From My Very First Post

My updated ACW2 "Doomsday Clock". The original and very first post had the clock at about 23:53 at the very start of (p)Resident Poopy Pants' administration.

Now at 23:58 in my opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The events of yesterday in Minneapolis with ICE having to use deadly force against a disruptor (not a "legal observer" as claimed). The exposed massive tax fraud perpetrated on the American people by Somali thieves first exposed in Minnesota. The tax fraud now being exposed in many other states. The actions in Venezuela being suspiciously and professionally protested within hours of the capture of Maduro. The election of a full blown Commie in NYC as mayor as he installs an equally Commie politburo. THIS is emboldening Commies across the nation. These and so much more that is just too much to list have pushed the minute hand so much closer to midnight and ACW2 actually going kinetic.

Stay strapped and remain vigilant. Do not go into stupid areas if you can help it and get the fuck out if you do and things go sideways. Defend the lives and property of you and your loved ones by whatever means necessary.

The Murder Rate Is Plummeting!

But it can't be due to the actions of the Orange Man Bad's Administration and their actions now, can it? 

You know, things like; closing the border, deporting illegal alien invaders (they are ALL criminals, some are just worse than others), supporting law enforcement, sending the National Guard into blue shithole cities, and the outright killing of narco terrorists on the high seas. How about the fact that they're not engaged with infringing on Second Amendment Rights and more armed citizens are carrying firearms for personal self defense? And to the Second Amendment, how about all those lawsuit wins against unconstitutional infringements thanks to real 2A defender organizations (not the useless NRA) like Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), and Gun Owners of America (GOA). There are several 2A cases headed for SCOTUS.

But the Demon-Craps, talking heads in their propaganda media machine, and the average TDS sufferers will poo-poo those achievements and try to come up with some other non-reason reason and in the process try to take some scrap of credit.

Although this is good news, DO NOT BECOME COMPLACENT. Stay vigilant and stay strapped, even in your own home. The gun in the safe is useless and you are behind the "8-Ball" when they are kicking in your door.

Do You Get It Now?

There is no such thing as "Radical Islam"

There is only Islam, and they are at war with us "non-believers" as declared by the worldwide intifada.

Stay strapped 7/24/365 and respond in kind with extreme malice if you find yourself confronted with jihad. This guy amazingly disarmed one of the goat fuckers at Bondi Beach while being unarmed himself. That's fucking BATMAN SHIT right there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The U.S. on the other hand... needs a permanent solution. Pulling the Enola Gay out of the Smithsonian and getting her airborne to deliver the "package" would be fucking epic!

 

 

National Firearms Appreciation Day

Sunday December 14th is what I always refer to as National Firearms Appreciation Day. It is also the 13th anniversary of something else, which I will not mention but instead use the words of Minnesota Somali whore Ilhan Omar to only say "some people did something."

Go out and buy a new firearm or maybe several if you can afford to. A large quantity of ammunition (like those 13,889 round barrels of 5.56mm from Hornady). Or accessories like optics, holsters, slings, carrying cases, cleaning supplies, etc. Maybe use the opportunity to invest in reloading equipment and start loading your own ammo. On a personal note; I used to think reloading was a chore that cheap old bastards engaged in because they were too cheap to buy commercial ammo. Until I got into it. I had bought a used Lee Pro 1000 with .45ACP dies that also included a Lee single stage press for $250, and didn't set it up for over 10 years. It supposedly had some minor "issues" that all turned out to be former operator error. In fact it turned out the guy was a fucking moron. Then I found out how interesting and fun it is to load my own. I have as much fun spending a few hours at the bench in my basement on a shitty weather day loading ammo as I do sending it down range. Maybe take your initial NRA Pistol Safety Class, state Hunter Safety Class, or some practical self defense firearm training.

Just do something firearms related by exercising your Second Amendment rights that day, and remember... the anti-gun tyrants and hoplophobes blame US for all gun violence that occurs because WE have the audacity to exercise our rights peaceably as Free Citizens. 

