LawDog writes a bit on what the Constitutional powers of the POTUS are. In the closing he remarks:
Are we so desperate for an absolute monarch that we blindly and joyously allow our Presidential candidates to claim powers that are restricted to Congress?
Yeah, I think that’s about the state of things.
A few years back S&W started shipping their revolvers with an internal lock. You use a special key to engage and disengage it. It seems simple enough but every now and again you see reports one just locking itself while firing. Every one that I’ve heard of has occurred in a small, lightweight, magnum caliber pistol. This one is no exception.
A couple weeks back I noted that a friend had given me a riding lawn mower, but it needed some repair. Well, I got the verdict on it this week: DOA. The frame’s bent up a fair bit, and the repair shop didn’t feel good about telling me it was a good idea to fix the thing up.
So… we Economically Stimulated the local Lowe’s and picked up a new riding lawn mower. Total time to mow the lawn is now 1.5 hours, down from 4 hours it took with the tiny push mower. This is good.
In other news my Brother in Making Crazy Shit has a lawnmower with what’s probably got a decent 18hp engine in it for spare parts. I’m thinking remote controlled track driven snow plow right now. Leave suggestions in comments.
Two months ago I got a new guide rod for my 1911. I finally got it to the range on Sunday and sure enough, it works perfectly.
The same can’t be said for the loose nut behind the grip though. Holy crap have I got some trigger control issues.
In related news I sat on this little upgrade for two whole months without taking it to the range that’s two whole minutes from my house.
Anybody else wonder what indoor cell phone reception would be like if we were still using lead paint? No? Just me?
Okay, back to work.
Kahr’s going to start shipping a new .380 pistol next month. This one’s in the same market as the Kel-Tec P3AT and the Ruger LCP.
Competition is good. Note to Kel-Tec: It’s time to start getting creative. Perhaps you should start with coming up with a grip-texture that doesn’t make me bleed after 100 rounds?
Dianne Feinstein thinks CCW holders are too stupid to know which state they’re standing in.
Or she’s just making scenarios up. I figure it’s 50/50.
Remember the other day when I opined as to the original manufacture date of my Henry .22LR? Yeah, that’s still on my mind. I put put a thread on THR on it but got nothing better than “Call Henry” which is valid, but I try not to bug people with stupid questions if there’s a guide online somewhere.
So, tonight I start hitting Google. I think “henry serial number” was my first search.
My second:
Seriously, Google? WTF?! You inflate my ego and cock-punch me at the same time.
Why can’t I quit you?
Today Theresa and I are driving back from the grocery store when the following exchange occurs:
Theresa: Did you just fart?
Justin:Uhm, no.
T: Are you sure? It smells.
J: Yes, I’m sure! I’d tell you if I farted. You know that.
T: It smells like shit!
J: It wasn’t me! (I look left, I look right. We’re on a bridge.)
J: Honey, we’re driving over the Grand River.
We had the exact same exchange about 2 weeks ago which made it doubly funny for me.. Same bridge, just going the other direction.
For those of you not from the area: The Grand River gets polluted with human waste whenever the water levels get high enough. It’s spring here, so they’re kind of high, so the river smells like shit because it’s full of it.