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IntroThis project builds on the ModestMaps open source API (http://modestmaps.com/) for presenting tiled maps in Actionscript 3.0 programs. Based on the current trunk version of modestmaps as of 6/19/08.
The API has been extended to include a PolylineOverlay class that draws a polygon on the map from a given set of lat/lon points. Each instance of PolylineOverlay has an optional fill color and associated marker label that is centered at a point (centroid) that the programmer specifies for the region.
Also includes an OverlayManager class that simpifies the creation and management of overlays, a PolylineMarker class to label the PolylineOverlay regions, and an OverlayEvent that is dispatched whenever a PolylineOverlay is clicked.
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SummaryMap -- modified from ModestMaps original to include an instance of OverlayManager (package com.modestmaps). Overlay -- modified from Modestmaps original to add support for PolylineOverlay and OverlayManager (package com.modestmaps.extras). TileGrid -- modified from ModestMaps original to expose private well var as a property (package com.modestmaps.core). Enables PolylineOverlay to trap mouse clicks and propagate them to the TileGrid for map panning. PolylineOverlay -- new (com.modestmaps.extras). OverlayManager -- new (com.modestmaps). PolylineMarker -- new (com.modestmaps.core). OverlayEvent -- new (com.modestmaps.events). DemoA sample program demonstrates the use of modestmaps with PolylineOverlays. The program displays polygons for 11 different zipcodes covering central San Diego, CA. Each polygon is shaded with a random color, and labeled with the zipcode and a median housing price for that zip. For the demo, data is read from a set of xml datafiles.
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Comforts that were rare among our forefathers are now multiplied in factories and handed out wholesale; and indeed, nobody nowadays, so long as he is content to go without air, space, quiet, decency and good manners, need be without anything whatever that he wants; or at least a reasonably cheap imitation of it.
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But whenever one meets modern thinkers (as one often does) progressing towards a madhouse, one always finds, on inquiry, that they have just had a splendid escape from another madhouse. Thus, hundreds of people become Socialists, not because they have tried Socialism and found it nice, but because they have tried Individualism and found it nasty.
The modern world has far too little understanding of the art of keeping young. Its notion of progress has been to pile one thing on top of another, without caring if each thing was crushed in turn. People forgot that the human soul can enjoy a thing most when there is time to think about it and be thankful for it. And by crowding things together they lost the sense of surprise; and surprise is the secret of joy.
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I tried this but all my containers developed a white mildew around the outside and the seedlings died. Would like to know what I did wrong as this certainly is a good way to use up those empty rolls.
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I've been doing this for several years and this cheap method works well. Also, I cut bottoms off plastic milk jugs (about 2 " tall) and place my filled toilet paper planters in them. I mark the seed name on the plastic container. It's easier to move these smaller containers. I place the plastic container on a heating pad to coax the seed to germinate quicker.
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excellent. thank you very much! :)
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Gone are the days when heading out for a walk involved dutifully wearing a bog-standard pacamac. Now, there's a huge range of choice when it comes to jackets, from lightweight fold up jackets to highly technical outwear, specifically designed for alpine conditions.
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Of course, a great idea is the three-in-one jacket. This is a waterproof outer jacket and a separate fleece-style inner jacket – which, when zipped together, form a thick, warm, waterproof coat suitable for most sudden winter snaps.
1. Rohan Men's Atlas Jacket: £147, Rohan
Rohan has given its Atlas Jacket a facelift for 2016, and it is an improvement over an already great jacket – the larger, zipped hand pockets are a big bonus. Rohan makes clothing which doesn't look like walking gear and, true to form, the Atlas has a slightly longer cut so it covers a suit jacket when you're commuting. It is a full-spec walking jacket though, and can be also be machine washed.
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In the value stakes, this three-in-one is a super buy. The main jacket looks the part and uses Isotex fabric to give great waterproof capabilities together with a water repellent finish for good measure. The inner fleece is wearable on its own and features a peaked hood and underarm ventilation. The outer coat and the fleece zip together easily when you need it.
