bigblue_dl
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
No, but sometimes I have to drive through Little Somalia.
No, but sometimes I have to drive through Little Somalia.
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Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
Actually, I've always had a bat or a bag of softball gear in my vehicle. Played once a week minimum, and some weeks played 2-3 times. Easier just to leave the stuff in the vehicle. Although I think the current in-vehicle bat has been used maybe once or twice in the past 5-6 years. The thing's a tank. I preferred a lighter/shorter bat for bat speed.
Actually, I've always had a bat or a bag of softball gear in my vehicle. Played once a week minimum, and some weeks played 2-3 times. Easier just to leave the stuff in the vehicle. Although I think the current in-vehicle bat has been used maybe once or twice in the past 5-6 years. The thing's a tank. I preferred a lighter/shorter bat for bat speed.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
You shouldn't be touching aiming adjustments when changing a headlight
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
What I like about the 18" pipe is its (theoretical) versatility: shorter arc for swings (easier to use close range), can also double for poking, and it's good to block knife attacks as well.
I've never had to use it in practice but it does feel safer knowing it's there if I need it. I have had some personal safety training from a professional on how to use it in these situations. Defensive use only. Tactic # 1 is always to use the enemy's momentum against him (unless he has a gun, then I'm f^cked
. it's not like I'm fast enough to block bullets with the pipe). So far I've been pretty successful to talk my way out of physical confrontations. I'm perfectly happy with a scoreless tie in these situations!!
It was in the northern suburbs of Chicago that someone tried to run me off the road once. I was merging onto the highway, looking over my left shoulder for an opening in the traffic where I could fit in, then sped up to merge smoothly and safely. Unbeknownst to me, the person behind be was trying to pass me on the right on the on-ramp. He was annoyed that I sped up to merge since he had thought he'd zoom around me on the right into that same spot. He then spent the next ten miles or so trying to block me into a box. At one point, I looked at him next to me, and he gave me a "come on" gesture. I shook my head no, he nodded his head yes. I finally tricked him and pulled off the road leaving him traveling on his merry way. that was pretty scary.
Another time, in Connecticut I saw two cars in front of me both weaving through traffic, and they both tried to pull into the same spot at the same time. One of them sideswiped the other, and the latter then deliberately drove sideways into the former.
There are crazies everywhere.
No matter how pizzed I might get at someone, I never retaliate. Context matters when lives are at stake.
What I like about the 18" pipe is its (theoretical) versatility: shorter arc for swings (easier to use close range), can also double for poking, and it's good to block knife attacks as well.
I've never had to use it in practice but it does feel safer knowing it's there if I need it. I have had some personal safety training from a professional on how to use it in these situations. Defensive use only. Tactic # 1 is always to use the enemy's momentum against him (unless he has a gun, then I'm f^cked
. it's not like I'm fast enough to block bullets with the pipe). So far I've been pretty successful to talk my way out of physical confrontations. I'm perfectly happy with a scoreless tie in these situations!!It was in the northern suburbs of Chicago that someone tried to run me off the road once. I was merging onto the highway, looking over my left shoulder for an opening in the traffic where I could fit in, then sped up to merge smoothly and safely. Unbeknownst to me, the person behind be was trying to pass me on the right on the on-ramp. He was annoyed that I sped up to merge since he had thought he'd zoom around me on the right into that same spot. He then spent the next ten miles or so trying to block me into a box. At one point, I looked at him next to me, and he gave me a "come on" gesture. I shook my head no, he nodded his head yes. I finally tricked him and pulled off the road leaving him traveling on his merry way. that was pretty scary.
Another time, in Connecticut I saw two cars in front of me both weaving through traffic, and they both tried to pull into the same spot at the same time. One of them sideswiped the other, and the latter then deliberately drove sideways into the former.
There are crazies everywhere.
No matter how pizzed I might get at someone, I never retaliate. Context matters when lives are at stake.
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Twitch Boy
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
I have a Sig Sauer P228 for under the bed. I live on the third floor of a secured building with a double deadbolt on my own door. I'd like to think that the only people who could rob me are the fire department and Spiderman, but you just never know.
