Yep, I was talking contemporary.
Bookmarked! Awesome -- thanks so much. If you think of anything else, let me know.
Hil, I feel so bad for you. Call the pulmonologist and have hysterics? You can't wait a freaking month for this shit.
Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.
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Strix - Dec 04, 2011 12:30:56 pm PST #3767 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
DavidS - Dec 04, 2011 12:38:20 pm PST #3768 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Erin, I found this place when I was looking up information on blackjacks and saps.
You can probably find a lot of info in the forums.
Unlike a lot of places interested in weapons, this place has a very strict weapons-only discussion and forbids sexist comments, racist slurs, attacks on sexual orientation and forbids discussion on hot topic issues.
Hil R. - Dec 04, 2011 12:50:32 pm PST #3769 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil, I feel so bad for you. Call the pulmonologist and have hysterics? You can't wait a freaking month for this shit.
I'll try calling tomorrow. I just checked, and this cough started on October 16, and has gotten worse and better, but never actually went away.
Strix - Dec 04, 2011 12:55:28 pm PST #3770 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Thanks, Hec! They can probably answer some questions.
Excellent.
But now I am convinced I need to own a number of items, and they can all be classed as deductible items. For RESEARCH. Right?!
So interesting!
DavidS - Dec 04, 2011 1:02:08 pm PST #3771 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But now I am convinced I need to own a number of items, and they can all be classed as deductible items. For RESEARCH. Right?!
Of course!
It's also a good resource to find out what's legal in what state. Lots of different rules for what's allowable. For example, in most states a sap or blackjack is considered to be as dangerous as a knife and has the same restrictions.
Some of the detailed descriptions about the effectiveness of the blackjacks and saps are fascinating. You can easily break somebody's bones with even an 8 ounce blackjack. For concealment a lot of them like the finger sap, which is just a round piece of leather holding a lead weight that slips over your fingers inside your palm. You can knock somebody down with a light slap to the jaw. You don't have to rear back and clock them, just a slap in the teeth with some lead.
The folks in law enforcement seem to like the TDI Knife which is fixed blade and draws from a holster like a gun. (Designed for use with your off hand.)
Strix - Dec 04, 2011 1:07:05 pm PST #3772 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Just because -- ita !, here's some vids from the KC area Krav place: [link]
I am currently engrossed in watching them all. Damn, I wish I had money.
Hec, see, I always thought they were called asps. Or is that a specific name for the retractable ones?
DavidS - Dec 04, 2011 1:10:45 pm PST #3773 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Asp Knife is a very different design.
I kind of dig this all-in-one Fireman's tool. It's got a rappelling ring! It scores glass to break through windshields. You can chop through sheet steel. And the end can be used to turn off fire and gas.
I know what CJ wants for xmas...
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2011 1:11:57 pm PST #3774 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Call me impatient, Erin, but what's that one second vid about? I hopped and skipped through it, and all I saw was bagwork.
Strix - Dec 04, 2011 1:22:21 pm PST #3775 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's about the illusion of safety with concealed carry -- just because you have a firearm doesn't mean you're safe. It demonstrates how fast an assailant without a weapon can incapacitate a trained person with a concealed weapon. The big guy is hitting the bag, nstead of the older guy.
The older guy can draw from concealed carry in 1 second, and the big guy can get 4-6 good hits in before he can get it out.
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2011 1:28:43 pm PST #3776 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The older guy can draw from concealed carry in 1 second, and the big guy can get 4-6 good hits in before he can get it out.
If the guy decides to pull a gun while a guy is in arm's reach, then he's an idiot. But I guess they say that. Guns are much better than punches at a distance.