:wave:
Shocked, humbled and embarrassed - Thank you for the kind words.
Yes I am staying busy, real difficult for an older returning student with bifocals to not stumble down steps and walk into closed doors these days. NO it has nothing to do with cute gals in mini-skirts or tight jeans. I am just getting old is all *ahem*
I have always interacted with folks off-forum. I tend to be doing more of that these days. Last time I tried to access THR for PMs, I could not get in.
Tip: Do not put username and password on a 9mm ctg. and fire the durn thing...
Granted just because I am taking CIS/ IT stuff does not mean I know what I am doing. I have umpteen usernames and passwords, some I have to change every 7 -10 days for security reasons. THR server was acting up I suppose, perhaps ... THRs server problems are the reason I goofed up getting in to my ATM. [ sounds like a good excuse to me...].
Well for sure that Cisco username and password won't work...or the WebCT, or the Moodle, or Panduit, or ...did I mention I am not as young as I used to be?
So to make my life easier - I was using PMs at TFL. I mean one less browser open when you have 17 tabbed does help...
Gun related:
Well I am getting nearer to *tweaking* a RJ45 jack to accept gun cleaning jags, brushes and such. Good thing about my efforts is in using Cat 5e cabling, it makes no never mind to learn TIA 568A or TIA 568B on termination.
So besides straight through, crossover, rollover, cables - I have a "yank it" cable.
IIRC I have always agreed with Improvise, Adapt ,Ovecome.
Works great for shotguns bores, from 12 down to .410. sizes. Forget cancellation effect and crosstalk, just twist them 4 pairs of wires anywhich way you want, NO spilt pairs, or all that other TIA/EIA standards to concern yourself with. I use a piece of white shop towel and Corrosion X to take care of bores. Amazing what one can come up in a CIS/IT storage room.
My next project - has to be a way to get a RJ45 Crimper tool to punch primers, seat bullets or something. I mean using it for a hammer is a no brainer.
My 10X shell bag has come in handy too. I had to pull cable and needed something to put tools in. Good thing I forgot to check and empty the thing.
Did you know three Cat5e cables will fit inside a 28 ga AA hull? Yep sure enougth they will. Just cut of the brass part, insert the cable, electrical tape the drop chain to the hull...real easy to spot that red hull when you need to find it to pull through the rectangle hole in sheet rock.
Gotta be a way to patent this idea. Where is that durn tilecrawler when I need him?
A 12 ga hull stomped on makes a great door stop btw. .410 hulls give character and personality to a well done cabling job. I was going to have my work tested, yeah well so we do the Standards on labeling on both ends, with 9 students to check work on...
"Which ones are yours...never mind...I guess those red "tubes" up on the crossover rack are yours - huh? "
Beats the heck out of trying to follow which student's cabling is what. Makes the "pull through check" a heckuva lot easier too.
Make that two patents...
I volunteered to check out some monitors and hard drives not long ago. FWIW Gateway monitors have the worst resolution when adjusted by 230 gr FMJ, didn't improve with 12 ga slugs either.
"Did you totally erase the HDDs".
"Yep".
Kill two tasks at the same time, Erase the HDDs and find out which slugs a 20 ga shot best. I mean since I was out learning and being productive and all...
Seems the Federal worked best from the 870 20 ga with 21" bbl and aftermarket external knurled chokes installed. Wood stock ( of course) took it down to 13 3/4" LOP, the semi-pistol grip is less so...not quite a straight one.
Added some touches to the palm swell, added Pachmyer Decelator recoil pad of course. The Toe, heel have been contoured, and for sake of fun, Used the Trulock swivel on the buttstock and "innovated" the normal Remington swivel on the mag cap. NO extensions, lights or such. Just a "bird gun" - Honest. *wink* *snicker* *snicker*.
Quail and fast flushers- ain't got a prayer, Skeet loads work great...so do some 3/4 oz special loadings of # 8.5 shot.
So I am busy and yes I am "behavin'"
Took care of a need Denny said some folks in MS needed. I took it upon myself to take care of a little need for some Katrina folks. Would make a great read, then again some stuff one cannot talk about. Lets just say it was the right thing to do - no matter TPTB may say. Next time you crank up "Seven Bridges Road" or "Midnight Rider"...or some ZZTop, just grin, smile, let your imagination wander a bit. You might not be too far off.
Only loss on that trip, some gal assisting me snagged my BA/UU/R button. hehe...figured she would, reason I had it with me.
Oh...before that little excursion, I was in TN. Any of you folks see my Pink Floyd tape at the "Get Gas & Smokes in K-ville, or N-vill let me know- lost it somewhere, got my handwriting on the outside - you'll know it if you see it.
