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32 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
A lot of their business was shipping for Amazon. Amazon does much of that itself now still leaving the more difficult routes to ups.
.Pretty much this. From what I'm seeing & hearing is that anything near an Amazon warehouse in the urban and suburbs gets shipped using Amazon vans
For the more rural areas where there aren't a lot of Amazon deliveries on a regular basis Amazon hands it off to USPS and UPS (and maybe Fedex)
Not entirely sure what 3rd party vendors who sell on Amazon do, best guess is what ever is cheapest.
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14 minutes ago, Doc Moses said:
Fighting back effectively is not genocide, even if a response is 'bigger' than the provocation. We have actual examples of genocides. Please check your definitions.
Btw I would also not use nukes. I would guess that was hyperbole from Trailrider.
I hope it was. I'm not sure what else you would call killing hundreds of thousands to millions of people with nukes. Mass murder seems to be inadequate.
And I have no problem fighting back effectively and with a bigger response. I do have a problem with killing large numbers of non-combatants
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On 1/29/2024 at 11:39 PM, Buckshot Bear said:
Chantry do you think that Japan could defend against a full Chinese onslaught?
The world really is a powder keg isn't it, but I suppose it has been for a long time.
Not sure, but it would be Japan and US in that fight. I don't think China is capable of a successful amphibious assault against Japan*. It would very likely be an air/sea conflict and while the US and Japan would get hurt, Chinese losses are going to be very high. The big question is how good is Chinese training and planning?
Historically China really hasn't done well in military conflicts with other countries. Like most Communist countries it tends to rely on mass attacks rather than maneuver warfare, a method that didn't work very well during WWII or Korea. Given the advances in military technology mass attacks are mostly a good way to lose a lot a of soldiers in a short period of time.
The two biggest questions: How good Chinese training and planning; do the US & Japan have enough ammo (missiles, artillery shells, etc) stockpiled?
Playing around with Google Earth it is about 100 miles from China to Taiwan at its closest point. Shanghai to Nagasaki is 470 miles, which at 20 knots is about a 21 hour trip, under air and sea attack the whole way. Just how good is China's anti-submarine warfare? On paper and in photos, Chinese equipment looks good, but how well does it actually perform and how good are their troops and leadership?
*There is some question out on some of the military related sites as whether China can even manage a successful amphibious assault against Taiwan.
"The world really is a powder keg isn't it, but I suppose it has been for a long time." It's the worst I can remember in a long time. I wonder sometimes why humans feel the need have major wars on a regular basis.
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1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said:
Do you think the Japanese could ever be a threat?
No and yes.
No, I don't see Japan becoming expansionist again like it was in WWII
Yes, because their front line equipment is as good or better than anyone else in the world, including the U.S. Within 500-1000 miles they can probably defeat any navy or air force. About the only thing Japan doesn't have is the ability project power outside of the 500-1000 mile limit I mentioned above.
I believe that buried deep down there is still a warrior mindset and same "raw material" (for lack of a better description) that made Japan's military so formidable in the past.
India is another country in your part of the world to keep an eye on. Like Japan they are unlikely to become expansionist. Their equipment and right now isn't up to US or Japanese standards, but they do have the ability to project power farther than the Japanese.
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21 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:
Australia must consider bringing back conscription as ‘all-out war’ with Russia looms
There must be things behind the scenes happening for even hinting at bringing back subscription, seems the world is a powder keg.
I'm sure that the U.S is going to have to hit Iran hard after the deaths yesterday of U.S serviceman.
The fact the Australia is getting Nuclear subs from the U.S (Australian Navy personal are already in the U.S training on nuke subs) and is just the third nation after the U.S & U.K to have secured a stockpile of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles from the U.S, our increasing number of RAAF F-35a fighters and the increasing number U.S bases in North Australia.......the think tanks must be considering that something is imminent.
While I won't disagree that Australia, like many Western countries, has neglected its military, I don't think Russia is Australia's biggest concern. Australia needs to be a lot more concerned about China and possibly its relations with South Korea and Japan.
As an aside, I think almost everyone is underestimating the Japanese military AGAIN.
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3 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
If they had the opportunity, they would kill us without a second thought. If they had the means and thought that they could get away with it they absolutely would strike us here at home. They still might if/when they see that we won't hit them back.
A more strategic hit might make more sense for now. Show the rest of them what we can do if provoked and maybe they'll behave, for a while anyway. Let's see what they do next, hmmm?
Remember, Han shot first.
Nothing justifies genocide
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Radio Flyer is still in business: https://www.radioflyer.com/
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8 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
They want US dead, so why not?
Trying to justify genocide?
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33 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
They might not control it, but every time they're asked about it they support the destruction of The Great Satan, (that's us in case you didn't know).
That still doesn't justify killing hundreds of thousands to millions of people
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13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:
One never knows though until it hits the fan. Australia's governments (same as the U.S & U.K) knew of Japan's expansionist dreams right through the 1930's there's a ton of documents, yet they were all so ill prepared.
No country was ready for WWII and everyone drastically underestimated the Japanese
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Yes, lets kill hundreds of thousands to millions of people who have no control over what their government does.
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Hardpan, don't let them transfuse you with Alpo blood!
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On 1/26/2024 at 5:48 PM, Buckshot Bear said:
Some of you are holding a pocket pistol...
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Every season seems to be pothole season in Connecticut
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Some comments from a long time Tri-Motor pilot
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1 hour ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
If Connecticut is like the rest of New England, I suspect that the sheer audacity to have the means to defend yourself from an attacker will be unhelpful.
However the OP is in Ohio, where it might go well for him if he does need to do so.
Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine haven't been fully corrupted yet, but CT, MA, RI and parts of NY have been
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1 hour ago, Texas Joker said:
There is simply penetration.
If it won't go through drywall how is it supposed to stop a threat? If your state would not let you hunt deer with it its probably ly not going to stop a 200 pound intruder.
I second Blackwaters sentiment if I am in fear for my life I am going to use it regardless.
#9 shot will go all the way through drywall if you are close enough.
You are free to choose what you think suits YOU. And you're also the one that will face manslaughter charges if you miss or if your bullet goes all the way through the attacker and kills an innocent bystander.
Federal, presumably with lots of testing, decided that #2 shot would penetrate enough to stop an attacker, but not so much that that it would retain enough energy to penetrate multiple walls. This load is not an all around shotgun load. It is meant for short distances, about 30 feet or so, with the possibility of innocent people being present.
In THEORY frangible rounds might be ideal for home self defense, but I have not found enough information to confirm that theory.
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I live a condo and I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about this and I'm still questioning the choices
I suspect even those .45 ACP loads are going to over penetrate, but that will depend on what the walls are made of, which applies to any answer.
Quite sometime ago Federal sold a 12 gauge self defense load that was 1 1/4 oz of #2 shot @1140 fps. For ME that is the correct choice for MY situation.
Regarding the use of hand loads for self defense I choose not to. This could very well depend on what state of the country you live in on whether the use of hand loads will hurt you in court or not. In Connecticut it's likely to be unhelpful
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And some subs got to spend time at Exmouth Gulf which sub crews did not appreciate
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Remember there is such a thing as Too Much Information and that almost applies to what those two delinquents are up to.
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