clayton86

I keep a LCP in my truck for when I don’t have my EDC on my hip. The LCP is a nice pocket carry piece. There’s times I gotta run into a store on way home from work and can’t open carry like I do for work so the vest and gun belt come off and my duty piece goes in the console vault and the lcp slips into my pocket. the console vault is great I’ve got the 4 digit lock for it and it bolts in the center console of my truck.

I bought some Lehigh defense Xtreme defense bullets to load up for my 45acp. They are 190gr I haven’t done any loads with them yet I’m to lazy to switch over from doing my 9mm plinking ammo. Doing mass quantities plinking ammo with a single stage press is a lot of work especially when you shoot every week like I do.

I used to build model cars and planes every weekend I went to my dads. I’ve still got a lot of the cars we built on display in my man cave. None of the planes survived all the moves I had growing up but the cars were all wrapped in news paper and in a tote most made it. Last week while at Walmart I saw they had a few models again so I picked up a ‘69 charger to do. Models and the supplies went way up in price from what it was 25 years ago when my father and I did them. So as far as collecting goes I do collect models as well. I’ve got a bunch of knifes my grandmother bought me for my birthday every year since I collected the ones with wolf or bear heads and murals on the handles I think they were Franklin mints I think but maybe not idk. Then there’s my gun collection. When going through some boxes my mom dropped off when she was cleaning out her apartment I found my old stamp collection.

I thought that might be sorta the reasoning also but we could still have set days and time. There 15 different routes no need to tell us what route we’re on just be here at X time and we could find out what route and truck were in when get here. There’s been lots of times it works that way because guys call in. We cover a very wide area. Based in Rochester and go out to Syracuse area, buffalo area, down into Pa. I’m 90% the time in down town Rochester corner bodegas in the hood. In fact it’s Wednesday so I’ll be doing the sams mini mart I did last week the guy was running his mouth about what he carry’s will go right through my vest. I laughed as he was running his mouth which he didn’t find as funny as I did. He was right with this vest won’t stop what most hood people probably have since it’s probably FMJ stuff so will go right through. At the same time the way he was dressed and probably carrying I would have beat him on the draw and would have been game over for him not me. They don’t pay enough to deal with the threats and stress for me to stick around much longer the way people are getting towards us. Last week had the guy running his mouth and Monday this week another guy making threats both at like bodega stores.

Both my interviews today went ok I don’t really want the first one I interviewed for and the second one I think I’ll actually enjoy and could see myself sticking with and growing. first one was to be a guard at the county building just sitting in one room checking people in and out. Part of what I hated about retail was being in the same place all day everyday. What I loved about towing was every day was different no 2 calls were exactly the same. Doing this gig at loomis I’m on the road everyday it might be the same routine but I’m on the road moving every day. The second job I interviewed for was installing security systems for business and some residential. The owner was cool and the instillation manger. Both were gun guys so we chatted about that. When we got to my towing previous employment my accident was brought up and it quickly turned to me being a miracle and celebrity on the news for a month haha. They are willing to match what I make an hour and they do Tuesday-Friday 8-6. Owner was big about having time home with family which is big with me.

I don’t mind the work itself been there a little over a year, 15months. It’s just the whole schedule not able to plan anything or have a outside of work life. The guys that quit the other day coach their kids football, base ball or soccer. So they need to be out at a decent time which we always were before they started this “optimization” crap.

Well looks like it’s time for another career change or at least employer at this point. I was thinking and hoping with the job I’m at now this would finally be it for me something I could stay at long term but now especially this last few weeks I can’t get out of this fast enough. Currently I work for Loomis armored servicing ATMs, banks and commercial stops like grocery stores, gas stations various stores in the mall and casinos. Pay is meh it could be better for what we deal with especially my route but it doesn’t bother me as much as it does a lot of the other guys. I’m normally on route 14 it’s called which covers down town Rochester, NY inner city in the hood corner stores atms I gotta fill. So anywhere between $8k-$180k I’ll be standing in a isle by myself putting the cash into an ATM at a lot of places there’s drug deals going on non stop and people are getting shot or stabbed there. I haven’t had anything happen YET while doing my job but a few instances I got a funny feeling and kept my gun hand at the ready while filling the cassettes with my non gun hand one handed. It’s not that that’s turning me away though. This place is by far the worst managed place I have ever worked. Schedules are only posted 12hrs out if that 1 day at a time. I didn’t have tomorrows schedule till 745pm today and I gotta start at 0740 tomorrow. We only do a 4 day work week and it’s completely random what day we have off. Some weeks it’s a Monday off the next it’s Thursday the following a Wednesday it’s always random. Same with start times Monday I didn’t have to go in till 11am Tuesday I was off Wednesday it was a 07 start then off again today and tomorrow is 0740. So the schedule is my biggest issue with the place we’ve brought it up to management and they say it’s “corporate” that wants it done that way so that’s the way it’s staying. Between that and now the routes are “optimized” that says if you start at this time be on the road at this time do this stop first at this time spend x minutes there then go to this stop at this time your day should take X amount of hours. Since the started doing this 2 weeks ago not 1 person has got it done in the time the computer says it should take and we are missing some timed stops so customers are getting mad they didn’t get their money delivered in time before they close. It’s just a matter of time before enough customers complain and they change the ways back to how it was and worked just fine. Till then though us guards are leaving at a crazy pace. 3 quit yesterday and 2 today. I’m probably be putting in my notice soon as well I’ve got 2 interviews tomorrow so depending how they go. Which brings me to the scheduling thing again. There’s a app they use for time off and time sheets etc. HR says go by what Dayforce says not the paper sheet. Well Dayforce all week said I don’t start Friday till 1430 so I made my interview appointments at 11 and noon. Well when the paper schedule came out that management says go by NOT day force I have to start at 0740. So tomorrow I’m gonna call in for the first time in my 20 some odd year working. I’ve never called in sick or punched in late at any of my jobs. It took me getting hit by a truck to miss work a few years ago. So now I’m really looking for a change. I’ve got the 2 interviews tomorrow 1 doing security kinda like I am now just not involving all the money. The other is installing security systems in businesses and homes. Been filling out applications on indeed every night hoping something pans out. I had a interview today but I don’t think I’m gonna take it. Its a decent pay cut but 40+ hr work week and now I only get 28-35 hrs if I’m lucky. So the $3hr I’d loose wouldn’t be THAT much different come payday. It’s as a security guard at a job corp school for troubled kids but it’s non armed strict hands off policy and I can’t even carry a pocket knife on campus let alone my EDC or duty pistol. I was hoping at this point in my life I'd have a career I could be at and retire but not looking that way bout to be 36 and have to start all over again.

