Any of you hams out there may or may not know about a program called Netlogger. It's for people that run nets. I believe it was developed by OMISS, one of the WAS nets but I could be wrong. Anyway it's free and I decided to learn to use it.
The best way to learn something is simply by doing it and making mistakes and learning from them so I simply created a net.
It had to have a name so I figured Rumor Control was as good as any other name. I typed it in, set up Netlogger and went on the air.
It was slow and I only got a few hits which is to be expected and it was running along well until someone asked what the rumor was.
A sharp operator standing by chimed in with "Checks come out on the 8th." so that was the rumor of the day.
Of course someone wanted to know WHAT checks were coming out on the 8th and of course we didn't know. All we said was that checks come out on the 8th.
Someone else pointed out that it was already the 12th. His voice let me know he saw the humor of the rumor. Of course someone else didn't get it and seemed confused until someone else explained that it was only a rumor and therefore not confirmed. Besides you can't believe rumors.
Meanwhile I was trying to figure out a few things about Netlogger and managed to stumble around looking for the Not So Instant IM button. I looked all over hell and found it was the huge big blue button in the middle of the display which is par golf for me.
Still, all in all I learned a few things and now have a pretty good idea on how to use the new tool and had a little fun spreading the word that checks come out on the 8th.
That's a pretty good rumor to get going around.
It's true, too because someone's checks just HAVE to come out on the 8th. It may be the payroll for Joe's Plumbing in Milwaukee or the Sheik of Araby's bribes in Sukhran but someone's checks come out on the 8th of something.
So the rumor is true. The checks come out on the 8th.
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Monday, April 13, 2020
Sunday, April 12, 2020
I see where some governor declared that if people attended a drive in
Easter service than their licence numbers would be taken down and the owners criminally prosecuted.
I am accepting the rules regarding quarantine to a great extent. I do believe that it saves lives and would conduct myself the same way if it was even a government suggestion or recommendation.
I can actually understand why the governors really want people to skip their Easter services. COVID-19 can easily be spread in churches as well as anywhere else. I'll give the governors the benefit of the doubt to a certain extent. More on this later.
OK, that clown that has threatened to prosecute those that attend a drive in service is simply being either blatantly anti religion, power hungry or just plain stupid. Either way the people of that state do not want to have him as governor.
There is no way a group of people in their automobiles at a drive in religious service poses any kind of a danger to anybody. None. In fact it strikes me as a pretty safe place to be. Outlawing a gathering like that is plain wrong and I doubt SCOTUS would support such a thing for a New York minute.
I have no problems with the people of that state simply physically removing him from office, taking him to the nearest tree and hanging him as a warning to others that things only go so far.
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I am accepting the rules regarding quarantine to a great extent. I do believe that it saves lives and would conduct myself the same way if it was even a government suggestion or recommendation.
I can actually understand why the governors really want people to skip their Easter services. COVID-19 can easily be spread in churches as well as anywhere else. I'll give the governors the benefit of the doubt to a certain extent. More on this later.
OK, that clown that has threatened to prosecute those that attend a drive in service is simply being either blatantly anti religion, power hungry or just plain stupid. Either way the people of that state do not want to have him as governor.
There is no way a group of people in their automobiles at a drive in religious service poses any kind of a danger to anybody. None. In fact it strikes me as a pretty safe place to be. Outlawing a gathering like that is plain wrong and I doubt SCOTUS would support such a thing for a New York minute.
I have no problems with the people of that state simply physically removing him from office, taking him to the nearest tree and hanging him as a warning to others that things only go so far.
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I have finally bothered to sit down and figure out
how to tie a military shamagh which is now a useful skill.
It wasn't here in the States until the Corona virus popped up but now it is. While probably not as good as an N 95 mask it's certainly a step in the right direction.
I just ordered one off of eBay for short money shipped. It was about $7 which if it is any good will be a halfway decent deal.
Actually I think the pair of Old School French Foreign Legion desert scarfs will actually be a little more useful because they have a tighter weave and will likely filter things better but we'll see.
I DO know how to use a Foreign Legion scarf. I think it may be a little better than a shamagh as the weave is tighter.
It's kind of funny how dopey little skills like that eventually come in handy.
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It wasn't here in the States until the Corona virus popped up but now it is. While probably not as good as an N 95 mask it's certainly a step in the right direction.
I just ordered one off of eBay for short money shipped. It was about $7 which if it is any good will be a halfway decent deal.
Actually I think the pair of Old School French Foreign Legion desert scarfs will actually be a little more useful because they have a tighter weave and will likely filter things better but we'll see.
I DO know how to use a Foreign Legion scarf. I think it may be a little better than a shamagh as the weave is tighter.
It's kind of funny how dopey little skills like that eventually come in handy.
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Saturday, April 11, 2020
Being holed up sucks.
It really isn't very much fun and it's really not good for someone to be holed up like this.
It's really a drag.
I have however set things up so I don't have to do a whole lot of cooking because I made a a bucket of chili, mac and cheese with ham, butchered a humongous ham. Tomorrow I roast a big turkey and cut that up and bag it in portions and freeze that, too.
The freezer is crammed full of individual meal sized portions of chow to keep me fed for a month.
Being stuck like this makes slipping into the bottle damned easy so it's time to realize that and avoid it. It is a real temptation but I guess I'll manage to avoid it. Once you sit down and realize it and give it some thought it's a lot easier to avoid the temptation.
I am loading up on Vitamin C to keep up my resistance to disease and alcohol in quantity lowers it so it's a smart play to avoid heavy drinking.
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It's really a drag.
I have however set things up so I don't have to do a whole lot of cooking because I made a a bucket of chili, mac and cheese with ham, butchered a humongous ham. Tomorrow I roast a big turkey and cut that up and bag it in portions and freeze that, too.
The freezer is crammed full of individual meal sized portions of chow to keep me fed for a month.
Being stuck like this makes slipping into the bottle damned easy so it's time to realize that and avoid it. It is a real temptation but I guess I'll manage to avoid it. Once you sit down and realize it and give it some thought it's a lot easier to avoid the temptation.
I am loading up on Vitamin C to keep up my resistance to disease and alcohol in quantity lowers it so it's a smart play to avoid heavy drinking.
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Friday, April 10, 2020
One of the satisfying things about being a ham operator was
after the hurricane that clouted Puerto Rico a small group of hams flew in there and set up a few message centers and set up field operations.
Basically some of them worked about 20+hours a day, lived in ditches, smelled like goats and ate what they could scrape up. They were not paid a dime for doing this.
I intercepted a couple of these and called the person's home to tell them that their loved ones were OK. What is interesting to note is that a couple of these were relayed to me from France and Cuba. I got three directly from Puerto Rico. Fortunately all five had good news. The loved ones were alive, uninjured and safe. I was also given their telephone contact information which was sent 'in the clear' which is pretty risky.
Two of the people were leery when I called them and probably rightfully so in this day and age. Scammers abound and they prey on people that are emotional basket cases as were most people that had loved ones in PR during the hurricane. A simple shortwave receiver would have been all it took to get the phone number of a concerned relative.
Actually the Frenchman was pretty sharp. He said he'd go to my QRZ page, get my email and send me the entire message. Just because the infrastructure of Puerto Rico was down didn't mean the rest of the planet was down. In a few minutes I had the message on my email. It was a lot more secure that way.
Both of these were easily dealt with. I gave them my FCC call sign and told them to Google it. One wanted to know what the cost was and I explained it was free because that's what ham radio operators do in time of emergency. There was no charge. I also explained that anything they sent me would be returned.
They were elated to get the good news. They wondered when they were going to be able to come home. I didn't know and said so. I also told them I had heard rumors that people were being allowed to fly back to the states in empty C-130s but I could not confirm it. I told them it may be some time before they could return.
Of course every one I spoke with asked me if I was in direct contact with their loved ones and I explained I wasn't. Four of them accepted that when I explained how the system worked. A couple of them were amazed.
Two took me at face value when I called and were immediately overjoyed. One commented that he had heard of people getting messages from ham radio operators in the movies but didn't think it happened in real life.
Of course there is always one.
The first thing she wanted to know is if she could talk to her daughter. I said it was impossible and suggested she listen to my explanation because it would save time. I could tell by her voice I was going to have to deal with an idiot.
"The minute the trees stopped falling some plumber from Milwaukee, Wisconsin loaded his portable ham radio gear into his truck and drove at his own cost to Dover, Delaware and somehow got the Air Force to stuff him into a C-130 full of relief supplies and take him to Puerto Rico. Upon arrival he got out of San Juan and God only knows how he managed to get to Arecibo and set up a small message center under a surviving tree. He probably hasn't eaten in two days, works 20+ hours a day, sleeps in a ditch next to his radio and is forwarding messages to the States," I started. Of course I had no clue as to who the operator in Puerto Rico was. All I really knew is he was some guy on the air in Arecibo. I said the plumber from Milwaukee business to make a point.
"I didn't get to speak to him directly. Another ham in Cuba did and forwarded the message Stateside and I got it. I am forwarding the message to you. Your loved ones are safe and will be coming home as soon as they can."
Of course she said she didn't understand why she couldn't speak directly to her daughter and wanted me to get word back to her. I told her it was impossible.
Even if I could make contact with the poor overloaded ham in Arecibo there was no way in hell I was going to ask him to drop what he was doing and run all over hell to find someone's kid. He had better things to do.
Needless to say it wasn't good enough for her. She started asking too many questions I could not answer and got angry when answers were not forthcoming. Why don't you know? Why are you telling me this? You're not from the government. What kind of a shoddy organization was I running?
It was about then my luck changed. I heard a male voice in the background.
"Is the girl all right? What's going on? Give me that damned thing!"
A second or two a male came on the phone. His voice sounded calm and grateful. "Would you please tell me who you are and what is going on?
"Oh, thank God. An adult," I said. "First things first. I got word your daughter is safe and will be coming home on the first available transportation."
"And you are?" he asked. His voice was a sound of a relieved man.
"Let me explain things. It will save a lot of time that way and I'll answer questions afterwards. Is that OK?" He said it was.
