I find myself getting very practical these days

Outriderdark · 03-31-2006, 10:24 PM

It started with 9/11 - being so close to New York and a firefighter at the time.
And it's just been reinforced watching New Orleans last year and now watching what's going on with the illegal immigrant situation coupled with the path this administration has chosen for the country.

I find myself getting very practical in alot of things. Tying up loose ends and spurning form for function. Thinking alot about contingencies and whether I'm prepared for them.
Even with firearms, I've been doing alot of trading to make sure my battery consists of either the indestructible type of firearm or the type that parts are available everywere. My calibers of choice have migrated away from the interesting to the common and practical.

I dunno. I'm by no means an alarmist, but I do find my mindset changing from a comfortable position to a "just in case" position.

It seems like things were so much easier we we had the Soviets as a concrete and consolidated enemy. Can we start an e-mail campaign to convince the Russians to start up the Cold War again?

7mmag6 · 03-31-2006, 10:30 PM

im feeling normal can you believe that ---anti biotics are wonderful

troy2000 · 03-31-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 7mmag6

im feeling normal can you believe that ---anti biotics are wonderful

I mean, "normal" for an old marine can be kind of scary...

troy2000 · 03-31-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Outriderdark

It started with 9/11 - being so close to New York and a firefighter at the time.
And it's just been reinforced watching New Orleans last year and now watching what's going on with the illegal immigrant situation coupled with the path this administration has chosen for the country.
I find myself getting very practical in alot of things. Tying up loose ends and spurning form for function. Thinking alot about contingencies and whether I'm prepared for them.
Even with firearms, I've been doing alot of trading to make sure my battery consists of either the indestructible type of firearm or the type that parts are available everywere. My calibers of choice have migrated away from the interesting to the common and practical.
I dunno. I'm by no means an alarmist, but I do find my mindset changing from a comfortable position to a "just in case" position.
It seems like things were so much easier we we had the Soviets as a concrete and consolidated enemy. Can we start an e-mail campaign to convince the Russians to start up the Cold War again?

Every fundamentalist church in the country has already replaced the commies, and their yen for world domination, with the gays and their agenda for destroying family values.

Do you have any idea what a headache it would be to redo all the paperwork again now?

Outriderdark · 03-31-2006, 10:55 PM

I actually don't have much of a problem with the commies (neither did any other American till Stalin and Mao turned it into a forced franchise). Marx and Lenin had some pretty interesting philosophies (No, I'm not a communist. I'm just able to see the value in other peoples way of thinking).

I just want them to act like they hate us again so we can focus on SOMETHING!

Sheesh. You'd have thought Gore's paperwork reduction crap would've made the paperwork time on something like this easier.

Rufus Rhastus J · 04-01-2006, 07:20 AM

I agree....it's not a bad idea to be prepared...you never know when things could turn bad.

Father Time · 04-01-2006, 11:22 AM

At one time during the lumbering era, 2/3 of the lower penninsula in Michigan was on fire at the same time. There are a lot of earthquake fault lines that people don't think about like the Laurentian Fault Line. Potential pandemics abound. A little bug-out-bag might always be in order.

Gio · 04-01-2006, 03:29 PM

Marx and lennon did have a good plan.
But they forgot incentive (greed). Under communism a guy that works at McD's get the same as a brain surgeon.

Outriderdark · 04-01-2006, 03:46 PM

Right. They didn't recognize varying value.
As a truck driver, I'm certainly less valuable than, say, a firefighter or doctor.
A doctor can drive a truck if he has to but a truck driver can't operate on someone no matter how much he has to.

troy2000 · 04-01-2006, 07:16 PM

Well, that's the theory anyhow.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 04-01-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Outriderdark

You'd have thought Gore's paperwork reduction crap would've made the paperwork time on something like this easier.

I get a kick out of getting aa additional separate sheet a paper from the government explaining the Reduction in Paperwork Act!

03-31-2006, 10:24 PM	#1
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	I find myself getting very practical these days It started with 9/11 - being so close to New York and a firefighter at the time. And it's just been reinforced watching New Orleans last year and now watching what's going on with the illegal immigrant situation coupled with the path this administration has chosen for the country. I find myself getting very practical in alot of things. Tying up loose ends and spurning form for function. Thinking alot about contingencies and whether I'm prepared for them. Even with firearms, I've been doing alot of trading to make sure my battery consists of either the indestructible type of firearm or the type that parts are available everywere. My calibers of choice have migrated away from the interesting to the common and practical. I dunno. I'm by no means an alarmist, but I do find my mindset changing from a comfortable position to a "just in case" position. It seems like things were so much easier we we had the Soviets as a concrete and consolidated enemy. Can we start an e-mail campaign to convince the Russians to start up the Cold War again? __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

03-31-2006, 10:55 PM	#5
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	I actually don't have much of a problem with the commies (neither did any other American till Stalin and Mao turned it into a forced franchise). Marx and Lenin had some pretty interesting philosophies (No, I'm not a communist. I'm just able to see the value in other peoples way of thinking). I just want them to act like they hate us again so we can focus on SOMETHING! Sheesh. You'd have thought Gore's paperwork reduction crap would've made the paperwork time on something like this easier. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

04-01-2006, 07:20 AM	#6
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Images: 1	I agree....it's not a bad idea to be prepared...you never know when things could turn bad. __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

04-01-2006, 03:29 PM	#8
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 804 Images: 8	Marx and lennon did have a good plan. But they forgot incentive (greed). Under communism a guy that works at McD's get the same as a brain surgeon. __________________ Blow you up.

04-01-2006, 03:46 PM	#9
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Right. They didn't recognize varying value. As a truck driver, I'm certainly less valuable than, say, a firefighter or doctor. A doctor can drive a truck if he has to but a truck driver can't operate on someone no matter how much he has to. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

03-31-2006, 10:30 PM	#2
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	im feeling normal can you believe that ---anti biotics are wonderful

04-01-2006, 11:22 AM	#7
Father Time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 374 Images: 2	At one time during the lumbering era, 2/3 of the lower penninsula in Michigan was on fire at the same time. There are a lot of earthquake fault lines that people don't think about like the Laurentian Fault Line. Potential pandemics abound. A little bug-out-bag might always be in order.

04-01-2006, 07:16 PM	#10
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,465 Images: 9	Well, that's the theory anyhow.