tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post4862135675489672488..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: maa guns 2James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57432952094703699522019-03-14T06:37:49.987-07:002019-03-14T06:37:49.987-07:00I blame the Protestant Work Ethic. We are raised ...I blame the Protestant Work Ethic. We are raised ( or, at least, were ) to identify and glory in work. And there are few real jobs anymore. We want to build and create and instead shuffle papers or consumer goods. Yes, many other factors, like no family or couple unity. But it starts being unsatisfied professionally. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58395236954304441882019-03-14T05:04:44.931-07:002019-03-14T05:04:44.931-07:00Very sobering article, Jim. I am a skilled trades...Very sobering article, Jim. I am a skilled tradesman who has never had trouble finding a job. But, that is true what you said: you can be highly skilled, but if more and more customers can't afford your services, skills are irrelevant. I work for a company that recently raised its labor rate from $140 to $160 per hour, and since then, I have noticed a significant drop in call volume. I used to get sent on 2-3 service calls on an average day. Lately, I'm averaging about one call per day.<br /><br />Also, I agree with ghostsniper that you can't put a price on peace of mind. So few people possess it these days. Instead, they have to resort to drugs, drink, shopping, etc., and/or be constantly stimulated by technology (smartphone, social media, TV shows, etc.).<br /><br />I hate technology, social media, et al, and rarely watch TV. I'd much rather go on a long walk with my dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79888564852517138782019-03-13T10:26:59.752-07:002019-03-13T10:26:59.752-07:00I happen to have a wife that totally agrees with m...I happen to have a wife that totally agrees with my tool habit too. Nice thing is, she considers guns as tools which will always pay a return.<br />Yeah we're definitely an old skool pair.Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46580621395743825872019-03-13T08:50:02.738-07:002019-03-13T08:50:02.738-07:00Transitioning to digital accomplished its mission....Transitioning to digital accomplished its mission. We robotized every possible job. But just like when we went Green Revolution Industrial Farming, there is no going back. The bad news is, we must wait for the collapse to see the end of digital. The good news is, it can't be too much longer. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-11530800816023720122019-03-13T07:53:25.636-07:002019-03-13T07:53:25.636-07:00It's one of life's major tragedy's tha...It's one of life's major tragedy's that we don't learn early in life that the most precious thing is peace of mind. When the weather's nice I enjoy just sitting on the porch, maybe with a fresh cup of mud, and watching the wildlife, the trees, even the sky. I get some good thinkin' done too.<br /><br />The farther technology advances, the deeper the matrix, to where eventually the entire everything will be fake. I gotta get out. ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66699449361588416312019-03-13T07:48:47.594-07:002019-03-13T07:48:47.594-07:00"...ended up with a lot of quality tools and ..."...ended up with a lot of quality tools and skills."<br /><br />Well there ya go, another old skool kinda dood.<br />I'm the same way. Would rather try to fix stuff myself than pay others to do it. That way, the next time it needs fixed I'll know how to do it. Plus, I may have to buy some new tools and such to get it done. <br /><br />Tools. They keep a dood out of trouble and in the workshop.ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25116061459131900272019-03-13T07:16:04.658-07:002019-03-13T07:16:04.658-07:00Good on you. You don't win if you have the mo...Good on you. You don't win if you have the most toys. You win if you can say "I accomplished everything and left a mark".James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72523138053545752432019-03-13T07:05:02.924-07:002019-03-13T07:05:02.924-07:00Ghostsniper you are absolutely correct "Anywa...Ghostsniper you are absolutely correct "Anyway, being poor of wallet isn't the worst thing as long as you're fairly satisfied with your life style." I have made several financial decisions in the last 2 years based on my contentment level not on $$. Took a long time to get to this point, I sold my soul to "the MAN" for $$ for a lot of years. After the first wife died I took a long look at my life and said "screw this". solarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003692871460203126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43767978139680591512019-03-13T06:19:40.904-07:002019-03-13T06:19:40.904-07:00I tried not to own anything I had to fix. I calle...I tried not to own anything I had to fix. I called it living minimalist :) I finally started learning by 30, by which time Wal-Mart was selling cheap China crap. No lasting tools but it made easing into the practice far less painful. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70616083206765277932019-03-13T03:31:37.406-07:002019-03-13T03:31:37.406-07:00Long time ago when I was young...instead of paying...Long time ago when I was young...instead of paying someone else to do a job , I'd just buy the tool and if I didn't know how, would learn. Invariably it still came out less than I'd have to pay someone else to do. Sometimes might even require a few jobs to pay for the tool. In the long run tho , ended up with a lot of quality tools and skills. Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79991620771967739982019-03-12T18:56:33.217-07:002019-03-12T18:56:33.217-07:00I had a long comment but it went to the dryer sock...I had a long comment but it went to the dryer sock black hole. Basically, the lotto is a Stupid Tax, but worse than that is the sin of not learning from your mistakes. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66993302241040287512019-03-12T17:43:41.579-07:002019-03-12T17:43:41.579-07:00Right.
