Back In X (Twitter) Jail

As the title reads, my account is in limited mode for like the next 12 hours or so. No posting, re-posting, liking posts, posting replies, or following someone new; read only mode. What follows are my offensive posts and replies in chronological order so you can see what the little commie fuck moderators have acted upon from the reports by triggered little commie cunts that complained about my content. Some of it is not exactly new today and not all of them put me in "jail" but were limited as to who could view them.

First up, set to limited viewing. It was in response to a she-boon going berserk in line at some business that had a cordoned walk way to line up in. This F.N. picked up one of the stanchions and started swinging wildly at everyone nearby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, a reply to someone lamenting that Kommiecticut U.S. Senator Chris "Fish Face" Murphy "needs to go. Below the post is the accompanying photo making my post super offensive. Also tagged for "limited views"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next post, a response to someone like myself that loves life in New England, except for the commie state governments of every fucking state in New England, especially Kommiecticut. If I remember right, the accompanying photo I used is below. This is the first of three that got me "jailed"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post #4 they didn't like; a simple answer to a posed question about either handling violent mobs and riots, or jihadi muzzrats groveling in the street while another muzzrat screams out jibberish on a P.A. system. I don't recall. I am surprised the fucking cunt that reported my post even knew what I was talking about. I only wrote two words. They must have done a Goolag search first. The second of three that got me "jailed"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post #5 and the meme that went with it. and I have posted this kind of post and meme several times before as a reply with no issue. For Christ's sake, it's anime! And it was once policy and doctrine of The United States. Now being an actual commie is not only encouraged, it openly runs for office. I look at it this way, we're told commies aren't the boogeyman and they don't exist here. But I contend this certainly proves they do. The third of three that got me "jailed"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, the last one with it's accompanying meme. And I didn't even tag the appropriate state politicians as I have in the past. I simply replied to the OP. Set to "limited views"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So as has happened in the past, libturd commie snowflakes that are easily offended and frightened by the hard core speech of a no bullshit WHITE CHRISTIAN AMERICAN MAN, have clicked on my user name and perused my recent timeline to find and report posts to shut me up for a bit. They oughta take the time to scroll through all 17,100 posts I've put up if they want to find some really juicy stuff. Or they need to read my blog. That's OK though, because I have started doing the same thing back to really insulting morons that add absolutely no value whatsoever to any cogent conversations on that platform.

The break will allow me to finish up my EMT renewal continuing education. I have 4 hours of online video content to go.

Range Day - Update

I did end up going to the range today. Unlike normal on a weekday, there was another club member there already. He had taken some time off from work to do some shooting and was running a suppressed Ruger 10/22 in a chassis as well as a suppressed Ruger 22/45. He finished up and left before I was half done with my session.

I brought the PCC-9 and G-17. I started with the PCC-9 since it was about function testing with the new stock. I stupidly could not remember what range I was zeroed at, so I placed a target stand with 4 targets on it at 50 yards. I loaded up a magazine, turned on the red dot, slammed the mag home and released the bolt. The gun went right into battery. I put 5 rounds on the target but a few inches high, and the other 5 on the 50 yard gong. Crap... zeroed at 100 yards. The next magazine full made a nice group in the center as I held slightly lower. The next magazine dinged the 100 yard gong with all 10 rounds. Even though I was using forbidden 17 round mags, I only loaded 10 to make it easier to keep track of ammo. I then switched to a magazine of my defensive ammo; Federal HST 147gr JHP and put rounds on target. Satisfied, I put away the carbine and took out the G-17.

I have been having a hard time with this pistol for some reason. So I decided to bench rest it at 25 yards to see where it was hitting compared to where I was aiming. High and to the left. After adjusting the sights and verifying where it was hitting, I went after the gongs at 25 yards, striking them easily. I then moved the target stand to the 10 yard line and put up some fresh targets to simulate standard self defense distance. Now shooting while standing I was able to put the rounds in what would be center mass where I was aiming. To finish I ran a mag of the Federal HST rounds. Satisfied, I cleaned up, finding ALL OF MY BRASS, and packed up. I then went to the clubhouse where a few of the members were congregating.

I am now confident in my ability to have the carbine in the truck, or the G-17 on my hip. Both guns are set up to use the same mags and the same ammo. Hopefully times don't get any spicier requiring me to be more heavily armed.

