Over the past several weeks I’ve found myself thinking about things that I had or wanted as a kid, as a teenager, and even young adult. I started searching the ‘net and eBay to see the availability. Some of these items are toys, some books, etc.
I loved the Sony PSP handheld game system when I was younger. I’ve had one for over 15 years but had lost the power cord and battery. Thanks to eBay I found a new cable and a couple of spare batteries. It still works great and I even added several movies and games. Back in the day, I used to convert DVD’s to digital movie files and put them in a Sony Memory Card to watch on the PSP. Digital used less power and while vacationing I could throw some earbuds in and watch Terminator in the dark.
I grabbed a copy of Urban Operations FM 3-06. I had an old surplus copy as a teen who was new into survival and preparedness.
I also bought a used copy of Life After Doomsday by Bruce Clayton. I considered this the bible of survival & preparedness back in the late 80’s. The author and I corresponded several times and even studied the same martial art.
I’ve searched and searched but have not yet bought an original Daisy 881 pellet gun. The one I had(my father purchased for me) was a metal receiver colored brushed pewter. The modern versions are entirely plastic and just not the same. I spent countless hours back in the early 80’s hunting dinosaurs and evil brigands with the powerful pump-action 881. Original ones in excellent condition are rare – and expensive. Someday.
Wonder if I can find a mint Pontiac Fiero GT somewhere.
Hmmmm…..
Rourke
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YEAH I BELIEVE I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL HARD BACK COPY OF LIFE AFTER DOOMSDAY SOMEWHERE PUT UP IN A BOX SOMEWHERE
HAHA LOL
BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO SAVE THAT BOOK
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL NEED IT
AND I BELIEVE I WILL BE NEEDING IT
REALLY
I MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE SOME OF THE OTHER SAME TYPES OF DOOMSDAY BOOKS SOMEWHERE
HAHA LOL
I ALSO HAVE AND BELIEVE I STILL DO HAVE THEM
I HAVE A BOOK THAT WOULD GIVE YOU ALL THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF WHERE YOU COULD PURCHASED EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEEDED THROUGH THE MAIL
BEFORE AMAZON
HAHA LOL
THIS WAS WAY BEFORE THE INTERNET
HAHA LOL
BACK THEN WE HAD BOOKS WE WOULD READ
WHEN EVER WE NEEDED TO FIND SOMETHING
HAHA LOL
UNLIKE TODAY YOU JUST GOOGLE IT
HAHA LOL
BACK THEN PEOPLE COULD READ
UNLIKE WHAT’S COMING OUT OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TODAY
AND VERY SAD TO SAY EVEN OUR COLLEGES TODAY
SOME OF THESE KIDS CAN’T EVEN READ TODAY COMING OUT OF DC ARE EVEN SOME COLLEGES
READING THIS ARTICLE BRING ME BACK TO A TIME AND PLACE
WHEN PEOPLE FROM ALL RACES
ALL PULLED TOGETHER
AND WORKED TOGETHER
EACH AND EVERY DAY
UNLIKE WHAT SOME PEOPLE TODAY TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE
THAT PEOPLE FROM OTHER RACES DIDN’T GET ALONG TOGETHER ARE WORKED TOGETHER
WOW WOW
HOW TIMES HAS CHANGED
AND REALLY NOT FOR THE BETTER
NOW DAYS POLITICIANS AND SOME GROUPS
ARE TRYING TO DIVIDE ALL RACES
TO DIVIDE PEOPLE FROM WORKING TOGETHER
AND LIVING TOGETHER AS HUMAN BEINGS
AND EVEN PRAYING TOGETHER
WOW WOW VERY SAD
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT LEFTIST SOCIALIST MARXIST COMMUNIST COUNTRY DO
DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND DESTROY
THAT’S IS EXACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY TODAY
AND IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF ALL RACES DON’T WAKE UP WE WILL NOT HAVE A COUNTRY
THERE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE NO FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
THEY WILL NEVER EVER KNOW AMERICAN
THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD
ALL BECAUSE OF THIS WHAT THEY CALL IT WOKENESS
ARE BEING WOKE
IT SEEMS THAT SOME PEOPLE WANT TO BE WOKE
WELL I AM A OLD DISABLED ARMY VETERAN
AND IF PEOPLE CONTINUE WITH THIS BEING WOKE
BULLSHIT
ALL THIS IS GOING TO DO IS ABSOLUTELY DESTROY THIS GREAT NATION
AND TAKE WAY OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN FUTURE
ESPECIALLY THERE FREEDOM
I AM AND OLD MAN I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE
BUT FROM WHAT I AM SEEING
MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL NEVER EVER KNOW WHAT FREEDOM IS
I DON’T BELIEVE THEY WILL EVER BE ABLE TO READ ABOUT HOW
THIS GREAT NATION AMERICA WAS FOUNDED
ARE ANYTHING ABOUT AMERICA FOUNDING FATHERS
I GUESS I GREW UP IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TIME
ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO TODAY’S THINKING
I PRAY FOR GOD THE FATHER TO INTERVENE
AND BRING THIS COUNTRY BACK TO ITS GREATNESS
BECAUSE THE WAY THIS GREAT NATION IS GOING
WE WILL END UP BEING A
LIBERAL LEFTIST SOCIALIST MARXIST COMMUNIST COUNTRY
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT’S RUNNING AMERICA IN WASHINGTON D.C.
