Ajetpilot
Regular Member
I haven't been to the Kitsap County Fair for many years. Let us know how it goes.
I have open carried for over a year now and have not had a bad encounter. Today the wife and I went to the fair grounds to enter our things for this year’s fair. The ladies behind the table were sitting just below my XDM 40, not a word was said. I even had to help carry my entry around the table and place it on the display, it was a lot of glass, and going around the counter is a no no. I know that some day I will have a bad encounter. I always try to smile and be as helpful as I can and so far it has worked. Last year at the fair I CC; have any of you OLD timers OC at the Kitsap Fair?
We inflicted the kids on her parents and went to Aladdin's in Silverdale for dinner. Then Jo-Ann Etc., Michael's, and Barnes & Noble.
I chickened out and swapped the OWB leather-holstered Sig Sauer Black Scary Pistol for the much more subtle IWB Ruger revolver, so it was really kind of semi-OC. I didn't feel like having conversations with strangers.
I hope you have a good time in South Dakota. I don’t know if both Taco Time in Silverdale and Poulsbo are owned by the same people. When the one in Silverdale opened the wife and I went in for lunch. We met the owner; I showed him my XDM 40 and ask how gun friendly they were going to be. He answered no problem you can carry in here any time. So I figure if the owner is OK it must be ok. :banana: We ate there again today. If I had known you were in Poulsbo Taco Time we could have gone there. After that we went to Burger King (T T doesn’t have sweat potato fries) for desert, then off to Grocery Outlet. Then we went to the fair to enter jelly. No comments today at all; it is nice when someone likes to talk guns but no luck today.
@ 1830 From the Scanner: Someone with a black t-shirt that has an emblem on the side was reported to the police for open carry. I missed the location. The officer asked the dispatcher if the OCer was doing anything suspicious, the dispatcher said no. There may have been another caller as well.
Started my Motorcycle Safety Course last night at the Silverdale Air Park. OCed in class, no one ran out of the shack, instructor didn't even mention it till I made a wise crack about when to show up Saturday morning. All he did then was scowl at me and said "just gimme that gun". LOL Went to Arby's in Silverdale for a bite after the class. One of the other customers was excited about my OC, the kid behind the counter was more interested in my hat and shirt. (Confederate kapi and a shirt with the pulse rifle from Aliens and "Peace through superior firepower" on the front.)
Did PNW change locations from the Mall to the Airport? I took the class in June and was at the Mall. It's a great class for anyone who wants to get their endorsement. The instructors I had were really good. Not too nice so it forced me to learn from my mistakes. Also, which instructors did you have? I had Mojo and Steve and a guy walked by while OCing and had a quick chat with Steve and he didn't seem bothered or like he even really noticed (even though the guy was in a tight black "Range Officer" shirt with a gun on his hip).
We're at the airpark. My instructor is Dave but I don't recall his last name. He has very white hair and beard and is a former Navy guy. I think he may be the owner. The guy helping him I think was Steve. I had emailed them prior to taking the class to see what their feeling was about OC. Dave responded and said he needed to check with the state to see what their contract would say. I explained the state laws real quick and how the DOL facilities were effected. Also let him know that the Airpark was private and so it all boiled down to whether or not they had a prohibition and whether he had a prohibition. We went back and forth a few times and it came down to whether or not the instructor cared.
He asked that if the instructor wanted me to lock it up if I would have a problem with that. I wanted the course so I said if I showed up and was told to stow it I would have to follow the instructors request. Well, that didn't happen, so I'm good.
I passed the written test last night, now I have the skills test this morning. Next, when I have the money I want to do the level two course with my own bike so I can get used to it. But I have some things to get for the bike first.