Damn, if I wasn't drinking already, I'd drive over to Total Wine to pick up some booze!
All the best,
GB
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Oh My - Was That Me
Damn, if I wasn't drinking already, I'd drive over to Total Wine to pick up some booze!
All the best,
GB
When Someone Shoves A Baby In Your Face
There have been more than a few times when someone I know has tried to hand me their infant or toddler when I did not want to be bothered; if only I had thought of that reply years ago maybe it would have been much less often.
All the best,
Glenn B
Do You Know When You See An Asshole?
I Am Sure Someone Else Has Thought Of This...
...but just in case no one has mentioned it: Do you think the only reason that Kim Jong Un invited President Trump to North Korea is so that he can call it off shortly before the scheduled meeting and then blame it on Trump for it falling through? You know, Rocket Boy saying something like Trump set too many conditions! Of course, President Trump is setting conditions and would have to be a fool not to do so. Then again N. Korea has said it will do certain things before the meeting. So, if President Trump's conditions are that N. Korea does what it promised, who can blame him if it falls through besides maybe a psycho like Kim Jong Un or an American made leftist loon.
All the best,
Glenn B
All the best,
Glenn B
Ever Check Your Credit Score?
I just checked mine through a free service from my bank. Wow, it does not suck at all, as a matter of fact it is excellent. Not quite the top score you can achieve but pretty darned close. Makes me wonder though, what does one have to do to get a perfect score because my house is paid off, have some money in the bank, have a steady income (at least until the government defaults on government pensions), I pay my bills on time, have had the same credit cards for years, well one maybe only for a year or so but all the others for many years and not too many of them either, have never defaulted on a financial obligation, never declared bankruptcy and so on. So what does one have to do to achieve credit score perfection???
All the best,
Glenn B
All the best,
Glenn B
Thursday, March 8, 2018
So When Can We Expect Retraction Number 2...
...from the NY Times relative to its February article that miscalculated the taxes of a hypothetical couple under President Trumps new tax reform. According to the Times, the couple would pay more taxes under the trump plan than they would have paid under the old tax rules. The thing was, the Times was outright wrong and they retracted that claim by 'correcting' it to say the couple would have received a $43 tax refund instead of having to pay an increase of $3,896 in taxes.
Well that was 'the thing was'. The thing is: now it has been reported that they were reportedly wrong about that $43 tax refund too in as much as they did not have the hypothetical couple claim other tax credits for an additional savings of $1,500. That additional savings should have been calculated into their tax returns as per "Chicago tax law professor Daniel Hemel, who said Times editors still don’t understand Trump’s tax cuts.". (More at the source.)
I would imagine the Times will eat more crow and tat they will correct their latest reported blunder with what amounts to retraction #2.
All the best,
Glenn B
Well that was 'the thing was'. The thing is: now it has been reported that they were reportedly wrong about that $43 tax refund too in as much as they did not have the hypothetical couple claim other tax credits for an additional savings of $1,500. That additional savings should have been calculated into their tax returns as per "Chicago tax law professor Daniel Hemel, who said Times editors still don’t understand Trump’s tax cuts.". (More at the source.)
I would imagine the Times will eat more crow and tat they will correct their latest reported blunder with what amounts to retraction #2.
All the best,
Glenn B
President Trump - No Other Like Him Since At least The 1950's
The President of the United States of America, the very same one many on the left call "#Not My President" is truly one of the most amazingly competent presidents within my lifetime. Proof of that is not only found within his accomplishments to date - which are many such as the improved economy, tax reform, reduction of unnecessary government regulations - but also can be witnessed in his planned meeting with Kin Jong Un, the communist tyrant in North Korea, to discuss ending the decades ongoing confrontation and nuclear escalation with North Korea. President Trump is awesome and I say that as an independent with zero party affiliation! Yes, the meeting may yet fall through and never take place, what with that nut job running North Korea, but tell me which other U.S. president since the 1950s has handled the situation the way President Trump is doing it now? Allow me to answer my own question - not one although another was extremely close.
More here.
All the best,
Glenn B
Blog Comments
It's been ages since I have received an email notification from Blogger telling me that there were comments awaiting moderation on my blog. Thus, I have to remember to log into Blogger every now and then, click on comments awaiting moderation and check to see if there are any comments. I would much rather receive mail notifications each time someone comments.
I have tried several times to fix all that but to no avail. Today, I once again went to my blocked senders list in Outlook (my email provider) and this time I looked through each and every one of the blocked senders (which are legion cause there are lots of arsehats out there who send unwanted emails). I did not see anything that even resembled an email address from blogger but did find one or three with Google in there and I eliminated them, along with some others, from the blocked sender list. I don't know which one I eliminated that did the trick but getting rid of at least one of them from the blocked senders list may have worked.
