Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop
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Good morning folks. 38°F and cloudy in the heart of the Midwest this morning. Expecting something in the low 50°Fs today. After all of my running around yesterday, I'm not doing anything today. Have a great Wednesday!
I'm more of a collector and practical shooter. I was never into the flashy race guns. Frankly, I didn't think he was either. He has HK and SIG-Sauer the same as me. I guess that will be his bar-b-q pistol. He doesn't compete either, and I asked him if he was going to carry that hhuge handgun and he said it was just for the range.
I used to compete in IDPA for a number of years, but I was never a 'world-class' shooter by any means but I could keep them all in the black. Most of 'em anyway. I just love German handguns and engineering. There are a couple of domestic handguns I have that I like too, but they need a passport to get into the gun cabinet.
Three-day wait here even with CCL and even if you are LE. No one gets to skirt the 3-Day Wait. The three day wait starts the second you say to the seller, "I'll take it". No money even need change hands at that point as long as a verbal agreement for purchase has been made. My three day wait has already expired since application for purchase was made on Saturday. So as soon as my new Walther arrives at the gun shop it can go home to meet the rest of the gang. Providing (and has been) the 4473 is approved.
Technically, if there is no response from the State Police after three days (72hrs), the firearm can be released to the purchaser. This seldom happens, and I don't think I've ever seen it even when I was selling firearms.
I've never seen a Staccato in person, but it must really be something if it outclasses Bill Wilson and Les Baer. Not really anything I'd be interested in though. I'm pretty happy with my Springfield Commander length Garrison.
Also reminds me of Samoa (not American Samoa). Until 2009 they drove on the right but since then they’ve been driving on the left. Vehicles from Australia, NZ, and Japan are cheaper to import and is why they switched. (American Samoa still drives on the right).
Other than that a good quality magazine won’t be harmed by it.
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migalyto
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Good morning all!
Happy Hump Day!
Currently 28F but with the wind it feels like only 5F. High is expected to reach 36F. Possible light snow later tonight with minor
accumulation. We shall see.
Travel volleyball practice tonight so train time will be limited.
Not much else going on at the moment.
Have a safe day everyone!
Happy Hump Day!
Currently 28F but with the wind it feels like only 5F. High is expected to reach 36F. Possible light snow later tonight with minor
accumulation. We shall see.
Travel volleyball practice tonight so train time will be limited.
Not much else going on at the moment.
Have a safe day everyone!
DeaconKC
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Good morning folks, 46F here and supposed to get to the 60s today. Haircut planned so we will see if I can get away from the woolly bugger look.
Great news on little Cecilia, keeping her in prayer!
Chad, try out a 1911 in Super 38, it is such a fun combination and a 1911 with a good trigger will really spoil you. Love your choices of the P239 and 229, I have those myself.
Gonna make some more coffee, y'all have a great day.
Great news on little Cecilia, keeping her in prayer!
Chad, try out a 1911 in Super 38, it is such a fun combination and a 1911 with a good trigger will really spoil you. Love your choices of the P239 and 229, I have those myself.
Gonna make some more coffee, y'all have a great day.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well howdy there internet buccaneers, and those who won't spend a buck an ear.
It's Troy again.
We had another interesting but HOT excursion yesterday
We went to visit "Blackbeard's Castle"
The only problem is it wasn't a castle, and there is no record that Blackbeard ever set foot there.
Our trip began with our Driver Alvin, and his "LOVE CHARIOT". I believe it's called a "Caravan" type of vehicle on the island. We crammed in five per row, except for the middle row with four. And the steps are steep. Not recommended.
Yes, the name was front and center. Easy to find our crowded sardine can of a ride later on.
Alvin drove up the windy mountainous road, on the left-hand side. Because, despite being a US Territory, it was settled by the Dutch, and left hand drive stuck.
Alvin's mission was to get us to the top, and then meet us again at the bottom, to deliver us to the ship. After the hot and sweaty tourists had an hour to shop the local stores.
Well, we entered the grounds of the castle, which was more like a Disney Stop. Gift shop on the left, cold beverages on the right. Attraction in the middle. Statues of infamous pirates lined the central courtyard. Yes, even THAT one who the guide was not allowed to same the name out loud, lest the giant mouse conglomerate seek to litigate his ears off.
Seems that St. Thomas Island, according to our guides, is the point where sailing ships are naturally drawn by the tradewinds, and the Dutch, who claimed and controlled the island, didn't chase the pirates off. In fact, they established free trade zones that didn't penalize piracy. Though I suspect a premium was paid to local officials.
One of those pirates was Old Teach himself. Yep. Blackbeard.