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It doesn't get more technical or waterproof than this. Mammut's reputation for looking after the extreme hill-walkers among us is certainly maintained with the Crater. It's made from three layers of waterproof and breathable Gore-Tex material, and has essential underarm ventilation. Other well thought-out features include a helmet-friendly hood. Bold colours make it stand out from the norm.
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This proves it's possible to have a jacket which is warm, waterproof, wind-resistant and very lightweight. A stylish piece with integrated cinch-cords and a fully adjustable hood, it features 120g of insulation in the body and collar (where you need it) and 80g in the sleeves and hood (where you need it less). Excellent value.
5. Sprayway Maxen: £160, Black's
This is lightweight despite being made with a two-layer Gore-Tex fabric – meaning you'll stay dry in most weathers Britain can throw at you. The wire-peaked hood rolls away at the back and is adjustable to make sure wind doesn't whip around your neck. The map pocket under the storm guard is a great touch, as are the two mesh-lined storage pockets.
6. Bergans Eidfjord Men's Jacket: £290, Nordicliffe
The Eidfjord is Bergan's first jacket in three-layer Dermizax, a material made from 30 per cent plant material. It's a more eco-friendly option than others on the market yet is waterproof and windproof. All the usual features are there too: a large hood, underarm vents – plus it's extremely light.
7. Berghaus Men's Arran 3in1 Hydroshell Jacket: £200, Berghaus
The Arran is Berghaus' new season three-in-one jacket. All the benefits of a three-in-one are here: the Hydroshell fabric providing great waterproofing for the outer jacket, a thin, but snug fleecy inner jacket, and the combination of them both for when the weather is really bad. There are pockets galore, too.
8. Schöffel Ptarmigan Ultralight: £299.95, Schöffel
Perhaps not an obvious walking jacket, but this Schöffel Ptarmigan is very practical, albeit expensive. It's lightweight, feels very comfortable on and the two-layer Polyamide ripstop fabric offers great protection against the wind and rain. Being a shooting jacket, it has large bellow cartridge pockets, which we walkers can fill up. Plus, it's machine-washable and quick drying.
9. Sherpa Lithang Hardshell Jacket: £140, Sherpa Adventure Gear
A jacket designed for an area in South-west Tibet where the weather changes by the minute seems a wise choice for walking in the Lake District. The Lithang is a hardshell jacket, so it's waterproof and warm, but still lightweight and fairly stretchy. A three-layer fabric provides the warmth, together with many zippers to stop water and wind. The huge pockets can hold even ski goggles.
10. Keela Saxon Jacket: £84.95, Keela
This remarkably light jacket from newcomers Keela is pretty robust against the toughest of British downpours. The generously-sized, fully adjustable hood fits over most helmet sizes too. Reflective piping around the edges is a nice safety touch.
With so many different styles to choose from, it is always difficult to pick out one, but for its excellent style, and the fact it has all the benefits of an outdoor coat without screaming that it is, our best buy is the Rohan Men's Atlas Jacket.
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Women's crew
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Three of the 5 five bright planets are easy to see in the May 2017 night sky: Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. Jupiter appears first thing at dusk and shines nearly all night long. Saturn rises into the southeast sky at mid-to-late evening and then stays out for rest of the night. Venus rises over the eastern horizon as the predawn darkness is giving way to morning dawn. Mars and Mercury present more of a challenge this month, as Mars is somewhat obscured by evening dusk and Mercury by morning dawn. Follow the links below to learn more about the planets in May 2017.
Mercury, below Venus, low in east before sunrise
Mars fading into western evening twilight
Bright Jupiter rules the nighttime
Saturn from late evening till dawn
Venus, brilliant in east at morning dawn
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Mercury, below Venus, low in east before sunrise. When we say that Mercury is low in the east before sunrise, we're really talking about the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, May 2017 presents the best showing of Mercury in the morning sky for the year. (For northerly latitudes, this is least favorable apparition of Mercury in the morning sky in 2017.) For much of the Southern Hemisphere, Mercury actually comes up before dawn's first light all month long; in the Northern Hemisphere, Mercury rises a short while before sunrise and sits low in the glare of morning twilight throughout May 2017.