Planned Range Day

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past month. I have been busy posting on X and cramming in my continuing education requirements for my EMT renewal at the end of this month. You have from the first day after your renewal until renewal date 2 years later to get them done. I thought I had a lot more done, but when I looked up what I had I didn't have squat. I have 7 hours more to do online and will have it all completed and renewed by next Tuesday. I have a 24 hour shift tomorrow and Sunday and this will be a time filler between calls.

But today I plan on doing the minimum with C.E. and head to the range. I will be testing a new component on my Ruger PCC-9. Here is the original Kommiecticut legal configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because of commie tyrant diktats, you can only get it here with a traditional style rifle stock. But that doesn't stop me from putting it the way I WANT IT. Gun control laws in this state be damned! Compliance? What's that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's right, it's now set up with an Archangel AR style collapsible stock. In my opinion, not quite as good as the Ruger factory AR style version, but a good substitute that doesn't break the bank. Ruger does not offer their factory AR style stock for the PCC-9 as a separate purchasable item, which I would have preferred to buy. The Archangel stock was amazingly shipped directly to me from MidwayUsa. The only places they won't send it to is NY/NJ shipping or billing addresses. While it is supposed to be drop in fit, and it was... I discovered a multifaceted problem with the magwell. The original Ruger stocks have interchangeable magwells for Ruger, Glock, and I believe Smith & Wesson. This way you can pair it with a pistol and share mags. I had set mine up with Glock mags and purchased a brand new G-17 to go with it. The Archangel stock only works with Glock double-stack 9mm magazines. I chose a G-17 Gen 3 that can use 17 round mags, and operates and feels EXACTLY like my G-21 Gen 3 that I am already familiar with. The receiver fit into the stock nice and snug, and the mounting bolts lined up with the rear pillar and the bolt holes on the receiver. They get torqued to 60 inch/pounds. Using "Snap Caps" I loaded a magazine, inserted it and cycled the bolt. It worked the first time but then I discovered an issue. If I have the bolt locked back manually, when I insert a loaded magazine and release the bolt it stops as if the magazine is empty, forcing me to manually cycle the bolt again. Not good in a tactical situation! I put the rifle away for a few days until I had time to fully analyze and hopefully correct the problem. 

That time was yesterday. I spent about an hour and a half at the gun bench with a G-17 magazine and collection of 9mm Snap-Caps. I broke the gun in half so I could observe the top of the mag in the magwell. I compared how the mag fits against my factory set up. The bar that operates the bolt catch for the last shot was catching the top edge of the magazine on the new stock. That transfer bar is easily removable (in fact upon assembly you have to insert it) and with some gentle bending in the right places I was able to get it to not touch the mag body but still react to the mag follower. The next problem I noticed was the mag could move to high up in the magwell with pressure from the bottom of the mag. I reassembled the rifle to test and found it was still hanging up. The rifle was disassembled again and inspected. I noticed the ejector on the factory magwell in a slightly different position. I slowly and carefully bent the new ejector to more closely match factory. That did it! The mag was no longer able to move too far up in the magwell. Now to test the realigned ejector. I fully assembled the rifle without torquing, loaded and cycled the rifle several times again using Snap Caps and found everything functioning normally. I torqued all the bolts to spec. Today's range outing with live ammo will be the final test. Once I am satisfied, I may put my rifle back to original Kommiecticut compliant configuration and put the new stock in the hidden SHTF stash with my other contraband until I move out of this commie blue shithole. But I have not made that decision.

 

Pictured below and circled in yellow is the newly added super deadly chunk of plastic that frightens the hoplophobes in the state government. They don't like flash suppressors either so I have a muzzle brake device (which actually suppresses the minimal muzzle flash as well) instead. This stock simply makes the rifle much more comfortable to shoot for someone like me with arthritis in both shoulders. The receiver, bolt, and trigger group which actually operate the gun are factory. The red dot sight is a SIG Romeo 5 with co-witness mounts so the factory peep sights are still visible. In reality, this stock is much more dangerous as a fucking club! The only way for me to shorten the factory stock I have is to permanently alter it on a bandsaw. Ruger includes a bunch of filler plates to make it longer. I currently have it as short as possible with a QD sling mount plate installed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have 200 rounds of 9mm loaded and ready to go. I had planned on loading another 150 before today's outing but life happens. I'll just shoot what I need today and since my press is currently set up for 9mm, just replenish today's use and the do the 150 at the same time. 

Finally Made Good on The Song

"Bomb, bomb, bomb -- bomb, bomb, Iran...."

