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Poquito Loco Wrote in message:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:56:20 -0500, Alex wrote: Poquito Loco wrote: On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:10:18 -0500, Alex wrote: He is a man of his word when it comes to a gentleman's wager . I was out of town for a few days and returned to find his postal money order for our election bet. I wasn't convinced that it would happen so I sent John the money I "owed" him in advance. It will go to a great cause that might bring a tear to Harry's eye. I'll leave it to John if he wants to fill in the blanks. You didn't 'owe' me anything. It was a gracious gift to go towards a gift I plan to give an old Army veteran (a few years older than me, anyway). He served two tours in Vietnam, lost his job when his company folded, and is now living with his son and getting only Social Security. He loves shooting, especially my Kimber .45. We go at least every two weeks. He had left his guns, including a Colt M1911, with a son in Washington whose house was broken into. The guns were stolen along with all the other valuable stuff. He needs a gun. I'd been looking at some .45's with him in mind and have settled on the Ruger SR1911, which will run about $675. When I mentioned this to Alex, he immediately offered to help buy the gift, using the proceeds from his bet with Harry. Harry probably would have donated the money anyway...maybe...out of the goodness of his heart. Harry, thanks for coming through on your bet. Alex, thank you too! I've not ordered the gun yet. Waiting to see if the Trump election will cause prices to drop a bit. Lots of dealers really stocked up expecting Hillary to win. Harry's money will be well spent! Yesterday a golf buddy who has a huge garden came over to pick up some leaves (about 30 bags - mulched) for his garden. We got the pickup loaded and came in for some coffee. He is a true blue liberal, said he stayed in bed for three days after the election. We had a bit of discussion about the Washington Post and CNN and the advantages of using Google News as a home page. Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. Last evening, after thinking about it on the ride back out to his house (about an hour's ride), he gives me a call. Says he wants to add some money to the til for the SR1911. So, by the grace of two liberals, I'm ever closer to getting that gun for Carmen! Thanks again! How ironic. The liberals are stashing guns and ammo while their leaders are trying their best to gun grab from honest citizens. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:17:20 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:
Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:56:20 -0500, Alex wrote: Poquito Loco wrote: On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:10:18 -0500, Alex wrote: He is a man of his word when it comes to a gentleman's wager . I was out of town for a few days and returned to find his postal money order for our election bet. I wasn't convinced that it would happen so I sent John the money I "owed" him in advance. It will go to a great cause that might bring a tear to Harry's eye. I'll leave it to John if he wants to fill in the blanks. You didn't 'owe' me anything. It was a gracious gift to go towards a gift I plan to give an old Army veteran (a few years older than me, anyway). He served two tours in Vietnam, lost his job when his company folded, and is now living with his son and getting only Social Security. He loves shooting, especially my Kimber .45. We go at least every two weeks. He had left his guns, including a Colt M1911, with a son in Washington whose house was broken into. The guns were stolen along with all the other valuable stuff. He needs a gun. I'd been looking at some .45's with him in mind and have settled on the Ruger SR1911, which will run about $675. When I mentioned this to Alex, he immediately offered to help buy the gift, using the proceeds from his bet with Harry. Harry probably would have donated the money anyway...maybe...out of the goodness of his heart. Harry, thanks for coming through on your bet. Alex, thank you too! I've not ordered the gun yet. Waiting to see if the Trump election will cause prices to drop a bit. Lots of dealers really stocked up expecting Hillary to win. Harry's money will be well spent! Yesterday a golf buddy who has a huge garden came over to pick up some leaves (about 30 bags - mulched) for his garden. We got the pickup loaded and came in for some coffee. He is a true blue liberal, said he stayed in bed for three days after the election. We had a bit of discussion about the Washington Post and CNN and the advantages of using Google News as a home page. Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. Last evening, after thinking about it on the ride back out to his house (about an hour's ride), he gives me a call. Says he wants to add some money to the til for the SR1911. So, by the grace of two liberals, I'm ever closer to getting that gun for Carmen! Thanks again! How ironic. The liberals are stashing guns and ammo while their leaders are trying their best to gun grab from honest citizens. I wonder how many liberals own stock in gun companies and do their anti-second amendment **** just to drive up demand. |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:37:32 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote: On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:17:20 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:56:20 -0500, Alex wrote: Poquito Loco wrote: On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:10:18 -0500, Alex wrote: He is a man of his word when it comes to a gentleman's wager . I was out of town for a few days and returned to find his postal money order for our election bet. I wasn't convinced that it would happen so I sent John the money I "owed" him in advance. It will go to a great cause that might bring a tear to Harry's eye. I'll leave it to John if he wants to fill