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[dwgbryant]

just finished filling out a reimbursement form through the Chrysler Corp website. what a PITA that was, needed pictures of the repair bill and paid receipt, and the FUCKING WIFI here sucks so I had to drive into town to use a good connection.

good news, my Tat pre-ordered cigars came in.

hell of a #4,000 post btw.

Thought you were not eligible

I filled the form out and sent it in anyway, regardless of what they told me on the phone.

I got ya now, what the hell can't hurt to try and you might score.

exactly what I figured. a lot of lawsuits over the '06 and '07 Jeep windows. people complaining about all four failing. average repair per window was $450 through dealer. if nothing else, worst that can happen is they say no. when another window fails I'll just drive it into a dealer showroom window. "oh, are you the original owner? no? guess we're even now."

[razgueado]

just finished filling out a reimbursement form through the Chrysler Corp website. what a PITA that was, needed pictures of the repair bill and paid receipt, and the FUCKING WIFI here sucks so I had to drive into town to use a good connection.

good news, my Tat pre-ordered cigars came in.

hell of a #4,000 post btw.

Thought you were not eligible

I filled the form out and sent it in anyway, regardless of what they told me on the phone.

I got ya now, what the hell can't hurt to try and you might score.

exactly what I figured. a lot of lawsuits over the '06 and '07 Jeep windows. people complaining about all four failing. average repair per window was $450 through dealer. if nothing else, worst that can happen is they say no. when another window fails I'll just drive it into a dealer showroom window. "oh, are you the original owner? no? guess we're even now."

LMFAO!

[South Carolina Redfish]

Check this out Raz if you have not seen one.  I looked at them last weekend and really cool.  Very high quality made in Italy.

http://www.arsenalfirearms.com/products/af-2011-a1-double-barrel-pistol

Now THERE's something you don't see everyday.  I want one.

About $4-6000 but quite impressive.  Both barrels go off when you pull the trigger so you shoot 14 bullets with 7 trigger pulls.  A bit large for IWB.

A bit easier and cheaper to buy two pistols isn't it?

Depends, a good quality custom 1911 is going to start out around $2000 and quickly go up to $4000.  But you can buy nice factory 1911's for $800-1200

He says, as if the factory ones aren't good quality. ;-)

And many are not but a few are.  What I was actually attempting to portray was the good factory ones start out around $800.  Lots of $400-600 stuff available that are less than reliable and will not repeat with anything but hardball ammo,  Springfield and Colts are upwards of $800 now with sigs and Kimbers starting near $900 and up. Those are probably the only 4 I would personally consider buying stock but would plan on some minor professional tuning.  Just I mHO

With a modicum of skill with hand tools, it's fairly straightforward to increase the reliability of a cheapo 1911, even with hollowpoints.  Increasing accuracy and durability is a taller order, and that's where the guns get more expensive.  An accurate 1911 is one made to exacting tolerances and fitted by hand.  Labor costs increase logarithmically. A durable gun means the pieces are made from high-quality metals and carefully inspected.  More labor. 

All this said, I'm kinda old school.  I appreciate the beauty, smoothness and accuracy of the Kimbers, Wilsons, and others.  But if I can't defend myself with whatever weapon I can get my hands on, I'm not ready for the shit to hit the fan.  My 1943 Colt has never so much as teased about a failure to feed or fire, and I can put all eight rapidly into center mass at 50 feet, which is probably about 20 feet more than I'm likely to have in an "oh fuck scenario."  I use Wilson magazines because they hold an extra and I know they're going to drop out the gun when I hit the button, but I don't have any fancy mag-wells or beaver tails because I've spent so much time practicing with my gun that my hands know what goes where.

There truly is nothing like a well-manufactured and tuned weapon, but it's knowing your gun that will really save your life.

Your 1943 edition was likely built to much closer tolerances than a 2014 model would be.  New colts are pretty loose  for the name and price.  Outside of cleaning and screw tightening or something of that nature I do not work on my guns myself.

