A Peek Into The Misadventures of My Crazy Upside-Down Life.
Does anyone remember my P-52 Blog I used to have?
I might start another P-52 as a regular feature on this blog. I really do miss my Photo-walks every week- and there is so much more going on here to be able to photograph!!!
Even a once a month P-12 post would make me happy!!!
So Evan suggested a post on a few "debates" I wound up in with Brits while living over in the UK about Weapons in the US and what we should do to "fix" our weapons issues and stop the shootings..... Oh Really?........ Well, Let this Southern Girl educate you Brits on that little issue ... but it's not just us Southerners but as I've never lived anywhere(with the exception of the UK) so I really cant speak for the rest of the country other than the South... but-
Maybe Evan will oblige for his neck of the woods in a sort of He said/She said type deal.....?
So ......when I was living in England there would be news stories about the shootings here and yonder in the States and the Brits would start spewing comments/opinions about "Gun Control", Regulating Weapons Sales, Banning Weapons. blah, blah, blah. I called BS everytime cause we all know us Southerners like nothing more than a good old fashioned bout if fisticuffs...especially when it comes to our guns.
Inevitably they(the Brits) would hear my accent and turn it on me.
And that's how the fight started.
They wanted MY opinion- they got it.
No- you don't even think about taking an American's weapons away from them. You are going to have a whole country coming after you tooth and nail- owning/possessing a weapon is our lifeblood- our God Given Right in our eyes.... especially in the South.
"Gun Control" to us means having it close enough to use in the event of an emergency and making sure we have enough ammo to be useful in a siege of ANY sort- human or outer space aliens or hellish demons. It also means EDUCATING everyone in the household on proper handling of said weapons. It's the American way- it's in our blood and one of our most basic rights. We in the South start educating our kids early. My Granddaughter started going hunting deer with her daddy at 4 years old. She got her own 410 at age 6 and shot her first deer in the first season after. And yes- her stock on it is Pink Camo pattern- she's a girly Girl. LOL.
"Regulating Weapons Sales"... Yeah- we HAVE that now- You have to go to the shop, fill out the paperwork to go thru the red tape ppl.... and you wait...... and wait.... and wait. Then, when it's finally approved, you get to purchase the weapon of your choice. It's basically a cooling off period if you ask me- so you don't get pissed off at someone and go out and buy a weapon and shoot them. Once you have your weapon after the waiting period- it changes from heat of passion, to premeditated IMHO..... That's not how it really is, but kinda- Gray area, I think.
"Banning Weapons Completely" except for Police and Military.... OMFG... are you serious?
There will ALWAYS be a way for criminals to obtain weapons- you can get anything off the BlkMkt-so I'm told. I'm a Law Abiding Citizen and I do things the proper way. But you will NEVER take my weapons from me unless you pry them from my cold dead hands. If you ban weapons- all you would be doing is giving all the criminals free reign... they will be the ONLY ones with weapons- and in addition, you will be turning all us Law Abiding Citizens INTO Criminals because aint no way in hell we gonna give you our weapons willingly, and if by some miracle you get them anyway- we will turn into one of the criminals who obtain our replacement weapons off the street or the BlkMkt.
The Brits can't call the kettle black- HUGE color-check- they banned knives as well as guns except for gun clubs and Special units of Police and Military) and their knife crimes are thru the roof. That was just a transfer of dangers in my estimation. And yes- they STILL have gun crimes as well- not nearly as many- but the numbers are growing on that as well.
So in conclusion- take care of your own dirty laundry before you start trying to tell us what detergent works best for you- and we'll do the same.
I already have a few of the Yellow Summer Squash plants peeping up thru the soil!!!!
No sign yet of the tomatoes or peppers tho.
I just got some cantaloupe seeds to plant too- Only 3 seeds- it may or may not work.... We'll see.
I'm just reminding myself...
This week is full to the brim with Maggie's repairs (there's a post upcoming for that as well), some family matters going on and a weekend visit with my bestie of 60 years upcoming, but Monday should be the perfect time to sit down and type it out, Tuesday at the absolute latest. Promise.
Slow go the days, Brother, fast go the years...
Tim & The Glory Boys-SLOW GO THE DAYS
So True....
Pretty sure I'm going to go buy my fishing and hunting license today after work. Surely there is someplace that sells them on my 54 mile journey home.
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch- I finally got my container garden started yesterday after I got home and changed out of the monkey suit and into more appropriate clothing.
I planted tomatoes on each end of a trough shaped container- and i planted bell peppers in the center section of the same container. I had two round barrel type containers that I planted yellow summer squash in. We'll see how those do.
I've also got a couple of apple seeds and a couple of orange seeds planted in a small container(same size and method as in England that grew the lemon trees......) and we'll see how those do as well. if everything works out we may have an orchard and a garden to plant when we find our new place....yep- still looking.
God will provide when the time is right. I have faith.
I HATE the stuff- it's like Gorilla Glue, Duct Tape, Super Glue, Marshmallow Fluff, Pancake syrup and TAR all rolled into one!!!!
A simple little thing like checking to see the financial aspects of my retirement benefits is impossible.
I went thru the entire process- creating the account- verifying the ID requirements- and it's still sending me back to square one after verifying everything. WHYYYYYYYYYY??????????
I'm about to flip my batshit crazy switch.
So much for a more relaxing day than the previous ones!!!!