 

 

They have been killing Americans and other innocent people around the world since 1979, whether directly or indirectly through their terrorist proxy network. Never mind how their own people are treated. Their pursuit of nuclear weapons could NEVER be allowed, because they have promised over and over to use them as soon as they had them against the U.S., Israel, and our allies. Thank God we FINALLY have a President with a ginormous set of balls to take the fight to them. And they had plenty of warning to comply. If it results in the disappearance of the regime then that's a bonus. This should also send a clear message to muzzrat jihadis and their supporters around the world; WE WILL FIND YOU AND WE WILL KILL YOU!

You fucking panty-wetting LIBTURDS can stick your little bumper sticker up your ass.

 

 

 

 

I have THIS version on the tool rollaway in my garage BFYTW!

I hope once again, he left congress and certainly the media out of the loop until the attack was underway, because those fucking traitors would have alerted Iran. You know they would have.

This article from PJ Media pretty much covers the reasons this needed to be done for a long time. 

When You're a Racist....

.... then everything you see is viewed through a RACIST lens.

 

And by projection it is the way you accuse others of what YOU ARE. 

 

No names mentioned, but we know who you are. More importantly, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

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.

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?" 

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 

Now You Know

If you weren't paying attention before you'd better be now. You should now know exactly what they think of you and are willing to do to YOU because of your political views. Think you're safe because you're not in the public eye like Charlie Kirk was? Think again. Voter records are public information. They list party affiliation and whether the voter record is active. All the deranged lefty loons have to do is look you up, see your party affiliation does not align with theirs, and if the voter record shows active, can easily assume the person voted in the last election and assume how they voted. Bingo... you are now a target.

Therefore, stay strapped, vigilant, and situationally aware at all times, even in your own home.

 

And if the need arises, respond accordingly and without hesitation.

These loons need to learn first hand the bible passage from The Book of Exodus Chapter 21: 23-25

23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

 

And the way I see it, they owe us our due. 

Of Course He Does

 

Unlike the previous demented meat puppet occupant of The White House.

It's Summer FFS!!

And in the summer.... IT GETS HOT. No shit. It has been fact since 12,000 years before I was a little kid when the last ice age ended. And as a kid, we did not have air conditioning. Not in the house, not in the cars. Open windows, window fans (no one had ceiling fans), and spending the day in the pool but then sweltering in a pool of sweat in bed at night.

 

But the legacy media MUST keep hyping that this is abnormal and due to man caused climate disruption. First they must tell us how many MILLIONS of people will be affected. Then they have to use the "feels like" temperature, which, depending on the humidity can be 10-15 degrees higher than the actual air temperature. FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! OMG...WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!

I don't know what year this was from, but is is a photo of malfunctioning temperature sensors, or the weather computers, or video display from Fox 10 Phoenix in Arizona. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. No we're not. 100 -150 years ago we burned wood and coal and oil to power the nation's factories. We burned our trash in backyard burn barrels. We burned our leaves in the yard. The air was always thick with smoke and ash and was way worse during summer months. The streets were full of horse manure. Just about every body of water was an open sewer, and included the dumping of toxic chemicals. Do we do any of that any more? No we do not. Some countries still do, but the United States does not. Since the early 1970's our cars have become more and more bogged down by emissions controls. Yet how else can they push the Eviro-Nazi agenda of confiscating your income, wealth, property, and freedom in the name of saving a planet that does not need saving? Or making their dupes (Rush's uninformed voter) be more than willing to give it up on their own?

 

I am a subscriber to Newsmax and watch it most of the time, but will watch the DNC propaganda legacy media with a jaded eye knowing that most of what they "report" is bullshit.

Tweaking The TDS Sufferers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the video here

 

I was doing this during Trump's first term and am doing it again. I'm not buying a stamp, I'll just write it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I figured "why stop with the $20 bill?" so I did this with a fiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The law is vague whether this is legal or not. Destroying currency or rendering it unusable certainly is, drawing a mustache on George Washington? Meh.... who cares. To be honest, I never really look at my cash unless I receive a substantial amount and need to count it. If someone were to write "ALL MAGA MUST DIE!!" I probably would  never even see it.

OMG!!!! X Is Such a Piece of Shit

Apparently, telling people (specifically the UN) to "Fuck off and die" is violent speech.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The post was in response to the WEF global climate change assholes leading the U.N. wanting to stop 100% of oil production. Of course, these fuckers at the U.N. are free to put countries with hideous human rights records... on their commission for human rights? Or tell us of their desires to destroy the world economy?

