tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post115012883963485107..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Blog Stuff: Miscellaneous ramblings...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1154800824116077112006-08-05T14:00:00.000-04:002006-08-05T14:00:00.000-04:00Yup. I work full time in the gun dept. of a large ...Yup. I work full time in the gun dept. of a large sporting goods store, and Tam, I share your pain. I don't know why, but it seems like holsters and slings are among the worst "peg jumpers", though still not up to the level of ammo, spare pistol magazines, and the hands-down winner in our store, reloading bullets.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150266193071601362006-06-14T02:23:00.000-04:002006-06-14T02:23:00.000-04:00I gotta agree with Steve.My two criteria are also ...I gotta agree with Steve.<BR/><BR/>My two criteria are also comfort and ease of draw and retention.<BR/><BR/>Ok, my THREE criteria are comfort, east of draw, and retention.<BR/><BR/>The price or how cool it looks are WAAAY down the list. Now, if I could just get my students to understand that...<BR/><BR/> I actually had a student show up with a Jennings 9mm the other day. <BR/><BR/> You should have seen his face the day before in the classroom when I told the students not to depend on anything that says "Jennings, Byrco, Lorcin or Raven on the side"<BR/><BR/> I would have given the gun props had it run. But, of course, I don't think he ever got six rounds off without a malfuction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150173481695290942006-06-13T00:38:00.000-04:002006-06-13T00:38:00.000-04:00I've long opined that everyone should be required ...I've long opined that everyone should be required to work at least one year in retail (including a full Christmas season).<BR/><BR/>farmistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150172071713811042006-06-13T00:14:00.000-04:002006-06-13T00:14:00.000-04:00I hold in high regard all you folks who must deal ...I hold in high regard all you folks who must deal with the public...All my jobs had me buried deep within the organization, doing technical magic but out of sight and earshot from the customer. Twas a good thing.Cowboy Blobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880979084783592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150147014582698312006-06-12T17:16:00.000-04:002006-06-12T17:16:00.000-04:00That's an odd disconnect - to house an epensive it...That's an odd disconnect - to house an epensive item in lesser-quality digs makes no sense to me.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150135314481523882006-06-12T14:01:00.000-04:002006-06-12T14:01:00.000-04:00Dr:No, he was still slaving away as an help desk p...Dr:<BR/>No, he was still slaving away as an help desk padwan when Gord was writing. Plus, he was from the wrong side of Canada.<BR/>But much anger both of them in is.<BR/>Gord apparently doesn't see the need for anything as clumsy or random as a USP.<BR/>I've shot IDPA with pdb. Clumsy and random, much he is. :)<BR/>(What can I say, he's going to be unsufferable now...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150134982025914352006-06-12T13:56:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:56:00.000-04:00Fear the Gord, your Gord!I worked at a GameXchange...Fear the Gord, your Gord!<BR/><BR/>I worked at a GameXchange for three years in high school. I have mostly fond memories of it, but only because I had smart, witty co-workers.<BR/><BR/>You think used guns are nasty. Have you ever handled used video games? Zomigosh. We went through gallons of soap.<BR/><BR/>We used to play paper-rock-scissors when we saw a customer coming in with a duffel bag. At least the "winner" had the slim hope that it would be a bag full of like-new SNES rarities, in pristine boxes, instead of the much more likely N64 sports titles with cola stains and a mysterious smell of pot...<BR/><BR/>But anyway. My wasted youth. I'll go read the guys blog now.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277406782786889424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150134573163906012006-06-12T13:49:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:49:00.000-04:00actually, looking at acts of Gord home page there'...actually, looking at acts of Gord home page there's a line... "I knew him as Gord. These are his stories."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it *is* the same guy?<BR/><BR/>Have we accidentally seeded Tam's internet addiction with enough stories to keep her glued to a screen for a week?Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150134428043174042006-06-12T13:47:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:47:00.000-04:00Dr:No, no,that's Gord. ( http://www.actsofgord.co...Dr:<BR/>No, no,that's Gord. ( http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/ )<BR/>Don't give pdb delusions of Gordhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150133952167229162006-06-12T13:39:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:39:00.000-04:00Uhhh... this dude has a web site somewhere. I reme...Uhhh... this dude has a web site somewhere. I remember the stories... something of doom? Dunno. He was working on a book and there was a lull when he went to South Korea to teach English.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150131886167631292006-06-12T13:04:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:04:00.000-04:00Hey! It lost my name!I do not despair against the ...Hey! It lost my name!<BR/>I do not despair against the retail wrath of a pdb! Let the world know who reveals his secrets!<BR/><BR/>Besides, I've still got his S&W 65. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150131809995707002006-06-12T13:03:00.000-04:002006-06-12T13:03:00.000-04:00Oh, it's far worse than you imagine.He's a former ...Oh, it's far worse than you imagine.<BR/>He's a former CANADIAN LIBERAL.<BR/>Yeah, yeah, born in the US (mere echnicality)<BR/><BR/>This is penance for his unceasing (and vociferous) belief that the Enfield #4 was the supreme Battle Rifle of WWII.<BR/><BR/>Get thee stocking those videos, Enfield boy! (Us Garand guys have a shoot thisaway!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1150130797404940302006-06-12T12:46:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:46:00.000-04:00It never fails to amaze me how people will spend a...It never fails to amaze me how people will spend a fortune on a firearm, and then put it in the cheapest holster they can find. I wonder if they buy the cheapest ammo they can find, whether it is the best for their purposes or not.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com