3 Boxes of BS

18:30 hours (6:30 p.m.) and there was 3 dozen boxes of .40S&W on the shelves of Walmart.
What is even more amazing there were a dozen boxes of  Federal .45ACP still on the shelf!

Added a box of .45 to the inventory here at Bunker BS; with the strong intention of using it this weekend at the Blog Shoot.

Also picked up 150 hamburger patties and 40 hot dogs for D.A.B. III. The roster of people attending is shrinking, we are down to about 65 or so.

Like many people I seem to be unable or unwilling to address so many issues tumbling around the world without resorting to profanity or incoherent ranting. I know I need to find a way to address these issues without loosing it but it is difficult to overcome the weariness of seeing so many problems for so long.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, and his unnamed accomplice are believed to have run down the off-duty British soldier with a Vauxhall Tigra as he walked back to the Woolwich Barracks at 2.20pm yesterday, crushing his body against a road sign.

Witnesses said the terror suspects then ‘hacked and chopped’ at his body like ‘crazed animals’, before dragging his corpse into the middle of the road leaving a trail of blood.

As they apparently tried to decapitate him they were chanting ‘Allah Akbar!’ – an Islamic phrase meaning ‘God is great’ – and yelling ‘this is what God would have wanted’.

How many more reports like this or the Foot Hood Shooting will it take before people wake to the fact that radical Islamists are willing to kill people to further their cause and there are a lot of radical Islamists?
How many more reports like this will it take for anti-rights cultists to realize that a.) firearms aren’t needed to kill people but they can save lives and b.) people aren’t safe anywhere?

Unrest in Stockholm’s suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with stones.

And isn’t it amazing that a major city in Europe burns for 4 nights in a row and barely a peep is heard from the Mainstream Media? Kinda makes you wonder which “immigrants” are rioting and why the media isn’t naming the nationality or religion of those immigrants?

Hey Mr. Cruz, I agree:

“Isn’t it a little bizarre, this whole exercise?” McCain said after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) objected to going to conference. “What we’re saying is that we don’t trust our colleagues on the other side of the Capitol.”

Cruz responded that he doesn’t trust Republicans. 

Of course, I don’t trust Democrats, Greens, Libertarians (although more than the others) ! In short, I don’t trust any politician and it is time We, The People started showing our distrust. It is time We, The People started exerting the rightful control we should have over the politicians.
Government, at all levels, has grown too used to exercising power in order to further its on ends and not the goals and desires of the people.  So if this brings an I.R.S. audit, so be it. But I’m at the point where there will be action taken. I plan to start trying to change things at the lowest level; the city council, the school district, local boards and commissions, etc.
Let’s put people into office who remembers that usually the best government is the smallest government.

Got a question about tax refunds, polluters or subsidized housing? Don’t expect an answer this Friday.

That’s because four federal government agencies will be closed on Friday, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Office of Management and Budget.

 

Employees at all four agencies will be on furlough that day. They include nearly 115,000 workers — or more than 5% of the 2 million-strong federal workforce — who are being forced to spend Friday at home without pay.

And you say that like it is a bad thing!  Let’s see how many people really notice, eh?

Maybe if we had fewer government workers; we and the people in charge could oversee them better. Might result in fewer Scandals like the I.R.S.
Might result in our President having more time to make sure our State Department employees are protected instead of murdered in the streets.

And keep prepping folks.

I don’t know if the recent storms, blasts, tornadoes, snow in May (Washington State) are God’s way of saying “Be Prepared” but until told otherwise, I’m gonna take it that way.
Food, water, first aid supplies — all those are needed and being used in Oklahoma this week. Not every house was completely destroyed but many in the area are without water or power. Many of the stores aren’t open for people to buy each day’s groceries.

It is so easy to see all this and get overwhelmed. I know I’ve been feeling that way for a while.
I have grown weary of rehashing the same fights over and over again with the anti-rights cultists . I need to get back into that struggle because they are counting on just that fact; grinding us down slowly. I know that I have let family issues interfere with blogging but there is so much that I will not share here about what is going on. Suffice it to say there is marital discord and not between SWLMMHCEM and I.

But…….

There is also so much good news in the world. I some times forget to share that.

Our private gun club has grown from 1,850 members in 2009 to 2,350 members today. I’m proud to be part of that effort.The club has continued to improve the facilities at the range. I think those who haven’t been there (or haven’t been there in a while) will surprised at how nice of a place it is.

