Recent content by spiritrider

My dad and my older brother were both long time certified professional mechanics and started teaching me from when I could hold a wrench. I consider myself a reasonably competent, but not by any means expert DIYer. Still, I have always had an independent service station do a pre-buy inspection...

Originally Posted By: Iowegian People who step on the gas when I pass. Not to defend them, but I call this; "the Saber-toothed cat is gaining on me" syndrome. I seriously believe it is a subconscious reaction to something closing from behind.. I used to do this as a game with my girls. I would...

Originally Posted By: homeyclaus Funny how they grouped alcohol as a separate item from "entering/exiting stand" and "falling asleep". But that's 21% alcohol-related injuries, on a stand, when hunting. Oh-kay then. This being said, my most successful hunts involved falling asleep until I heard...

The OPTIMO H727s are my favorite value tire.

I can't see a new drive-in being viable. The economics of regular movie theaters are already very challenging these days. You seldom see independent theaters any more. They generally share ticket revenues equally with the studio. The only chance they have to be profitable is with those...

Originally Posted By: billt460 Originally Posted By: spiritrider Marine shot/kill ratio increased 250% from WW2 to Vietnam. Army shot/kill ratio increased 800%......and let's just say billt406 is clue challenged. So you are trying to tell us that the 50,000 rounds to one kill ratio our military...

Most of the posts here are almost entirely based on logical fallacies. Marine shot/kill ratio increased 250% from WW2 to Vietnam. Army shot/kill ratio increased 800%. This was because of a difference of tactics not cartridge lethality. In fact, studies of after action reports d-demonstrated...

Originally Posted By: MinamiKotaro Every time I see an open carrier, I make it a point to grab their gun and tell them to be more careful. I'm sure you are being humorous. If you did that to me, you would find yourself in a serious world of hurt like a cop in a neighboring city several years...

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Originally Posted By: pandus13 why would you pull a BIG Gun in a PUBLIC PLACE, just to search for a chapstick? I only pull my backup piece when I'm searching for my ChapStick. I keep the ChapStick in the barrel.

Originally Posted By: Stelth Originally Posted By: TinyVoices Are they gyspsys? [censored] paving and sealing jobs are their scam of choice. Interesting that you paint the Romani people with such a broad brush. The crime families are a distinct minority within the Romani population. Also, a...

Originally Posted By: oldoak2000 Originally Posted By: GrtArtiste Being very unknowledgeable about guns, the rate of fire would make me think that automatic weapons are in use...but that could be wrong. A $100 'bump-fire-stock' will allow certain semi-auto's to 'spray bullets' sounding just...

Originally Posted By: ArcticDriver I don't care how you stack it up...target shooting in the evening and at night as this poster has described is a pretty un-neighborly behavior. "At any hour of the day or night" is certainly offensive, but I am going to have to at least partially disagree with...

Originally Posted By: funflyer You didn't know that along with an HVAC license they get an honorary medical degree? If you visit the HVAC forums you'd see some of those guys think they're brain surgeons. Isn't that the truth. Although, my impression was that the HVAC guys especially at...

Originally Posted By: sleddriver Originally Posted By: E150GT You think hot dogs are made of anything better? Not talking about hot dogs. Check the title. Why don't you check your own reading comprehension. I'm sure E150GT is well aware you were talking about Chorizo. Their comparison to...