 

 

 

 

I decided not to bother with an appeal, since I would have to delete the post anyway. This way I can just do other things than sit on that fucking platform. Once I get back on I will put that post up as a photo for all to see. 

 

I am headed out to the garage to do an oil change on The Beast.

 

Cut The Bullshit

While I am certainly a supporter of President Trump and his Administration, I am definitely not happy with this "nothing there" bullshit concerning the Epstein File(s). There is too much unofficial stuff floating around for there to be just nothing. And how can they claim "Yup, Epstein killed himself" with no proof of it? I won't go as far (yet) as claiming a cover up, but in my opinion Patel, Bongino, Bondi, etc. are not being forthcoming with the info. What happened to "the client list is on my desk" Miss Pam? Hmmmmm?

Fucking spill it!!

Pfffft!..... Juneteenth

Sure, recognize it if you want. But making it a federal holiday by the stroke of a pen from a demented meat puppet as a "GIMME" to union and government workers is total BULLSHIT! Probably more fallout from the "auto pen" scandal actually signed into law by the cabal. I wanted to make a cash bank deposit today, but NOOOOOOO! I think I'll just hold onto the cash and use it to pickup a new GAT instead.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if this nonsense got rendered NULL & VOID along with all the (p)Resident Dash's* pardons and E.O.'s, though? 

No one I know that has today off gives a single tiny fuck about why they have today off. They just know they have another paid day off at taxpayer's expense.

 

*(p)Resident Dash -- The four year span of hell between POTUS 45 and 47 

Do Not Comply - Armed Civil Disobedience

A really good friend has done me a solid both times he has gone north to the free states of New Hampshire and Maine, bringing me back Kommiecticut forbidden Glock G-17 seventeen round mags. They are exactly what I needed for one of my my current SHTF set ups. The 5 in the packages are the newest ones. They are now with my hidden stash. I have "legal" 10 rounders loaded up and handy to get the guns in quick action for normal circumstances. The empty packages will be disposed of in public trash cans around the area, not my household trash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a review (lifted from my former blog and slightly updated):

The Tenets of the Armed Civil Disobedience of Non-Compliance

DENY-DEFY-DECEIVE-EVADE-RESIST-SMUGGLE-DEFEND

 

DENY - Deny the ownership of any weapons or other survival gear you may have, except to your MOST TRUSTED family members or friends. Even then, it should be on a "need to know" basis. The days of opening up a gun safe to show off what you have are long gone.

DEFY - tell government where to stick it by ignoring the unconstitutional intolerable acts they continue to pass into law. When they make you a felon by the stroke of a pen, because what you have done legally in the past they don't like is now illegal, just defy them. Take it from me, once you get the first "paper felony" the rest are easy. It has been demonstrated over and over that Armed Civil Disobedience frightens them into inaction. Carry across the imaginary line at the state border that turns you into a criminal for daring to exercise your Constitutional Rights.

DECEIVE - Take whatever measures necessary to secure your property. Never fill out any "state" paperwork if you can. Private transactions are just that; PRIVATE! Know your buyer-know your seller-cash only.

EVADE - Stay clear of law enforcement. Move "banned" property or any future banned property to a secure location. Subterranean mono vaults work quite well. Exercise your 4th and 5th Amendment Rights at all times. All questions by LE should only be answered by or in the presence of an attorney.

RESIST - Resist the efforts of the tyrants in their efforts to register and confiscate. Show up at rallies and demonstrations. Call and write your politicians. Vote the bastards out of office, and feel free to maintain "traitors lists" containing the names and full contact info (including home address) of those traitors that want to strip your rights. Make sure the tyrants know the list exists.

SMUGGLE - Travel to free states and buy whatever you want and can. Firearms are tougher to do, unless it is a private sale. Cash only - know your buyer - know your seller. Magazines, ammo, blades, supplies, etc. Bring it back to your forbidden zone and stash it. Buy extra to distribute. Some smuggling efforts, depending on where you live, require you to cross multiple forbidden zones. It just adds to the fun!

DEFEND - This was the newest addition. Be committed to the fact that if the tyrants ever get froggy enough to try forced arms confiscation, you will meet force with force. After all, if they are coming for you at zero-dark-thirty your life as you knew it is already over. Fight like a dead man with nothing to lose. Remember lips and hips. Shoot them in the fucking face! When the body count on both sides gets to intolerable levels, maybe that shit would stop. Maybe.

