Grr.

I have tried posting three times in the last three days from my phone. I keep getting kicked offline while in process. Sorry for the lack of posts.

What really frustrates me about that; I actually had good things to say and they are lost in the aether now.

And I know I sound like a whiner right now.

Grrrr.

Frustrated to say the least.

One post is still fresh in my mind though.
This new Demonoid symbol.

WTF? Like changing an emblem will alleviate all of the distrust people have associated with a particular group. If that little ploy works, I will have NO hope for this country. NONE, ZIP, NADA! Sadly, I am not far from that now.

But like others have said including myself. Burn it all down so we can get started fixing what others have f#@ked up. The sooner the better as none of us are getting any younger.

Since I am on borrowed time today, I will keep this one short. I am downloading pages of other blogs right now and robbing as much bandwidth as I can get away with so that I can check them out offline and 'catch up'.

I really need to bite the bullet and get a line in at the house.

The dichotomy of power.

I usually plan my posts in advance to some extent. Today is going to be off the cuff.

I am sure that we have all noticed that there is a growing divide between those 'in power' and the common man.

An Example: Cops. Ever notice how a cop/trooper/sheriff can blow right by you while going down the highway, yet if you do the same thing, Bam, Ticket or warning if you are lucky. I know that Codrea really handles this better than I but today it just grated 'WRONG'. These are people that are hired by the Tax Generators to protect them. Seems we are the ones that need protection from the hired hands. Something is VERY wrong with that picture. When I see a program on Tazing criminals and one of those criminals is a 70 year old man getting tazed because he wouldn't cooperate; I tell you, I wanted to use my .45 to blow that particular 'only one's balls off. Its bullshit that they are able to site some random court case for protection against crap behavior.(I don't recall what case it is but I remember it from when that one cop shot 17 rounds into an 'uncooperative drunk' during an arrest)

I guess it really goes back to that whole law and order thing. We gave them the law and they want to keep us in order. When WE THE PEOPLE get out of line, well, gonna have to break a few eggs to make that omelet aren't they?

Piss on 'em.

I don't need no stinking cop to protect me from the stupidity of society. I don't need some bureaucrat to keep me safe from my own stupidity. I certainly don't need to put up with forced disarmament to fly across the U.S.(and that's one reason I stopped touring with bands. I like to be able to carry a friggin pocket knife for chrissakes! To hard to fly with one of those.) I am not the 51% that can't get out of thier own ways enough to 'be safe'. I am not that 51% that would rather sacrifice my freedom so that I can go about happily as a slave to a system I don't understand. (

Maybe THAT is my problem. I DO understand the system now. I understand it enough to know

IT SUCKS!

Oh yeah, that kind of language makes me an instigator, terrorist, radical, or some such other label they want to put on me this month. Again

Piss on 'em.

I know what I am doing in this world enough to know that most of the laws only get in the way of people that only want to be left alone. Every law is written to someone's benefit. Usually not the people low down on the totem poll. You know, the ones that actually vote for the assholes that write said laws. The ones that pay for all of this crap.

You know who. You look at that person in the mirror every morning.

I know I do.


I know I am tired of it. I just don't know what to do about it anymore. I am being patient. Like that old t-shirt with the buzzards on it. "Patience my ass, I want to kill something."

That is how I feel somedays. Thats how I have felt all day.
Guess I need some recoil therapy or something.
Time to take a rifle out for some stress relief. Beware, rocks and trees, Dio is feeling trigger happy.

Work tomorrow, will post more after the fact.

major word spill ahead.

Uberpost time. I promised and I shall deliver.(Fair warning, this post is a meandering one, Kinda like a wine, you have to swirl it around in your mouth to get the full effect)

Lets talk about TEOTWAWKI.

Are you feeling it yet?
Have you figured out that the Great Experiment has failed?

We aren't in the end times as some have predicted. At least not yet. I won't say that we won't see a nuclear exodus or a third world war; we may yet. I am keyed specifically to that great and wonderful experiment of individual liberty and freedom. The one we all talk about but I don't think any of us have ever truly experienced.
For me, TEOTWAWKI took place 3 years ago during the break up of a, then I thought, beautiful relationship. When things went south, I spent about a year in serious contemplation and exploration of things around me. It was then that I realized that everything I had ever thought or been taught was a sham. The entire way I looked at how government worked, how money was created, even how enslaved I was to the system(and still am to a point) was shaken up, mixed, and I was able to see just how putrid that mix was.

