[Shooting in Canada]

On the positive side, SOME reporters have started doing their jobs, in this instance, and we are reading some actual reporting about the trans part as well as questions being asked about the prior seizure of the firearms and their return. 

It surprised me.

[My loving wife has created a monster]

Initially, be prepared to have some side looks from your coworkers.

I brought my homemade wines, Pickled Beets with cloves and Chili Sauce to our hunt camp where I got razzed about becoming domesticated. Until they tasted my offerings. After that, I had to bring extra on our trips.

[Shooting in Canada]

What is repugnant to me, is that our vaunted Firearm Registry, it's mandated education and certification process necessary to earn a license (PAL) to own a firearm ;

our Federal Chief Firearms Office (CFO)  with it's bureaucracy and regulations concerning safe storage and the publicized means to report a "Public Safety Concern" by telephone, failed to accomplish the designed purpose.

Further, it has now been reported, independently, the firearms had previously been taken into custody, as permitted under Federal legislation, then returned. (Into the home of a delusional person)

In my view, this tragedy was preventable, if the existing laws, regulations and procedures had been followed.

The tools were there, in place.

Now, we are seeing the media grave dancing instead of looking beyond the surface of this tragedy instead of asking how the system failed.

[Do real men have "pronouns"?]

Use "Esquire" or "Lord of XXX" as a post nominal, just for fits and giggles.

 

 

[TurboTax]

Canadian here. I used to do my own and 5 other family members' , for many years, using Turbo Tax, when it came with a disc.

Last year, it came without the disc, directing me to download the program using the key purchased.

I'm have been using a LENOVO desk top since 2022 with CHROME.

Big Red and I were not able to get the software onto the desktop. 

When time almost ran out, we ended up at a commercial tax prep office.

Did anyone else experience that kind of problem

[Global warming??]

Relatively mild here. A balmy -20

[Old Time Radio]

That brings back some memories of CBC Northern Service: Take It From Here; L For Lankie: I was a Communist for the FBI; Out Our Way; Cisco Kid; The Lone Ranger.

My parents dancing in the kitchen to music on "Make Believe Ballroom Time".

Listening to "Hawaii Calls" and imagining what it would be like to go there. (They finally did. Went for a three week stay and ended up staying for a couple of months!)

[Jacketed flat points in a Cimarron 1873?]

I use 250 Grain LRNFP in my '73 model with no issues, so I don't think feeding would be an issue.

The 60' 66 and 73 toggle actions are pretty forgiving as long as the OAL is within tolerances. 

How is the bore in regards to possible leading?

[Louis LAmour story]

There is one HBO mini series, that has made it on to a DVD. I'll have to find it in my collection and watch it again.

Great tale.

[I don't know what it's going to taste like]

I sometimes do a Cranberry/Wine Sauce Pork Loin in the crock pot.

Put it on low in the morning and it's ready by supper time. 

 

[For Those in the Bible Belt, Better Get Those Generators Ready For This Weekend]

Looks like I'll miss much of the snow you're getting, but we are getting the cold. 

Gotta love having a generator though. Wise investment IMHO.

[Wish me luck update]

Your own home is a good investment and hedge against inflation.

Never regretted buying when Sherron and I first got married, 57 + years ago.

[fooling the actors]

5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

face it, you can't act. I'd drop you and make it a genuine surprise. one take and done. NEXT SCENE, PLEASE!

 

"There will be a slight delay while the clean-up crew hoses down and sanitizes the set!"

[GOFWG]

Ended up with 40+ cm of snow, but the s'blower handled it well, except for the wind, even though the snow had stopped around 4:00 Cleaned the half width of the double drive for Big Red's van before my knees started protesting. 

Neighbour Phat told me I looked like a snowman and helped me brush off.

Big Red did the rest after supper and we'll clear off the deck and around the generator later.

We'll have to keep an eye on the air inlets and the exhaust outlets on the side of the house, where we can get drifting snow.

Oh the joy of a Canadian winter.

[GOFWG]

Well, I am paying for the January Thaw we just had.

- 15 and a blizzard right now, with an expected accumulation of 30+ Cm. (12+ inches) and drifting.

