Posts by nivy

Here's the thing.  I didn't ask for advise on why or how to do a non profit.  All I wanted was some creative ideas for a name.  

We only got about 3 inches but the wind picked up and we are looking at -40 wind chill.  UGH  You would think I would be used to it since Ive lived in Northern MN my whole life but this winter is lasting WAY TOOOO LONG!

Thinking about you and your family. 

Currently  

Joseph Allen (Joe Schmo the mulit billionaire) 12 yr old Schlauzer/Daschound mix.

Allie Mae (Allie Oopers is a little Poopers) 4 yr old Rottweiler, 

Grey Kitty (Crosseyed Grey Kittykat)  6 yrs old

Peep (Peep the Creep) 2 yrs old

Past

BonnieSue (Bubble butt or BooBoo)  Chow/Rottweiler/Pitbull/Shar-pei mix

MaggieLou (Mags)  Rottweiler

I wont be on long today because I am so tired.  I do this to my self every year.  I should know better.   What is a Condo Board meeting?

Well, I cooked for 2 days and had over 30 people at my house.  Im exhausted and didnt eat much because I was wayyy to busy.  Now Im thinking of having a piece of turkey and a nap!

I cant take it anymore  I tired  I goin to bed!  Nite all!!!

ewwwww mayo, mustand and ketchup on fries????? YUCK

thats funny!  Most people I know call it pop   I call it soda.  i dont know why  I just started to one day and it stuck.  

My sisters and I do the MN talk at each other with as outrageous accents as we can.  We do it just to annoy each other.  

We also found out that people around here tend to add "you know" at the end of almost every sentence...you know?  bwhahahahaha   

It gets kinda annoying!  LOL

Original Post by buggyhair:

A brewsky? It always looks funny when Americans talk "Canadian." LOL

Im in Northern Mn and sometimes people mistake my "accent" as Canadian! LOL

mine are

Nora Roberts (jd robb)---  In Death Series

SE Hinton --- The Outsiders

Harry Potter

Janet Evanovich --- Plum series

Irene Hunt --- No Promises in the Wind

Jean Auel --- Clan of Cave Bear Series

hummm   seems I like to read Series, never really thought about it.

I have a .308 winchester, .350 remington, .22 mag, 50 cal muzzleloader, 41 mag, and a 44 pistol.  My favorite is the .308, 2nd in line is the muzzleloader.  

Shooting the muzzleloader is awesome.  After you squeeze off a round, you hear the bang, see the smoke, then a second later you hear the slug hit the target.  Everytime I shoot I giggle afterword because of how slow it is.

hi avogadro.  whats up tonight?  

Original Post by phylbean:

Original Post by nivy:

 I watched my sisters 3 kids and my best friends 3 kids every day for 3 years.  Not once did any of the kids touch one of my guns.  They knew what would happen if they did.  Dire consequences.

 In law school, we learned a formula, B=PxL.  In short, what it means is that one should consider not only the probability of loss (P) but the extent of the loss, if it did occur (L) and take appropriate precautions (B, or burden).  Thus, even if the probability of children touching a gun is slight, the extent of the loss is HUGE.  So, if there's a .01% chance of the child playing with a gun, but a loss of one hundred million (hard to put a child's life in terms of numbers, isn't it?) you should take precautions of 10,000.  That means AT LEAST locking up the guns, keeping them unloaded and the ammo in a separate location. 

My children are well-behaved, and I believe that they would understand the importance of not touching a gun we had in the house (which we don't, in case you're brain dead and didn't figure that out )  But the probability of loss is SO GREAT, in the event that they did touch the gun, that I choose to keep guns out of our house altogether.  I also refuse to allow them to play at friends' houses if the parents have firearms which are not properly locked away.

 Am I being ridiculous? 

I grew up with guns and saw from early years the lovely holes they make.  

I think all people should learn not to fear them, but also see the damage they can do.  I did show the kids the bullet holes and damage done to the deer I shoot.  And it really hit home when we shot a bear because when a bear is dressed out (gutted and skin removed) it looks human.

Anyway, I just googled statistics for childhood deaths they are listed below.  These are from the national MCH center for child death review.   I would be more worried about my kid being killed by a car then a gun.  Now then, with that said...I wouldnt let my kid play at anyones home that didnt properly supervise the kids. 

When I did watch the kids sometimes I would leave a rifle laying on the kitchen table just to see what they would do.  

Before anyone freaks....of course it was unloaded, fireing pin pulled, no ammo anywhere near. 

everytime, the kids would come to me and say....Auntie please would you put the gun away because we are not allowed to touch it.  

And I have to say  most intelligent people do not leave a loaded gun just laying around.   

  Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2003)     Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate     Natural   36,364 44.8       Perinatal Conditions   14,364 17.7       Congenital Anomalies 6,771 8.3       Neoplasms   2,466 3.0       Respiratory Disease   1,625 2.0       Circulatory Disease   1,713 2.1       Nervous System Disease 1,626 2.0       SIDS   2,162 2.7     Unintentional Injury   12,035 14.8       Motor Vehicle   7,677 9.5       Drowning   1,062 1.3       Fire/Burn   551 0.7       Poisoning   650 0.8       Suffocation/Strangulation 910 1.1       Firearm   151 0.2     Homicide   3,001 3.7       Firearm   1,844 2.3     Suicide   1,737 2.1       Firearm   810 1.0       Suffocation/Strangulation 724 0.9       Poisoning   112 0.1

Growing up in Northern Mn with 5 other siblings and a Dad that was major into hunting we had guns in a guncase in the living room.  the guncase had no doors and nothing was locked.  

We were taught from day one the consequences to touching one of those guns and all 6 of us never did.  Wouldnt have even thought of touching one.  I myself have 6 guns  2 in the living room, one by the bed the others locked up. 

 I watched my sisters 3 kids and my best friends 3 kids every day for 3 years.  Not once did any of the kids touch one of my guns.  They knew what would happen if they did.  Dire consequences.

I cant figure out how the kid shot himself in the head, if you think about how a rifle is held, the only way he could have shot himself was to set the gun down on the floor, stock down...then how did he pull the trigger   with his toe?  or did he bend down and pull the trigger?   

My husband and I tried that with one of our rifles (unloaded with bolt taken out) which is not exactly like an 8yr old because our arms are a lot longer and we couldnt do it.  Everytime we tried we ended up with the barrel either pointing at the ceiling or at the wall.

If this kid was at a shooting range and had his Dad and a qualified instructor standing next to him I dont understand how it could have happened.