I had an awakening.

And it HURT! And in the process, pretty much alienated all of my 'friends'.


I was always something of a conservative while masquerading as a liberal retard. I knew that there was always something inherently wrong with the 'social contract' that liberals are always harping on. I despised seeing so much money just given away to those without concern for their own welfare; I just hadn't made the connections internally as to 'why'.

I am still something of a social liberal. I don't care if two people, no matter what gender, wish to form a lifelong bond. If it works for them, they are capable of fending for any offspring(the key point of any union in my mind) and they are hurting no one outside of their little tryst: who am I, or anyone else for that matter, to say its 'wrong'? I won't lie, I don't get the whole homosexual bent, but I could care less so long as they are hurting no one in the process. KEY POINT: No one else is harmed!

I also don't think the State or Federal Government should have ANY say in a union of two people. This is something that is between them and God. All others, butt out! (this applies to the polygamists too. If all parties involved are happy with the arrangement, and all progeny are well cared for, why should an outsider have any say in the matter. Again, not my cup of tea but I am sure that there are others that would enjoy that lifestyle.)

SO, I had an epiphany of life, realized that everything I thought I knew was bogus and had to step back to the table of learning. I never stepped away really, I only had to look at the information from a different perspective. The history I was taught was infested with mis-truths, or lack of information. They say that history is written by the winners. Obviously, the liberals had been re-writing history at the basest of levels. Indoctrination of the young is the easiest way to 'sway public opinion'. Teach 'em what to think and you don't have to worry about how they think. Dewey was one of the biggest socialists this country has ever seen and he was also one of the biggest proponents of Government Controlled Public Education. He knew the way to win in socialism is to teach it as a norm.

I am a product of that Education System. I am not what they intended though. I have always been something of a rebel, an individualist if you will. That was why, even though I lived a liberals lie, I knew that something was wrong.

We are witnessing the Slow Shambling fall of a drunken giant. One that is drunk on an economy as ephemeral as fog. Our biggest economists KNOW that the system is at fault. You can tell by the terms they use. Inflation, deflation, bubbles, etc. Our economy is as tangible as air. Anymore it smells like a rancid fart This is nothing new to those that are aware that the system is done. The whole point of our society was based upon freedom. The way the economy is set up, there can be no freedom. A currency based strictly upon debt, is not one that would allow for freedom. Not for long anyway. When this country was first founded, the debt of the nation was not within the people but the Federal Government to the States and other nations. The Bonds sold were borrowed to pay that debt off and the growth of the nation was the established method of payoff(generally speaking). Our nation is not growing any longer. We have reached our boundaries upon the continent. Our only option is outward. Either in other third world countries( further armed conflict that will arouse the Ire of other nations) or towards the stars. Our technologies would only permit local expansion in that direction. Of course this would ensue another space race: One I am not sure we could win this time around. (especially while there are liberals in charge that are more concerned about 'feel good politics')

Where we sit now is like a bad imitation of the Eiffel Tower. One built upon solid granite foundations but the actual body is made up of toothpicks and cheap paper paste. One good rain and the whole thing slips out of alignment and starts to fall. We have witnessed the shift in alignment. The one where people were concerned with getting ahead in life but not by sacrificing their neighbors efforts. The one were people understood that they were responsible for their own safety, not some cheap suit 1000 miles away.

All great nations come to an end eventually. I don't think there is anyway around it. These things are mere reflections of human nature. Individually, we care about our family, ourselves and the future. As a collective, things get a bit more convoluted, distorted into socialism. Its the nature of the beast. The Founders wanted a Republic because they had historical reference to what happens in Democracies. Little did they know that Republics are little more than mutated Democracies. Entropy WILL set in, its only a matter of time.