Mercury is tricky. If you look too soon before sunrise, Mercury will still be below the horizon; if you look too late, it will obscured by the morning twilight. Watch for Mercury low in the sky, and near the sunrise point on the horizon, being mindful of Mercury's rising time.
Binoculars are always helpful for any Mercury search. Use them to scan along the eastern horizon until a starlike point – deep in the twilight – comes into view. Mercury is bright, but it's always near the sunset or sunrise. Thus you have to search for it.
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this is your month! A super apparition of Mercury take places in the morning sky throughout May of 2017.
Watch for the slender waning crescent moon to pair up with Mercury on or near May 23.
Click here for recommended almanacs; they can give you Mercury's rising time in your sky.
Mars fading into western evening twilight. After appearing as a fiery red light last year – in May and June 2016 – Mars is now a fading ember of its former self. Look for Mars rather low in the west as soon as darkness begins to fall. Mars is edging closer to the sunset day by day. It'll disappear in the glare of evening dusk by June 2017.
Because Earth is traveling faster in its orbit than Mars is, Earth's distance from Mars is increasing by the day. So there are two reasons for Mars' disappearing act this month. Its increasing distance from Earth means Mars' brightness is decreasing daily. Plus, Mars is setting sooner after the sun with each passing day. The fading planet is sinking closer to glare of sunset, soon to disappear from the evening sky.
From mid-northern latitudes (U.S. and Europe), look for the red planet Mars to set in the west around nightfall in early May, and a bit more than one hour after sunset by the month's end. The same holds true for mid-southern latitudes (Australia and South Africa).
Let the waxing crescent moon help guide you to Mars on May 26. This will probably be your last chance to catch the young waxing crescent moon and Mars coupling up together in the evening sky this year. You may need binoculars to see Mars in the glow of evening dusk.
Mars won't make its official transition from the evening to morning sky until July 27, 2017. It'll emerge in the east before dawn in late September or October 2017. The conjunction of Mars and Venus on October 5, 2017, might well be the first time most people notice the red planet in the morning sky.
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Bright Jupiter rules the nighttime. Jupiter reached opposition on April 7 and came closest to Earth for the year on April 8. Although Jupiter shone at its brightest best for all of 2017 in April, it'll still be blazing away in May! Jupiter beams as the third-brightest celestial body in the nighttime sky, after the moon and Venus. Yet Jupiter shines from dusk until the wee hours of the morning whereas Venus only appears in the morning sky. In fact, this month will find Jupiter setting in the west at roughly the same time that Venus rises in the east.
Click here for an almanac telling you Jupiter's setting time and Venus' rising time in your sky.
Watch for a bright waxing gibbous moon to join up with Jupiter for several days, centered on or near May 6. See the above sky chart. Wonderful sight!
From around the world, Jupiter appears in the east to southeast sky first thing at dusk. It crosses the sky during the night, to set in the west to southwest at or near dawn.
Jupiter shines in front of the constellation Virgo, near Virgo's sole 1st-magnitude star, Spica.
If you have binoculars or a telescope, it's fairly easy to see Jupiter's four major moons, which look like pinpricks of light on or near the same plane. They are often called the Galilean moons to honor Galileo, who discovered these great Jovian moons in 1610. In their order from Jupiter, these moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
These moons circle Jupiter around the Jovian equator. In cycles of six years, we view Jupiter's equator edge-on. So, in 2015, we got to view a number of mutual events involving Jupiter's moons through a high-powered telescope. Click here or here or here for more details.
Although Jupiter's axial tilt is only 3o out of perpendicular relative to the ecliptic (Earth's orbital plane), Jupiter's axis will tilt enough toward the sun and Earth so that the farthest of these four moons, Callisto, won't pass in front of Jupiter or behind Jupiter for a period of about three years, starting in late 2016. During this approximate 3-year period, Callisto will remain "perpetually" visible, alternately swinging "above" and "below" Jupiter.
