12 thoughts on “We are restrained violence. We still want to be left alone, God help you if you insist.”
most people have no idea. and some of the kindest people I have met are vets.
one good thing about moving up here was that I ran into a lot of them.
some still hunt, some don’t but all of them will help you out in a jam.
even the wife is amazed at how great our friends are. and a lot of them are ex combat arms guys like I am. quiet nice people. and just about all of them pack or carry weapons too. funny how that works, isn’t it ?
wife broke her ankle a few months back. at 1130 pm. I called my buddy and he helped me get into the truck and to the hospital. was going to give him a nice bottle and he told me , “why, so I can hit you over the head with it ?”
its great to have friends like that. let me tell you.
What’s the phrase? No greater friend, no worse enemy.
a while back, we had a wind storm that blew down a few trees. one was across my driveway. Frank was driving by after it happened. he stopped and got his chainsaw out of the back of his truck. cut the damn things up and cleared my driveway. at 7pm. I went out and told him I was going to do it the next day, needed to get gas for my chainsaw.
Frank said, ” what if you need to get out before then ? ”
Frank is a Marine and does shit like this ALL the time.
didn’t want anything either, didn’t even want the cold beer
I was trying to give him. then again, I gave his kid 2 gallons of gas to get home with too. 5 years ago. great guy all around. it good to have friends like him.
I read this – and then I re-read it and as generalization it works fine.
And then you have the guys called up in the draft; I’m talking about those who didn’t run up to Canada – unfortunately quite a few are still resentful – in their 80s.
They have no feeling for the country that birthed them, fed them, and gave them their education; they can even see how much better off they are now than their counterparts anywhere else in the world – and yet they’re still resentful that they gave “some of their best years” mostly in menial jobs because the Army wouldn’t trust them with a rifle.
Not all vets are “good guys” but by the far the largest majority are; just like going to church doesn’t make you a good Christian.
Those of us who volunteered or enlisted on the other hand …
On the other hand, are the people that dave in pa mentioned. And also Men like Phil, who may not have served, but use discretion for most encounters with “people” and have no tolerance for bullshit when it actually is required to do so.
Tick tock……………………
People have asked me how are you going to fight against tanks and such. My answer is always there are people inside that tank and eventually they have to exit the vehicle. That’s when you would deal with the people and those who have training can operate said tank for the patriots!
A napalm bomb, I answer…
one time long ago, we took out a brit tank that was chasing the hell out of us in a CIC training thing with a bath tub .
yup. we dropped it off the roof on it. they came out of that thing fast too after that. God, it was LOUD. the brass didn’t like it. but TOP was laughing his ass off at the time.
there is always a way if you think about it long enough.
It needs fuel as well, who’s gonna filler up. winter is coming.
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Nobody goes to jail
Rogan would cower in fear at the first sign of SHTF. Fucking vaccinated grifter.
Doesn’t matter. Truth is truth.
And he just may surprise you!
According to wiki, there are 15.8 million veterans in the USA. According to Census.gov there are ~18 million. In 2023, almost half of veterans (49.0%) were 65 or older, while 27.9% were 75 or older; in 2013, 47.3% were 65 and older. 8.3% of veterans in 2023 were 34 or younger.
Of these, how many were experienced trigger pullers vs REMF’s or Navy like me.
most people have no idea. and some of the kindest people I have met are vets.
one good thing about moving up here was that I ran into a lot of them.
some still hunt, some don’t but all of them will help you out in a jam.
even the wife is amazed at how great our friends are. and a lot of them are ex combat arms guys like I am. quiet nice people. and just about all of them pack or carry weapons too. funny how that works, isn’t it ?
wife broke her ankle a few months back. at 1130 pm. I called my buddy and he helped me get into the truck and to the hospital. was going to give him a nice bottle and he told me , “why, so I can hit you over the head with it ?”
its great to have friends like that. let me tell you.
What’s the phrase? No greater friend, no worse enemy.
a while back, we had a wind storm that blew down a few trees. one was across my driveway. Frank was driving by after it happened. he stopped and got his chainsaw out of the back of his truck. cut the damn things up and cleared my driveway. at 7pm. I went out and told him I was going to do it the next day, needed to get gas for my chainsaw.
Frank said, ” what if you need to get out before then ? ”
Frank is a Marine and does shit like this ALL the time.
didn’t want anything either, didn’t even want the cold beer
I was trying to give him. then again, I gave his kid 2 gallons of gas to get home with too. 5 years ago. great guy all around. it good to have friends like him.
I read this – and then I re-read it and as generalization it works fine.
And then you have the guys called up in the draft; I’m talking about those who didn’t run up to Canada – unfortunately quite a few are still resentful – in their 80s.
They have no feeling for the country that birthed them, fed them, and gave them their education; they can even see how much better off they are now than their counterparts anywhere else in the world – and yet they’re still resentful that they gave “some of their best years” mostly in menial jobs because the Army wouldn’t trust them with a rifle.
Not all vets are “good guys” but by the far the largest majority are; just like going to church doesn’t make you a good Christian.
Those of us who volunteered or enlisted on the other hand …
On the other hand, are the people that dave in pa mentioned. And also Men like Phil, who may not have served, but use discretion for most encounters with “people” and have no tolerance for bullshit when it actually is required to do so.
Tick tock……………………
People have asked me how are you going to fight against tanks and such. My answer is always there are people inside that tank and eventually they have to exit the vehicle. That’s when you would deal with the people and those who have training can operate said tank for the patriots!
A napalm bomb, I answer…
one time long ago, we took out a brit tank that was chasing the hell out of us in a CIC training thing with a bath tub .
yup. we dropped it off the roof on it. they came out of that thing fast too after that. God, it was LOUD. the brass didn’t like it. but TOP was laughing his ass off at the time.
there is always a way if you think about it long enough.
It needs fuel as well, who’s gonna filler up. winter is coming.
.
.
.
.
Nobody goes to jail
Rogan would cower in fear at the first sign of SHTF. Fucking vaccinated grifter.
Doesn’t matter. Truth is truth.
And he just may surprise you!
According to wiki, there are 15.8 million veterans in the USA. According to Census.gov there are ~18 million. In 2023, almost half of veterans (49.0%) were 65 or older, while 27.9% were 75 or older; in 2013, 47.3% were 65 and older. 8.3% of veterans in 2023 were 34 or younger.
Of these, how many were experienced trigger pullers vs REMF’s or Navy like me.