Blogging Is Back On

FIRST... I will resume blogging as of now. I can use my real identity Goolag account with age verification to access my posts, and then return comment using my nom de guerre logging in with name and URL. That is, until I am threatened with loss of my Glypto Dropem Goolag account and all my data in which case, I will have a difficult decision to make.

 

SECOND... I went through the process of activating my Obongocare health insurance renewal for 2026 yesterday. For 2025, the full freight cost of the plan we chose was $2575.37 per month and the subsidy we qualified for was $2186 making our premium an affordable $389.37 per month. Since the Demon-Crap gubmint shutdown circus, unless you are a welfare recipient the 400% of the poverty rate subsidies created during COVID are gone. Keeping the plan we had last year is going to cost us, BIGLY! Are you ready for this....

$3085.79 per month or $37,029.48 for the year!

Fully 30% of our combined estimated annual gross earnings! For comparison, this is almost double our fucking monthly mortgage payment. Thankfully we have no car payments but this is NOT affordable by any stretch.

So our plan is as we have done before. We will save what we would expect to pay in increased premiums in a separate account and pay cash for services. Neither of us have chronic health issues. As we have seen before, doctors love it when you pay cash and charge way less than they charge insurance companies for the same services. They get paid on the spot with no complicated medical billing and coding or a waiting period to get paid.

As it stands now, the open enrollment period ends on December 15th. Payment will be due by January 1st. We will simply be automatically cancelled due to non-payment. If... and that's a BIG IF... the gubmint decides to fix this mess and will cover a large chunk of the premiums meaning a larger subsidy than before (the $2186 from last year will make my payment still unaffordable at $899.79 per month) before January 1st, we'll pay the premiums. If they totally revamp the insurance mess there will need to be a new open enrollment period to sign up for whatever the new offering might be.... if it is actually affordable.

If gubmint does nothing... Obongocare and the health insurance industry is going down the shitter... WHERE IT BELONGS! The estimates I have heard are 20 million people no longer paying premiums and simply dropping out like we are about to do.

So I have a question for the hardcore Demon-Craps and TDS sufferers (I could name names, but you know who you are). It is the same one you always ask Trump supporters when he does what he does that makes you Libturds wig the fuck out:

"Is this what you voted for?" 

Blog Activity Is Paused

DUE TO GOOLAG AGE RESTRICTIONS, ALL ACTIVITY ON THIS BLOG IS ON A INDEFINITE HOLD.

 

I blog under a nom de guerre with no ties to meat space, and that's how I want it. Goolag's new age verification prevents ME from viewing blog posts I ACTUALLY AUTHORED because I have the age restriction turned on for a layer of security. It prevents the average basement dwelling Hot Pocket/Pop Tart eating SJW troll from calling for my blog to be shut down because they were warned and clicked past it. It also prevents the internet archive sites from hoovering up my content to live on the internet forever. I tried to fake them out but so far their stoopid AI is thwarting my efforts. I am also having this issue with my legit personal Goolag account for which I may have to use my actual birthday and verify my ID. It is the account I use for my Android cell phone and can't afford to lose.

So for now, until I figure out what to do, this blog will remain frozen in time. 

Had A Visitor

How well do you know your wildlife scat (poop)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large, black, and full of bird seed is the sure sign of a Black Bear. This was located in a grassy parking area on the right side of the driveway heading up towards the house and was not there a couple of days ago. My little poodle rescue girl found it and "pointed it out to me" by paying too much attention to it. I texted my neighbor that I had something to show him and to stop by on his way home from work. He did and we had a poop viewing party. He was shocked to say the least.

In the 20 years we have lived in the woods, I have never seen a bear on my property, but this is the third sure sign. In 2005 or 2006 my dogs found a similar pile in the woods right behind my house where our fire pit is now. In 2016, we woke up to find an ornamental iron "shepherd's hook" bent flat to the ground, and the suet cake basket at the top crushed, mangled, and empty. My bird feeders are now high up in a tree with a rope and pulley system. But the birds drop seed all over the ground which the squirrels, chipmunks, and ground feeding birds mostly eat. I figure the bear was probably licking it all up.

