Cypress Sun

I'm envious, you guys got rain, blowing rain at that.

I also am a RSO at a local range that is open to the public. Due to our close proximity to a busy International Airport, our rules are pretty strict. No rapid fire, no full auto. all centerfire rifles must be shot from the bench on bags/rests and a few other requirements. We always have two RSOs on duty on the public line during operating hours. During a cold range, chamber flags are required with no exceptions and everyone MUST stand behind the yellow line plainly painted on the concrete pad unless they are maintaining/changing a target. Paper targets are the only permissible targets allowed. I am required to work 8 - 4 hour shifts per year to maintain RSO status which enables me to shoot on the parts of the range that are not open to the public and also a $50 reduction in annual dues. I almost always witness someone doing something stupid, either by ignorance, stupidity or just because they thought they could "get away with it". After nearly every one of eight shifts, I consider myself fortunate that I didn't get injured by careless violations of basic gun safety observed during the course of the four hour day. I refuse to work any shift on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Like Cyrus mentioned, the worst ones to deal with are present/retired military and/or law enforcement as far as gun safety and attitude goes. A couple more types I dislike dealing with is Mr. I Just Bought It At A Gunshow, Mr. I Work In A Gunstore and MR. I've Seen Every John Wick Movie Available. None of them can usually find their hands if they sat on them and are clueless when it comes to gun safety. Over the years, I've seen so much stupid and careless acts of gun handling both during hot and cold sessions. I take gun safety VERY SERIOUSLY. I will only issue one warning for a minor infraction and will kick their ass out of the range for a serious infraction. Both the local Police Department and Sheriffs Office use the range and their numbers are programmed into my phone and the range land line. They will respond within a minute if called, I haven't had to call them yet but others have. I always work with the same RSO as we are friends and make sure that we sign up for the same 8 days each year. We sign up a year in advance. I've often thought about relinquishing the RSO status but I haven't because I can't let my fellow RSO down but I'll tell you...it gets harder and harder every year to not just quit.

Yes he did. Excitable Boy is one of them also.

The "hammering hard on the slavery issue", along with the so called scholar's commentary is exactly what makes it revisionist history. Slavery simply was not a major factor in the American Revolution regardless of how much this "documentary" wants to make it so. I'll stop here as I haven't seen any episodes past the first one and a half.

Sure. I'm tired of the ultra-liberal left turning anything and everything into a black/white issue. In reality, the American Revolution had very little to do with slavery. This Ken Burns rag more of the same old crap, under the guise of being a factual documentary, that the left has been using to brainwash the young (and older) people into believing as true in an attempt to assimilate them into the liberal ranks.

I deleted the two episodes, cancelled recording of the rest of the episodes and will not continue watching it.

I got halfway through episode two. I'm done.

The slavery part is way overplayed and implies that slavery played a big part as a cause of the revolution. Maybe he has confused this series with some of his previous work. I'll continue watching it for what is the factual part of the series. If his liberal views and non-facts continue, I may have to rethink watching the rest of it though.

Yep, that was a huge rolling paper. After using the rolling paper, but after that....did it really matter what was for dinner? There probably was no leftover turkey....or turkey sandwiches....or dressing....or potatoes....or green beans. Cranberry sauce was the last thing to go. Least, that's what I heard anyway.

We usually have turkey but we're going to my sister's house, so I have no idea. She usually makes turkey though. I'm bringing the desserts so I do know what desserts we'll be having.

I watched it and will watch the remaining episodes. I did think it was a little over the top on the racial issues but that's what PBS is known for. Ken Burns always does a great job with most every documentary that he's done.

A firm, genuine handshake is the way I shake hands. Look them, in the eyes, firm grip (but not overpowering) lasting no longer than 2 or 3 seconds. I used to be an electrician for 45 years, anyone that wanted to show how big a "man" they were by crushing my hand got a big surprise. Squeezing lineman's pliers for all those years had it's advantages that way. Limp, dead fish handshakes just feel creepy to me. The only person that I didn't do the retaliatory crusher handshake to was a F-1/Indy Car driver named Nigel Mansell. We wired his house in Clearwater when he went from F-1 or Indy Car. The first time I met him, he gave me the bone crusher grip. I let it go, never shook his hand again even after he offered it to me many times. Told him why, eventually. He said he didn't know that he was doing the crushing grip as he was used to gripping the little steering wheels in the cars. Maybe so, maybe not. After I got to know him a little better, he stuck his hand out one time and I asked if he wanted to have a hand crushing contest, he refused. That was the last time he stuck his hand out for a handshake. Overall, he was a friendly person but I warned people that want to shake hands with the "famous" racecar driver so they could say they did, what they were in for.

That's Easy!

I liked the movie, albeit slow in parts. Blackwater said everything I would have said except...I never liked the harmonica theme. Jack Elam's short-lived part made the movie for me when I first saw it as a kid. That scene is a masterpiece in my book. A side note - as a kid, I hated intermissions. As an adult, I wish they had intermissions now for just a two hour movie!

The nearest gun show that is worth going to is at Lakeland airport which is about an hour away. $10 to get in and free parking. The last time I went, the vendors seemed to think that the guns were made of 24K gold and were selling them by weight. It was also way to crowded for me, almost impossible to move around or look at anything without being jostled. They did have plenty of older guns, which were good to look at...if you could get near them. The gun show closest to me is about 10 minutes away, free parking and $10 to get in. If I don't have anything to do, I'll go but it's always the same old guys with the same old overpriced guns for 50% of the vendors. The rest of the vendors are selling plastic guns, way overpriced ammo, beef jerky, coins, knives, scopes, gun cases and bumper stickers.

She looks suspicious to me, I would have to hold her for interrogation.

Would have been funnier if they didn't put the annoying music in there.

Contact Yul Lose. From seeing the beautiful items and gun carts he has produced, he will know the way to go.

A popular place in Pinellas County, Florida for tourists and locals alike is Fort Desoto and Fort Desoto beach. During WWII they used a couple of the islands there for aerial bomb practice. After almost every major tropical storm type event, they find 250 lb and 500 lb bombs that have been uncovered by the storm. Most are usually dead or inert. One time they found a 500 lb bomb and decided to see if they could detonate it in place. Bad idea, it blew out windows all over Fort Desoto and nearby Tierra Verde. I'm about 20 miles from there, it was loud and somewhat concussive here.

El Chapo had said that half of the population lived within 50 miles of the coast. I assumed that he was referring to the US as the Country was unspecified. As far as I know, modern US battleships have never shelled the US coast...yet.

Yer right, ever since fuses panels were replaced with breaker type panels. The zinc alloy pennies wouldn't be able to take the amps anyway. When I was a kid, I always liked looking thru the change for Indian head pennies. As a teen, looked for wheats and steels. As an adult, still looked for all three but after a while, they were all gone. Me, I'll miss the penny. I always, clandestine like, counted my change when the cashier gave it to me. Showed me how smart the employee was and kept cashiers honest.

Way less than half of the population of the US lives within 50 miles of any coast that any battleship (past or present) and supporting vessels could sail with reasonable security.

But WAIT....Buy in the next 10 minutes and get one FREE roll of pennies for the same price! Shipping and handling extra.

When you live 50 miles from the coast and can't see the ocean, Battleships don't scare you too much.

A friend of mine's family has been giving the same un-opened fruitcake to each other for at least 15 years, maybe more. They just never know who is going to be the lucky recipient.