I think it is an artefact of the 70's and 80's super aggressive sales training. Glad to hear that guy got snubbed. When i get that I just harden my hand up like a board and look at them til they let go. I’m not gonna play those stupid games.

Major parallels for me in what you said too, though my grandma was usually nice to me. She was vile to my dad, less so to my uncle and not at all to my aunt, the youngest. I guess most of the mean worked out of her system. She said some hurtful things, but part of that was cultural differences (grandma was Japanese),…

I dig it. I admit. I love the gear, the gadgets, and the sort of problem-solving that goes into it. The simple fact that the stakes are insanely high just makes it better for me. And the net result is that a hurricane coming just brings excitement, a flurry of action, and then a night of calm when everything is…

Given the area where I live, more than once warhead will be dropped on my region. Far more.

I saw a video last night on youtube, well, as much a sI was willing to tolerate, and the guy was saying about how the preppers on youtube had predicted Obama enacting martial law and how they were to fight against it, but now Trump was in office and not only would he be forced to enact martial law, but that the…

Exactly the sort of guy I’m talking about. I used really serious grip trainers back when I was powerlifting and it always made me feel kinda douchebaggy.

This, precisely. That was the big thing I noticed. Not only does he keep a grip, by trapping Trump’s arm he maintains full control and asserts his own dominance.

Note - I am not trying to downplay the bystander’s death. I have no words for it, and am not going to try to play it up or down.

I tend to be one who calls for accountability in regards to cops shooting people, but fairly. First off, the guy was armed. Anyone who thinks a baseball bat is not a lethal weapon is an idiot. Second, 14-20ft sounds far, but it is WAY too close when dealing with a melee weapon. There is something called the 21ft rule…

Edit: LOL, this post if four years old. I’m an asshole. Nevermind me.

Sounds like my paternal grandfather. No idea if any obit was written as I didn’t check. Didn’t go to the funeral, haven’t visited him, and never shed a tear. The only thing I felt when I heard he died was shock. The old bastard was too evil and too tough to die. And the best part was that he was never a dick to me.…

There are multiple levels of “survivalist”. Some are simply interested in being prepared for large scale natural disasters (I live in a hurricane-prone area, for example, so it’s intelligent to be ready for such things), while others positively live for the day when they’re pushing a spiked, rusty, armed whip through…

Sad but true. If one of my sons comes home with one of those godawful fashy haircuts, I’m gonna bust out the clippers.

If he were the run-of-the-mill white supremacist, man, I would totally agree with you. Bannon has way more influence on society and the perception of white men everywhere. He’s drawing out the maggots into the light and telling them it’s a-okay to be bigoted fuckbags. We’ve spent centuries trying to make clear that…

I <3 you, Waydude.

As others have said, “Loud pipes save lives” is horse puckey. Time and time again, visibility will do you more good than volume, and awareness a thousand times more good than that.

Not really, because everyone will look at you and wonder if you’re one of them.

I dislike Rosie ODonnell, generally speaking, but would pay actuall money to see her as Bannon with Melissa as Spicer and of course Baldwin as Trump. My head would explode.

“I thought Republicans believed that education is the key.”

That was the point I was making - the hood wasn’t just the best place for the rider to hit, it was the only place that wasn’t basically guaranteed to wipe him out.

That said, a hit at the top middle of the windshield likely would’ve been catastrophic for anyone in the front seat of the jeep. 300# of dirtbike plus 200#…