I have had my Marlin 336 in .30-30 handy since a fox was hanging around near the chicken yard a few days ago. At the time all I had handy was my 9mm G-17. I should have braced myself on the deck railing but I didn't and given the distance firing off-hand, I missed. Twice. Now with a bear in the vicinity the rifle was handy last night when I was in bed. I am on a 24 at the FD so there will be no predator control until tomorrow. My wife certainly won't pick up the slack.

"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is loaded with 150gr Federal soft-point ammo. The ammo is rated for white tail deer and is probably overkill for the fox and a little light for bear. I have the same ammo in 170gr but that is way too heavy for the fox. The scope is a Bushnell Trophy and the rifle is sighted in at 100 yards. 3 shot groups are covered by a Kennedy half-dollar. For the 170gr ammo I just hold high about 2 inches. Well placed shots will be the order of the day. I don't hunt and never have, but I bought this 1971 vintage rifle with the scope mount when I started raising chickens and discovered I did not have a good varmint/predator rifle. $265 plus tax back in 2007 when every gun shop had a well stocked used gun display.

The Heat Is On

The song from 1984 by Glenn Frey of The Eagles for the movie "Beverly Hills Cop" starring Eddie Murphy.

 

 

Yes.... the heaters are now working on "The Beast"!!! It took quite a bit of troubleshooting but everything was testing out fine. I did get stuck and confused at one point but an examination of the complete wiring diagram showed me why the manual was telling me to do the step it was. I made up a jumper cord to connect the contact leads for the heater relay as the instructions said and BINGO! voltage on the pins where it was supposed to be proving good grip and seat heaters. I got to the point where it was either a bad HCU (heater control unit) or main ECM (electronic control module). Knowing either could be an expensive proposition, I made sure the connector for the HCU was freshly cleaned and snapped it in place. I started the bike and turned on the heaters. Still nothing. SHIT! I could not find any documentation anywhere about what the actual signal was from the ECM that tells the HCU to provide heat. Is it ground? Is it full battery voltage? Is it less voltage and if so how much? Or is it some kind of data signal? If you read the first post of this problem, you'll recall that the system does not work above a certain intake temperature and there is no "GO" signal to the HCU to allow heat. I was apprehensive about trying to measure the signal and possibly blowing something up. So I had a thought.... I wonder if the ECM simply needs to be reset? So, I disconnected the ground wire on the battery, turned the key to on and punched the starter button to drain every bit of juice from the whole bike. I then went in the house to get a snack with the ground still off the battery. When I came back out after 15-20 minutes, I reconnected the ground and started the engine. VOILA! Within a couple of minutes the seat and grips started getting warm. I left the bike running long enough for everything to get real toasty. The next thing I needed to do was splice and solder the wire permanently for the left grip. I shut the bike down and did an inline "Western Union" style splice, soldered the wire wraps, and buttoned it all up with heat shrinkable tubing. The Western Union works better for an inline splice whereas a pigtail hangs off one side. The extra wiring was looped and ty-wrapped in place at the base of the handlebar, and a check was made to ensure the extra bit of wire did not interfere with steering. I did one more test of the heaters to make sure it was all working, and it was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been cold the past couple of days so I have limited my time in the garage and today was no different. The plan is to reassemble The Beast on Saturday since I am working tomorrow. Hopefully afterwards, I can take it out for a spin and really give the rejuvenated heater system a workout. 

Progress on "The Beast"

My fear has been realized. It was the bane of my existence when I had my 35 year career in telecommunications and I.T. What is it you ask? A system that goes down, with not just one problem causing the outage, but multiple problems, making troubleshooting difficult and sometimes finally resulting in a "shotgun approach".... replacing everything replaceable and getting the system operational again. Usually an expensive proposition.

I received the replacement left heated grip for the first new one I inadvertently broke while installing it. It went on just fine and I metered it afterwards to make sure I still had continuity. 2.4 ohms... perfect! I temporarily wired it in and tested the heaters. No heat. Shit!... time to dig in and do some serious troubleshooting.