Our grandkids are growing like weeds and it is a blessing to have them in the house.
My youngest son is getting married this July to an incredible young lady.
My daughter in marrying a great guy next year.

More states are passing pro-rights bills than are passing restrictive legislation. Illinois is fighting tooth and nail to implement the most restrictive possible Concealed Carry law. They aren’t figuring out ways to restrict rights even further while doing this.

Last year I introduced half a dozen or more people to shooting. Not one said “Hey I tried it and don’t like it”.

There is good news in the world……I just have to remember to look for it and talk about it.

Getting friends, family, bloggers, readers together for a blog shoot; not so much.If I thought I had a chance, I would demand more money for the job.

{{ This is just for me, a chance to kvetch, so no one else read this. If you are one of the people I invited through Facebook and asked you to send an EMAIL ADDRESS to me and let me know how many people are going to be attending; DON’T JUST LIKE THE FRAKKIN’ POST, actually send me an email address!!!!!!}}
/Rant

Okay folks, getting down to the wire and I hope that I’ve gotten in touch with everyone. Still waiting to hear back from a few folks about attendance so please contact me as soon as possible.

Would anyone be willing to step up and bring the following:

A. Paper plates for about 80
B. one or more of the fixings for hamburgers; lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles
C. Ketchup, Mayo, Mustard

If you haven’t received an email from me with the address of the blogshoot, please let me know (3boxesofbs_AT_gmail_Dot_Com) and I’ll make sure you have it.

In other parts of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex; not so much. 6 confirmed dead, 14 missing, hundreds injured, mostly in the Cleburne and Granbury areas.

10 Tornadoes reported last night across north Texas. We didn’t have one in Arlington but my son (out picking up his wife & not taking cover) says he saw rotation just south of Bunker BS.

* – at least I am physically; mentally I’m not so sure yet. Spent 45 minutes in walk in closet with 2 dogs, a 10 month old, a 2 year old and a 4 year old. While the alert sirens wailed in the background and She Who Lets Me Make Her Coffee Every Morning kept running out to see if she could see the rotation.

Edited to add – Saw these at the last Self-Reliance Expo – Storm Dorms Storm Shelters – thought it was a great idea. Made the mistake of showing it to SWLMMHCEM last night. Going to have to figure out how to finance it.

So far the responses have been mixed. Heard from a few folks (mostly people I missed in the email) and have a few confirmations.

Paul K and guest

The Redneck Engineer, Joanna and 5 to 10 guests

Nick the Blogless

DanielS – Among the Leaves

William Brown – Where there’s a William   and guest Mike; offered to bring bottled water and iced tea.

Greg Tag and guest — Watermelon or Potato Salad.

Cormac and possibly “a handful of people”

Daddy Hawk, his Queen and M&M –  and possibly a friend or two – Tentative willing to bring either Mac & Cheese or Chili

 Southern Belle & KX59 with 3 Kids in Tow

John Dickson and Son — bringing “Hot Corn Casserole”

OrbitUp and Mrs from Subject To Change

And that is the blogging side of the invitation list — 20 confirmed
On the family/friends side; I have Son Troy and his wife Ash (3 kids non-shooters), Daughter Carolyn, Rich and his daughter, Julie & Bradly (2 kids), Randy & Carol, Samantha & Jason, Cliff & Gretchen (2 kids, possibly shooting) Lindsey & boyfriend, Bill, Scott, Ann & Don, Paul & Aliya and 2 others, Kelli& Alan (1 kid possibly shooting), Raquel, Vanessa & Rebekah, Jason & Patty = 34 39
(bold indicates owns firearms and will bring them)

From the Board of Directors/Club
I have Matt & Sandi (possibly), Byron, Frank, Gary, Jack — another 6.

So that is 65 people by my count confirmed and another 10-15 or more possible. Everyone is welcome but please let me know as soon as possible so we can coordinate food.

Please spread the word about the blog shoot; it is open to all bloggers, readers, commentators, etc. I just have to know who is coming to provide directions.

So am I missing anyone from the list?

An email went out today, if you didn’t get it please let me know so I can add you to the distribution list.

Thanks

Renewed !

Received my updated license today; 30 days after mailing the paperwork.

Got it two weeks before expiration.

Sorry I’ve  been quiet the last couple of days; asthma kicking me in the teeth.