I'm sure we can all agree, for example, that the Earth is the center of the universe, and is flat.

Yep. The argument only begins when we disCUSS whether it rides on the back of a turtle, a terrapin, or a tortoise.

Ken V.

I'll second that! Mmmm fajitas! I need sour cream and very hot sauce though!

Now there's a contradiction! Hot sauce to spice it up . . . and sour cream to spice it back down again.

Ken V.

Now there's a contradiction! Hot sauce to spice it up . . . and sour cream to spice it back down again.

Ken V.

I'm a sucker for anything hot and spicey! But if it's mexican food, I need sour cream. It's an absolute must! Mmmmm!


KRW

I'm a sucker for anything hot and spicey! But if it's mexican food, I need sour cream. It's an absolute must! Mmmmm!

Somewhere I've got a recipe for sour cream enchiladas that are just out of this world. <drool>

Ken V.

Somewhere I've got a recipe for sour cream enchiladas that are just out of this world. <drool>

Ken V.

I want that recepie! Get in touch with me and I'll swap you for a recepie for taco ring! Man I sound like my wife!


KRW

Ken,

NOTHING I say should be taken personally and I take nothing you say personally as well. There is a reason why "an armed society is a polite society."

On a different note, I am presently having some difficulty with Galco holsters. Their idea of customer service is somewhat lacking. I recently bought a Miami Classic shoulder holster (left-handed) for my H&K USP .45. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite fit the pistol with the laser module installed. I thought their custom shop could make minor alterations to fit. BUT, NO! They only make custom holsters in sharkskin, alligator, etc. They told me that they do not alter their holsters, they don't recommend that anyone remove the retainer screw, they don't ecommend that anyone alter their holsters. So, I've got a $125 closet hanger. Ted Blocker is different, I've had one of their Lifeline shoulder holsters for 15 years and the quality and attention to detail is evident. I'm going to contact them; even though Ted and his wife sold the company, I'm sure they will be amenable to crafting a holster to my needs, particularly if I mention that I'll pass around the good word at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

NewYorkjoe (Gun control = a tight group)

Ken,

NOTHING I say should be taken personally and I take nothing you say personally as well. There is a reason why "an armed society is a polite society."

I have always hated that quote because it is so very, very untrue. Somalia, Chad, the Sudan, etc. all are armed socities. Not very polite though...

What makes a society polite is not the mere presence or mere absence of guns. It is the socialization to know when to use them or not use them.

NewYorkjoe (Gun control = a tight group)

Now that I WILL agree with.....

Ken,

NOTHING I say should be taken personally and I take nothing you say personally as well. There is a reason why "an armed society is a polite society."

I wasn't taking it personally Joe. I was just correcting what I thought was a misunderstanding.

On a different note, I am presently having some difficulty with Galco holsters. Their idea of customer service is somewhat lacking. I recently bought a Miami Classic shoulder holster (left-handed) for my H&K USP .45. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite fit the pistol with the laser module installed. I thought their custom shop could make minor alterations to fit. BUT, NO! They only make custom holsters in sharkskin, alligator, etc. They told me that they do not alter their holsters, they don't recommend that anyone remove the retainer screw, they don't ecommend that anyone alter their holsters. So, I've got a $125 closet hanger. Ted Blocker is different, I've had one of their Lifeline shoulder holsters for 15 years and the quality and attention to detail is evident. I'm going to contact them; even though Ted and his wife sold the company, I'm sure they will be amenable to crafting a holster to my needs, particularly if I mention that I'll pass around the good word at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

I'm not familiar with Galco holsters -- I make my own. The last pair I made were for my single action revolvers. They are lined, and I wet fitted them. If you can't return the Galco holster, and feel like doing some experimenting, you could thoroughly wrap your gun in plastic food wrap, (like Saran Wrap but heavier) soak the holster in warm water, push the wrapped gun into the wet-but-not-dripping holster and, while watching a DVD, press the leather around the gun with your thumbs. The house should be warm, and the humidity relatively low. Hang it up somewhere to dry over night. Next morning, when the leather is dry, pull out the gun, take off the plastic wrap, and clean the gun. ( it shouldn't be necessary, but it never hurts.) Let the holster sit for the rest of the day, to make sure it's completely dry on the inside, and give it a good swabbing inside and out with Neatsfoot oil, really soak the leather with it. Again, let it dry over night, and apply Tandy's Satin Shene Leather Finish.

Neatsfoot oil and Satin Shene are available -- in 4 oz. size -- from Tandy Leather goods at tandyleather.com, they're about $ 4.50 each.

On second thought, it might be a good idea to ask Galco what kind of finish they put on their leather, and how to remove it if it prevents water and neatsfoot oil from soaking in.

That's what I would do anyway.

(I gather that you too are a lefty.)

Ken V.

I was thinking more of a tortilla or crepe than a pancake. Mmmm! Fajitas!

Aw, Gawd, Biggles--I'm in the wilds of PA tonight, no hope of getting a tortilla, none 'til I get back to NY though my mouth is watering like Niagara Falls just thinking about that good eatin'... Let's ponder something else...you think Pedro Martinez will be a good teammate with the Mets? (I'm trying to ponder =anything= else...excuse me...gotta check out the fridge...)

The problem with Somalia, Chad, Sudan, and other such lawless nations is that not everyone is armed. An armed society is one where everyone is armed, roughly equivalently, permitting self defense.
In the case of Sudan, Dafur in particular, the black farmers are unarmed and at the mercy of the Arab nomadic militia (the Janjaweed). Since I supported the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the branch monitoring this situation, I can speak from personal experience of the failure of the UN and European nations to intervene significantly or effectively in this genocide. Of course, this is the same UN that wants to pass an international small-arms treaty to make the rest of the world follow the example of England, Canada, and Australia.
Nor do I feel that Somalia, Chad, and Sudan should be considered societies. Society implies rule of law, social contract, central government, not the rule of the strong on the weak or the armed on the unarmed. How can one term a nation beset with internecine conflict among various warlords a society? I'm not certain the quote (An armed society is a polite society) comes from Robert A. Heinlein, but I'll let it stand. Society implies civilization, arms give the society the means to enforce its laws and individuals the means to maintain liberty.

NewYorkjoe