I'm sure many of you by now have heard about ruger's new CC piece. when I had first heard the rumors I was VERY excited. I would really love to have a slim single stack 9mm. However shortly after the truth came out my joy turned to sadness and anger. In case you don't know this gun is equipped with a manual safety, giant loaded chamber indicator, mag disconnect, and I've also heard but haven't confirmed that it also has an internal lock. This is like getting Jessica Alba into the sack only to find...

Well it's time again your local police will be ramping up to batten down the hatches for New Years eve, and the inevitable calls for loud parties, domestics and drunk drivers, here are a few tips for you to get the most of your tax dollars if the police come a knocking...Sometimes the most for your tax dollars is a cushy stay at the Grey bar Hotel complete with a Shower and 2 hots and a cot....

Follow these tips and you too can take advantage of this little known stimulus incentive.....

Hope everyone's been having a good last couple of weeks, with their candle lighting, tree decorating, gift giving, dreidel spinning, or whatever else it is you've decided to do this winter (snow shoveling for many, I'm sure).

Mrs. Crit and I got our "big" gifts early (I got that Mossberg I talked about, she got a Dyson Animal Ball vacuum cleaner), because part of why we were buying 'em was to spend money on practical stuff for our home, as much as stuff for each other. ...

Some truck wrecks produce miracles.


In 1971 Vehicles Constructors Division (V-con) of Peerless Manufacturing of Dallas, Tx put a truck into service for testing. It was set up in the Pima Copper Mine, south of Tucson, Az.

For 1971 it was a pretty radical departure in truck design. The entire truck was built under the dump bed, with eight tires pretty evenly distributed under the truck. A 3000HP Alco locomotive engine/generator was hung transverse between the...

I went for a walk yesterday afternoon, but what I thought would be a quiet and serene amble ended up turning into a power walk for the house when the light snow morphed into ice pellets. Running on icy ground is generally a bad idea, but walking through flying ice can be equally treacherous, I've decided. After slip sliding my way to the door, I shook myself off like a horse and re-entered my warm house with declarations of Not Doing That Again.

I'm new to snow. I didn't grow up with...