Entropy is where we are. Every little focus group is trying to get the most with the least amount of energy. Even the TEA party is guilty of this. How many people are a part of the TEA party but won't do much more than show up and wave the poster board or wave a flag, only to go home to watch the big game on that wide screen plasma. THAT is what they want to preserve. THAT is what they consider freedom. (and in some ways, not far from the truth. Freedom is a bit more involved than creature comforts though)
How many would stick a gun in the face of a Federal Agent at their door? How many cheat on Taxes and fear the reaper while doing it? How many actually break laws in defiance of encroaching tyranny?
Do they really want Liberty? Or do they just wish to be left alone?

I know I fall into the list of “just want to be left alone”. Most of us do.

How many of us can claim the willingness to fight for freedom?

With that thought; I turn now to where my thoughts started this morning.

How many of us have taken the time to go out with our chosen long arm to 'see what ol'bessie can do?'
I state this out of a special point someone has made before. How many of us understand the concepts of “Cover” and “Concealment”? Do you know if you would be safe behind a 24” oak if the opposition is using an M-4 or some variant thereof? What about an AK-47? Or even a ubiquitous Glock 17?

I have taken various weapons out to see what they can do. I am happy to report that the PSL I own makes cover a rare thing. At 370 yards, the 'Cheap Yugo' steel cores WILL punch through apx 24” of sandstone and still leave a fist sized hole in a watermelon on the other side. The bullet was found and what was left of it was impressive considering what it just went through. I say it held about 75% weight retention. Not too bad considering I paid about 32 cents a round for the cases I bought.

I kind of doubt that a 5.56 round can claim that level of performance. Not even at 100 yards. Don't get me wrong, I shot the M16-A2 while in the Corps. I shot Expert 4 years running with said rifle. 10/10 in the black at 500 yards. No mean feat I can tell you. My only question was and still is: How affective is a 60 grain bullet at that range. I never had a chance to find out. I am not sure I would want to find out either. I will take my chances with a proven heavy hitter at that range, if given a choice.

Have you taken your hand gun out to see how far you can shoot effectively. I am not talking the 2” pattern that you are holding at the range either. Can you hit an 8” balloon at 100 paces? Remember, distance is your best friend. There is nothing wrong with the bravery of being out of range IF your range is greater. Especially if you are a lone wolf. There is nothing wrong with a rifle that only holds 10 rounds/magazine IF you are able to hit, every time, what you are aiming at.
I don't know about the rest of you but I am not a rich man. I never will be. I don't have an unlimited budget to spend on the latest and greatest arms. I have to find “cheap” imports or inexpensive locally grown stuff. Yes I have a couple of Hi-point pistols. They work, they are fairly accurate(actually VERY accurate) and I have never had a jam. That is much more than I can say for that high priced .40 I had that I won't name. That thing wouldn't hit the broadside of truck at 25yards. Even from a stable rest. My Firestorm 1911 (cheap import ) is smooth running, fast and Yes, I can hit that 8” balloon at 100 paces; Consistently. WWB 230gr FMJ but who cares when it comes to that kind of accuracy. NO, I don't attempt that shot from a standing position but from a seated or prone. Remember that cover thing? At that range, you should be able to get behind something pretty stout. I practice the way I think I will be shooting, no matter if that weapon is hand gun or long gun.

Its a skill you may never need. As Col. Cooper states, “ Your handgun is to fight your way back to the rifle you shouldn't have put down.” Even so, if you don't know you can, you don't want to find out the hard way that you can't. Period. That is practical advice on ANYTHING in life.

Now, knowing that the economy is crap, people are looking for work, or taking cuts in pay to make sure they still have a job: Firearms are not a commodity that many would consider as a necessity. I disagree. I am sure that many that read this blog would agree with me. The real question is, What can you afford? Most people I know would have a seriously hard time coming up with the 1200-1800 that some of the 'race guns' are collecting now. I know that when I am making a purchase, I figure no more than a total of two paychecks to pay off the balance or the piece is out of my range. I may take more than that to make the purchase but the grand total won't be more than that. That comes to under $1000.00 Tax included. I prefer to purchase from private owners but I find that to be more of a liability around here. You never know if the item is 'hot'. I may not like the laws, but to keep your head off the skyline, you need to pay attention to certain ones. Getting picked up for receiving stolen property is pretty easy to avoid.

