Another "Man cleaning gun " story

BEAVERTON, Ore. – A Beaverton man was arrested after a gunshot  was fired into a neighboring house on Monday evening.

Beaverton Police said sometime after 7 p.m. a bullet was reported in the bedroom wall and closet of a home on the 7000 block of SW 163rd Place.

Officers were able to determine the bullet came from a nearby house. No one was hurt.

Neighbor 33-year-old Bryce Norton told the officers that he was cleaning his handgun but did not think it fired.    ???????????

Norton’s sister reported hearing a loud bang at the time. Officers arrested Norton for recklessly endangering another person and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

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Why do I keep reading about these fools that were "cleaning" their guns and they went off? In this case, he didn't think it fired? Probably thought that loud sound was just his meth lab exploding again. 

Really stupid people like this should not own guns! 

(Or be allowed to reproduce for that matter.)  If I were king like Obama I concentrate my efforts at gun control in dealing with the minority of people like this, and not the majority who are responsible and safe.

Why People Believed Fake Bomb Detectors Worked

 

A British businessman who sold the Iraqi security forces more than 6,000 fake bomb detectors based on $20 golf ball finders bought from the United States was convicted of fraud on Tuesday in Britain’s central criminal court. The businessman, James McCormick, 56, was described in court as having made more than $75 million from sales of the fake device in Iraq and Georgia, among other places, claiming they could detect bombs, drugs, currency and ivory, and track objects up to 3,280 feet below ground.

Here's how and why he got away with it for so long

How and why,  this is also why we have entire professions doing much the same thing. Homeopaths, chiropractors, faith healers, acupuncturists, dowsers, fortune tellers, etc.......I could go on..........And I'm probably offending someone here, but at 65 now, I reserve the right to be opinionated. :-)

And the "golf ball finders" he used? McCormick's first model, the ADE-101, was a re-badged golf ball finder that was described by its US maker as "a great novelty item that you should have fun with".

The antenna was "no more a radio antenna than a nine-inch nail", one scientist told the jury.

Lots of game on the cameras!

Here are a few out of about 2000 similar shots from three cameras over the last eleven days.

Click to enlarge.

Cute! isn't she?

Checking out the camera.

His tail went up when he saw the coyote!

But he thinks he can handle him.

The coyote left & the buck went back to the mineral block.

The antlers are growing pretty fast!

Theirs too!

Having fun.

Changing the CJ2a transmission oil (updated)

It was time to put the proper 90wt mineral oil in the transmissions. The stuff that was in there eats bronze. I tried the crappy plastic pump I bought at the auto parts store which made a mess and didn't work. Using only the tube from the pump, some fittings I had, an unused 2.5gal paint pot a friend gave me and which I have been carrying around for five years, and 13 lbs of air, it made the job almost pleasurable. I am proud of myself, something actually went as planned today. It only took about 15 minutes to find the parts in the barn and build it. All quick disconnect too. When the tranny was filled, I just shut the air valve & pulled the pressure release ring.

The body is dentless and almost rust free. It still has the original rear seat material. The after market top has to go. Originally painted Luzon red. A lucky find from NE Washington.

The day it came home:

Patent absurdity

It was only a matter of time!

Type-n-Walk is a new app that displays a transparent view of what is directly in front of you as you walk. This allows you to type (text) and avoid walking into (or driving into) those pesky trees, other rude people, or anything you can't just brush aside.  

This should save a lot of money for those municipalities that are installing special lanes on the side walks for people texting while walking.

As I refuse to own and pay for a cell phone that does more than make and receive calls (and not all that well here in the valley), I doubt I will have need of this app. I spend enough time in front of this screen and don't feel the urge to carry one around whereever I go.

Thanks to Jerry The Geek at Cogito Ergo Geek 

The NRA Store

I sent this in reply to these items they are selling in the NRA store. 

Sirs:

Are the following items for sale really sending the message we wish to deliver to the public? Why not leave these things to the shopping channel who sell “collectable” knives that would only appeal to some introverted, video-game addicted, 13 y/o child.

I am disappointed and somewhat disgusted.

Regards,

##############

McMinnville, Or

NRA member ########

NRA cert. instructor rifle,pistol,shotgun

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Described in the email ad I received as: "The ultimate Rambo Knife"

NRA Lacerator Survival Machete

“With a finely-honed edge for delicate dissection ....., the NRA Lacerator is... “

  

“Delicate dissection” ? Of what? An Elephant?  

NRA Dark Ops Vendetta Karambit Knife

“The “karambit” style fighting knife dates back to eleventh century. Originally designed as a farming tool, its subsequent evolution into a sophisticated fighting implement makes it uniquely suited for both daily carry and self-defense. A hallmark of this style is its integral finger loop – a remarkable safety feature which prevents the blade from slipping or being stripped from your hand”

Yep! We all need these for that potential fight when we run out of ammo.

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This also kind of sends the wrong message. 

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Entitled:             "Open your next round with this".

However, since the people most likely to buy these probably drink the cheaper brands with the more convenient twist off caps, they probably aren't selling well.

It kind of brings to mind the drunken good ole boys out hunting image. 

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While I support the NRA, they have been getting a little carried away lately. Granted,it is possible that the extremism was necessary to make a point, get media attention, and garner support for our civil rights,  but logic should prevail and the above items "do not compute." At least to me. 

I miss the days when the purpose and goal of the NRA was an emphasis on education and gun safety.

I suppose now I will be blacklisted.  :-)

The cost of sin in dollars and cents and other things

Father Guido Sanducci

Wherein the good father explains the cost of sin, where nuns come from, and other mysteries.

Novello created the character in 1973, after he purchased the outfit (consisting of big floppy black hat, white clerical collar, and a long, red-trimmed black coat with cape) for $7.50 at a St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store.
In 1981 Novello made newspaper headlines when he visited Vatican City wearing the Father Guido Sarducci costume to do a photo shoot for Time magazine. After taking pictures in an area where photography was prohibited, he and his photographer, Paul Solomon, were arrested by the Swiss Guards and Novello was charged with "impersonating a priest". Although the guards attempted to confiscate the film from the shoot, Solomon managed to hand them the wrong film. The charges were later dropped.