then.

Drove around yesterday, aimlessly hoping to find something to do - maybe a tag sale or auction or whatever. Wound stopping at a few places to maybe buy some ammo but with there super high prices all I picked up was a compact pistol cleaning kit, a jar of Hoppe's #9 and some patches. Somewhere along the way, I had remembered I forgot to clean my gun after the qualifications the day before. I stopped at the Cascade Valley Forest and did a did a field cleaning of the Glock 26. I had thought I was going to go for a hike there but decided against it since I didn't have any boots with me - all I had was a pir of running/hiking shoes that were not waterproof.

I wound up heading out after that toward Oquaga Creek State Park and stopped just shy of there. Regardless of not having the right shoes with me, I could no longer resist the urge to go for a hike and went for a short one in the Arctic-China State Forest adjacent to Oquaga Creek State Park. Had a short but decent hike for about an hour. Spotted some deer sign here and there and a few bear tracks in the mud along a trail. Saw a red squirrel but left it breathing. Yes, my socks got wet despite my best efforts to walk around soggy spots.

After that, I just headed home along a pretty scenic route. Stopped over in Walton, NY at a Subway and got myself a foot long meatball hero with lots of onions, pickles and jalapenos. That was exactly what I needed to remind me I needed to head home for my wife's cooking. Got home just in time to watch The Walking Dead and wolfed down about 3/4 a pound of corned beef and a couple of hunks of Irish soda bread while watching. She had waited until Sunday dinner to make corned beef, boiled potatoes and cabbage dinner. That was worth coming home sooner than later because by tonight there probably will be nothing left over. Pretty much passed out after that. I don't know if it's been because of work or something else but I have been pretty much exhausted by the end of each day over the last week or two.

Any which way, I imagine I owe you a bit more blogging this week than last, will try to get that done.

All he best,
GB

Everyman's Evening Eyeful, Morning Catch-Up Edition

Okay, I have been remiss. I wound up unexpectedly working four days last week and was caught with my pants down - well, at least without enough Everyman's Evening Eyeful posts scheduled to fill the week. To make up for that - this special catch-up edition.

I think those ought to be enough to fill the gap!

As for future editions, I have them scheduled through and including Easter Sunday. Yes, there will be an edition of Everyman's Evening Eyeful on the evening of Easter Sunday, just maybe not what you expect.

All the best,
Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful



I said they would be armed, I never said with what. She is definitely sufficiently
armed, with what it takes, to take down any straight man she wants to bring down.

All the best,

Glenn B

A Few Road Trips Are Upon Me..

...and before I leave home, for each trip, I will remove my EZ-PASS from my car and I will not purchase anything with a credit card while on the trips. The reason is simple, it is time to go digging in various locations. I know, some say if you think it time to bury certain things then it is high time to use them. All I can say in reply is that: I am not about to bury all of what I have, just enough to fall back upon for the Zombie Apocalypse should it befall us and should the zombies somehow prevent me from being able to access what I currently have at at hand. If you are wondering what prompted my desire to dig, go here:

 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/16/obama-reportedly-to-make-supreme-court-nomination-as-early-as-wednesday.html

If you are wondering about the whole zombie thing, go to YouTube and search for the key words 'Bob Hope zombies'.

All the best,
GB

Everyman's Evening Eyeful

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful

All the best,
Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful

 

 

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Life Is A Glass Of Cherries (And Some Applejack)

Have you ever eaten maraschino cherries, ones from which you drained the sweet red fluid and then replaced it with good hard spirits? I used Laird's Applejack recently and let it set for a week or so (I've used white lightning and potato vodka in the past).

 

Well, I just put 6 of those cherries in a glass, with a little of the applejack and cherry juice/syrup concoction from the jar (there is always some of the liquid left in the cherries that mixes with the booze) and added about 4 ounces of Laird's Applejack to it. The ration was about 4 to 1 for the liquids with the applejack being the predominant one. Sipped it down slowly, enjoying every sip as it passed through my lips and over my gumbs, during the last 15 minutes or so.

 

It was heavenly and had me smiling and looking forward to munching those cherries. Well, I threw back the glass and caught all of the cherries in my maw at once. I savored each bite until about the third or fourth one when I bit down hard on a pit. I swear, if I hadn’t had a good four ounces of the Applejack in that drink I would have howled in agony. As it is now, it only hurts like hell and I am betting I cracked one of my teeth, or made an existing crack worse, but with all the post radiation cracks - what does one more matter. What really matters right about now is having another wee dram of that Laird's Applejack.

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Everyman's Evening Eyeful

 

 

All the best,

GB