TGO David

The Spartans would throw the "defective" children from a cliff in order to keep the gene pool strong. What this little thug needs is a cliff, not a role model. It's too late for the Big Brothers approach.

I agree with this guy.

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Best of luck to you! Please keep visiting us. The Internet goes all the way to Alabama too.

I run a dual band 2m/70cm rig in my Jeep. It's enough for me and keeps me from having a god-awful 40m antenna (i.e. Huge, ugly) on my vehicle. I'd considered putting a similar 2m radio in our Raptor but decided there really wasn't an ideal place to mount it or the antenna without uglying up the truck. I'd think long and hard about how much you really figure you'll use 40m in your truck. There are a lot of good 2m repeaters around town for rag chewing and those antennae are pretty small and discrete. There's not much of a way to hide a 40m antenna.

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This is the way it's going to be. It's not going to change. We tried it the other way before and people kept trying to screw the system and slide things in for sale under the radar. As others said, use the PM feature to contact the seller. If they're not smart enough to notice that they have a new PM waiting for them, there's not much I can do to help.

Sorry, but you're kind of reaching for straws here. My previous statements still stand but they are not and were not a mandate that people abandon their own critical thought processes and lay down their own opinions. I merely asked that people consider not crucifying the entire organization because of the actions of one person. How does that come into play here, exactly? You seem to have a substantial erection for both Tactical Response and making me out to be the bad guy here. There's apparently no cure for the former and honestly I'm not sure there is for the latter either. Some folks just get their rocks off trying to poke the bear with a stick. Unfortunately for you, the bear stopped caring about that a long time ago. Hope you're getting what you need out of this, though. It seems like a sad existence otherwise.

Yep... General Class here. I've been meaning to get my Extra license but just haven't had the time to devote to studying. My background is electrical engineering also, so the theory stuff isn't that difficult. Just a lot to dust off in the space between my ears and remember how to apply some of it.

You guys clearly aren't tactical enough.

Careful, guys... reaction based on emotive behavior leads to the dark side. Liberals think emotionally. The older I've gotten, the less I am swayed by these acts of random violence. Maybe it's the desensitization that comes from having walked through the valley of the shadow of death several times myself, but within our lifetimes we've all seen the depths of what evil men can do. 9/11 was a far greater tragedy in terms of number of people massacred, you know? Stay calm, stay vigilant. Don't let the bastards wear you down.

This shouldn't surprise anyone. It was one of the first things I thought of as well.

So there's now a statute of limitations and a prohibition on people posting their opinions? I'm just trying to stay up to speed on what's allowed in this thread so humor me.

Are you serious? No, I never read anything... I always just talk out of my ass.

I hope to retire somewhere up in the Rockies, to be honest with you. We are fortunate to have the Smokeys so close to us but the Rockies stole my heart and I doubt I'll ever be able to come to rest anywhere else.

