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mobilus

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To all you old law dogs now just lyin' in the shade, current pistoleros and other fervent Second Amendment believers: I would rather be your friend, but if you are not interested in that, I am prepared to be a capable and efficient enemy.
This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. As John Steinbeck once said :

1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.

4. America is not at war. The U.S. Military is at war. America is at the Mall.

5. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away. (but shoot first anyway, then call 911)

6. A reporter did a human interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him "Why do you carry a 45?". The Ranger responded with, "Because they don't make a .46."

7. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

8. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. "Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?" "NO Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle." ( Winchester Model 94 30-30 Cal. and loaded with Winchester Silver Tips, no doubt).

9. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!

AMEN!

To this I will add my comments. I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. To which I said I did. She said "well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!" To which I said, "of course it is loaded." She then asked, "Are you that afraid of some one evil coming into your house?" My reply was,"No not at all. I am not afraid of the house catching afire either, but I have fire extinguishers around, and THEY ARE ALL LOADED."
 
To all you old law dogs now just lyin' in the shade, current pistoleros and other fervent Second Amendment believers: I would rather be your friend, but if you are not interested in that, I am prepared to be a capable and efficient enemy.
This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. As John Steinbeck once said :

1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.

4. America is not at war. The U.S. Military is at war. America is at the Mall.

5. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away. (but shoot first anyway, then call 911)

6. A reporter did a human interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him "Why do you carry a 45?". The Ranger responded with, "Because they don't make a .46."

7. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

8. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. "Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?" "NO Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle." ( Winchester Model 94 30-30 Cal. and loaded with Winchester Silver Tips, no doubt).

9. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!

AMEN!

To this I will add my comments. I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. To which I said I did. She said "well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!" To which I said, "of course it is loaded." She then asked, "Are you that afraid of some one evil coming into your house?" My reply was,"No not at all. I am not afraid of the house catching afire either, but I have fire extinguishers around, and THEY ARE ALL LOADED."

#2 has been my semi-unofficial motto since the ARMY days.

My all-time favorite movie scene is from Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. (The fight scene)

"We need to discuss the rules before we fight"


"Rules? WHAT rules?"


PUNT
 

Jim_S

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How about "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight"?
 

Dougster

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9. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!
I like this one best... and not because of the size of my own gun collection. I like it because I think it's true! :thumb:

But you better expand it to include a certain aircraft-repairin', large tractor-drivin' lady from the Lone Star state lest she decides to do it for ya. ;)

Dougster :starbucks:
 

jbrumberg

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You guys should talk to Brandi :eek: :poke: :yum:! Jay :letitsnow:

PS: Dougster if you are back on NTT, I must suck as a weathergeek as it relates to my predictions. BTW I almost had cardiac arrest :eek: when I did a Dopplar "shot" of your area at 4:00PM and saw heavy radar reflection which could have been something other than snow :pat: .

As to the arsenal factor:

In additon to my rifles and Browning BPS 12G shotgun, I have a WWII relic [(7mm) from my Father (which I do not trust)]; but I do have a military edition fixed sight, stainless steel S&W Model #65 that I know how to use. Fortunately or not for any unwelcome visitor I have two 90+ canine deterrents who give me time to lock and load so to speak. SWMBO can be even scarier :eek: . Jay :letitsnow:
 

Dougster

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Dougster if you are back on NTT, I must suck as a weathergeek as it relates to my predictions. BTW I almost had cardiac arrest :eek: when I did a Dopplar "shot" of your area at 4:00PM and saw heavy radar reflection which could have been something other than snow :pat: .
It's been a weird day Jay. I'll PM you and tell you all about it tomorrow. I've got to get to bed now 'cause I'm gonna have to get up real early for one last clean-up run. Those gosh-darned municipal plow guys just don't know when to quit!!! They keep blocking my completed driveways no matter how many times I go back!!! :rolleyes:

Dougster :starbucks:
 

jbrumberg

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Get ready for this coming Tuesday. I believe that the upper air patterns will go into an "omega block" type pattern early next week which could mean a lot of cold and snow for a good part of NE. A lot of times when these patterns set up they do not go away for awhile. We'll see. Jay :letitsnow:

PS: I do not know how "sage" my commentary is :eek: , but that will not stop me :rolleyes: .
 
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