Work, work, work..

So here I sit. Day 3. I worked like 9 days straight of classes, shift work, and teaching, and I finally got 3 days off. 3 whole days. This is day 3.. Can I go back to work now?

Peaches is coming to visit next week.. I haven't seen him in a while. We are headed over to renew some licenses, and take a class together.

I figure since I have you here, I might as well post a PIG pic..

Since I am on a bit of a knife kick here of late.. I'll post my lastest honey.. I just ordered a brand new Busse Combat Grade Badger Attack Tac!!

Here's the skinny from the Busse Website:

The Badger Attack TAC packs an enormous amount of horsepower into a relatively small package. With a blade length of just 5 inches, the BA TAC is an excellent choice for most military personnel and will serve as an ideal "day hiker" or rescue blade.
The drop point blade and extremely comfortable TAC handle are available in an assortment of colors and finishes.

COMBAT GRADE Badger attack TAC

Blade Steel - INFI
Blade Length - 5"
Overall - 10.75"
Thickness - .187"
Handle - TAC Micarta
Base Price - $227.00 (add $35 for the Magnum Handles)

{tan blade with optional snakeskin handles pictured}

Why am I willing to pay several hundred dollars for a knife? Because of Jerry Busse's Guarantee: "We guarantee against any and all unintentional MAJOR damage forever. "

And THAT my friend, is one hell of a statement to make, and I have seen him back it up. Fortunately, it doesn't happen very offen!

It'll be about 14 weeks before the knife arrives.

Jeez.. The Baby will be here before the knife! Holy Crap.. We're havin a BABY in 12 weeks!

Survival Tips..

So I have compiled a list of 20 or so of my favorite pieces of Survival Advice and some first aid tips..

1. When lost.. STAY PUT! If you move around, help can't find you!

2. Keep you teeth, body and clothing as clean as possible. Laying clothing out in the sun can help with Body Odors trapped in the fabric..

3. IF you manage to catch a fish.. save the entrails to bait traps, and use them to catch other fish.

4. Tourniquets.. Forget you know the word..

5. ALL patients can go into shock. Treat by elevating the legs 12 inches, and cover with a blanket.

6. Cool burns IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT use burn salves, ointments, or creams.. These will trap the heat and actually make the burn worse!

7. Moss grows on the NORTH side of a tree.. and the east side.. and the west side.. and the south side.. Never use that as a reliable means of telling direction.

8. Never move a person who has a suspected back or neck injury unless burning, drowning, etc..

9. Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

10. There is NO pure water in the wilderness anymore.. Purify ALL the water you find. 2 drops of Bleach per quart, 2 drops of Iodine per quart, or bring the water to a rolling boil.

11. STAY OFF THE ICE!

12. Red and Yellow kill a fellow.

13. Camp away from hilltops, valleys, and bodies of water.

14. Have a plan! Since the initial plan rarely survives first contact.. Have a back up plan!

15. Get your bearing BEFORE you strike out! Always carry a map and compass of the area you are in.

16. Use Cedar and Birch bark for tinder. Avoid wood that's on the ground, it's too wet.

17. Never try to set a broken bone, stabilize it and wait for help.

18. When caught in a rip current or undertow, swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current.

19. Cuts, blisters and other small injuries can become infected. Clean and bandage all wounds.

20. Never conserve water. Many people have been found dead of dehydration with a full canteen of water.

21. Priorities.. You can survive 30 seconds with severe bleeding, 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter/fire, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, 3 months without human contact.

Pin-Up Pic..

Well, it should come as no surprise that our Pin-Up Pic is none other than SSgt. Michelle Manhart. In case you have been living under a rock, Mrs. Manhart is the Airforce Sergeant who posed nude for Playboy. She has since been relieved of duty pending an investigation and possible Court Martial.

Here is a quick pic..



DAMN! How about another??

Not to shabby at all! That should boost recruitment! (BTW, both of those pics are from the photo shoot she did for Playboy..!)

If you would like to learn MORE about SSgt. Manhart.. Check out this, and this, and this, and this!!

