At the range, there was discussion of field stripping semi auto pistols and reassembly. Some folks said it was difficult:

I stated that I could field strip and reassemble a 1911 blindfolded, it was that simple. (and another dude claimed the same thing for him and his Glock)

So bets were made. The contest was on.

I was blindfolded (really) and took my empty (we checked before the blindfold…several times) full size 1911 and field stripped it, laid the parts out, then reassembled it…blindfolded (the only hard part is getting the pin into the barrel link, really). Won 20 from one guy, and ten from three others. (and I think there were some side bets going on, but I’m not sure) Then they bet me I couldn’t do it again. I agreed, but there was no money on the table, so I did it again just to show off.

‘Twasn’t hard, until I went to put the slide stop in….it wasn’t there! Seems that it was in someone’s pocket…..I fumbled and fumbled and then gave up and took of the blindfold…
All laughter and I got my slide stop back.

And I proved a point…if you’ve been cleaning your firearm regularly for long enough, you SHOULD be able to do it blindfolded. (assuming your carry gun isn’t something weird, like a Bergmann, or a Luger or a Broomhandle (ETA: or a Ruger Mk 2 or 3))

Glock Boy was able to do the same….Easier for him as there are fewer parts….But he did it with skill and speed….methinks he’s done it before. He was faster, I think….

It was a fun evening, and I won some ammo money.

And proved a point. 

Today, on CBS This Morning, the commentators could not help but point out that Bloomberg would be (if elected) the first “Jewish President”.

Now, I don’t want ex Mayor Bloomberg to be my president. His record of thumbing his nose at the Constitution (Stop and Frisk, etc) is a big reason, as is his socialist tendencies…
Oddly, however, the fact that he is a Jew wasn’t even on my radar. It is neither a reason to vote FOR him, nor a reason to vote AGAINST him. It really doesn’t matter to me one way nor the other….his religious upbringing and whatever shape the Deity he prays to might be, I mean.

I wonder why Gail King and her staff at CBS thought that was an important fact? 

I dunno…..

So I stopped the plane last time with 666.0 hours on the tach.

Went to fly a Instrument lesson, and broke the Carb heat cable…..Taxiied back and ordered a new one.

We replaced the cable…did a runup. now tach time is 666.4

Went to move it, and had a low tire (new this last February). Filled the tire and moved it to the hangar as it was too windy (+50 MPH) to fly. Did a complete warmup before putting it away. Tach time now 666.8

Taxiied out today for a lesson (tire pressure was still fine). During the runup, left mag showed a 300 RPM drop and lots of engine roughness. Leaning the mixture and running the engine up did not help. Taxiied down the runway to the nearest turnoff. Checked again. Engine now runs fine (apparently the taxi at more power/higher load/higher RPM was enough to get the plugs to cleaning temp.

Tach time? 667.0…

Coincidence? Or something more sinister?

Either way, did a 1.4 hour lesson and had nary a glitch.

Odd that the entire 666.X hour was gremlin prone though. 

It seems that these “bankers” are dying by hanging…”Suicide”….Just like Epstein to whom they are (or were) connected…..

Odd, that.

Also, it seems that they at one time arranged some loans for the Trump Corporation, so who knows. Also Putin, so there is that.

But also connected to the late and unlamented (except for the stories he could have told) Jeffrey Epstein, who may or may not have been laundering money through those same banks and whose connection to both “bankers” is most recent.

Coincidence? “Arckancide”?  Likely someone tying up loose ends now that Epstein is safely silenced.

Second link via It Ain’t Holy Water

I just got nuthin’ to say at this time.