During PP (personal protection) class, we did an excellent drill. Two people stand on the firing line. One person facing the target with their pistol sitting on a chair. THe second person stands next to them, but facing AWAY from the firing line. THe range officer yells "GO" and the person facing the target picks up the weapons and shoots...meanwhile the other person runs full speed in the other direction and STOPS when the shot is heard. THe point - you can make it 25 feet in that time frame. As a SWAT team acquantance said. If there is a man on the other side of the living room threatening you with a knife, you better shoot quick...and you might/probably still get stabbed. Chris
Royce Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That reminds me of the following... SITUATIONAL ISSUE: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife and charges. You are carrying a Glock .40 and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? LIBERAL ANSWER: Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor and oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Can we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing my gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have an appropriate safety build into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun and what kind of message does it send to society and my children? Is it possible that he'd would be happy just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me or would he just be content to wound me? If I grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he is stabbing me? This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days to try to come to a conclusion. CONSERVATIVE ANSWER: BANG! TEXAN ANSWER: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click....(Sounds of reloading) Wife: "Sweetheart, he looks like he is still moving, what do you kids think?" Son: "Mom's right, Dad, I saw it too." BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click. Daughter: "Nice group, Daddy! Where those the Winchester Silver Tips?" -----Original Message----- From: redghost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 10:51 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Global warming If you carry concealed, you better be ready to use if you draw. Last week some idiot kid decided to shoot up a local mall. Had an AK and side arm. There was a fellow shopping with his family carrying concealed. Idiot drew on the shooter, but spoke, instead of pulling the trigger. He is just now getting out of ICU with probability of severe brain damage. I suspect he had that prior to the bullets hitting. On Saturday, November 26, 2005, at 03:37 PM, wrote: _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 150K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 209K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Nov 27 23:57:21 2005 Received: from tomts40.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.97] helo=tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EgWOX-0006vW-Ex for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:57:21 +0000 Received: from [64.230.124.146] by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:57:18 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.6 Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:57:13 -0500 From: Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [0] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alfa Romeo X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:57:21 -0000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anybody know anything about the newer Alfas? A friend of mine has WAY > too many vehicles and two houses (and one wife telling him to pare it > down). He may be selling the Alfa. It is a 1991 convertible with 60,000 > miles. Donald, the Spyder had a looong production run. Basically a pretty sturdy little car, but with inevitable Italian quirks. Rust like mad underneath if given the chance. Engines are robust but will grenade if the timing (chain, IIRC) isn't changed on cue. Main problem is parts and service expertise. Alfa left the U.S. years ago and their former parts stock is now in private hands. Depending on your DIY comfort level, availability of a mechanic locally who wants to fuss with them, or do so for rates within reason, may be an issue. Richard Welty runs the Alfa list(s), some of the oldest and best lists on the Web. The Alfa bunch are very easy to get along with. Richard was on the old VRX lists, but I don't think he came over here. Mac
