So the original steel door, installed in 1983, at the Range building had warped. It no longer sealed, and had a mechanical 5 digit lock (state of the art in 1983!) and needs replacement.

So…

Today is supposed to be the day, a high quality steel door and frame, and a Trilogy electronic lock.
Of course, this door and lock come with the proper panic hardware, so the Fire Department will be happier…they won’t have to try to find a way to overlook the lack of any panic hardware on the previous door.

There should be 5 of us, so it shouldn’t take too long. I already have the lock programmed with a basic set of codes.
It oughta be a good day. Rainy, but at least warm. 

See, the Media and the Democratic People’s Party (or is it the Democratic Party of the People…..or the Peoples’s popular Democratic Party…..or whatever…sorry, I digress…) have conveniently forgotten the uncomfortable fact (for them) that ALL of GW Bush’s appointed Ambassadors were summarily dismissed in 2008 by Barry the Obama…..And little (if any) protests were registered……Because, at the end of it…..The Diplomats all serve at the pleasure of the President. And, like it or not, Barry was the duly elected President (eligibility for the office aside)….he won his office even over and above any doubt about the “Margin of Fraud” (at least the first time) and was, therefore, able to legally place whomever he wanted as the Ambassadorial Representative of the United States under his rule tenure as President.

Yet, oddly, they seem to think that Trump’s dismissal of the Ambassador to the Ukraine is somehow unusual and illegal.

Strange how that works, innit? 

Cops never carry “Drop Guns”. Never.

and all those guns that are turned over to police in “Buybacks” are always destroyed….
(Hint: ALWAYS get a receipt with a serial number WHENEVER you sell a gun, to cops or anyone else)

Via Insty:

Gun from Chicago buy-back program found near dead gang member in police shooting

I am SHOCKED to find out that a Chicago area police officer might do such a thing. Shocked.
This is my shocked face.

What, exactly, does the fired ambassador from the US to Ukraine, who has no firsthand knowledge of the “Quid Pro Quo” call,  have to contribute to the impeachemt hearings?

Yes, she has been an ambassador for several presidents, yes, she has been in some somewhat sketchy countries. Yes, being fired was likely devastating.

At the end of it all, any ambassador serves at the pleasure of the President of the United States. Period. Said President can fire any ambassador for any reason.

So, besides, “Trump Hurt my Feelings” what testimony did she give?

Why did they waste our time (and money) with her testimony? 

So I heard that Uncle Joe Biden like to fondle women without their permission. And that he has paid off several of them/
Does this mean that we can toss him out of the running for president?

I mean, really, So far, all I have heard is a whisper campaign and a bunch of repeated gossip and allegations, (much like a bunch of 9th grade girls) but no solid testimony and no first hand knowledge. 

Why is hearsay accepted as evidence here?  

I was researching body armor….

There is a LOT of vendors out there, with plate carriers and plates made by many firms, from many different materials. Ceramic plates are, apparently, the best….but they are a lot more expensive …but lighter. Steel is cheaper and a bit heavier for nearly the same performance.

One thing I find interesting is that MANY of the steel plates offered are made from AR400 or AR500 steel. Lots of references to those two numbers. Fully 2/3 of the steel “Ballistic Plates” offered are advertised to be made from one of those two alloys. Being the type of person who likes to learn things, I researched these two steels (as well as a bunch of the others that are offered)

But, sadly, neither of those commonly used steels are intended to be used as Armor Plate….they don’t have a great deal of penetration resistance, nor are they intended to be used as “Armor”. Instead, they are meant to be “Abrasion Resistant”….and dent resistant…Neither of these steels is supposed to be “Armor”. They aren’t much better for “armor” as we think of it than general cold rolled steel.

Why do “armor” vendors sell plates made with non-armor steel? More importantly, why do people buy enough of them that they are even for sale?

11 degrees F outside. One one. *We didn’t get to single digits, but they did a few miles from here)

And it ain’t even Thanksgiving yet.

I can’t handle much more of Mr Gore’s Glowbal Warmeinzing.

Oh, yeah, I forgot, when it is record cold it is just “weather”.

Whatever. Still cold. It’s warmer in Anchorage.
Ah don’t like it aytall.