Gear/Company Review: Kelty

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OK, this is my first gear review, and it’s really not much of a gear review, it’s more of a customer service review.

Way back in 2002 I bought a Kelty Redwing 3-day Pack. I loved this pack. It was big enough to fit everything I needed for a week away from home, including fitting my laptop into the built in Camelback pocket. There was a main compartment that had the Camelback pocket in it; a “middle” pocket that has several pen/pencil holders, a small zippered mesh pocket, a clip that you could hang keys from and a couple of other open pockets; a “front” zippered pocket that would easily fit a couple of paperback books; two side pockets that had zippers to get into with a “hood” that could easily fit a 32oz water bottle; two mesh pockets lower on the sides that I routinely put soda bottles in; and a bunch of straps that I used to secure various items with clips. It was very comfortable and didn’t make my back sweat because of the great ventilation built in. I liked that while the waist strap was not removable, it could be folded and stashed inside it’s own compartment without causing the undue discomfort of a bulge in the small of my back. It was also perfect as carry-on because of the cinch straps on the side. I could load it up with my clothes and toiletries and a couple of books, cinch it down and go on a flight with it. I did a couple of week long business trips with it as my sole luggage. Anyway, I loved the pack.

I used this pack for everything from hiking & camping to travel. I also used to use it to carry my rain gear, lunch, etc when I rode the motorcycle to work because it was comfortable and water resistant (and did I mention that it didn’t make my back sweat… ever?) In fact, unless it was an absolute downpour, my stuff never got wet inside the bag, so it was a bit more water resistant than some tents I’ve bought. Anyway, back to the point of this post… Back in October of 2009 I was in a motorcycle accident on my way to work while wearing my backpack (someone in a pickup pulled out in front of me and I tried to eat his bumper). In the accident I broke my shoulder and the medics had to cut the strap of my bag to get it off. First, the thing held up great in the accident. Other than two tiny little holes (smaller than dimes) that got “road rashed” into the face of the bag, there was no visible damage to the pack (other than the strap that was cut). I never got rid of the bag because I knew I’d get replacement straps at some point and start using it again. It got stuck in the attic after my last move and mostly forgotten about. I’d think about it every once in a while, but never long enough to actually try to find straps. I knew that it wasn’t covered by Kelty’s Limited Lifetime Warranty (for material and workmanship defects), so I never bothered to contact them about it. Well, about two months ago I was digging around in the attic and saw it. I dragged it downstairs and started looking for straps. I knew Kelty sold replacement straps for some of their bags, but I couldn’t find them for this one, so I decided to call and see if I could get straps sent to me so I could get a seamstress to fix it for me. I don’t remember the girls name that answered the phone, but she was very polite. Anyway, I told her what had happened and that I knew that it wasn’t covered under warranty, but I wanted to get straps for it so I could get it fixed. She informed me that they didn’t sell replacement straps for that type of bag because it is an internal frame and the straps are sewn in. She asked me to hold for a minute and when she came back on she told me to go to the website, download the warranty repair claim form, fill it out and send it in with the bag. If they could find straps to fit they’d fix it and mail it back to me. I made sure to reiterate that it wasn’t a warranty issue, I just wanted it fixed and I was willing to pay. I asked her how much it would cost (approximately) so I could make sure to have the money set aside for it and she told me that if they could find straps they would fix it free of charge, if not they would give me a call and ask me what I would like to do and at worst they would ship it back to me in its damaged condition. Well, ever the cynic, I decided that at worst I’d be out the $15 it would cost to ship it to them, so I filled out the form and sent it in. The only problem I listed on the form was the strap, I made no mention of the holes in it. That was about 3 weeks ago.