"I am a ham radio operator. My call sign is KB3XXX. If you want you can look it up on Google. The minute the last tree fell in Puerto Rico the Air Force flew a group of hams into PR to aid in communications. One guy lit out for Arecibo the minute the plane hit the tarmac and set up a small communications center there where he most likely hasn't eaten in two days, works 20+ hours a day and sleeps in a ditch next to his radio," I said.
"My guess is your daughter found him and had him send word she was OK. I did not speak directly to the guy in Arecibo. His message was picked up by a Cuban ham who relayed it to me and I then called you," I finished.
"Cuba?!" He sounded astonished.
"Yes, Cuba. A well kept secret is that a lot of Cuban hams do a lot of relief work in the Caribbean. Look up one Arnie Coro, CO2KK. He is a very active ham there. Our governments may not get along but hams are hams and we do what we do. There is no reason to think the message is bogus. You can reasonably assume your daughter is fine and being taken care of."
I heard something in the background "Why couldn't he just..."
I imagine she got a damned serious stare from her husband.
"Things in PR are pretty primitive," I said. "The operator is likely swamped. Do not look at this as some magic bustling commo center run by the government. It is anything but. Think of it as somewhat of a jungle telegraph. As for return flights I have no idea. Rumor Control has it that the Air Force is letting people fly back on empty C-130s but that is unconfirmed. She'll probably have to get to San Juan or wherever to do this if she even can catch a C-130. Again, it's an unconfirmed rumor. Incidentally there's no telling where she is going to land when she gets Stateside. She may very well arrive with only the clothes on her back. If she has no ID or credit cards it's going to be rough for her. You may very well have to make arrangements to get her home. I do know you can send her money via Western Union and or Moneygram. Maybe they can release it on something like a password. That's all I can help you with. All I can say is she's safe for now. That's as good as it gets."
"What can I do for you?" he asked.
"Do nothing. If you send me anything it will cost me return postage because I will return it. If you feel you have to do anything then send a donation to your local Amateur radio club."
"Thank you," he said. The voice carried a lot of gratitude.
I was glad the husband had stepped up to the plate because I was just getting ready to go off on the woman. I was fully expecting her to tell me she wanted to speak to the manager or something like that. I was really ready to go off like a skyrocket and tell her I was the boss and it would not have been very pretty but I imagine it would have been funny when I told her I was the manager and OWNER of station KB3XXX.
Still, it does make me feel pretty good that I got on the air and was able to help a few people out.
I suppose four out of five ain't bad.
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Basically some of them worked about 20+hours a day, lived in ditches, smelled like goats and ate what they could scrape up. They were not paid a dime for doing this.
I intercepted a couple of these and called the person's home to tell them that their loved ones were OK. What is interesting to note is that a couple of these were relayed to me from France and Cuba. I got three directly from Puerto Rico. Fortunately all five had good news. The loved ones were alive, uninjured and safe. I was also given their telephone contact information which was sent 'in the clear' which is pretty risky.
Two of the people were leery when I called them and probably rightfully so in this day and age. Scammers abound and they prey on people that are emotional basket cases as were most people that had loved ones in PR during the hurricane. A simple shortwave receiver would have been all it took to get the phone number of a concerned relative.
Actually the Frenchman was pretty sharp. He said he'd go to my QRZ page, get my email and send me the entire message. Just because the infrastructure of Puerto Rico was down didn't mean the rest of the planet was down. In a few minutes I had the message on my email. It was a lot more secure that way.
Both of these were easily dealt with. I gave them my FCC call sign and told them to Google it. One wanted to know what the cost was and I explained it was free because that's what ham radio operators do in time of emergency. There was no charge. I also explained that anything they sent me would be returned.
They were elated to get the good news. They wondered when they were going to be able to come home. I didn't know and said so. I also told them I had heard rumors that people were being allowed to fly back to the states in empty C-130s but I could not confirm it. I told them it may be some time before they could return.
Of course every one I spoke with asked me if I was in direct contact with their loved ones and I explained I wasn't. Four of them accepted that when I explained how the system worked. A couple of them were amazed.
Two took me at face value when I called and were immediately overjoyed. One commented that he had heard of people getting messages from ham radio operators in the movies but didn't think it happened in real life.
Of course there is always one.
The first thing she wanted to know is if she could talk to her daughter. I said it was impossible and suggested she listen to my explanation because it would save time. I could tell by her voice I was going to have to deal with an idiot.
"The minute the trees stopped falling some plumber from Milwaukee, Wisconsin loaded his portable ham radio gear into his truck and drove at his own cost to Dover, Delaware and somehow got the Air Force to stuff him into a C-130 full of relief supplies and take him to Puerto Rico. Upon arrival he got out of San Juan and God only knows how he managed to get to Arecibo and set up a small message center under a surviving tree. He probably hasn't eaten in two days, works 20+ hours a day, sleeps in a ditch next to his radio and is forwarding messages to the States," I started. Of course I had no clue as to who the operator in Puerto Rico was. All I really knew is he was some guy on the air in Arecibo. I said the plumber from Milwaukee business to make a point.
"I didn't get to speak to him directly. Another ham in Cuba did and forwarded the message Stateside and I got it. I am forwarding the message to you. Your loved ones are safe and will be coming home as soon as they can."
Of course she said she didn't understand why she couldn't speak directly to her daughter and wanted me to get word back to her. I told her it was impossible.
Even if I could make contact with the poor overloaded ham in Arecibo there was no way in hell I was going to ask him to drop what he was doing and run all over hell to find someone's kid. He had better things to do.
Needless to say it wasn't good enough for her. She started asking too many questions I could not answer and got angry when answers were not forthcoming. Why don't you know? Why are you telling me this? You're not from the government. What kind of a shoddy organization was I running?
It was about then my luck changed. I heard a male voice in the background.
"Is the girl all right? What's going on? Give me that damned thing!"
A second or two a male came on the phone. His voice sounded calm and grateful. "Would you please tell me who you are and what is going on?
"Oh, thank God. An adult," I said. "First things first. I got word your daughter is safe and will be coming home on the first available transportation."
"And you are?" he asked. His voice was a sound of a relieved man.
"Let me explain things. It will save a lot of time that way and I'll answer questions afterwards. Is that OK?" He said it was.
"I am a ham radio operator. My call sign is KB3XXX. If you want you can look it up on Google. The minute the last tree fell in Puerto Rico the Air Force flew a group of hams into PR to aid in communications. One guy lit out for Arecibo the minute the plane hit the tarmac and set up a small communications center there where he most likely hasn't eaten in two days, works 20+ hours a day and sleeps in a ditch next to his radio," I said.
"My guess is your daughter found him and had him send word she was OK. I did not speak directly to the guy in Arecibo. His message was picked up by a Cuban ham who relayed it to me and I then called you," I finished.
"Cuba?!" He sounded astonished.
"Yes, Cuba. A well kept secret is that a lot of Cuban hams do a lot of relief work in the Caribbean. Look up one Arnie Coro, CO2KK. He is a very active ham there. Our governments may not get along but hams are hams and we do what we do. There is no reason to think the message is bogus. You can reasonably assume your daughter is fine and being taken care of."
I heard something in the background "Why couldn't he just..."
I imagine she got a damned serious stare from her husband.
"Things in PR are pretty primitive," I said. "The operator is likely swamped. Do not look at this as some magic bustling commo center run by the government. It is anything but. Think of it as somewhat of a jungle telegraph. As for return flights I have no idea. Rumor Control has it that the Air Force is letting people fly back on empty C-130s but that is unconfirmed. She'll probably have to get to San Juan or wherever to do this if she even can catch a C-130. Again, it's an unconfirmed rumor. Incidentally there's no telling where she is going to land when she gets Stateside. She may very well arrive with only the clothes on her back. If she has no ID or credit cards it's going to be rough for her. You may very well have to make arrangements to get her home. I do know you can send her money via Western Union and or Moneygram. Maybe they can release it on something like a password. That's all I can help you with. All I can say is she's safe for now. That's as good as it gets."
"What can I do for you?" he asked.
"Do nothing. If you send me anything it will cost me return postage because I will return it. If you feel you have to do anything then send a donation to your local Amateur radio club."
"Thank you," he said. The voice carried a lot of gratitude.
I was glad the husband had stepped up to the plate because I was just getting ready to go off on the woman. I was fully expecting her to tell me she wanted to speak to the manager or something like that. I was really ready to go off like a skyrocket and tell her I was the boss and it would not have been very pretty but I imagine it would have been funny when I told her I was the manager and OWNER of station KB3XXX.
Still, it does make me feel pretty good that I got on the air and was able to help a few people out.
I suppose four out of five ain't bad.
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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Someone was asking me about a purchase I made on line
and they wanted to know if the shipping was fast.
He looked rather confused when I remarked that my item arrived three days before I even ordered it.
Now any of you people that actually read this blog know that a remark like that means the shipping is very fast. However this person didn't seem to get it.
"How could that possibly be?" he asked.
"Simple," I replied. "Back when Rocky and Bullwinkle went off the air they scammed Hanna and Barbera out of the Wayback machine. Just recently they opened a shipping company called 'Get it before you order it'. The shipping costs for this are reasonably inexpensive and some on line merchants are starting to do this."
"How did you find out about this?" he asked.
"The Tooth Fairy told me," I replied.
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He looked rather confused when I remarked that my item arrived three days before I even ordered it.
Now any of you people that actually read this blog know that a remark like that means the shipping is very fast. However this person didn't seem to get it.
"How could that possibly be?" he asked.
"Simple," I replied. "Back when Rocky and Bullwinkle went off the air they scammed Hanna and Barbera out of the Wayback machine. Just recently they opened a shipping company called 'Get it before you order it'. The shipping costs for this are reasonably inexpensive and some on line merchants are starting to do this."
"How did you find out about this?" he asked.
"The Tooth Fairy told me," I replied.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
You're going to piss someone off
said someone to me a while back.
"Yeah? So?" I replied. "Stop and take a look at WHO I am pissing off."
She stopped cold, sat there and thought about it a few seconds and replied, "Excellent point."