in the blanks. You didn't 'owe' me anything. It was a gracious gift to go towards a gift I plan to give an old Army veteran (a few years older than me, anyway). He served two tours in Vietnam, lost his job when his company folded, and is now living with his son and getting only Social Security. He loves shooting, especially my Kimber .45. We go at least every two weeks. He had left his guns, including a Colt M1911, with a son in Washington whose house was broken into. The guns were stolen along with all the other valuable stuff. He needs a gun. I'd been looking at some .45's with him in mind and have settled on the Ruger SR1911, which will run about $675. When I mentioned this to Alex, he immediately offered to help buy the gift, using the proceeds from his bet with Harry. Harry probably would have donated the money anyway...maybe...out of the goodness of his heart. Harry, thanks for coming through on your bet. Alex, thank you too! I've not ordered the gun yet. Waiting to see if the Trump election will cause prices to drop a bit. Lots of dealers really stocked up expecting Hillary to win. Harry's money will be well spent! Yesterday a golf buddy who has a huge garden came over to pick up some leaves (about 30 bags - mulched) for his garden. We got the pickup loaded and came in for some coffee. He is a true blue liberal, said he stayed in bed for three days after the election. We had a bit of discussion about the Washington Post and CNN and the advantages of using Google News as a home page. Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. Last evening, after thinking about it on the ride back out to his house (about an hour's ride), he gives me a call. Says he wants to add some money to the til for the SR1911. So, by the grace of two liberals, I'm ever closer to getting that gun for Carmen! Thanks again! How ironic. The liberals are stashing guns and ammo while their leaders are trying their best to gun grab from honest citizens. I wonder how many liberals own stock in gun companies and do their anti-second amendment **** just to drive up demand. The gun stocks are way down since Trump won. I bet ammo will get cheaper too in the short term. |
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11:14 AMKeyser Soze
- show quoted text - One of my Page County, Virginia buddies out there by the Shenandoah, a guy who is completely non-political, says he is planning to buy a .308 rifle to scare off the "assholes who put Trump yard signs on his property along the state highway without permission." I don't think he'll shoot any of them, but I'm guess their pick-me-up truck tires might be targeted if he catches them. And that's not being political? |
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On 11/23/16 12:42 PM, Tim wrote:
11:14 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - One of my Page County, Virginia buddies out there by the Shenandoah, a guy who is completely non-political, says he is planning to buy a .308 rifle to scare off the "assholes who put Trump yard signs on his property along the state highway without permission." I don't think he'll shoot any of them, but I'm guess their pick-me-up truck tires might be targeted if he catches them. And that's not being political? Yeah, he didn't want anyone's political signs up on his property. The property is posted -no trepassing, no hunting, et cetera. |
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11:55 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - Yeah, he didn't want anyone's political signs up on his property. The property is posted -no trepassing, no hunting, et cetera. .... Ok so now it's anyone's signs. Not just trumps. Why didn't you say that to begin with? |
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#8
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:55:01 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 11/23/16 12:42 PM, Tim wrote: 11:14 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - One of my Page County, Virginia buddies out there by the Shenandoah, a guy who is completely non-political, says he is planning to buy a .308 rifle to scare off the "assholes who put Trump yard signs on his property along the state highway without permission." I don't think he'll shoot any of them, but I'm guess their pick-me-up truck tires might be targeted if he catches them. And that's not being political? Yeah, he didn't want anyone's political signs up on his property. The property is posted -no trepassing, no hunting, et cetera. He should be sure it is actually his property. Usually the state owns 30-40 feet from the centerline of the road. That is even true in little neighborhood streets. It is 33 feet (from C/L) in front of my house. If I wanted, I could make the county mow the first ~10 feet of my yard. It was the same in Clinton. I found that out when I wanted to widen my driveway. I ended up making it 25' wide on my part and the existing single lane in the ROW. |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:14:51 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote: One of my Page County, Virginia buddies out there by the Shenandoah, a guy who is completely non-political, says he is planning to buy a .308 rifle to scare off the "assholes who put Trump yard signs on his property along the state highway without permission." I don't think he'll shoot any of them, but I'm guess their pick-me-up truck tires might be targeted if he catches them. Sounds like aggravated assault to me and in Florida it gets you a mandatory 20 years if you fire a gun. Hope he gets the rifle, whatever he gets, because I'll be able to "borrow it" on my trips out there...though he said ammo was not cheap. Typically you can get 7.62x51/.308 for around half a buck a round (brass) but if you want the good stuff it is a buck or more. That chinese/russian steel is cheaper but I will not put it in my M1A. I still have a bunch of military surplus that I got for 33 cents a round. It shoots very well. |
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