I just added three test comments to a couple of posts and got email alerts saying there were new comments. Now, mind you, it did not say there were comments requiring moderation, I guess because I had entered the comments and I guess Google/Blogger dos not require verification when it is the owner of the blog doing the commenting. The thing is though, I made a comment to one of my blog posts a day or three ago and did not receive such notification then. Since I got these now, I am hopeful it will work when anyone leaves comments and that I will be notified accordingly.
Someone leave a comment please, I need at least one, from someone other than me, to see if it works.
Thanks,
Glenn B
I have tried several times to fix all that but to no avail. Today, I once again went to my blocked senders list in Outlook (my email provider) and this time I looked through each and every one of the blocked senders (which are legion cause there are lots of arsehats out there who send unwanted emails). I did not see anything that even resembled an email address from blogger but did find one or three with Google in there and I eliminated them, along with some others, from the blocked sender list. I don't know which one I eliminated that did the trick but getting rid of at least one of them from the blocked senders list may have worked.
I just added three test comments to a couple of posts and got email alerts saying there were new comments. Now, mind you, it did not say there were comments requiring moderation, I guess because I had entered the comments and I guess Google/Blogger dos not require verification when it is the owner of the blog doing the commenting. The thing is though, I made a comment to one of my blog posts a day or three ago and did not receive such notification then. Since I got these now, I am hopeful it will work when anyone leaves comments and that I will be notified accordingly.
Someone leave a comment please, I need at least one, from someone other than me, to see if it works.
Thanks,
Glenn B
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Undeniable Absolute Proof Trump & Russians Colluded...
...to skew the election results in his favor. There can be no denying rock solid evidence like this or can there be???
All the best,
GB
All the best,
GB
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
I Am Sitting Here In The Sun On My Bench...
...and no it's not the Group W bench and there ain't no mother rapers or father rapers even close as far as I know. I am enjoying a glass a tart cherry juice (supposed to do wonders to alleviate the gout) with some Kirschwasser in it (pretty good at causing the gout but only a wee dram) and I am enjoying the aromas of two pork shoulder roasts. One is on my BBQ grill maybe 15 feet from me and the other is in the oven in my kitchen. My bench is directly under the vent for the range hood and the hood's fan is on thus bathing me in the aroma of roasting pork. Every now and again, the breeze whips around in a dizzying but delightful eddy and causes the aroma from the roast in the grill to hit me smack dab in my face. There is a bit of a difference between the smells from each roast but both are damned fine on the nose and are making my mouth water in anticipation.
Some sourkraut, baked beans and some freshly baked biscuits will complete tonight's dinner. I am getting hungrier and hungrier thinking about it with the ever so amazing aroma of roast pork all around me.
As to why I decided to BBQ today, I figured why not BBQ today when it's 43 degrees or so (getting chillier now) and sunny since tomorrow's forecast promises cold and lots of rain and snow.
Al the best,
Glenn B
Some sourkraut, baked beans and some freshly baked biscuits will complete tonight's dinner. I am getting hungrier and hungrier thinking about it with the ever so amazing aroma of roast pork all around me.
As to why I decided to BBQ today, I figured why not BBQ today when it's 43 degrees or so (getting chillier now) and sunny since tomorrow's forecast promises cold and lots of rain and snow.
Al the best,
Glenn B
Saturday, March 3, 2018
If You Buy A Knife At A Gun Show...
...it is not all that bad a thing to do especially if you buy one with a trigger that just about shoots the blade out. That is just what Brendan did today at a gun show in Benton, AR.
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It must be nice living in a state where such knives are legal.
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Funny thing about that gun show, Brendan thought he had a couple of LEO types following him around it for awhile. Maybe they thought he was an Antifa type or a displaced New Yorker intent on smuggling firearms back to Cuomoistan. So what did he do, bought a knife and threw them off completely. Truth is, even if he wanted to but another gun, after buying the Beretta M9A3 not that long ago, I doubt he will have enough cash to afford another gun for some time.
All the best,
Glenn B
Dick's Sporting Goods - Bigger Dicks Than Ever...
...and Walmart has followed along.
It is old news already, that Dick's Sporting Goods has announced they will cease selling what they and leftist malcontents & politicians call assault rifles and that Dick's will engorge their dickheadedness by banning sales of firearms to anyone under the age of 21. Since I have not blogged in a week or so though, I am going to comment on this new dickhead policy made by a company ever so appropriately named and will tell you what I am doing about it in my own little way (which is something I think you too should do).