Click here for a Jupiter's moons almanac, courtesy of Sky & Telescope.
Saturn from late evening till dawn. Saturn is getting close to its June 15 opposition and is now appearing the evening sky.
From mid-northern latitudes, Saturn rises in the southeast sky somewhere around 10 to 11 p.m. local time (11 p.m. to midnight daylight-saving time) in early May 2017. By the month's end, Saturn is up by late dusk or nightfall.
At temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, Saturn rises around mid-evening (8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time), and by the month's end, Saturn rises at late dusk or nightfall.
But your best view of Saturn, from either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, is still during the wee hours before dawn. That's when Saturn climbs highest up for the night. Click here to find out Saturn's transit time (when Saturn soars highest up for the night).
Be sure to let the waning crescent moon guide you to Saturn (and the nearby star Antares) for several days, centered on or near May 13.
Saturn, the farthest world that you can easily view with the eye alone, appears golden in color. It shines with a steady light.
Binoculars don't reveal Saturn's gorgeous rings, by the way, although binoculars will enhance Saturn's golden color. To see the rings, you need a small telescope. A telescope will also reveal one or more of Saturn's many moons, most notably Titan.
Saturn's rings are inclined at nearly 27o from edge-on, exhibiting their northern face. In October 2017, the rings will open most widely, displaying a maximum inclination of 27o.
As with so much in space (and on Earth), the appearance of Saturn's rings from Earth is cyclical. In the year 2025, the rings will appear edge-on as seen from Earth. After that, we'll begin to see the south side of Saturn's rings, to increase to a maximum inclination of 27o by May 2032.
Click here for recommended almanacs; they can help you know when the planets rise, transit and set in your sky.
Venus, brilliant in east at morning dawn In the first three weeks of March 2017, Venus shone in the west after sunset. In late March, Venus entered our morning sky, passing between the sun and Earth on March 25. Venus then reached its greatest illuminated extent in the morning sky on April 30. This dazzling world will still be at or near its peak brilliance as the morning "star" in early May 2017.
So it's brightest in the morning sky in late April and early May, but … Venus is always brilliant and beautiful, the brightest celestial body to light up our sky besides the sun and moon. If you're an early bird, you can count on Venus to be your morning companion for many months to come.
Enjoy the picturesque coupling of the waning crescent moon and Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise on or near May 22.
From mid-northern latitudes (U.S. and Europe), Venus rises nearly two hours before sunrise in early May, and by the month's end, Venus comes up a little more than two hours before the sun.
At mid-southern latitudes (Australia and South Africa), Venus rises about about 3 hours before sunup in early May, and by the end of the month, it comes up nearly 4 hours before sunrise. Venus and Mercury both rise much sooner before the sun in the Southern Hemisphere than they do in the Northern Hemisphere.
Click here for an almanac giving rising time of Venus and Mercury in your sky.
The chart below helps to illustrate why we sometimes see Venus in the evening, and sometimes before dawn.
This month, Jupiter will set in the west at roughly the same time that Venus rises in the east. Next month, in June, Jupiter will set in the west before Venus rises in the east.
What do we mean by bright planet? By bright planet, we mean any solar system planet that is easily visible without an optical aid and that has been watched by our ancestors since time immemorial. In their outward order from the sun, the five bright planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. These planets actually do appear bright in our sky. They are typically as bright as – or brighter than – the brightest stars. Plus, these relatively nearby worlds tend to shine with a steadier light than the distant, twinkling stars. You can spot them, and come to know them as faithful friends, if you try.
Bottom line: In May 2017, three of the five bright planets appear in the evening sky: Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Venus and Mercury are found exclusively in the morning sky.
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InhaltsverzeichnisPeface. Acknowledgements. The Hazard. Case Studies. Nature of Salts Involved in Salt Weathering and Sources of Moisture. Materials' Susceptibility and Experimental Simulations. Mechanisms of Salt Attack. Geomorphological Implications of Salt Weathering. Diagnosing, Solving and Managing Salt weathering Hazards. Referenes. Index.
