Category Archives: Uncategorized

‘Tis a good thing

Posted on by
1
That white people don’t blame all black people for some ignorant, inner city “yoots” doing a terribly racist thing, and beating and torturing a white man….and a mentally disabled one at that.

And it is a good thing we aren’t disposed towards rioting and violence and burning neighborhoods and such….and that we (mostly) respect the rule of law.

So we don’t riot,we don’t lynch people just because they have more melanin than we do, we don’t burn out black neighborhoods….And,in fact, we don’t judge based on a facebook post or a sensationalized news story….We, in fact. generally let Justice take its course.

‘Cause if we did, and were so inclined, the carnage would be terrible. (there is more of us than of them, and despite the posturing, we are better armed and better trained to use ’em.)

another gun free zone shooting

Posted on by
2

Yeah, and the MSM talking heads are having a fit because the dude shot people with a gun that he checked in his baggage….and that ANYONE can check a gun by following the TSA rules for doing so. 

Of course, the baggage area is not a “Secured Zone” so there is nothing but a sign and a set of rules to keep anyone from carrying a firearm into that area.

The most odd (and sad) response is that “Other airports are increasing their vigilance in the wake of the shooting at Ft.Lauderdale“…Either you are vigilance, or you aren’t. It is like sterility in an operating room. There can be no half measures. Either the operating room is sterile,or it isn’t. Either the airport security is vigilant, or it isn’t. (Not that I think the dogs and the “cops” walking around are worth anything as “security”….slightly better than ‘Mall Cops”…but only slightly).

Charges….finally

Posted on by
Reply

So why is it that any time a white person or white cop shoots, beats, runs over, or in any other way damages a black person, the claim is that that person’s actions, be they premeditated, reaction to a situation, or even accidental, MUST be racially motivated….but when we have an incident where we have VIDEO of black teens are making racially charged remarks while committing a crime against a white person the first statement by the authorities and the press is that “There is no evidence that this was racially motivated” and “There is no reason to believe that race played a part”…

And please note that “There is no connection to Black Lives Matter” in these incidences….but thre is always a link to white hate groups when the races are reversed….which is why we MUSTget rid og every Confederate memorial and the Confederate flag.

The double standard is……strong.

And it is beginning to irritate me. Strongly.

At least the kids were FINALLY charged with more than just kidnapping.

(please note that all other links denying the connection to race have been scrubbed, apparently, from the internet. Odd, that. )


ETA: They are, apparently, just poorly raised

I found it!

Posted on by
3

Or, rather, Ma Nature uncovered it for me.

You may remember that I sighted, on the beach near Pines, Indiana, what I thought might be a capstan from a nearby shipwreck.

Then, when I went to find it again, it was covered up in the sand…
Which led to a whole lot of fun when I set out to find it with a poker and a shovel.

Well, Monday, being as it was above freezing, and had been for a few days (during the day at least) and with an expected high of 40, I got to the beach for a hike…when I got there, the sand and shingle were mostly scoured from the beach…the level was about 4 foot lower than my last time at the beach.

So, I went off in the direction of the “artifact” instead of the other way, as I had planned…… I didn’t go to find it, mind you, just to enjoy the beach when it wasn’t frozen and under a foot or more of snow and ice (unusual on Jan 2) But since the sand was low…..

2 miles later, I was at the stream. It was low and I could step across on the rocks in the streambed.

And there it was.

Just west of Michigan City, Indiana. Looking east.  
Looking west-ish

Just about exactly (within 5 paces) where I had looked for it last time, only not covered by 3 feet of sand and a foot or more of shingle. It was, honestly exactly in the area I had dug to find it. This time, however, it was above the sand… mostly. the beach was at least 3 feet lower than last time I was there….almost exactly one month ago. …. Such are the vagaries of wind and wave.

It wasn’t however, what I thought it was…..

I had originally thought it was a capstan, but it is instead, I think, a 1920’s era Delco Light Plant …..I think. Or something similar…(lots of images at that link)…It likely isn’t a part of the shipwreck…. (ETA: These WERE apparently used on boats, but not in the era of the nearby shipwreck..so it isn’t related to ‘Unknown #3″)

For scale, the water bottle is 7.75 inches long

 I hadn’t brought a shovel, nor a tape measure…I hadn’t planned on looking for the thing. I’d only planned on walking the beach for exercise and to relax…I had honestly thought it was buried again forever….

As always, click to embigginate.
Prolly not fixable…

I did take pictures, and I did get a good Lat/Long…
(Latitude: 41° 42′ 24.71112”  Longitude: -86° 56′ 24.5224”)

Also close by was a riveted well tank.  Also likely from the 30’s or 40’s. Maybe connected with the light plant, maybe just coincidence.

Glove for scale. Men’s large. 

I’m figuring a house fell into the lake at some point due to erosion and these were buried under the sand until now…..who knows how many times these have been covered and uncovered?  Who knows exactly when (or where) they became part of Lake Michigan? What else is buried there or nearby?

First at the range

Posted on by
1

So me and Ed went to the range on 1/1/17.  He called and said that he was gonna see if he had the new night sights on his 1911 aligned….and did I wanna go with him?

I allowed as I had time. So to the range we went. We were the first two folks to sign into the range this year.

50 rounds of Blazer Brass out of the Sig 1911 at 50 feet later, it was happy…there were 50 holes in the paper. Not a great target, but they were all in a 12×12 paper….. I gotta lighten up the trigger jut a bit.

‘Twas a good way to start the New Year.

Every time I travel by air

Posted on by
4

There is a different set of rules at the TSA “checkpoint” in every airport.

Inconsistent.

For many years, the rules were that you HAD TO pull your laptop out of the bag because “we can’t see through it otherwise”. ..Which, while I found to be doubtful, (scanning technology being what it is and all) was, at least, consistent.

Friday, I travelled through Midway, and they yelled at all of us that were taking our laptops out of our bags to put in a separate bin.

“No need” they said. “Stop wasting time”….And they were RUDE about it. Plus, “shoes stay on”. Even boots.

Same scanner, same personnel, just a different rule for a different day. So were they being safer at MDW before, or just lazy last Friday? And no “Perv-O-Scanner” either….. Just the magnetometer.

Now Dallas Love today?? Yerah, they had it cranked up to 11. But the dude that was telling folks what to do had such a strong “Island” accent that no one could understand what he was saying. Which led to a LOT of frustrations. There, I had to take my Laptop out and Place It In a Separate Bin…”Because we can’t see through it in your bag”. At least at DAL, they were pleasant. And, for TSA, efficient.

Of course, on Friday, the TSA at MDW decided to confiscate MC’s Tactical Pen, because, even though it is okayed under TSA rules, it was shiny or something. They’ve let her fly with it 8 times that I know of previously, but on Friday, it was verboten. She even pointed out that it was ok under TSA rules, but was informed that the folks in the field can override rules. I thought she was gonna get arrested, (actually, I thought she was gonna wipe the smirk of of the TSA supervisor’s face) and I pulled her away.

If Trump pulls funding for the TSA, I will support him 100%. Hell, I’d support raising the requirements to speaking good english and having to be able to read and write and speak on an 8th grade level. Did you know that having a High School diploma or GED is NOT a requirement for TSA personnel?