Wow.

Yet another reason to hate and yearn for the utter destruction of Commies. They have decimated the poultry industry, even at my level. I foolishly got too busy and was too late calling my supplier last fall that I had used for the last several years. When I called them the other day to order some new Rhode Island Red pullets (young hens just about ready to start laying) they said they have none and are closing down their family business. Shit.

This is all caused by the stupid policies of the former administration in culling hundreds of millions of laying hens because avian flu. This not only caused egg prices to spike, but created a shortage of replacement birds. I began searching for a new source. The first ones I checked were sold out until later this year.

I finally found a supplier over 50 miles away that will have exactly what I need so I placed an online order. But holy shit, the price! $49 per bird! I will be driving downstate to get them because their delivery charge is $2.50 per mile round trip... almost $200! The most I have paid in the past was $15 per bird for the Rhode Island Reds. I have gotten Leghorns from UConn at $6 per laying hen. Every year they turn over their flock for the next school year and sell the birds off. But they are commercial stock birds that have been laying for a year before I get them and they didn't seem to lay for very long afterwards. They lay giant white eggs that I can't believe come out of such a small bird. There is one left in my flock that is basically just a pet. She is in my face in the coop while I clean the nesting boxes in the morning and is right at my feet when I am out there. I prefer the nice brown eggs of the RIR. This also means I will be raising my price to $5.00 per dozen for any surplus I sell starting now.

Brought Back Memories

Yesterday morning I did a Patriot Guard mission at the CT Air National Guard base in East Granby. It was a send off for the 103rd Airlift Wing on a deployment. The PGR was there to stand a flag line. There were about a dozen of us and although there was media present, none of the local outlets have posted a story. Here is a link to the media advisory from the 103d and below is an excerpt about their mission:

The Guardsmen will provide logistical, mechanical, and mission support to forces deployed within various global combatant commands supporting of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve, and Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa.

They regularly fly their C-130s over my house at low altitude every couple of days heading east out towards Cape Cod and I assume Otis AFB. Later the same day they fly heading west back to Bradley. Occasionally they'll fly contour at maybe 500 feet. Some people in town are frightened or annoyed by it and complain, but I think it is way cool! In fact, so many military aircraft fly over my house I believe my house is a navigation waypoint. In addition to the C-130's, I get pairs of F-15's, UH-60 Blackhawks, CH-47 Chonooks, and the occasional C-5 Galaxy, OV-22 Osprey, or CH-53 Sea Stallion directly overhead. Sometimes it's like my own private airshow. 

I had to work until my FD shift ended at 06:00. I thankfully got out on time, went home to clean my chicken coop, shower and change clothes, grabbed a breakfast sandwich and coffee, and made the less than 1 hour ride to the air base. I did not ride "The Beast" because my driveway went from a frozen glacier to a mud hole suitable for 4x4 races. At this point it will be weeks before "The Beast" comes out of hibernation.

The ceremony was held inside a closed pristine hangar on the base. That required me to give my drivers license info to the PGR State Captain to be forwarded to base security for a background check. Last time I did one of these we had to park outside and walk in, but this time we drove on base and parked in the hangar lot. This also required me to be totally unarmed, because we were actually going on base and would be subject to search at any time. I had to choose between doing this mission unarmed, not doing the mission at all, or taking a chance. I chose to do the mission and not take the chance so as not to reflect badly on the PGR by potentially getting arrested with a firearm, therefore honoring those that deserve my presence. I made sure I went straight there and straight home so as not to regret my decision to be unarmed.

Driving on base brought me back to my days in the military many years before 9/11. Back then, all I had was a DoD decal on the left side top of my front bumper. If the sticker was not expired and I was in uniform, I just slowed down enough for the SP to see it and waved through. If I was in civvies, I would have to stop and hand the SP my ID. If your sticker was expired, you would have to produce your ID and then report to the base security station to get a new decal. On weekends when we Reservists were there, there was a back gate with one SP manning it we could go in and out of. It was even pretty easy for civilian visitors to go in with a brief check at the gate or an escort. There were no physical barriers other than the chain link fence gate that was always open. No zig-zag roads, pop-up barriers, or other post 9/11 modern base security measures. Yesterday, they held us in a special lane until everyone was there. The State Captain verified the list with the SP and we were let in. There were plenty of SP personnel to guide us to the parking area. The ANG personnel in the parking lot was disappointed none of us rode in on motorcycles. They were hoping for a "Rolling Thunder" optic of our arrival. Sorry, not this time of year. We grabbed our flags and headed in to the hangar.

