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    I think that's at least partly that they're not...

    I think that's at least partly that they're not the new shiny anymore, and could almost be called mainstream. It was less than 4 years ago when I saw my first Tesla SUV, I didn't even know what it...
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    I learned 1911s helping a buddy maintain my...

    I learned 1911s helping a buddy maintain my unit's 1911s. Our unit armorer ( an extra duty for one of our supply guys) didn't know how to disassemble one. Neither did the officers they were assigned...
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    Metallica apparently likes Miley's enough to do...

    Metallica apparently likes Miley's enough to do this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmSS8fDmek

    Lots of gems on Stern's channel.

    Also, I don't think this is better than the original but I...
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    Seems appropriate...

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  5. Thread: Civilian Patrols

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    I think it's more to do with products these days...

    I think it's more to do with products these days than kids these days.

    When I was in college, I replaced the clutch on my Sentra in the street in front of Mom's house. Why? because the alternative...
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    You might have to point them in the right...

    You might have to point them in the right direction, and program them for them, but a quick search found some inexpensive Chinese brand names that were comparable, price wise, to Midland bubble pack...
  7. It may not even be your seller. UPS' website says...

    It may not even be your seller. UPS' website says you have to have a contract to use Slowpost, so maybe it was someone in the mailroom at work. I don't suppose he told them what was in it, so they...
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    My range bag has it's own, dedicated, blow out...

    My range bag has it's own, dedicated, blow out kit. If I'm taking a class I bring my big aid bag, since in almost every class I take I end up as the designated responder or alternate. Gosh I wonder...
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    So I've been binge watching Voice/X Factor/(Fill...

    So I've been binge watching Voice/X Factor/(Fill in the blank)'s got talent auditions. I can't NOT watch this every time it shows up in the recommended or mix.

    ...
  10. Thread: Shithole Cities

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    "Think of it as evolution in action" I need to...

    "Think of it as evolution in action"

    I need to dig my copy out and put it into the 'to be read' pile
  11. Pretty sure the abyss won the first time I looked...

    Pretty sure the abyss won the first time I looked at a 'the older I get, the less a life sentence is a deterrent' meme and reacted 'yeah, I can see that'.

    It's been all "down abyss" ever since.
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    About a week late, but...

    Because nothing says I love you like RV antifreeze...
    (Kroger, 2/12/24)

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    Just like with the CAFE standards, people thought...

    Just like with the CAFE standards, people thought they could legislate dilithium crystals into existence.

    News flash: You cannot change the laws of physics, captain.

    Edit to add: the UK has...
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    No surprise. When I first started looking at...

    No surprise.

    When I first started looking at this stuff, and reading some less optimistic sites, it became pretty obvious that the logistics just aren't going to work out. If anyone pushing this...
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    To be fair, being exposed to highly toxic stuff...

    To be fair, being exposed to highly toxic stuff is what we do for a living. Also, SOP for any vehicle fire is attack from upwind and uphill if at all possible, so in most cases time inside the smoke...
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    Wanted and couldn't afford a S&W Model 28 back...

    Wanted and couldn't afford a S&W Model 28 back when I was a broke college student working part time for minimum wage.

    Wanted a 76/45 during the same period and the tax stamp looked insurmountable....
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    I'm was a stinkin' reservist from 85-93. The only...

    I'm was a stinkin' reservist from 85-93. The only danger I was ever in was my own driving. Once on the way home from AT at Ft Riley on no sleep , once on Reforger 86, because you couldn't let...
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    Is anyone even doing traffic any more? (For...

    Is anyone even doing traffic any more?
    (For context: I'm a fire dispatch/911 operator, we share the room with our PD's dispatch center)
    Even in my well funded, well staffed, mid tier suburb on...
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    In my defense I was winding down after my 4th 12...

    In my defense I was winding down after my 4th 12 in a row, and had beaten my brain half to death trying to remember everyone/everything when I started this thread.

    But shame on me for not...
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    What would be on my keys, if they weren't too...

    What would be on my keys, if they weren't too bulky already, would be the Fenix LD01, or it's successor, that rides in my pocket. It's a 1 AAA and it's still really stiff after all of the years I've...
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    Without PF, I never would have known about...

    To avoid drifting Craig's thread https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?59160-The-Patterned-Compliace-Pistol where he said that maybe 4 people have found him from here.

    (I'm not tagging...
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    Thank you Bill, I have one of those and now I...

    Thank you Bill, I have one of those and now I know why it went dead on my desk. It came in one of their grab bags, I believe before they ever listed it, and I never saw docs on them.

    First and...
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    I was going to put an 1895 Guide Gun in 45-70 on...

    I was going to put an 1895 Guide Gun in 45-70 on my list but my minimal research couldn't tell me if it would have been available at the time. I remember really wanting one at the time when they...
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    Born in 66. I was surprised to see so many...

    Born in 66.

    I was surprised to see so many BAR/Monitor fans. I guess I shouldn't be. I'm the guy that, coming of age in the 80s, wanted but didn't buy an AUG, a HK VP70, and that weird High...
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    Poll: OK, I'll play. My first handgun was a Smith...

    OK, I'll play.

    My first handgun was a Smith 65-1, bought in the late 80s. It was my nightstand gun until replaced by a G21SF, then my wife's nightstand gun until replaced by a DAO 64 a few years...
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