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My Dad served in the South Pacific on a Destroyer Escort. His stories were few and far between. When in port they were allowed to shoot small arms at the garbage they thru over board. His favorites were a 1911, a Garand and a Tommy Gun. (he said he never mastered the Thompson) His other...

My Grandpa and Great Uncle lived thru WWI in Germany, and then emigrated to the USA in 1925. They often spoke affectionately about their Mausers, that were freely distributed after the war in Post Offices, given to them to help police and defend their country, since they were demilitarized...

I often see threads bashing the USPS. Every time I end up scratching my head. I have 2 local Post Offices. The one I go to depends on which direction my other errands take me. All I ever see are exemplary employees that do a fine job, and go above and beyond what I would expect. If I ever...

I don't want to take away anyone's last word, but I love to tell stories and my most favorite life experience kinda sorta fits is here: My previous company was a fledgling business in 1928. They had a good customer base, but the Depression was killing their business. There was only a single...

Maybe we need to let the youngsters have the last word.

My Grandpa paid in for 24 years. Then he collected for the next 37 years. That was 30 years ago. I have 2 friends that worked for 50 years, but only collected for 1 year. And others that died before collecting a dime. It seems to me that it sall balances out. I know what I have contributed...

I would have to see some data in that regard. Seems like hogwash to me. As Americans, we are in favor of providing Welfare and Medicaid to our citizens who are truly in need. It's simply the right thing to do. But Medicare and Social Security are NOT Entitlements. We paid in to them, so we...

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I am NOT a Boomer, so don't call me one. I am ME, and I the product of 2 families that married just before I was born. OK, yeah right, I admit that I was born during the time period that people are classified as "Boomers". But the colloquial definition does not fit everyone. My Dad's family...

Opportunity can be an elusive creature. Tale of 2 Sisters: Grew up in a working class family. Food on the table, but no extras. A good family upbringing. One sister got pregnant right our of High School and lived her entire adult life with 3 illegitimate kids and no husband. Sister #2...

I'm a Boomer with 2 sons. One son decided at age 15 he neded a jetski. He borrowed my lawn mower and started cutting grass for old ladies. After 2 jobs he bought his own mower. When he became of age he paid cash for a brand new machine. In high school he worked part time at Office Max. At...

My parents and grandparents were "comfortable", but not rich. Maybe lower middle class. We had food on the table and and clothes on our back, but no fancy stuff. But then again, Mom was the only one to actually finish high school. Dad joined the Navy on December 8, 1941 because he felt the...

My son fits into that classification. We offered him a college education, but as it turned out he didn't like it, so he went another way. Working his butt off and moving up the ladder on his own. Then, he DID go to college, but paid his own way. After years of changing jobs and moving up he...

What you said is all quite true. If Management does a good job and keeps you working, they deserve every penny they get. OTOH, my experience varies. Our top 12 Executives took the company private. It cost a dear penny, and the mortgage proved to be more than they could handle. Just before...

My Grandparents lived on wieners, bread and potatoes. When Grandma tore a hole in her dress, she sewed it up. When Mom would give her a new dress as a present, she would SAVE it for when she needed it. They never bought a steak or any "luxury" - every dime had to be "saved". When discussing...

A Rich person is anyone that has more money than you. The truly Poor people are the ones that hate the rich. As you move up in the wealth stream, people become less and less hateful toward those above them. It's a sliding scale. It's uncanny. The richer you are the harder you worked to get...

I have a 25-5, a Redhawk, a Blackhawk and a Vaquero, all in .45 Colt (or as some of yous guys say, a .45 Long Colt). That caliber is my favorite. I took many deer with the scoped 7 1/2" Blackhawk, but now have switched to the Redhawk with a reflex site. All using "Ruger Only" loads.

Components do not require a background check. The politicians didn't think about that. A Sunday afternoon ride to PA is a wonderful way to spend the day. There are several gun shops right across the border and they are all stocked up. However, I hear that they have raised their prices a bit.

I started going to Estate sales about 15 years ago. Haven't been to one in 2 years. Mostly overpriced garbage. We have a dozen or so Estate Sale companies near us. A couple even have FFLs. Guns, ammo, reloading equipment or components never hit the shelves. I believe that they have buyers...

Many states now ban lead WWs. You have to be careful when you buy them because the zinc ones are not usable. When the law took effect in NY, I stocked up before the ban took effect and the waste buckets at the tire shops got contaminated.