Yesterday I got home to find a package in the mail that was the same size and weight as the one I sent them. Saw the return address and sure enough, it was from Kelty Warranty Dept. I opened it up to find my bag with a brand new set of straps that are actually more comfortable than the ones it originally had (I didn’t realize that was possible) and it had a patch covering the holes that it had. Again, I didn’t request that they patch the holes, I just wanted the strap fixed. I figured I could just sew on some of my patches I have for the 82D, EMT-B, Dive Rescue, Vehicle Rescue, etc. I also noticed that they included the repair claim form with the technicians comments about what repairs were done and there was another white sheet of paper. That white sheet of paper had the terms of their Lifetime Limited Warranty, which plainly states that the damage I had should not have been covered. So, I checked the box again for a bill to cover the repairs and couldn’t find one. I looked back over the other documents again and on the carbon copy of the warranty claim form was a place for charges. I had to look very closely, but there were a couple of zeroes that were barely visible. So, it appears that they actually did repair my pack and return it to me for nothing more than what it cost me to ship it to them.

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I don’t normally do equipment reviews, no one has ever paid me to be their spokesman (and I have never asked for payment). I don’t usually buy items that have names on them, and I have removed the names from some of the items I own because it was plastered in so many places I was a walking billboard (I had a several hundred dollar Joe Rocket riding jacket that had so many Joe Rocket emblems it was ridiculous, I cut them all off before I ever wore it in public). I buy items because it’s comfortable and/or functional, not because of a name. Sorry, getting off on a tangent…

Now, I don’t necessarily expect them to perform non-warranty repairs for everyone, maybe there were special considerations because I was involved in a motorcycle accident and the damage was not necessarily due to negligence, I don’t know, but I will actually say now that I am an avid supporter of Kelty and am willing to tell anyone that asks (and probably some that don’t). I will remain such a supporter until they lose my respect (by producing crap and/or not honoring their warranty and/or letting customer service go to crap). I’m not one of those “Buy American First” people if you can get the same quantity/quality/service from somewhere else, but in this case I heartily recommend the American Company Kelty. I haven’t had customer service like this in a very long time (no automated machine talking to me, no hassles, the girl I spoke to was actually very pleasant, etc).

OK, that’s the end of my company review. I’m impressed enough that I had to share it (perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by above-and-beyond customer service, but it’s hard to find these days).

Are Police Above the Law?

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So, back in April I attended the Liberty Summit in Mercer, PA. Those that were there knew that I got a speeding ticket while en-route. The thing is, I did it on purpose. Well, before I write the whole story twice, here’s the email I just sent:

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:36:35
Subject: Are police above the law?
From: patriot@rooteshome.com
To: Governor@pa.gov; kboback@pahousegop.com; lbaker@pasen.gov

I cannot find any email addresses for the State Police or its Commissioner (Frank Noonan), so please forward this message in its entirety to him so that he/they can view the linked video.

