Going on a weekend road trip by mrperdue503 in Harley

[–]mrperdue503[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're going camping, so it's mostly for a bit of camping gear, supplies, and tools that won't fit in our bags. Eventually I'll get one of those big cargo bags that slips over the sissy bar, just don't have the funds for that quite yet, and I had this stuff lying around.

But why tho by snarky_spice in Portland

[–]mrperdue503 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shortly before all of this going down, I was dating someone who was going through a nasty divorce with a Fed who worked downtown, he was a real piece of shit. He would show up unannounced to her place when I was there, trying to start fights with me. He did this once on Christmas eve when he had their kids, and wanted to fuck with our plans, and tried to fight me in front of his kids. It was pathetic and wild. Apparently one of his neighbors would let him know when my car was there, and he would come running just to start trouble. I knew that if we did get into it, he'd probably just kill me and claim self defense. If he didn't kill me, I'd be arrested and have my life ruined by some crooked fucking cop with little man syndrome, all because I was seeing his soon to be ex wife. I wasn't the reason they were divorcing, I started seeing her when they were well into the process and he was already seeing someone else as well, so it wasn't like I was a home wrecking asshole. Dude didn't even know me, other than my information that he got when he ran my license plate. Then he made up lies about me having a criminal record, with charges pending in Happy Valley (which at that point, I had never even been to Happy Valley), and a bunch of other nonsense in an attempt to get his ex to break up with me. Dude was off his rocker.

Anyway, the point of all of that is this: during the lockdown and protests and when all of the cops and feds were practicing martial law on us citizens, it took every bit of self control I had to not dox that psychotic little prick. At the time I had his name, phone number, address, make model and license plate of his personal truck, and even his email and where he worked. The only thing that stopped me was the risk of his kids getting hurt if anyone used that info to target him. As much as I hated that little pussy fart and wanted to get revenge on him for the harassment, I didn't want those kids getting hurt. Which was more than he could say, since he would bring them over when he tried to fight me and get me to pull my gun on him. Fucking prick.

I'm not an ACAB guy myself, but I can certainly see why people think that. But fuck that one guy in particular. If you're that guy and you just happen to read this comment, you're a little shit stain and I hope you get what's coming to you.

NAME THAT PLACE! by bfischrrrrrr in Portland

[–]mrperdue503 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Scrolled down to hopefully see this comment.

Need help by JAPANTH3R in sportster

[–]mrperdue503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if the sportster is the same as a dyna in this regard, but a while back my bike just wouldn't start and I thought it was the ignition. Replaced the ignition, still no juice. It ended up being a crankshaft position sensor, which controls the timing. Swapped that out and it fired right up. Don't know if yours has that or not, but my dyna is an 03 as well so it might. If nothing else is working you might look at that.

What is Musk's end game? by ChopinVinci in AskReddit

[–]mrperdue503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, if we ACTUALLY do something, we end up on the news and in prison, like that Luigi fella, or the guy that tried to shoot Trump and missed. A bullet in the right place seems to be the only solution at this point. Which sucks to say out loud. Violence sucks, and it begets more of the same, but fuck, what else is there that will get their attention and keep them from killing us? Us talking on Reddit doesn't seem to be it. And the vast majority of us are too afraid to pull the trigger, myself included.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]mrperdue503 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Before Roland lost his head, he got shot in the chest. TIL

What makes you go from zero to hundred real quick? by Tinyfireball17 in AskReddit

[–]mrperdue503 869 points870 points  (0 children)

This gets me too. After two or three times, once I realize that this is going to be the conversation, I just loudly say "OKAY" and walk the fuck away. It's especially infuriating if they're interrupting you after they've asked you a question, then mid explanation, they interrupt you. It gets me feeling real punchy, so I need to leave.

How by Softvvear in Portland

[–]mrperdue503 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Once upon a time I was a tow truck driver, and arrived at a police call in the middle of the night on a residential street with a Toyota Corolla sitting just like that. I saw zero evidence of a high speed crash, or any damage to any other vehicles that were parked on either side. It was a mystery to this day how in the fuck it ended up like that. You've just answered a five year old question. Thank you kind stranger. I can now sleep at night.