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Richard, California is the same. Your PE exam is simply our CE exam (it would appear) and our SE exam can only be taked after the CE with a number of years practical experience and three signitures from SE's familiar with our work. As I understand the future, if we move to a national exam through the NCEES then their will no longer be a state issued CE exam. It will be replaced with the SEI exam. SEII will be dependent upon the state. In other words if an engineer desires an SEII license (in California), he must take the SE exam that was written by SEAOC. >From my understanding, the SE designation in California originated after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. In order to insure the quality of designs for buildings considered essential or high risk, California decided that an engineer must pass an additional exam that would designate him a specialist who would then be recognized to design and work on buildings such as schools and hospitals. The building that launched this act was the damaged Oliveview Hospital (spelling?) building. This predates my time in California so I only know what I have read about it. Finally, it would be up the each state to adopt a national standard. This would take some time to occur. However, if each state adopted the standard, engineers would have an easier time of working in other states since the licensing standards would be the same. Dennis Wish PE -----Original Message----- From: Richard Lewis <rlewis(--nospam--at)techteam.org> To: seaoc(--nospam--at)seaoc.org <seaoc(--nospam--at)seaoc.org> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Re: Registration >It is my understanding it is up to the individual states whether to require >the Structures I and Structures II NCEES exam. Some States require SE's to >design structures while most States only require PE's. Here in Texas we only >have PE's. I need to get registered in some other States the require the >Structures I and Structures II NCEES exam so I am in the process of taking >them. I can take the test here in Texas accept there is a catch, they will >only let those who have passed the PE exam take it. Therefore, a structural >engineer is an advancement past the PE level. > > >__________________________________________________ > >Richard Lewis, P.E. >Missionary TECH Team >rlewis(--nospam--at)techteam.org > >The service mission like-minded Christian organizations >may turn to for technical assistance and know-how. > > >
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This is a discussion on Write up on Carson City IHOP within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I think too much is being made of the "AK vs Handgun" argument. AK's are generally more accurate than the gun press and forums like ...
I think too much is being made of the "AK vs Handgun" argument. AK's are generally more accurate than the gun press and forums like to admit. But there is no guarantee that the shooter has the training or ability to hit with the rifle at 100 yds any better than you can with your handgun.
Don't automatically think "30-round rifle = I'm dead".The LCP, no.My G26 or LCP, neither one is good for that shot.
But I carry a G26 regularly and have made 100yd shots with it often. The gun is capable of the same accuracy as it's larger brothers.
Thanks for the well wishes all, I don't mean to side track the thread but that little "Whoa, what was that?" moment radically changed my basic premise on how I would conduct myself under many circumstances. (BTW I had a nice overnight at local hospital and no indication of any damage done) But before that moment my assumed response was one thing if I had disabled family members with me, and something different if I was out by myself. Now until I get cleared by the cardiologist what might have been previously viewed as a "hands on" situation has an entirely new aspect to it. If further testing shows I need some work done, my force continuum is greatly abreviated until everything is fixed.
One of the thoughts I had, trying to keep relevant to this thread, is that depending on ones medical condition standing your ground against an active shooter like this could potentially be less of a risk (strange as that may seem) than trying to get out of the area. I think everyone should really take a hard look at not just their shooting abilities, but their ability to safely withdraw from hostile contact under various circumstances. If you are in the IHOP can you physically go out a window to get away from this guy? In a mall type scenario are you up to getting out the doors or is your best bet to find a planter or a bench for cover and stand your ground? If you are in the parking lot is running away from him more of a risk to you than running towards him? I am not exactly a small target. If I am caught in a gap between two clusters of cars in that lot I think I would have a better chance moving toward him so I could see what he is doing and looking at than turning my back to him.
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If varmint hunting has taught me anything, it is that there is a huge difference between shooting at a target at a known distance (shooting range) and identifying and hitting a moving target an unknown distance away in a field under stressful circumstances with the first shot. In this case the pistol shooter is bringing a handgun to a 100 yard rifle fight.