First off, as you likely have gathered by what I just wrote above - I think the policy is ridickulous. It is also, or at least should be, an outrage to all rights loving Americans. Banning any adult under the age of 21 from purchasing a firearm, when it is otherwise legal for an 18 year old or older person to make such a purchase is a blatant act of age discrimination. That is abhorrent alone but even more so if you imagine a member of the U.S. military, who is 20 years old, being turned away by Dick's when trying to legally purchase a sporting or self-defense rifle! Damn, we send them off to war to defend our nation and our principles and put them is harm's way but we won't trust them to purchase a firearm for personal use until they hit the somehow magical age set by Dick's that makes selling them guns suddenly okay!
It seems obvious to me, after reading the above linked article from which I am about to quote, that Dick's came up with the new policy out of only one real concern - that of liability:
"Stack said the discovery that Dick’s had sold a gun in November to suspected Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz spurred the company into action, even though it wasn’t the same weapon or type of gun used in this month’s shooting.
“But it came to us that we could have been a part of this story,’’ Stack said to the Times. “We said, ‘We don’t want to be a part of this any longer,’” said Mr. Stack.""
Stack is the head of Dick's and is acting like one, specifically like a dickhead, in my opinion. That they don't want to be a part of it only seems to me to mean they do not want to face the liability that may be associated with such a shooting had they sold the firearm to the shooter. It certainly does not mean, again in my opinion, that they feel for the victims and are doing this out of some sense of being able to prevent such shootings in the future because they kept on selling guns to those under 18 all along after prior mass shootings committed by others - some of them under 21. As I see it, it was only after a heinous dirtbag psycho shooter purchased a rifle from them, albeit not the rifle used in the shooting, that they suddenly said - hey we have to stop selling assault rifles and stop selling to anyone under 21. It is a disgrace and a clear indication that Dick's is living up to its namesake.
As if that was not bad enough, Walmart reportedly also has announced that it has jumped on the Dick's bandwagon and that it is also going to discontinue sales of firearms to anyone under the age of 21. They already stopped selling so called assault rifles years ago, something I did not realize or not recall I guess since I cannot remember ever purchasing a firearm from them and thus have little interest in what type of guns they sell or do not sell.
The current situation though is amazing in as much as I have not seen or heard even one word of condemnation from either of these retail giants about the failure of law enforcement to prevent the Parkland, FL shooting; not one mention of how the current gun control laws have failed to deter such shootings but instead have created soft targets such as gun-free school zones in which children can easily be massacred; not one word about how to really and reasonably protect our children while not stripping of us our rights; not one word about the mental health crisis that has spawned such shooters because they have lived with zero outlets for their frustrations and such non-violent wussification all too often cumulates in an explosion of violence, against they who cannot or will not defend themselves, by those so deprived.
So what is one to do? I for one am going to close my Dick's Scorecard account and discontinue shopping there. I am also going to stop shopping at Walmart and tell them to close my online account. I will also contact both companies and inform them of my displeasure with their policies and to let them know because of those anti-gun policies, I will no loner shop at either. I also will, of course, continue to champion the right to keep and bear arms as best I know how. I think you all should do likewise.
All the best,
Glenn B
It is old news already, that Dick's Sporting Goods has announced they will cease selling what they and leftist malcontents & politicians call assault rifles and that Dick's will engorge their dickheadedness by banning sales of firearms to anyone under the age of 21. Since I have not blogged in a week or so though, I am going to comment on this new dickhead policy made by a company ever so appropriately named and will tell you what I am doing about it in my own little way (which is something I think you too should do).
First off, as you likely have gathered by what I just wrote above - I think the policy is ridickulous. It is also, or at least should be, an outrage to all rights loving Americans. Banning any adult under the age of 21 from purchasing a firearm, when it is otherwise legal for an 18 year old or older person to make such a purchase is a blatant act of age discrimination. That is abhorrent alone but even more so if you imagine a member of the U.S. military, who is 20 years old, being turned away by Dick's when trying to legally purchase a sporting or self-defense rifle! Damn, we send them off to war to defend our nation and our principles and put them is harm's way but we won't trust them to purchase a firearm for personal use until they hit the somehow magical age set by Dick's that makes selling them guns suddenly okay!
It seems obvious to me, after reading the above linked article from which I am about to quote, that Dick's came up with the new policy out of only one real concern - that of liability:
"Stack said the discovery that Dick’s had sold a gun in November to suspected Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz spurred the company into action, even though it wasn’t the same weapon or type of gun used in this month’s shooting.