Back on April 27th I was traveling across the state on I-80 West. It was still early in the day and there hadn’t been much traffic all morning, individual vehicles here and there, but absolutely no congestion… until I got to the Williamsport area. I got to that area and there was a long line of vehicles in both lanes that couldn’t maintain a speed to save their life. For the record, I am a disabled vet with two bad knees, when I travel any distance I set my cruise control within 5 mph of the speed limit, when I have to take the cruise off for no apparent reason it not only annoys me, but it starts to hurt after a while.
Anyway, after about 15 minutes, I finally managed to weave my way far enough through this traffic to see that the cause for this congestion was a State Police Cruiser. He was fluctuating his speed between 65-80 mph and changing lanes frequently, whether there was any reason to or not. After another few minutes of this nonsense, I decided to pull out my video camera and record what I was about to do. I had decided to get up behind this cruiser, set my cruise control, and then pass whenever he moved over. So that’s what I did, and I got pulled over and was issued a speeding ticket. Now, I won’t deny that the speed he (and I) were moving at when I set my cruise control was well above the posted speed limit, but when he said he pulled me over for speeding, I asked him “what about your speeding?” He acted like he wasn’t speeding and seemed offended that I would even think that he could have been breaking the law.
So, I plead not guilty and took it to court. I know that I was, in fact, guilty of speeding, but the whole purpose for me getting the speeding ticket in the first place was to prove that he was breaking the law (I haven’t had a speeding ticket other than this one in around 10 years, I don’t drive like that anymore). So, we get to court and Eiler tried to make me an offer to plead out because he “didn’t appreciate the way it went”. He said that I could plead out to a simple failure to obey a signal and there would be no points on my license. I decided to go ahead and take the trial.
So, we get into the trial and he proceeds to state his case against me. When it was my turn, I decided that rather than to defend myself I would accuse him. All I want is EQUAL JUSTICE. He is not above the law… or is he? Eiler seems to believe that he is above the law. At one point, he actually stated that he has the right to speed. First off, my rights come from my Creator, not from any government. Secondly, while he may have the authority to speed, PA Title 75 (The Pennsylvania Vehicle Code) §3105(a) says that The driver of an emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm or other emergency call, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions stated in this section. So, prior to my passing Eiler, none of these conditions were met, but he was speeding in violation of the law. Let’s continue. PA Title 75 §3105(b)(3) states that the driver may exceed the maximum speed limits so long as the driver does not endanger life or property… Well, we already know that none of the conditions required to allow him to exceed the speed limit were met prior to my passing him, so let’s look a little closer: he was endangering life and property by causing congestion on a highway where there was no reason for it (prior to and after my interactions with Eiler, for the entire 300 mile trip I was on, there was absolutely no congestion on the interstate)… well, there’s another violation of state law. But wait, I’m not done yet. 75§3105(c) says The privileges granted in this section to an emergency vehicle shall apply only when the vehicle is making use of an audible signal and visual signals meeting the requirements and standards set forth in regulations adopted by the department. Well, you can see in the attached video that he was not using either audible or visual signals while cruising down the interstate at 80 mph.
So, since I am not allowed to pull someone over or to write tickets, I passed him to make him stop. He seemed indignant at the time that I would question him about his speed. When in the courtroom, I asked him what his maximum speed was before he ever saw me and he couldn’t answer. Then I asked him what his average speed was and he couldn’t answer. He stated that he doesn’t pay attention to his speedometer while driving, but he “doesn’t have a lead foot, so it’s not an issue”. Umm… Eiler… I have video that would disagree with that statement.
Also, at the very end of the video, you can see Eiler pull away and make an immediate u-turn. When we were in the courtroom, he claims that he left “in such a hurry” because he was responding to a domestic disturbance call. Umm, OK, so he was actually (supposedly) responding to an emergency call but didn’t turn on lights or siren? Yet another violation of state law. How many violations of the law is he allowed in an hour?

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Yet, this fat cop thinks he is above the law?

He is not the first officer that I have come across that believes he is above the law. I am tired of this holier than thou attitude from public servants. I am a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of these United States of America. I am not a servant nor a subject. I am writing you people to get you to take action to ensure that there is equal justice for everyone, regardless of their profession. This is a nation of laws. When the Rule of Law no longer applies to a select portion of the population, it no longer applies to any portion. Do you really want to see what happens when the rule of law is dead?

Also, I have not contacted any media about this yet, but if I don’t hear about some momentum soon to correct this (and other) officers attitude, I will begin contacting media until something is done to eliminate the elitist attitude.

Sincerely,
Mark Roote
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The video can be seen here:

Are Police Above The Law?

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In response to David’s GRE article yesterday, I decided to send the following email. I waited so long to post this here because I wanted to make sure that none of the emails bounced… as of right now, approximately 4 hours after I sent it, I have received no notification of failure.

Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:26:35 -0400
Subject: Are police above the law?
From: patriot@rooteshome.com
To: Governor@pa.gov; tmurt@pahousegop.com; bboyle@pahousegop.com; kboyle@pahousegop.com; mmcgeehan@pahousegop.com; jsabatina@pahousegop.com; mobrien@pahousegop.com; jtaylor@pahousegop.com; tpayton@pahousegop.com; acruz@pahousegop.com; wthomas@pahousegop.com; bjosephs@pahousegop.com; wkeller@pahousegop.com; mdonatucci@pahousegop.com; hjames@pahousegop.com; jroebuck@pahousegop.com; vbrown@pahousegop.com; rwaters@pahousegop.com; lbishop@pahousegop.com; pdelissio@pahousegop.com; mbrownlee@pahousegop.com; gwilliams@pahousegop.com; ryoungblood@pahousegop.com; cparker@pahousegop.com; jmyers@pahousegop.com; mcohen@pahousegop.com; devans@pahousegop.com; washington@pasenate.com; kitchen@pasenate.com; tartaglione@pasenate.com; stack@pasenate.com; hughes@pasenate.com; farnese@pasenate.com; williams@pasenate.com
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I wanted to bring an issue to your attention: Requests to investigate anti-gun Philly top cop’s ‘gun crimes’ ignored. I live in Monroe Township, so I have copied my own representatives as well as trying to send it to all representatives of Philadelphia.

