Post-Pandemic Gift to Yourself??

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Honest question, as I can't be the only one thinking about this all day long. Let's assume everything goes perfectly, mass-vaccinations are in full gear by Spring and by the end of Summer, the world (or at least, your current location) begins to resemble something close to normal. If you're lucky, the past year of lockdown has built up your piggy bank. After many months of hiding at home, it's safe to go out and you want something nice.

What's the first nice thing you buy yourself?

Obviously, this is TAG so it's pretty safe to assume what the #1 purchase will be, but once you've finished that sildenafil-fueled marathon session in a dark, shady alley, what non-ass item(s) are you buying for yourself?

Me...

1) New watch. Early birthday present. I'm leaning toward one of the Omega Seamaster models, probably the Planet Ocean.

2) Really nice dinner(s) for the other half. Probably an expensive omakase sushi joint, and/or a nice ribeye or filet at an expensive steakhouse. And that, hopefully, justifies...

3) Another watch. Or a new pistol. Or both, if I just hide them from her. I have so many guns and watches in my safe she probably wouldn't notice anything new.

4) Assuming Japan makes the mistake of allowing me into the country in November, there's a Libe staffer or two destined to experience all three, throbbing, thrilling inches of the GOP's most failed former Western U.S. operative.

You?
 
Honest question, as I can't be the only one thinking about this all day long. Let's assume everything goes perfectly, mass-vaccinations are in full gear by Spring and by the end of Summer, the world (or at least, your current location) begins to resemble something close to normal. If you're lucky, the past year of lockdown has built up your piggy bank. After many months of hiding at home, it's safe to go out and you want something nice.

What's the first nice thing you buy yourself?

Obviously, this is TAG so it's pretty safe to assume what the #1 purchase will be, but once you've finished that sildenafil-fueled marathon session in a dark, shady alley, what non-ass item(s) are you buying for yourself?

Me...

1) New watch. Early birthday present. I'm leaning toward one of the Omega Seamaster models, probably the Planet Ocean.

2) Really nice dinner(s) for the other half. Probably an expensive omakase sushi joint, and/or a nice ribeye or filet at an expensive steakhouse. And that, hopefully, justifies...

3) Another watch. Or a new pistol. Or both, if I just hide them from her. I have so many guns and watches in my safe she probably wouldn't notice anything new.

4) Assuming Japan makes the mistake of allowing me into the country in November, there's a Libe staffer or two destined to experience all three, throbbing, thrilling inches of the GOP's most failed former Western U.S. operative.

You?

travel, travel, travel...
 
Probably nothing at all. My mindset has completely changed since the start of the pandemic and I don’t feel comfortable anymore with just buying something for the sake of it. Call me crazy but I absolutely enjoy the minimalistic life at the moment. :whistle:
Maaaybe I’d buy a pack of those expensive white strawberries. They taste good at least :D
 
Probably nothing at all.

Same here. First because I don't want to buy any stuff, second because my piggy bank is even slimmer than before the pandemic.

Third because even if it was fatter now it wouldn't after I get through the list of escorts and soaplands in Tokyo and then proceed to finally go to Thailand and do the 5P I have always wanted.

Well, OK, if I could buy anything I want then I would save some money for Benelli M4.
 
Same here. First because I don't want to buy any stuff, second because my piggy bank is even slimmer than before the pandemic.

Third because even if it was fatter now it wouldn't after I get through the list of escorts and soaplands in Tokyo and then proceed to finally go to Thailand and do the 5P I have always wanted.

Well, OK, if I could buy anything I want then I would save some money for Benelli M4.

I've wanted an M4 for longer than I care to imagine, but I could just never justify spending AR money on a shotgun. But if I could, it'd be...

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But ever since Biden won the election, things have gone absolutely sideways at gun stores across the nation. Most every popular caliber of ammo is sold out, standard-cap mags are sold out, any rifle or carbine even remotely scary-looking (AR, AK, etc.) is absolutely sold out. Biden is basically promising to undo the 2A and ban everything under the sun so the panic-buying has gone into overdrive.

But I learned my lesson in 2008. Still got my stockpile and perfectly able to wait out the madness and let the Biden gun-ban agenda fail just like it did for his former boss, and when the madness dies down in a couple of years and the inventories are back to normal, I'm grabbing this bad boy.

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travel, travel, travel...

That's my primary goal for the end of this year, beyond all the stupid shit I could buy, but I'm seriously apprehensive about traveling while mask mandates are in effect. Not that I'm an anti-masker--far, far from it--but I wear a KN95 for several hours each day and it's absolutely killing my sinuses. I don't know if I could keep a mask on for the entire duration of an international flight, alcohol or no alcohol. Might have to invest in a scuba helmet and look like a real jackass on the plane.
 
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I've wanted an M4 for longer than I care to imagine, but I could just never justify spending AR money on a shotgun. But if I could, it'd be...

