Digging around in my stuff getting ready to pack up non-essential stuff to move…
And what did I run across but this…
It’s a complete game set I haven’t pulled out in years… This is an original version dating to 1984, that we used to play back in the day…
We had one helluva team and won quite a few drinks over the years! 🙂
And to be perfectly honest, I think the real board games were a lot more fun that playing online…
What games do you have squirreled away???
California has been fighting this battle for over 100 years, since 1851 apparently…
That’s how long they’ve known there was a shortage of water…
Apparently prior to 1914, some of the ‘discussions’ ended up with people dead from gun shots wounds…
So if you live in Kali, and had ‘rights’ to water before 1914, you’ve got ‘Senior Rights’…
Which means the Kali water resources board has to tread carefully before they cut your water off. However, if you’re a ‘newcomer’, not so much…
Notices have been sent to 114 senior rights holders, telling them to stop diverting water and to stop releasing previously stored water. Those who violate the order face fines up to $1,000 a day and $2,500 per acre-foot.
This apparently also will cause the town of Mountain Home to lose their water. From CBS Sacramento HERE.
BUT, if you’re the Delta Smelt, and on the endangered species list, and have a good lawyer, YOU can get all the water (millions of acre feet), to keep your 3 inch butt alive… (HERE)
And some people don’t care how much they water the yards, especially in the Bay Area and LA areas. I didn’t realize it (mainly because ‘I’ would never be able to afford it), but some folks apparently are/were spending $400 on a water bill every month. Link HERE.
Meanwhile, farmers, you know, those folks that actually GROW things, are trying to figure out a way to stave off bankruptcy and layoffs… Link HERE.
It’s not like Kali hasn’t known this was coming, it’s happened before. But the lack of big picture planning just amazes me. And the slipshod, political, crony BS that seems to play out in Sacramento just… Sigh…
Meanwhile it appears Kali’s response is to blame the OTHER states for not giving Kali all the water they want. This website on Momo Lake and the links are pretty interesting, and show how long ago they started diverting water to feed LA’s insatiable appetite for water… Link is HERE.
There is a harsh reality out there today, and Kali and the other western states need to realize that unrestricted growth and stupid pet tricks like the Delta Smelt are literally costing us our food bowl and who knows how many tens of thousands of jobs.
I wonder how many Delta Smelt it would take to make a meal???
Today Yesterday… DEFINITELY football… Sigh…
0800, get ‘notification’ that my original flight is CANX, moved to 1630 departure…
Get to DFW, sit for four hours…
Flight is late, meaning I’ll miss my connection…
Go to the club, the nice ladies there get me a ticket on AA, only gets in 2 hours later than the ‘later’ arrival…
Change terminals, do the bag drag…
Re-check in… And no seat…
Finally get a seat, but no airplane…
They finally drag an airplane over to the gate…
The crew gets on at takeoff time, and gets back off 20 minutes later…
And they back the jetway away from the jet… sigh… NOT looking good…
Finally deem the acft up and flyable. It’s now 1 hour after scheduled takeoff time…
So there is a rush to board. Gah, what a GRUMPY bunch of people!
Finally get boarded and back away from the gate, and we’re number 10 for takeoff… double sigh…
Yea!!! Airborne!!!
FINALLY get to SAN 2 hours late, 2130 (actually 6 hours late, but who’s counting?)
And… No rental car…
Chase up a rental, get to the hotel at 2230…
And people think this s**t is fun.
But I do have to give kudos to the FAs on AA2283, there were a group of soon to be Marines on board, going to boot camp at MCRD San Diego, and those ladies made sure all those kids (and they DID look young) got something to eat and they didn’t charge them a penny). A few of us offered to cover the cost, but they said it was on them.
Gotta love the vagaries of the conversations when our tribe gets together…
First it was Malta, the Knights Templer, Sinclair Castle, Rosslyn Chapel and the Holy Grail. Then it was movies, lines Christopher Lee said…
Then we moved to the Battle of Gettysburg, Spencer carbines, Stonewall Jackson and the impact of his death on the South, Mosby’s failure to carry the charge, the Army of Northern Virginia and the inability/mistake of not taking a shot at DC, etc…
And what was even more interesting, EVERYBODY contributed to the conversation and ‘knew’ bits of data that supported various arguments/discussions…
Humor, cheap shots (credited and not), and puppy target focus X3…
Especially where food is concerned!!!
The BP is back to normal levels, we’ve all kinda recharged, and are ready to go forth and do battle once again… I think…
Thanks to Phlegmmy for the hosting and arranging for all of us to get together! It was a blast, and as always ended too soon…
It’s always good to get a little downtime, and more so, when you get to spend it with friends…
But it’s pretty bad when your sides hurt from laughing, but you know it’s going to be interesting when the perp is called Tick, Tick, Boom… Sigh…
Good food was eaten, diet was blown, and I might have spent 15 minutes on the computer all day! 🙂
And somebody PLEASE tell me that CNN’s anchor really didn’t say the Dallas PD shooter’s actions were “courageous and brave.”