The pile of parts removed so far. It will be growing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The service manual is open to the electrical portion and Chapter 17 - Heaters. There is a long step by step process, but with the bike partially disassembled I could test some individual components and "cheat" a bit. First thing was to check both fuses with a meter and neither one was blown open. Next is the heater system relay. The book says to replace it with a known good one. The one for the horn and turn signals is the same type. I did a double test by using the relays to try and operate both systems. Both relays operated the horn and turn signals, but would not turn the heaters on. The grip heaters are wired in series with the rear seat heater. Because the seat was out, I had access to the connector for the rear seat heater. This allowed me to meter the entire grip heater circuit which proved that the throttle grip heater was good. I then metered the rear seat heater and got the normal 2.4 ohms. I then metered the main seat heater elements and found both of them to be good. The seat heaters use thermistor circuitry to ensure the seats don't "get too hot." In the manual, there is a chart that shows thermistor resistance based on temperature. My super duper Klein True RMS multimeter has a temperature probe. It was about 10 degrees C in the garage yesterday, and the chart said the thermistor should read between 90 and 101 ohms. All 4 thermistors read a perfect 98 ohms. It's gotta be chilly when you work on this system or it will not operate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The left grip has the Kuryakyn chrome grip cover installed to protect it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You'll notice the dashboard and speaker grilles are out. I needed to ensure the potentiometers that control the amount of heat desired by way of controlling the voltage output from the heater control unit were connected. They are located below the LCD screen and just above and on both sides of the ignition key. Something I did not check previously. I found out the service department had that out to do the fork seals according to the service procedure. There is one multi pin connector for the pots and the switches that control the display which were all working. This also allowed me to clean dust and debris from behind the speaker grilles that blows in through the fairing.

So, the next thing I need to do is pull the lower trunk half and then the left saddlebag to access the heater control unit and the main cable connector. I will need to connect all the elements and meter right to the connector. It starts with the basics of voltage and ground, and progresses to the other elements. Hopefully it is a simple wiring issue and doesn't turn out to be the main controller unit.

 

Carried In GFDZ's Today

Not once, but twice.

Our local school held their annual Veteran Breakfast and program. I was armed with my Ruger LCP in a pocket holster. Not my preferred firearm for cold weather, but better than nothing and perfect for deep cover. Absolutely no chance of anyone inadvertently catching a glimpse of my firearm or holster. I was deep inside the school, full of students, faculty, and other veterans from town. No one there was EVER in danger, regardless of what panty-peeing hoplophobes or anti-gun tyrants want you to think. But you know who would have been in danger? Anyone wishing to carry out mass murder unopposed.

From there, I went to the Post Office to mail a bunch of first class items. The USPS is closed for the federal holiday but the P.O. Box lobby is open and I used the inside mail drop. It is debatable whether I actually violated the law, since postal carry prohibitions have been declared unconstitutional in the U.S. 5th District. These constitutional rulings cover the 5th District region of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, as well as anyone that was a member of the FPC (Firearms Policy Coalition) and the SAF (Second Amendment Foundation) of which I am a Life Member of the latter when the ruling came down. Those gun rights organizations were plaintiffs in the case, therefore the ruling applies to their members.

GFDZ's will always cease to exist when I am there. 

 

 

