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November 21st, 2012, 08:50 PM #101
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November 21st, 2012, 08:58 PM #102Super Member
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Re: Viper's OC log
Thank you for the time you've spent serving our country and protecting our freedoms.
As I can't speak for everyone, I'll speak for myself. I don't own any camo gear or dropleg holsters or AK47's but I carry my sidearm everywhere I go. Carrying IWB is uncomfortable for me so I choose to carry OWB. For reasons I don't need to discuss, I choose to also carry visible to everybody.
I'd love to waltz down to the nearest recruitment center and enlist, but I'm afraid the permanent fixtures I have in my hand allowing roughly 75-85% mobility on my dominant hand will disqualify me today the same way they did when I was 18. Instead I went into the workforce, got married and had a kid. I choose to carry now after being blessed with a family, to ensure the preservation of my family.
I think that the reason OC logs exist is to drive awareness. If it weren't for encounter data here, youtube or elsewhere I may never know how to approach various situations until I'm placed into them. Sure, it's not Vietnam or Afghanistan and I hope to never encounter such firefights in the daily walks of my life, but before Uncle Sam sent you there I'm sure he at least tried to make sure you were prepared for some of what you encountered. No question you had to deal with far worse in your day than I likely will ever see. I don't have rockets flying at my face, but I do have judge-jury-executioner citizens and police who will make their life a mission to violate the rights those who came before me fought for.
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November 21st, 2012, 09:00 PM #103
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Jarhead, I appreciate your service, but I don't appreciate your attitude. The condescension is unnecessary. You have every right to disagree with me, but the snarky sarcasm just makes you sound like a toolbag.
But, like I said, I appreciate your service. Even though holding it over someone's head to belittle them really diminishes the honor involved.
Also, I did enlist...as soon as I was legally of age to do so, with the Army. However, due to what was later found out to be a physical birth defect, I am not fit for duty. So, the next time you doubt my willingness to stand up for my country, send me a private message and talk to me directly, rather than making a fool of yourself publically.
I'll continue exercising the rights that you fought to protect. Except I'm not going to act like I'm better than you for it.Last edited by ViperGTS19801; November 21st, 2012 at 09:15 PM.
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November 21st, 2012, 09:03 PM #104
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November 21st, 2012, 09:22 PM #105
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November 21st, 2012, 09:26 PM #106
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Those 3 along with the one on Lansdowne Avenue near the Township Animal Hospital are all holdovers of the horrible parking lot WaWa's. The one near Tori's was especially bad because the WaWa shared the shopping center with a bunch of stores and had very little parking. I lived in the Duplex right behind Tori's for a year back in the 90's and it seemed like every day you would hear a minor fender bender.
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November 21st, 2012, 09:36 PM #107
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November 22nd, 2012, 12:08 AM #108Junior Member
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#1. I don't need or want or deserve any "Thanks" for my service. Actually the reverse is is what is deserved.
I give my thanks to this country, the freedoms and the opportunity Uncle Sam gave my ancestors and myself, and wanted to 'Pay my Rent' for his generosity, as well as to honor the millions of others before me who served and fought for this country. Including my maternal Uncle, who I am named after, and who was killed in Action, liberating the Island of Guam from the Japanese in July 1944 during World War II.
You see, talking about freedom is very easy. But if you truly understand it and sincerely love it, before you leave this earth, you need to be able to say, "I gave something back. I tried to show how much I loved it and wanted to preserve it."
Shocking children, old people, minimum wage security guards, McDonald Mangers or whatever, is not enough.
Read your own 'logs' or 'encounters' (not just Viper's). You accomplish nothing except gaining attention to yourself and causing alarm. If your egos or self esteems are so lacking, the problems are far deeper than the 2nd Ammendment.
Do any of you want an interesting "OC Encounter" ? Then I suggest this. Next Friday night about 11:30 PM, open carry (any gun you choose) and walk into a bar at 5th & Erie in North Philly by yourself.
I can guarantee you it will be the most interesting OC encounter you will ever have ... and most likely the last.
Call me names, send negative Reps (whatever the hell they are), but I will tell you this ..... never, and I mean never doubt who and what I am and what I have accomplished and given back to this country.
My only hope is that as you mature and grow you will see that what you are doing accomplishes nothing, and in fact, only feeds the negative stereo types, given to those of us who know that our rights to defend ourselves and protect our loved ones, and yes maybe one day, to protect our country, are something that must be preserved.
And just how do you intend to make it "Painful" ?
By the way. Can you explain the 'negative Rep' thing and does it hurt, and how many do I need to get a couple more Purple Hearts ? Thanks !
Watch your mouth. I did not resort to name calling. Keep it up and I'll call you "Junior."
I never said I was better than anyone. I have merely pointed out, satirically, my opinions on yours (and others) immature behavior.
You'll need to figure that one out yourself. But I'll give you a hint. There is a time and a place to 'Open Carry.' #1 would be a war ... not even on the list would be Christmas shopping with your girl friend at Springfield Mall.
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November 22nd, 2012, 12:20 AM #109
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BTW Jarhead, I OC everywhere in my area no one cares except some of those that wander in from NYS.
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November 22nd, 2012, 12:32 AM #110
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