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sKePTiKal:
Just one small clarification on Hops' perspective:
the AR-15 - those ugly black rifles - aren't "automatic, mil-spec, weapons". They are only semi-automatic, which means to fire a bullet, you must pull the trigger - each time.
An automatic weapon functions differently, in that it will fire multiple bullets pulling the trigger just once. These are not commonly available anywhere - and to purchase one requires an application to BATFE with an extra fee for a tax stamp. This purchase isn't possible without a background check by BATFE, sold through a licensed gun shop, and takes time. IE, someone who is permitted to purchase one, isn't going to be ABLE to purchase it without several days (at minimum) delay.
To date, no automatic weapons have been used in any of these mass shootings.
That's all; carry on.
Hopalong:
"Semiautomatic" or "military-style" are correct terms for Cruz' weapon. Another good change would be a ban on large-capacity magazines, which are not needed for home defense. Overkill, ironically.
NYTimes today: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/health/parkland-shooting-victims-ar15.html?action=click&contentCollection=Magazine&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article
At a high school in Parkland, Fla., 17 people were recently killed with just such a weapon — a semiautomatic AR-15. It was legal there for Nikolas Cruz, 19, the suspect in the shooting, to buy a civilian version of the military’s standard rifle, while he would have had to be 21 to buy a less powerful and accurate handgun.
Many factors determine the severity of a wound, including a bullet’s mass, velocity and composition, and where it strikes. The AR-15, like the M4 and M16 rifles issued to American soldiers, shoots lightweight, high-speed bullets that can cause grievous bone and soft tissue wounds, in part by turning sideways, or “yawing,” when they hit a person. Surgeons say the weapons produce the same sort of horrific injuries seen on battlefields.
Civilian owners of military-style weapons can also buy soft-nosed or hollow-point ammunition, often used for hunting, that lacks a full metal jacket and can expand and fragment on impact. Such bullets, which can cause wider wound channels, are proscribed in most military use.
-Note: PROscribed = forbidden, especially by law [opposite of PREscribed]. So even the military restrains these....
This culture is broken by violence and is consuming our young.
lighter:
Oh dear....the beach cottage is such a mess. We arrived, and the electrician began sourcing problems. One leg of service at the meter was completely corroded....he called me over.... I looked. He called contractor over....he looked then CRACK went the deck and we we're all climbing out of a hole. No one hurt, but Lordy such potential! Then we noticed the water line broken by the deck, and the fact all the nails had rusted out....nothing else holding up the deck.
We're taking off all but one small deck to the guest cottage, and closing up the windows and doors on that side too.....all but 2, that is, so every room has a window. The house had three entrances, now we planned 2. The same with the guest cottage.....there were so many windows! We're down to 15 windows, and 4 doors total. Bathroom windows go away, and fans get installed.
I'm excited about big picture windows in the front room...no mullions mucking up the beautiful view.
With that said....this is exhausting, and I forgot just how exhausting it can be. I'm overwhelmed with the paperwork, and logistics..... I was nauseous last night....slept 10 hours, could have slept much longer.
This is a very difficult month coming up, Amazons. I m not entirely sure how I'll get through it, but get through I will, and the cottage will be lovely again.
Lighter
sKePTiKal:
Lighter - the mountain always looks bigger before you start to climb it. You'll get there!
lighter:
So, the reason this renovation is so taxing is.... the universe has provided another opportunity for large great growth. I'm working with the same person who did my home renovation.... he looks like my father, talks a lot like my father, holds similar beliefs as my father, and is a self proclaimed "freight train" that will run over people if they don't get out of his way.
SO....
:sigh::..
Lots and lots of opportunity to work on coping strategies. Nothing like it in the whole world, and this time I'll mindfully break old patterns, with all the intestinal force I can muster, under this kind of pressure. The pressure is consistent, unrelenting, and super triggering, btw.
The happy part is he's a genius at what he does, and cares very much about others.... but likely HPD NPD.... conflict oriented attention seeking to my overtly stoic manner.... tends to escalate.... I have to find new ways to handle it. He's uber competent, quick, and frugal.... like he's spending his own dollars. I'm lucky to have his help.... I honestly couldn't do take this project on if he wasn't involved. It's like working on two projects.... my internal world, and a difficult, bordering on impossible, renovation in a third world country where every little thing is 10X more expensive, time consuming, and sometimes simply not doable bc so much planning, and effort goes into the smallest project.
I think we'll both feel like heroes if we pull this off. I think maybe we'll be heroes.
Intend to focus on health, and nutrition... everyone's. I'll be painting both houses, inside and out, by myself. Helping lift beams, remove windows, and replace them. Put up hurricane shutters. The sheer amount of physical work is daunting, esp in that kind of heat and sun. I figure I'll gain some strenght back, not break.
One thing about being in the sun, muscles are happy to stretch and work out. I'm in the zone if I can get to the beach and begin. No struggle to BE there. It's just pulling away from the job, and allowing time for self care in all the chaos.
I'm addressing gratitude, in all it's forms..... and tap, pat, flapping my hands and arms off.
The journey continues.
Lighter
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