Or not…

So there is a large CME coming to us some time Saturday morning

Likely, it’ll just give pretty lights in the sky farther south than normal.

Then again it  could cause some issues: “A G2 level storm can cause some power fluctuations that may set off some voltage alarms for power companies,”

Or it might be a fizzle…

Depends on who you listen to.

But really, are you prepared if the lights go out? Can ya live without all the things that electricity does for you? Water, AC, refrigeration, lights, etc? Got cash for when the ATMs are dark?

What are ya gonna do when yer beer is warm? Yer food is spoiled? and your house is hot (or cold, depending on the season)?

Got a plan? Got preps?

If yer reading this after 9 AM Saturday, then this one was a fizzle. But the next one?

HT Feral Irishman

The truth?

This is going to happen to a dog where the homeowner is armed and not cowed by the police.

And then all hell is gonna break loose…Great steaming piles of shitstorm, if you know what I mean.

We don’t know what was going through the officers mind, and we don’t know what he thought was happening. But really, this happens too often.

My grief would happen in the jail cell, after everything else had gone down… If I survived the incident. But I’m sure I’d pay the ferryman’s fee first.

This is a tragedy for all involved. But officers need to be sure they are being attacked before using deadly force, even against an animal. That is the rule that I am held to, by law, why not them?

Party with this dude, doncha?

Reminds me of a guy I used to hang with until I grew up…..

Since there are no charges against Thomas Piatek, he should have his property returned. 

And the state (and the Feds) coughed up all of the firearms and ammo that they had confiscated. 

While I don’t think that he is a stellar example of an Indiana gun owner, he is still a citizen of the US and should be treated accordingly, now that the charges are dropped.

And I am glad to see that he has been.

Not sure what happened to his dogs though.

Dude should be charged with Negligent Homicide. But he’s a cop.

 Likely, alcohol was involved.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/08/detroit-woman-killed-when-hug-triggers-officer-gun-police-say/?intcmp=obnetwork

Alternatively, his story is bullshit and it is murder. Which is, IMO, much more likely.

Either way, he should be charged. Guns never “just go off”.

Being Detroit, it was likely a GLOCK, but still….

If it were anyone but a policeofficerman, charges would have already been laid, and the person would be in jail for some sort of homicide.

For some strange reason, I’d like to run with the bulls.

We went to concert in Chicago last night (Friday).

The crowd was predominantly white (like 99.78%), mostly people from 30-60 years in age.

For the United Center, the level of security personnel was normal. This level of vigilance was, however, a massive overkill, as the crowd was very well behaved. There were zero fights, zero drunken incidents, zero shouting…. zero issues of any kind. No pushing, shoving, stampeding, trampling, etc.

People were polite, helped the infirm or wheelchair bound, and were generally civilized.

One wonders if it was the economic level, the culture of the attendees, or the racial mix, or a portion of each which led to that behavior.

It did, however, make for a peaceful,relaxed (if boring) wait for the start of the concert.

is wide open…….

It is a good thing that the Customs and Border Patrol is doing their job. In fact, I applaud their vigilance.

But really, when 5 10 20 miles away, tens of thousands (or more) of people enter the country with no oversight every year, are they really doing anything useful besides asserting their authority?

Apparently, the USCBP were professional and polite, but maybe if they left their comfy border crossing they would find other things to interest them.

But it is probably safer to stick to checking out old men rather than people crossing illegally.

Packing?

Click the link….it isn’t what you think.

My only question: Where do you go?