Benelli%20M4%20Cerakote-TitaniumFab%20silo.jpg


But ever since Biden won the election, things have gone absolutely sideways at gun stores across the nation. Most every popular caliber of ammo is sold out, standard-cap mags are sold out, any rifle or carbine even remotely scary-looking (AR, AK, etc.) is absolutely sold out. Biden is basically promising to undo the 2A and ban everything under the sun so the panic-buying has gone into overdrive.

But I learned my lesson in 2008. Still got my stockpile and perfectly able to wait out the madness and let the Biden gun-ban agenda fail just like it did for his former boss, and when the madness dies down in a couple of years and the inventories are back to normal, I'm grabbing this bad boy.

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i suppose that not much happened in 2008 since people were still able to buy those toys in 2020...

why always assuming the Dems want to « kill our second amendment » when all they want is just stronger background checks?
 
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i suppose that not much happened in 2008 since people were still able to buy those toys in 2020...

why always assuming the Dems want to « kill our second amendment » when all they want is just stronger background checks?

Nope, that's not at all what they're clamoring for now. I'm all in favor of extremely thorough background checks, always have been, as are most law-abiding gun owners. But Biden has announced a number of draconian measures he'd like to take, among them: Reinstating the failed 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which would criminalize half the rifles in my safe and the hundreds of standard-capacity magazines in storage; mandating that all guns manufactured be "smart guns," which I have no idea what that means but supposedly having some sort of fingerprint technology built-in to every firearm grip; limiting the number of firearms and ammunition a person can legally purchase; and worst of all, he's promising to appoint Beto O'Rourke as his "gun czar," and Beto is an open advocate for forcible gun confiscations and raids on the homes of law-abiding citizens. As he put it, "HELL YEAH, WE'RE COMING FOR YOUR AR-15." Or "AR-14," as Joe puts it (there is no such thing as an AR-14).

But, like I said, history has shown that every such measure inevitably fails in America. Bill Clinton famously warns every Democratic presidential candidate against trying to do what he did in 1994, which ended in the Democrats getting destroyed in the congressional mid-terms and in the end the AWB was a massive failure and the Democrat-controlled Congress in 2004 didn't even bother trying to reinstate it.

But I hate history lessons. Back to handjobs and mask mandates on planes.
 
What's the first nice thing you buy yourself?

Honestly? Concert tickets for whatever good show is on. Haven't been to a live gig in more than a year, and nothing makes music better than being with a bunch of other people all grooving to the same stuff.
 
Honestly? Concert tickets for whatever good show is on. Haven't been to a live gig in more than a year, and nothing makes music better than being with a bunch of other people all grooving to the same stuff.

Just yesterday was thinking I would go to any concert that I could be pogoing myself silly.
 
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Honestly? Concert tickets for whatever good show is on. Haven't been to a live gig in more than a year, and nothing makes music better than being with a bunch of other people all grooving to the same stuff.

I almost never bother going to concerts here stateside, but I must admit that live concerts were one of the best things ever about living in Japan. Of course, by that I mean the concerts of has-been American rock stars who end up playing in Japan for money. Shit, I got to stand about five yards away from Slash and watch him ad-lib in a fucking top hat. For 6k yen. Never going to forget that.
 
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Nope, that's not at all what they're clamoring for now. I'm all in favor of extremely thorough background checks, always have been, as are most law-abiding gun owners. But Biden has announced a number of draconian measures he'd like to take, among them: Reinstating the failed 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which would criminalize half the rifles in my safe and the hundreds of standard-capacity magazines in storage; mandating that all guns manufactured be "smart guns," which I have no idea what that means but supposedly having some sort of fingerprint technology built-in to every firearm grip; limiting the number of firearms and ammunition a person can legally purchase; and worst of all, he's promising to appoint Beto O'Rourke as his "gun czar," and Beto is an open advocate for forcible gun confiscations and raids on the homes of law-abiding citizens. As he put it, "HELL YEAH, WE'RE COMING FOR YOUR AR-15." Or "AR-14," as Joe puts it (there is no such thing as an AR-14).

But, like I said, history has shown that every such measure inevitably fails in America. Bill Clinton famously warns every Democratic presidential candidate against trying to do what he did in 1994, which ended in the Democrats getting destroyed in the congressional mid-terms and in the end the AWB was a massive failure and the Democrat-controlled Congress in 2004 didn't even bother trying to reinstate it.

But I hate history lessons. Back to handjobs and mask mandates on planes.

when I read that stuff about assault weapons being still on sale freely I’m happy to live in Japan ... frankly when do you see yourself needing to use them? I can understand a rifle , handgun , stuff like that. But assault weapons , really?
 
when I read that stuff about assault weapons being still on sale freely I’m happy to live in Japan ... frankly when do you see yourself needing to use them? I can understand a rifle , handgun , stuff like that. But assault weapons , really?