THIS IS WHAT WASHINGTON D.C. IS TRYING TO DO
FROM WHAT I SEE
NOTHING BUT TRYING TO PUSH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO LEFTIST AND SOCIALIST MARXIST COMMUNIST COUNTRY
AFTER WHERE THIS GREAT NATION IS HEADED
AFTER READ THIS ARTICLE MAKES ME WANT TO BE BACK IN THOSE DAYS AGAIN
WHEN WE DID KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
WITH RUSSIA
AND CHINA WASN’T EVEN ON THE SCENE AT THAT TIME
BECAUSE CHINA WAS STILL MOSTLY A CLOSED COUNTRY
THEN RICHARD NIXON WANTED TO NORMALIZE
RELATIONS WITH CHINA
AND HAVE TRADE WITH CHINA
AND ONCE THE CHINESE COMMUNIST WOULD SEE
HOW CAPITALISM WOULD WORK
THE COMMUNIST CHINESE
WOULD TURN AWAY FROM COMMUNISM
HAHA LOL HAHA LOL YEAH RIGHT
WELL EVERYONE SEE’S EXACTLY HOW THAT TURN OUT
AND NOW AMERICA HAS
MADE THEY COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT
SUPER WEALTHY
AND STOLEN AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
THE ONCE BACK BONE OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE WORLD
AND WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING SUPER POOR
BECAUSE OF WHAT RICHARD NIXON’S DID
PUTTING HIS NOSE INTO COMMUNIST CHINA
AND NOW SCREWING EVERYTHING UP FOR THE AMERICA PEOPLE AND THE WHOLE WORLD
JUST MY OPINION AS AND OLD DISABLED ARMY VETERAN
RICHARD NIXON ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS NOSE OUT OF THE COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
AND AMERICA WOULD STILL BE THE MANUFACTURING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD NOT CHINA
COMMUNISM WILL NEVER EVER CHANGE
IT ABSOLUTELY DOESN’T MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE
THEY STILL GOING BE COMMUNIST
AND CHINA IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SATISFIED WITH BEING WEALTHY
THEY WANT TO RULE AMERICA AND TO RULE THE ENTIRE WORLD
THAT’S WHY OUR DUMBEST POLITICIANS NEVER COULD UNDERSTAND THAT
BECAUSE THEY ARE (TRAITORS)
TO THERE OWN COUNTRY
THEY’VE BEEN BOUGHT OFF
BY THE COMMUNIST CHINESE GOVERNMENT
ESPECIALLY WHAT’S IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW
AND THE WHOLE WORLD ABSOLUTELY KNOWS IT
AS WELL AS SENTORS AND CONGRESSMAN
AS WELL AS THE BIG BUSINESS PEOPLE
IT WAS ALL ABOUT PROFITS
AND JUST CASHING IN ON COMMUNIST CHINA
WITH OUT NO REGARD FOR THE AMERICAN
THAT THEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THEIR CONSTITUENTS
THESE PEOPLE SOLD OUT
NOT ONLY THERE OWN NATION
BUT ALSO THERE OWN CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN FUTURE
SO NOW WITH COMMUNIST CHINA
BUILDING ALL THOSE NUCLEAR SILOS IN THE DESERT OF CHINA
AND CHINA NOT DOING THAT JUST TO SPEND THEIR MONEY
THEY’RE DOING THAT TO PREPARED FOR A NUCLEAR WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND ALSO THE WHOLE WORLD
IF AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD DON’T DO EXACTLY WHAT COMMUNIST CHINA WANTS ALL OF THE WORLD TO DO
TO BE RULED UNDER COMMUNIST CHINA
NOW MY BOOK
(LIFE AFTER DOOMSDAY)
WELL I NEED TO DUST THAT BOOK OFF NOW
BECAUSE THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING WE WILL NEED IT
THAT OLD BOOK
(LIFE AFTER DOOMSDAY)
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE NEEDED MORE THAN BEFORE WHEN IT WAS FIRST
PUBLISHED
PLEASE FORGIVE ME
