Cancelled gun show

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Tom Acheson posted this 14 March 2020

Our annual local gun show for this weekend was cancelled, by our “Governor” to include all events with more than (250) attendees, right at the moment set-up was starting. Feel bad for the show sponsors who had set-up all the tables earlier in the week. Also heard that the very large annual early April Tulsa gun show was cancelled.

Dug out some old stats...

In 2009 the Swine Flu was here. In America.... 60-million infected 300,000 hospitalized Almost 18,000 deaths And our illustrious, unbiased, neutral, honest media didn’t behave they way they are today....with much smaller numbers. There’s a reason for that behavior.

Tom

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John Alexander posted this 15 April 2020

I am closing this thread. Additional posts will be deleted. It started out with a political slant and has become political again at the end. I should have acted then perhaps. But there have been lots of good posts including some valuable information from tony1960 and others so I don't want to delete the thread.

I know many of us have strong political opinions but there a lot of more appropriate places to air them.

Thank you for keeping the CBA forum on track.

John

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Tom Acheson posted this 15 April 2020

Joe,

Our Governor agaian added to his previous close/order date to 4 May. Hope that's the last one. Our club voted to xtend the club closed date, even to members, to match the Governor's.

As for your death number the one I'm seeing at this moment is close to 12,800. I think I know which media you are sarcastically refering to. Looks like you forgot...no more of your political baiting on this forum. I'm not playing your game.

Tom

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joeb33050 posted this 15 April 2020

Our annual local gun show for this weekend was cancelled, by our “Governor” to include all events with more than (250) attendees, right at the moment set-up was starting. Feel bad for the show sponsors who had set-up all the tables earlier in the week. Also heard that the very large annual early April Tulsa gun show was cancelled.

Dug out some old stats...

In 2009 the Swine Flu was here. In America.... 60-million infected 300,000 hospitalized Almost 18,000 deaths And our illustrious, unbiased, neutral, honest media didn’t behave they way they are today....with much smaller numbers. There’s a reason for that behavior.

Tom

Well, the illustrious, unbiased, neutral, honest media reported that the USA reached 30,000 dead so far.

What is the reason for that behavior?

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Tom Acheson posted this 26 March 2020

The club’s BOD closed the club for the next two weeks. This is driven mainly by the Minnesota Governor’s Executive Order yesterday, requiring people to stay indoors for two weeks.

It is what it is....

Tom

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John Alexander posted this 26 March 2020

Evolution's way of improving the gene pool perhaps?

John

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mashburn posted this 26 March 2020

Hello All,

A local gun show promoter, from this area, got around the no get together rules and is still putting on gun shows. He ran an ad in the papers and posted on bill boards in the area: FLEA MARKET-BRING YOUR GUNS. He set up at an abandoned business out in the country. There was lots of paved area and there was big canopy areas where gas pumps used to be. Last week was the first one and the turnout wasn't large but he has scheduled another.

OH, BY THE WAY ALL OF YOU SNOW BOUND PEOPLE-IT WAS 82 DEGREES HERE IN BEAUTIFUL SOUTH EAST OKLAHOMA TODAY.

Mashburn

David a. Cogburn

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BigMan54 posted this 25 March 2020

I haven't left the house in 2 weeks as of today. Between Wife and Dr./Best Friend#2, I AM at a High Risk. We are just trying to get along. Wife goes out every 2-3 days for food and sundries. Can't get what you need in one trip. Stores won't even let you have enough to last one week.

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Long time Caster/Reloader, Getting back into it after almost 10yrs. Life Member NRA 40+yrs, Life S.A.S.S. #375. Does this mean a description of me as a fumble-fingered knuckle-draggin' baboon. I also drool in my sleep. I firmly believe that true happiness is a warm gun. Did I mention how much I HATE auto-correct on this blasted tablet.

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RicinYakima posted this 25 March 2020

It sounds nice, but as cases go up, you will go into stay at home orders. Don't mean to be bearer of bad news, but from WA experience, it will happen.

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Tom Acheson posted this 25 March 2020

We are debating whether the Oakdale Gun Club in Minnesota needs to be closed to all use. Earlier today our governor issued a stay home order. Keep in mind this is an outdoor facility. I was out there shooting today. Here is what one member wrote:

According to the executive order, outdoor activities are allowed, as is travel to and from. I spoke with Tim Harris, from the Washington County Sheriff’s department. He beIieves that because we are an outdoor operation, that we could remain open. He also stated that all of the parks have re-opened. The reason I reached out to him, I wanted to be sure that if the BOD votes to stay open, that we would not have an officer showing up and asking why we are open. Here is the clause in the Executive order that pertains to us: c. Outdoor activities. Individuals may engage in outdoor activities (e.g., walking, hiking, running, biking, driving for pleasure, hunting, or fishing), and may go to available public parks and other public recreation lands, consistent with remaining at least six feet apart from individuals from other households. This does not exempt public accommodations that may feature outdoor activities from closure under Executive Order 20-04 and does not permit trespass upon private property. Tom

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 25 March 2020

... my very best girl friend still makes " gramma's lye soap " ( there is a neat song about GLS .. ) ..

i prefer it ... there is a special mix for hair ... and great for shaving ... it also lasts forever ...

except my morning face/eye splash is definitely not GLS ... i use diluted natural Ivory dish soap ...

nothing bad survives a soaking in GLS ... if you dipped a litmus paper in this stuff you would just pull out a stub ... must be way over 14 ...