“But it came to us that we could have been a part of this story,’’ Stack said to the Times. “We said, ‘We don’t want to be a part of this any longer,’” said Mr. Stack.""
Stack is the head of Dick's and is acting like one, specifically like a dickhead, in my opinion. That they don't want to be a part of it only seems to me to mean they do not want to face the liability that may be associated with such a shooting had they sold the firearm to the shooter. It certainly does not mean, again in my opinion, that they feel for the victims and are doing this out of some sense of being able to prevent such shootings in the future because they kept on selling guns to those under 18 all along after prior mass shootings committed by others - some of them under 21. As I see it, it was only after a heinous dirtbag psycho shooter purchased a rifle from them, albeit not the rifle used in the shooting, that they suddenly said - hey we have to stop selling assault rifles and stop selling to anyone under 21. It is a disgrace and a clear indication that Dick's is living up to its namesake.
As if that was not bad enough, Walmart reportedly also has announced that it has jumped on the Dick's bandwagon and that it is also going to discontinue sales of firearms to anyone under the age of 21. They already stopped selling so called assault rifles years ago, something I did not realize or not recall I guess since I cannot remember ever purchasing a firearm from them and thus have little interest in what type of guns they sell or do not sell.
The current situation though is amazing in as much as I have not seen or heard even one word of condemnation from either of these retail giants about the failure of law enforcement to prevent the Parkland, FL shooting; not one mention of how the current gun control laws have failed to deter such shootings but instead have created soft targets such as gun-free school zones in which children can easily be massacred; not one word about how to really and reasonably protect our children while not stripping of us our rights; not one word about the mental health crisis that has spawned such shooters because they have lived with zero outlets for their frustrations and such non-violent wussification all too often cumulates in an explosion of violence, against they who cannot or will not defend themselves, by those so deprived.
So what is one to do? I for one am going to close my Dick's Scorecard account and discontinue shopping there. I am also going to stop shopping at Walmart and tell them to close my online account. I will also contact both companies and inform them of my displeasure with their policies and to let them know because of those anti-gun policies, I will no loner shop at either. I also will, of course, continue to champion the right to keep and bear arms as best I know how. I think you all should do likewise.
All the best,
Glenn B
Saturday, February 24, 2018
The Good Leftists Have Shared Their View
Yeah right! Just in case you think that was a Photoshop job, click here for more info about that sign. The screwballs on the left seemingly are the most hateful and violence espousing people on the planet.
All the best,
Glenn B
Friday, February 23, 2018
Some Purdy Good Shootin'
It's nice to know I did something right and nicer yet to have the proof shown to me by the one I did right by.
Now to get him to point shoot at that distance and thus shoot a lot quicker with the same accuracy or close to it. Note, I am not for a moment recommending that anyone only point shoot at 5 yards. Even though it is fairly close, under many if not most circumstances, your shots need to be aimed using the sights at that distance but you still should be able to point shoot at 5 yards. So, you need to practice both. Anyway, as I said, I am proud of him.
All the best,
Glenn B
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| Just as with my Beretta 92 series pistols, the M9A3 is dead-on-balls accurate. And, you can believe Ballseye, when I say, that's purdy accurate shooting. |
Brendan is not a bad shot at all. By the way, to say "not bad at all" about anything is a Ballseye compliment of the highest magnitude. All the shots were from close in distance. As he put it: "That was 5 yards as quick as I got a sight picture I pulled the trigger. So not exactly rapid fire but it was quick". Nope, not bad at all especially considering he and the pistol are new to one another. I don't know how many shots he put into the pictured target but, in all, he put 400 rounds through the Beretta that day. He continues to make his papa, or as he sometimes puts it "his pop", quite proud.Now to get him to point shoot at that distance and thus shoot a lot quicker with the same accuracy or close to it. Note, I am not for a moment recommending that anyone only point shoot at 5 yards. Even though it is fairly close, under many if not most circumstances, your shots need to be aimed using the sights at that distance but you still should be able to point shoot at 5 yards. So, you need to practice both. Anyway, as I said, I am proud of him.
All the best,
Glenn B
Sunday, February 18, 2018
I Just Couldn't Wait Until...
...the next Hessney auction in late March and decided to go up that way this weekend to pick up the three pistols I bought at auction last weekend. It amounted to an extra expense, that is if I was to have gone to the next auction in March but I am none to sure I'll be going to that one. I have plans that may have me out of town in another direction for around that time.