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I find this very upsetting as I am the one Receiving ‘Harsh Treatment‘ that is also linked in that article. The news that the Philly Police Commissioner is being rewarded for blatantly breaking the law is very upsetting since I was not breaking any laws, yet I was threatened with theft and imprisonment. I was in fear for my safety and my ability to return home at the end of the day, so I complied… that won’t happen next time I’m (legally) Open Carrying in Philly.

I will end this with one final note: You need to keep in mind that we are a nation of laws, and when the police (and other public ‘servants’) ignore the law, they relieve the citizen of their obligation to follow it as well. The rule of law protects them from us as much as (or more than) it is supposed to protect us from them. When the law no longer protects the citizen, what makes you think it will protect the ‘servants’?

Restore the rule of law. Force the appropriate persons to investigate, prosecute and then punish the law-breaking Charles Ramsey.

Sincerely,
Mark Roote

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776

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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

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For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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Posted by Ann Barnhardt – June 27, AD 2012 9:08 PM MST

I received an email from an active-duty Marine who is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran asking me to help generate traction on a very important issue that is being overlooked, even in the alternative media.

I am DELIGHTED to help, as much as I can.

The issue is the current push by the Marxists to put women into COMBAT. Not merely “women in the military”, but women in full-on combat, including putting women into all branches of the Special Forces.

Make no mistake, this business of putting women in combat has nothing, and I mean nothing, to do with “equal rights” or any other such nonsense. This is a cold, calculated effort by the Marxist contingent to render the United States military totally ineffective and completely unable to effectively prosecute and win any war, or “kinetic military action”, as they now call it.

In the spirit of my apparent vocation, let me just drill down to the bone right away, because time is of the essence.

Women, no matter how well-trained, can never, ever be anywhere close to a match for a man in combat. They do not have the strength, especially in the upper body, and never will no matter how hard they train. They can not carry loads, and they do not have the endurance of men. And I will tolerate no delusional horseshit arguments to the contrary. I don’t care about “this one girl you know” who can do X, Y and Z. Her strength is exceptional RELATIVE TO OTHER FEMALES, but she is absolutely no match for a man, even a man of a significantly lower fitness level.

On a personal note, I can testify. I have been doing CrossFit-like training five days per week since November. I am 5’4″ and weighed 130 pounds on the nose this morning. Do you honestly think that I would be any match at all in combat with a man with average to below-average fitness who was 5’10” and 180 pounds? Heck, I wouldn’t be any match for a man who was 5’4″ and 130 pounds like me. The upper body strength advantage of the man would itself be more than enough to put a quick end to any fight. This is why I carry a gun at all times, as all women and men of good will should.

Now let’s assume equal height and weight. The woman is still at a massive anatomical disadvantage. Men are built for strength, speed and endurance. A woman at 5’10” and 180 pounds is physically constituted to gestate and then breastfeed babies. Big, big difference. This is like trying to use a Toyota Siena minivan as a dumptruck. No matter what you do, or how many lies you tell yourself, it is never, ever going to work.

Next to the moral issues. Again, I’ll be blunt. Putting women in combat will destroy the ability of the military to fight, and will kill the women in question, and kill them ugly. But exactly like Operation Fast & Furious, that is precisely what the Marxists want. They WANT the optics of dead American women in order to kill morale and drain the nation of any will to fight ANY aggressor.

