Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

No worries bro... its a great gun, I would have a hard time parting with it. I like it in the black/olive drab, that would match the rest of my toys. It would look sick with the TRP griptape grips. Only problem with those are you need to shoot with tactical gloves. And it took me forever to find MP22 mags, but now I have 5. Does yours fail to feed sometimes?

 

Ahhhh 1911s. I can't imagine getting any other pistol (besides an infinity).

 

Anyone have any travel tips for Spain/Portugal/France?

 

get drunk.

 

for someone with usually essay length responses, I'd expect more from you

 

It's an anniversary trip, so she's coming.

btw, I'm telling her you said that

 

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there's a good walking tour in madrid, i'd suggest do the same in the other places. I have some friends in paris, they could show you around. do you want me to get in touch with them for you? the next time they come to california, you'll have to take them on an off-roading trip.

 

sounds fair to me

 

Watch your pockets and her purse. Pick pocketing is huge in Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris.

The tourist walk in Madrid is cool. you get to see a good amount of things. The Plaza mayor is cool, the Prado Museo (Museum, if you guys are into that type of stuff), and Retiro Park is a huge park of gardens and small lake. You can rent kayaks and whatnot to kind of get a fix of being outdoors.

Paris is cool, make sure you see the usual (Eiffel, Louvre, Arc De Triomphe, and the Champs Elysees). If you get out to the coast of normandy, Mont St. Michel is pretty dang sweet. I also made a trip to the Palace of Versailles.

 

I haven't been to Spain or Portugal, but been to France. Paris is pretty cool and a lot to see there. Like stated above, go see the main sites as they are pretty cool. One thing I suggest is one of the days get up really early and walk around Paris by the Eiffel Tower, Arc De Triumphe and such. I woke up one morning at 5:15 am and just walked around for 4 hours by myself and it was probably my favorite part of the whole trip. There are no crowds anywhere, it's super quiet and you get to see the city in a different view. It was really neat seeing the shops open and all of the monuments completely deserted.

Other than that, we stopped in Nice on the French Riviera and it was cool, but I wouldn't spend more than a day.

 

Excellent advice guys. Thanks!!

 

Anybody know -specifically- where I can find sparklers on short notice, like the kind they sell on the 4th of July?

I've driven through Newark and Union City and have gone through corner store after corner store. Walmart doesn't carry them until 4th of July week. Trying to limit the search within 10 miles of Milpitas (since that's where I'm at). TIA.

 

Online is probably your best bet.

 

For the most part, fireworks are illegal in CA. Yes, there are some counties that sell safe and sane fireworks during the week or two prior to the 4th. But otherwise, you won't find them here-legally.

Besides, it's been hot as hell lately and the fire danger has been pretty high-which I bet renders them 100% illegal....oh, we almost got tickets at Hollister this weekend-turns out they are no bueno at the state parks too

 

Good to know.

The plans are to use them indoors anyway so yea. Plus need them tomorrow, so looks like a no go.

Thanks guys.

 

Just look at San Diego right now for proof of that...800-900 acre fire popped up just today, started at around 11am and was at 800 acres by 6pm.

 

I used to buy those dinky sparklers in Oakland Chinatown when I was a kid.

 

Had the pleasure of swapping CVs this morning before work, waking up to the smell of gear oil is excellent..... not.