To those that haven't started getting prepped, get what you can afford. Do a bit of research on it and keep in mind that there are those that will trash ANY gun simply due to false information. They may also have a bias from Large Purchase Syndrome. The one where they payed 3 times what they should have for a POS but hate to admit it. Personally I am quite happy with my 'Cheap' Russian surplus stuff. My Mosin-Nagant kicks ass(and shoulders), My cheapy Filipino 1911 is better than the Colt I carried in the Corps. My PSL/Scope package is absolute TITS in my eyes. I don't care for the weight but by God, it will out shoot anything short of an M14 or other dedicated sniper weapon. The true value of the weapon is in your perspective. Markets may dictate whats expensive, but only you can determine if its worth it to you.

Fact of the matter is, IN THE RIGHT HANDS any and all firearms are deadly. Some more than others but Dead is dead, whether its by a .311 bullet at 2600fps or a dinky .22 at 1100fps.

Are your hands the right ones? Have you made an effort to make them so if not? Remember this though, No matter how accurate you are, if you are to worn out to pick up the rifle, accuracy is moot. Getting in shape is a priority too. Try holding your rifle at arms length for awhile. Most people can't last more than a minute, even with the AR platform. Its much harder than you think.

We may not be in a shooting war but are you prepared to take that chance? I am not. We are seeing far too many signs of this country being torn apart internally and far too many outside influences that would like a piece of this pie. There are many that would like to see this country fall on its face and will do anything to make that come about. Some of them are even in the employ of the people of this country. Being prepared means planning ahead for ANY contingency. Doing so practically is the challenge. The forces are work ripping this country down will try to make this even harder as time goes by. Our having firearms keep them walking on glass, for now.

These are the things I think about on a daily basis. Where are we headed and in how many different possibilities? What will we do when X happens? How do we pick up the pieces after the fact? I have stated multiple times that as an individual, I know that I can't affect the outcomes of the first two. Maybe, just maybe, I can have an influence on the outcome of the third. Assuming of course that I live that long. Even so, I plan and prep as best as possible, being broke and all. I get what I can when I can, keep a list of what I need, and make do all the while. The funny thing is, the more I learn, the less I need.

And on that note. Good night.

PS: Thanks for all of the Happy Hatch day comments.

Birthday blahs.

I know that I promised a big post this week. I am working on it. Today is my one day a year that I truly take off and do only what I want to do.


Basically NOTHING.

Tam calls it a Stay-cation,


Sounds about right.

Today is being spent in a library building my checkout list. There are books that I would like to buy and there are books that I want to check out that I may want to buy later.

Oh, side note. My house I am working on will have bookshelves for walls. I am such a bibliomaniac its justified. The perpetual student: Thats me.

I did one thing this morning that was a little off kilter. My dad and I went to VA this morning so that we could get my B-day present from him. 1 case of beer. WOOT! Remember when I mentioned that you break at least one law before noon everyday? Well, well: We broke one major one this morning by transporting alcohol across not one, but THREE states, 2 miles to the VA/TN border, then another 4 miles to the TN/KY border. LOL what bunch of rebels we are.

Now, If I can coax a steak out of my cousin from his recently slaughtered cow, I will be having one hell of a B-day dinner, Beer, Bloody Steak, baked potato, grilled onions, and some fresh green stuff from the garden. The only thing not locally grown will be the beer.(and once the house is done, I will be correcting that little issue. Homegrown winter wheat beer anyone?) Now that sounds like the way a grown man should enjoy his birthday.

I was talking to my daughter last night and she is starting to feel the winds of time pick up like I warned her about. I am sure that most that read this blog can understand what I mean about that. Once the kids are born, the world seems to pick up pace and wedges the accelerator open a bit. Never slows down, only gets faster.

One more year under the bridge of life.
Happy 42 to me.

A more pertinent post coming soon, I promise.

Taxes, Exhaustion, Frustration, Etc.