Anyone ever heard of another young Air Force Officer who has posed Nude, and indeed made a "career" of her career in the Military?? No?? Her name is "Air Force" Amy! WARNING!! Amy's site is NOT family oriented OR work safe!!

New Knife..

Got the new Busse..

Here's a pic..


Ain't she PURDY!! I added the lanyard, and also got a Busse dogtag and leather sheath coming for it. I'll spend Saturday Sno-Sealing the sheath to waterproof it.

This snow is left over from the storm that came through a couple of days ago..

Shoot me now..

Armed and Famous..

"VH1 has been exploiting B-List celebrities since the first season of the ‘Surreal Life’ and now CBS is going to try their hand at it. Instead of just putting them all in a house to see how ridiculous they’ll act after a few drinks, CBS is giving them guns. The new show ‘Armed and Famous’ is set to premiere this Wednesday (1/10). In ‘Armed and Dangerous’, five known semi-celebs will go through a police training course and then be put on the streets as sworn police officers with the Muncie Police Department in Indiana. After they go through the training, which will include weapon use and hand-to-hand combat, they’ll have the authority to arrest hookers, drug dealers and all sorts of bad-guys. Tune in to CBS this Wednesday at 8 pm (EST) to see the protecting and serving of Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson, Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, Jack Osbourne and Trish Stratus. "

Oh.. My.. Gawd..

Please Please Please.. Make the Bad Man Stop!

PIG Pic..

Ah, another PIG pic.. This time it's another knife, not a rifle or pistol. However, not just any knife.. Oh no. Another Busse. A Game Warden. A SAR Warden to be exact!

Behold. the SAR Warden, in all of it's INFI goodness!

She shall arrive this week, and I shall abuse her! Here's the specs:

• Blade Length: 3"
• Overall Length: 7"
• Blade Height: 1 1/16" with a full height grind
• Material: Busse's proprietary INFI Steel
• Thickness: 3/16"
• Handle Material: Micarta

Ummmmmm INFI..

YUMMY!!

OHhhhh! Elephant Poop! My Favorite!!



Jeez... You gotta be kidding..

Excuse me while I go wash my mouth out..

Dumb Laws..

Washington Crimes and Punishments

RCW 9.41.250 Dangerous weapons -- Penalty.

Every person who:

(1) Manufactures, sells, or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife, or any knife the blade of which is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement;

(2) Furtively carries with intent to conceal any dagger, dirk, pistol, or other dangerous weapon;

(3) Uses any contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of any firearm;

is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

Effective date -- 1994

Ok.. So based on this, any knife that opens by "..falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement.."

The knife EVERYBODY carries is illegal if it has a thumb stud. The thumb stud and a flick of the wrist opens the knife. That flick of the wrist is producing a centrifugal force by which the blade is opened. That makes it illegal.

Think I'm kidding? Here's the website for the Washington State Legislature..

Good grief..

This law is was only passed as "Feel Good" legislation. It does absolutely nothing to stop crime, protect the innocent, or lower taxes, which are the 3 things laws should be designed to do. How about they re-word that legislation to read..

"Dumb fuck.. If you commit a crime with a instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife, or any knife the blade of which is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement;

(2) Furtively carry with intent to conceal any dagger, dirk, pistol, or other dangerous weapon without a license; or

(3) Uses any contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of any firearm

You will receive an additional 10 years on your prison sentence. Further, if a death should occur during the commission of this crime with the above stated weapons, we will ship your ass to Texas for your immediate execution."

THAT law makes more sense! People MIGHT actually think twice before committing a crime. Granted, there will be a few who will HAVE to be shipped off. However, very quickly, the criminals will go back to axes, baseball bats, kitchen knives and good ole fashion crowbars.

"..Let the Punishment fit the Crime."
-Gilbert and Sullivan

Democrat Mistakes..

I am NOT the only person who thinks this is funny..
But remember, if Bush had said this, he'd have been impeached as a RACIST!



