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That's fantastic.

Eject Goose, eject. Why did she suddenly contact you out of the blue? I'd put my money on she just went through a breakup. Now she's on the rebound. Reaching out to someone from 20 years ago says desperate, lonely, and/or bat shit crazy. You've moved on. I'd say continue to move on.

I doubt it. If they were loose enough to slap around then the spring tension in the arm would be insufficient to hold them against the glass any longer when they are moving. It would strike me as an odd thing to be speed dependent, too, especially if it goes away after 70mph. He's not breaking the sound barrier, the air doesn't suddenly smooth out at 70.

I get it. Some people like the social aspect. I enjoyed the solitude. I've seen plenty of motorcycle crashes, some a helmet would help and some they wouldn't. However a lack of a helmet has never helped anyone. One of the most needless death I've seen is a 15 year old on a moped who struck a mailbox. She caught it right by the temple and probably wasn't doing more than 20mph. I escorted the ambulance to the hospital, one of the fastest escorts I've ever done, but to no avail as she died on the table.

Could be a metric shit ton of things, especially with such a vague description. That said, noises that occur based on a certain speed are generally vibration induced. Note this is not the same thing as RPM based. A noise that fluctuates with RPM could be a belt, valve noise, etc. They don't care how fast the car is moving, they just care how fast the crankshaft is spinning. Noises based on speed are more likely to be loose heat shields or air dams, plastic components that have shifted and are rubbing against each other (which is INCREDIBLY fucking annoying and why dashs in many older cars develop squeaks over time). Speed based noises are also found in tires and axles and their components (brakes, u-joints, etc.) Where the noise seems to come from while driving the car is almost irrelevant. Sound is transmitted throughout the car via vibration. The only way to really track it is to put it on a lift and listen from outside the vehicle. Mechanics will sometimes even use a stethoscope to narrow it down, although you can improvise with a screw driver or tire tool. Touch the prying tip of the tool to the component in question and put your ear to the wrench end. I used to do this to diagnose motorcycle drive train noise (such as chain slap in a Harley Sportster) by putting the rear wheel up and "tire tooling" through the drive train.

That's hilarious. Whoever made that did a fantastic job.

I never did group rides. First off, if I wanted to talk to people I'd take a bus. Second off, you lose awareness and room for evasive action. I firmly believe riding alone is safer in a rural environment. On the Interstate, the extra visibility of a group may change that. Not wearing a helmet is stupid. Period.

I loved to ride when I lived in a more rural environment. Here in the city, yeah, the traffic sucks ass.

http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/chief-classic-thunder-black I knew the name had been bought awhile back, but just found out they were cranking out Indians again. I *love* the original Indian bikes. The french curve front fender is like sex on two wheels. Since I sold my Victory I've not had a bike, and I'm unlikely to drop the coin for a new Indian, but they sure look sexy.

I appreciate the input. We still play BO2 offline vs bots or vs each other with bot teams.

I don't let my son play online due to his age. Does the new CoD have bots like BO2? Are they any smarter? Can you play split screen with friendly bots on both teams, etc?

Woot. Won my first auction. Stay tuned for what I won (probably a week or so by the time they get the payment and send it to me).

I'm using gunbroker for the first time. Essentially this is an auction site for guns. You bid online as per normal, then send the seller your payment, then they send the firearm to your FFL of choice to do the background check and then you pick it up from them. My local shop charges $15 for the transfer, and figure $35 shipping for most pistols for 2 day service and on an most guns I'm interested in it's about the same as the sales tax. Right now I'm watching 11, bidding on one, and am winning with about 3 hours left to go. **fingers crossed**

The Sig P227 is a double stack .45 yet still fairly slim (for the category). Our state police went to them recently and I got to shoot one. I feels very much like the P220 but holds 2 more rounds in flush fit magazines. http://www.defenderoutdoors.com/p-90949-sig-sauer-p227-45-sig-227r-bss.aspx That's a very good price if anyone wants to get into one (or buy me one for Christmas....)

Since he got arrested.

