I've always loved the Henry rifle.
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You know the more I think about it, maybe I shoulda shot the darn curb!
I mean, I had the goose handled, right? It was that darn curb sneaking up on me that got me!
You know, it is ALMOST impossible to deliberately run over one of these nasty things. They sense when you are actually trying to kill them! Don't ask how I KNOW!
I don't know WHAT his problem was. But the wife saw he was gonna attack and ran. That was all it took. I was mad at the stupid goose when I went down, but it was funny too! If we had a tape of it we could have probably won money on "America's Funniest Videos"!
Yeah. Well actually I got my arse whipped by a 6" curb! I was actually dealing with the darned goose by hitting it on the beak with my hat. But, being an old clumsy fart, I stepped backward on the curb and twisted my ankle. And, still the old fart thing, my skin is so thin that it tears easily...
The wife and I were going to the movie theatre in Plainfield, In. There was this large goose (Honest, this isn't a joke!) that attacked us. We were beside the theatre when it happened and were nowhere near anyplace that could have been a nest. Being a clumsy old fart, I fell backward over the...
My wife and I drove all the way to Crawfordsville to have our permits laminated. The guy working there wouldn't do it without asking his boss. And she was away at lunch. It was 3:30PM. So we just decided not to patronize their store any more!:(
I would LOVE to see more Tazeings. Anytime a suspect runs, he oughta be Tazed. It won't permanently hurt him (well at least most of the time :)) but it should condition him to stop the next time he hears,"Stop or I'll Taze you!":rockwoot:
I applaud you for your candor. We ALL make mistakes. Some of us do them on purpose tho.:D
My point is that some LEOs, and other humans, think that "the ends justify the means". And these stops can sometimes get REALLY BAD people off the street. But IMHO there is no need to break the law to...