Pointman’s Page

We’ve not seen his name in the news much but The Soros Threat To Democracy is clear and present.

“Our problems are both acute and chronic, yet all we hear from those in positions of leadership are the same tired proposals for more government tinkering, more meddling and more control—all of which led us to this state in the first place… We must have the clarity of vision to see the difference between what […]

“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless trouble, through the rivalry of schools and creeds that are anxious to obtain official recognition, and there is great danger that our people will lose our independence of thought and action which is […]

After the VTX tech session today in Darlington we conducted on a tour of the Ropkey Armor Museum by Mr. Ropkey. What an awesome collection.

Now that the Northwest Passage is open they’re blaming it on global warming? The Northwest Passage is one of the most fabled sea routes in the world, not because someone centuries ago saw it on a satellite image. but because sometime in the past the route was navigable. That’s how it became a […]

There are worse ways to spend a beautiful sunny day. By the time I filled up the last time and made it back to the casa I clocked 302 miles. I was fortunate to catch gas at $2.26 at 10AM (BP at I-70 and SR267) but it was back to $2.68 by the return […]

I have finally uploaded the pictures of the Damaged VTX 1800 Retro wheels. Feelers are out for replacements but no luck so far.

Speaking of the Nanny State there it is in all it’s glory. I doubt many remember the calls for wearing helmets in cars. Instead we built new technology like air-bags because of the huge opposition to driving around in a Rambler with a crash helmet on.

With all the bravo sierra nanny stuff going around I found the post on Motorcycle Crash Statistics rather interesting.
72 percent of fatalties(sic) in [motorcycle] operator age group 40-49 involved alcohol.
It is typical to blame the motorcycle for the accident just as it is typical to blame a firearm for the actions of a criminal. […]

I can’t help but, in light of recent pushes by the Nanny State do-gooders, paraphrase Pastor Martin Niemöller’s famous poem:

First they came for the Smokers
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Smoker.
Then they came for the Fatties
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Fatty.
Then they came for the […]

Spoke with the shop owner Tuesday and without any welshing owned up to it being the shop’s responsibility. He indicated that if he were to find a set of used wheels for me as replacements if I wasn’t happy with them then he’d be in the same boat and out $300-400. He’s right. So he […]

All the talk over Iraq and the war seems to be eclipsing things like the Russian army testing big bombs, mounting bomber patrols and Putin’s dissolving of the government. The media and politicians are complicit.

Tobacco, seat belts, bike helmets, unhealthy eating - when you start down the road of legislating how your neighbor lives his life don’t be surprised when eventually one of your own sacred cows comes to the altar of legislation and taxation.
Everything has come down to “it’s costing me $$ on my medical insurance!”. Well so […]

I just got back from the shop and swapping out for a good set of used wheels isn’t an option. Seems the shop is broke. But at least they let the mechanic go, seems he was new. I hate to think this way but the fact they let him go that quickly improves my chances […]

I dropped the wheels off my VTX today and took them to a local independent shop a few miles down the road to put on the new Avon’s from Direct Line. I came back in a couple hours to pick them up and the edges of the rims are beat to hell like the guy […]

… if while driving to work you see a guy out on his front porch in his skivvies with a rifle shooting something out of a tree in his yard.
Glad I don’t live right on a state highway, that could have been me

With the high cost of gasoline many including myself have been using motorcycles to take advantage of 40-60mpg. But as I hit 9k on the VTX and order a set of tires I started crunching a few numbers.
Motorcycle tires have incredibly short lifespans compared to car tires. So taking the average cost of a […]

As if I needed a reason to stay clear of Circuit City or Ohio Michael Righi’s arrest at Circuit City further emphasizes them. How can we any longer claim to be a law and order society when the police enforce non-existent laws? Considering the conditions on most interstates, immigration and the way politically incorrect […]

America, to no one’s surprise, is the most heavily armed society at
90 guns per 100 people. What is surprising is that the normal anti-American spin seems missing from this article and actually makes a few surprising notes. First the correlation between a disarmed citizenry and poverty:
…while many poorer countries often associated with violence ranked […]