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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
“ Yeah, I’m legally blind without correction... so a gun would be useless. By the time I get my glasses on and fumble for the weapon I would be a goner. ”
I thought I saw you on the road last time I was in Jersey.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
That brings to mind the analogy of a bowl of jellybeans where 15% of them are laced with cyanide.
How many are you going to eat?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
And likewise you don’t know if the slime ball breaking in is armed or not. I prefer not to play the percentages; if the dirtball IS armed I don’t get a do-over.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
As I’ve said before, when I was in the Navy I was in a transport squadron based at Patuxent River Naval Air Test Station in MD. What I don’t think I have said before is when Kennedy’s 707 came out of check, to avoid congesting the airspace in the DC area (Dulles was not built yet. Just had National at the time) his plane headed 60 miles South to our base to do touch-and-go’s. And they probably did at least 10 when they showed up. Our base was shut down to all traffic until they were done and all roads had traffic stopped by the Marines when the plane was about 1 mile out until the plane was about 5K feet in the air after take off.
I remember one time we were coming back to our base after being in the air for about 10 hours on a C-130. The pilot decided not to stop at Quonset Point RI to refuel since he knew he had enough gas to make it to Pax River. Ordinarily that would be fine but one time we got caught in a holding pattern for about 45 minutes due to Air Force One doing its touch-and-go’s. Everyone on board kept looking at the fuel gages. We were OK but we never let the tanks get that low. The pilot was getting disgusted and said, “it’s about time they let us use our own runway, don’t you think”? :@ We held for what turned out to be the last touch-and-go. When we were given the OK to take the runway the pilot said, “what do you think the tower would have said if I told them our tanks were about empty”? The flight engineer said, “they probably would have said we should have stopped at the last gas station and told us to put on our chutes on and aim the plane at the Chesapeake Bay”? We all chuckled but that might not have been so far fetched because nothing and I mean NOTHING got in the way of that plane when it wanted air space.
jmonroe
If someone doesn’t want to own a gun I respect their decision. But likewise, some of those individuals should refrain from their sanctimonious tut-tutting concerning a subject they know little to nothing about.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I'm all for private firearm ownership, but also think much of the narrative is silly. Armed and polite society lol.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Also, I have heard of cases where somebody came home and got shot....who wasn't expected to be home.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
This discussion reminds me of when you argued that jacking up a car is dangerous- it's only dangerous if you are a lazy fool who doesn't take the proper precautions.
Ditto for firearms- if you don't get the training and practice bad things CAN happen. But that doesn't mean I'm going ditch all my firearms and fervently hope no one breaks in to my home.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
I'd feel safer around someone who knows their own limits, and realizes they have limits....personally.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
25 years ago we lived in the country, pretty remote, 1/4 mile driveway. We kept a rifle....because out in the country it would be hard to get help if necessary. The rifle was pretty well hidden and out of reach....but, it would take a lot before I would chance taking it out. Incidentally, I have fired rifles before - not a fan.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
There I had the last word as it is the last word in the dictionary. Now on to something else.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
My luck, I wouldn’t be able to find it when I needed it.
@oldfarmer50 ....you need a 12 gauge if you’re legally blind....just point it in the general direction you think the intruder is, and if s/he is relatively close, you’re bound to hit some body part.
jmonroe
jmonroe
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Zyzzyva is a genus of tropical American weevils often found in association with palms. It is a snouted beetle. "Zyzzyva" is the last word in many English-language dictionaries. The yellowish weevil is no longer than an ant. It was first discovered in 1922 in Brazil, and named by Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr.
Had to check it out....never heard of it before.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
jmonroe
jmonroe
Your friends make me think of a friend's parents. They bought a house in Kirkland in 1985. Nice area, west of Market a block or two from the lake. House was brand new, 125K all-in. Zillows around 1.6MM today (and would probably be razed and replaced by a lame mcmodern box if it sold today). There's definitely a lot of money flowing here, both tech gold and sketchy offshore stuff.
Those parents also whined to my friend when they complained about the commute (my friend lives in Bothell), something like "if you managed your money better, you could afford to live closer", maybe stereotypically not comprehending the relationship between wages and housing costs that has devolved here over the past 20 or so years locally.