GFDZ = Gun Free Death Zone 

To The Range Today

My wife was out of town at a Christmas Craft Fair at Mohegan Sun, so I just felt like throwing some long range lead today out to 200 yards this afternoon. I only took 30 rounds with me and at that just shot 12 in a little less than 2 hours. Set up and break down took quite a bit of time. My rifle is zeroed to 100 yards. Using my dope card I dialed up the windage and elevation required to get out to 200. The 7.62x54r cartridge shoots a hair flatter than .308 with a 100 yard zero. Out to 200 the .308 drops 3.7 inches but the 7.62x54r drops 3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got mixed results. I cleaned the bore and then touched off a fouling shot at the 200 yard gong. A previous shooter painted all the plates black, which is hard to see with a black reticle that most scopes have, So I painted a white spot in the middle. My hit is circled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next I took aim at this Birchwood-Casey spatter type bullseye target. The first shot was right on the line of the 9-10 ring at about 11 o'clock. The next one was just above it. The third shot was just above the red center at 12 o'clock. A little disappointing to say the least. On the other hand, it's been about 7 months since the last time I did some long range shooting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then moved over to this target also made by Birchwood-Casey. The next two shots were at the large center diamond. First shot was left, the second was right. Geez, I am really sucking today! The shot in the upper left small diamond was later in the session and after the next shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just for ha-ha's I took a shot at the thick disk lying on it's side. It too, had been painted black so I rotated it for an unshot surface and sprayed about a 3" diameter spot of white. I had hit this target before and just like then, I put one round dead center where I was aiming. That's when I decided to go back to the target with diamond and aim for the upper left one pretty confident I was gonna punch the center. DAMMIT! off by about an inch. WTF?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did an internet search on what my problem could be. Basically the response was "aim small, hit small." So I tested that theory with my next 3 shots against some rocks I rounded up a little bigger that my fist. I hit each one with one shot at 200 yards turning them into clouds of dust. Apparently my trouble is all psychological because it certainly isn't my equipment.

This last shot was because I don't like odd numbers and wanted to shoot an even 12. This was at the 75 yard gong without readjusting my scope but holding low on a guesstimate. Centered by windage and just a bit low on elevation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This rifle performs better than I can make it unless I spend a lot more time at the range with it and make a shit ton more ammo. But knowing that the purpose of this rifle is to engage and destroy "man sized" targets of opportunity from a hidey hole in a case of FAFO, I need to not be so hard on myself. Every one of today's 12 shots would have produced satisfactory results, and unlike the SEAL snipers in the movie "Captain Phillips," I won't be lying prone on the fantail of a pitching naval destroyer while taking aim at an also pitching small craft with bad guys inside.

Well, This Should Be Fun

On Wednesday November 19th, I will be visiting my daughter's Kindergarten classes, reading them this book:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will read it aloud to them while wearing my firefighting boots and pants. At the end of the story, Fireman Joe gives all the kids plastic fire hats which I will do as well. Afterwards I will demonstrate putting on the rest of my gear including an air pack, and show the kids what we look and sound like if we have to come into their house to rescue them. We tell the kids not to be scared and go run and hide, but to come to us even though we look and sound kinda scary. Afterwards an open Q & A which is always entertaining. My daughter seems to think the questions will be all about the amazing fact that I am her Dad, not about being a fireman.

In October I did my 19th Fire Prevention program at our local school. I have been in charge of it since 2006 when the subject came up and the Chief was looking for someone to run it. I have done it ever since. Sometimes I have a helper to do the gear demonstration, but other times it is just me like it was this year. We currently do Pre-K to second grade, but I have spoken to the school about moving the program up to second to fifth grade. My thought is if we REALLY want to engage the kids in fire prevention, they need to be a little older where fire safety points make sense, and it's not just about seeing a big red fire truck.

DAMMIT!!!

While installing the new grip and following the instructions, the grip got stuck halfway on the handlebar. As I twisted it to get it to move, I heard and felt the telltale "cracking" sounds of the heater mesh breaking. I got it off and checked it with an Ohmmeter. Wide open.... and trashed! FUCK! $226 down the shitter. Prior to removing (and destroying) the old grip I put the Ohmmeter on it to verify it was open, which it was. The new one showed continuity. 

I spent some time to try and source a new one from a different vendor, but the eBay seller in Japan I bought the first one from is still the cheapest for OEM. I checked with Manchester Honda because sometimes the dealer is actually cheaper (I have run into this with Toyota). Nope. Just for the left grip they quoted me $302 plus tax. I looked into some aftermarket grips made by Show Chrome that are supposed to be plug and play with the Goldwing system, but the ones I need are out of stock everywhere. If I had gotten those I would then return the Kuryakyn ISO Grips because the Show Chrome version has ISO grips built in.