Truth is there are a lot of people out there that should have people pissing them off.
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More BS from the press.
As a general rule when Trump says something he has done his homework.
Trump commented that he saw gas selling for 91 cents a gallon and some idiot reported called him a liar and claimed the national average was about $1.97. The reporter is both a moron and a liar by deception.
While the national average may very well be $1.97 that is because the states tax the hell out of gasoline at various rates. Published gas prices include all taxes.
Anyway, there are now some states where gasoline is well under a buck a gallon and I'm sure that when Trump spoke someone was selling it at 91 cents.
While we are on the subject of gasoline prices the reason there are such cheap prices is that the Saudis have overproduced and dropped the price to about twenty bucks a barrel. As I type this the storage tanks are full, full, full. The companies have taken to hiring tankers to be used as storage space. It's insane.
I read our domestic producers need to see about $60/barrel to be able to continue to wrestle it out of the ground in order to make any money at all. Sounds reasonable.
The Saudis dropped the price to try and collapse the American domestic oil industry.
Now when Joe Citizen goes to the pump and sees gas at a buck a gallon he grins like a Cheshire cat. What he doesn't know or may not even care about is the domestic oil industry is taking a BIG hit.
He doesn't care about anything but his here and now wallet. He can't even picture life a week down the road.
It never occurs to him that down the road the Saudis will jack the price back up when the American oil producers cease operations and he will be at their mercy.
Before you start bitching about the 25 cent a gallon gas you used to get back in the day take a minute to remember that back then you grossed about $50 a week.
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Trump commented that he saw gas selling for 91 cents a gallon and some idiot reported called him a liar and claimed the national average was about $1.97. The reporter is both a moron and a liar by deception.
While the national average may very well be $1.97 that is because the states tax the hell out of gasoline at various rates. Published gas prices include all taxes.
Anyway, there are now some states where gasoline is well under a buck a gallon and I'm sure that when Trump spoke someone was selling it at 91 cents.
While we are on the subject of gasoline prices the reason there are such cheap prices is that the Saudis have overproduced and dropped the price to about twenty bucks a barrel. As I type this the storage tanks are full, full, full. The companies have taken to hiring tankers to be used as storage space. It's insane.
I read our domestic producers need to see about $60/barrel to be able to continue to wrestle it out of the ground in order to make any money at all. Sounds reasonable.
The Saudis dropped the price to try and collapse the American domestic oil industry.
Now when Joe Citizen goes to the pump and sees gas at a buck a gallon he grins like a Cheshire cat. What he doesn't know or may not even care about is the domestic oil industry is taking a BIG hit.
He doesn't care about anything but his here and now wallet. He can't even picture life a week down the road.
It never occurs to him that down the road the Saudis will jack the price back up when the American oil producers cease operations and he will be at their mercy.
Before you start bitching about the 25 cent a gallon gas you used to get back in the day take a minute to remember that back then you grossed about $50 a week.
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Monday, April 6, 2020
"When you have nineteen children," I said.
Actually the thread started when a woman griped about a couple of teenagers standing on her doorstep. It did sound a little sketchy and someone did suggest calling the police which makes sense.
Someone else suggested answering the door with a shotgun and with that I couldn't resist.
"A shotgun only says you want to kill them. WHat you need is a Kukri. A Kukri says not only are you going to kill them but you are going to hack them up and throw them into the family stew pot," I replied.
Some Karen went off like a skyrocket babbling incoherently about the evils of cannibalism.
"Hey," I shot back. "I got a big family to support. You have to cut a few corners here and there. Every little bit helps."
Followed by more semi coherent babbling from Karen. "The police ought to get a search warrant and dig up your back yard!" is the gist of her babbling.
"They will find nothing. I give the bones to the neighborhood dogs. That's why I get along with them. Of course if they do decide to dig up my yard I hope they do it soon and save me the work. It's getting time to start my annual marijuana crop." I answered.
"What? You grow marijuana?!" She screeched.
"Yeah. I make a few bucks and so do the kids when they sell it at school. You have to do all you can to make a buck when you have nineteen kids," I said.
"What?! What?!How can you possibly have nineteen children?!" asked Karen the soccer mom.
"Back when you were a little girl didn't your mother ever have a little talk with you and tell you where babies come from?" I answered.
"I know where babies come from,"she shot back.
"Then why did you ask?" I answered.
"I'm going to tell the police about you!" she screamed.
"Don't bother. They read all of these internet boards and when you report it they will say, 'Oh. You're the moron that believes everything she reads and they will have a huge laugh about it at your expense!"
I'm sure she did and I'm sure they did.
And another Karen bites the dust.
I think she reported this to the mods and they had to do something. I got the boot for a couple of days.
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Someone else suggested answering the door with a shotgun and with that I couldn't resist.
"A shotgun only says you want to kill them. WHat you need is a Kukri. A Kukri says not only are you going to kill them but you are going to hack them up and throw them into the family stew pot," I replied.
Some Karen went off like a skyrocket babbling incoherently about the evils of cannibalism.
"Hey," I shot back. "I got a big family to support. You have to cut a few corners here and there. Every little bit helps."
Followed by more semi coherent babbling from Karen. "The police ought to get a search warrant and dig up your back yard!" is the gist of her babbling.
"They will find nothing. I give the bones to the neighborhood dogs. That's why I get along with them. Of course if they do decide to dig up my yard I hope they do it soon and save me the work. It's getting time to start my annual marijuana crop." I answered.
"What? You grow marijuana?!" She screeched.
"Yeah. I make a few bucks and so do the kids when they sell it at school. You have to do all you can to make a buck when you have nineteen kids," I said.
"What?! What?!How can you possibly have nineteen children?!" asked Karen the soccer mom.
"Back when you were a little girl didn't your mother ever have a little talk with you and tell you where babies come from?" I answered.
"I know where babies come from,"she shot back.
"Then why did you ask?" I answered.
"I'm going to tell the police about you!" she screamed.
"Don't bother. They read all of these internet boards and when you report it they will say, 'Oh. You're the moron that believes everything she reads and they will have a huge laugh about it at your expense!"
I'm sure she did and I'm sure they did.
And another Karen bites the dust.
I think she reported this to the mods and they had to do something. I got the boot for a couple of days.
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Sunday, April 5, 2020
The older I get the more I realize that there are a lot of people that
don't deserve the blessings of liberty.
Some people should just plain be shot.
There is some idiot in (IIRC) Kentucky that's pissed off because he has to wear a GPS for 14 days unit after being decreed COVID-19 positive and he refused to self quarantine. He was babbling about his rights.
Well, SURPRISE! What about the rights of the rest of us that don't want to pick up whatever crud he has.
Thomas Jefferson had the attitude "If to doesn't break my leg or pick my pocket." Fair enough.
I would consider that knowingly exposing the people around him to a particularly vile disease is about the same as breaking a man's leg. Maybe even worse. It could kill him.
Liberty works best when you have good, moral people. We have seen it eroding because of bad immoral people abusing their rights.
As far as the guy that's griping about being forced into quarantine goes, he thinks he can do what he wants. If that's so, then someone else can do what they want.
BANG! Thud. One in the X-ring. Call the coroner.
I bet the DA would not want me on the jury if a he decided to prosecute someone like the shooter for murder if he pleaded self defense.
He'd walk. Or at the very least I'd hang the jury.
There is a law in Texas that says that an affirmative defense for murder is 'the man just needed killing'. The defendant has to prove to twelve tried and true Texans that Texas was better off without him.
Something like that should not be a very hard sell.
People seem to forget that although liberty is a wonderful thing it requires personal responsibility.
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Some people should just plain be shot.
There is some idiot in (IIRC) Kentucky that's pissed off because he has to wear a GPS for 14 days unit after being decreed COVID-19 positive and he refused to self quarantine. He was babbling about his rights.
Well, SURPRISE! What about the rights of the rest of us that don't want to pick up whatever crud he has.
Thomas Jefferson had the attitude "If to doesn't break my leg or pick my pocket." Fair enough.
I would consider that knowingly exposing the people around him to a particularly vile disease is about the same as breaking a man's leg. Maybe even worse. It could kill him.
Liberty works best when you have good, moral people. We have seen it eroding because of bad immoral people abusing their rights.
As far as the guy that's griping about being forced into quarantine goes, he thinks he can do what he wants. If that's so, then someone else can do what they want.
BANG! Thud. One in the X-ring. Call the coroner.
I bet the DA would not want me on the jury if a he decided to prosecute someone like the shooter for murder if he pleaded self defense.
He'd walk. Or at the very least I'd hang the jury.
There is a law in Texas that says that an affirmative defense for murder is 'the man just needed killing'. The defendant has to prove to twelve tried and true Texans that Texas was better off without him.
Something like that should not be a very hard sell.
People seem to forget that although liberty is a wonderful thing it requires personal responsibility.
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Saturday, April 4, 2020
One of the things I see about all things MILSPEC
is how many people simply assume it is the best stuff out there.
Oftentimes it actually is but not always.
Sometimes it's a lot worse. How many serving GIs take one look at their gear and promptly go out on the civilian market and buy stuff to either augment or replace it?
Of course back in the day most of us didn't have this option. I recall finding an OD green civvie sleeping bag at Surplus City and quietly slipping into my issue bag for winter field problems but I had to keep it under wraps.
Still, I guess today some GIs are given the option to use non issue gear. Many of them opt to.
Still, the point is that MILSPEC gear is often not as good as some of the stuff out there.
Yet there is an entire caste of people out there that swear by 100% MILSPEC gear.
They seem to forget that the stuff the government buys is supplied by the lowest bidder.
Hell, back in basic when they first issued us M16A1s most of the guys were agog at such a piece of equipment.
I looked at them and said, "You DO realize that these rifles were supplied to the government by the lowest bidder. Look. They were made by the GM Hydra-Matic Division. GM ain't no gunmaker1"
As soon as I said that I realized I had screwed up because the drill sergeant had overheard me. Instantly I realized I was going to be OK because he was smirking.
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Oftentimes it actually is but not always.
Sometimes it's a lot worse. How many serving GIs take one look at their gear and promptly go out on the civilian market and buy stuff to either augment or replace it?
