What was he/they/whomever doing this thinking?

Attended with the Missus. About 1,500 wreaths were laid.

Since Elon Musk’s buying of Twitter, anything he does and says is now evil against mankind. And combine that with the latest fauxrage of hating on pick up trucks, you get stupid stuff like the tweet above.

Just for kicks, I wonder how a pedestrian, or an occupant of a light vehicle would fare against a very common and old vehicle like … I don’t know… oh yes! An 18-wheeler! And I say this because yesterday while stuck on traffic in Nashville, I saw the brief interaction between one of those behemoths against a (Not-So) Smart Car. It was nothing bloody or tragic, but a vehicle-to-vehicle contact and probably at low speed. Let me clarify that: It was a truck tire contact against the clow car which ended up with a circular damage on the left side of it., an almost perfect engraved circle. The cop taking the report and the trucker seemed to have a tough time holding their laughter and the owner of the Tonka wheels did not appear amused.

Given equal speeds, lots of steel will always beat less steel and lots of plastic. Some find that the hard way when requesting passage through the Pearly Gates or intubated at the local ER.

I got a package delivered at four in the morning.

I am guessing it has to do with the Holiday rush, but an unknow car coming in a driveway in the boonies at that hour can get the residents a mite excited.

Then again, not breaking perimeter till I was damned sure nobody was trying to set me up was the way to go.

And yes, I was armed.

As somebody once said, “In God We Trust, everybody else keep your hands where I can see them.”

I read J Kb’s post (Performative goon bullsh*t – Gun Free Zone) and one thing that immediately came to mind is for all the prepper mania, many people fail to carry useful tools. I am referring to something old and simple as a Swiss Army knife or equivalent.

I am sure if you were at a reunion with several of your friends who may be in the same defensive mind range as yours, you would be offered a smattering of knives, folding or fixed from the best brands and reviews. Same reunion, same people and ask for a screwdriver or a corkscrew, and they would be at a loss.

Unless they carry a multi-function knife.

I commented in these pages how I have been carrying a Swiss Army knife since I was 11 years-old and I was given one by a relative.  A S.A.K. has helped from fixing cars. cut food, debride wounds, open packages and in a couple of occasions, modify bad behavior from third parties and all in a nice little package.

And I do have a Leatherman that I carry with me, but just not on me. It is a great complimentary tool, but I use it less and my pockets and belt are already overloaded.

The other reason to carry a multi-function knife id that you will not abuse your expensive tacticool knife doing stuff not designed to do and possibly damaging it. A defensive tool like that must be kept pointy and sharp to change the minds of those who seek to harm you and yours.

Old Fart Rant off.

If you have a favorite multi-function knife, let us know in the comments.

Amazon.com: Victorinox Swiss Army One-Hand Trekker Lockblade Pocket Knife (Black)

One of two Florida burglary grand theft suspects with a long criminal history bragged that he would be out of jail shortly after his arrest before he realized he was taken into custody in a county where the law is enforced by a no-nonsense sheriff with a tough-on-crime platform.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said his deputies spotted a stolen Dodge Ram just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The driver, identified as Tamari Lucas, 24, a Tampa resident, and a passenger eventually stopped the truck and fled on foot, authorities said.

Lucas was arrested but the passenger was not found, Judd said. Upon his arrest, Lucas allegedly told the deputies that he wouldn’t be in jail for long because he was arrested in Osceola County. He was then informed that he was in fact taken into custody in Polk County.

“Oh, my God! Not Grady Judd! Are you (expletive) serious? This really sucks because you guys don’t play around in Polk County,” he allegedly stated.

Florida burglary suspect brags about bail until informed about sheriff; ‘Oh, my God! Not Grady Judd!’ (foxnews.com)

Imagine that! Chasing relentlessly after bad guys and putting them away makes criminals feel unsafe.