[South Carolina Redfish]

just finished filling out a reimbursement form through the Chrysler Corp website. what a PITA that was, needed pictures of the repair bill and paid receipt, and the FUCKING WIFI here sucks so I had to drive into town to use a good connection.

good news, my Tat pre-ordered cigars came in.

hell of a #4,000 post btw.

Thought you were not eligible

I filled the form out and sent it in anyway, regardless of what they told me on the phone.

I got ya now, what the hell can't hurt to try and you might score.

exactly what I figured. a lot of lawsuits over the '06 and '07 Jeep windows. people complaining about all four failing. average repair per window was $450 through dealer. if nothing else, worst that can happen is they say no. when another window fails I'll just drive it into a dealer showroom window. "oh, are you the original owner? no? guess we're even now."

LMFAO!

+1

[South Carolina Redfish]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

[razgueado]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

Just got the word that the van is on its way.  Hallelujah.  Catch y'all from the road.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

Just got the word that the van is on its way.  Hallelujah.  Catch y'all from the road.

Later Raz

[dwgbryant]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

Just got the word that the van is on its way.  Hallelujah.  Catch y'all from the road.

see you in a bit. maybe.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

Just got the word that the van is on its way.  Hallelujah.  Catch y'all from the road.

see you in a bit. maybe.

You staying home tonight Dean

[cigarbreath]

OK, should I just flip the site now in preparation for Chip?  Speaking of which, he should be stress testing right about now.  Hope he'll check in.

Might as well.  Yeah I am anxious to get Chip's report hoping it is nothing too serious.

Indeed!  Hopefully just a quick, simple solution.

[cigarbreath]

Bout time for you to go home isn't it Raz

Just got the word that the van is on its way.  Hallelujah.  Catch y'all from the road.

see you in a bit. maybe.

Then again maybe not.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Last time I flew I could not find a sky mall magazine on the plane, here is why.

SkyMall, the Phoenix, Arizona-based catalog which most of have perused while bored on flights when our novels grew stale since it launched in 1989, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,  The Wall Street Journal reports.

Coulda seen that coming.  Half the stuff in it was waaaay overpriced and the other half was just flat weird...and overpriced.

That's really a shame because they were essentially a monopoly that had an audience with an undivided attention.  If I'm allowed to jump on the bandwagon, they were poorly managed.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Last time I flew I could not find a sky mall magazine on the plane, here is why.

SkyMall, the Phoenix, Arizona-based catalog which most of have perused while bored on flights when our novels grew stale since it launched in 1989, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,  The Wall Street Journal reports.

Coulda seen that coming.  Half the stuff in it was waaaay overpriced and the other half was just flat weird...and overpriced.

That's really a shame because they were essentially a monopoly that had an audience with an undivided attention.  If I'm allowed to jump on the bandwagon, they were poorly managed.

Jump on and ride!  I have only looked at the catalogs on flights sometimes seeing some interesting things but never buying.  Know nothing more about them except they have been around a long time.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Last time I flew I could not find a sky mall magazine on the plane, here is why.

SkyMall, the Phoenix, Arizona-based catalog which most of have perused while bored on flights when our novels grew stale since it launched in 1989, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,  The Wall Street Journal reports.

Coulda seen that coming.  Half the stuff in it was waaaay overpriced and the other half was just flat weird...and overpriced.

That's really a shame because they were essentially a monopoly that had an audience with an undivided attention.  If I'm allowed to jump on the bandwagon, they were poorly managed.

Jump on and ride!  I have only looked at the catalogs on flights sometimes seeing some interesting things but never buying.  Know nothing more about them except they have been around a long time.

Howdy, Dave.  I got the impression they only sold things for people far richer than I.  Yet most of the folks looking at the catalog are sitting in coach.  Missed opportunity.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Getting ready to fix myself a martini.