- Yesterday was not my day to exercise my rather limited people skills.
- I’m married to a saint, have I ever said that?
- We put up the new tent on Saturday so that we could figure out how to do it and to give it time to air out.
- Remember the Weasleys’ tent in Harry Potter? It’s about that size, only orange.
- The queen size inflatable bed that Boo and I used in the central room looked small on that floor.
- I scoffed at the “Sleeps 10” label, but you could probably fit a few more than that in this thing if they liked each other.
- Boo and I slept out in the new tent last night.
- He wanted to stay up late to watch out for ‘mean bears’.
- Little does he know…..
- We apparently did have a visitor last night, because Irish Woman found a half eaten bag of hot dog buns up in the backyard tree. I’m guessing raccoon and a trash can.
- He wanted to stay up late to watch out for ‘mean bears’.
- We took the kids to a ‘couples shower’ yesterday at one of the local fish and beer establishments.
- I was amazed. We can never get Boo to eat fish of any kind, but he ate an entire catfish filet on his own.
- The place was really hopping. Our party didn’t have to wait in line with the rest of the patrons, but by the time we got our food, the restaurant was 90 minutes behind on orders and was suspending new orders.
- Yes, I know all that fried food is going to kill me someday, but I eat it maybe twice a year and it is soooooo goooood.
- I’m glad neither of us drank last night. There were a lot of very inebriated people at the beer garden before we left, and I counted six police cruisers on the road between the restaurant and the highway.
- I showed Girlie Bear how to change the oil on my truck this weekend.
- She was amazed at how dirty used oil is. Said it looked like chocolate syrup.
- That is no reflection on the condition of the truck. The oil wasn’t that thick, and I’m right on schedule to change it at about 6000 miles.
- She new believes that one of her life goals should be to buy an old truck, tear it down to the frame, and do a rebuild on it. It’s so good to work with someone whose soul hasn’t been crushed by reality yet.
- She was amazed at how dirty used oil is. Said it looked like chocolate syrup.
- Going against my wishes to not get anything but a card for Father’s Day, Irish Woman got me a gift card to the new Cabela’s.
- I spent it on toys for Boo. That’ll show her.
- The store was absolutely packed. I’m guessing I wasn’t the only dad who got a gift card today.
- Their new gun section was well stocked with just about anything I could think to look for.
- Prices were a bit steep. A Remington R1 1911, which was retailing new for between $700 and $800 in early 2012, was priced at $1300, and that was pretty representative of the lot.
- They do have a very nicely stocked used gun section.
- Wartime production Mosin-Nagant 91/30’s were priced at $169.
- They had both Yugoslav and Chilean Mausers available.
- They had one Enfield Mark 5. I had never seen one of those in the wild before.
- I saw no 8mm or .303 in the ammunition section.
- If you’re looking for rifle ammunition or shotgun shells, the drought is over.
- Remington 00 buckshot for $139 for a case of 100 shells.
- .270, .308, and .30-06 were plentiful.
- No .22 at all
- An ammo box of 500 cartridges from PPU, marked as “.30-06 for the M1 Garand”, was going for $409.
- Some 5.56 was available. 20 XM193 were priced at $13.00.
- Pistol calibres are still in short supply. The only common caliber I saw that seemed plentiful was .40 S&W.
- There were a lot of rarer calibres available that I don’t see on store shelves too often.
- 10mm
- 7.62 Nagant
- .41 Remington
- Also some odd manufacturers. Anyone have any experience with Herter’s or Geco?
- Reloading supplies seemed to be plentiful, but I saw no primers or powder.
- The douchebag who called the 5.11 and Blackhawk shorts I was checking out “Shoot me first pants” didn’t like it when I asserted that psychos don’t discriminate based on clothing, rather that they choose their victims based on combovers like his.
- They make bunkbed camping cots. I did not know that.
Thoughts on the Weekend
Posted by daddybear71 on June 16, 2013
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Old NFO
/ June 16, 2013As far as the bad guy knows, you’re a cop if you’re wearing 5.11… 🙂
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Stepinit
/ June 17, 2013Sounds like Dadybear had a very good Fathers Day. Me not so much, Me, My oldest daughter gave be gift cart for Half Price Books, I do like to go there and browse when I get the chance. Took care of my Wife’s needs while Daughter was working.
Sincerely Stepinit
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daddybear71
/ June 17, 2013I love browsing in a bookstore. I wish there were more used book places here in Louisville. Nothing better than spending an hour or so strolling around and getting a few things to read.
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3boxesofbs
/ June 17, 2013Have been buying Herter’s lately; running it through my brother’s SKS. No issues that I know of and generally heard good things about it.
didn’t like it when I asserted that psychos don’t discriminate based on clothing, rather that they choose their victims based on combovers like his.
Oh…that is great and I’ll bet it stung a little.
Been getting gift cards to Academy lately probably a good thing as Academy has fewer offerings that I’m interested in. Although I’ve been considering another .22 LR pistol; club is putting in more reactive steel targets including a dueling tree.
Wife and kids got me a Kindle Fire for my b-day / Father’s Day. For some reason, I was busy Saturday and Sunday. SWWEEET!
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daddybear71
/ June 19, 2013Nice! I have a Nexus 7, and I love it.
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Drang
/ June 17, 2013I used to have a Number 5 Rifle. Inaccurate as hell. The lightening cuts in the receiver make the thing flex when fired, which causes the sights to drift…
(Alas, the Gibbs Rifle Company no longer makes #5 clones out of Ishapore SMLEs, those were in .308 and the clones did NOT include the cuts…)
I understand Ft Hood observed Father’s Day with a 100% recall and whiz quiz…
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daddybear71
/ June 17, 2013No shit? Someone pissed off the wrong guy. “Yes, put down your kid, put on your uniform, and start drinking water. You have 30 minutes to be in the orderly room.”
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MSgt B
/ June 17, 2013Now I’m just waiting for the chance to use that combover line.
Good one.
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