Today's post is on the importance of inspecting any used gun prior to purchase. I recently sold a few guns that I'd purchased upgraded versions of and no longer needed. As such my firearms budget is crying out for me to buy something. I'm looking for another Sig and have been sniffing around my usual haunts. I handled a P229 SAS, got the owner down to $650 and had the cash in my pocket but said I needed to break it down and inspect it before finalizing the deal. The frame rails were in bad shape, indicating either a VERY high round count, or more likely improper lubrication and lack of maintenance. Either way, I wouldn't take the gun for $300 at that point, as I'd need to send it to Sig and hope they warrantied it before the frame cracked. The gun may have thousands of rounds left in it or it may just have a few hundred, but either way it wasn't for me. A good resource on what to look for when evaluating a used Sig: http://grayguns.com/guide-to-sig-sauer-pistol-inspection/ A good resource on evaluating a used revolver: http://www.dayattherange.com/?p=664 Some general guidelines for any handgun: http://www.chuckhawks.com/used_handgun.htm

**Waiting patiently for more bonsai pics**

http://nation.com.pk/international/02-Nov-2014/mexican-court-frees-former-us-marine?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online%2F24hours-news+(The+Nation+%3A+Latest+News) Apparently with zero help from Obama administration.

http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29833296

3 giant hot dogs fighting. I love Halloween.

Well, I'm dressed like a cop and heading off to the bar district for some overtime. In my usual work clothes (jacket and tie) along with my sgt I went to a local restaurant while on normal shift. The clerk asked if we were real cops or just dressed like detectives. I told him we were fer realz and he gave us a discount. It made my order $6.66. Creepy on Halloween, eh?

I don't mind and frankly its impossible for you to upset be on the subject. We're friends and I don't think that's likely to change. In the best possible meaning, I don't need your approval and having it or not having it doesn't matter to me, we're friends either way. I certainly won't say your religion is wrong, although I will say your belief Islam is not a peaceful religion is. One must understand the traditional Arab mind to really grasp it, and to be frank its a lot of heavy lifting to do so. Way more than I can do in an internet post, although I can refer you to several books if you are truly interested. First off, you can't read the Koran with a modern western mindset and truly grasp it. We are a literal minded people. Arabs are not, especially traditional nomadic Arabs. Threats of violence are generally cathartic. Like the Indian counting coup, its a way to wage warfare without injury or loss of manpower, which is incredibly desirable in any tribal people. Losing two or three men to conflict, even if you win, may deplete you too much to survive the environment or other tribes. Even today road rage is HORRENDOUS among Arabs, but they both know they are just talking. They never really fight. You cannot apply Western logic to what they say. There are rituals and rules to say things in a certain way if its meant to be taken literally, and that goes from anything from meeting at a coffee house to declaring war. I can go into this more later if you like. As for why I converted, you have to remember I lived in the Middle East for two years. Not sequestered on a military base, but out in the population. Most of my friends were Muslim, and they generally seemed happier than my Western/Christian or Athiest friends. I've got to head into work for an overtime detail, but again I can go into this more if you like. The lack of literalism appealed to me greatly. It is impossible for me to accept any of the three books as literal truth. However as allegory they work very well. I'm more concerned with orthoproxy than orthodoxy, and Islam has something very much like Karma. Do good things and be rewarded. There's actually quite a bit of flexibility. Can't fast due to age, traveling, pregnancy, etc? No problem fast when you can. Travel, war, some other reason you won't get around to fasting? No problem, donate to a charity that feeds the hungry. Fasting isn't for fasting, its for making you have empathy for the poor. That held great attraction to me, and the feeling I got from my first ritual fasting was more empathy for the poor than any church sermon I ever sat through. You FELT it. You felt the anxiety, you felt the need, you understood. I certainly don't care what, if any religion, you follow. I certainly believe there are multiple paths up the mountain, so to speak. I also believe that most people with a mouth full of religion tend to have little of it in their heart, regardless of which faith they claim.

That's because the fatties are slower so they don't run out of breath, and they often take a small nap during relations.

I'm pretty familiar with it since I converted to Islam in 2004. It is a peaceful religion just as much as any Semitic religion is.

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