So last night, at a special meeting, we terminated the membership of a member of my shooting club due to repeated serious safety and other rule violations. I had the distinctly unpleasant duty to preside over the meeting as the President was one of his accusers.

Dude knew he was “on trial”, and yet he was uncooperative, arrogant, and disrespectful of the other members. Unapologetic and unrepentant

At the start of the meeting, it was not assured that he was gonna be terminated, but his refusal to acknowledge that he had violated multiple rules multiple times and show any reason for the rest of us to believe that he would not continue to do so in the future led to his expulsion.

His main defense? “I am a paying member, I can do what I want….and any restrictions on my behavior are restrictions on the Second Amendment.”.

What does one do when a member refuses to adhere to basic safety rules, or simple rules of behavior that are in place for the benefit of all range members?

The vote was 54 to terminate his membership, zero for retention, with 3 abstentions.

As the saying goes, few people have talked themselves out of traffic ticket, but many have talked themselves into one.

Flew Monday evening to Texas to get the 340….flew it (with a training pilot) to Minneapolis where I spent the next day getting yet more training (insurance mandated the training, but it was a good idea) and then flew home Wed evening.

10 hours of training in a day and a half. Plus another 2.5 hours home.

I. R Tired. Mind fried.

Videos and some pics soon, as soon as I get caught up here at home.

I will say that 200 knots burns up the distance fairly rapidly.

Here are a few photos….and a movie.

It runs, and actually runs well. Still getting all the rust out of the fuel system, so it has modern fuel filters in the fuel lines, and the hood is sitting on the roof, as I am still working in the engine bay.

But, it runs, drives, stops…has oil pressure and the radiator holds water. the charging system works….much better than when it arrived a few years ago.

The paint is rough, but the body and frame are solid, and the wooden wheels seem to be pretty tight. The windows are not perfect, but much better than one might expect for a car that is 94 years old.  I need to find a key for the switch, if I can, and (thanks to commenter “Grog”) now I have the wiring diagram on the way, so soon, it will have lights and be  be road worthy.

Yeah, that’s the number of folks shot (and killed) in the South and West sides of Chicago.

Few were melanin deficient.

There is a pattern.

Just sayin’

So the 1927 Chrysler model 50(58) runs, drives, shifts, has (sorta) brakes, pumps it’s own fuel and charges it’s battery.

So far Dad has has driven it about 3 miles, and has gotten up to 23 MPH. (limited by the parking lot that is convenient to where it is being worked on….)

But it work! Runs and drives! Holds water in the radiator!

It is a GOOD THING that I put small inline fuel filters in between the tank and the (never to be sufficiently damned) vacuum fuel pump, and between the fuel pump and the carburetor….the amount of crud that they have collected is impressive.

Now the fun part….making the lights work without a wiring diagram or a key for the electrical (ignition) switch….

Stay tuned.

If only the Liberals understood that.

This is because the “Woke” folks are shortsighted,  childish, and can’t think beyond the current meme of the day.

It’s funny how the Brits, and the French, and nearly every other country with a military presence in Afghanistan can find a way to get to and rescue their citizens in the country (and this pisses the US forces off), despite having gotten little or no notice from the US about the timing of the failure collapse.

And yet we have General Miley (while wearing Ranger tabs) telling us he isn’t sure that the US can secure the airport? (isn’t that an excellent mission tailor made for the Rangers? ) and that people in the country are on their own?

This is a failure by the US on many levels….

Now, make no mistake: If you were an American working  in Afghanistan, or a citizen of Afghanistan who worked with the US, and you had not gotten out or at least made plans to get out quickly once Biden was elected, then you are a fool. I mean, even Trump had promised to pull out of the country if he were re-elected…..So some of this is on you. Yeah, you might have expected more warning, but really, this is on you if you are stuck in the country.

Seems that Barry Obama’s party has led to the health care facility on Martha’s island being “overwhelmed” ….and infections are up 179 percent….and the hospital is “Bursting at the seams” and At Capacity… due to the fact that all the guests failed to wear masks or Social Distance like they keep telling everyone else to do..

Of course, those are the statistics….the reality is that there have been 94 people who tested positive and there are 3 patients in the hospital with Covid and one was airlifted to another facility where that person later passed….but no report on co-morbidites….

Couple of points:

Crime is rising in many urban areas of the country.

Police are making fewer arrests.

Crime in general, and shootings (of black people by black people) are near record highs….and are more public and blatant…

Oddly, this summer, Black men are either smarter about their behavior when stopped by police, or the Media is simply not covering the story when they get shot by police…..of as is most likely, the Media is not hyping the shootings and no one is keeping things worked up on Facebook…likely because the DNC no longer needs to have the Black People riled up so they will vote for the DNC candidate…

And no one will until the DNC needs the black vote next cycle.

In that there is no reason to keep troops in Afghanistan if the Afghani army and people won’t defend their own country.

On the other hand, and more importantly, it appears that if there are 3 mistakes that the Biden folks have not made in this debacle, no one can think of what they are.

Typical Liberal thinking demonstrated here: Wish things would be a certain way and Hope that they happen, without a real plan, or forethought, or any real basis in reality.

This is a sad embarrassment to our country and a devastating betrayal of those Afghanis who worked it and supported the invasion and occupation.

ETA: Having said the above, any Afghani who did not make plans to leave the country, or who has not moved family and assets out of the country starting 6 months ago is a fool. I won’t go so far as to say they deserve what they are getting, but it was obvious that the end result of the US leaving would be bad…..