Well, I HATE to get technical and preachy, but you're using the mainstream media's absolutely false definition of an "assault weapon." The AR-15, like the ones I own, is not an assault weapon. It is a semi-automatic carbine rifle. An "Assault Weapon" is a select-fire military-grade rifle that can be fired semi-automatic, three-round burst or fully automatic. Actual "assault weapons" are absolutely illegal in almost every state in the U.S., and even in the few states where you can purchase one with a "Category III" license, that license is so costly and requires such insane paperwork and background checks that most people can't afford it and don't bother. Hysterical journalist and Democrat politicians like to label the AR-15 and civilian AK-47 variant as "assault weapons" because they look scary and further the gun-ban agenda. The AR-15 (and civilian AK-47) are fundamentally no different from dozens and dozens of other semi-automatic rifles, in the same caliber ammunition, using the same mags and are operationally identical...but the other ones aren't black and scary looking so you don't hear about them on CNN.

This is an AR-15, very similar to the ones I own:

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This is a Ruger Mini 14:

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Both fire the exact same caliber round. Both are operationally identical, semi-automatic carbine rifles. Both use almost identical magazines, of the same capacity variations. But only one of them is listed in every current variation of Democratic gun-ban wish-lists, including the 1994 AWB. Only one is called an "assault rifle" by hysterical media outlets. Only one is ridiculously regulated and restricted in states like California. And that's because only one is black and scary looking.

Don't fall for the gun-banner bullshit perpetuated by the media. There's always bullshit and dishonesty in the American political process but when it comes to firearms, what the left tries to perpetuate is truly offensive.
 
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frankly when do you see yourself needing to use them?

But if you're referring to why civilians might need a carbine rifle like the AR-15, this is another good recent example that most news networks chose to either ignore or play down because it didn't fit the narrative.

Hero Who Stopped Texas Gunman: I Couldn’t Have Stopped Him Without My AR-15: 'If I had run out of the house with a pistol and faced bullet proof vest and kevlar and helmets, it might have been futile.'

And a very pertinent history lesson, known as the "Rooftop Koreans." After what we've seen over the past year, I don't think there's anyone who can argue with this rationale.

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But if you're referring to why civilians might need a carbine rifle like the AR-15, this is another good recent example that most news networks chose to either ignore or play down because it didn't fit the narrative.

Hero Who Stopped Texas Gunman: I Couldn’t Have Stopped Him Without My AR-15: 'If I had run out of the house with a pistol and faced bullet proof vest and kevlar and helmets, it might have been futile.'

And a very pertinent history lesson, known as the "Rooftop Koreans." After what we've seen over the past year, I don't think there's anyone who can argue with this rationale.

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yeah well... some day a nutjob will fire from a tank at a crowd and all law-abiding gun owners will lobby to be able to own their own tank too, just in case ... :D
 

the NRA just filed for bankruptcy anyway , right?
I wonder how they came to this end
Too busy to research this though but I bet too many people were on its « payroll »

funny thing is that the American Dems I know actually own guns, like you, and the only strongly anti-guns guy I know there is ... Republican (Lincoln Project type, but still)
 
the NRA just filed for bankruptcy anyway , right?
I wonder how they came to this end
Too busy to research this though but I bet too many people were on its « payroll »

No, it's that piece of shit Wayne LaPierre. Aside from assigning himself a multi-million dollar annual salary, he was charging all sorts of exorbitant bullshit on his company credit card. Full disclosure, I'm an NRA Patriot Life Member (Endowment Level), spent a lot of money for the superficial bragging rights, got the upgraded bumper stickers and lapel pin, too, apparently have my name on the wall in the NRA Washington Museum, but this asshole has to go. I don't particularly like how the NRA operates but they serve a purpose. And in the next few years they will be fundamentally important to me not being re-categorized as a criminal just based on what I purchased legally.

But let's face facts. You'd sleep with me just to touch my exclusive lapel pin.
 
But let's face facts. You'd sleep with me just to touch my exclusive lapel pin.

nope. But if you are a Lieutenant in the Kiss Army with a personalized autograph by Gene Simmons I may be tempted :)
 
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nope. But if you are a Lieutenant in the Kiss Army with a personalized autograph by Gene Simmons I may be tempted :)

I can't fucking stand Gene Simmons, but if they could somehow stop being bitchass babies and do the 1995 Unplugged session over again, I'd definitely redirect my post-pandemic gun money for tickets to that show. Hard Luck Woman is going to be the soundtrack, the next time I pay some middle-aged mamasan to squat on me.
 
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:cat:A ticket back home and splurge on a vacay with my family in the Mediterranean

Maybe half a mil lip fillers on my lips :3 I would get them now, but the clinics in Japan are not my cup of tea

I wish I could splurge $4000 on emsculpt but I probably won’t.

Lots and lots of music festivals

Art galleries

More PT sessions

Hope p4p gets busy again!
 
Other cosmetic procedures that men love to look at but not want to know about :cat:

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ok please please please do not overindulge in this
you have a perfect bod
I hope you didn’t mean crazy stuff like anal bleaching or whatever some ladies get done for the « perfect » vag lips.