Somebody was joking right???
In some sad news, Borepatch is hanging up the blog… 7 Years, and I’ve actually had a chance to meet him in the real world. He’s is a class act, and I wish him the best. He will be missed!
So… What’s on your reading list, or bedside table?
Yes, my book is on top, because it’s a proof… And we’re redoing the cover slightly, Tina wasn’t happy with the way it came out.
And I just realized I don’t have an actual dead tree book from Peter… I need to remedy that…
Maybe I can even get him to sign it! 🙂
This is my ‘light’ reading, since the stuff I have to read for work is BORING!!!
Light posting and commenting for the next couple of weeks, I’m on the road again.
This is my Python- It’s not a safe queen, or pretty. It’s been carried and shot for over 40 years…
Mfgr- Colt
Initially offered- 1955
Overall length (8 in barrel)- 13.5 in
Barrel lengths- 2.5 in, 4 in, 6 in, 8 in
Weight (8 in barrel)- 2.43 lbs
Caliber- .357
Action- Double action, repeating
Feed- 6 shot rotating cylinder
Sights- Front ramp, Accro target adjustable rear
Accuracy- .75 in 6 shot group at 25 yards from rest
+++++++++
.357 ammunition
| Parent case | .38 Special |
|---|---|
| Case type | Rimmed (R), straight |
| Bullet diameter | .357 in (9.1 mm) |
| Neck diameter | .379 in (9.6 mm) |
| Base diameter | .379 in (9.6 mm) |
| Rim diameter | .440 in (11.2 mm) |
| Rim thickness | .060 in (1.5 mm) |
| Case length | 1.29 in (33 mm) |
| Overall length | 1.59 in (40 mm) |
| Primer type | Small pistol, magnum |
| Maximum pressure | 35,000 psi |
| 158 gr (10 g) JHP Federal | 1,240 ft/s | 539 ft·lb | |
Who doesn’t remember this???
Now the $64 question is, who originated it? And when???
Specifications for the Colt .45 pistol-
a. Weights-Weight of pistol with magazine (empty) . . ..2.437 lb
Weight of loaded magazine with 7 rounds (approximate). ..,… 0.481 lb
Weight of empty magazine. 0.156 lb
b. Trigger Pull- Pistols, new or repaired 5 to 6-1/2lb
c. Barrels- Diameter of bore. 0.45 in. Number of grooves 6 Length of barrel 5.03 in. Length of rifling (min.) 4.118 in. Rifling, L.R. one turn in 16 in. Depth of grooves 0.003 in.
d. Pistol, General- Length (overall) 8-5/8 in.
Cooling system- air
Height of front sight above axis of bore. . . . . . . . 0.5597 in.
Sight radius 6.481 in.
e. Ballistics- Chamber pressure (maximum) 17,000 psi
Muzzle velocity (maximum) 830 fps
Maximum range 1500 meters
Maximum effective range 50 meters
And where did I get all this ‘secret’ data you may ask???
TM 9-1005-211-34
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DIRECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
PISTOL, CALIBER .45,
AUTOMATIC, M1911A1
One wonders if they think ‘this’ violates ITAR… Especially since it’s open literature…
In Montana-
Montana schools may soon become a little safer thanks to the efforts of one teen at Whitefish High School who filed draft language for a proposed initiative that would allow teachers to be armed in the classroom.
From Townhall.com HERE.
White privilege ‘theory’ now in place in schools…
Last week we were stunned to learn that chaos has been the norm in the St. Paul, Minnesota school district, due to a student disciplinary policy that replaces suspensions with time-outs, counseling and other less punitive measures.
From EAGnews.com HERE.
And in the YGTBSM category…
A Malaysian government official has blamed last week’s deadly earthquake on a group of ten tourists whom he claimed “showed disrespect to [a] sacred mountain” by posing for photos naked at the summit last week.
From Foxnews.com HERE.
And one more, guaranteed to piss you off…
The United States Embassy enjoyed its annual 4th of July celebration on Thursday, June 4, one month early, in order to respect the upcoming Ramadhan month, which will begin on June 17 and last for one month.
US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O. Blake and US Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian presided over the festivities, which involved brass band renditions of the Star-Spangled Banner and the Indonesian national anthem, Indonesia Raya.
In a mind-boggling gesture of official Obama Government dhimmitude, the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia celebrated our sacred Independence Day holiday on June 4, so as to avoid any conflict with the month-long Ramadan celebration. Read the whole thing in the Jakarta Post HERE.
And it doesn’t pay to underestimate an old man…
Turns out he’s a retired boxer… So they were not only drunk, they were stoopid… 🙂