You know you laughed!

School is in Session..

Greek: Μολὼν Λαβέ or Molon Labe, means "Come and take them!"

Molon Labe!

From the ancient Greek, they are the reply of the Spartan General-King Leonidas to Xerxes, the Persian Emperor who came with 600,000 of the fiercest fighting troops in the world to conquer and invade little Greece, then the center and birthplace of civilization as we know it. When Xerxes offered to spare the lives of Leonidas, his 300 personal bodyguards and a handful of Thebans and others who volunteered to defend their country, if they would lay down their arms, Leonidas shouted these two words back. Molon Labe! (mo-lone lah-veh)

They mean, “Come and get them!”

They live on today as the most notable quote in military history. And so began the classic example of courage and valor in its dismissal of overwhelming superiority of numbers, wherein the heart and spirit of brave men overcame insuperable odds. Today, there lies a plaque dedicated to these heroes all at the site. It reads: “Go tell the Spartans, travelers passing by, that here, obedient to their laws we lie.”

Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2007!!!

Liberal Bullshit Media..

OK.. So everybody knows that the Media is Liberal, Demoncrap (Democrat), and will dramatically alter the facts to sell paper..

So, the AP and New York Post have reported that Murders are up by a HUGE amount in New York, and other major cities.. Yea.. Whatever.

In fact, they are up. Houston has report an increase in murders.. But that could be due to the tens of thousands of Katrina refugees still housed in that city. If you look at the murders per capita, they're murder rate is down.

New York.. Ah, the hot bed of Socialism in the United States.. They deserve a blog all to themselves. So, they're murder rate is up 10%, and they have no Katrina Refugees.. So it's all Bush's fault. End of Story. Right?

Not by a long shot.
Let's look at the murder rate in New York over the last 15 years, thanks to the lovely folks over at the Disaster Center. 15 years should give us a pretty good trend line.. And just to make it interesting, let's look at that population, just to see if IT might have any effect what so ever.

• 1991 - Population 18,058,000 - Murders 2,571
• 1992 - Population 18,119,000 - Murders 2,397
• 1993 - Population 18,197,000 - Murders 2,420
• 1994 - Population 18,169,000 - Murders 2,016
• 1995 - Population 18,136,000 - Murders 1,550
• 1996 - Population 18,185,000 - Murders 1,353
• 1997 - Population 18,137,000 - Murders 1,093
• 1998 - Population 18,175,000 - Murders 924
• 1999 - Population 18,196,601 - Murders 903
• 2000 - Population 18,976,457 - Murders 952
• 2001 - Population 19,084,350 - Murders 960
• 2002 - Population 19,134,293 - Murders 909
• 2003 - Population 19,212,425 - Murders 934
• 2004 - Population 19,280,727 - Murders 889
• 2005 - Population 19,254,630 - Murders 874

Just for comparison..

1965 - Population 18,073,000 - Murders 836

So with 1.2 million MORE people, the murder rate is almost the same as it was in the 1960's.. These are the figures for the ENTIRE state of New York, however seeing how 99% of the crime is centered there, it works for us.

So murders, ON THE WHOLE, have been DECLINING for the last 15 years. That's through 3 presidents, a huge number of anti AND Pro gun legislation, 2 terrorist attacks, I don't know how many Governors, 6 FBI investigations into the NY PD, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

When are they going to learn. It doesn't help to make GUNS illegal, we need stiffer penalties. AND, with good police work, you can make a difference! The media wrote that report, wanting you to believe that the murder rate going up this year is some sort of HUGE deal! They could go up by 100%, and it still wouldn't be as high as it was in 1994! This is what they call RESPONSIBLE writing.

Freaking Socialists.

Merry.. Happy.. Whatever!

For My Democrat Friends:
Please accept, with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in th e Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious fait or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings, you are accepting the aforementioned terms as stated.

This greeting is not subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself/himself/others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wish.

For My Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

--Rescue Mike

Karma..

So about 7 or 8 months ago, my backpack I carried EVERYTHING in went missing. I chalked it up to some young punk breaking into my Jeep, and snagging it.

