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hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
Well, maybe we agree. I duno. We,re not at either extreme anway. I dont follow the follow the thread close enough, just pop in from time to time like today (turning rotors at work) and stir the pot a bit. Not getn enough climbing in these days. Two jobs plus a baby.
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:10pm PT
We made ieds that blew matresses into the air quite a distance!

Just the kind of non felon who should have unlimited access to all the guns they want.


I don't want to inhale ANY of it, and why should I have to be the one that walks away? I'm not the one polluting myself and the atmosphere all around me with deadly toxic fumes. I want LAWS, damn it... with TEETH!

Take some personal responsibility and remove yourself from the threat, or at least tell the fukers they are breaking the law. YOU can do that with cigarettes. Not so easy when someone is pointing a gun at you.
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:11pm PT
The other day we had EIGHT C-130s come over following the river corridor east at about 300 feet agl. Ive taken MANY pics of em actually, and the f*ckewrs dont wave here either!..

That was just Red Flag or Weapons School dodging the bad guys.

They are a bit too busy to wave.

Four sets of eyeballs out front and two on the sides. They don't have any fancy terrain following electronics.
Norton

Social climber
the Wastelands
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:14pm PT
They are a bit too busy to wave.


but no!

they should have recognized Ron and waved to him!

stupid ungrateful basterds
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:24pm PT
we were watchin the jets dogfight east of fallon once, and my friend kept flashn his flashlight at them in the dark. when they got done, one made a LOW pass and blikd a couple lights back. sometimes they notice ya, sometimes not.

Ron, turns out rick lives on the road to my property. Kinda hope the politics dont preclude goin climbin some time. I,ll invite my uber conservative mexican friend from sacto so you can see im not the evil govt lib some might portray me as. Although he might tell ya difrent. hmmm.
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:31pm PT
Theyre takin yer mug shot. I got property waaay back in there up past him. county doesnt gve build permits up there. just camp n hunt chukar.
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 06:35pm PT
Had a chopper (tourons or Search and Rescue?) watching us at Eagle Lake a couple years ago.

I waved.
They did nothing.

I gave them the "wtf" shrug, hands up high.
The did nothing.

I gave them the "shoo-scoot-get-on-outta-here" signal.
The did nothing.

I flipped them off, both hands, big and high so they could see.
They left.

My next attempt would have been to pick them out of the air with a rock or a #3 cameltwat.
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 07:03pm PT
Try a green laser?
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 08:24pm PT
The left-wing stance is just as predictable, much the same as the rest of poolitics.

"propaganda, fear, paranoia, money, but mostly willful ignorance that supports their ideology"
Maybe a little less money, eh?
Seems few people are comfortable with compromise.
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 08:53pm PT
I bet the left does more illegal drugs than the right.
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 08:56pm PT
Actually, I kind of applaud the effort to fix the healthcare system. Too bad it's a clusterfluk, and the insurance companies have taken advantage of it saying it's going to raise our rates. Hell, you could roll it back and get rid of it and they'd raise rates again. But that's just big business.

So yeah, I see the left cares about society. So does the right. Otherwise, how could they make money without a society in which to sell?
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 09:04pm PT
The left-wing stance is just as predictable, much the same as the rest of poolitics.

"propaganda, fear, paranoia, money, but mostly willful ignorance that supports their ideology"

Dude, wtf... fear? You think "we" are actually more AFRAID of gunmen shooting kids at school than the right is? No, "we" don't want it to happen just as much as you don't. But "we" still send our kids to schools. "We" still take them to movies. "We" still go to malls. And while "we" maybe cautious, "we" still go out... sometimes even after DARK... without mommy... without Teddy... and without packing heat!

Do you think "we" are AFRAID of AR15's or magazines that hold more than 10 bullets?

pffft... whatever. Common sense says it is a good idea to regulate ANYTHING capable of slaughtering dozens of people in minutes if it were to fall into the wrong hands or were misused. The more dire the consequences, the more it JUST MAKES SENSE to regulate.

Lots of regulations regarding airplanes even before 911... because consequences were dire... unlikely, but dire.

Same with cars.

But mention any kind of regulation to people who love their guns and are AFRAID of losing them... AFRAID of a federal registry... AFRAID of the government taking over... and all rational discussion flies out the fuking window... because fear is an emotional response... and emotional responses often lead to irrational behavior.


I see the left cares about society. So does the right. Otherwise, how could they make money without a society in which to sell?

Ah, now I can hear the trollin motor!
Norton

Social climber
the Wastelands
Apr 4, 2013 - 09:49pm PT
I bet the left does more illegal drugs than the right.


probably true, and we have more human sex too


and I bet the "right" engages in more beastiality than the left

everyone knows "conservative" sex is man on top get it over with quick
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 09:56pm PT
unlike many lefters on this thread.

And unlike many righters everywhere. I know plenty of lefters who served far more than any righters I know. What's your point?
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 09:58pm PT
Man,, this is fun. heh heh.

i see lots of fear on both sides. Oft irrational. Right in my own family too. Make no mistake about it, YOU may not be afraid, but many of your brethren are.
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
YOU may not be afraid, but many of your brethren are.

If they are so afraid, why do so many of them live (and go out) in areas with higher crime rates (big cities)... as opposed to hiding out in small towns or up in da hills... amassing an arsenal?
Norton

Social climber
the Wastelands
Apr 4, 2013 - 10:26pm PT
And this consevative has served the public too,, unlike many lefters on this thread.


I spent two years in a jungle "serving" my country

and came back with malaria, among other reminders of my service

everyone I served with was a liberal, and patriotic as hell

shove that patriotic I served crap up your pussy ass


and which branch did you suffer and almost die in, Ron?
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Apr 4, 2013 - 10:34pm PT
A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes told campus police a month before the Colorado theater attack that Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public, according to documents released Thursday.

Yet... well, you can google what he was allowed to purchase... EASILY and CONVENIENTLY.

Why NOT have a registry where those in charge of public safety can enter that kind of data and prevent HOMICIDAL maniacs from EASILY and CONVENIENTLY amassing weapons and ammo through legal channels?
hillrat

Trad climber
reno, nv
Apr 4, 2013 - 10:46pm PT
He should have been reported and denied purchase. Simple as that. That's the kind of changes I'd advocate for.
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Apr 4, 2013 - 10:48pm PT
i wonder what these guy's would have done if some gun-man came outta the corner of some market place.
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