I never did get back my Stones cassette left on the pump at the station near the KY Speedway about a year either. I gotta quit fiddlin' with cassette tapes whilst I fill up.
Ain't the 'Net great? Here I am taking online classes pretty much. Now I am considered 'antiquated' - still have my dial up ISP...which I can access all over the place. My tests , assignments and class participation works just as well from KY, TN, LA, TX, PA...like I said ain't Laptops cool?
Other shooting stuff - gotta 12 year doing 100 repetitions of mounting gun to face with a 28 ga shotgun cut to fit her. Well most days anyway, homework and such cuts into this practice sometimes. She is getting quick, consistent, stamina, and gonna piss some body off if'n they think she can't shoot. I got ten bucks on the gal shooting a 1100 28 ga. Any takers?
You got a question about Brister's book, ask her. I believe she has it memorized by now.
Me, not gonna get to go hunt it looks like this fall. I didn't even bust any doves this year. I figure me not shooting
all them dove limits might "up" Smokes averages.
I think the boy needs a bit more trigger time is all, someday, he can toofell a limit of 15 doves with 13 shells...
...maybe
Not getting to shoot like I want, still make an effort to practice when can. Seems the 'atmosphere' around my part of the world and travels have continued to go downhill. Had car-jackings, purses snagged , vehicle theft and home invasions ...one afternoon alone was real busy. 3-4 block area, I was in the grocery store when 3 car jackings took place in the parking lot.
Elderly folks loading groceries, BG just jumps in and takes off.
People washing cars, vacuuming in driveway -BG walks and points gun, takes car...Sigh...
CRSAm always said one never knows...
Must be the new folks in town with new tatoos and graffetti...
Yep still CCW-ing of course, like you figured I wouldn't be.
Not sure how long I have on this school dealie. Depends on how the semesters and credits are worked out b/t Cisco and School.
Still, I am looking for something better to do as I attend. NOT going to rule out just picking up stakes, moving out of state, and doing this education bit elsewhere.
I mean everything is accessible with the Information Age. I even worked on a Project with a lady in Spain taking the same curriculi over there. We shared hunting, shooting and game stories as we teamed on the other class stuff.
I now want to shoot birds in Spain...
Well , I would prefer Quail to tend, upper elevations, less people and more serenity. I have shotgun and truck, all I need is a dog. This somewhere near some school with Cisco of course...
Maybe the dog will understand Visual Basics, looks Weird to me, "tump" in JavaScript does wierd stuff. You should try "Ultimate Shotgun"...yeah that went over about as well on JavaScript as it did here on THR...oops...
If you want to entertain a 4 y/o, snag some spent hulls and ctgs, and an ink pad. This will keep a kid busy playing with stamps.
You get to go the Auto parts store for orange hand cleaner later on...this cleaner works pretty good on vinyl tablecloths, the door facing, the wall....Mom's do not appreciate WW.38spl tattoos btw...
I am still an "adopted uncle" to the kid. Mom calls me something else. She has to be nice though...I am going to be the one tweaking her shotgun and giving tips. Ah...bribery, blackmail , deciet and such are such good tools for an old guy I tell ya...
Handled a Cane Masters cane...someday - when I get past all this other stuff, I gotta get into this Cane stuff more serious. This is really good stuff.
I have "gotten by" with regular old canes. I understand a lot more as to why LawDog and others talk up this Cane Stuff. Look into it folks- I am serious.
In handling new shotguns/ guns period : Well I ain't happy at all. Yes I have always recommended OLDer used ones. Folks...please please do look into these OLDer used guns, the metallurgy is so much better, the craftsmanship is there, and you do get what you paid for.
I have been very pleased with new 1300s for a bone stock pump gun. We really need to petition USRA to make the 1300 in 28 ga again, and one model for theyouth. Get busy contacting USRA folks.
I am supposed to wring out a XD, if I can wring steels at 40 yds with a Keltec P-11, an XD should be a piece of cake.
Yep my P-11 is still flawless, only tweak was the mag extensions. Best can figure over 15k rds thru mine. It fills a niche. Seems to filling a niche for a number of folks I know.
Well ya'll be good, thanks for thinking of me. Now I get to play with Access 2003 and do some weird off the wall stuff for DBMS class. Email notifications have come in...one student has sent me 4 notices " get your butt in here [in class forum] - I am lost as I can be...some idiot aced the last project and ...
Hey who says an old fart cannot get the highest grades on the DBMS stuff so far...Must be the shooter in me...
That or stumbling down steps or running into closed doors on campus is good for getting my grey matter in gear.
Maybe the tight jeans and mini-skirts...
Run'em
Steve
He's unhurt and got out in one piece. 