Contents were more of the sentimental value, rather than monetary value.

However, 2 of the items were my Hewlett Packard 48gx Graphing Calculator, and my Wiley X Sunglasses. Those items I truly missed. I had that calculator all through college (all 7 years) and I loved it! Damn kids.

Fast forward 8 months.

Tonight I get a phone call..

Caller: "Did you loose backpack?"
Me: "YES!!"
Caller: "What does it look like?"
Me: "Blue and Black."
Caller: "What's inside it?"
Me.. Well, you get the idea.

Turns out, this guy found it on a freeway overpass, 8 months ago, threw it in his truck, and forgot all about it.

It must have fallen out of my construction truck during the period this summer when I was working nights..

So, I drove north and met him and got back my long lost pack, all the contents just as they were 8 months ago.. I thanked him profusely over and over, wished him a Merry Christmas, and gave him a nice finders fee.

On the way home, some drunk asshole nearly ran us off the freeway.

Just goes to show you, no good deed goes unpunished.
Freakin Karma..

Poop..

The Virgin Mary. The three kings. A few wayward sheep. These are the figures one expects to find in a traditional Christmas nativity scene. Not a smartly dressed peasant squatting behind a rock with his rear-end exposed.

Yet statuettes of "El Caganer," or the great defecator in the Catalan language, can be found in nativity scenes, and increasingly on the mantelpieces of collectors, throughout Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, where for centuries symbols of defecation have played an important role in Christmas festivities.

ABC News Story

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Do a Google Image search for "El Caganer"..

Thanks to Sondra K for the heads-ups..

New Format..

You may have noticed some changes in the layout, and format of the ole blog here. That's because it is a new format and layout! (duh..)

You'll have to bear with me.. I am re-organizing some, most, all of the posts I have made over the last 2 years.. Quite a bit of work, lemme tell ya.

The nice thing is.. When it's done, you'll be able to see all the posts with a particular topic, like PIG Pics or Pin-Ups!

Toasts..

Here are some great toasts, Originally posted by Michelle C.
Here's to a long life and a merry one,
A quick death and an easy one,
A pretty girl and an honest one,
A cold beer and another one!

May those who love us, love us.
And for those who don't love us, May God turn their hearts.
And if he can not turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles,
So we my know them by their limping.

And if you really want to confuse your guests, try this!
Here's to all those that I love.
Here's to all those that love me.
And here's to all those that love those that I love,
And all those that love those that love me.

Last but not least, one for our troops.
To the glasses left empty in bar rooms and homes,
To canteens in combat and the tomb of the unknowns.
We raise our hands in the glory you gave,
Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!

Amen.

WTF??

This comes from a friend of mine named JD.. A True Story of just how Moronic Some people are..

"Bozo criminal for today comes from Portland, Oregon where bozo Jason Klein was zipping through town at speeds exceeding 100 MPH. In spite of this, he failed to attract the attention of a single cop. He then rammed his car into a police cruiser, backed up and hit it again. This got the attention of the police and he was placed under arrest. Which brings up the question of why he rammed the cop car in the first place. He told officers he was mad because no one had given him a speeding ticket. He has several tickets now."

Oh My Gawd...
Excuse me while I go laugh my ass off!!

Another Freakin Rescue..

Don't even get me started about this. How is it that 100 resucer's can climb the freakin mountain in the worst weather we have had in the last 15 years, and NOBODY gets hurt, lost, or needed a snowcave.. These "Professionals" go up and now my Brothers and Sisters over at PMR gotta go up and pull another stiff off the mountain.

Barry Morally, left, and Bob Barrett with American Medical Response, take equipment to a shelter at the top of the Palmer ski lift Sunday morning, Dec., 17, 2006, near Hood River, Ore., where they set up a emergency medical treatment area. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steven Nehl)

Please don't misunderstand.. My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the missing climbers..

My thoughts are with all the SAR Teams up there.. Including the guys from MY team. Be safe!