Category: Housekeeping

Light, Tunnel At End Of?

Housekeeping, Technology

I know that many of you have had problems commenting on this website, and I’ve been unable to resolve the thing myself.  Ordinarily, Tech Support 2 would have addressed it, but he’s been unable to get to it because for some reason, he prefers to devote more of his time to earning a living to support his family than to take (unpaid) time to address my website’s issues.

Anyway, this is to announce that I have recruited a Brand New Tech Support (TS 3), who is a personal friend and who has very kindly offered to take on the (unpaid but very-much thanked-for) responsibility.  TS 2 will be handing him the keys to the kingdom at some point in the very near future (I hope).

There may be some dislocation involved, in that TS 3 may have to reset the password files, in which case you will have to re-register.  Sorry, but in my defense I can only say “WordPress”.

Then once again you will be free to vent your anger, snarl at the universe, shout at me and post your always-welcome corrections to my all-too frequent errors of fact.

Please be patient while all this comes to pass.

Reader Request

Housekeeping

From Reader RobinB:

“Moving to a smaller apartment and sadly, can’t take my beloved piano with me. I would love to find it a new home where it will be played and cherished. Let me know if you want it or know someone who might be interested.”

Sadly, I have no room for a piano and I can’t play one anyway, so I’m out of the picture.  If anyone else reading this wants a piano, contact me and I’ll forward that onto Robin.

Postus Interruptus

Housekeeping

Sorry, folks:  New Wife and I have been booted out of our apartment while they perform some much-needed maintenance and major repairs on the place, so we’ve had to book a hotel room* for the weekend.

As a result, I’ve had to postpone Chapter 6 of the Memoirs until next week.  Tomorrow will just feature a few posts containing the usual motley collection of guns, broads, cars and a couple of the usual rants, and Sunday the Classic Beauty, as always.

*Purely coincidentally [eyecross], said hotel room is only a few steps away from the new Collectors Firearms store in Dallas.  Wish me luck.

Erratum

Housekeeping, The Gun Thing

When talking about my recent acquisition, I referred to the S&W .38 revolver as a Model 60 — my mistake, as Reader Ken had originally told me that it was a Model 10 M&P (Military & Police, for those not familiar with S&W’s various nomenclatures).

Of course, I’m an idiot and can only plead Old Fart’s Disease plus (if I may make just a feeble excuse) my complete confusion with Smith & Wesson’s cuneiform-style of model numbering.  (And I mean “cuneiform” in terms of its incomprehensibility and not how they write it — although it wouldn’t surprise me if their next revolver model is termed as a.k.a. M&P, I mean why the hell not?)

Anyway… I seem to have wandered somewhat off the track — yet another symptom of OFD — so let me wind this up by making a fulsome apology.

And yes, I’ve gone full Winston Smith and corrected the earlier post, not because I’m like the New York fucking Times, but because for some reason people sometimes use me as a reference, and I wouldn’t want the mistake to cause confusion.

All that apology stuff aside, I should point out that this lovely gun shoots a lot better than I can shoot it:  at 25 ft distance, 2″ groups rested and palm-sized groups offhand.  Interestingly, I’m more accurate shooting .38+P than regular .38 Special ammo.

It has replaced the little Model 637 snubbie as an alternative carry piece to the 1911 if my clothing requires a smaller profile.

The only question remaining to be asked is:  Why the hell did it take me so long to get one of these fine guns?

[exit, kicking myself]