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      12-22-2012, 07:54 AM   #23
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      12-22-2012, 09:00 AM   #24
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Japan and England no issues. 10000 deaths in the US by guns, and yes I own two. But something has to be done. Oh sorry we need to talk cars(:
Sorry i'm compelled to correct an important fact. Most gun homicides occur in inner cities where they have the strictest gun laws. For instance, I'm allowed to carry anywhere in NY state, but not the 5 boroughs. That means some moron bureaucrat thought I am responsible enough to carry a gun anywhere in the state, but NOT in the place where there is the most crime. Makes no sense. The difference with England and Japan is that there citizens never had much guns in circulation opposed to our country. So if you disarm people by more laws it will not make a difference. I don't know if you heard but criminals typically don't follow the law. Switzerland has the lowest crime rate because there militia is all armed with assault rifles in their homes. Australia tried to ban guns and crime increased drastically. All banning more guns here for law abiding citizens does is make a safer work environment for criminals. Happy holidays.
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I hear you bro not debating the fact as I said I have two myself. I live in GA, and NY with GA being very pro guns. The facts are we have a problem in this country is all I'm saying. We need to fix the inner city, but remember the last two events didn't happen in the inner city that's why you see those events on the news. By the way how's your M5 driving. Stop the politics there because it will never end trust me(:
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Guys lets keep the conversation to cars so we can all stay friends. I think most of us will be on this board for at least 1-3 years.

BTW here is what I keep in my left glovebox:
Spare house keys in a small combination lock box
2 pairs of Sunglasses - one Maui Jim polarized for wearing outside of car at destination and one Serengetti non polarized for driving.
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      12-22-2012, 10:29 AM   #27
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I hear you bro not debating the fact as I said I have two myself. I live in GA, and NY with GA being very pro guns. The facts are we have a problem in this country is all I'm saying. We need to fix the inner city, but remember the last two events didn't happen in the inner city that's why you see those events on the news. By the way how's your M5 driving. Stop the politics there because it will never end trust me(:
Roger that. Anyway...My M5 is awesome thank you. I can't wait for warmer temps so I can feel how fast it is. I haven't went past 30% throttle in first as of yet. 2nd, 75% and once and while and get traction. I love this car. Rims coming in 6-8 weeks.
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
LOL....You're awesome.
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
Great photo!
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
Is that a G19?
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Sorry i'm compelled to correct an important fact. Most gun homicides occur in inner cities where they have the strictest gun laws. For instance, I'm allowed to carry anywhere in NY state, but not the 5 boroughs. That means some moron bureaucrat thought I am responsible enough to carry a gun anywhere in the state, but NOT in the place where there is the most crime. Makes no sense. The difference with England and Japan is that there citizens never had much guns in circulation opposed to our country. So if you disarm people by more laws it will not make a difference. I don't know if you heard but criminals typically don't follow the law. Switzerland has the lowest crime rate because there militia is all armed with assault rifles in their homes. Australia tried to ban guns and crime increased drastically. All banning more guns here for law abiding citizens does is make a safer work environment for criminals. Happy holidays.
First of all, very handy compartment!

I'm also glad I live in a country were you wouldn't even consider carrying a gun in your car!

And, I have often heard the Swiss argument being used. I know several people from Switzerland and from what I know they have NEVER used the arms argument as any reason for a low crime rate. Were I live we also have a similar system with National Guard reserves having automatic guns in their homes. The last thought 99% of these guys would have if they hear someone entering their house would be to get their service weapon (or any other weapon).

I think it's just cultural differences and history. What works in many european countries might not work in the US (or vice versa). I believe that many of our european arguments and points of view on this are valid in europe, but possibly not in the US. I appreciate that you have a big discussion on guns after the laste events, but we europeans should also understand that US society and culture are very different than ours on this.
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
Is that a G19?
But of course!
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      12-30-2012, 07:22 PM   #34
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
Is that a G19?
But of course!
Who cares about the gun- Where the heck did you find a Twinkie nowadays!? Lol
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      12-30-2012, 09:17 PM   #35
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Excellent pic! I have the same G19 but sadly no Twinkies.
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Guys lets keep the conversation to cars so we can all stay friends. I think most of us will be on this board for at least 1-3 years.