I felt like an idiot ordering the same item from the same seller, but the deed is done. I did a test with the one I broke and it seems that coating everything with Windex makes it slide on easily, and once the Windex dries no glue will be necessary. I work tomorrow and then have the following 6 days off. I'll tackle it again then. I had the last one straight from Japan in just a few days.

 Excuse me while I go outside and scream at the sky. 😮

Working On "The Beast" Today

I am finally.... FINALLY going to work on the heaters on my bike, affectionately known as "The Beast." 

My 2008 Honda GL1800 HPNA Goldwing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They have been out way too long making cold weather riding not as pleasant as it can be. I have ridden when it was below 20 out, wearing cold weather gear, and with the heaters on finding myself quite comfortable. Rather than troubleshoot the entire system, I took a chance on buying a new heated left grip, which is what normally goes bad. $226 on eBay for a brand new OEM unit straight from the Land of The Rising Sun. What happens is the heater mesh inside breaks from people using too much torque on that grip to get the bike on the center stand, instead of mostly using the seat handle. I believe it broke in summer of 2020 when I had my bike in for service, but I can't prove it. But it all worked prior. The exterior of my original grip looks rough and was rotated way out of position putting strain on the power cable. Unfortunately the Honda heater system is way over-engineered and when one component goes out, the whole system goes out. The troubleshooting procedure is about 8 pages in the service manual, and also requires disassembly of the trunk and left saddlebag, because that's where the heater control box is and the main wiring connector. So dumb. Anyway, I am just going to install the new heated left grip and give it a try. Part of the engineering of this nightmare has to do with the operation if it is above a certain outside temperature and the air intake reporting, toggling ON/OFF from the main ECM. So if YOU happen to be chilly and want heat, you won't get it if the system says it is too warm out. I don't recall what the cutoff is... 62F? 64F? Most heated grip and seat systems are simply heater elements with a rheostat in series connected through a fuse to the battery that you can turn on and as high as you want at will. Simple. Not this. There are also thermistors on the seat heaters so they shut off if they get "too hot." 🙄

I have these Kuryakyn ISO Grips on order from Wingstuff. They are clamshell type covers that go right over the OEM grips. My old riding buddy had them on his Goldwing and he loved them. The heat transfer is superb. I want them to protect the grip heaters from future damage. $161.99 with no sales tax (Ha Ha fuck you Kommiecticut!) and free shipping.

 

OMG!!! She Was Hot AF

Whom you may ask? Why the gorgeous and super sweet 19 year old Irish redhead "Sexy Kitty" I had as a patient in my ambulance on Halloween night. She had been traveling through town on the interstate to an out of state Halloween party and began having an asthma attack while driving. She got off the highway to seek medical attention, however she instead found herself traveling on a dark state road in the middle of nowhere. She finally stopped on the side of the road and called 911. When I approached her car to talk to her.... HOLY SHIT!! look what she's wearing. Black stiletto ankle boots, fishnet stockings, a tiny black short skirt, sporting a bare midriff, a small black top with spaghetti straps, and of course... the cat ears on her head and a round black spot on the tip of her nose. I won't go into the details of her physical attributes, but it suffices to say she was a well put together young woman. She was very sweet and outgoing and so nice to me as well. She had tried to use her rescue inhaler but found no relief. Thankfully, she was not in acute respiratory distress. When she exited her car I got to see her from head to toe. OMG... so smokin' hot! I wished I was 20 and single because I would have done my damnedest to date her. Alas, I am married and old enough to be her Grandpa, so I was just the charming old man that took care of her until the paramedic got on board and then I assisted the paramedic. We got her to the hospital and turned her over to the ER and wished her well.

I just returned from another call with that same paramedic, and told her I will remember that call until I die. She didn't get why.

 Uh.... maybe because I'm a guy?

