Top story in our internet version of a newspaper is the DC cop who pulled his gun on kids having a snowball fight. Lots of kids. I'd have to start re-thinking my snow fort building skills if some one was going for a gun. Kevlar. He felt threatened. Kids in snow suits would be some easy shooting.

We were brought up that the only moving thing we could pitch snow balls at was the buses. And never the delivery horses, my bother threw a nice piece of horse## at the milkwagon horse when he was 5 and got a red backside. I still say that was a step up from eating it which he did for about a year....We kept the best pieces to use a hockey pucks.

Oh and the guys on other side of the pond might know this, but the cops in the US all have guns, not just staff sargents who keep it in the boot in a case with a lock. I think the even take the thing home, which is illegal here.

I am going to carry a gun (22 rifle) on Thursday night as we are having xmas eve and a few days in the cabin. No one will be within 20 miles or so, and there are lots of wolves. The rest of the family get long sharpened sticks, about 8 feet long. Leave here at noon so it will be dark when we get there around midnight. Should be able to shoot some partridge for lunch too. But no cell phone service, no power, no tv, and no fox news. (not that I watch it, we know they are organizing an invasion though).

Cultural differences....they do exist eh?

John Conley
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