Of course back in the day most of us didn't have this option. I recall finding an OD green civvie sleeping bag at Surplus City and quietly slipping into my issue bag for winter field problems but I had to keep it under wraps.
Still, I guess today some GIs are given the option to use non issue gear. Many of them opt to.
Still, the point is that MILSPEC gear is often not as good as some of the stuff out there.
Yet there is an entire caste of people out there that swear by 100% MILSPEC gear.
They seem to forget that the stuff the government buys is supplied by the lowest bidder.
Hell, back in basic when they first issued us M16A1s most of the guys were agog at such a piece of equipment.
I looked at them and said, "You DO realize that these rifles were supplied to the government by the lowest bidder. Look. They were made by the GM Hydra-Matic Division. GM ain't no gunmaker1"
As soon as I said that I realized I had screwed up because the drill sergeant had overheard me. Instantly I realized I was going to be OK because he was smirking.
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Friday, April 3, 2020
Every single time I get thrown in jail....
is something I say from time to time. I say it casually to make it sound like a weekly event.
I did it in earshot of a cop once and watched him cover his mouth to hide a big smirk.
Someone was griping about something and I replied, "I know what you mean. Every time I get thrown in jail I always get stuck with a groper on either side of me. I generally break the fingers of one of them and sleep on that side of the cell. Problem is if you sleep in the middle of the cell then both perverts grope you all night. And don't get me started about the pyromaniac that kept setting his mattress on fire and practically asphyxiating me. Happens practically every single time."
Or someone was complaining about some minor ailment and the antibiotics they were taking.
"Hey, that sounds like the stuff they used to give me every time I got the clap. That stuff isn't too bad. Nowadays the clap has gotten resistant to it. Hell, nowadays it's harder to get rid of the clap than it is to get rid of syphilis. The syph used to take weeks to get rid of but the last time I had it they knocked it out pretty quickly."
"Oh...that. I didn't do it and the cops know I didn't do it because they know that at the time I was burglarizing a place down the street. The can't pin the burglary on me either because when they shook me down I didn't have any stolen goods on me because I'd already fenced everything."
At the bank while getting a stack of ones to use to send in lieu of stamps to request QSL cards:
No. I am not having a garage sale. Bubbles is working at the club tonight!"
That one was a classic because the octagenarian woman behind me was pretty quick on the uptake. She was also pretty top heavy and had her rather large badges of femininity encased what was probably a bullet bra made of the stuff them make seat belts out of.
She stuck her enormous bosom out and asked me in a loud voice, "They having a wet T-shirt contest, too?"
That brought the house down.
Of course the people I say things like this to are generally split pretty much down the middle. They either catch the sarcasm or believe every word of it. The ones that believe everything generally get pretty nervous and are fun to watch.
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
One of the things that is interesting to watch about the Corona virus is
a lot of the 'hold my beer' attitude many Americans have.
The 'My Pilllow' guy has just retooled his entire 200,000 square foot factory to start making N95 masks. A couple of empty car factories have geared up to make respirators.
A lot of other people are gearing up in one form or another
Other places have geared up and are starting to get with the program and start making stuff to beat this virus back. God only knows what the medical scientists are doing to create a vaccine to keep people safe from it.
There's a lot the media doesn't want you to know because they seem to specialize in hysteria.
President Trump seems to be doing well managing things simply because he understands business.
A lot of people don't understand that it is on demand manufacturing that is going to beat this pestilence and Americans lead the world in that.
Trump has cut the red tape and allowed business to solve the problem. Of COURSE some people are going to get rich. Too damned bad. Instead of whining about it throw in and maybe you can make a few bucks, too.
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I had an anti gun neighbor get upset
and came over to his house to borrow a gun because she is afraid of problems caused by the COVID shudowns.
Figures.
It's all well and good until you need one.
According to the gun boards there are an awful lot of first time gun buyers out there. The stores that are open report huge sales.
Apparently the "I never heard of such a thing'' crowd has decided that they actually have heard of such a thing after all.
I do believe that I am still on the Moms Demand Action $hitlist which is a good thing. It was actually pretty easy to get on.
The first time was when they called me during what proved to be a brief phone campaign. I asked the woman if Moms Demand Action was a pornographic website and she instantly hung up on me.
The other time was when I told one of the moms that if she lost weight, applied a little makeup here and there and started taking a little pride in her appearance then she could get all the action she wanted.
I guess she didn't like the thought of having to eat sensibly or something like that. She went ballistic.
Come to think of it I remember George Carlin saying, "Ever notice the women that complain about sexy calendars and pinups are the ones you wouldn't want to f*** anyway?"
I don't recall the last time I ever saw an attractive woman spouting out man hating lines. Virtually every single woman I have seen with an attitude toward men has not been very attractive at all. I have also noticed that as a general rule they very successful, either.
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Figures.
It's all well and good until you need one.
According to the gun boards there are an awful lot of first time gun buyers out there. The stores that are open report huge sales.
Apparently the "I never heard of such a thing'' crowd has decided that they actually have heard of such a thing after all.
I do believe that I am still on the Moms Demand Action $hitlist which is a good thing. It was actually pretty easy to get on.
The first time was when they called me during what proved to be a brief phone campaign. I asked the woman if Moms Demand Action was a pornographic website and she instantly hung up on me.
The other time was when I told one of the moms that if she lost weight, applied a little makeup here and there and started taking a little pride in her appearance then she could get all the action she wanted.
I guess she didn't like the thought of having to eat sensibly or something like that. She went ballistic.
Come to think of it I remember George Carlin saying, "Ever notice the women that complain about sexy calendars and pinups are the ones you wouldn't want to f*** anyway?"
I don't recall the last time I ever saw an attractive woman spouting out man hating lines. Virtually every single woman I have seen with an attitude toward men has not been very attractive at all. I have also noticed that as a general rule they very successful, either.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Are we REALLY that stupid? really?
The other day I posted that my Social Security number was six and it didn't take long before someone demanded that I prove it by showing them my card.
Yes. Somebody REALLY IS that stupid but it isn't all that surprising when I stop and think it through.
On an internet board a few years back someone asked me when I was in the army and I told him I served with Colonel Roosevelt in Cuba. Of course this simply means I was a soldier a long time ago.
Some buffoon read that and went off on me babbling incoherently that I was a liar and accused me of being a beef jerky selling gun show SEAL.
What was funnier is that someone came charging in to my defense and posted a picture of the rough Riders atop Kettle Hill standing around the flag with Teddy in the middle.
Behind Roosevelt you can see someone but only his hat shows. It's just a hat.
My defender pointed an arrow at the hat and labeled it 'Piccolo'. It really was pretty ridiculous and I admit it made me laugh.
My accuser apparently took one look at the picture and swallowed it, hook, line and sinker and promptly apologized profusely. I guess it never occurred to him that I would have had to be well over 130 years old to have been with Teddy back in 1898.
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Yes. Somebody REALLY IS that stupid but it isn't all that surprising when I stop and think it through.
On an internet board a few years back someone asked me when I was in the army and I told him I served with Colonel Roosevelt in Cuba. Of course this simply means I was a soldier a long time ago.
Some buffoon read that and went off on me babbling incoherently that I was a liar and accused me of being a beef jerky selling gun show SEAL.
What was funnier is that someone came charging in to my defense and posted a picture of the rough Riders atop Kettle Hill standing around the flag with Teddy in the middle.
Behind Roosevelt you can see someone but only his hat shows. It's just a hat.
My defender pointed an arrow at the hat and labeled it 'Piccolo'. It really was pretty ridiculous and I admit it made me laugh.
My accuser apparently took one look at the picture and swallowed it, hook, line and sinker and promptly apologized profusely. I guess it never occurred to him that I would have had to be well over 130 years old to have been with Teddy back in 1898.
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Governor Wolfe has rescheduled April Fool's day
to October 1st according to Rumor Control of the PA National Guard.
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I just read where someone's sister is a member of Moms Demand Action
and came over to his house to borrow a gun because she is afraid of problems caused by the COVID shudowns.
Figures.
It's all well and good until you need one.
According to the gun boards there are an awful lot of first time gun buyers out there. The stores that are open report huge sales.
Apparently the "I never heard of such a thing'' crowd has decided that they actually have heard of such a thing after all.
I do believe that I am still on the Moms Demand Action $hitlist which is a good thing. It was actually pretty easy to get on.
The first time was when they called me during what proved to be a brief phone campaign. I asked the woman if Moms Demand Action was a pornographic website and she instantly hung up on me.
The other time was when I told one of the moms that if she lost weight, applied a little makeup here and there and started taking a little pride in her appearance then she could get all the action she wanted.
I guess she didn't like the thought of having to eat sensibly or something like that. She went ballistic.
Come to think of it I remember George Carlin saying, "Ever notice the women that complain about sexy calendars and pinups are the ones you wouldn't want to f*** anyway?"
I don't recall the last time I ever saw an attractive woman spouting out man hating lines. Virtually every single woman I have seen with an attitude toward men has not been very attractive at all. I have also noticed that as a general rule they very successful, either.
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Figures.
It's all well and good until you need one.
According to the gun boards there are an awful lot of first time gun buyers out there. The stores that are open report huge sales.
Apparently the "I never heard of such a thing'' crowd has decided that they actually have heard of such a thing after all.
I do believe that I am still on the Moms Demand Action $hitlist which is a good thing. It was actually pretty easy to get on.
The first time was when they called me during what proved to be a brief phone campaign. I asked the woman if Moms Demand Action was a pornographic website and she instantly hung up on me.
The other time was when I told one of the moms that if she lost weight, applied a little makeup here and there and started taking a little pride in her appearance then she could get all the action she wanted.
I guess she didn't like the thought of having to eat sensibly or something like that. She went ballistic.
Come to think of it I remember George Carlin saying, "Ever notice the women that complain about sexy calendars and pinups are the ones you wouldn't want to f*** anyway?"