So, it was this weekend or bust and I drove up there on Friday night. I spent the night in the cheapest motel I could find, right in Geneva, the Days' Inn. It was okay by me and I only found one bug in my room - yes the six legged variety - but I killed it swiftly and did not see another. Some ugly looking thing about an inch long that was at the junction of the ceiling and the wall over the window. Oh well - at least there were no bedbugs and in fact the place was decent.
Got to the auction house on Saturday morning around 930 and walked right smack into the middle of a stamp, coin and jewelry auction. Ran into the owner and said hello and he suggested I look around at what was being auctioned off. I politely declined by telling him that I did not need yet another addiction. We both laughed at that and while my laugh was a happy one because I would not be spending even more money there, I think he had a bit of dismay in his laugh at not landing me as a customer for yet a different type of auction! I'm only kidding - of course! Anyway, I got to the front desk and told the gal I was there to pick up my guns and she was definitely dismayed. It was evident she was doing something for the auction that was taking place at that precise moment. She asked me, no - actually she told me, to wait.
I waited about ten minutes at most and she attended to me with a smile as usual. Had the guns all signed, sealed and delivered a few minutes after that. I looked around a bit at some items they will have up for sale at the next firearms auction and I am guessing at an antique or estate auction and when I got to liking a couple or few of them very much - I decided to leave. I drove back home, all 300 plus miles with stops for breakfast, lunch, to pick up a box of 38 ammo, at a state forest to shoot the Colt Detective Special (but there was too much snow on the side of the road for me to even think about trying to pull off to park) and a bladder relief stop along the way. Damn, it took me about 7 1/2 hours to get home, I guess due to my stops and due to a couple of traffic jams, especially the one caused by the snow that started falling just before I hit the northern end of NYC.
After arriving home last night, I filled out the online form to have Colt Archives check out the info about my new Colt Detective Special and issue an archive letter if appropriate.. They offer that service for $75 and it probably will be well worth it to me if they authenticate the Colt DS as 1st issue (because if they do so, it is worth a lot more than I paid for it). The only drawback about requesting them to do so would be if it turns out to be a gun put together from parts to make it appear to be a 1st issue; I think not though but time will tell. Speaking about time, it takes anywhere from 90 to 120 days for the turnaround on submitting the form and them sending out an archive letter. I can wait though as I am not prepared to spend the additional $100 they charge to expedite the matter to only a 48 hour turn around! The nerve of those bastards charging a $100 to make it 48 hours and having a regular time of 90 to $100 days!!!
Today, I cleaned up the three pistols - a Beretta 92FS, Glock 30 and the Colt Detective Special and gave them each a quick once over inspection. From what I can tell, I did very well on these new to me shooters. While the Colt has a good deal of normal wear from use, both the Beretta and Glock are like new. They both were probably test fired and while the Glock maybe was fired once after that (with very few rounds through it), the Beretta looks to have only ever been test fired. They are extremely clean as far as any wear goes. One thing I must point out that was a disappointment is that the Beretta now comes with a polymer or plastic recoil spring guide rod. I have to check my Beretta (2 repair kit and see if it contains a metal rod. if not, I am going to see about buying one from Beretta or from Numrich gun Parts Corp.. Plastic just does not seem to me like a good choice for that particular piece but then again the Glock two piece recoil spring guide rod is partially polymer, or so I think.
Add to all the above that I just sold two more guns on GunBroker, one for which I have received payment and the other on which I am awaiting it, and I am a happy camper.
All the best,
Glenn B
So, it was this weekend or bust and I drove up there on Friday night. I spent the night in the cheapest motel I could find, right in Geneva, the Days' Inn. It was okay by me and I only found one bug in my room - yes the six legged variety - but I killed it swiftly and did not see another. Some ugly looking thing about an inch long that was at the junction of the ceiling and the wall over the window. Oh well - at least there were no bedbugs and in fact the place was decent.
Got to the auction house on Saturday morning around 930 and walked right smack into the middle of a stamp, coin and jewelry auction. Ran into the owner and said hello and he suggested I look around at what was being auctioned off. I politely declined by telling him that I did not need yet another addiction. We both laughed at that and while my laugh was a happy one because I would not be spending even more money there, I think he had a bit of dismay in his laugh at not landing me as a customer for yet a different type of auction! I'm only kidding - of course! Anyway, I got to the front desk and told the gal I was there to pick up my guns and she was definitely dismayed. It was evident she was doing something for the auction that was taking place at that precise moment. She asked me, no - actually she told me, to wait.