The current rules of engagement have already handicapped our military to a large extent. Putting women in combat will utterly destroy what little combat effectiveness remains. Why? Because women who were captured would be raped to death, beheaded, their bodies desecrated and mutilated, all on video which would be posted on the internet, and this would destroy all will to fight. Commanders would simply lay down and surrender before sending women into any situation that could result in capture – which means that we would be totally unable to fight at all. Further, the American people would themselves demand surrender when faced with the videos of women soldiers being raped, killed and mutilated, and the Marxist, satanic media would absolutely foam at the mouth to run such videos on a perpetual loop, lusting the carnage and the sensationalism for ratings, and in loyal service to the Communist, anti-American cause.
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If you put women in combat, I promise you, that is what will happen to any that are captured. Knowing this, what commander is going to hand the enemy that kind of propaganda victory, not to mention sending the woman to a horrific, horrific death? Any sane commander for both personal AND tactical reasons MUST shield and show tactical “favoritism” to any females in his outfit. All this accomplishes is massively reducing the efficacy of the outfit, replacing able-bodied men with not just a woman of inferior physical ability, but also a huge burden and liability that would have to be effectively “babysat” and “protected”, thus draining the outfit of even more combat ability.

But Ann! What about Joan of Arc?

Joan of Arc was a full-blown physical miracle of the Holy Spirit. Do you understand? If I opened the window and flew to Kansas City at Mach 3, it would be an equal physical miracle to Joan of Arc. Why do you think the French Army dropped everything and happily followed a seventeen year old girl into battle? The French had not yet become the race of cheese-eating surrender monkeys that we see today. That descent only happened within the last 200 years. Why? Why would rough, rough men follow a little girl? Because she did things in all of their sight that were physically impossible for a girl to do – like learning to ride a battle horse in full armor, wielding a shield and longsword, with two weeks training. Most men twice her weight couldn’t do that with two YEARS training. That would be like me going into SEAL training and setting new records in every discipline and doing it easily. Let me assure you, that would be a miracle of Biblical proportions. Akin to Joan of Arc. So please, let that all go.

Finally, PLEASE watch this 13:30 testimony of General Robert H. Barrow before congress in 1991 on this very topic. Gen. Barrow was a combat and command veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam, and he fought at the Chosin Reservoir in Korea. If you have streaming Netflix, there is a documentary called “Chosin” that you simply MUST watch in order to understand what combat is. Gen. Barrow was there, one of the “Frozen Chosin.”

This was the last generation of non-Marxist, competent, masculine, oath-keeping flag officers of integrity in the United States. That is why we have to go back over 20 years to hear from a General of any integrity or sense on this matter. Please listen to this, and then send the YouTube around.

The remnant of constitutionally loyal Soldiers and Marines in the United States Military are specifically pleading for help from YOU civilians on this matter. Please answer their call.

No women in combat. Not now, not ever.


My only comments to this relate back to my time in Basic Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training… where you actually learn your job beyond just being a basic foot soldier). I was in AIT for NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Operations) and we had females in our company. I had no real problem with this, but I’ve always had the opinion that a female doing a man’s job (and all military combat-ops jobs are mens jobs) must be able to meet the exact same standards of performance. Most of our females were pretty strong and rather butch (but, to my knowledge, none of them were lesbians). Anyway, I was a pretty good soldier (if I do say so myself) and was promoted to Platoon Leader. I held this position for a couple of weeks, but then I got pulled into the 1st Sergeants office. It turns out that I was accused of sexual harassment. After some discussions with the 1st Sgt, the Cpt and all of the Drill Sergeants (including the female ones), none of us could find any evidence that I was sexually harassing anyone. So, separately, they questioned the girls that complained about me (to this day I don’t know for certain which ones complained about me). It turns out that their complaints were that I was ‘being mean’ and treating them differently from the males. None of the Drill Sergeants had witnessed any of this and they all agreed that I didn’t treat the females any differently than I treated the males. It turns out that was the problem. I held the females to the exact same standards as I held the males and they couldn’t perform adequately, so they were given more extra duties than the males to attempt to get them up to standard. So, because of this accusation, and even though all of the Drill Sergeants and 1st Sgt and Co agreed with me and found no evidence to justify any punishment for me, I was relieved of my Platoon Leader position.
The only reason I even mention this is because I have seen first hand that females are simply not capable of performing to the same standards as males, and when you try to treat them the same as you treat males there is a good probability that you will get harassment charges thrown at you because you’re being harsher to them than you are to the males.