The following actually happened to my grandma who lived in the inner city of Saginaw, MI. She was one of those headstrong types who valued her independence and refused multiple offers for us to move her out after my grandpa died. One day two teenage girls knocked on her door and asked to use her phone. She let them in. They proceeded to throw her against the wall, threaten her with her own cane, rip her phone off the wall, steal her TV and some loose jewelry, electronics, and cash, rip her necklace off her neck, try to get her ring off her finger, fail, then tell her "We're coming back with our guy friends for you tonight." All this was IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. TWO TEENAGE GIRLS.
Imagine being in that situation with a gun. Stand by and possibly let Grandma get killed, or possibly have to put a hollowpoint into two teenage girls. You thought Trayvon Martin was a shiatshow...
I have a Sig Sauer P228 for under the bed. I live on the third floor of a secured building with a double deadbolt on my own door. I'd like to think that the only people who could rob me are the fire department and Spiderman, but you just never know.
The following actually happened to my grandma who lived in the inner city of Saginaw, MI. She was one of those headstrong types who valued her independence and refused multiple offers for us to move her out after my grandpa died. One day two teenage girls knocked on her door and asked to use her phone. She let them in. They proceeded to throw her against the wall, threaten her with her own cane, rip her phone off the wall, steal her TV and some loose jewelry, electronics, and cash, rip her necklace off her neck, try to get her ring off her finger, fail, then tell her "We're coming back with our guy friends for you tonight." All this was IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. TWO TEENAGE GIRLS.
Imagine being in that situation with a gun. Stand by and possibly let Grandma get killed, or possibly have to put a hollowpoint into two teenage girls. You thought Trayvon Martin was a shiatshow...
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
True, but it's likely that there are plenty of people who are out there banging the headlight fixtures too hard while trying to get the replacement bulb into place.
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
That and GM in their infinite wisdom requires that entire headlight assembly be removed to change my bulbs.
That and GM in their infinite wisdom requires that entire headlight assembly be removed to change my bulbs.
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
One thing that is starting to grind my gears is the number of people taking their pets with them on trains and in stores. I'm not talking service dogs, I'm talking regular pets. I see people carrying tiny dogs in their purse even. I saw some news stories a few months ago about people who made counterfeit service dog tags just so they could keep their pets with them during the day.
While I don't have pet allergies, I know some people who do, and what can they do in a situation like that?
If you can't take care of your pet properly without foisting it unwanted and unasked on the rest of us, why have one in the first place?
One thing that is starting to grind my gears is the number of people taking their pets with them on trains and in stores. I'm not talking service dogs, I'm talking regular pets. I see people carrying tiny dogs in their purse even. I saw some news stories a few months ago about people who made counterfeit service dog tags just so they could keep their pets with them during the day.
While I don't have pet allergies, I know some people who do, and what can they do in a situation like that?
If you can't take care of your pet properly without foisting it unwanted and unasked on the rest of us, why have one in the first place?
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
2 things.
1. counterfit service dog tags is wrong, people shouldn't do that
2. If a business or an organization wants to allow pets, then I don't blame people for bringing them. If people have a problem with it, then complain to the owner/manager of the business, not the pet owners. The pet owners aren't doing anything wrong.
2 things.
1. counterfit service dog tags is wrong, people shouldn't do that
2. If a business or an organization wants to allow pets, then I don't blame people for bringing them. If people have a problem with it, then complain to the owner/manager of the business, not the pet owners. The pet owners aren't doing anything wrong.
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
We are talking public transportation here. Someone who brings a pet onto a commuter train or a bus. Our schools are going nuts over potential peanut allergies yet anyone who is allergic to pet dander is supposed to sniffle away in silence??
We are talking public transportation here. Someone who brings a pet onto a commuter train or a bus. Our schools are going nuts over potential peanut allergies yet anyone who is allergic to pet dander is supposed to sniffle away in silence??
leswp1
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
or restaurants and let them sit in the booth hanging over the table...
Dogs are not fashion accessories. The penchant for dressing them and bringing them everywhere like they are a doll confuses me. How is it kind to bring a dog into a place with lots of activity, new smells, jossling, crowding, etc. and expect them to act like a human? We were at Lil's XC meet the other day with close to a thousand people, lots of runners, all sorts of stimulus and there were people with dogs there who were lunging at the runners, other dogs, and people in general. THis is not the dogs fault. This is the owners not caring enough for their dogs not to put them in that position.
or restaurants and let them sit in the booth hanging over the table...