Sigh. Back To Being Uninsured I Guess

Neither my wife's or my current employer provides health insurance. We went without when I got laid off in August of 2016 until September 2017. Thanks to Obongo care and Kommiecticut's full and eager participation, it was the the only option available to us. Unfortunately, because of what we earned, we would be on the hook for the full premium of around $2000 per month. This was for the cheapest and crappiest plan with shitty benefits and huge deductibles. We then had health insurance through my employer until I get let go again in January 2019. This time we went without until November 2021 when the tax subsidies were raised to 400% of the poverty level because of COVID, meaning we qualified for the subsidy making the monthly payment less than $300 a month. This lasted until recently with the gubmint shutdown and the end of those subsidies. With open enrollment coming up, we are looking at least $2600 per month for just my wife and I.... $31,200 per year for shitty health insurance we won't be able to use! Not happening. My wife said it before I did.... "I guess we're gonna go without again."

Luckily, neither of us have chronic health issues or kids. So like before, we will put away the money we would spend on health insurance premiums, and pay cash to go to the doctor. Funny thing about that, is how much LESS you pay in cash for a doctor visit compared to what they charge insurance. In case of a big medical bill, we'll just use the hospital's no interest payment plan. For meds, we'll go the CVS and use one of the consumer discount prescription cards. I hope that with all of us that can no longer afford to be in Obongo care, that piece of shit system collapses into irreversible financial ruin. Below is my multi-point plan to FIX the national health insurance problems once and for all. Too bad it will never happen because TPTB make way too much money off the insurance-medical-pharmaceutical industry.

1). Health insurance is no longer tied to employment.

Each time I was unemployed, I kept my homeowner's, life, auto, motorcycle, and umbrella insurance  because I paid the premiums. It was only my health insurance that could go to COBRA for only 18 months if I were willing to pay for it, or NOTHING. Minimal or no contracts. Don't like your coverage... CHANGE IT!

2). Remove ALL federal and state mandates and restrictions. This will:

A). Let me buy a policy across state lines from whatever company I want no matter where they are located.

B). No "enrollment period," change your carrier and/or plan WHEN YOU WANT just like I can with all my other insurance. 

C). Pay only for the coverage and services we want. At our age we won't be expecting any children, have no addictions, WILL NOT PAY FOR BABY MURDER, etc. A catastrophic only plan would work for us right now.

3). No restrictions like In/Out of Network. Have insurance, choose to use it or pay in cash to ANY provider for any service. This will:

A). Put the consumer in charge of prices for healthcare by returning market forces.

B). Force providers to charge REASONABLE fees for service, not the max they think insurance will pay. This is why healthcare costs skyrocket out of sight. Doctors charge more, insurance eventually pays more, then doctors charge more.... lather-rinse-repeat over and over, while we pay higher and higher premiums to cover these payments.

4). There is no reason for government control of healthcare or insurance other than normal business regulation and consumer protections.

 

The recommendation to folks like me at the moment is to sit tight and do nothing. The deadline to make changes in Kommiecticut is December 15th. My policy will automatically renew if I do nothing, and will be cancelled if I don't make payment by January 1st. I will try to keep my dental policy because it covers a lot and is only $70 a month for my wife and I. As much as I hate Obongo care, it is all I can have until I hit 65 and then get Medicare. My wife will get on it a year later. I was hoping to cruise along on this crappy plan until then.

 So until December 15th or the subsidies are renewed, I wait. 

Remembering October 23, 1983

And hearing the news that my childhood friend Stephen was killed by cowardly jihadi scum while he slept in his barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. We grew up together in the little town of Ellington. Went to school together and played baseball together. His Dad was our baseball coach. He was a man's man... and a real tough coach. There was a reason we won ball games. But IMHO, Stephen's death broke him. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

It would have been bad enough had he been killed honorably on the field of battle, but this.... this cut deep and hard. Killed by a truck bomb while they slept. My wife was away for a funeral and I cried myself to sleep alone the night I had heard the news. 42 years removed and I am tearing up just typing this.

I was in the Army Reserves at the time, but did not wear my uniform to his funeral service. I wanted to be there as everyone else was; as a school mate, fellow athlete, and friend. We all stood and cried together at the cemetery for Stephen.