But no one can prove he had anything to with the structure now known by his name.
According to our guide at the site, the tower was built as a lookout post high on Government Hill in Charlotte Amalie. The Dutch who built it, called it Skytsborg (protection castle). It was paired with Fort Christian nearer to sea level blow. The lookouts could see the incoming ships from Government Hill. And if they were hostile, the cannons at Fort Christian below could make short work of any unfriendly ships.
Now, since the tower was built, along with Fort Christian below, the island was well protected. No real danger of piracy in our immanent future. We were able to go up in the tower and see the town and the harbor below.
As you can see, the privately owned site has become something of a mini resort. It just got reopened about 6 months ago (following the back to back record setting hurricanes a few years ago), and boasts a bar, pool, gift shop, Rum tasting store, and the walk down almost 200 steps to town.
The tower itself is one of 6 US National Historic Landmark Sites in the Caribbean.
After this we met up with our new guide Kenny, who gave us an informative talk about the island and town as we walked down almost 200 steps and a bunch of slopes to get to the town below. This culminated in our descent of the 99-steps street. It actually has 102 steps, counting the "landings"
By the time we hit the park where we were to await Alvin and his Love Chariot in another hour, almost all of us were HOT SWEATY and GRUMPY. Including my wife.
Wife gave that LOOK of grumpiness and indicated she had no desire to sit in the park (mostly in the hot sun) for another hour. Humidity has been in the 80+s and even a temp low 80s F becomes a sauna for those of us from northern climates.
So I spied Alvin's "LOVE CHARIOT" and headed that way. I inquired if there was any way to get the chariot rolling early. He was hesitant, but I said we had over half our group in the park looking for shade, and any taxi we could find.
He said we could fill at least half his Caravan, he'd make the trip. After kicking off a few stowaways from one of the other Caravans, we had all but two of our original group aboard. Alvin walked the park, trying to find our missing, wayward passengers. No such luck. He'd have to return at the designated time to make one more run.
Back at the ship, I knew that wife had dibs on the shower. So I stayed out of her way until she emerged. Then it was turn to wash of the non-pirate funk of the day. Just in time to head to dinner. Because, what else does one do on a cruise, but eat?
It's Troy again.
We had another interesting but HOT excursion yesterday
We went to visit "Blackbeard's Castle"
The only problem is it wasn't a castle, and there is no record that Blackbeard ever set foot there.
Our trip began with our Driver Alvin, and his "LOVE CHARIOT". I believe it's called a "Caravan" type of vehicle on the island. We crammed in five per row, except for the middle row with four. And the steps are steep. Not recommended.
Yes, the name was front and center. Easy to find our crowded sardine can of a ride later on.
Alvin drove up the windy mountainous road, on the left-hand side. Because, despite being a US Territory, it was settled by the Dutch, and left hand drive stuck.
Alvin's mission was to get us to the top, and then meet us again at the bottom, to deliver us to the ship. After the hot and sweaty tourists had an hour to shop the local stores.
Well, we entered the grounds of the castle, which was more like a Disney Stop. Gift shop on the left, cold beverages on the right. Attraction in the middle. Statues of infamous pirates lined the central courtyard. Yes, even THAT one who the guide was not allowed to same the name out loud, lest the giant mouse conglomerate seek to litigate his ears off.
Seems that St. Thomas Island, according to our guides, is the point where sailing ships are naturally drawn by the tradewinds, and the Dutch, who claimed and controlled the island, didn't chase the pirates off. In fact, they established free trade zones that didn't penalize piracy. Though I suspect a premium was paid to local officials.
One of those pirates was Old Teach himself. Yep. Blackbeard.
But no one can prove he had anything to with the structure now known by his name.
According to our guide at the site, the tower was built as a lookout post high on Government Hill in Charlotte Amalie. The Dutch who built it, called it Skytsborg (protection castle). It was paired with Fort Christian nearer to sea level blow. The lookouts could see the incoming ships from Government Hill. And if they were hostile, the cannons at Fort Christian below could make short work of any unfriendly ships.
Now, since the tower was built, along with Fort Christian below, the island was well protected. No real danger of piracy in our immanent future. We were able to go up in the tower and see the town and the harbor below.
As you can see, the privately owned site has become something of a mini resort. It just got reopened about 6 months ago (following the back to back record setting hurricanes a few years ago), and boasts a bar, pool, gift shop, Rum tasting store, and the walk down almost 200 steps to town.
The tower itself is one of 6 US National Historic Landmark Sites in the Caribbean.