THIS OLD DISABLED ARMY VETERAN FOR GOING ON SO LONG
BUT I GUESS I HAVE SEEN SO MANY THINGS
THAT OUR POLITICIANS HAS BEEN SELLING OUT AMERICA
ALL IN THE NAME OF FREE TRADE
HAHA LOL YEAH RIGHT
YEAH RIGHT IT’S ABSOLUTELY NEVER BEEN ANYTHING CLOSE TO FREE TRADE
ANYONE WITH A LITTLE LITTLE PIECE OF A BRAIN
COULD ABSOLUTELY SEE
EXACTLY WHAT THE OUT COME WAS GOING TO BE ONE DAY
AND I BELIEVE THAT DAY CAME SOONER
THAN THESE TRAITOR POLITICIANS
EVER BELIEVE IT WAS GOING TO COME
LIKE I SAID EARLIER IN THIS EMAIL
IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY DON’T STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER
AND OPEN THEIR EYES AND SEE EXACTLY WHO THERE REAL ENEMY IS
AND IT’S NOT EACH OTHER AMERICANS
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IT’S THE COMMUNIST CHINESE AND THE COMMUNIST RUSSIA
THESE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE’S ENEMIES
AND IT’S ABSOLUTELY NOT EACH OTHER HERE IN AMERICA
BUT YOU JUST CANNOT HELP STUPID
AND VERY SAD TO SAY
HERE IN AMERICA WE HAVE A HELL OF A LOT OF COLLEGE EDUCATED IDIOTS
WHO WERE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
THAT AMERICA WAS THE PROBLEM OF THE WHOLE WORLD
THAT CAPITALISM WAS BAD
THIS IS WHY I SAID YOU JUST CANNOT HELP STUPID
HAVE A VERY BLESS DAY NOW
AND OLD AMERICA UNITED STATES ARMY DISABLED VETERAN
I always dug the Fiero. One of the guys I worked with back them has a red Fiero GT.
A dude that lives near my bother has one. It’s abandoned. Blown out tires. Every time we pass it, I wonder why he let it fall apart.
One of the first EOTWAWKI movies I saw as a wee tot was “invasion of the Body Snatchers’. The remake with Donald and Jeff.
Was presented as fiction, ended up being more of a prophecy.
Looks like that one is coming true, as I type this.
Oh, the good old days, when all we had to worry about was getting Nuked!!! Back then you knew who the bad guys and good guys were, not so much today!!!
I think I saw some copies of that book on eBay, I might check it out.
My dream is to get another VW Kharmann Ghia. I modified mine, pulled the engine, added on a an extractor, big bore piston/cylinder kit, and bigger carburetor jet. It was international orange in color, and despite my lead foot, never in the 2 years I owned it did I get a ticket, and I drove very fast very often. Low to the ground and just plain kool. Still have my RWS Diana pellet rifle from years ago, still works and extremely accurate. Haven’t even replaced the leather washer in the piston. Used to shoot the heads off matchsticks at 10 yards, consistently. Eyesight now prohibits such displays of prowess on my part. Oh to be young again…sigh. Also love to watch old movies, you know the kind, with real dialogue, not just shoot em ups or explosions. Favorite, To Catch a Thief. Cary and Grace, beautiful scenery and a real story. Could go on, but thats enough for now. Nostalgia is good but in small doses, contrasting the current environment we are experiencing. Don’t want it to become an escape drug, if you know what I mean.
I must confess to having a ever-growing collection of marx cowboys and indians, as well as dinosaurs.
Had them as a kid; grew up and they went away. Now, they are back again.
Just might have influenced my foray into SASS.