Fat Old Guy

"FOG, the only time I've heard that used was on a tactical forum." So? They probably borrowed it from some other part of the military since those types don't deal with drag too much. The first time that I remember hearing it was from a math professor who had been a B-58 pilot. It makes sense in an aviation environment or a ship design world. For playing "Sneaky Feet" (you have to be old to remember sneaky feet boots) High Speed, Low Drag doesn't make a lot of sense. I did a google search and found SUSPENDERS with that designation, fer cryin' out loud. Anything that sounds cool gets usurped and misused until no one knows what it means. A good example is "Lock and Load!"

"Being the High Speed Low Drag SPL of Troop 15" "What does that mean? " That's a compliment. Something that is is high speed and low drag is usually of a good design and well engineered. "FOG who much do you think they'll be worth by 2011?" I've paid as much as $10 for an old CSP from an extinct Council.

"Now let's have a happy new year and stop whipping this dead horse." The horse is only dead because you are getting handed your metaphorical head. LOL!

The Beave said, "I'll take a shot pattern of a few inches over a 9mm wide bullet any day if my family's safety is at risk." If you miss, you have nine .36 caliber projectiles ripping through the walls. I have one. :-) The NJ Dude said, " But you can't ignore the part about the 'well-regulated militia.' " Yep, that's right. You and I are both part of that militia. The NJ Dude asked, " I wonder if you have any statistics on how many guns, kept in homes for security, are stolen and used in crimes?" I'm sure that they are around but I don't know what they are. Most guns used in crime are stolen, either from homes, the police, or the military. Not too many years ago, ATF had a big bunch of sub-machine guns stolen in transit. They believe that the theives thought that they were getting computers because they were packed in big white boxes. However, considering how many 10s of millions of guns are leagally owned, the number being used in crime is statistically insignifcant.

The Beave said, " Years ago I heard a statistic that was fairly high of how many homeowners were killed with their own handguns during break-ins." Fortunately, the FBI doesn't support that statistic, according to them it is rare for a homeowner to have a gun taken away by an intruder and used against them unless the intruders primary intent in the burglery was violence against the resident. TP commented, "'ve read how the anti-gunners scewer the stats to include teen gangbangers and teen drug dealers and then claim and sell it like it is kids being killed by an accidental shooting in their own homes." They also extend "children" to be into their 20s to increase the numbers. Beave opined, "Besides, the aim does not have to be quite as accurate." Not sure what you mean by this. The popular notion that a shotgun has a 3 foot spread across the living romm is a notion of popular fiction. At 20 feet, a shotgun has a pattern of a few inches. Another problem with the 12 guage is that even the wadding will penetrate a sheetrock wall. Not a good situation if your loved ones are down range.

Why is that we never read about the kids who knew how to rescue others or save themselves because they played soccer? ;-) I just read a piece in Reader's Digest about a kid who was stranded on a mountain and knew how to survive because he'd been a Boy Scout.

If he's still in Scouting, I hope that someone puts him in for a medal.

Don't you know that he should have called the police and then fled his home. At least that's what the police around here tell you. Of course, if you get killed, the police say that it isn't their fault and the Supreme Court has declared that the police have no obligation to protect you.

" but I'll get wacked up side the head and spend a night in the guest bed if I ever say it. " Worse may happen if your wife ever figures out that by saying "my wife" you mean that you own her. [duck and run]

I'd zip down to the Scout Shop or local surplus store or wherever they have a stock of the old patches and buy about a dozen.

Ed, do you wear the leading zeros on your shoulder? :-)

Our man in Guam said, " 'My' designates membership in." Ah, there's the rub. There are those who say that we aren't members of the troop, only the boys are.

"It was a simple observation, and a related recommendation, that I was taught nearly 30-years ago as a new scout leader" As you are fond of saying, old stuff isn't necessarily good stuff.

Even if it is real, it doesn't change the fact that BP wrote "Scouting for Boys" or quit the Army to lead Scouting. Are Steven Hawking's accomplishments any less because he had a few Physics Professors along the way who taught him the basics?

If the destination is the most important part of a trip, the scenery along the way is missed. Just as Eagle Scout has become more important than the path there for many, the Quality designation has become more important than how to get there.

I have seen events like this and I know the pitfalls and I also have ideas about how to market and run one to make it a success. However, I won't post them because you find little of merit in anything that I post.

Let the patrol leaders discuss with their patrols what they want to do. Then the PLs bring the ideas to the PLC.

"Hey Hops, you forgot one, girls." (Yoda voice) Bad thing are girls. Lead to marriage they do. Mortgage and station wagon soon to follow with children.

JimmyD said, "Read my profile." Good one, you sucked me right in.

"1. Why reaching the goal of Quality Council is do or die?" Good question.

"You raise your hand in the scout sign at a heated business meeting." I know a guy who does that and it works.

Hobbies? Wazzat? I used to have hobbies then I had kids. Now my hobby seems to be driving to Scout events, basketball games, ballet classes and Sunday school. In my spare time, I help with homework, go to parent teacher conferences and take the kids to the doctors. I do have a hobby! But I don't get to work on it very often. Sleeping without interruption.

"What's REI, hops?" I'm not hops but I'll answer that. REI is an outfitter, a membership owned co-oporative. At one time REI stood for "Recreational Equipment Inc." and in my day was known as REI Co-op. Back then, they were primarily mail order and membership only but it seems that in the interveneing years, they've opened many stores and now allow non-members to shop. They are known for selling good stuff at fairly reasonable prices.

"ll cannons need something to contain the pressure to make the boom. Most use wadding, something like a bunch of patches used in black powder guns." Wadding I know about. I'm just baffled why they'd use a projectile given how dangerous wadding can be. The actor John Erik Hexum was killed by a "blank" cartridge. I have a feeling that there is much that isn't being told. "We "safety geeks" don't go around thinking up ways to kill your fun." Sure you do. It seems like you an yours use one incident to start making new rules, especially in today's lawsuit happy society.

During WW II, the German Army drove Dodge trucks and bought explosives from DuPont and oil from Standard Oil. A capitalist will sell you the rope to hang him.