After this we met up with our new guide Kenny, who gave us an informative talk about the island and town as we walked down almost 200 steps and a bunch of slopes to get to the town below. This culminated in our descent of the 99-steps street. It actually has 102 steps, counting the "landings"
By the time we hit the park where we were to await Alvin and his Love Chariot in another hour, almost all of us were HOT SWEATY and GRUMPY. Including my wife.
Wife gave that LOOK of grumpiness and indicated she had no desire to sit in the park (mostly in the hot sun) for another hour. Humidity has been in the 80+s and even a temp low 80s F becomes a sauna for those of us from northern climates.
So I spied Alvin's "LOVE CHARIOT" and headed that way. I inquired if there was any way to get the chariot rolling early. He was hesitant, but I said we had over half our group in the park looking for shade, and any taxi we could find.
He said we could fill at least half his Caravan, he'd make the trip. After kicking off a few stowaways from one of the other Caravans, we had all but two of our original group aboard. Alvin walked the park, trying to find our missing, wayward passengers. No such luck. He'd have to return at the designated time to make one more run.
Back at the ship, I knew that wife had dibs on the shower. So I stayed out of her way until she emerged. Then it was turn to wash of the non-pirate funk of the day. Just in time to head to dinner. Because, what else does one do on a cruise, but eat?
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Kinda busy here in the Coffee Shop this morning. Good thing that both Flo and Francine are here to keep Mel awake.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Good morning folks. 38°F and cloudy in the heart of the Midwest this morning. Expecting something in the low 50°Fs today. After all of my running around yesterday, I'm not doing anything today. Have a great Wednesday!
I'm more of a collector and practical shooter. I was never into the flashy race guns. Frankly, I didn't think he was either. He has HK and SIG-Sauer the same as me. I guess that will be his bar-b-q pistol. He doesn't compete either, and I asked him if he was going to carry that hhuge handgun and he said it was just for the range.
I used to compete in IDPA for a number of years, but I was never a 'world-class' shooter by any means but I could keep them all in the black. Most of 'em anyway. I just love German handguns and engineering. There are a couple of domestic handguns I have that I like too, but they need a passport to get into the gun cabinet.
Three-day wait here even with CCL and even if you are LE. No one gets to skirt the 3-Day Wait. The three day wait starts the second you say to the seller, "I'll take it". No money even need change hands at that point as long as a verbal agreement for purchase has been made. My three day wait has already expired since application for purchase was made on Saturday. So as soon as my new Walther arrives at the gun shop it can go home to meet the rest of the gang. Providing (and has been) the 4473 is approved.
Technically, if there is no response from the State Police after three days (72hrs), the firearm can be released to the purchaser. This seldom happens, and I don't think I've ever seen it even when I was selling firearms.
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NYC_George
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My first attempt at adding graffiti years ago. I've got better at it in the past few years. I should have folded the decal artwork further down the base of the car bodies. Swal
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Mostly clear and 54°; probably hit 80° or above for the next few days. Looking good for a week, then they are forecasting rain with temperatures still in the 70's. I do think that Spring has arrived in full force here. No fire in the wood-burner last night and I don't see one in the next ten day forecast.
Another uneventful doctor visit yesterday. He looked at the reports, biopsies and pictures from the recent GI procedures and couldn't find anything major. He did tell me that two of the medications that I am taking could be aggravating the internal parts which might be causing the internal bleeding which has stopped. I had suspected one of them and had since stopped taking it already. Rest of the trip went OK. Installed the new battery on the tiller but didn't run it yet. Interrupted by an imagined household emergency.
Today is a catch-up day since the last three days have had events in the late morning that screw up the whole day; church and two doctor visits. All of which require moderate commutes.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I both ran trains and got a start on a small project that I alluded to last week. I started with this 4" x 11" empty space on the aisle side of the track.
I had found a small office structure from an old Bachmann train set that I had bought my son back in the 80's; and added ground cover to the area.
You may recall that I am going to make this into a "classic" farm tractor sales lot. I have selected some trees to line the ROW along the back side, but the wet glue was taking too long to set up so they will be installed today.
I have no pictures of the train that I assembled yesterday, but I consolidated 16 well cars, that were parked in different places from both levels; and made up my 4th unit train of containers. I now have two on each level to run through while I am in the midst of switching. Sixteen wells is the maximum with a caboose and double-headed power units that will fit on my passing sidings and most staging tracks, although they rarely pull into the sidings. Regular freights have 20 freight cars. Train ran several laps on the upper level without incident, so I am happy. I only have the ability to do continuous running on the upper level, bottom is point to point.