I waited about ten minutes at most and she attended to me with a smile as usual. Had the guns all signed, sealed and delivered a few minutes after that. I looked around a bit at some items they will have up for sale at the next firearms auction and I am guessing at an antique or estate auction and when I got to liking a couple or few of them very much - I decided to leave. I drove back home, all 300 plus miles with stops for breakfast, lunch, to pick up a box of 38 ammo, at a state forest to shoot the Colt Detective Special (but there was too much snow on the side of the road for me to even think about trying to pull off to park) and a bladder relief stop along the way. Damn, it took me about 7 1/2 hours to get home, I guess due to my stops and due to a couple of traffic jams, especially the one caused by the snow that started falling just before I hit the northern end of NYC.
After arriving home last night, I filled out the online form to have Colt Archives check out the info about my new Colt Detective Special and issue an archive letter if appropriate.. They offer that service for $75 and it probably will be well worth it to me if they authenticate the Colt DS as 1st issue (because if they do so, it is worth a lot more than I paid for it). The only drawback about requesting them to do so would be if it turns out to be a gun put together from parts to make it appear to be a 1st issue; I think not though but time will tell. Speaking about time, it takes anywhere from 90 to 120 days for the turnaround on submitting the form and them sending out an archive letter. I can wait though as I am not prepared to spend the additional $100 they charge to expedite the matter to only a 48 hour turn around! The nerve of those bastards charging a $100 to make it 48 hours and having a regular time of 90 to $100 days!!!
Today, I cleaned up the three pistols - a Beretta 92FS, Glock 30 and the Colt Detective Special and gave them each a quick once over inspection. From what I can tell, I did very well on these new to me shooters. While the Colt has a good deal of normal wear from use, both the Beretta and Glock are like new. They both were probably test fired and while the Glock maybe was fired once after that (with very few rounds through it), the Beretta looks to have only ever been test fired. They are extremely clean as far as any wear goes. One thing I must point out that was a disappointment is that the Beretta now comes with a polymer or plastic recoil spring guide rod. I have to check my Beretta (2 repair kit and see if it contains a metal rod. if not, I am going to see about buying one from Beretta or from Numrich gun Parts Corp.. Plastic just does not seem to me like a good choice for that particular piece but then again the Glock two piece recoil spring guide rod is partially polymer, or so I think.
Add to all the above that I just sold two more guns on GunBroker, one for which I have received payment and the other on which I am awaiting it, and I am a happy camper.
All the best,
Glenn B
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
I May Live To Regret Giving Notice...
...at work today that I am resigning within 2 weeks of them finally hiring a full time person to take over the slot I have been covering for over two months now. Then again, it may be the best thing I have done for myself in a long time since I find it very difficult to put up with all the petty workplace shit that takes place each and every workday, the coddling of aliens who entered this county illegally, the anonymous customer survey reports that the aliens can file - of which the bad ones against an employee are considered absolute proof of wrongdoing relative to the yearly employee appraisals, the fact they throw out the good comments on a daily basis and give them absolutely zero credence toward showing the good work accomplished by any employees, the fact they recently enacted an anonymous reporting system for one employee to report another for alleged wrong doing (that I fear will be taken as gospel truth of wrongdoing just as are the anonymous customer survey cards) , the lack of respect between employees (there are three different entities where I work - one a government official, others who do fingerprinting of the aliens and then the security personnel), the amount of outright blatant disrespect of the workers at each site from managerial and supervisory personnel and from the customers (the aliens) as opposed to the liberalized politically correct pampering and self back-patting of aliens who entered the country illegally as well as those who entered legally (but who evidently want to make the United States of America like the shitholes from which they fled), and of course - the fact that I started my federal career arresting illegal aliens and making sure they were removed from within our borders but that now in effect I am in some small manner helping illegals stay here today galls me no end. That even if I am only a security guard who merely hands out and helps with paperwork.
Add to all that there is no way to get a raise because it is a contract job and after 3.5 years there, and good appraisals each year, I certainly think I deserve a raise and maybe even recompense for my travel expenses. I get assigned to cover for other guards who are out on sick leave, vacation or whatever and travel to 6 different offices to do so. I asked for a raise and travel expenses recently and was told both were impossible. So, it all adds up to a very, very, very depressing place to work. I guess my boss laughing at me when he called me today and said something to the effect he had received my resignation - followed by a loud guffaw - put the last nail in the coffin even though he then added that my work was appreciated and I would be welcome back anytime (somehow the laugh kind of ruined that last part). Thus, I did not listen to my own advice, that which I gave my son recently, about not quitting a job until you have a new one lined up - this job just got to sucking hat much I needed out.
