PeterLG
@PeterLG@theblower.au
#Australian : Married, Nomad, Sarcast, #Pyrrhonist, #Unbeliever, #DemocraticSocialist : Info/Comms Tech & Management, #Firefighter, #Educator : He/Him : Born @ 316 ppm CO₂ : #INTP-A
- Comment on Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge 2 weeks ago:
Neither. Armed security, regularly at an apartment block, irregularly at various offices, manufacturing plants, a Mercedes-Benz establishment, and lots of uniformed but unarmed jobs around the place.
It was an interesting job, but when one of my workmates was shot when he walked into a drug deal one night while doing his rounds (in the apartment block), my wife got twitchy so I gave it up.
- Comment on Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge 2 weeks ago:
It was the done thing at the time, if you squinted sideways at the regulations (which my boss did when it suited him). It was always unloaded before I walked inside and the bullets kept separate from the pistol until I walked back out the next night.
Our kids never even got a look at it. Dirty great S&W .357 magnum — nobody but me was going to get anywhere near it!
- Comment on Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge 2 weeks ago:
@Nath When I lived on a property out bush, we had a rifle and two shotguns (one newish, one legacy). They served us well. I learned to shoot the rifle at home, the shotgun at the old man's gun club. Loved the old side-by-side shotty.
When I moved to the big smoke, I had zero interest in having any sort of firearm. In my security job, I had to carry a pistol and it occasionally went home with me between shifts; I hated having it there, even though it was secure.
There's a place for firearms, and it's not in a city or town.
- Comment on Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever. 2 months ago:
Bugger! I would never have considered opening the device to check the internal connection before hooking it up. Ouch. You had a word with the supplier?
- Comment on Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever. 2 months ago:
The L and N are for Live and Neutral - the 240V end. The small black chip is a bridge rectifier with its big brown capacitor.
- Comment on How many times will i hear about the evil left if the greens loose their leader 4 months ago:
Palmer just plays with politics — to the tune of over $250 million so far — as a hobby, a bit of fun. He has said his wife allows him the hobby! He'll get bored and try again; not to win, just to have fun.
- Comment on Parents of malnourished girl were warned she could die, but father dismissed concerns as 'crazy', court told 10 months ago:
Anger is all I can feel for the "parents".