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  10. Posted

    this may (or may not) work for you but take a look here the price is right

    I do hope this will work.

     

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    Not quite a "calendar" but hopefully the intent of what I'm looking for is there!  

     

     

    I'm basically looking to project monies out for a few months to better time bill payments with account levels.

     

    Thanks!

     

     

    Gold star to anyone who finds the same thing in a true "calendar" format, lol.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Exactly what I'm looking for is to be able to either automatically (or manually) enter the following:

     

    X bill due on Y date

    W bill due on Z date

    U deposit on V date

    etc...

     

    ....and to project each day the balance in the account. Something I could totally do manually, btw...but isn't that what computers are for? lol

  12. Posted

    i use Microsoft Money. 

     

    Budget, bill reminders, a running cash available and future cash available chart.  It basically uses your budget and scheduled bills to make sure you will have enough cash in the account at all times..

     

    I think quickbooks has a similar thing, but i have been using MS Money since i was in highschool so i am used to it...

     

     

    Oh the irony of paying money to self-manage your money, lol.

     

    The Google says MS Money has been discontinued and replaced with Quicken.

     

    Does it literally have a calendar I can see? I'm a visual kind of guy....

  13. Posted

    Maybe you guys can help.

     

     

    I've looked myself to no avail....maybe I'm not searching with the right terms.

     

     

     

     

    I'm looking for a program or an Excel spreadsheet where you can enter bills by due dates and paydays and it shows a running total for each day. Does such a thing exist?

    I'm not looking for a typical "monthly budget' calculator....

  15. Posted

    Its not that simple. Apparantly the guy was huge and headed straight for the off duty officer. If he gets the upper hand then the officer loses his weapon. Then his family may be in jeopardy. Its never simple

    According to the law, he had the duty to retreat if possible. Unless the car was inoperable, he had means to retreat.

     

    Listen...this has ZERO to do with the fact he was an officer (other than the fact a non-LEO wouldn't have the opportunity to even have the weapon). It has everything to do with whether his actions were lawful.

     

     

    The fact he was an officer only holds two meanings for me:

    - He was allowed to carry when a non-LEO would not be. A lawful non-LEO would not have shot someone in a road rage incident due to the lack of a weapon.

    - He should have had better SA and never put himself in the situation to begin with.

  16. Posted

    I dont know the laws in Deleware so i cant comment. I would have to see how the statutes are written plus how case law is decided to make a judgement.

    I'm not asking you to comment on the specific case....I'm asking how you feel about LEO's who act wrongly against the law, either knowingly or unwittingly, and how I hope you understand that a lot of animosity is fairly deserved.

     

    Even though OC is legal here, I'm terrified of the day I encounter a LEO who either doesn't know what I'm doing is perfectly lawful, or simply doesn't agree with the law. I shouldn't have to feel that way.

  17. Posted

    Honest question BLF....what about all the situations where the authorities act on something that is NOT illegal?

    Specifically in Delaware, there are a lot of open carry individuals who continually get harassed, and the LEO's clearly don't know the law. What is one supposed to believe in a situation like that?

     

    One man was handcuffed, disarmed, ID taken and detained by the local PD until the SP arrived and informed them the man had done nothing wrong and to let him go.  

    It's situations like that that give LEO's a bad rep. I understand the majority of cops are good people, but when you have a sizable portion who don't seem to know the law, and even worse don't seem to care....it creates a lot of animosity.

  18. Posted

    If the man was unarmed....Walker goes to jail in my mind. Plain and simple.

     

    There is no logic in road rage. This tragedy could have been avoided. If the LEO was truly scared for his family, then he should not have pulled over to cause the confrontation.

    Both sides are responsible for their stupidity. One person was shot and killed and the other should be behind bars.

    I agree.


