You a Vet? Better read this.

MikeP · 09-15-2020, 09:07 PM

I have used the VA almost exclusively since 1970. Seen steady improvement and progress during that time.
I have been sent out of house several times when they did not have the assets.
Doing one right now that is pretty serious. They paying all of it.
I never have had an instant's negative treatment or experience related to being a vet.
2 trips to RVN and no issues either time or subsequent to that.
College in the 70s and never a bad moment with that.
Seeing a significant number of gruesome deaths and wounds. including my own, only taught me that survival is most important of all.
I have been lucky enough to always have had a job and knew where my next meal was coming from. I worked at having that. I never considered anything but surviving, no matter how dark some days got.
I knew a couple of people who ended their lives due to mental illness. Sad and they are missed. Three WW2 vets from home ended theirs due to serious debilitating fatal conditions they were experiencing. They were really bad off. The artical is an attack on guns, more than anything else. They are going to be coming full tilt on the issue. The present issues are focusing on "gun violence." Something to stay on top of and watch carefully.

calibrator · 09-16-2020, 11:33 AM

I thought about relating my tales, ... but then realized it would be preaching to the choir.

My employer is also a gun enthusiast. At 35, he is a bit more than 1/2 my age. We are both very politically motivated and aware of the sinister nature of real politics these days, sharing things the other may/may not be aware of daily.

I got his attention yesterday after a session of sharing YouTube vids when I said; "If I weren't an avid gun owner, I'd probably not be so invested in the outcome of this election". I meant it as a joke, ... however I could see by his response that he had some agreement with the concept. The future of gun ownership IS definitely in peril IF ... ???

We are at the crossroads of the biggest fight ever ! This isn't political anymore. Evil never see's itself as evil. Cities are burning, cops killed weekly, businesses looted and burned, the country locked down for 7 months now.

Look at this situation ! It will get worse, ... but it could get better under a steady hand with an iron grip. Vote like your life depended on it , ... because it does !

09-15-2020, 09:07 PM	#1
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I have used the VA almost exclusively since 1970. Seen steady improvement and progress during that time. I have been sent out of house several times when they did not have the assets. Doing one right now that is pretty serious. They paying all of it. I never have had an instant's negative treatment or experience related to being a vet. 2 trips to RVN and no issues either time or subsequent to that. College in the 70s and never a bad moment with that. Seeing a significant number of gruesome deaths and wounds. including my own, only taught me that survival is most important of all. I have been lucky enough to always have had a job and knew where my next meal was coming from. I worked at having that. I never considered anything but surviving, no matter how dark some days got. I knew a couple of people who ended their lives due to mental illness. Sad and they are missed. Three WW2 vets from home ended theirs due to serious debilitating fatal conditions they were experiencing. They were really bad off. The artical is an attack on guns, more than anything else. They are going to be coming full tilt on the issue. The present issues are focusing on "gun violence." Something to stay on top of and watch carefully.

09-16-2020, 11:33 AM	#2
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 340 Thanks: 67 Thanked 271 Times in 108 Posts	I thought about relating my tales, ... but then realized it would be preaching to the choir. My employer is also a gun enthusiast. At 35, he is a bit more than 1/2 my age. We are both very politically motivated and aware of the sinister nature of real politics these days, sharing things the other may/may not be aware of daily. I got his attention yesterday after a session of sharing YouTube vids when I said; "If I weren't an avid gun owner, I'd probably not be so invested in the outcome of this election". I meant it as a joke, ... however I could see by his response that he had some agreement with the concept. The future of gun ownership IS definitely in peril IF ... ??? We are at the crossroads of the biggest fight ever ! This isn't political anymore. Evil never see's itself as evil. Cities are burning, cops killed weekly, businesses looted and burned, the country locked down for 7 months now. Look at this situation ! It will get worse, ... but it could get better under a steady hand with an iron grip. Vote like your life depended on it , ... because it does !