Monthly Archives: December 2006

She’s a Real Punt-er

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Christine Gregiore, (Barely) Governor of Washington, decided to leave it up to the people of Seattle as to whether the Alaskan Way Viaduct should be replaced with a tunnel or knocked down and rebuilt. The debate between the two chioces … Continue reading →

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Dare to be Stupid: 12/19/06

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Phil Kadath

For once I agree with a group of college Democrats. A Washington State University assistant professor who used a vulgar racial term during a heated political dispute with Democrat students was “immature” and “thoughtless,” but his actions did not constitute … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 12/18/06

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Over the long, windy weekend I finished reading Boston’s Gun Bible by Boston T. Party. After I finished it during all the spare time I had Thursday night, I started re-reading it with highlighter in-hand. The book has many quotes from people … Continue reading →

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I’m back. With a question.

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Howdy all! The posts below this one describe what has happened over the past four days or so. The first post below this one is a review of equipment I found useful and the second one down is the anecdotals. I … Continue reading →

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SHTF Equipment Review

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Phil Kadath

So the storm is raging, it’s dark outside and inside, and you think you’ve got your SHTF gear ready. Ha, now that’s funny! Because you probably don’t. Even good ol’ Rivrdog didn’t remember to stage his stuff where he needed … Continue reading →

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She Blew All Night Long

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Phil Kadath

And part of the next day too! I’m talking about Mother Nature and her long winded and overdue storm, of course. We get one of these storms every decade or so here. The last one was call “The Inauguration Day … Continue reading →

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Rorschach’s Caliber

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Alaska

Of course, that would be the .17 HRM. (Apologies — for those of you who haven’t read Watchmen, you won’t get the pun unless you go read the book. Or you can wait to see the movie, which will probably … Continue reading →

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Seattle-Area Pics

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Alaska

Joe Huffman has ’em. Destruction, mayhem, et cetera. Joe is doing a reverse bug-out, for lack of a better term: he’s trucking a 3500-watt generator back over Snoqualmie Pass to his living quarters in Seattle. Joe also has a good … Continue reading →

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Ah Servah-ved: Part Deux

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Phil Kadath

How-dee all! All of us here at mi-casa are alive and well, though a bit cold. Power went out at 1900 on Thursday night, then came back on at 2200, and then died again at 0015. It hasn’t come back … Continue reading →

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Making a Gun Barrel Chamber with Lightning

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Alaska

My Grandpa was chief machinist for one of the Bay Area refineries. He’d have loved this…. Mike Sirois over at On Target Technologies seems to have made quite the name for himself with his custom barrels for the T/C Contender … Continue reading →

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