I don't recall the last time I ever saw an attractive woman spouting out man hating lines. Virtually every single woman I have seen with an attitude toward men has not been very attractive at all. I have also noticed that as a general rule they very successful, either.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
I think I am going to have to stop and count to ten before I post on the neighborhood website
I just read some damned melodramatic COVID 19 post from some emotional wreck of a women and the first thing that came to mind was, "Keep your shirt on Lady. This ain't no strip club and your name ain't Bubbles."
I suppose a lot of people would have laughed like hell but a lot of soccer moms would have gone totally ape$hit.
Not that I care but I think I'll save my good stuff for later.
There was a whorehouse kind of in the area that closed down around 1907 or thereabouts. I think maybe come 2 July I will go on the board and ask if it is still open.
It will likely save me a fortune in fireworks for the Fourth, compliments of practically every soccer mom that reads it.
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I suppose a lot of people would have laughed like hell but a lot of soccer moms would have gone totally ape$hit.
Not that I care but I think I'll save my good stuff for later.
There was a whorehouse kind of in the area that closed down around 1907 or thereabouts. I think maybe come 2 July I will go on the board and ask if it is still open.
It will likely save me a fortune in fireworks for the Fourth, compliments of practically every soccer mom that reads it.
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Monday, March 30, 2020
We are being conned
The MSM has been showing pictures they say are from New York hospitals and funeral places.
The doctors appear to be jumping through their asses and there are a double row of caskets lined up.
Fact is, you can see the exact same pictures in the Italian press where things really are like that.
Right now I have a BIG hard-on for government in general and the Democrats in specific over the way they have politicized this pandemic.
It's well past time to drop the political bullshit and get behind the President and take care of the pandemic.
Yet Nancy and company don't seem to give a damn about our lives whatsoever. If they did they would drop all of the political crap and get with the program.
as of now
The bill they handed was a total disgrace and every congressman in the house that was behind it deserved to be tarred and feathered. Frankly this is the one and only time I would like to see Nancy Pelosi naked is when she gets dipped in pine tar and gets a liberal coating of feathers slapped on her.
Actually Nancy is now talking about impeachment again and I do believe I wish she would start something because as of now President Trump has a well over 50% approval rating with the way he is handling the COVID-19 situation.
For one thing it would never get through the Senate and it would serve to really hurt the Democrats come November. There are a lot of moderate Democrats that would turn on the party over the behavior of the House.
The bill Trump just signed did have an awful lot of pork in it but I suppose it was a case of signing it just to get something done. Still it was nowhere near what the House had originally planned.
I for one am sick and tired of the lies and bullshit that government in general and the Democrats in specific are
trying to pull on us. What angers me even more is the way the Media lies to us.
I read that a democracy dies in darkness and that may be true. It probably is. However it's a whole lot worse when the public is blinded by lies, half truths and out and out bullshit.
I daresay that if the media even told a part of the truth of the good side of President Trump that there would be another Reagan with 49 states win.
Actually he'd probably lose California and New York but who cares?
Incidentally as of now I think the Dems are going to try and draft Cuomo to run and throw the results of the primary out the window.
I have a funny feeling that the American people do not like New York politicians very much. Cuomo has already stated he wants to turn the country into New York and that actually includes most of New York, all but NYC and Albany.
Someone asked me what kind of tar they could use in this day and age. They used to use pine tar but that's hard to come by these days. Feathers are also not as easy to come by as they used to be. From what I understand these days the new and improved way is to use Flex-Seal and small packing peanuts.
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The doctors appear to be jumping through their asses and there are a double row of caskets lined up.
Fact is, you can see the exact same pictures in the Italian press where things really are like that.
Right now I have a BIG hard-on for government in general and the Democrats in specific over the way they have politicized this pandemic.
It's well past time to drop the political bullshit and get behind the President and take care of the pandemic.
Yet Nancy and company don't seem to give a damn about our lives whatsoever. If they did they would drop all of the political crap and get with the program.
as of now
The bill they handed was a total disgrace and every congressman in the house that was behind it deserved to be tarred and feathered. Frankly this is the one and only time I would like to see Nancy Pelosi naked is when she gets dipped in pine tar and gets a liberal coating of feathers slapped on her.
Actually Nancy is now talking about impeachment again and I do believe I wish she would start something because as of now President Trump has a well over 50% approval rating with the way he is handling the COVID-19 situation.
For one thing it would never get through the Senate and it would serve to really hurt the Democrats come November. There are a lot of moderate Democrats that would turn on the party over the behavior of the House.
The bill Trump just signed did have an awful lot of pork in it but I suppose it was a case of signing it just to get something done. Still it was nowhere near what the House had originally planned.
I for one am sick and tired of the lies and bullshit that government in general and the Democrats in specific are
trying to pull on us. What angers me even more is the way the Media lies to us.
I read that a democracy dies in darkness and that may be true. It probably is. However it's a whole lot worse when the public is blinded by lies, half truths and out and out bullshit.
I daresay that if the media even told a part of the truth of the good side of President Trump that there would be another Reagan with 49 states win.
Actually he'd probably lose California and New York but who cares?
Incidentally as of now I think the Dems are going to try and draft Cuomo to run and throw the results of the primary out the window.
I have a funny feeling that the American people do not like New York politicians very much. Cuomo has already stated he wants to turn the country into New York and that actually includes most of New York, all but NYC and Albany.
Someone asked me what kind of tar they could use in this day and age. They used to use pine tar but that's hard to come by these days. Feathers are also not as easy to come by as they used to be. From what I understand these days the new and improved way is to use Flex-Seal and small packing peanuts.
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Sunday, March 29, 2020
One group that either loves or hates me is teachers.
They are fairly easy to make fly up like a skyrocket. Actually it's mostly women that are easy to troll.
I have made my life at sea and do better financially than an awful lot and even maybe most teachers. It is because of what I do. They make what they make because of what I do.
They fail to understand that some of us are paid for our inconvenience. We don't get to go home every night.
We miss a lot. We miss the birthdays, the graduations, the holidays with the family, often including Christmas. Over the years I have spent any number of Christmases at sea. The money is generally what keeps people in the industry.
The thing I say to people that think it's unfair that things are that way is that I offer to pull a few strings to get them a seafaring job.
They invariably refuse citing being away from home as the big issue in most cases. A few play the I love my job angle also.
Then I point out that I have offered them a shot at making more money and that they have refused it so they really have nothing to complain about.
There actually is an exception. One. Many years ago when someone asked me how to get into the business I gave him a list of companies and contact information.
He got hired and left for the West Coast the day after school ended. He spent the entire summer working on a tug on the Alaska run and quit teaching and stayed on.
I had given him my phone and address and he called me a couple of times with questions about getting an AB and tankerman endorsements on his Z-card.
Apparently he likes working on the water and has not gone back to the classroom.
One thing, too. He isn't complaining about teacher's pay.
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I have made my life at sea and do better financially than an awful lot and even maybe most teachers. It is because of what I do. They make what they make because of what I do.
They fail to understand that some of us are paid for our inconvenience. We don't get to go home every night.
We miss a lot. We miss the birthdays, the graduations, the holidays with the family, often including Christmas. Over the years I have spent any number of Christmases at sea. The money is generally what keeps people in the industry.
The thing I say to people that think it's unfair that things are that way is that I offer to pull a few strings to get them a seafaring job.
They invariably refuse citing being away from home as the big issue in most cases. A few play the I love my job angle also.
Then I point out that I have offered them a shot at making more money and that they have refused it so they really have nothing to complain about.
There actually is an exception. One. Many years ago when someone asked me how to get into the business I gave him a list of companies and contact information.
He got hired and left for the West Coast the day after school ended. He spent the entire summer working on a tug on the Alaska run and quit teaching and stayed on.
I had given him my phone and address and he called me a couple of times with questions about getting an AB and tankerman endorsements on his Z-card.
Apparently he likes working on the water and has not gone back to the classroom.
One thing, too. He isn't complaining about teacher's pay.
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Why hasn't the government shut itself down yet?
It is about the least essential service out there.
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Saturday, March 28, 2020
My social security number is six.
Six?
Yes, six. Or so I tell people that ask for it either on line or when I get hit by a rare telephone scammer.
"What? Six? Six what?"
"Just plain six. Actually it's zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero six. I was one of the first ten to apply back in 1935 and President Roosevelt had us come to the White House and personally give us our cards. It was really quite exciting. I got to ride on a train for the first time in my life. There was a big ceremony as he gave us our cards. Mine was number six."
"Really? How old are you?"
"I am 107 years of age."
"You don't sound that old?"
"That is because as a young man I never drank any cheap liquor. Just top shelf spirits and as much as I could get my hands on. Cheap liquor ages a man ahead of his time."
It's really quite surprising how many people believe it.
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Yes, six. Or so I tell people that ask for it either on line or when I get hit by a rare telephone scammer.
"What? Six? Six what?"
"Just plain six. Actually it's zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero six. I was one of the first ten to apply back in 1935 and President Roosevelt had us come to the White House and personally give us our cards. It was really quite exciting. I got to ride on a train for the first time in my life. There was a big ceremony as he gave us our cards. Mine was number six."
"Really? How old are you?"
"I am 107 years of age."
"You don't sound that old?"
"That is because as a young man I never drank any cheap liquor. Just top shelf spirits and as much as I could get my hands on. Cheap liquor ages a man ahead of his time."
It's really quite surprising how many people believe it.
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Friday, March 27, 2020
Time to scrape the honor student bumper stickers off.
At the McGilliduddy household, home of not one, but TWO honor students being home schooled by Dear Old Mom things ain't lookin' too good.
So far when dad came home he found his two honor students had been suspended and he had to fire their teacher for drinking on the job.
My guess is that this family is not alone.
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On the other hand I have heard of a couple of families here and there that are actually using this as an opportunity not only to make sure the kids don't wind up behind the 8-Ball when school resumes but to teach them life skills, too.
One father reports that he sits down with his older kids and goes through the family bills with them and has taught them how to go through and read a credit card statement.
Kudos to those people.
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Back in the day I got hurt and lost about 8 weeks of school. My mom would drop by the school every couple of days and pick up assignments, books and what have you and bring them home to me.
I didn't spend all day studying, just a few hours a day. Probably an awful lot less time than I would have spent in the classroom if I wasn't laid up.
