The #1 thing you learned in 2016 is...

[BehindBlueI's]

For me: Llama sneezes smell like rotten ass and alfalfa. A truly horrendous smell that's oily and lingers. You will need to launder your clothing if a llama sneezes through the window of your car.

[modrecoil]

It's a tough one. I learned so much and really grew as a person (mostly sideways). But probably this:
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[Poconnor]

for me it was getting old sucks

[jc000]

That I can get by on a lot less money than I thought possible!

[Totem Polar]

Health is finite; avarice combined with indolence and idiocy is not.

[ubervic]

Real life kicks the Internet's ass all day long.

[Colt191145lover]

Getting a hemorrhoid cut out is a major pain in the ass!

[Mr. Goodtimes]

Everyone is a retarded until proven otherwise.


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[ReverendMeat]

Don't drink and Gunbroker

[TCinVA]

Cancer fucking sucks.

[SeriousStudent]

I will not say I learned this, but this year did reaffirm it:

The laughter of a child is a healing force.

The love of a dog soothes much anger.

The gift of real friendship is literally without price.

[Jay Cunningham]

Mods here are shit.

[Drang]

Cancer fucking sucks.

That's for sure.

I have a new-found appreciation for those irresponsible jackasses back in Detroit who would go out at 2359 on December 31 and let rip with a full magazine of whatever they had. At 2355 or so every on-duty patrol car in the city would go park under the nearest overpass for ten minutes or so.

Me, I'll probably just go stand outside and yell "FUCK YOU, 2016!" at the top of my lungs.

OBTW, didn't we already do a thread about "What I learned this year"? I distinctly remember saying something to the effect of "Not a God-damned thing"...

[Erik]

I learned that life is short and some things just shouldn't wait any longer.

ETA: I also learned this weird thing about llama sneezes.

[TC215]

I learned that kidney stones really, really hurt.

Also got to start learning how to be a dad, which has been great so far.

[Lex Luthier]

Cancer fucking sucks.

Agreed and seconded. Aneurysms, too. Bogshite things.

[MichaelD]

I learned that being out of work sucks less when one has a wonderful and supportive wife.

[M2CattleCo]

I have no investment sense.

[Joe in PNG]

Even if you have a huge staff of experienced people, billions of dollars to spend, celebrity endorsements, and the media on your side- all that avails nothing if your operation is run by idiots.

[Gray222]

Cancer fucking sucks.

Fuck cancer.

[Little Creek]

Getting old is not for sissies.

[miller_man]

Hmm,


Personal life - if you wanna make God laugh, tell him your plans. Wife is having twins in March, I was pretty content with our only child. It's all good, I get to have a boy - and another daughter!

Work - almost everything works out and either way, it will be ok, no need to stress over stuff (running my own small business).

Shooting - how to suck a little less? Putting in real, focused practice is where gains are made - far, far better than just doing random/repetitive shooting related stuff. Oh and red dots are super easy for people with sucky astigmatisms/eyesight.

[hufnagel]

You get older.
Your "heroes" get older.
They die. In waves. And it reminds you even more, that you're getting older.

[rauchman]

What I learned this year.....

Sensationalism Trumps (pun intended) a lot.
I shouldn't test ride new motorcycles just to "see" without being ready to buy.
It is truly not the arrow, but the Indian.
I make a decent minister (married my friend and his wife this year).
Not sure if it's specific to this year, but had a major awareness this year of.... appreciate the moment and all that the "now" offers. It won't be there for long.



......oh yeah, fuck cancer too!

[11B10]

Fuck cancer.


^^^^^^ X infinity

[GuanoLoco]

When you have a shooting issue, be brutally honest with yourself, get maniacally scientific on isolating the issue, create drills that force you to address the issue, then run them until you successfully address the issue. Many short sessions working on it are far better than a single long session. Rotate to different drills if you aren't making progress then come back to it. Sometimes the mind and body needs time to heal/gel/regroup.

[blues]

The road to the White House is a strange and meandering highway. Can a Kardashian be far behind? :rolleyes:

Perhaps the next President Kennedy will be...

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/files/2013/12/Lisa-Kennedy-Montgomery1.jpg

Kennedy!

Oh, MTV, what have you wrought???

[Irelander]

I learned that Vickers invented the Gadget and is a liar.

[blues]

I learned that Vickers invented the Gadget and is a liar.

I hate liars. (Sorry...I had to get that off my chest.)

[TR675]

I learned I just don't get along with bosses, so I decided to quit trying.


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[Irelander]

FWIW, Larry and I get along great and, in fairness, he drew a conclusion that was based upon the information available to him and seemed reasonable given that. He obviously wasn't privy to the long discussions between Todd and I, and I have friends that came to essentially the same conclusion Larry did based upon the same incomplete info.

Also, Todd and I both agreed that LAV banning AIWB from his classes was a fortuitous coincidence that just happened align with our preexisting plans. So while it didn't alter our timeline, it certainly could have if things would have been slightly different.

Ok, so I learned something else in 2016.

[Wondering Beard]

The road to the White House is a strange and meandering highway. Can a Kardashian be far behind? :rolleyes:

Perhaps the next President Kennedy will be...

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/files/2013/12/Lisa-Kennedy-Montgomery1.jpg

Kennedy!

Oh, MTV, what have you wrought???

Her show on Fox Business is fun though.

[Wondering Beard]

Two things:

Emotions matter but reason must drive the train (always knew it but I got reminded often this year)

And

That this exists:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15624512_627024414089261_6110509173848408064_n-700x700.jpg

[Mr. Goodtimes]

LAV banning AIWB from his classes

Learned something else new in 2016...

Larry is an extremely accomplished individual and I would absolutely take one of his classes, however, that being said; I liked him a lot more before he started endorsing anything and everything from anyone who paid him the appropriate amount of Kopeks. He's like the Billy Mays of the shooting industry.


