Minnesota, USA
Happiness is a well-stocked personal library and a security cabinet full of guns. :)
This RDN profile gives Dianne Feinstein nightmares. :D
Notices by m14brony, page 40
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Moo.
Monday, 29-Jun-15 23:01:24 UTC from web -
@mushi Don't we all?
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@appawljack I don't have any experience with the non-Czech "clones," but the CZ-75 fits my hand like a glove. :)
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@appawljack Apparently some people have a problem with the grip angle, but it has never bothered me.
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@appawljack I could probably get used to it in spite of its odd heel-type magazine release. Then again, I am the oddball who didn't find the Tokarev TT-33/TTC to be nearly as uncomfortable to hold as some people claim it is.
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I fired the CZ-75B variant, but if I were to buy one, I would probably go with the CZ-75DB variant that has a decocker instead of a manual safety.
Sunday, 28-Jun-15 06:31:56 UTC from web -
@appawljack I haven't fired a Makarov, but it seems all one can say about it is that it is rugged and reliable. Not to mention that it seems I can only find 9X18mm Makarov ammunition (I have a Czech CZ-82) online.
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@caret7 He was online earlier yesterday. Granted, there are times when he can be absent from RDN for several days.
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Yay. Three applications done. :)
Sunday, 28-Jun-15 05:59:45 UTC from web -
I have an interview on Tuesday, but I am filling out more job applications in case that doesn't work for me (the other place where I recently applied essentially told me I was overqualified).
Sunday, 28-Jun-15 05:51:28 UTC from web -
The CZ-75 I fired was superb. It is too bad I didn't have the spare cash to take one out of the shop/range with me. ;(
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I have heard many good things about the CZ-75, and I have finally decided that it is time for me to shoot one of them and see if it lives up to such praise.
Saturday, 27-Jun-15 21:17:49 UTC from web -
The homophobes have suffered another crushing defeat in the US: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/supreme-court-affirms-right-to-gay-marriage-122495807066.html?hl=1&noRedirect=1
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@rarity Some Jehovah's Witnesses tried pestering me on a Saturday Evening a year or two ago. I told them I would be more than willing to have them arrested for trespassing if they returned (only residents, their guests, and maintenance personnel are permitted on the grounds of this apartment complex).
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@metaltao That gun was branded as a "destructive device" by the BATFE in 1994. While I oppose that ruling, I would rather stick with my pump-action Mossberg 500 or my semi-auto Vepr 12 than to deal with the slow reload time associated with a rotating cylinder.
Lyra has an M1 Garand. :) -
@awlyra If all else fails, I would be willing to do something like that part-time in the mornings while keeping my full-time evening job just to get some experience, but hopefully things won't come to that. Not to mention that job would probably mainly consist of handing a technician tools and cleaning condenser coils and/or ductwork.
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@awlyra That doesn't surprise me, given that some of the courses I took were technical electives that weren't required (water chillers, computer room air conditioning, air handling units, etc.). I simply took every available course to give myself the widest variety of exposure, as I did not know where I would end up getting hired.
Admittedly, I have seen some entry-level helper and HVAC technician jobs, but when they "low ball" me at a starting wage of $14.00 to $16.00 per hour, I am not going to bother with them (as much as I hate my current job, at least it pays the bills, unlike some of those entry-level jobs). -
@awlyra Admittedly, I may not be using all of what I learned in college (for instance, it looks like they leave things like compressor replacement, refrigerant recovery/charging, etc. to external contractors), but at the same time, it would be guaranteed stable employment throughout the year. When it comes to HVAC contractors that send you to places in a van, a fair deal of them don't offer you stable employment throughout the year; some technicians work heavily (80+ hours per week) during the busy season and end up getting laid off in the "slow" season.
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@awlyra I should probably start filling out more applications just in case I get rejected. I have applied for a couple of positions within a hospital network to do on-site HVAC and maintenance work, and my status has been "under review" for quite some time. In fact, one of the locations ended up giving me an interview almost a month after I applied there.
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@awlyra Yay. :)
I am going to get my paid vacation replenished in July 1st. Although I am hoping that I get a job offer from somewhere else where I have applied (some of these hiring processes seem to be rather protracted in nature). -
Saturday, 20-Jun-15 14:43:58 UTC from web
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Now I just need to find time to see how this Sig Sauer P220 functions after my partial rebuild of it.
Saturday, 20-Jun-15 05:03:50 UTC from web
