4/7/10

Well, here’s what happened. I texted John around 1600 h to see what, when, where, and all about going shoosting. He replied back that, “John is going to flake on us.” He did not however say which John. [ One more time for the cheap seats: I never speak in third person. - SM ] It didn't matter so I didn't ask. I said I'd wait until 1700 h before heading home if I didn't hear back again. At 1700 h I found Larry and we went to Cheaper Than Dirt. My thinking was to see if they would be willing to trade a regular Judge with Crimson Trace laser grips for a Magnum Judge with “Koosh Ball” grips. We walked in and I made a bee-line to the Taurus case. Patrick, the sales dude I usually try to deal with, came up and asked what I had and what I wanted. I told him and he said he’d do it... if they had any 3” chambered Magnum Judges. He took my number and said he’d call when one came in. Apparently the $300.00 Crimson Trace grips are still worth $300.00 and the gun is just gravy. Well, I don't really like the laser grips so I'm not going to lose any sleep over them. Sure, it’s $300.00 down the drain, but... well, I don't know. Anyhoo, it looks like I'll be getting my Magnum Judge soon! Woo hoo! OK, so after we hung out at CTD for a while we discussed dinner. He decided to go on home so I went to Chicken Excess and had some strips and sweet tea. Yum. Back at the house I reloaded the Judge and put it in the holster on my bed frame. This time I loaded five of the “flying ashtray” Cor-Bon hollow point .45 Colt bullets rather than the 000 buckshot rounds I'd been keeping in there. I don't know why, I just felt like it I guess. By the way, if I ever have to use those “flying ashtray” bullets on someone, they are going to make such a huge mess. The hollow in the nose of the bullet is almost big enough to put a 9mm bullet inside! If these things don't expand to 3/4” I'll be very surprised. I shudder to think about it actually. So, keep that in mind if you are planning on breaking into my house at night. OK? So, we’re still planning to do the car shuffle this Saturday. I'm sure something will come up to prevent it though. I need to check to see if the rear tires are still holding air now that they have been on the ground for almost a week. Feh, I'll check them Saturday morning when we go to roll the thing onto the trailer. Someone, Larry to be precise, asked why I sold the Brooklands to Tony when I have Nadine I could have used them on. I pointed out that the windshield comes off of a TR3 with four quarter-turn fasteners if I ever want to run with cleaner aerodynamics. I may have to make a little Plexiglas doo-dad to hold the inspection and license stickers though. Maybe on a hinge so it could lay flat when the windshield is off? Hmm, I like it. I think a little tab of Velcro to hold it up to the windshield ought to work as well. Yes, I like this a lot. OK, maybe not. I just saw a picture of a TR3’s dash and it doesn't look like there is enough room for it to lay flat without over hanging the dash. I suppose it could lay forward and I could lift it up for the cops if need be. I guess the big question is whether I'm ever going to drive the thing on the road without the windshield. Probably not, but Juan never knows. And on that note, I think I'll call it a day.