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FINALLYYYYYYY got my concealed weapons permit. WEll it was at my parents since that's the county I signed up for (hay I"m a poor college student, I need to save a few bucks whenever I can, yes believe it or not it's a few dollars more to get that license in the county I"m in now...). So now I can legally carry it around! Although I don't really. It stays in the truck. But now that I'm running through a paranoia spell I will probably bring it in the house. G-man offered one of his shotguns to me, I may take one next time I'm there. I didn't last time. I am also going to check some out, just in case I have spare money (HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA).
My sister apparently had a car accident. Her story: she was sitting in the median looking for traffic so she can cross the road. The other guy came out of the apartment complex in front of her, didn't see her sitting there, hit her back end. Cops came. Written up as no one's fault. He of course tells her it was his fault he's sorry blah blah. Insurance companies get in contact. She calls his place of employment (yea here's where the not so good decisions come in). He denies fault. So now she's stuck with paying it or rather her insurance. She has a deductible. But of course (insert my own observations here, she can't afford it because she spends all her money at the mall; every week she is at the mall at least two times, or more or out eating, or out getting manicures or seeing movies, because when i call her and ask what she's doing "I'm at the mall", yet she has no food in her fridge and nothing to spare for this kind of emergency.) I don't know, I hate to say I think theres more to the story, because I know how she is either on the phone talking or texting and not paying attention. But there again my observations.......so now she's complaining that it's not fair, of course he would say it's not his fault. I have my own suggestions but I refrained other than making sure her insurance company called his right away. She thought I told her to call HIS OFFICE. Um no. THere again she doesn't pay attention to what is being said. Especially with me, since I will tell her something and the next day she asks me about the same thing, and I explain to her that I told her yesterday, wasn't she paying attention? Um that would be no. I can see it in her eyes.
You know. When you are talking to someone and you see that "glaze" that forms on their eyes signifying they are thinking about something ELSE and not focusing on your conversation. That is what is starting to truly irk me nowadays. I'm not talking to myself. I'm talking to YOU. All I ask is some simple respect. So now I start inserting some shit to see if they are paying attention......."yea and then I shoved my finger up an alligators ass to see what it would do". *Double take* Yea that's what I thought you weren't paying attention.
THat and lying are what irk me. Although I must admit I have found myself lying a tad bit more. I don't know why. Maybe because I don't want to hurt someone's feelings. Like if I don't answer the phone......I tell a white lie.........
THere is a meet and greet tomorrow for this adventure club thing. And I don't think I can do it. IT's stupid I know. I am not outgoing. Even though some who read this have met me, you can't understand the actual fear and uncomfortableness in walking into a strangers house, meeting people I have no idea who they are, all in the name of meeting new people and for having some things to do. IT' terrifies me. Sure I'm older and have gotten better. Hell I have to walk into strangers' rooms at the hospital and take pictures of their less-than-a-day old baby. And try to sell photo packages. That was hard too trust me, but I at least had someone there as a buffer. SUre I go eat at restaurants by myself, but I don't have to interact besides ordering some nasty food and sit and eat it, maybe have a brief hello, nice day kind of chat with someone in the vicinity. But to introduce myself to people sight unseen, and try to carry on a conversation? I'm not a small talker. I meant to drive by the guy's house tonite to see where he lived but I forgot. I really do HAVE to go. My best friend went to a Parents WIthout Partners shindig and I told her I will go to this since she went to that. I can disappoint myself, I just can't do it now that she knows about it. Damn I feel like such a loser sometimes.......
I know I missed HNT. I'm workin on it.......
4 comments:
ooh, a concealed, whatcha packing? :D
I'm gonna hold off on a concealed and just see about jumping up to a Class III. The weapons I want to own you can only get with one of them. I guess it's an extensive background search, but I figure it should go pretty quickly now that I have to maintain a security clearance as a Navy Civilian employee.
Why a mossberg? sure they make a good compact shotgun, but I'd say shop around a little, Benelli comes to mind :D
I saw that general not paying attention all the time when I worked with tourists on the boats, i was generally disliked by the passengers since I was constantly correcting them whenever they violated the safety rules and most of those were simple common sense stuff too.
Well the ex suggested a mossberg but I'm open for suggestions. I have a Beretta .32 Tomcat and would like a Ruger P85. I got the .32 because I didn't like the 9 mil when I first started shooting, but after hitting every last bowling pin across the pond (hehe I am gettin better) I fell in love with the gun, and I'd rather have 15 rounds, never know. Um wait, is that the one? Yea I think so....the pre-ban. P95 is the post ban? I am sure I'm wrong, maybe? Anyway, I want the pump action shotgun now becuase I think or I'm hoping the sound alone will drive someone off without me having to fire it. I saw Benelli and I want to look more into those, but I of course am low on funds, so just browsing and investigating right now. I'm not familiar with it all, but I"m workin on it! I also loved the ex's AR15 the "whoop-ass gun" he calls it LOL Anyhow, I doubt I need one of those because as I see it if I'm attacked it will be up close, so that's why I got the .32, although the 9mil I will eventually get too.
I say use what works for you, having a large caliber doesn't do any good if you can't put the rounds on target.
Yes, a slide racking on a shotgun is intimidating, it's actually considered an audibal warning. Benelli are good, they have the pump/auto loader combo that you can use either, and with an auto loader, a good deal of recoil is absorbed to cycle the action.
The only shotgun I own is a hunting shotgun made by Baretta (the instruction manual is in all italian). Pistols I use to have a Ruger Mark II for target practice and still have my Glock 17. It's been a while since I followed it, but you can still get the pre ban magazines for most stuff, a little more expensive.
Shotguns are good for home defense, in a panic situtation they are a lot more forgiving for aim.
All I can say is, practice, practice, practice. The more you shoot, the more comfortable you'll become, idealy you want shooting to be a reflex action.
Chickie...
It's called social anxiety and there are support groups for it...see if you can find one...and try going to that, maybe, instead of the adventure group?
Oh and hey...lol..I have had a concealed weapons permit since 1991...bet ya didn't know that!
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