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[TheNewbie]

Learned something else new in 2016...

Larry is an extremely accomplished individual and I would absolutely take one of his classes, however, that being said; I liked him a lot more before he started endorsing anything and everything from anyone who paid him the appropriate amount of Kopeks. He's like the Billy Mays of the shooting industry.


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Can you lube your Glock with OxiClean ?

[John Hearne]

In 2016, I learned that a 30 year public safety career and the inevitable rotting bodies you deal with is great prep for changing diapers.

[Mr. Goodtimes]

Has LAV endorsed something that was stupid and/or garbage? Serious question. I don't really follow this sort of thing.

Fire Clean. That sort of did it for me when he started endorsing fire clean. I'll take anything he has to say regarding mindset, tactics, weapon manipulation etc... but I'll take what he recommends gear wise with a grain of salt, and I absolutely do not mean to single him out as he isn't the only one... most trainers now days seem to be guilty of this... Costa and Haley to name a few others.


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[Mr. Goodtimes]

Can you lube your Glock with OxiClean ?

No but you can fry your chicken with fire clean.


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[Cypher]

You are never more than one bad decision away from ruining your life

[YVK]

I learned that absolutely anyone can win a US presidential elections. And absolutely anyone can lose them too.

[Hambo]

Fire Clean. That sort of did it for me when he started endorsing fire clean. I'll take anything he has to say regarding mindset, tactics, weapon manipulation etc... but I'll take what he recommends gear wise with a grain of salt, and I absolutely do not mean to single him out as he isn't the only one... most trainers now days seem to be guilty of this... Costa and Haley to name a few others.

So Johnny Bench did Krylon commercials just for the cash? I guess I learned something in 2016 after all.

[LSP552]

Divorce can be expensive.

[Malamute]

I learned that when your Doctor looks at your MRIs, orders blood work, then calls you back in and keeps saying "I'm really sorry" while explaining shes referring you to an Oncologist, things just turned shitty.

Unfortunately, I think several others know that lesson even better than I do.

[blues]

Some of the replies in this thread bring home a truism which we've all learned throughout our lives but bears remembering...

Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Here's hoping that 2017 brings welcome relief to all those that can use a break. You'll all be in my thoughts.

[peterb]

That chronic pain can turn you into someone you don't like.

That trying to push through pain isn't always a good idea, and that sometimes backing off is the right thing to do.

That despite the bad days, I've got a lot to be thankful for, and there's a world full of people and things that can make me smile if I let them.

[JCS]

That chronic pain can turn you into someone you don't like.

That trying to push through pain isn't always a good idea, and that sometimes backing off is the right thing to do.

That despite the bad days, I've got a lot to be thankful for, and there's a world full of people and things that can make me smile if I let them.

Put me down for that as well. Well said.

[Malamute]

^^^ Me too.

Just heard today they have a date for another round of cortisone shots to try to get mine down to a little more tolerable level. More baby steps.

[The Apprentice]

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[The Apprentice]

Pretty much anything and everything will get you killed in da streetz.
Jiujitsu is a hell of a lot of fun.
Kids with cancer are brave as fuck

[Drang]

I learned that when your Doctor looks at your MRIs, orders blood work, then calls you back in and keeps saying "I'm really sorry" while explaining shes referring you to an Oncologist, things just turned shitty.

Unfortunately, I think several others know that lesson even better than I do.

Have I mentioned fuck 2016 in the ass with a Hellfire?

And fuck cancer in the ass with a tac nuke.

[Chipster]

You can't out exercise a bad diet. Honestly a horrible diet! As I continue to get older, more and more people I know pass over to the other side too soon. I hate getting older!

[Kennydale]

Life is short. Savor every minute !

[FrankinCA]

Keep it simple. Every year, I try to make things simpler in life.

[Drang]

Not the #1 thing I learned, but I did just learn that doing an Amazon search for "Zero Tolerance" does not just find knives.

[Robinson]

^^^ Me too.

Just heard today they have a date for another round of cortisone shots to try to get mine down to a little more tolerable level. More baby steps.

Me too, except substitute severe tinnitus for pain. Good luck guys.

[BobLoblaw]

You have no shortage of love to give but only so many opportunities for others to receive it.

I never saw myself having kids. It turns out I don't know what's best for me.

[Lex Luthier]

"How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you?" - Robert Frost.

Probably the primary lesson of 2016 for this guy.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

There are the eight sufferings of Buddhaism which cover most of what is posted.

I would add a few more.

a. Having to read posts about carrying extra ammo.
b. Having to read posts about why an internet expert thinks Glocks suck compared to the Sog and Wesson 358 in 10.5 magnum
c. Reading idiots on other forums discussing the Gadget.

Seriously, life is unpredictable. The world will never be at peace given humanity's ability to fracture and kill over personal greed and hypothetical supernatural entities.

[mmc45414]

I learned that being out of work sucks less when one has a wonderful and supportive wife.

I also learned that my old job (released in mid Oct) was probably pissing me off more than I realized, according to my friends and family that like me better now...

I also learned maybe I do not enjoy/tolerate recoil as much as I maybe once did. In related news, I bought a S&W M69...

[HCountyGuy]

I continuously and naively underestimate how stupid the rest of society is about numerous topics.

Every now and then I foolishly regain a smidgen of hope, then some solo actor or group of imbeciles smashes a dump truck into that.

[MichaelD]

I also learned that my old job (released in mid Oct) was probably pissing me off more than I realized, according to my friends and family that like me better now...

Funny enough, that was much the same for me.

[Cecil Burch]

I learned the hard way that if there is someone out there you need to say something to, you should do it as soon as possible. Or it may be too late when you finally nut up.