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ok, i put a modern top-line msd ignition in our 72 nova SS ... one midnight in a sleet storm an hour from home the smoke got out of the magic box ... and there we were ... nothing to adjust or bend or hammer on to get home. and you better hope your amazing interference-valve 4.6 Ford pickup motor doesn't slip a serpentine belt cog ( they all do ) ...

just sorta kidding ... i think the best rule is " moderation " in all things .. ken

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John Alexander posted this 24 March 2020

Nosee,

it does seem that wood ashes, which we had plenty of, figured in the mix but after 80 years it is a little hazy. I remember the product, which I tried to stay away from, better than the process.

John

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nosee posted this 24 March 2020

John did she put sifted stove ashes in mixture for grit? My mom and grandma did, I still do,grind that grease off!

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mashburn posted this 20 March 2020

Hello Ken,

It sounds like you and I were the ones who best liked the early days. My favorite sound, still today, is a big block chevy with tube headers, a 800 cfm dual line double pumper Holly sucking air through a low restriction air cleaner. I also really appreciated girls in mini--skirts. When I first started teaching and coaching one of our biggest problems was determining if the girls skirt was too short and should be sent home. It was quite comical the way that some schools measured mini skirts to see if they met the guide lines. Girls also wore panty hose in basketball practice and in varsity games. And yes, liberals were somewhat more bearable.

Before I started coaching, I was a line supervisor at TI (Texas Instrument). I supervised 43 women, four men and one female line secretary. Viet Nam was in full swing and there wasn't enough men to go around for all the young women. Every man should have to put up with a situation like that once in their lifetime.

Mashburn

David a. Cogburn

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Tom Acheson posted this 20 March 2020

I too can remember gap and feeler gages, timing marks, strobe lights, points, condensers, drainplugs, etc. Don't even think of doing those stunts on today's cars!

Our club has a 1,500 member cap. Members must do (18) hours of service time a year. So some don't get their time in and "depart" the club. This means we take in new members each spring.

With the recent government protocols on meetings, group sizes, etc. we cancelled all meetings at the facility. This includes new member orientations (we have 60 new recruits), FAS training, P2C sessions, member and BOD meetings, etc.

I hope this thing comes under some kind of resolution, at least to the point that our outdoor matches can be held.

Tom

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RicinYakima posted this 20 March 2020

Dale, I was street racing in 1966 and a $5.00 was a lot of money!!!! (I had a 56 Super that would wrap the speed odometer all the way red at 120 MPH. Oh to be young and stupid again.

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Dale53 posted this 20 March 2020

Ric;

I remember changing my points and plugs every 10,000 miles or less. I did most of my own maintenance. I had a new '55 Buick Super convertible, and got about 11,000 miles on a set of tires. brakes had to be changed nearly as often. Nope, I don't want to re-visit those times either, although they did have some really good points...

Small game hunting was nearly wonderful. Family farms welcomed careful hunters, if they knew you, and varmint hunting was year 'round. Fly fishing the creeks around here with light tackle was about as good as it gets.

FWIW

Dale53

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RicinYakima posted this 20 March 2020

Hummm. I seem to remember adjusting points on the '63 327 every week. Fuel pump, voltage regulator or water pump replaced every month. Constant cleaning spark plugs and washing the bottom of the car to try to keep it from rusting out in less than four years. I made $1.05 and hour and gas was $.34.5 a gallon for premium Sunoco. However, I could drive across the river to KY and buy a fifth, not 750 ml, of cheap whiskey for $1.99. No desire to go back to the old days. Ric

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 20 March 2020

1966 was the peaking of America ... prettiest girls in mini skirts ... best us cars ever before or after ... no sex diseases ... and even liberals loved America ... you could still mail-order a gun, ,,

and lawmower engines were made of metal ... i have a " sears " 20 horse engine that still runs fine from 1965 ...

did you know the new Briggs sears engines have an aluminum push rod ...? ...and a plastic governor ? ... we are doomed ...

ok, we did have the veetnumb war in 1966 ... but then everybody needs some recreation ...

ken

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RicinYakima posted this 19 March 2020

The one my mon had, had a foot lever that you stepped on to make it turn over. She was really happy when my older brother got heavy enough to jump on the foot starter.

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John Alexander posted this 19 March 2020

Mashburn,

The scene of my early crimes was Indiana and we must have had a better well but no electricity so it was run by a small gasoline engine that unlike modern versions often didn't want to start.

John