100 yards is well within the point blank range for a 7.62x39 AK with iron sights shooting at a human torso.
The other thing that we are assuming is that the guy in Ralph's poistion 100yards away from the bad guy knows what will happen next and is able to take that into consideration when evaluating the risk of taking the shot. the fact is he doesn't know what the guy is going to do next. Ralph sees the guy shoot the lady in the parking lot but other than the guy is willing to shoot that lady, he doesn't know anything else. For example the shooter could have finished his mission when he shot the motorcycle lady, so as far as Ralph would know he's done and on his way out of Dodge (Ralph isn't threatened, shouldn't take the shot). It isn't till Ralph sees him heading for the restaurant that he had the data to figure out (probably takes a couple of seconds) that's where he is going next. At that point the shooter is in motion, maybe even running, and time left to respond isn't more than a few seconds before the shooter is inside. Not a lot of time to recognize the situation, get a clear shot (see the target), account for traffic (cars driving by in front of Ralph have innocent bystanders in them), other folks in the parking lot, what's behind the target, get the gun out, accurately estimate the distance (not easy), and get off the shot of a life time at a moving target. That's a tough shot in anybodys book.
YMMV of course.
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety), by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. by H. L. Mencken
I won't say I would have done this or would have done that because I can't say with any certainty what I would have been capable of doing in the IHOP situation but... I can say with absolute certainty that I would have done something to try to stop the shooter. Successful or not, I would have tried. That I know from past experiences I have had.
"Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for a friend." That's just how this old bird is wired!
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
"A superior Operator is best defined as someone who uses his superior
judgement to keep himself out of situations that would require a display of his
superior skills."
Well said Thumper! I got your back.
A few of you have really hit on one of the key components to "the decision." It really comes down to confidence. BBQ man knew he did not have the skill sets to deal with this situation.......just like the vast majority of CCW holders. We need to deal with the reality that the vast majority of gun owners do not have the training, the skills, and the confidence to step up to the plate in a situation like this.
The major component to "the decision" is the question "can I help make this situation better or is it likely that I will do more harm than good?"
Only the individual can answer that question and that is about as personal a decision as can possibly be made. If you have never had to answer that question or had to deal with the consequences of answering that question, then "uncertainty" is going to be as big as the Montana sky.
For those that have answered the question, have dealt with the consequences of answering the question, and have trained their rear ends off for the next time they have to answer that question, then "uncertainty" is not an issue at all.
If this is a situation that you know that you will never get involved in, then carry your gun and shoot it every once in a while. But if you know yourself to be somebody that will not be able to keep from "running to the sound of gunfire" then you better get your act together and train for that day. If not "uncertainty" could lead you to a life full of regret.
When my wife read this article, she looked at me and said "I know you would go in, and if you died I would be sad.......but I know you would go in and that is what I would expect from you."
I've studied the art of killing for 12 years now to try to understand why I always found myself inside of the fight. For those like some of you and I, it really is as plain as this.......
"It's who we are......it's what we do!"
It's not for everyone......and that's cool, because the bottom line is no matter what decision you make.......it could be the wrong one.
"Murphey is a ruthless b*****d!"
Roger Phillips Owner of Fight Focused Concepts, formerly know as Sweatnbullets
They would rather train for the 'average' gunfight at the 'average' distance with the 'average' number of rounds fired.
I can tell you that I am 49 and have never been in a gun fight. So I don't know what 'average' may be, when and if my fight ever comes.
And truthfully, neither do they.
It may be an in-your-face fight, it may be from a further distance. Heck, it may even be a classic draw and shoot at 7 yards just like many practice on the square range (doubtful, though).
Since I don't know what fight I may face, I want to try to be as well-rounded as possible. If that means rolling around and getting dirty doing H2H or knife; or shooting handguns out to 100+ yds.
I don't train to be 'average'. It is very possible that the life of my family (or my own) may depend on it.
Very good post Roger, for me you said a lot in it.