BTW here is what I keep in my left glovebox:
Spare house keys in a small combination lock box
2 pairs of Sunglasses - one Maui Jim polarized for wearing outside of car at destination and one Serengetti non polarized for driving.
Stealth, my costa del mar sunglasses that are heavily polarized have very little to no effect on the HUD at all, in fact the tint on windshield helps brighten it beyond what it looks like stock with the naked eye.. May need to turn up the brightness a little but the polarized glasses dont cause a problem for me at all
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Stealth, my costa del mar sunglasses that are heavily polarized have very little to no effect on the HUD at all, in fact the tint on windshield helps brighten it beyond what it looks like stock with the naked eye.. May need to turn up the brightness a little but the polarized glasses dont cause a problem for me at all
Interesting. I wonder if this is something to do with the tint. My Maui Jim's completely kill the HUD. It becomes a very faint ghost like image that is hard to read.
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Stealth, my costa del mar sunglasses that are heavily polarized have very little to no effect on the HUD at all, in fact the tint on windshield helps brighten it beyond what it looks like stock with the naked eye.. May need to turn up the brightness a little but the polarized glasses dont cause a problem for me at all
Interesting. I wonder if this is something to do with the tint. My Maui Jim's completely kill the HUD. It becomes a very faint ghost like image that is hard to read.
Maybe the brand of glasses?? The lens is real glass on the glasses where most of my other pairs in the past are plastic lenses (designer brands)
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Maybe the brand of glasses?? The lens is real glass on the glasses where most of my other pairs in the past are plastic lenses (designer brands)
I have Bolle polarized sunglasses and I can't see the HUD at all with the glasses on. They have plastic lenses. I guess I should invest in some real glass lenses.
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Interesting. I wonder if this is something to do with the tint. My Maui Jim's completely kill the HUD. It becomes a very faint ghost like image that is hard to read.
It depends on the angle of the polarization of your sunglasses. If you take a polarized lens and turn (rotate clockwise) it while looking at a LCD or any other projected image, at some point while turning it will completely black out the image and at 90 degree from there it is completely clear. It does not matter whether it is glass or plastic but will happen with all polarized lenses.

One way to test if a lens is polarized is to place one lens on top of the other and rotate one lens. At some point it should all black out. If not then one of the lenses is not truly polarized

Best to get non-polarized for driving and polarized for sports and walking around.
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It depends on the angle of the polarization of your sunglasses.
This!

I'm a bit surprised that the angle is different between sunglasses. Polarization kills all light in a given plane (thus the black out when lenses are at 90 degrees) and I'd think you always want the reflection and direct (overhead) sunlight removed.

Go figure. I wish I'd thought of this before buying my latest prescription shades... It's winter now and between the car being parked and the sun being up only while I'm at work - I hadn't noticed the lack of HUD.
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Both the HUD and your polarized lenses take advantage of Brewster's Angle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster's_angle). In the HUD it is to reflect the image onto the windscreen aligned with your head. In the sunglasses, its to cut glare. However, not all sunglasses have the same alignment of their polarization field... Maui Jims and Oakleys have very, very precise polarization that will be evident when aligned with the HUD. Both polarizations can cancel each other out and make the HUD seem to disappear.

We have the same problem wearing polarized lenses in combat aircraft -- displays/HUDs can seem to blank out, and windscreens can "rainbow" as they are polarized themselves.
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Here is picture. It actually holds both... Rule #34 from Zombieland "keep your Twinkies with your gun"
Is that a G19?
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Who cares about the gun- Where the heck did you find a Twinkie nowadays!? Lol
I thought the same thing
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