Money is first and foremost a tool, how you...Right.<br />Money is first and foremost a tool, how you use it is your choice.<br />Long ago I worked on a carpentry crew where one guy had a cheap saw with a frayed cord and a dull blade and he always wanted to borrow mine, til he broke it. Now he had to buy me a new saw AND still put up with his old one. He didn't use his money tool to his advantage so his bad habits used his money tool to kick him in the ass. Would have been so much easier to get an $8 blade and a $5 cord and the rest of the cost of my new $40 saw would have been to party with. <br /><br />Budgeting ones money is a topic the schools should teach as well as the parents but it's not been done for 50 years. No wonder everybodys ins and outs are unbalanced. And, look at the example the gov't sets in that regard.<br /><br />I've heard that all the big lottery winners are broke in a few years, and most of them are also severely in debt. I just can't my head around that.ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-52536443325139621722019-03-12T16:44:31.367-07:002019-03-12T16:44:31.367-07:00Jim, writing for $3k a year, no bills, no debt-ric...Jim, writing for $3k a year, no bills, no debt-rich<br />Dude making $80k a year, owes a half million-poor.<br />Money isn't much of a marker if you abuse it, or are miserable getting it. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58666178430298370942019-03-12T15:12:06.034-07:002019-03-12T15:12:06.034-07:00Yeah, but celibate priests :( Yeah, but celibate priests :( James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23785534656813551452019-03-12T15:11:01.036-07:002019-03-12T15:11:01.036-07:00I'm almost willing to believe there is a consp...I'm almost willing to believe there is a conspiracy theory under every bed. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36633772369428253002019-03-12T15:04:25.615-07:002019-03-12T15:04:25.615-07:00Better get smart, or stay lazy and dead.
What do I...Better get smart, or stay lazy and dead.<br />What do I consider lazy?<br />First, people that do not use more of their intellectual horsepower.<br />If you depend on one other source for your maintenance, you are stupid. period. full system stop.<br /><br />As Jim says, the rich will always take advantage of those lower on the pole. duh Corn takes advantage of the soil, and the sun and the rain. That's what thinking human being do, they take advantage of thing for their benefit. Or, they stay poor and miserable.<br /><br />Notice that I didn't say you commit crimes against others. If you do that you deserve a double kick in the nadz. You stay vigilant, always on the lookout for ways to improve yourself and in a capitalist economy that means exchanging pieces of life/time for consideration that you want. Want a loaf of bread? Sweep my workshop. Want a FLIR? Mow the airport. lol If you're a nice looking yung thang and you'd like some new jewelry? Get em off and keep em off.<br /><br />Lazy is at the root of all poverty, some lazyness of ass, and some lazyness of mind. Honest people know this. Your time on this earth should be divided into two parts. 1 Goal achieving. 2 Tension relieving. With most of it for number 1. For 50 years people have been trained to believe number 2 is the right answer. They are poor.<br /><br />Anyway, being poor of wallet isn't the worst thing as long as you're fairly satisfied with your life style. ghostsnipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62090610750838528002019-03-12T13:49:10.362-07:002019-03-12T13:49:10.362-07:00They are actually only there to use the wi-fi in t...They are actually only there to use the wi-fi in that vicinity on the ghost burner devices to get or exchange intel with other subversives. It is a Deep State and Cabal round up and rally site for coordination. (How else does these flake operations stay afloat and very profitable?) The overpriced mud coffee profits is payback to the corporate front operation. Remember Minions, things may not really be what they seem to be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-90798761548370951692019-03-12T13:40:44.813-07:002019-03-12T13:40:44.813-07:00Yep, comment sections should be exploited. I think...Yep, comment sections should be exploited. I think a dozens guys wandering around repeating the gospel of their master a long time ago became a big thing too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8590888968808289582019-03-12T11:37:40.595-07:002019-03-12T11:37:40.595-07:00Thanks! I even noticed a very small uptick in oth...Thanks! I even noticed a very small uptick in other sites linking to me. World publishing empire full speed ahead!James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-73092397984268825772019-03-12T11:36:20.216-07:002019-03-12T11:36:20.216-07:00One almost has to wonder if sales decline is due t...One almost has to wonder if sales decline is due to those long car lines. No one wants to get out and walk in ( hobo's crapping/camping in the restrooms ), they see the long line and just drive past. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76755873144891950042019-03-12T10:03:26.374-07:002019-03-12T10:03:26.374-07:00I was in a nearby town for an early morning Dr. ap...I was in a nearby town for an early morning Dr. appointment. There were a large number of cars backed up on the frontage road. My wife and I wondered what was going on. Turns out they were all going to a Starbucks drive through! What a waist of time and dollars!sjfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529005584879037582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19734011664230315642019-03-12T10:00:18.942-07:002019-03-12T10:00:18.942-07:00Lord Bison's astute writings have received an ...Lord Bison's astute writings have received an honorable mention award by the esteemed Ol Remus over at "The Woodpile Report". There is a header article write up referencing .22lr / .22wmr. Minions are assigned homework today to go over for a review. (Good job again, Jim) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41635068135154530192019-03-12T09:54:51.033-07:002019-03-12T09:54:51.033-07:00Faking prep orgasms. You guys are great!Faking prep orgasms. You guys are great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-90437776291404122752019-03-12T09:06:31.077-07:002019-03-12T09:06:31.077-07:00Just look what happened to the HK91 in our adult l...Just look what happened to the HK91 in our adult lifetimes. From "must have survival gun" to uber-niche. The Lee-Enfield went from Po Boy gun to collectors item. The guy who started out with a Remington 700 in 30-06, though, saw nothing change ( is that a good example? Not sure if they still make that one ).James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4180149478701594152019-03-12T07:46:23.920-07:002019-03-12T07:46:23.920-07:00Yes Jim. Very, Very correct analysis here. I concu...Yes Jim. Very, Very correct analysis here. I concur, as when working in gun shop I would break it down in those types of digestible lemming nuggets of information. The guns, 'required' accessories, and ammo are very much too niche products to be reliably available and always being cheap enough on common walmart shelves. Those Minionites whom are devout "survivalists" and not just faking those prep orgasms should be very much all in on the program. Swearing off of silly consumerism like a substance abuse issue should allow one to focus the remaining imperial empire crumbs to the remaining armaments and supplies. I have worked at this issue hard for a quarter century plus, and this is an interesting interim period. Be able to arm up a squad, preferably a platoon. Also the cooks, medics, and chaplain best be gunned up hard too, everybody will be deeply involved come collapse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com