When I finally dragged my sorry ass back to class after a few days my teacher handed me a note to bring home.
The note said that I was actually at the head of my class.
Of course I was back in class and resumed my bad habits and it wasn't long before I was back to normal but it does show you that a pair of concerned parents can make quite a difference.
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I once had a sticker that said 'My kid beat up your honor student' and caught hell for it a couple of times from various outspoken soccer moms.
Of course there is nothing worse than moms telling people how wonderful their children are.
The carry on about how he/she graduated from Harvard or someplace and you know the little bastard is probably out on parole for some damned thing...unless they are still in the can.
One time I was bored enough so I told a bragging couple that I was damned proud of my youngest because he just earned his sergeant stripes in the French Foreign Legion in under four years and it usually takes over ten.
The mom replied, "I don't know what that is."
The father said he did and his eyes got huge. He looked almost slack jawed. "He made SERGEANT in the French Foreign Legion? In four years? Holy $hit!"
"My kids seem to like the road less traveled," I replied. "I have another boy that took a six month course and started at almost $250,000 per year."
"What's he do?" asked the father.
"He's a diver for an oil company," I said. "He's presently in the North Sea doing underwater welding and demolition work."
The mother jumped in. "He's making that kind of money right out of college?" she asked.
"College?" I replied. "He didn't even finish high school."
The mother went off like a skyrocket babbling how it wasn't fair to the kids who went to college wound up with expensive student loans and so on and so forth.
I feigned innocence and suggested her son try out for the diving school. The father interrupted.
"No way in hell! He's finishing college!" he snapped.
"I still don't think it's fair," whined the mother. "Paying that much money to a high school dropout."
Apparently dad decided he didn't care if he had to camp on the couch.
"Why? You went to college and you're still an idiot!"
I decided I heard my mother calling me so I took my leave.
Sometimes I have a love/hate relationship with myself. God gave me the talent to tell someone something totally outrageous with a straight face.
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So far when dad came home he found his two honor students had been suspended and he had to fire their teacher for drinking on the job.
My guess is that this family is not alone.
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On the other hand I have heard of a couple of families here and there that are actually using this as an opportunity not only to make sure the kids don't wind up behind the 8-Ball when school resumes but to teach them life skills, too.
One father reports that he sits down with his older kids and goes through the family bills with them and has taught them how to go through and read a credit card statement.
Kudos to those people.
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Back in the day I got hurt and lost about 8 weeks of school. My mom would drop by the school every couple of days and pick up assignments, books and what have you and bring them home to me.
I didn't spend all day studying, just a few hours a day. Probably an awful lot less time than I would have spent in the classroom if I wasn't laid up.
When I finally dragged my sorry ass back to class after a few days my teacher handed me a note to bring home.
The note said that I was actually at the head of my class.
Of course I was back in class and resumed my bad habits and it wasn't long before I was back to normal but it does show you that a pair of concerned parents can make quite a difference.
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I once had a sticker that said 'My kid beat up your honor student' and caught hell for it a couple of times from various outspoken soccer moms.
Of course there is nothing worse than moms telling people how wonderful their children are.
The carry on about how he/she graduated from Harvard or someplace and you know the little bastard is probably out on parole for some damned thing...unless they are still in the can.
One time I was bored enough so I told a bragging couple that I was damned proud of my youngest because he just earned his sergeant stripes in the French Foreign Legion in under four years and it usually takes over ten.
The mom replied, "I don't know what that is."
The father said he did and his eyes got huge. He looked almost slack jawed. "He made SERGEANT in the French Foreign Legion? In four years? Holy $hit!"
"My kids seem to like the road less traveled," I replied. "I have another boy that took a six month course and started at almost $250,000 per year."
"What's he do?" asked the father.
"He's a diver for an oil company," I said. "He's presently in the North Sea doing underwater welding and demolition work."
The mother jumped in. "He's making that kind of money right out of college?" she asked.
"College?" I replied. "He didn't even finish high school."
The mother went off like a skyrocket babbling how it wasn't fair to the kids who went to college wound up with expensive student loans and so on and so forth.
I feigned innocence and suggested her son try out for the diving school. The father interrupted.
"No way in hell! He's finishing college!" he snapped.
"I still don't think it's fair," whined the mother. "Paying that much money to a high school dropout."
Apparently dad decided he didn't care if he had to camp on the couch.
"Why? You went to college and you're still an idiot!"
I decided I heard my mother calling me so I took my leave.
Sometimes I have a love/hate relationship with myself. God gave me the talent to tell someone something totally outrageous with a straight face.
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Now I read where some muckety muck from the CDC outright lied to the president
in regards to the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine.
If that is the case he should simply be publicly fired by President Trump and be handed over to an angry mob outside for their entertainment.
There is nothing more entertaining than watching someone that was put in a position of public trust that he betrayed being pulled apart by an angry mob.
Then again maybe it does take second place to watching an out and out tyrant being pulled apart.
I did drive to Virginia to protest a tyrant. Maybe I will be invited to go again to see a tyrant pulled apart. Hell, I'll even loan the Virginians a Come-Along if they promise me a halfway decent seat!
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If that is the case he should simply be publicly fired by President Trump and be handed over to an angry mob outside for their entertainment.
There is nothing more entertaining than watching someone that was put in a position of public trust that he betrayed being pulled apart by an angry mob.
Then again maybe it does take second place to watching an out and out tyrant being pulled apart.
I did drive to Virginia to protest a tyrant. Maybe I will be invited to go again to see a tyrant pulled apart. Hell, I'll even loan the Virginians a Come-Along if they promise me a halfway decent seat!
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
I have started getting texts from real estate sales people
which is starting to be a pain in the ass.
I tell them I am not interested and to leave me alone.
So far they have but I am waiting for the guy that doesn't know how to take 'no' as an answer.
I will invite him over and when he hands me his card I will reach for my kukri and say, "Now I know where you live. Leave. Do not ever make contact with me again."
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I tell them I am not interested and to leave me alone.
So far they have but I am waiting for the guy that doesn't know how to take 'no' as an answer.
I will invite him over and when he hands me his card I will reach for my kukri and say, "Now I know where you live. Leave. Do not ever make contact with me again."
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Some idiotic couple drank pond cleaner and one of them died. Trump's fault.
Out of COVID19 paranoia an Arizona couple decided to self medicate with what they thought was the proper chemical to prevent COVID-19.
Of course because they couldn't read and mixed up what proved to be aquarium/pond cleaner instead and drank it.
He's dead, she survived and she's blaming it on Trump.
I would actually respect her if she outright said that her stupidity cost her the life of her husband and almost cost her own life. She'd have been honest.
Yeet she insists on blaming Trump for her stupidity.
Whatever the proper chemical is to cure/prevent COVID19 is not available in medical grade except through a doctor's office. It doesn't take a person with a PhD in chemistry to know that something labeled as aquarium/pond cleaner isn't a medical grade drug.
Darwin won again.
Maybe we can get a bunch of liberals together and explain to them the benefits of drinking fresh, clean battery acid. It would likely go a long way in improving things.
While we are at it, some doctor claims 100% success rate curing COVID19 with an old WW2 era anti malarial drug that costs about 25 cents a dose.
I read where someplace inMorgantown, WV is cranking up to make it.
I had someone state that the government should start making ventilators. I suggested having private enterprise do it because they could do it cheaper and faster.
Of course I got all sorts of yada yada yada in reply so I suggested that perhaps they use the government machine shops to whip them right out.
What government machine shops? Last I heard the government isn't in the manufacturing business. When they need something what do they do?
They issue a contract to a private manufacturer. Duh!
Some people think that the government is a bunch of magic wand wavers.
They also think the government is infinitely rich.
It hasn't occurred to them that the government doesn't have a dime to it's name except for what they take from us out of taxes.
Incidentally if you don't believe the government doesn't hire private manufacturers then go look at a lot of surplus equipment out there. Most of it has the manufacturer's name on it somewhere.
A lot of radios out there have RCA, Motorola, General Dynamics are just a few tags one sees on government radios. Rifles are now by Colt and FN. Airplanes are made by Lockheed and Boeing. The list goes on and on. I used to own a pack made by some tarp and awning shop in Kansas. It was stenciled on the inside of the top flap.
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Of course because they couldn't read and mixed up what proved to be aquarium/pond cleaner instead and drank it.
He's dead, she survived and she's blaming it on Trump.
I would actually respect her if she outright said that her stupidity cost her the life of her husband and almost cost her own life. She'd have been honest.
Yeet she insists on blaming Trump for her stupidity.
Whatever the proper chemical is to cure/prevent COVID19 is not available in medical grade except through a doctor's office. It doesn't take a person with a PhD in chemistry to know that something labeled as aquarium/pond cleaner isn't a medical grade drug.
Darwin won again.
Maybe we can get a bunch of liberals together and explain to them the benefits of drinking fresh, clean battery acid. It would likely go a long way in improving things.
While we are at it, some doctor claims 100% success rate curing COVID19 with an old WW2 era anti malarial drug that costs about 25 cents a dose.
I read where someplace inMorgantown, WV is cranking up to make it.
I had someone state that the government should start making ventilators. I suggested having private enterprise do it because they could do it cheaper and faster.
Of course I got all sorts of yada yada yada in reply so I suggested that perhaps they use the government machine shops to whip them right out.
What government machine shops? Last I heard the government isn't in the manufacturing business. When they need something what do they do?
They issue a contract to a private manufacturer. Duh!
Some people think that the government is a bunch of magic wand wavers.
They also think the government is infinitely rich.
It hasn't occurred to them that the government doesn't have a dime to it's name except for what they take from us out of taxes.
Incidentally if you don't believe the government doesn't hire private manufacturers then go look at a lot of surplus equipment out there. Most of it has the manufacturer's name on it somewhere.