So, I will be looking for another job but I think not before I take a road trip of a couple to a few weeks to see Brendan down in AR and maybe who knows what adventures I will have and where I may wind up along the way there and back again. Yes, it may have been a bad move to quit and I may wind up regretting it but as I said it also may be the best move I have made in years or maybe ever! Time will tell which way it will turn out.
Anybody hiring for a decent paying firearms related job?
All the best,
Glenn B
Add to all that there is no way to get a raise because it is a contract job and after 3.5 years there, and good appraisals each year, I certainly think I deserve a raise and maybe even recompense for my travel expenses. I get assigned to cover for other guards who are out on sick leave, vacation or whatever and travel to 6 different offices to do so. I asked for a raise and travel expenses recently and was told both were impossible. So, it all adds up to a very, very, very depressing place to work. I guess my boss laughing at me when he called me today and said something to the effect he had received my resignation - followed by a loud guffaw - put the last nail in the coffin even though he then added that my work was appreciated and I would be welcome back anytime (somehow the laugh kind of ruined that last part). Thus, I did not listen to my own advice, that which I gave my son recently, about not quitting a job until you have a new one lined up - this job just got to sucking hat much I needed out.
So, I will be looking for another job but I think not before I take a road trip of a couple to a few weeks to see Brendan down in AR and maybe who knows what adventures I will have and where I may wind up along the way there and back again. Yes, it may have been a bad move to quit and I may wind up regretting it but as I said it also may be the best move I have made in years or maybe ever! Time will tell which way it will turn out.
Anybody hiring for a decent paying firearms related job?
All the best,
Glenn B
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
The Nut Didn't Fall Far From The Tree At All
Indeed, he planted himself right next to me and his appreciation of the RKBA along with his enjoyment of his liberty to exercise that right, like an oak tree, grows stronger each day under my canopy.
After I told him about my latest pistol acquisitions yesterday, he sent me the accompanying photo of himself with his newtoy pistol. It is a Beretta M9A3, more on it here. Looks like a nice one to me but then I am somewhat partial to Berettas.
He wanted to get a suppressor too but that has to wait until he is again gainfully employed. I suppose though he will enjoy shooting up what 9mm ammo he has on hand while killing time between jobs. By the way, if anyone knows of a good opportunity for a truck driver, CDL Class A, in or near Benton or Little Rock, AR, let me know and I will pass it on to him.
All the best,
Glenn B
After I told him about my latest pistol acquisitions yesterday, he sent me the accompanying photo of himself with his new
He wanted to get a suppressor too but that has to wait until he is again gainfully employed. I suppose though he will enjoy shooting up what 9mm ammo he has on hand while killing time between jobs. By the way, if anyone knows of a good opportunity for a truck driver, CDL Class A, in or near Benton or Little Rock, AR, let me know and I will pass it on to him.
All the best,
Glenn B
Sunday, February 11, 2018
My Oldest Gun and Some New Acquisitions?
My oldest weapon, by not all that far, is an English Enfield, 1858 Pattern (I think) pistol. It has a manufacture date of 1863. I understand that there are evidently a lot of knockoffs going around that were made in one or more of the Stan counties like Pakistan and Afghanistan and some others made in India. This one though has all the qualities of the real McCoy as I understand it. The proof marks abound and are correct for the era. In addition the great majority of the stampings appear to be fairly deep, a sign of good craftsmanship. Whatever, I believe it is real - so it must be real cause I just said so on the Intraweb!
I have no clue if it is safe to shoot or not. I don't want to find out either - no desire to shoot it. I probably will not keep it all that long, already have it up for sale being I was just at another Hessney auction this weekend and bought three modern pistols while there. The three new ones are a Beretta 92FS in 9mm (looks to have never been fired), a Glock 30 in 45 Auto (allegedly new), and a Colt Detective Special, 1st issue.
When I say first issue, I do not mean a first issue from the recent version of the Colt Detective Special but an original pre-war (as in pre WWII) first issue. It is in what I consider good condition, which means at least 70% of metal finish remaining in my untrained gun rating opinion. I am hopeful it is a real first issue and not a put together from parts gun; everything except the ejector rod seems right - that groove in the knurled part of the rod gives me pause for concern - otherwise, the square butt, the stampings on the barrel, and the serial number date it to 1932 or in other words signify it is indeed a pre-war first issue Colt DS. I'll have to see what Colt would want in the way of a fee to authenticate it (just found out it is going to be $75 but I'll have to wait until I have it in hand to get some information off of it that Colt requires for an archive letter). It may well be worth the cost because if it is a real first issue, then it is worth a lot more than I paid for it - maybe three or more times as much and that would be a very good thing. And yes, that would mean I got a steal on a cop gun!