GRUMP

Got the match schedule for our 4 area posses and did an estimated round count, so, since it's not pleasant outside, I'll start making the season's ammo supply for CAS and Wild Bunch.

First match of 2026 will be Winter Camp in February, c/w tea, coffee and a hot stew or chili.

Clearing snow off the range and parking lot will likely take a few days. Hopefully without breaking the snowblower this time.

Posse members puzzling about the broken belts that meant a cold hands on-site repair for the John Deere

[GOFWG]

I got out for a while today, since the cold snap is over. Now it's swung the other way and things are melting!

Hit Costco and stocked up on some favourite items we were out of or running low on.

Waiting of the results of my last blood test to see how the kidneys are doing. Looking at labels to see Potassium levels etc.

Kinda bummed since a lot of my favourite veggies are on the NO-NO list.

Oh well. Still upright and above ground! 

[John Wayne Story]

38 minutes ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said:

So in six months he grew up?

And that boys and girls is why I no longer trust the accuracy of things I read on the internet.

[Why Are Ammo Prices Rising?]

In my view, while some increases can be blamed on inflation, the "Shortages" the past several years on many products, gave a signal just how much people were willing to pay for things and how it affected profit margins.

[GOFWG]

Dumbing down for the camera??

It reminds me of the tale of the camera crew interviewing a City employee who had a trench open, laying bare some busted pipes.

The interviewer asked how they could tell which pipe carried potable water and which was sewage.

The worker bent and dipped his second finger into the liquid, then tasted his index finger and told her, "That one's sewage."

That portion of the  interview didn't make the 6:00 news.

[Just had a LEO neighbor / friend stop by.]

I had a pick-up with manual stick.

My poor wife wanted to make a quick run to the store, but my truck was in last and she decided not to bother me to move the truck so she could get to her car.

After all, she had ridden with me in it several times.

How hard could it be?

My next door neighbour/cousin called out to her "Sherron! Could you grind me a pound of that?"

I spent a couple of hours in the Church parking lot giving her lessons on the intricacies of the clutch, shift, gas.

It got that she kinda liked leaving rubber streaks on the road.
 

[Black eyed peas on New Years]

Sad. My wife and I used to look forward to our stops at Cracker Barrel, on our Snowbird trips to Florida.

 

[Interesting New Years Eve]

I have a whole house 18Kv Generac, fueled by natural gas, with an Automatic Transfer Switch. (Well worth the cost in my view).

Living in Canada, a winter power outage could be fatal and my subdivision has endured frequent outages, summer and winter, partially caused by the increase in the number of new homes vs. the existing electrical infrastructure. Current temperature on my verandah is -23 C so reliable electricity to run the NG furnace is critical, in my view. Even hot summer days are problematic at my age.

Once, we lost power for  10 days following a derecho (High wind w/o a tornado) I lost shingles, but I had power to run all the things in my home.

Of special importance, in my and other newer home's appliances is their need for electric current to operate, even if their fuel source is natural gas. With the generator, that is no longer a worry. Some of my neighbours discovered that they couldn't even manually light their NG stoves without electricity.

Since a couple of of our widespread outages lasted 10+ days or ~240 hours, and the recommended service is 96 hours runtime, I keep enough supplies on hand to perform 3 service cycles myself. (I watched the tech and asked questions)

My thinking is based on past major, widespread outages and the thought that my normal service provider might not be able to get to me in a timely manner, in an extended outage.

 

[The Aussie Humour Thread]

Maps/charts of all the interments is common, even in the older cemeteries.

My Mother's Irish side has been around here since 1820 and our Scharf Cemetery has some unmarked graves, but the chart shows each one and names the occupant.

 

[For the Sharpe Fans]

Sherron and I watched it when it was broadcast and then collected all the DVDs so we could watch it again.

The Hornblower series was pretty good as well.

[CZ/Colt get military contract]

No Canadians will be able to legally purchase or register one.

Criminals, thugs, home invaders are exempt from the regulation.

 

In other news, Colt Canada is reported to be assisting in the "Buy-Back" of privately owned, now prohibited firearms, on behalf of the Canadian government..