GUNS/BARMS

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

I know PW from SI. She is one of the most colorful authors I have had the pleasure of reading. I truly hope she starts her own thread here. I will read and contribute regularly if she does.

If she doesn't I will start one and simply repost her stories for the pleasure of those that haven't had the opportunity.

It begins here:

Posted by: PMS Witch
In reply to: NorthWesterner who wrote msg# 405 Date: 2/8/2002 6:06:45 PM
Post # of 425

Membership qualifications. Let’s see if they are enough…

1. Slide rule. We didn’t BUY slide rules. We used hand-me-downs. The cursor was usually scratched away above the C and D scales. The one I used was either bone or ivory and yellowed. The ‘lucky’ kids used the newer plastic ones which were still white.

2. We not only used the punch cards, we used switches and lights to get the thing to boot. And God help us if we made a mistake along the way – we’d need to start over again.

3. Cuba was too far away to care about. It was just another thing the teachers were worked up over. Like chewing gum, duck-tail hair, poodle skirts, and Elvis.


4. Nixon-Kennedy. Disqualified. Canadians don’t usually vote for U.S. presidents


5. Beatles. No. I didn’t care for Ed Sullivan show, and didn’t watch it. Would’ve liked to see the Beatles appearance, but didn’t. Did enjoy watching parents tortured by the kids wearing Beatles hairstyles immediately after.

6. We don’t have AARP here. I get ‘Seniors Discount’ at McDonalds without asking.


Cheers, PW.


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I replied with this post:

Posted by: Bullrider
In reply to: PMS Witch who wrote msg# 411 Date: 2/8/2002 8:00:35 PM
Post # of 425

Welcome PW,

I see you have been a member for a while, but not many posts.

Don't make a stranger of yourself.

I have always loved your stories.

Why don't you start a daily story thread. I'll bookmark it and try to post daily.

Have fun,
Phil

She replied to my post then sent me a PM. I asked if I could post her PM here, and she allowed me to:

In responding to your post on the Old Timers thread, I discoverd you participate in the Gun discussion.

In Canada, we have recently enacted some tough new gun control legislation. At inception, the estimated cost was to be C$80 million for full implementation. Currently, we have barely scratched the surface of achieving the goals of this new round of regulations and the cost has already reached C$900 million, or roughly eleven-fold the original estimate. Translated to a personal number, this becomes C$200 for every man, woman, child, cat, and dog in our country of 30 million people. And the work isn't even close to completion.

Once can only speculate about the good that could be done in our society if this money was was spent less foolishly.

But maybe worse than some dollars being flushed down the drain is the changes in attitude that accompany this legislation. It forces the public to accept, and even require, protection from the authorities as it removes the ability of people to protect themselves.

I had a fox hanging around the house. Concerned about rabies, I wanted it taken care of (shot), but I had a great deal of difficulty finding someone to do the job. Many years ago, I just hired the kids from across the road to shoot some critter that was bothering us. They came over one morning, did the job, returned home, and were on the school bus before I finished my first coffee. They were happy with the $5 and I was happy with the peace.

I just feel more comfortable knowing that the neighbours have guns. This puts me out of step with the current national hysteria.

I'm not getting to my point, but will try now...

Keep up the pressure against gun control. Don't let your guard down. And above all, never forget that your opponents will have no hesitation about using the most vile and dishonest trickery against you.

Cheers, PW.

P.S. One tactic used to support gun control in Canada was to take public opinion polls. They only called on women 'of a certain age' to participate. I fell into that demographic and was polled. They probably threw out my answers! I'm sure they didn't align with the results they were seeking.

PW is a welcome addition to any thread she chooses to post on and I am pleased that she shares our beliefs on this issue.




Have fun,
Phil