“This car really puts a smile on your face… and surely that’s what it’s all about?”
Iain takes an Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 for a spin, and is captivated. Me too.
It’s fifteen minutes out of your day having some fun; how bad can that be?
Author: Kim du Toit
Now It’s A Good Thing?
Seems as though pretty much every dark cloud has a silver lining:
Europe is in the throes of a late-autumn heat wave, easing pressure on gas stocks as the bloc braces for its first winter without Russian fossil fuels.
Though Europe has seen milder-than-average temperatures for much of October, the late-autumn heat wave peaked this weekend, bringing temperatures as high as 35 degrees above normal to parts of the continent.
In many parts of Europe, highs climbed this weekend into the 70s and 80s, more like summer than the end of October.
In France, Saturday was the hottest day ever measured after Oct. 20, French meteorologist Etienne Kapikian noted on Twitter, with temperatures reaching 87 degrees Fahrenheit in the country’s southwest.
I guess that “global warming” thing isn’t all bad, now? Or should we just call it “Euro-Warming“?
…all that said, though, I do get stirrings of a Schadenböner at the prospect of the Euros having to shiver through the consequences of their own Green insanity.
News Roundup
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…which is what you’ll do when you see the news. To whit:
...sheesh, when even Brit journalists can see it...
...classified by medical science as “Ultra-Mega-Deluxe-Horny Syndrome”, a medical condition unique in that it carries the death penalty. Or should.
...myself, I’d advocate lashings with sjamboks, but who am I to argue with the Greatest Living Englishman?
...I don’t think that’s possible, Glenn.
And from the Dept. of !!Scientific Studies!! comes:
...never knew I was a gamer, but there ya go. That said, the study was probably conducted in the library at Broadmoor.
...are you fucking joking?
...key words: “in Turkey”.
And some good news, for a change:
...shouldn’t have served a day, let alone six months.
On Paige 3:
...oh no, that just ain’t so!!
And in the “Oh, To Be In England“ Dept.:
...all other serious crimes having been solved, that is.
And:
...how would anyone even know?
...leading one to ask: is there any car-based activity in Britishland today that doesn’t carry a penalty?
Then:
...actually, that’s quite a common affliction for people living south of the River Tweed.
And from The Place With No Links, a.k.a. INSIGNIFICA:
Finally, some real news:
...I would imagine that being locked up in a house with La Charlotte would strengthen quite a few things, e.g. the will to live.
And speaking of being at home: shouldn’t you be on your way to work?
Reminder and RFI
As you all will recall, I canceled my PayPal and Venmo accounts because reasons, but of course that means that I can’t get any electronic payments from supportive Readers through that medium anymore.
I know it’s a PITA to write checks, but until I set up an alternative, please send donations via that medium at the Sooper-Seekrit mailing address (6009 W. Parker Rd, Ste 149-141, Plano TX 75093) until I set up another electronic payment method. In the interim, rather than sending monthly donations by check (as many of you do), please consider using Patreon instead in the meantime.
Which brings me to the RFI: if not PayPal/Venmo, then who?
Suggestions please, in Comments.
Gratuitous Gun Pic: Winchester Model 64 (.32 Win Special)
Kimmy likes this one:
The Model 64 was produced from 1933 to late 1957, and from memory well over 65,000 were made, making this rifle not especially rare. (It was re-issued in 1972 for about a year, chambered only in .30-30 WCF.)
What is rare about this rifle is finding one in excellent condition, because like most lever rifles of the era, they were used hard and often. No safe queen, this one.
And as always, you can’t go wrong with the excellent .32 Winchester Special cartridge, which turns the .30-30 “deer” round into a more powerful “black bear” round. Its only drawback, of course, is its scarcity (and therefore 4x the cost) compared to the .30-30 WCF.
That said, just as a dangerous game rifle chambered in .375 H&H is not going to be used that often (and its ammo cost is therefore irrelevant), the same can be said nowadays for a Win 64 in .32 Win Spec — it has become a specialist rifle rather than an everyday one. So if you’re doing a black bear hunt in Pennsylvania or Maine, for instance, you could do a whole lot worse than carrying one of these into the woods.
And I love that breech-mounted peep sight:
Quote Of The Day
From Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom (welcome back, btw):
“What started with a mentally ill nudist with a hammer has been revealed as yet another attempt by the left to censor, shame, and criminalize speech — especially speech that is critical of their elite class.”
Yeah, as MAGA Republicans such as I are well-known for our support of loony street people with homicidal tendencies, this argument by the Socialists makes perfect sense.
Although you’d have to redefine “support” as “should be used for target practice” to get a true measure of my stance, and I suspect I’m not the only one.