    MD's self defense laws:
     

    homicide, other than felony murder, is justified on the ground of self-defense if the following criteria are satisfied:

    (1) The accused must have had reasonable grounds to believe himself in apparent imminent or immediate danger of death or serious bodily harm from his assailant or potential assailant;

    (2) The accused must have in fact believed himself in this danger;

    (3) The accused claiming the right of self defense must not have been the aggressor or provoked the conflict;

    (4) The force used must have not been unreasonable and excessive, that is, the force must not have been more force than the exigency demanded.





    One who seeks to justify an assault on the ground that he acted in self-defense
    must show that he used no more force than the exigency reasonably demanded
    . The belief of a defendant in an action for assault that the plaintiff intended to do him bodily harm cannot support a plea of self-defense unless it was such a belief as a person of average prudence would entertain under similar circumstances.

    Maryland also follows the 
     rule that,
    outside of one's home, a person, before using deadly force in self-defense, has the duty "'to retreat or avoid danger if such means were within his power and consistent with his safety.'"

     

  22. Posted

     

    With a threat at either the passenger or driver's side door how much of your body are you exposing to your threat as you stretch/reach for the pistol in the passenger side?

     

    I suppose I'm exposing more than if I didn't have a gun to defend myself with.

     

    How much of that movement is telegraphed to your attacker?

     

    More than if I didn't have a gun at all I suppose.

     

    Say a car-jacker approaches either side of your car. What are you going to do? Open yourself up to being killed or injured by attempting to draw from there and hoping you are faster, or follow the nice man's instructions and exit the vehicle leaving your gizmo in its nice holster by the glovebox?

     

    I open myself up to being killed or injured vs. not fighting back.

     

    Will you remember to grab it if you have to bail out of your car under stress?

     

    Well, I've never had to do that before in my 14 years of driving so far....but with it being right there I'm fairly certain I'd think to grab it.

     

    Can your draw from that holster quickly while looking only at a potential threat? Or do you have to look at the gun, taking your eyes off the threat and losing situational awareness?

     

    I'll need to practice, but it comes out fairly easily...and if not the entire holster would tear away from the car.

     

    How much slower/faster are you grabbing that holster and engaging a threat than you are skinning it from your hip? Put it on the timer with some dry-fire and find out (Surefire makes a shot-timer for the iPhone that is free and is sensitive enought to pick up dry-fire clicks)

     

    Will never grab from my hip due to laws.

     

    Where does it go in an accident?

     

    Where would one in the trunk (or seat or dash) go in an accident?

     

    Where do you put it with a passenger in the car?

     

    Either not carry or leave it where it is. Muzzle is pointed away from passenger and shouldn't be in the way.

     

    Aren't you afraid someone will target your vehicle as "easy picking" for a firearm if they see an empty holster in a parked car?

     

    When parked I take the holster off and throw it in the glove box.

     

    Why don't you just leave it in your OC holster while driving? That may be a no-no, I am unfamiliar with DE firearm's law...

     

    Already answered this one

     

    With the right holster and belt it isn't uncomfortable at all. I basically have to OC (duty belt/holster) as I drive a car for 12 hours a day with no issues.

     

    I actually leave my Serpa holster on while driving, and no, it's not uncomfortable and I would leave the gun in it if I could.

     

    If you are OCing anyway (which, as a guy who has to basically OC at work 12 hours a day, is a whole other can of worms - BUT I understand it and the benefits and detriments intimately and would OC if given no other opportunity) I can't think of any reasons to take the gun out of a perfectly serviceable and relatively comfortable holster and place it off-body.

     

    Already answered this one....hip holster is not "plain view".

     

    If you can't react quickly to an immediate threat at danger close distances with your pistol because of your chosen carry method/holster placement, it may as well be in your trunk or at home.

     

    I'll take my chances having it than not.

  25. Posted

    Only other "plain view" spot would be right by the driver's side window (weak hand, much easier for a potential grabber). My car is small. Anywhere on my strong side by my seat would be obstructed by the steering wheel/column or my legs.

    Not anywhere to put it in the center console either. Between dash controls, shifter and cup holders...no room.

    Only other place would be on top of the steering column, but that obstructs my view of the gauges.

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