stainless1911
Banned
Hey now, take it easy.
The one absolute truth that he talked about, which can not be refuted, is the fact that everyone needs more training.
All of you guys giving him crap in this thread....how much training have you had/how long has it been?
I like you guys, you're good guys. I may need your help someday fighting bad guys.
I would very much like it if you were.....above average.
Yeah, even you brainless.... I've never said you were a bad guy. I know you're not. I just wish you didn't do so much dumb stuff.
Yeah I know DrTodd, but what can we do..... I was just trying to point out a positive aspect of the piece.
BTW: I don't think he's the best person to write an article like that.
Sure he knows his chit, but it seems that he really doesn't know that much about OC, or at the very least, he biased against it.
I like above average people being able to defend me, too. And, I think that everyone here is above average (just like in Lake Wobegon as described by Garrison Keillor.) But, I don't think anyone is advocating not getting training whenever possible; that is only wise. And, I too believe the more the better. But, on the other side of the coin, do you want to limit a person's ability to defend themselves because they don't have X amount of hours in training? Do titles such as his really mean anything? I don't know.
I understood what your were trying to say. And, I think the very fact that people are writing about OC, whether positive or negative, at least continues to put out the notion of it's legality (most places, at least). You have been here a relatively long time so I know you remember the days where most CCers didn't even know OC was possible. Now they "know" it's possible, but not advisable. The next step is that it may be advisable, but just something THEY don't feel comfortable doing... and I can respect that. We are getting there...
There is no worse training then wrong training.This is why I want more places to go shoot that are like the Lapeer pit. I cant afford training, but before I found out that it wasnt allowed, I was shooting a couple times a week over in Holly. Thats the best I could do, so that's what I did.
If they would open the public hunting areas, where shooting already takes place, to target shooting, then anyone could easily do enough shooting to stay proficient. Its such a simple solution that its ridiculous.
This is why I want more places to go shoot that are like the Lapeer pit. I cant afford training, but before I found out that it wasnt allowed, I was shooting a couple times a week over in Holly. Thats the best I could do, so that's what I did.
If they would open the public hunting areas, where shooting already takes place, to target shooting, then anyone could easily do enough shooting to stay proficient. Its such a simple solution that its ridiculous.
This is why I want more places to go shoot that are like the Lapeer pit. I cant afford training, but before I found out that it wasnt allowed, I was shooting a couple times a week over in Holly. Thats the best I could do, so that's what I did.
If they would open the public hunting areas, where shooting already takes place, to target shooting, then anyone could easily do enough shooting to stay proficient. Its such a simple solution that its ridiculous.
Wait, most public hunting lands are open to target shooting. Some rec areas, parks and research areas are not.
Wouldn't you really like to stand on your own two feet financially AND not rely on a Government Handout? Wouldn't you like to provide better for your daughter? Wouldn't you like to have your own property where you could go shooting on?
"Well, the world needs ditch diggers too."It seems that work is divided into two categories. Education based work, or physical work. Finding my spot in the midst of this has proven itself to be very challenging
I could work in a drug store McDonalds, or a Krogers, but what future is there in that? I feel dead in those jobs, my mind goes numb there. I want a place to use my head, something that isnt repetative. If I cant think on the job, It just gets me down. If its physical, like construction, my body cant keep up with it, and in 15 or 20 years when the body goes out, Im screwed. I dont have the book skills to be a lawyer or something, so that really narrows down the field.
It seems that work is divided into two categories. Education based work, or physical work. Finding my spot in the midst of this has proven itself to be very challenging
I could work in a drug store McDonalds, or a Krogers, but what future is there in that? I feel dead in those jobs, my mind goes numb there. I want a place to use my head, something that isnt repetative. If I cant think on the job, It just gets me down. If its physical, like construction, my body cant keep up with it, and in 15 or 20 years when the body goes out, Im screwed. I dont have the book skills to be a lawyer or something, so that really narrows down the field.
Yes.
Couple things in my way. Please dont take them as excuses, even though I hgave at times, used them as such.
Lack of confidence/fear, partially due to failed attempts. Partly due to lack of work experience. Its hard to step out of the comfort zone, even if its not that comfortable, at least the lights stay on. That part is temporary, I'll have to do something, just haven't completely come to terms with it. If I get in a position where I am off of .gov assistance, and things go south, I am going to be in a seriously bad spot. Im not sure quite how to bridge the gap between long term unemployment, and being able to make enough, with medical, to at least equal what I have now. Its a leap of faith thats for sure. I have no Idea what I want to study for. Ive tossed a few ideas about, but havent narrowed it down to a particular interest. One reason I havent started out after something, is that Im not sure which way to go.
I wanted to get into aviation, but dropped out because of the math. Many careers that pay anything at all, require math. Anything past basic division is nearly impossible. Ive had tutors, but it never sticks, if I learn it today, I wont know how to do it next week. Card games are the same way with me, I can learn and play a game with you, but if I come to play again next month, it doesnt stick. I can play chess though, so it depends what Im doing, if that makes any sense to you. I thought very seriously about becoming a cop many times, but I dont think that my back and asthma would let me do that job. I have A=fib as well, that can pose a problem.
To be honest, sitting in this trailer all day drives me up a wall sometimes, I hate it, and worry a lot about the future, scares the hell out of me. Its paralyzing, not laziness.