For those interested in joining me for the above, here are the details.
So far, about half a dozen people have expressed interest in said activity, so I’m going to reserve about four or five lanes when I go over there later today.
Please note the rules for the range, as per the above link.
Also, we may do a festive brunch / lunch afterwards, depending on interest.
…or by A.I., the outcome is the same.
Seen SOTI:
Since when could we not say simple words like “racists” and “pedophiles”*?
Since “bad” words could be flagged by built-in website algorithms and cause the post and/or writer to be “flagged” or even “banned”, is when.
Which is why I don’t bowdlerize my writing here; if I want to say “rapist” I’ll fucking well say “RAPIST”, and if I want to say “porn” I’ll say that too, and not “p*rn” or its pathetic ilk.
It’s too bad, because the above statement lends itself to being quite funny, provided that you don’t encounter the linguistic roadblock of having to hunt for the substitute letters for the asterisks.
*(For my Brit Readers, “paedophiles” which would emerge as “p**dophiles”, which is doubleplusunreadable.)
Here’s a list of the top ten acts who charged the highest average ticket prices in 2024:
And in case you were wondering, Taylor Swift came in 17th, with an average ticket price of £163.
I wouldn’t pay a single dollar to see any of them.
I have a couple of Eagles albums (Hotel California and The Long Run), and one Rolling Stones (Greatest Hits Vol 2), and not a single album of all the rest.
I have yet to listen all the way through a U2 album, but I did quite enjoy a couple of The Police ones (but never bothered to buy any).
And I’ve never even heard of Bad Bunny and Los Bukis.
Iain Tyrell talks about his favorite cars. Unsurprisingly, cars that inspired him as a young man get on his list:
1. Lamborghini Miura
2. Ferrari Daytona
3. Fiat Dino Spider
4. Rolls Royce Camargue
5. W.O. Bentley 4.5-liter Supercharged “Blower”
6. 1983 Toyota Supra 2.8i
7. Chevy Corvette C3
8. 1914 Rolls Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost
9. Rover SD1
10. Jaguar XJC 5.3C
11. Lamborghini Espada
12. Fiat 130 Coupé,
13. Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
14. Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9
15. 1965 BMC Mini Cooper S Mark 1
16. 1912 Stutz Bearcat 6.4-liter
17. Bristol 411/412
18-20. 1963 Citroen DS/CS/SM 2.5-liter
Even if you disagree with his choices — and there are some surprises — you can’t really take issue with his rationale for their inclusion.
I have to say that if some of the older ones were remade today, using better build quality, steel and electrics — hello Bristol 411 and Rover SD1, for instance — I’d grab one in a heartbeat.
Always loved John Parr — a Brit, no less — a man who could make blues sound fine, even in a cheesy song like this one.
From this article cometh these words of wisdom:
“Choose your small carry gun to be similar to the big gun you shoot best.”
…because in almost all cases, the “pocket” guns are more difficult to shoot than the regular “big” guns.
I can attest to that, because my “backup” S&W .38 Airweight is not just small, but teeny. That said, it is my backup and I almost never carry it as my primary piece — i.e. I carry it when I go to check the mailbox inside the apartment complex — because I know that in terms of results, my 1911 is an order of magnitude better in my hands.
However, the question then arises: why carry the Airweight at all?
Maybe I should dump the little revolver in favor of something like the “pocket” 1911:
And the budget option:
…although because it’s a carry gun, cost is not really an issue because my life may depend on it. That said, the Girsan has garnered plenty of good reviews from the people who use them.
I’ve carried a Colt Officer (and their Combat Commander) before too, so no issues there.
Of course, I’d stick with .45 ACP over any other cartridge (200 words of explanation plus innumerable past writings elided), and yes, I’d prefer a 1911 action because in my time I’ve shot more 1911 handguns than all the others combined, so why bother to learn a new action? [/OldFart]
It’s definitely something to chew over.