Now that cooler weathers here my fiancé won’t complain and actually make me shepards pie. Never used to like it but she made it a few years ago and it quickly became my favorite thing. That and she does this bacon and chicken spaghetti thing that’s also really good but bacon makes everything good.

Raider popped in last year didn’t he?

Been listening to Tesla a lot lately popping up on pandora to add to the growing list of bands from above

And has good coupon codes for handle it grips haha. Lena can shoot for sure also

I had a offer from the dealership I bought my Tacoma from to trade it for a 19 4Runner. At first I was really considering it since the 4Runner was 2 years newer, and had 15k miles vs my 83k. They worded the offer email kinda deceiving or I just read it to fast. On one side of the email was all the details bout both vehicles and that they would give me $25k trade in for it and I could drive off with the 19 4Runner then is small print said “drive off for $19k”. My Taco is bought and paid for I owe nothing on it. I was considering the trade I like the 4Runners but I love my Taco then I noticed the to good to be true offer fine print. I was even thinking how bad could payments be but not having vehicle payments is nice and passed on the offer.

Well like I stated above been listening to Queensryche pandora station now I’m on like this 80s hair metal kick. Been buying a bunch on iTunes so I can play when ever I feel like it. So far I’ve been jamming out to a lot of Ratt, Scorpions, Alice cooper, The Cult, Judas Priest, Night Ranger, Twisted Sister, Skid Row, Lita Ford & Ozzy. I need a better radio in my truck I’ve changed all my speakers already since I blew the stock ones last year. I need a new head unit to power then though. Probably see about doing a sub or something in it not much room in a Tacoma though.

I listen to everything pretty much except the rap crap basically. Lately though I’ve been listening to queensryche. It was my dads favorite band found a few ticket stubs from when he saw them in the early 90s. Few old posters of theirs in his apartment as we were cleaning it out. Got them as my pandora station currently in his memory. I never listened to them specifically but listen to all the other bands mentioned and frequently played on their station.

Love it when fiancé makes roasts in the crock pot she went to make one the other day and dropped the pot and it shattered all over our kitchen floor. So now we need a new one.

I’m still on the P365 for my everyday concealed carry choice. I’ve added another 320 in 9mm for a duty gun that I carry every day as well but that’s a open carry deal. I bought a holster to conceal IWB with it but I still grab my 365 over the full size 320. I tend to appendix carry so the full size 320 would be a bit more uncomfortable than the little 365.

I emailed a local lodge no reply yet I would t think people would be there during “normal business hours”

2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD sport she’s got 82k miles on it. I’ve done a small lift to it and did a intake and exhaust on it

yeah I learned that when I refinished a old 22 that was my great grandfathers. Went way down in value reblueing the barrel and finishing the stock. I was shooting that today that sparked my inquiry on the old sword also. Both were passed down to me 25 years or so ago don’t shoot the 22 much maybe 100rnds since I got it and 50 of those rounds were shot today actually. The sword sits in the gun cabinet with the 22.

yeah would never sell this I’ve made that mistake in the past selling my grandfathers gun when I was younger and just married. Deeply regret that plus never sell a gun especially a older hand me down over and under but that’s a different topic haha. mostly just curious on the history of it and how tied to family on that side

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I’ve got a old sword that was passed down to me from my grandma on my dads side. It’s got some engraving on it and it says Knights Templar on the one piece. It looks like it used to be a bit fancier and chrome/stainless it’s got some tarnish on it though. Part of me wants to clean it up other part says leave it be. I’m trying to get pics of it to load but keeps saying they are to big incase anyone here might know about it or can point me in direction to find history.

Yeah not much though, Henrietta stopped as part of the deal with Sportsmans buying out field and stream owned by dicks. Amchar today had a bunch of blazer 9 for 16.99 a box but can’t even walk into the store without a law enforcement or military ID.