 

I wear this memorial patch for him on my biker vest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you know the source of my deep hatred of those rag-headed goat fuckers and want them either expelled from My Country or dead.

Preferably dead.

EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. 

How Do They Do It?

Who are they and what do they do? Ride a motorcycle with a large stick up their ass apparently. I have lamented about this phenomena before with this post from 2021. Basically it's this; bikers that ride a certain brand of motorcycle that WILL NOT wave back if you don't ride their favorite brand of motorcycle. While it certainly isn't a majority of Harley-Davidson riders, they are THE ONLY ONES that will snub others. If it didn't happen so often or if it were with all brands of motorcycle I might think "OK, he didn't see me" and blow it off. I  can tell you that if I was in a vehicle following someone on a bike that waved at an oncoming biker and didn't get a wave in return... well I would think that oncoming biker was just a fucking jerkoff. 

But now that I am recording every minute of every ride since my close call on Tuesday September 2nd, I decided to showcase these petty fucks from today's 60 mile adventure through the "Quiet Corner." I have pulled out some snapshots of these "too cool for you `cause I ride a Harley and you don't" clowns. I also have some guys on Hogs that DID wave back. As I have said in the earlier post, Harley's aren't for me, but if you ride on 2 or 3 wheels you get my respect until you act like a fucktard.

Too cool dude #1 just a few miles from home. I hope he looked in his mirror as he went by because my wave went to a raised middle finger salute since no one else was around. I can be a petty fuck too ya know.

This guy on a Harley a couple of miles farther did wave on the down low. Same way I do it with two fingers. I turned left and continued north on RT. 198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up farther along north on RT. 198 a couple on a Harley. Couples normally both wave, but here he's as much a cunt as she is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On RT. 197 headed northeast along the MA border. Guy on a sport-touring bike.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whew... there were a lot of bikes out today. Next up a group of three riding together a couple of miles past the last one

First guy waved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second guy on an on road/off road enduro type bike waves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third guy waved too. Even on a Harley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soon after these guys passed by, I hit the best part of RT. 197 with lots of curves, dips, and hills through the woods. I caught up to a couple on a yellow Can-Am Spyder going a little slower than I would have been going by myself. I stayed in the left "A Lane" since a trike gets a whole lane you can't really ride in a staggered formation. You'll notice a guy go by on a Harley touring bike that gave us both the snub just as we go by the 40 MPH speed limit sign. At the intersection of RT. 197 and 169, they continued on 197 and I turned south on RT. 169. RT. 169 through Windham and New London Counties is one of the best and most scenic roads for motorcycling in eastern CT. The video is traveling through part of Woodstock.

Enjoy the video clip. My GoPro is pretty old so there is no vibration dampening. Too big to directly embed here, so it lives on YouTube.

 

After that, a couple more pictures. First up, another asshole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a couple of good guys. The first one I had to rewind and watch a few times but he does extend his hand in a wave on video. It's hard to make out here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this last guy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a lot more footage of waves and snubs but you get the idea. Further down RT. 169 I got behind a couple of Harleys and rode in the standard staggered formation. Amazing for the next few miles, everyone waved back at us. Hmmm... wonder why? The ride down US RT. 6 heading west from Brooklyn Center through Hampton and into Chaplin at this time of year late in the afternoon has the sun at the perfect angle to light up the foliage. I was going to put the video here, but it just doesn't do the foliage colors justice. Too much work to upload and post it for little benefit other than watching me ride.

"No Kings" Protest Tomorrow

Dear Wackos, 

Please... Please... Please... 

.... engage in the violence you're promising, so that you can all be taken away in body bags once and for all, and let this country continue on the path to unfucking itself.

 

I will be far away from any such nonsense, following my own advice of staying strapped but avoiding stupid.

10-13-2025

 TODAY IS COLUMBUS DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has never been, is not now, nor will it ever be some stupid make believe alternative.

However, if YOU do believe it is something else, then you better get your ass to work today. Because the lawful federal holiday today celebrates Christopher Columbus. 

 

`Nuff said