You could truly eat off the floor in that hangar. There were two portable bleacher units brought in for spectators set up at a 45 degree angle to the stage and chairs in front of the one on the right for brass and dignitaries. The open area in front of the stage were for the formation of those being deployed. There was a 4 piece military brass ensemble playing Sousa march and patriotic tunes. We all hit the restroom, assembled our flags, and lined up to the right of the stage. After we lined up, many National Guard brass and dignitaries went down the line to shake our hands and thank us for being there. The first one through as usual was someone I have met a few times before, Major General Francis Evon. He is the Commanding Officer of the entire CT National Guard, a soldier's soldier and a real down to earth guy, starting his military career as an enlisted man. Then several other ANG officers came through. The local state representative came through the line. Then.... I had to suck it up and do my duty to the PGR, because here came US Senator Richard "Da Nang Dickie" Blumenthal; Mr. Stolen Valor himself. If I had been there on my own, I would have waited until he approached me and turned my back on him. But since I was there with the PGR, I did not want to mar the reputation of the PGR. I shook his hand and when he thanked me for being there, I just gave him the stock PGR response of "It's our honor." I don't know of any health problems he may have, but he seems to have become a shrunken little man. He reminds me of a toddler, whose head is too big for his body.

While we waited lined up and looking good, they called for formation. I chuckled to myself, remembering have to assemble for my own daily morning formation in the drill hall so many years ago. It was usually called by SSG Ed Demetrion, but when he wasn't there it was up to SFC Gomez. That was always fucking hilarious. SFC Gomez was a naturalized US citizen from Colombia and he had a heavy Spanish accent and he was also quite the comedian. He would walk down the hall of the Reserve Center repeatedly yelling, "OK, OK, for-may-shon in de drill hall! Le's go, Le's go! Get een for-may-shon!! NO ES-MOH-KINK!" He knew damn well how funny he sounded to us young gringos, and it was even more funny while he tried to emulate a tough Drill Sargent to get us lined up and squared away.

It has been quite a while since I have been around that many active duty personnel. Some of those females, young and older, both enlisted and officers were quite fetching. We used to call them "Split Tails." Of course since this was the Air National Guard, it is the Air Force, and to me always seemed to attract more females than the other branches.

The ceremony only lasted about a half hour. They posted the colors and the brass ensemble struck up The National Anthem. A military Chaplain did an invocation. There were several speeches, and first up was General Evon. After him was the unit Commander. Then the politicians.... blah, blah, blah. Luckily with my poor hearing, the loudspeakers facing away, and the poor acoustics of the hangar, they all sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher. I did catch Da Nang Dickie complaining of defense budget cuts, spinning the waste, fraud, and abuse DOGE has been eliminating into political gibberish and propaganda. Fuck that piece of shit, gaslighting the young skulls full of mush in the process of being deployed. They then held a promotion ceremony for a few airmen, as well as service awards for others. The Chaplain went back on stage to deliver a benediction and the ceremony was over. The troops were dismissed and the PGR was called to stand down. We disassembled our flags and walked out single file to the lot. The ride home was uneventful and I continued with my weekend chores and errands.

Later in the day, my wife and I went out for dinner at a restaurant we haven't eaten at in over 20 years. The Traveler Restaurant off I-84 in Union, famous for their roasted turkey dinner and a free book with dinner. That's right, a full free library as well as some books, puzzles, games, and greeting cards for sale. The last time I remember eating there was on the way back from Maine when we would go to the State Fair in Skowhegan back in the 1990's. I wasn't going to take a book because I am behind in my reading already, until my wife showed me this:

I bought it for $4.50 to keep at the firehouse. A non-woke children's book from 2010 with large print and cool illustrations where the "kids" are different little animals. A couple of pages were ripped but I taped them as good as new. Sometimes little kids come to the firehouse to visit, but when they get there they are shy and want to hide behind their parents. My plan is to read to the younger ones when they visit to "break the ice." By the way, we both had the turkey dinner with a large side of green beans to share, washed down with a glass of lemonade. The dinner was delicious and filling, perfect for a cold late winter night. Pretty reasonably priced as well and Glypto recommended if you're passing through the area at dinner time.