Emergency Weather Alerts coming soon to a Cell Phone near you

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First, here is some information I was forwarded today:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/WEA/WEA.php

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 05/23/2012 TheWashingtonPost

Emergency weather alerts coming soon to a cell phone near you

By Dan Stillman
CMAS Alert
(National Weather Service) If you have a cell phone, it may soon make some curious sounds and vibrations the next time you find yourself in the possible path of a tornado or several other types of weather emergencies.

Starting any day now, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system will go live. That means National Weather Service warnings for dangerous weather, including tornadoes, flash flooding and hurricanes, will be delivered free of charge to many mobile users on major wireless carriers. The alerts will look like text alerts, but use a different technology that is not affected by network congestion.

The WEA system is “location-based,” which means that you only receive alerts relevant to your physical location. In other words, if you travel to another city, you’ll receive alerts for where you are, not back home.

AMBER Alerts and Presidential Alerts during a national emergency will also be delivered through the WEA system. If you have a WEA-capable phone, you’ll receive alerts unless you opt out (you can’t opt out of Presidential Alerts, however).

Interestingly, the alerts will *not* interrupt phone conversations, but rather will be delayed until a call is finished.

CMAS Message
NWS Warnings and the corresponding messages that will be sent out through WEA. (National Weather Service)
Here’s a selection of FAQs on the WEA system from the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va.:

What are WEA messages?
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are emergency messages sent by authorized government alerting authorities through your mobile carrier. Government partners include local and state public safety agencies, FEMA, the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Weather Service.

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Alerts received at the right time can help keep you safe during an emergency. With WEA, alerts can be sent to your mobile device when you may be in harm’s way, without need to download an app or subscribe to a service.

What does a WEA message look like?
WEA will look like a text message. The WEA message will show the type and time of the alert, any action you should take, and the agency issuing the alert. The message will be no more than 90 characters.

What should I do when I receive a WEA message?
Follow any action advised by the emergency message. Seek more details from local media or authorities.

Read the full FAQ here.

OK, so, now you’ve read that. It sounds good, doesn’t it? Now you don’t have to look for a special app to track the weather and weather warnings around you, right?
But wait, hold on a second, let me re-read this, something just doesn’t feel right about it. What was that piece that caught my attention?
Hmmm… oh, yeah, there it is, “AMBER Alerts and Presidential Alerts during a national emergency will also be delivered through the WEA system. If you have a WEA-capable phone, you’ll receive alerts unless you opt out (you can’t opt out of Presidential Alerts, however).”

So, while this system will appeal to the lazy masses, it doesn’t occur to them that the federal government will now be empowered to “provide” you with any information they want, based on your location. This means that the governments own computers will undoubtedly be tracking your every movement with your cell phone. I know, you say they already do that, and I won’t disagree, the only difference as I see it is that right now the government has to “request” that data from a third party (just because the third parties never deny them doesn’t mean they aren’t required to “ask”). Since this WEA program is a location based service to provide you with real-time alerts, this means the computers must know where you are. Does anyone believe that the government will “forget” to disable the memory on those computers?

I also see a lot of other reasons why this is a bad thing, but I don’t know where to begin pointing them out.

OK, so that’s where I’m at, this is one more violation against us, but what do we do about it? I’m open to suggestions here. Short of lead flying, I’m not sure what we can do.

Reloading update

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OK, so maybe this isn’t an update because I haven’t posted about it before, but I am learning how to reload. I started playing with it 3 years ago and decided to get my pistol load figured out first. I’m happy with that load and I haven’t been shooting anything else for about 2 years. I may play with it again soon as I am learning more, but I’m not really having any problems.
Anyway, I am also loading for my .243 and my AR. The AR loads are still in the test phase, but I think I got my .243 loads figured out (I’m loading 58 grain and 100 grain bullets). I went to the range today and shot the 100 yard targets. There was a pretty steady breeze with some strong gusts as we were under a thunderstorm watch (I managed to get to the range and get done between showers). I fired 10 rounds each and here are the results:

100 grain
100 grains at 100 yards
98/100 points, including the flyer

58 grain
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So, like I said, I think I have my .243 loads figured out. I’ll stick with this load for a bit and see if they remain this consistent or if I can tighten them up even more (it wasn’t the most stable setup while shooting today, I didn’t bring my second sand bag, so the back of the rifle was moving.) I’m going to chalk the looser grouping of the 58 grain bullets to the lighter bullets being affected by the wind more than the heavier bullets (yes, there is some ballistics science involved in this theory).