Swal - I have found and also read, that spreading Blood Meal around a garden will repel deer, since they are vegetarians. Works for my garden and repels rabbits also. Added benefit is that it is an organic source of nitrogen for the garden. Might work if spread around the bird feeder. While I have no direct experience, I know other gardeners who use the hair trick that Todd suggested. Wrap clumps of hair in cheesecloth bags and hang them around.
Jim -
Patrick - Washing the dishes is on my household list also. I happily do it while my wife is in charge of cleaning the bathrooms.
Mike - Sorry, but I had to laugh about the snow blower and the dog chain. Reminds me of the time I ran over a brand new 12AWG 100' extension cord with the mower. Now I have two, one 15 footer and one 85 footer!
Louis - My prayers for Cecilia continue. Keep us up to date.
Troy -
The late Beatle George Harrison was born on this day in 1943.
Everyone have a great Wednesday.
Another uneventful doctor visit yesterday. He looked at the reports, biopsies and pictures from the recent GI procedures and couldn't find anything major. He did tell me that two of the medications that I am taking could be aggravating the internal parts which might be causing the internal bleeding which has stopped. I had suspected one of them and had since stopped taking it already. Rest of the trip went OK. Installed the new battery on the tiller but didn't run it yet. Interrupted by an imagined household emergency.
Today is a catch-up day since the last three days have had events in the late morning that screw up the whole day; church and two doctor visits. All of which require moderate commutes.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I both ran trains and got a start on a small project that I alluded to last week. I started with this 4" x 11" empty space on the aisle side of the track.
I had found a small office structure from an old Bachmann train set that I had bought my son back in the 80's; and added ground cover to the area.
You may recall that I am going to make this into a "classic" farm tractor sales lot. I have selected some trees to line the ROW along the back side, but the wet glue was taking too long to set up so they will be installed today.
I have no pictures of the train that I assembled yesterday, but I consolidated 16 well cars, that were parked in different places from both levels; and made up my 4th unit train of containers. I now have two on each level to run through while I am in the midst of switching. Sixteen wells is the maximum with a caboose and double-headed power units that will fit on my passing sidings and most staging tracks, although they rarely pull into the sidings. Regular freights have 20 freight cars. Train ran several laps on the upper level without incident, so I am happy. I only have the ability to do continuous running on the upper level, bottom is point to point.
Swal - I have found and also read, that spreading Blood Meal around a garden will repel deer, since they are vegetarians. Works for my garden and repels rabbits also. Added benefit is that it is an organic source of nitrogen for the garden. Might work if spread around the bird feeder. While I have no direct experience, I know other gardeners who use the hair trick that Todd suggested. Wrap clumps of hair in cheesecloth bags and hang them around.
Jim -
Just four? I have at least 40.
Patrick - Washing the dishes is on my household list also. I happily do it while my wife is in charge of cleaning the bathrooms.
Most of the old farts here seem to like their music loud!
Gotta have a plan before you retire. I once had a boss (at 76 YO) who had already retired three times who famously said that "you can only go fishing so many times a week". Model railroading is a good way to spend some time. I also spend time in the garden as well.
Mike - Sorry, but I had to laugh about the snow blower and the dog chain. Reminds me of the time I ran over a brand new 12AWG 100' extension cord with the mower. Now I have two, one 15 footer and one 85 footer!
Louis - My prayers for Cecilia continue. Keep us up to date.
Troy -
Why wait? Join in for sudsy fun.
The late Beatle George Harrison was born on this day in 1943.
Everyone have a great Wednesday.
We have a box of demo guns in the shop. There is a Staccato XL 2011 in there. It puts Les Baer, Wilson, etc in a lower league. It ain't hype. I was impressed, but at this point in my life it's not a want or need. It's definitely a "buy once, cry once" toy.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
My first few attempts were like that. Then I observed that I was putting the decals on too high, higher than the taggers could reach from the ground.
migalyto
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Were making up for the slow morning yesterday!
migalyto
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RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
I've never seen a Staccato in person, but it must really be something if it outclasses Bill Wilson and Les Baer. Not really anything I'd be interested in though. I'm pretty happy with my Springfield Commander length Garrison.
chadbag
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Which is funny because the Dutch drive in the right (at least in modern times).
Also reminds me of Samoa (not American Samoa). Until 2009 they drove on the right but since then they’ve been driving on the left. Vehicles from Australia, NZ, and Japan are cheaper to import and is why they switched. (American Samoa still drives on the right).
Texas Hobo
Well Known Hobo
A question for the gun experts, does leaving a clip fully loaded, compressed, for long periods of time, years, hurt or ruin the magazine? 9mm.
chadbag
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Some people think that the spring could take a “set” and lose some of its “springiness”. It depends on the material the spring is made of.
Other than that a good quality magazine won’t be harmed by it.
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