StrangeSox

QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 05:34 PM) ... Well? Or do I have the date wrong? My watch says it's the 23rd. Is my watch wrong? Lol. Monday, April 23rd, 2007. 7:10 P.M.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 05:54 PM) Having driven a couple of sports cars in Chicago weather... I can not fathom why anyone would actually want to drive a rear wheel drive sports car around Chicago from November through April. If you want any power at all, then at least in my experience, the vehicle is not going to be controllable in the type of weather Chicago gets in the winter. It just won't be. A good set of snow tires and driver that knows how RWD cars respond should have no problem at all. QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 06:12 PM) So far, only one guy with a rear wheel drive car? I've got a Porsche 944. It has "summer only" tires on it, so I haven't driven it much in the snow, but it's been ok. I've had it since I was 16 and haven't had any incidents. I'm buying a Pontiac GTO soon (400HP, RWD). There's plenty of people on the GTO forums that daily-drive their GTO's year round in Chicago-type weather. My girlfriend has a 98 Camaro that she's driven from Woodridge to Chicago year round for several years now without incident. My roommate has an 04 Mustang. No problems, even with the massive amounts of snow this year. Before that, he had a RWD S10 and never had any problems. My #1 recommendation is a good set of snow tires and summer tires on different rims that you can swap out. All-seasons cover everything but are good at nothing. Take it easy on the throttle and be aware that getting on the gas hard will result in the rear end stepping out (as opposed to the front end washing out, as in a FWD car).

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 01:48 PM) You are immediately at a disadvantage when your home is being burglarized in the middle of the night. The burglar is fully awake and in better shape to shoot a gun if they had one on them. Whereas you would be awakening from your sleep and potentially not fully aware of what is going on at that moment. I'd feel much better knowing that the second my door is opened or window is broken an ear piercing siren will go off and the alarm company is notified rather than shuffling around in the dark trying to open up a combination lock while half asleep. An alarm will scare away an intruder 99.99999% of the time. No gun needed. Right, the adrenaline of someone breaking into your house wouldn't wake you up. Besides, I'm not saying one or the other. Alarm systems can be great. Just having a sign saying "this home protected by ADT," even if its not, makes your house a less likely target than your neighbor who doesn't have the sign. I have no desire to be a vigilante, I'd just like the ability to protect myself from criminals. The police cannot be everywhere at once and response times in many areas leave a lot to be desired. The policeman's job does not involve protecting the individual. You have to fend for yourself. It has many legal precedents indicating this. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 03:22 PM) I call B.S. Of course they have responsibility to protect individual citizens, AND their property. Otherwise, why are there trespassing laws? Or burglary laws? And I know for damn well sure those laws are enforced to protect citizens, because I've done it. Now, there may be isolated cases where police took to long to respond, or didn't act in the way property owners wanted them to. But your statement that they don't have responsibility is false. If you have some sort of evidence regarding the law and the police's role that support your statement? Look at the article I posted. A court ruled that the police's responsibility is to the community, not the individual. These sights have an obvious slant, but they're citing legal cases that you are free to look up. http://publicrights.org/Kennesaw/PoliceResponsibility.html http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/kasler-protection.html http://www.mcrkba.org/w19.html QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 03:26 PM) crowbar > deadbolt? A shotgun is the best home defense? Where are these lines of logic coming from? Think this through. Someone is considering violating your property or person in some way. They see the outside of a house/apartment. Do they see your shotgun? Or your crowbar? Of course not. They see windows and doors, alarm system signs, deadbolts, lighting exposure, vehicles present, lights on or off inside, indications of movement inside, etc. Those sorts of things are what prompts the guy to break in or not. Your shotgun or other weapon won't come into play 99.9999% of the time. So to say they are somehow a superior method of home defense defies logic. The crowbar comment was meant to show that a criminal with a crowbar doesn't give two s***s about a deadbolt because it doesn't pose much of an obstacle. And if I'm talking about home defense, I'm assuming that the criminal is already breaking into the house. The rest of that stuff applies whether or not you have a gun so it doesn't really matter. The argument isn't "guns and nothing or no guns and everything else." QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 05:40 PM) Please explain to me how owning a gun has helped you in any way. How is a potential burglar to know that you even own one? It's not about scaring away potential burglars. Its about having a line of defense once they've decided to enter your house.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 01:17 PM) Where would you keep the key to the lock? If it's close to the locked gun doesn't that defeat the purpose of having it locked away since it might be easy for kids to get into it? Gun safes have combination locks. It is established fact that the police do not have responsibility to protect individual citizens or their property. I posted one case and have read dozens of others that reaffirm this. Don't get me wrong, an alarm system to scare off intruders is a great idea. It isn't just about murder. If you can stop the petty burglar and hold him until police arrive, you've removed another scumbag from the streets. The next home they hit up might not have an alarm and they'll rob the place blind.

