On an earlier post I was talking about the Myth of The Shoot Me Vest and in the comment sections we ended up talking about what vest we use and buy.To make a quick point: Buy Good Stuff or buy more than once…or is it buy cheap and buy twice? OK, whatever you little heart desires.

Warning: How much you might have spent or the name of the label does not guarantee quality.  When I first started carrying, the Rothco Outback vest was one of the top recommendations I got from those who “knew.” It did last for about a year till the hammer of my Mini Cougar won the fight over friction.

Next I decided to go all tactical and stuff so I proudly put the money for the 5.11 Vest of Lore, Song and Fame among the Mall Ninjas. But the tooling of Verona Steel once again destroyed the inside of that vest. The only difference is that only took six months! I cannot offer pictures of the vest because it seems it is being wore by a rat in a landfill somewhere in South Florida. The damage was not as drastic as with the Rothco Vest, but it was bad enough it interrupted a smooth draw of the Mini Cougar. The vest would hung on my gun and I found myself fumbling for my sidearm. This is a mortal sin for any concealment garment and must be our primary concern when choosing one.

I went back to the Outback vest till the Woolrich line came about. Although it is a great vest, it had two small problems for me: It is a bit too thick for South Florida and the design of the collar is such it bothers me with all the weight I carried since I use the vest as man purse. But that is just me; the vest is top quality in both fabric and manufacture and I fully recommend it. In fact, I put all kinds of patches in it and use it whenever I go to IDPA sanctioned matches

I know use an Eotac Lightweight Vest. I actually own 2 of them and I couldn’t be happier. It is cool enough for the “balmy” hellish weather down here, very comfortable, the pockets are huge and the fabric has withstood pretty much what I thrown at it. I will probably buy a third vest just for kicks. The funny thing is that if you search carefully enough online, you might find the good quality vests at the same price of what the crappy ones used to cost.

One more for the list: Smith and Alexander Vest in black for serious affairs in hot weather.  This vest is very (and I mean very) lightweight and even though the picture at the website makes it look like a butcher’s apron, in real life is conservative stylish enough for parties or other social gatherings. However, if it is too windy, concealment is out the window unless you weight it down. Indoor soirees is just the ticket.

Before I forget. For those who refuse to wear vest because they are too gay (Sorry Unc! 🙂 ) Eotac has a couple of concealment shirts you may want to try. One is the 4-Pocket Tropical Short-Sleeve Shirt which is very lightweight guayabera-based and great for hot weather; the other one is the Mechanic Short-Sleeve Shirt which is thicker and I am guessing better for cooler climates.

Author wearing Woolrich Vest at the 2011 Florida IDPA Championship
where for once, he did not come dead last in his division…but was close.
Yes, that is a M.H.I patch on the right.

Mexican President Felipe Calderón reiterated that stance bluntly this week. “I accuse the US weapons industry of [responsibility for] the deaths of thousands of people that are occurring in Mexico,” Mr. Calderón said over the weekend, while on a visit to California. “It is for profit, for the profits that it makes for the weapons industry.”

Immediately after President Calderon flew to Switzerland and accused the Chocolate Manufacturers for Mexican deaths by diabetes saying “It is for profit, for the profits that it makes for the Chocolate Industry.”

No matter who you are, something will always splatter inside a microwave. By the time we decide to clean the darn thing, the splatter is well cooked and hard to get. I humbly submit two ways to clean the insides of your microwave.

Method One:

1. Get a cup, fill it with water and about 3 drops of liquid dishwasher like Dawn.
2. Place cup in microwave and set it in high for 1:30 minutes.
3. Let the water come to a boil and produce steam. If needed, add 15 second increments on the timer till half the water is gone.
4. Stop microwave and let the contents rest for five minutes! Stuff is bound to be hot inside.
5. Open microwave, remove cup and you may now clean easily the inside.

Method Two:

1. Make sure the Significant Other is not home. Lock cat in the bedroom.
2. Get a cup, fill it with water and about 3 drops of liquid dishwasher like Dawn.
3. Place cup in microwave and set it in high for 4 to 5 minutes. Go have a smoke or beer.
4. Wait for sound of small explosion.
5. Stop microwave and let the contents rest for five minutes! Stuff is bound to be hot inside.
6. Open microwave, remove cup and you may now remove the water from the bottom of the microwave. The rest should be sparkling clean after the explosive pressure wash.
7. Do not tell Significant Other how you cleaned the microwave. There should be some secrets in any marriage.

“The owner of this blog is not responsible for any injury to a person or damage to property if you choose to follow any of the above methods and shit goes wrong. You are solely responsible for any injury and damage and deserve it for following instructions posted in the Interwebs.”

The Left is now officially in full Help The Administration mode. Apparently they realized that the Congressional Hearings about Fast and Furious are not going away and shit is about to hit the fan.

The solution as always is to accuse the accusers. Through Media Matters’ thundering screams we find out that Issa’s staff might have released a document that they say

public disclosure of documents and witness testimony sought by Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) could undermine the prosecution of Brian Terry’s suspected murderer and 34 gun trafficking suspects.

Nothing like people that could be incriminated with being accessories to a murder of a Federal officer (Justice Department officers involves with Gunrunner/Fast & Furious) trying to cover up their responsibility in the whole nasty affair.

If ATF wasn’t fucking around and playing dangerous games with guns, Brian Terry might be alive today.

Special Scum Bucket Award goes CSGV for finally taking the sides: The side of ATF and the Justice Department and their gun trafficking to Mexican Drug Cartels.

An 84 year old woman was raped by some disgusting pervert in North Lauderdale, Florida. That is enough to make any decent human being sick to his stomach, but what really set me off was that the “experts” are on tap saying “She did everything right.” Check the video at the link starting on minute 1:31.

The rapist tried to gain access by knocking on the door and concocting some sort of story which the victim did not buy, refused to open the door and bluffed by saying that he husband was home. Apparently the rapist called her bluff when he returned later, broke through a window and proceeded to rape her and tried to kill her by smothering with a pillow.She fought long enough for the guy to call it quits and leave, but it got too damn close for comfort.

I am blaming this rape on both the rapist and the dying narrative that states you are better off without a gun to defend yourself/you should leave issues like this for the police.  One single, well placed shot to the torso of the rapist would probably have ended his quest for lust and power right there and then. Instead we have a hurt and traumatized elderly woman who “did everything right” and yet she ended up victimized. And that nobody from Police and the News have realized the utterly stupidity of the statement is just baffling and scary.

Things are about to come to critical mass at work: apparently it is bad manners to demonstrate without a doubt that your supervisor is a moron that will get somebody killed or in jail, specially when the guy is a vindictive little shit.  So I am updating resume and applying anywhere they will take the likes of me.

Where is that Mon-Fri, 9 to 5 job at a gun store I always dream about?