A lot of radios out there have RCA, Motorola, General Dynamics are just a few tags one sees on government radios. Rifles are now by Colt and FN. Airplanes are made by Lockheed and Boeing. The list goes on and on. I used to own a pack made by some tarp and awning shop in Kansas. It was stenciled on the inside of the top flap.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
I see where parts of CA are trying to herd the homeless together for the duration of the COVID epidemic
Of course they are using the good old compassion for the homeless excuses but I'd bet they are trying to kill them off by herding them all together so they can spread the infection.
Sounds to me like they are trying to organize a genocide but are planning on disguising it under the guise of public safety.
Why? They can shelter in place like the rest of us and probably even do a better job.
Actually as far as things go when you think about it the homeless that are not involved with drug and/or alcohol abuse probably have damned strong antibodies built up.
When you think about it living without running water and being seldom able to get cleaned up will do that.
Many wind up using a dark corner as a toilet and have no place to wash their hands before they go back to their camp and cook a meal.
That's enough to build up some pretty damned strong antibodies if you ask me.
But don't ask me. Ask someone in an emergency room that treats the homeless that get into accidents. They'll likely tell you the same thing.
Of course if they herd them all together and the disease spreads some will in fact die. But I'd bet the vast majority will have no real problems.
California is most likely trying to kill these people off but they will probably fail.
I'll got my money on the bums.
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Sounds to me like they are trying to organize a genocide but are planning on disguising it under the guise of public safety.
Why? They can shelter in place like the rest of us and probably even do a better job.
Actually as far as things go when you think about it the homeless that are not involved with drug and/or alcohol abuse probably have damned strong antibodies built up.
When you think about it living without running water and being seldom able to get cleaned up will do that.
Many wind up using a dark corner as a toilet and have no place to wash their hands before they go back to their camp and cook a meal.
That's enough to build up some pretty damned strong antibodies if you ask me.
But don't ask me. Ask someone in an emergency room that treats the homeless that get into accidents. They'll likely tell you the same thing.
Of course if they herd them all together and the disease spreads some will in fact die. But I'd bet the vast majority will have no real problems.
California is most likely trying to kill these people off but they will probably fail.
I'll got my money on the bums.
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Monday, March 23, 2020
I have a niece that's a nurse and I cringe when she goes in to work
But much to her credit she goes in to work with no bullshit or fanfare. She has three kids to support and that's the way it is.
She took the job pretty much the way a soldier takes his. They pray for the best, prepare for the worst and simply take what comes and accept it.
On the neighborhood web site there's now a nurse babbling about how bad she has it and how important she is and so on and so forth.
I answered her by pointing out that I have met a couple of nurses that served in Vietnam and were occasionally subject to enemy fire. Eight of them were killed in action.
Of the nurses I have run into, EVERY SINGLE ONE considered their tour in Vietnam to be the high point of their nursing career.
I suggested that this woman try and change her attitude and realize that when this COVID-19 plague is over that she will have something to be very proud of.
Of course it was not deemed 'sensitive' and the post was deleted by a moderator.
My niece is going into work now every single day because that's her job. She knew it could wind up being hazardous and to tell you the truth she has taken a pretty tough route as a nurse. She's worked in rehab units and is now a nurse in a county jail.
Yet I don't hear a peep out of her. She just goes in and does her job.
When this mess is over and done with I hope she enjoys a quiet pride in herself for doing what has to be done in very trying circumstances.
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She took the job pretty much the way a soldier takes his. They pray for the best, prepare for the worst and simply take what comes and accept it.
On the neighborhood web site there's now a nurse babbling about how bad she has it and how important she is and so on and so forth.
I answered her by pointing out that I have met a couple of nurses that served in Vietnam and were occasionally subject to enemy fire. Eight of them were killed in action.
Of the nurses I have run into, EVERY SINGLE ONE considered their tour in Vietnam to be the high point of their nursing career.
I suggested that this woman try and change her attitude and realize that when this COVID-19 plague is over that she will have something to be very proud of.
Of course it was not deemed 'sensitive' and the post was deleted by a moderator.
My niece is going into work now every single day because that's her job. She knew it could wind up being hazardous and to tell you the truth she has taken a pretty tough route as a nurse. She's worked in rehab units and is now a nurse in a county jail.
Yet I don't hear a peep out of her. She just goes in and does her job.
When this mess is over and done with I hope she enjoys a quiet pride in herself for doing what has to be done in very trying circumstances.
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
For some reason I am either loved or hated on Neighborhood dot com.
Because I don't do stupid and do not suffer fools very well.
A couple of weeks ago someone was griping (legitimately) about some kind of solicitor handing out on their front porch. Most of the early replies suggested calling the police which I thought was reasonable.
Of course I suggested answering the door while wielding a Kukri because it sends the message that not only is he going to get killed but he is also going to get hacked up and thrown into the family stew pot.
Of course some woman took the bait and demanded to know how hacking someone up would serve a legitimate purpose. She also expressed a displeasure with the idea of cannibalisn.
I pointed out that food these days is getting expensive and I have a large family to support and cutting a corner here and there is necessary to make both ends meet.
She went off and babbled the police ought to get a warrant and dig up my back yard.
I told her I certainly hope someone digs up my back yard because it would save me a lot of work in a couple of weeks when I plant my annual marijuana crop.
I remember when I thought God hated me and kept sending me idiots to deal with. Finally I discovered God's love for me. He was really sending those idiots my way to keep me entertained.
Thank you, God, for sending me yet another blithering idiot and making me laugh.
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A couple of weeks ago someone was griping (legitimately) about some kind of solicitor handing out on their front porch. Most of the early replies suggested calling the police which I thought was reasonable.
Of course I suggested answering the door while wielding a Kukri because it sends the message that not only is he going to get killed but he is also going to get hacked up and thrown into the family stew pot.
Of course some woman took the bait and demanded to know how hacking someone up would serve a legitimate purpose. She also expressed a displeasure with the idea of cannibalisn.
I pointed out that food these days is getting expensive and I have a large family to support and cutting a corner here and there is necessary to make both ends meet.
She went off and babbled the police ought to get a warrant and dig up my back yard.
I told her I certainly hope someone digs up my back yard because it would save me a lot of work in a couple of weeks when I plant my annual marijuana crop.
I remember when I thought God hated me and kept sending me idiots to deal with. Finally I discovered God's love for me. He was really sending those idiots my way to keep me entertained.
Thank you, God, for sending me yet another blithering idiot and making me laugh.
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Saturday, March 21, 2020
Kudos to the International Chain company (or whoever made the chain)
In this corner cutting world I must give the International chain people extra credit for spending a lousy quarter cent or so to make my life a LOT easier.
I recently needed a bucket of 3/8s inch chain and bought a 250 foot pail. It was about the size of a 5 gallon pail and heavy as hell.
Now anyone that has bought a pail full of chain knows that you open it up and look for the end. Of course you can't find it so you simply grab a piece of chain and start pulling it out until you find the end. Theoretically one could pull out 125 feet out of a 250 foot length until BOTH ends come out.
Still, I generally find the end after pulling out about 40 or 50 feet.
Not THIS time!
The International people bought a big spool of thin pink ribbon and tied a piece to the end link of the chain.
When I opened the pail, Lo and Behold! I sat a piece of pink ribbon and PRESTO! it was on the end.
It didn't take much, less than a penny which is the lowest coin of the realm to make life easier for me.
It made things much easier and saved me time.
Thanks, International!
Hey, when some asshole writes you complaining that the ribbon cheated him out of his overtime please don't ruin it for the rest of us and stop putting the ribbon on the end link!
Tahnks, International!
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I recently needed a bucket of 3/8s inch chain and bought a 250 foot pail. It was about the size of a 5 gallon pail and heavy as hell.
Now anyone that has bought a pail full of chain knows that you open it up and look for the end. Of course you can't find it so you simply grab a piece of chain and start pulling it out until you find the end. Theoretically one could pull out 125 feet out of a 250 foot length until BOTH ends come out.
Still, I generally find the end after pulling out about 40 or 50 feet.
Not THIS time!
The International people bought a big spool of thin pink ribbon and tied a piece to the end link of the chain.
When I opened the pail, Lo and Behold! I sat a piece of pink ribbon and PRESTO! it was on the end.
It didn't take much, less than a penny which is the lowest coin of the realm to make life easier for me.
It made things much easier and saved me time.
Thanks, International!
Hey, when some asshole writes you complaining that the ribbon cheated him out of his overtime please don't ruin it for the rest of us and stop putting the ribbon on the end link!
Tahnks, International!
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Friday, March 20, 2020
I got into trouble
Because I told someone I assumed they had at least half a brain.
Apparently I was wrong.
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Apparently I was wrong.
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
One of these days I am going to post every singe racial slur I can find
just to get a lot of stupid people jumping up and down.
Actually one of my all time favorite racial slur is used on Native Americans. The reason for this is that I heard it in Alaska where it made no sense whatsoever.
I was in Alaska when I heard some jerk refer to the Natives as being a bunch of wagon burners. It took me a few minutes to figure that one out. When I finally did figure it out it made no sense to me whatsoever in Alaska.
I don't think a single covered wagon ever made the trek to Alaska and I seriously doubt the Natives there ever burned one.
I suppose the slur might have made some kind of sense in the plains states of the Lower 48 but certainly not in Alaska. I'm sure a number of Lower 48 tribes attacked a wagon train here and there and maybe even set a few covered wagons on fire.
Still, in Alaska? There wasn't a covered wagon within 750 miles of the place!
If you are going to use a racial slur at least have it make some kind of sense!
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Actually one of my all time favorite racial slur is used on Native Americans. The reason for this is that I heard it in Alaska where it made no sense whatsoever.
I was in Alaska when I heard some jerk refer to the Natives as being a bunch of wagon burners. It took me a few minutes to figure that one out. When I finally did figure it out it made no sense to me whatsoever in Alaska.
I don't think a single covered wagon ever made the trek to Alaska and I seriously doubt the Natives there ever burned one.
I suppose the slur might have made some kind of sense in the plains states of the Lower 48 but certainly not in Alaska. I'm sure a number of Lower 48 tribes attacked a wagon train here and there and maybe even set a few covered wagons on fire.
Still, in Alaska? There wasn't a covered wagon within 750 miles of the place!
If you are going to use a racial slur at least have it make some kind of sense!
