Technology got you down? Watch this video and chuckle. (Video)
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about 3 years ago
I've had days where i felt like doing some of that stuff, more commonly though I find myself visualizing what a desktop would look like with 16 9mm holes in it. :)
That was great, just what I needed to put a smile on my face on a Friday!
about 3 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it! What kind of a job do you have where you carry a 9?
about 3 years ago
IT Manager lol. I work in a pretty bad part of town (and I used to live about a block from here, so I know first hand), when I'm working late or by myself, I've usually got my pistol with me.
I'd much rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
about 3 years ago
Where are you located Joe? I though NYC Admins were the only ones packing heat!
about 3 years ago
Fresno California. And I thought NYC Admins had hard times getting pistols? ;)
about 3 years ago
Depends on who you are and who you are with! If you deal with lots of cash on a daily basis you can get a carry permit – hard but not impossible. Then you have your thug admins that don't care about no stinking cops :)
about 3 years ago
Yeah it's pretty much the same out here in the Peoples Republik of California.
Well I would have to say that it would be better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Does that put me in the "thug admin" category? :)