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 12:17 PM) The flag would be at half staff almost constantly if we lowered it for servicemen who died in combat. It's a nice thought, but I think it should probably be done locally. For instance, if a soldier from Illinois dies, lower the flag in Illinois. This seems like a more reasonable idea. If we lowered it for every serviceman that died, we'd be at half-mast constantly and it'd lose its meaning. The lowering of the flag was never meant to honor those who died fighting bravely.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 11:32 AM) I'm as big a defender of gun rights as anyone here, but, that statement is ridiculous. You think a shotgun is better than a dead bolt? Or an alarm system? Or calling the police? Or any number of other smart security measures? Crowbar > dead bolt Police and alarm systems take time to respond. Time you may not have. Besides, it has been tested in court and affirmed numerous times that the police force's duty is to protect the community, not the individuals. http://www.totse.com/en/law/justice_for_all/policeno.html Keep your gun locked up and next to your bed. You hear someone breaking in, quietly and quickly unlock the safe. Its not like the intruder is going to charge into the bedroom first. They're probably going to root around the living room and other areas for electronics and other valuables and avoid people. A lock isn't that complicated to open, its not like putting in nuclear launch codes.

Places I've been: Arizona California Colorado Pennsylvania New York (Buffalo Maryland Washington, D.C. South Carolina Florida Texas Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Ohio Missouri Hawaii Canada: -Niagara Falls -Windsor Mexico (via cruise) -Cancun -Cozumel -Vera Cruz -Mazatlan -Another city on the Pacific Coast that I can't remember Places I'd like to go: Vegas London Germany Italy Ireland Australia Pacific NW Eastern Seaboard Various Caribbean islands SE Asia Hawaii (again) Africa My favorite place that I've been has been Hawaii, hands down. I went there with my parents for 3 weeks back in 2005. Spent a week each on Maui, Kauai, and Oahu. Paradise on earth.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Apr 22, 2007 -> 01:26 PM) I doubt it. Probably Rodney. Thome is on pace to break the AL record for Walks with 183 (held by Babe Ruth - 170). If Konerko doesn't start hitting better there's no reason to pitch to Thome.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 22, 2007 -> 01:23 PM) Some of the worst ABs I've ever seen from PK and Dye. Good job of tying though! Is it me, or does Mackowiak bring a lot of the intangibles to this team that Pods doesn't? He brings tangibles like decent OF defense, too.

Haha, that's an awesome story.

Big Bad BB.

Paulie K's looking. Better than the damn shrug, I suppose.

LOL and DJ gets in a good rip on Uribe

QUOTE(Phil McKrevice @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:40 PM) I'll even overlook not getting anyone in with the bases loaded. That's going to happen from time to time. As long as you make up for it later. 5 walks for Thome. That's ridiculous.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) Wow that pitch sequence to Mack-o-whack was horrendous. Way to go low and inside against a LH batter idiot. Mack has been pretty good in LF IMO. MUCH better than the alternative. Yeah, he had one dumb play out there. At least it didn't bounce off of the top of his head.

Sox are knocking them around right now

2 runs will do just fine.

Another run or two would be very, very nice here.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:30 PM) I don't understand....you bunt in the 7th with a guy on first, no outs. In the 8th, you have a guy on 2nd, no outs in a tie game, and you don't bunt? As I said in another thread... Logic + Ozzie = Does Not Compute.

JOE CREDE!

JD looks so much better at the plate this series QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:28 PM) What in the world....where's the freaking bunt? Terrible, terrible managing we're seeing. HE WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!! HOW DARE YOU QUESTION HIM!!!!?!?!?!?!????

That'll do, too.

Great inning by Thornton here Offense needs to step it up. Guess its dong or go home still.

Sit your ass down, Lofton.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:19 PM) Horrible AB. It's sad when Chris Stewart calls an infinitely better game than AJP. Ozzie....this will be #2. It's not very hard to just go low and away with a breaking pitch to get out 75% of the lineup 99% of the time.