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COVID-19
Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease- discovered in 2019.
That is what the disease is and what it is named.
It originated in China, it is viral and it is an infectious disease. There is nothing racist about the disease nor its given name. It is what it is.
When the President refers to it as the Chinese disease he is being 100% correct.
If he were referring to it as something like the Chink Crud or something demeaning along these lines I would probably be as upset as any do-good dip-shit liberal out there.
However, he is not. He is calling it the Chinese disease and that is pretty spot on. It came from China and it is a disease.
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That is what the disease is and what it is named.
It originated in China, it is viral and it is an infectious disease. There is nothing racist about the disease nor its given name. It is what it is.
When the President refers to it as the Chinese disease he is being 100% correct.
If he were referring to it as something like the Chink Crud or something demeaning along these lines I would probably be as upset as any do-good dip-shit liberal out there.
However, he is not. He is calling it the Chinese disease and that is pretty spot on. It came from China and it is a disease.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Sometimes I wonder about stuff like our present COVID virus.
It is what it is.
Why are we all hoarding toilet paper, hand sanitizer and canned goods?
It is ridiculous.
Someone asked me what I thought he ought to stock up on and I told him to buy 100 cans of Spam, 100 pineapple rings, 100 cherries and he should be good to go.
If push comes to shove that hard then we're all in trouble, anyway.
If that's the case I suppose having guns and ammo on hand would make more sense.
Then again I see where gun sales to first time owners are skyrocketing. Shooters and most serious hunters are most likely squared away.
This post was written some time ago. I would imagine people ought to pick up a few things.
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Why are we all hoarding toilet paper, hand sanitizer and canned goods?
It is ridiculous.
Someone asked me what I thought he ought to stock up on and I told him to buy 100 cans of Spam, 100 pineapple rings, 100 cherries and he should be good to go.
If push comes to shove that hard then we're all in trouble, anyway.
If that's the case I suppose having guns and ammo on hand would make more sense.
Then again I see where gun sales to first time owners are skyrocketing. Shooters and most serious hunters are most likely squared away.
This post was written some time ago. I would imagine people ought to pick up a few things.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
At the airport
where I met a couple female attendants, the kind we used to call stewardesses.
"Ahh, yes," I said. "A couple of fine young ladies from the glamorous travel industry."
Actually they both smirked.
"Women who jet set all over the world and meet all sorts of charming eligible bachelors...You know, people like ME."
When you see I am a short, somewhat dumpy 68 year old guy you can figure out what they thought was so damned funny.
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"Ahh, yes," I said. "A couple of fine young ladies from the glamorous travel industry."
Actually they both smirked.
"Women who jet set all over the world and meet all sorts of charming eligible bachelors...You know, people like ME."
When you see I am a short, somewhat dumpy 68 year old guy you can figure out what they thought was so damned funny.
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Sunday, March 15, 2020
Ya got two posts yesterday
So I'm taking the day off.
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
Every day the sun comes up and there's something new to deal with
Right now I wonder how paranoid and hysterical the public is going to get over the current virus.
I've seen on a couple of shooters where the very people that have been screaming for gun control are approaching their neighbors and trying to borrow the very things they want to outlaw.
A similar thing happened to me shortly after Columbine shooting. I got blamed for it and told how everything I owned should be outlawed. A couple of months later when some hatchet murderer was floating around the people that tried to hold me responsible for Columbine wanted to borrow a rifle.
When I offered them a bolt action Arisaka they wanted an autoloader instead.
The shooter/gun boards now report ammunition sales are going through the roof now and gun sales are up with a LOT of first time owners buying.
I wish the hell everyone would simply calm down.
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I've seen on a couple of shooters where the very people that have been screaming for gun control are approaching their neighbors and trying to borrow the very things they want to outlaw.
A similar thing happened to me shortly after Columbine shooting. I got blamed for it and told how everything I owned should be outlawed. A couple of months later when some hatchet murderer was floating around the people that tried to hold me responsible for Columbine wanted to borrow a rifle.
When I offered them a bolt action Arisaka they wanted an autoloader instead.
The shooter/gun boards now report ammunition sales are going through the roof now and gun sales are up with a LOT of first time owners buying.
I wish the hell everyone would simply calm down.
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So how come I
Don't have a decent post today?
C
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C
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Friday, March 13, 2020
I see where the Corona virus is creating panic buys of guns
and ammunition.
My guess is that the panic stricken want to guard the hand sanitizer and toilet paper they have hoarded.
God knows what kind of guards the people that bought 100 cans of Spam are going to post!
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My guess is that the panic stricken want to guard the hand sanitizer and toilet paper they have hoarded.
God knows what kind of guards the people that bought 100 cans of Spam are going to post!
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So how come
I always seem to get to board the plane in the last group with all the cripples, dwarfs, hunchbacks, criminals, beggars and lepers?
One of these days I swear I will walk down the aisle to my assigned seat begging.
"Alms! Alms for the poor! Alms!"
Boarding a damned airplane is chaotic and inefficient enough to begin with. What they OUGHT to do is board passengers from the rear to the front.
Of course it they do that the First Class passengers don't get to sit there smugly and watch us poor people pass by.
I suppose it we poor folks get obnoxious enough by begging them for alms,spare change, you got a couple of bucks so I can get a sandwich etc they will insist on being boarded last and we can make this work.
Hell, crop dust them. Make them WANT to be boarded last!
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One of these days I swear I will walk down the aisle to my assigned seat begging.
"Alms! Alms for the poor! Alms!"
Boarding a damned airplane is chaotic and inefficient enough to begin with. What they OUGHT to do is board passengers from the rear to the front.
Of course it they do that the First Class passengers don't get to sit there smugly and watch us poor people pass by.
I suppose it we poor folks get obnoxious enough by begging them for alms,spare change, you got a couple of bucks so I can get a sandwich etc they will insist on being boarded last and we can make this work.
Hell, crop dust them. Make them WANT to be boarded last!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
What's with all the hand sanitizer being bought up?
More hysteria over another flu strain going around.
Right now I see where there are a few recorded deaths over it and now everyone is in a panic mode.
The recorded deaths are running well under 1% and those are generally people with compromised immune systems. Note I said recorded.
The stats have to be much lower because there are quite likely a lot of people that have had this particular flu come and go and not even know it. Some may not have even had any real symptoms and have had it pass through with maybe sniffles for a couple of days and that's it.
Of course the media has whipped a lot of people up into a hysterical frenzy and now there is a rush on hand sanitizers, toilet paper and alcohol.
Yesterday I spoke with the woman that runs the drug aisle at the local supermarket and she reported that not only are they out of hand sanitizer but the improvisers have cleaned them out of aloe and alcohol. She even said the liquor stores are out of Everclear!
It's ridiculous. I have never seen such idiocy in my entire life.
Of course these very germaphobes that will sanitize their hands several dozen times a day for no reason would be a whole lot better off spending time shoveling manure somewhere and getting their antibodies up.
I worked opposite a germaphobe once and he was constantly catching colds and got the flu every time I turned around.
The opposite end of the spectrum was a guy nicknames Pig Pen Ben who was just like his name says. He lived like a total animal and never spent a sick day in his life.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
It is scary selling things on line
because of some people's expectations.
When you use words like 'serviceable' and 'adequate' they mean just that. It does not necessarily mean brand new.
CMP Garands are sold in various grades. The grades run between unissued all the way down to parade and drill use only. Rack grade is the lowest grade used to indicate the rifle is serviceable.
Yet an unissued rifle may not be 100% perfect. There may be storage dings on it or maybe mismatched wood. Unissued means the rifle had never been issued for use.
Rack grade simply means the rifle is safe to shoot.
All this is fine and dandy until someone wants more than they bargained for. They purchase, say, a service grade and expect it to be perfect and are disappointed when it isn't.
Of course when they bring it up on a shooter's board they get no sympathy. The experienced people point out that the item in question is seventy year old military surplus and has been shipped all over the country and maybe rebuilt more than once.
Most experienced Garand guys are well aware of this.
When you purchase something sight unseen you have to have realistic expectations.
I just sold a box of stuff that I had decreed as excess to my needs. It's a bunch of odds and ends I have collected over the years and simply described the stuff as being in 'pretty good shape'. Everything is at least serviceable. Some of it is new but some of it isn't. It will be interesting to see how the buyer reacts when he opens the box.
Hopefully his expectations were realistic when he bought it.
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When you use words like 'serviceable' and 'adequate' they mean just that. It does not necessarily mean brand new.
CMP Garands are sold in various grades. The grades run between unissued all the way down to parade and drill use only. Rack grade is the lowest grade used to indicate the rifle is serviceable.
Yet an unissued rifle may not be 100% perfect. There may be storage dings on it or maybe mismatched wood. Unissued means the rifle had never been issued for use.
Rack grade simply means the rifle is safe to shoot.
All this is fine and dandy until someone wants more than they bargained for. They purchase, say, a service grade and expect it to be perfect and are disappointed when it isn't.
Of course when they bring it up on a shooter's board they get no sympathy. The experienced people point out that the item in question is seventy year old military surplus and has been shipped all over the country and maybe rebuilt more than once.
Most experienced Garand guys are well aware of this.
When you purchase something sight unseen you have to have realistic expectations.
I just sold a box of stuff that I had decreed as excess to my needs. It's a bunch of odds and ends I have collected over the years and simply described the stuff as being in 'pretty good shape'. Everything is at least serviceable. Some of it is new but some of it isn't. It will be interesting to see how the buyer reacts when he opens the box.
Hopefully his expectations were realistic when he bought it.
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Monday, March 9, 2020
A pretty good summation of Elizabeth Warren.
who has been returned to her tribal lands.
A pretty good summation of Elizabeth Warren.
The very fact that she declared herself a Native American for financial gain should be enough for people to realize she's dishonest. Yet the imbeciles in Massachusetts reelected her.
BTW the link is hot.
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A pretty good summation of Elizabeth Warren.
The very fact that she declared herself a Native American for financial gain should be enough for people to realize she's dishonest. Yet the imbeciles in Massachusetts reelected her.
BTW the link is hot.
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