I have always thought this was the best explanation of why women are not suitable for combat except in extremis...written by a female Marine who served over in the Middle East (Jude Eden):
I fully respect women, but I do not want them next to me in a foxhole if a 190 lb ChiCom jumps into the hole while I am sleeping and she is on watch. Nothing personal, just don't want to be in that situation.
Cool story, thank you! I have been fortunate to meet high profile people like this before. Ran a road service repair for almost 50 years and have met a bunch. Once did a spare change for Bob McNamara and his wife on their way to Palm Springs.
You can have hollow point bullets for self defense in your home, but that’s about it. If traveling to the gun range for target practice, you’d better have them locked up in the trunk.
Yup. He was the VP-elect. I think the apartment across from us was picked WAY before the election even started just incase Trump won. Near the end, I talk about the apartment being occupied by Homeland Security agents.
Yup. He was the VP-elect. I think the apartment across from us was picked WAY before the election even started just incase Trump won. Near the end, I talk about the apartment being occupied by Homeland Security agents.
09/30/2025 9:22:00 AM PDT
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to doc maverick
In the ‘90’s I saw a lot of the older people I knew or heard about in the IT and defense industries in the South SF Bay Area retiring and moving to the Ashland/Medford area and the southern Oregon coast.