Also, I expected more elevation difference between the two bullets based on the ballistics calcs I did and the difference between them at shorter range. With what the elevation difference is at 100 yards, I can actually zero between the two bullets and call it good, then make the appropriate bullet drop calcs for different distances.

Hopefully I’ll get to the range again in the next couple of days and see how my .223 loads are doing.

III Cards

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Well, I don’t know about you, but I placed a mess of III cards today. I printed my own using the images from Kerodin’s III Gear website:
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Bank of America Declaration

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I’m a little late to the show on this one, but I left BofA about 3 years ago and haven’t looked back.

Bank of America Declaration

Our actions to restore our nation to its original founding principles are coming to a crossroads. We have been divided in our efforts through an inability to focus upon one issue as a whole. Most of our efforts have been (and still are) focused on the 2012 elections and political ideologies. Our nation was founded on Liberty, not political power and agendas. We need a tangible goal now to show that patriots (not partisans) still control our destiny. One goal, one victory will show that We the People are in control of Liberty’s future.
We believe that the recent events surrounding the Bank of America can become this goal to win our first battle. This institution has decided that the 2nd amendment of the Constitution of the United States is not in line with their bank’s code of ethics. We understand that this amendment’s purpose was to protect us from an abusive government. It appears that they feel it may be used to protect us from abusive financial institutions as well. And they may be correct: the distinction between government and financial institutions in our country is gone.
The Bank of America is the country’s largest bank with assets of $2.3 trillion. This bank currently has $75 trillion in credit derivatives.
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This financial institution has been found guilty of laundering South American drug money in 2006 ($7.5 million settlement).
They received $20 billion in US Treasury support with an additional $118 billion government backstop to buy Merrill Lynch.
They failed to properly disclose employee bonuses and financial losses at Merrill Lynch before shareholders approved the merger of the companies: $150 million settlement with the SEC.
Bank of America Illegally Foreclosed on Active Service Members’ Homes. Settlement agreement was $20 million.
Their purchase of Countrywide resulted in a loss of $65 billion to stockholders.
They paid $335 million to settle Countrywide’s housing discrimination claims.
They paid $410 million to settle a class-action lawsuit affecting more than 13 million Bank of America customers who accused the bank of charging excessive overdraft fees for electronic transactions.
Bank of America moved approximately $18 trillion worth of derivative obligations from Merrill Lynch and the BAC holding company to the FDIC insured retail deposit division. This transfers the risk from the bank to the taxpayers since the FDIC cannot cover this amount.
Their executives are major donors to the president’s reelection campaign.
The president will give his acceptance speech for the Democrat nomination for president at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Warren Buffett injected $5 billion into Bank of America for special considerations for stock warrants and a 6% annual return for ten years. This bank’s regular personal savings account pays 0.05% annually.
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Conversation about rights.

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I was having a conversation at work the other day with someone that I consider a friend. We were talking about personal security and why I carry a gun openly, and he was trying to make me feel bad about scaring people (the little old lady in line behind me at the store, etc.) He asked me how many times I have had to use it since I started carrying. When I said never, he asked me what the chances of needing it were in civilized society.
And then he walked away to get his coffee. The conversation and his attitude upset me enough to write the following email:

From: Roote, Mark
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:38 AM
To:
Subject: this is civilized society?

