This from Ballseyes Boomers.
I can’t say I didn’t expect something like this, but it appears,
That the Google Team is canceling out Google Blogs and email accounts of people who speak to loudly about Second Ammendment Rights, an or hold Conservative Values. All I can say is, when the lawsuit starts, sign me up!
Just back, from a few days offline. A trip south to Davison. While down there attending to other business, I stopped in at William’s Gun Sight Co. . Don’t let the name fool you, they have a LOT of guns and shooting paraphernailia. It’s an interesting time just strolling up and down the racks of long guns, and glass cases of handguns. If you’re actually interested in purchasing a gun, you might have to wait a little while. I won’t say that the counter workers are slow, but maybe there could be a few more of them or something. There’s also an adjacent L.E.O. supply store, and a nice set of shooting ranges. I’ve been halfway in the market for a couple of new guns, but not interested enough to stand at the counter waiting for 20 minutes or more. I saw an older 20 gauge Stevens double barrell that kind of caught my eye, but the price was a little stiff. And of course there were a handfull of the dozens of 45’s that I lusted after. Notably a Sig, and a Kimber, oh yeah, and that tricked out,stainless, long slide 1911 Colt! (I just can’t seem to get used to the fact that if -I- want to sell mine, it’s worth about 50 percent less than if I want to buy it.)
I’d like to consolidate and downsize a bit, but I have a few problems with that plan. I’ll have trouble parting with most of my Dad’s guns, and the ones I grew up with. I probably could manage to trade off a shotgun or two, and maybe my Remington .300 S.A.U.M. but the problem is, I’d like to add at least one more carry gun, a light 20 gauge double gun, and possibly a tactical style .308 bolt gun, oh yeah, and another DPMS in .223. It just seems like, if I start selling off and buying guns, I’ll probably wind up with more than I already have? What happened to consolidating and downsizing? Anddddd, there’s that 26 inch barrelled 12 gauge auto with screw in chokes……….
Down Size, Down Size, Down Size!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few hours on the river brought 1 Walleye fingerling, a 16 inch Walleye, and one real nice Perch. The ice is averaging close to 12 inches deep. Ask the ladies, it was a good Valentines day.
We’ve been seeing very cold nights, and a bit of wind, with near 30 in the daytime. Today we’re under a Winter Storm threat, but so far at 4pm, only about a 1/2 inch of snow. We’ve seem some ice fishermen up and down the river, but there doesn’t appear to be a lot of action. I guess the biggest news/worry we have up this way right now, is Hillary Clinton’s commitment to sign us onto the UN’s crazy world gun ban treaty.
The Au Gres River is still solidly frozen and a few fish are being taken through the ice. A 20 inch Walleye came out, right in front of my house a day or so ago. The Bay ice is another story, not to many fishermen out there this week. The 30ish weather is rumored to be leaving soon, with a cold snap on the way.
As for my Wii adventures with Call of Duty, I’ve just made it through the second level, finished by a wild firefight in a big Television broadcasting studio. Definately intense, and pretty challenging. So far I haven’t been disappointed (if you don’t take the Wii graphics into consideration that is). Let me back up just a bit, and complain a little about the fact that my 7.62×51 SAW wasn’t able to shoot through office cubicles. 
To General Motors:
I’ve just finished reading a bit about the new “Volt” product line. Please note that it is approximately 24 miles to the nearest Walmart Super Store from my home. It’s 95 miles to the home of my nearest relative. My current passenger car is a Chevy HHR that get’s 33 mpg. I can drive back and forth to my nearest relative’s house 3 times on a small tank of gasoline and I can drive back and forth to get groceries 10.8 times. The HHR cost me around $12,000 new! The Volt on the other hand purportly uses no gasoline, (NOTE I DIDN”T SAY NO FUEL), to go the first 40 miles. Translation; To get groceries, I would have to start with a fully charged battery, then rely on gasoline to get home. (So far, I’m unclear on what kind of gas mileage the Volt gets when running on gas). To visit relatives, 80 miles on battery (assuming I can vampire some electicity from them for the trip home) , and 90 miles on gasoline.
Complicate this with the fact that I’ll need to fork out near $40,000 for the Volt, pay for the electricity and gasoline that it uses, plus worry about replacing the very expensive batteries every couple of years. And, (this is just a guess now), I’m guessing the Volt won’t pull my 17 ft fishing boat, much less the 25 footer, meaning I’ll have to continue maintaining and feeding gasoline to my old Silverado (which pulls the 12,000 lb boat very nicely thank you).
I’ve reread your website and caught the “and overnight charging will cost about a dollar” statement. I just wish you would talk more about the gasoline costs to run the generator and battery maintenace costs.
Bottom Line: I guess what I’m trying to say it, I won’t be planning on purchasing a Volt. (Even if I could afford one!)
P.S. And don’t electic motors produce OZONE? Ozone=one of the components blamed for the Global Warming fiasco. (it was -2- degrees here the other night).