Yes indeed, it was the cop gun of its time and whoever Christened it with the moniker of Detective Special should have been given a huge bonus by Colt; it was their best selling revolver for decades. Of course, while I paid for those three handguns - I do not have them yet, I need to get a purchase document from my county PD and then return to the auction house with it to take possession. maybe this weekend or maybe in late march at the next Hessney auction.
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| It's already for dale on GunBroker.com at: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/747109432. |
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| This 92FS is in pristine condition and looks to be unfired. |
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| The Glock 30 also appears to be in unfired new condition. |
When I say first issue, I do not mean a first issue from the recent version of the Colt Detective Special but an original pre-war (as in pre WWII) first issue. It is in what I consider good condition, which means at least 70% of metal finish remaining in my untrained gun rating opinion. I am hopeful it is a real first issue and not a put together from parts gun; everything except the ejector rod seems right - that groove in the knurled part of the rod gives me pause for concern - otherwise, the square butt, the stampings on the barrel, and the serial number date it to 1932 or in other words signify it is indeed a pre-war first issue Colt DS. I'll have to see what Colt would want in the way of a fee to authenticate it (just found out it is going to be $75 but I'll have to wait until I have it in hand to get some information off of it that Colt requires for an archive letter). It may well be worth the cost because if it is a real first issue, then it is worth a lot more than I paid for it - maybe three or more times as much and that would be a very good thing. And yes, that would mean I got a steal on a cop gun!
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| I believe, I believe, I believe - so it must be a first issue - right! Maybe though, I ought to have it checked by Colt to make sure. |
Speaking of old weapons, that Colt DS is pretty old but not my oldest firearm. My oldest gun is a Chilean Model 1895 Mauser in 7mm Mauser (7x57mm). My next oldest gun is my Ortgies pistol in 32 Auto; it was made in the mid to late 1920s as best I can tell. Pre-war first issue Detective Specials were made from around 1926 through 1936. Mine was made in 1932 according to Colt's 'Firearm Serial Number Lookup - Year of Manufacture' page (an excellent tool to date old Colts). Being it was manufactured in 1932, it is probably my third oldest gun. No wait a minute, I have a European pinfire revolver, that I picked up in January, that is possibly the second oldest gun I own but I do not know the date it was produced so am guessing there. I did not even think o it at first because it is not functional, is basically a rusted and broken POS, and is only good as a wall hangar at best. So let me clarify thusly, my oldest, second oldest and third oldest functioning firearms are as I listed them above before remembering that pinfire revolver which may or may not be the second oldest of my guns (but as I said, it does not count because it is a non-functioning POS).
All the best,
Glenn B
Monday, February 5, 2018
Foxy Vixens On A Trampoline...
...and they are naked too. Thus it is behind the cover, so click below.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Another Such A Deal - 22WMR Ammo
When is the last time you saw 40 grain 22WMR ammunition selling for as low as $8.99 per box of 50? It had to be awhile back. Anyway, much to my happiness, prices have fallen dramatically to that level just recently at an online ammo dealer I use frequently. In fact, it is offered at the even lower price of $7.99 per box by at least one other dealer as per AmmoSeek.
I am ordering at the substantially higher price of a dollar more per box for a couple of reasons: I am giving my dealer some well deserved loyalty because of: their speed of shipping, their willingness to send ammo to NY State, their always getting my order right, the excellent availability of ammo they have at most times and their overall very decent to excellent pricing. I am also going with my usual dealer because the other dealer did not have in stock the 7x57mm Mauser ammo I also wanted to add to the same order. In addition, that other dealer, who has that much lower price, told me a while back that they refuse to ship to NY even though their website seemed (and still seems) to indicate they will ship to NY - go figure.
Anyway, regardless of where you shop for ammo, now is the time to stock up on 22 magnum ammunition if you need it because prices have not been his low in a long time.
All the best,
Glenn B
I am ordering at the substantially higher price of a dollar more per box for a couple of reasons: I am giving my dealer some well deserved loyalty because of: their speed of shipping, their willingness to send ammo to NY State, their always getting my order right, the excellent availability of ammo they have at most times and their overall very decent to excellent pricing. I am also going with my usual dealer because the other dealer did not have in stock the 7x57mm Mauser ammo I also wanted to add to the same order. In addition, that other dealer, who has that much lower price, told me a while back that they refuse to ship to NY even though their website seemed (and still seems) to indicate they will ship to NY - go figure.
Anyway, regardless of where you shop for ammo, now is the time to stock up on 22 magnum ammunition if you need it because prices have not been his low in a long time.
All the best,
Glenn B
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