What part of people posting their relevant opinions in a thread seems like derailment to you? Maybe you just need to come to terms with the fact that there are going to be "Yeager-Haters" and deal with it. I've met the guy, I don't have a problem with the guy personally and wouldn't let his history deter me from taking a class from him or his adjunct instructors. It's not like I'm looking for him to cover my back under fire from insurgents or expecting him to be my get-away driver so none of what may or may not have happened in Iraq really affects me as a figurative student. That being said, however, what does affect me as a figurative student are these so-called AAR's where people report back on the unnecessary chastisement (you can call it ribbing if you want, but at the end of the day it's chastisement) about the firearms that they choose to take a class with. A class like this is the BEST place to find out if your sidearm of choice won't function well under adverse conditions. I've purposefully taken certain handguns to similar classes and abused them just to see if they were really worth carrying. As long as I'm not causing a safety concern or slowing down the class, there's no reason for any instructor anywhere to berate me or any other student and there certainly is no place for some female to make pejorative statements about any inadequacies, as the OP reported. Oh, I'm sure the nut-swingers will all say that's just "playing by Big Boy Rules" and that "students need thick skin" etc. but here's the flip side of that: I've had the privilege to train with and under people with a level of professionalism that eclipses the need for that sort of nonsense. So-called ribbing breaks down the mutual respect between a student and instructor that fosters higher levels of trust, better communication, and prevents a student's mind from closing, ensuring that they get the maximum return on their investment from the class. When I go to a defensive weapons class, I am not there to be subjected to a bunch of frat-boy bull#### from douchebag "Bros" who think every person who walks through the door with something other than a Glock -- or recently an M&P, which intrigues me since I've been running that platform since it came out, long before it was blessed by anyone at TR -- should be subjected to ribbing / hazing / a ration of crap because the cadre thinks they chose poorly. No, I am there first and foremost to learn and secondly to determine if my gear has weak points that need to be addressed. A student will figure out the latter on their own without any jabs, friendly or not, from someone pontificating from a position of arrogance, when the firearm fails to go bang. And lessons learned like that are far more persuasive and more readily accepted than being taunted by the people receiving your money because you're not carrying one of their favorite brands of gun.

Nice shirt.

Back to the subject at hand, 101 your post reads less like an AAR and more like a promotional. Whatever. Glad you found the class enjoyable. That being said... Those guys and anyone else can go #### themselves if they want to rib me for bringing a sidearm other than one in the Blessed Chosen Caliber. Do I have a Glock 19? You bet. Do I trust it? You bet. Do I think that the 9mm is the end-all be all of fighting pistol cartridges? No. Because that sort of narrow-minded chest pounding bull#### is no different than people who think the 1911 is the pinnacle of handgun art, or that an AK-47 is the best fighting rifle ever made, or that the Model T is the best car ever to touch four wheels to the ground. As long the handgun I bring doesn't cause a safety issue or cause anyone else's training to suffer, there's no reason for anyone to open their mouth and say a damn thing about it. Stuff like this just reaffirms my belief that I'm not missing anything by not having trained there. I just don't think I'm "tactical" enough for it.

You can stow that ####. If people don't want counter opinions, they don't need to start threads on a forum. Period.

We pulled off any chance I could but this is a one-way, one-lane road with drop offs on one or both sides in most places. One person with their hazard lights on would get me out of their way. Dozens of cars running up your ass constantly? No, that's not an emergency... those are people who shouldn't have driven down a scenic motorway.

Well to be clear, I hate "tourists" with a passion and when I go places like this I'm there to get away from people. This little vacation reaffirmed one thing I've believed all along: That there simply is no magical place in the USA where people are not self-absorbed, self-important, impatient asses when you put them behind the wheel of a car or truck. Case in point, the posted speed limit through the Roaring Forks motor-trail is 10mph and for good reason. SOME of us like to stop and take pictures, walk across the road to the other side to see something over there, or just generally roll down the windows and drive at a very leisurely pace, taking in what God created. But then there are those clowns from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and the other 47 states of the union who somehow figure you can "take in" the majesty of the place by driving 30mph and tailgating the guy in front of them. That guy was me, a lot of the time. I slowed down even more for them. I learned that my F150 can idle at about 3mph if left to it's own devices. I also learned that it really pisses off people when you do that. The last time I was up there I got snowed in for a week. Loved being stuck there!

Yeah we left 110 degree temperatures here for mid to high 70 degree temperatures over there. We had gentle persistent rains for most of the time there, which was great and very relaxing. The second to last day we were there the thunderstorms kicked in. There's a whole lot relaxing about sitting in a gazebo-covered hot tub with a beer in hand as the thunder rolls across the mountains and the rain hammers the land around you.

Yeah, been there and done that. I still think the area needs a different, better kind of gun show but I'm not convinced that the consumer realizes it or is capable of appreciating it.

Another vote for the Lansky system here. I picked one up about 2 months ago after "meaning to" for nearly five years. Wish I had done it sooner.