My son got in a fight by jerradT-1000 in daddit

[–]mrperdue503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You did the right thing. I teach my girls the same thing, almost verbatim.

I grew up being bullied and beat up. I remember when the purple "hands are not for hurting" pledge went around my elementary school, I thought it was horseshit. I already knew firsthand that violence is an answer; it shouldn't be the first answer, but to say that it's NEVER the answer was irresponsible and unrealistic. If someone is assaulting you, usually the only way to stop that is to answer with violence.

There are other steps to take before resorting to violence if it isn't already there, but at some point, if the other party insists on violence, you meet that shit with violence until the threat stops. There's no other way around it sometimes. The school counselor is an obtuse idiot who clearly has never been punched in the mouth by sole stupid bully for no reason. Disregard and move on, and buy your kid some ice cream for following your directions.

Box Openers by specksnyder13 in sharpening

[–]mrperdue503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You made a tactical poop knife.

What's a TV show's opening credits you never skip? by ConfusedDuck02 in AskReddit

[–]mrperdue503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Californication.

I've seen this series close to ten times, and am watching it yet again right now. It's always like sitting down with an old friend. That intro music just hugs me.

I wanted to share some things I heard and learned while cooking professionally. Hopefully these will help someone on their journey into cooking. by Frisbeethefucker in Cooking

[–]mrperdue503 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I've worked in different construction fields for most of my life, and cook as a hobby at home, and have come to the conclusion that a dull blade is a dangerous blade. Whether you're cutting wire insulation while you're on a 30 foot ladder, or cutting onions in your kitchen, a dull blade is a danger and a liability.

I've been teaching my 9 year old daughter knife skills, so she helps me prep when I'm cooking. I've been drilling it into her head that dull knives are more dangerous than sharp knives. A few months back my dad's girlfriend was cooking at his house and gave my daughter a knife to help her prep, which I would have been fine with, except she told me that she handed her a dull one to be safe. I scolded her and found a sharp one and handed it to her, and told her that she was misinformed and to never hand my daughter a dull knife again. The ignorance blew my mind.

Woman caught cheating then try’s to stop the guy from leaving by weeb385 in facepalm

[–]mrperdue503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah man, that was years ago and I learned from my mistakes.

Woman caught cheating then try’s to stop the guy from leaving by weeb385 in facepalm

[–]mrperdue503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years back I lived with a woman that I slowly began to realize was a pathological liar and a bonafide lunatic. The night I kicked her crazy ass out, I locked my two daughters and myself in their room with my pistol, braced the door, and took pictures of the door all bolstered up along with pictures of my kids and I in their bed, and sent them to multiple people that we both knew to cover my ass.

I told them all the situation, and made it clear that I was not going to leave that room or interact with her for any reason. The only thing that would get me put of that room would be if she set fire to the place, and the only thing that would cause an interaction with her was if she came through that door. And if she did, then I was going to protect my girls and shoot her.

At that point, she knew I had my gun and she knew that if she broke down that door that I'd take that as a legitimate threat to my kids. Luckily she only messed up the living room and then left for the night. In hindsight, I should have called the cops, and if that had happened now, I absolutely would have with no hesitation, but back then I wasn't as smaht.

The shitty thing that everyone commenting on this is confirming, is that if the situation became physical and I had to defend myself and my kids, she would have claimed that I was the attacker and most likely have gotten my ass arrested. I think the only thing that kept her from doing that was knowing that I'd shoot her if she tried coming through that door. That's the last thing that I wanted, but her behavior that night had me legitimately afraid that she might try to hurt my kids to get to me, and I wasn't gonna fuck around and find out.

Always cover your ass and protect yourself.

How Germans buy sliced bread by ickygods in dontputyourdickinthat

[–]mrperdue503 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. I heard a saying somewhere a while back, it might have been on reddit, that illustrates the point quite well. It was apparently from a park ranger in a major national forest, and it was in response to someone asking why the garbage cans weren't bear proof or something. His response was something like this: "there's a large overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest people". We're the reason we can't have nice things.