I'm absolutely following up on this one ... and doing everything the doc recommends.

As it happens, shooting both strong and weak hand has always been part of my regimen, as well as the trad. two-handed stance. (and when i'm at an outdoor range i try all the "weird" positions .... sitting, kneeling, laying down, etc. I can be quite entertaining.)

Don't forget .. today is the national ammo day BUYcott ... go out and buy at least 100 rnds!!

Cool. Where do you go to shoot outdoors?
Wish we had enough money around here for that--but Gwennie came home a few weekends ago with 1,000 rounds of Brown Bear 9mm....until I'm working again that's gonna have to hold us for a while.

Speaking of Brown Bear..."Wolf"...that nick isn't chosen for the Russki ammo by the same name, is it?

no, that's just a happy coincidence ... i've been "wolf" since i first signed on to the cellar (my full nic is SilverWolf), which was sometime around a month or so after Dinty Moore came to that GTG. (I found the old BBS # in Del Val Computer User Magazine all those years ago).

I have used the Wolf ammo, but my preference for cheap shootin' is S&B. The lacquer the russkies use to coat their ammo is a pain in my a$$. :p

Just about the time that my participation in the Cellar of those days tailed off because I had other issues to deal with. Speaking of which, for those who care about such things, Sunday was the fifth anniversary of my gender transition.

:shotgun:

I actually have to go upstate (Bradford County) for outdoor shooting ... I wish there were someplace closer here. Lower Providence Rod & Gun isn't a good option for me because i work nights and can't attend the required # of meetings/year, also their outdoor rifle range is only 50 yds, and i don't consider it worth my time to shoot high power rifle at anything less than 100 yds. I hear Wings and Water is really nice, but Easton is a bit if a hike! (funny to hear from someone who is willing to drive five hours for some shootin', but I have other reasons to make that drive. (*wicked grin*))

Big congrats on your anniversary Maggie!!!

You'd think that as close as we live to LPR&G we'd be members there, but you're right: membership there is just so involved....and so much of what they do holds no interest for me.
Thanks. :-)

Sorry to hear about yer hand Eva...

And let me be the first to say, re: ambulance transport: They're coming to take you away!!!!

LOL

Brian

I'm dropping a check in the mail this week to Rhawnhurst-Bustleton Ambulance for ambulance service in 2003. The City of Philadelphia socked Rho (or rather, taxpayers in the Commonwealth of PA) for $528 for taking her all of 1000 feet when she called for one earlier this year.

Never again...not when you can get the same service for a simple $35 donation. :)

Absolutely...if there's any likelyhood at all that you'll need an ambulance, especially in the city, an advance donation to your local volunteer ambulance corps is a very wise investment. It may also get you better care, depending on where you live.

This is far from either the first or the last time the City of Philadelphia has "socked it to" the taxpayers of the State...and now that your buddy Rendell is elected, we can probably expect to see a lot more moves in that direction. Good thing the Govenor doesn't have much power here in the Commonwealth. :-)

Arrrrrrrrrgh. Hitman 2 is pretty good, but if I'd had to wait any longer than I did to play GTA: Vice, I might've stuck my head in the oven. It is THAT damned good -- something for you to look forward to, I suppose.

Cool!

So I could get exercise and play GTA:VC at the same time ... if i weren't opposed to physical exercise, that might be a good idea ... ;)

First off, the price on the provided link is UNBELIEVABLY high, even after converting to American dollars. You can get an equivalent product at your local Electronics Boutique (or other local game-shop) for about twenty bucks. (There are heavy-duty reinforced pads out there that cost more, of course, but this is your garden-variety model.)

It's also incompatible with many PS1 and PS2 games, despite what it says in the ad, for a very simple reason -- it doesn't support the "shoulder buttons" (L1, L2, R1, R2) or the Dual Shock's joypad buttons (L3, R3). If your game uses those buttons, you're out of luck. Obviously, many other games _might_ work in theory, but actually performing competently would be another order entirely.

The pads are, of course, designed for use with the "Dance Dance Revolution" series of games and similar dance-rhythm titles. I tried out a Dreamcast version, and am happy to say that I am gloriously incompetent when it comes to DDR. I'll settle for whacking yuppies with golf clubs in GTA, instead.

Wolf wants Smith & Wesson golf clubs for Christmas.

You probably don't know S&W doesn't have a real good rep in the firearms community right now, despite having changed ownership.