ScottM I think you are so right, because we know not what our fight will be when it comes we need to train in many fields to best best ability to be as ready as we can for anything and everything that comes our way.
We need to train so we know our ability not just think we can or can't. If you have done it on the range or in class you own (yes or no)
It's gotta be who you are, not a hobby. reinman45
"Is this persons bad behavior worth me having to kill them over?" Guantes
This is old news by now, and I'm bringing back a dead thread. Sorry, but I just found it and had to say something. I'm a year into my second 5-year term as a CHL holder in Texas. Reading this thread, I see two prevailing notions. One is that incidents like this are becoming more common. That may be true, or it could just be that they get better news coverage.
The second theme I pick up here is the Zorro image. Coming to the rescue and being a big public hero. Not likely. From my own reading, I think incidents of armed citizen shooters getting into trouble for trying to help, vastly outnumber the crazed shooter events. Read anything by Ayoob, Farnam, or others, and you'll read real horror stories of CCW holders trying to help, and for their efforts, they expend their life savings defending criminal charges or civil suits. Even LEOs get charged and sued all the time, but they fortunately have city or union attorneys to defend them. You and me?
To an expert witness in your trial: "Officer, what would you say are the odds of someone shooting a handgun 100 yards across a parking lot and hitting the attacker, rather than hitting and killing the plaintiff's pregnant wife or some other innocent bystander?" "Oh an experienced LEO could make that shot about one time in five. A typical private citizen, about one in fifty." "Would you say that it was reckless and careless of the defendant to try and make that shot across a crowded and busy parking lot at someone in front of a glass front restaurant?" And so on. For your gallant effort, you are poor. Your savings, your house, your car. All gone--and that's if you win! (Remember, it didn't cost the plaintiff a nickel to sue, even if he loses, thanks to contingent legal fees.) The worse case is all that expense plus a judgement that assures that you remain poor for the rest of your life. Of course your reputation, as the idiot civilian who shot across a parking lot and killed a pregnant woman, assures that you also can't find a job.
No sir. You come after me or my family, and I'll do anything to stop you. Otherwise, different story. Like Tom Gresham said on his radio program the week after the IHOP shootings to a caller who criticized the BBQ guy (I paraphrase), "The people in the IHOP had the same opportunity to have a CCW gun as the guy in the BBQ restaurant. It was their responsibility to take care of themselves." And he is exactly correct. How many of those people made the decision, "I'm not going to carry a gun. That's insane. That's why we have police." We need to have the same mindset: "My intervention would be insane. That's why we have police."
"If I were the Devil, I'd take from those who have and give to those who wanted until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious."-Paul Harvey, 1964
My take on this type of situation: I will defend myself and by default those immediately around me. I don't run towards a gun fight, especially one involving me going up against a rifle. There is a fine line between being brave and being suicidal.
Evidently, we don't hang around the same LEO's."Oh an experienced LEO could make that shot about one time in five. A typical private citizen, about one in fifty."
I've seen many an 'experienced' LEO barely qualify at 25 yds and in. A 'typical' private citizen probably wouldn't even have their gun with them. It would be in the car 'just in case'. Or at home.
But the people who would even consider intervening have training much better than LE, paid for out of pocket because they want to attain a higher standard. 'Qualification' isn't training, it's just shooting at targets under time. Same for IDPA.I'm not 'anti-cop' by any means. I have family and close friends who do the job.We need to have the same mindset: "My intervention would be insane. That's why we have police."
But LE is very seldom on-the-scene when any crime happens. They merely tape off the area and outline where the bodies are afterward in the majority of crimes, take reports, then investigate.
Personally, if my wife (who actually carries a pistol herself) and son were in the IHOP I'd want someone to try to intervene.


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Two by Twenty, a Studio Art Quilt Associates' juried exhibition will be shown at Road to California, Ontario, CA, January 19 – January 22. I saw this exhibit in The Netherlands and it is well worth a visit. Each of the twenty juried artists has two artworks in the exhibit. My Shagbark 3 and Shagbark 4 are included.
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