The economy is recovering
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Tesco are stocking steak and kidney puddings again! Seriously, when the slump happened I noticed the diversity in supermarkets dropped drastically and now it is recovering a bit. Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
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Trollslayer wrote:
Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
I've moved on to a faster internet connection[^]. Does that count? :-O
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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The price of ammo has relaxed a bit.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Tesco are stocking steak and kidney puddings again! Seriously, when the slump happened I noticed the diversity in supermarkets dropped drastically and now it is recovering a bit. Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Trollslayer wrote:
Any other subtle indicators that you can think of
New York recruiters are spamming me again like crazy, although I moved from NY almost five years ago.
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I don't need it.
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Not the ones coming out of a gun? :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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The price of ammo has relaxed a bit.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
The price of ammo has relaxed a bit. .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun? You were in the navy, yada, yada. But after that? Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Tesco are stocking steak and kidney puddings again! Seriously, when the slump happened I noticed the diversity in supermarkets dropped drastically and now it is recovering a bit. Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
We're back on the Veuve Clicquot after a case of rather non-descript wine from a small Côte des Blancs vineyard.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Trollslayer wrote:
Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
I've moved on to a faster internet connection[^]. Does that count? :-O
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Not the ones coming out of a gun? :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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I'm British, we don't need guns here.
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Trollslayer wrote:
we don't need guns here
Wait a few weeks and you might change your mind when [banished to soapbox]
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Previous was 1 MBPS. I think my current speed would be average in the US and many other countries, but I'm not entirely sure. However, this is an unusually fast connection by the norms of my country.
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Previous was 1 MBPS. I think my current speed would be average in the US and many other countries, but I'm not entirely sure. However, this is an unusually fast connection by the norms of my country.
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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I'm British, we don't need guns here.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Yes you do. You've merely allowed yourselves to be lulled into believing that you don't.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
The price of ammo has relaxed a bit. .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun? You were in the navy, yada, yada. But after that? Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun?
Yes, and it was while I was in the Navy, and no, it wasn't an "enemy combatant".
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?
I don't "collect" guns or ammo in the sense of being a collector. I purchase guns for specific uses and practice with them regularly. There's no point in owning a gun unless you know how and when to use it. I have enough ammo for each gun I own, and unless I buy a subsequent weapon of the same caliber, I won't be needing any more ammo on hand than I already have. "Collectors" gather weapons of significant jistorical significance, and hide them away thinking they'll become valuable. They generally do not fire these weapons, or even chamber a round in them. For example, my dad has a .30-30 Winchester manufactured in 1956 that has never been fired or even had a round chambered in it. I keep pestering him to give me the rifle but I think he won't because he knows I'll go out and "ruin it's value" by taking it to the range and putting a few hundred rounds through it. My hobby is programming. My hobbies over the years have included collecting diecast cars, building wooden ship models, building plastic model cars, and full-sized Ford performance vehicles of the 60's.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Tesco are stocking steak and kidney puddings again! Seriously, when the slump happened I noticed the diversity in supermarkets dropped drastically and now it is recovering a bit. Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Trollslayer wrote:
Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?
I still have a job. :-D Seriously, though, home sales are starting to pick up a little, my minor stock holdings are up a small bit, and retail stores have actual cars parked in their lots these days. Little else has changed, but it has to start somewhere...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I'm British, we don't need guns here.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Trollslayer wrote:
I'm British, we don't need guns here.
You're still using English longbows?
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Trollslayer wrote:
I'm British, we don't need guns here.
You're still using English longbows?
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The price of ammo has relaxed a bit.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001Not much, though. In fact, the supply of cheap Russian 7.62x39 ammo seems to have dried up completely! I hate paying $15 /20 rds when not long ago I was paying $300 /1000 rds. Worse, some of the commercial ammo doesn't reliably operate the action on the AK-47; it takes the higher kick of military stuff.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun?
Yes, and it was while I was in the Navy, and no, it wasn't an "enemy combatant".
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?
I don't "collect" guns or ammo in the sense of being a collector. I purchase guns for specific uses and practice with them regularly. There's no point in owning a gun unless you know how and when to use it. I have enough ammo for each gun I own, and unless I buy a subsequent weapon of the same caliber, I won't be needing any more ammo on hand than I already have. "Collectors" gather weapons of significant jistorical significance, and hide them away thinking they'll become valuable. They generally do not fire these weapons, or even chamber a round in them. For example, my dad has a .30-30 Winchester manufactured in 1956 that has never been fired or even had a round chambered in it. I keep pestering him to give me the rifle but I think he won't because he knows I'll go out and "ruin it's value" by taking it to the range and putting a few hundred rounds through it. My hobby is programming. My hobbies over the years have included collecting diecast cars, building wooden ship models, building plastic model cars, and full-sized Ford performance vehicles of the 60's.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I purchase guns for specific uses and practice with them regularly
I was kinda trying to find out those "use cases". Like shooting furry animals? Or is that the practice, and you're actually expecting the "big day" to come sometime? I understand it's a defense, but is there anything other than that which interests you into this?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My hobby is programming.
Programming is fascination for me. My hobbies include collecting fragrances of different types (by fragrances, I also mean scented candles, incense sticks, etc., apart from EDT sprays).
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My hobbies over the years have included collecting diecast cars, building wooden ship models, building plastic model cars, and full-sized Ford performance vehicles of the 60's.
That's very interesting. So, you can sculpt wood? :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I purchase guns for specific uses and practice with them regularly
I was kinda trying to find out those "use cases". Like shooting furry animals? Or is that the practice, and you're actually expecting the "big day" to come sometime? I understand it's a defense, but is there anything other than that which interests you into this?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My hobby is programming.
Programming is fascination for me. My hobbies include collecting fragrances of different types (by fragrances, I also mean scented candles, incense sticks, etc., apart from EDT sprays).
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My hobbies over the years have included collecting diecast cars, building wooden ship models, building plastic model cars, and full-sized Ford performance vehicles of the 60's.
That's very interesting. So, you can sculpt wood? :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
I was kinda trying to find out those "use cases". Like shooting furry animals? Or is that the practice, and you're actually expecting the "big day" to come sometime? I understand it's a defense, but is there anything other than that which interests you into this?
Self-defense mostly, but I also own three target rifles. I had to eradicate some squirrels that were slowly consuming the deck in our back yard, but I used a pellet gun for that.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
My hobbies include collecting fragrances
I only collect one fragrance, but my wife hates it when I present it while we're watching TV or in an otherwise confined area.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
So, you can sculpt wood?
The only wood I've sculpted is in the form of your normal everyday erections. :)
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Not if you run out of ammo and have to run up and beat someone in the chest with it.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