Statistic for places that I go regularly enough to be concerned about:
Berwick crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 9 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Clarks Summit crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 2 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Dallas Township crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing.
Dalton crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 2 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Duryea crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 2 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Forty Fort crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Hanover crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 11 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Harrisburg crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 10 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing.
Harveys Lake crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 2 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing.
Hazleton crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 7 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing.
Jermyn crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 4 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Kingston Township crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing.
Larksville crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 3 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Meshoppen crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 2 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Moosic crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing.
West Pittston crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.
Wilkes-Barre Township crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 5 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing.
Wyoming crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 4 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing.
Scranton crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 9 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing.

OK, so those are statistics, you can see that there is an upward trend in smaller towns near us. I also know I left several out, but if they showed an overall downward trend with violent crimes and property crimes both decreasing I left them out (and I’m sure there are some that I didn’t even look at).
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– Police are investigating a robbery of an 82-year-old woman whose purse was stolen from her on Mine Street at about 3:35 p.m. Tuesday. A dark-skinned male, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, grabbed the purse from the woman, who fought her attacker. She suffered an injury to her arm, police said.
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And here’s a good place to keep an eye on violent mobs, but here are some reports from within PA this year:
59 year old man robbed by 8 males, one w/ handgun (Harrisburg, PA – 4/21/12)
Man walking home from work attacked by six kids aged 11-14 (Pittsburgh, PA – 2/24/12)
College student in Center City assaulted as taxi cab attacked while stopped at red light (Philadelphia, PA – 1/28/12)

And don’t forget the kid that was attacked by someone with a machete while he was walking away from school (GAR) back in February.

So, after all of that, you’re going to tell me that statistically I shouldn’t worry about my safety? I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with you. It is my responsibility to protect myself and my family (multiple supreme courts have ruled that the police have no legal duty to protect… not to mention that they are almost never around when they are needed… “when seconds count, the police are only minutes away”). If you are comfortable playing the odds, go for it. I am not comfortable with that. I am fully aware that bad things happen unexpectedly and there is evil in the world. My gun is part of my insurance plan. This insurance plan has multiple parts to it, including avoiding places that I think are dangerous if at all possible.
The fact that anyone, whether it be you or some little old lady in line behind me at the checkout, is afraid of me simply for carrying an inanimate object, it’s not my problem. Humans are born with the right (and responsibility) of self defense. If you choose not to exercise that right it’s your prerogative and I won’t hold it against you. You have no authority to restrict my rights to self defense, period. I don’t care whether it makes you uncomfortable or not. Seeing two gay guys go at it makes me uncomfortable, and a lot of things that the media says (when they can be proven as lies) makes me uncomfortable, but I’m not trying to restrict their rights to free choice or speech.
The next time you think about restricting my rights, any of them, not just my right to bear arms, replace the right you want to restrict from me with the right to free speech and see how reasonable it sounds. In addition to my firearms being protected by the 2A, my right to free expression is being threatened. My openly carried sidearm is a warning, would you be more comfortable with me wearing/carrying a sign that says “I have a gun and I know how to use it”? I think that would cause more fear than actually openly carrying, but in the end, I DON’T CARE if it instills fear in “innocent” people… and I have no obligation to care. I am armed to protect myself and others that I see that need help, if anyone doesn’t like it they can tell me about it, but I have no obligation to give anyone a “warm and fuzzy” feeling. The world is a hard place. Either a person recognizes that and does everything they can to prepare for it or they don’t. I choose to prepare.
Also, “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.” ~Thomas Jefferson. Roughly, that boils down to: You have the right to Freedom OF Religion, not freedom FROM religion. This same rule applies to absolutely every other human right. You have freedom OF, not freedom FROM.

Sorry for the long email, but this is a very touchy subject for me on so many levels. No matter how civilized we think we are, there is only a very thin veneer of civilization between life as we know it and total breakdown of society (AKA, after Katrina life in the Superdome).
It is my responsibility to protect myself and my family, and I take my responsibilities VERY seriously.

PS. This is civilized China – Customs officials intercept 17,000 pills filled with powdered baby flesh from China. There is evil in the world. That may not be happening here, yet, but there are discussions from the intelligencia about the propriety of post-birth abortion. Post-birth abortion is another phrase for murdering an infant because it may be ill (or even just unwanted). And yet we live in a civilized society?

Mark Roote