Wow, what a busy 5 days. As posted earlier, I went back to Cincy for a short period to help putting a roof of my Sisters house. I stayed overnight since it took us so long to finish up. Spent the next morning with my Daughter and Grand daughter. Good times all. I am hoping that her plans to move down here are true. I know I was concerned at one point about her insisting on putting the Granbehbie into public schools. I think she is starting to see the light about how bad of a choice that is. She has been pestering me on Home Schooling and details of such. Glad I have been doing my homework on that as I have been able to answer most all of her questions.

As for the Taxes thing. Had to get the beast registered in KY today. Paying sales tax on a vehicle every year seems a bit steep. Luckily I was able to get the Tax Assessor to admit that my truck in its current incarnation is NOT worth bluebook value. It's a beater that runs and the only show it may win is ugliest truck. I was able to keep my registration under $100 and thats a good thing. Less money for the monkey swarm.
The Frustration comes from the insurance thing. Somehow, my auto insurance doubled in the move. Somehow, even with a smaller population, the rates in this area are MUCH higher. Did a little dickering with the agent, was able to get the new rate dropped about $100 so there is that much more in my pocket. Granted I am still paying the same amount in the long run but I was able to get it where I wasn't shelling out so much at one time. I usually pay once yearly; now I will be paying quarterly. My budget right now won't allow me the wiggle room to be able make one lump payment.


There wasn't much posting on my end as I have been working, Holiday weekend, and lack of net to boot. I see that the world is still turning, that our Gooberment hasn't fallen into the event horizon of astronomic debt(but its right on the edge) and Hurricane Earl was another phenomenal disappointment to the media.(saw that one coming a 1000 miles away) No major black swan event has taken place and America is still on the rocks.

No change is good change at this point.

I promise a bigger post later this week. I keep writing them and then hitting the Mega-Delete button lately. Seems I am in a writing slump.

I think I will write about the building I plan on. While not some tropical paradise here, the size and scope of my design is reminiscent of what Mayberry has posted about. Small footprint is essential to what I want to accomplish. The lions share of my world will comprise of my work shops. The living arrangements don't need to be elaborate.
Think Sparta. Roof, walls, bed and bath. small kitchen and we are there.


Talk to ya'll later.

Mumph! I hate sinuses

I posted about allergies, food allergies and what not in a post not too long ago. I made the claim that my sinusitus was due to a food allergies.


I

Was

Wrong!!!!


Here I am back in the armpit of the midwest for 24 hours to help my sis with the roof on her house. 20 minutes after pulling into Cincinnati, my sinuses were completely clogged back up.

I am allergic to the Queen City!!!!!!!!!


Guess its a good thing I moved away.(in more ways than one)


ANYWHOOO!


Has anyone noticed how much of an issue the media is making over a non-event like Hurricane Earl? Hmmm? Wonder what they are trying to avoid? Maybe the fact that Liberal Demoncrats are getting their butts handed to them in the primaries and that the upcoming election is looking to be a serious case of asswhooping?


Not that it will make one lick of difference. If anyone thinks that November is going to change anything may have smack in the face coming. The Demoncrats are going to shove every peice of crap legislation through that they can before the January swearing in. WE, the country, the taxpayers, are going to get hit where it hurts the most(for now); Our wallets.

(later, when things get really tough, they will go after other things, like our food, and property. Then Pain will be bullet wounds and explosion effects.)

Just my two cents.

I am going to go get some allergy meds. Blah! I hate Cincinnati.

More empty promises

Watched some of the Liar in Chief laast night. My stomach will be in an uproar all day due to that. Best to know what the opposition has in store though, so in some sense, it will be worth it.
Question: How many bald-faced lies can one man spew in 20 minutes?
Answer: Far to many to keep track of.
Without digging up a transcript(using the phone so not possible) I won't do a full fisk of his speech. Kevin Baker may, and would do a much better job of it than I; I find I have only two responses to the garbage O'boy was spouting.
1)How are these things going to be paid for?
2)What agency(s) will you have to create to accomplish them?(FDR style)

I just don't see how there can be any growth, other than the Gooberment, when the private sector is paralyzed by regulations(see my post on "there aughta be a law"). Tax revenues are down since incomes are down or non-existant. We are bringing home thousands of warriors that are going to want work that is currently 'not quite there'(O'boy's words).

We are getting closer to critical mass.

Bring it on, I say.