Dogs are not fashion accessories. The penchant for dressing them and bringing them everywhere like they are a doll confuses me. How is it kind to bring a dog into a place with lots of activity, new smells, jossling, crowding, etc. and expect them to act like a human? We were at Lil's XC meet the other day with close to a thousand people, lots of runners, all sorts of stimulus and there were people with dogs there who were lunging at the runners, other dogs, and people in general. THis is not the dogs fault. This is the owners not caring enough for their dogs not to put them in that position.
leswp1
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
or restaurants and let them sit in the booth hanging over the table...
Dogs are not fashion accessories. The penchant for dressing them and bringing them everywhere like they are a doll confuses me. How is it kind to bring a dog into a place with lots of activity, new smells, jossling, crowding, etc. and expect them to act like a human? We were at Lil's XC meet the other day with close to a thousand people, lots of runners, all sorts of stimulus and there were people with dogs there who were lunging at the runners, other dogs, and people in general. THis is not the dogs fault. This is the owners not caring enough for their dogs not to put them in that position.
or restaurants and let them sit in the booth hanging over the table...
Dogs are not fashion accessories. The penchant for dressing them and bringing them everywhere like they are a doll confuses me. How is it kind to bring a dog into a place with lots of activity, new smells, jossling, crowding, etc. and expect them to act like a human? We were at Lil's XC meet the other day with close to a thousand people, lots of runners, all sorts of stimulus and there were people with dogs there who were lunging at the runners, other dogs, and people in general. THis is not the dogs fault. This is the owners not caring enough for their dogs not to put them in that position.
bigblue_dl
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
Then, as I said, it needs to be the person or group that manages and runs that public transportation system to put regulations in place to keep pets off the bus/train. If it is allowed by the organization that operates the public transportation, how can you blame the pet owner for bringing the pet onboard. No one told them they couldn't do it.
Then, as I said, it needs to be the person or group that manages and runs that public transportation system to put regulations in place to keep pets off the bus/train. If it is allowed by the organization that operates the public transportation, how can you blame the pet owner for bringing the pet onboard. No one told them they couldn't do it.
bigblue_dl
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Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
It depends on how well trained the dog is. One of the local bars, a very popular bar, allows dogs on their deck/patio in the summer. It is very common to see people enjoying a burger and a few beers with their dog laying next to the table. Most of the dogs I have seen there have been very well behaved. They lay down, and mind their own business and observe what is going on. They obey their master and cause no problem at all. I don't have any problem at all with that situation. It is the bar's owner's decision to allow them to be there, and the pet owner's responsibility to make sure that their dog is trained well enough, and well enough behaved to be in that situation.
Our puppy, on the other hand, is a ****head. He's too young, and not trained well enough yet to go there, so he stays home. We take him out places where he can learn to be in public without being a pain in the *** to others. Hopefully at some point he'll get over his puppy phase, and settle down enough to go places where he is welcome.
It depends on how well trained the dog is. One of the local bars, a very popular bar, allows dogs on their deck/patio in the summer. It is very common to see people enjoying a burger and a few beers with their dog laying next to the table. Most of the dogs I have seen there have been very well behaved. They lay down, and mind their own business and observe what is going on. They obey their master and cause no problem at all. I don't have any problem at all with that situation. It is the bar's owner's decision to allow them to be there, and the pet owner's responsibility to make sure that their dog is trained well enough, and well enough behaved to be in that situation.
Our puppy, on the other hand, is a ****head. He's too young, and not trained well enough yet to go there, so he stays home. We take him out places where he can learn to be in public without being a pain in the *** to others. Hopefully at some point he'll get over his puppy phase, and settle down enough to go places where he is welcome.
Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
I personally know two people with fake service dog tags - one is a relative of my wife. Makes me absolutely furious. Their dogs are not even that well trained - I'm just waiting for the day when one of them does something in a situation its stupid owner shouldn't have taken it into in the first place...
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
I personally know two people with fake service dog tags - one is a relative of my wife. Makes me absolutely furious. Their dogs are not even that well trained - I'm just waiting for the day when one of them does something in a situation its stupid owner shouldn't have taken it into in the first place...
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
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