Motivational Poster Thread (warning content)

That's a good looking finished project there .
But ,, I've often wondered what the actual cost is to build with containers. Because once you cut out a wall ,, or a window ,, you weaken the structurability of the containers. Then you're having to add extra headers ,,and or steel beams to carry the loads . Then factor in the cost of a welder .
I was in Texas a few yrs ago ,, staying at a beach house ,, and they were building a house using a few containers . I walked thru looking at the build ,, and the work involved in rebuilding the structurability ,, time ,, materials and labor ,,, versus standard stick framing ,, looked to be far more expensive.
But if you want a novelty type project,, I guess it's OK.

 

I feel the same way. Bah Humbug.

 

when the TV went off all there was---test pattern

 

While I am sure there are some people at the UN who would love to be able to send UN Troops to the US to help disarm US Citizens (and let's be honest, there are a lot of US politicians with the same dreams), there has been enough rhetoric circulated for many, many years that that would be a "very, very, bad idea", that I don't think they'd ever be stupid enough to try.

The quote attributed to Admiral Yamamoto was absolutely correct:"You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." There are over 15 million licensed hunters (as of 2020, the latest year info is available for). And that's just the firearms owners who hunt. There are millions who don't currently hunt but have in the past. Many more who are long-range target shooters, but not hunters. And untold numbers of ex-military who are neither hunters nor long-range paper punchers, but who still own firearms and know how to use them. Back when he allegedly made that statement, bolt-action, iron-sighted rifles were the predominant firearm. If that was true then, with a much smaller pool of potential triggerpullers with somewhat slower and shorter range weaponry, how much more true is it now?

 

And, there are MANY honest lawabiding gun owners/collectors who could literally arm and train anywhere from rifle squads to platoons, more exmilitary who could train snipers and sappers. Then the engineers, repair mechanics and techs to service weapons, the medical specialists, the cooks and suppliers of whatever these noncentralised units would need. Basically, in a few weeks we could field a trained and equipped army of millions, using small unit/SpecOps/disimilar combat tactics. Think of the Viet Cong taken to the nth degree, far better supplied, trained and led. No regular army could stand against that for long. The price of occupation would be far too dear.

 

Agree.
I am not convinced that is real. Several aspects look odd and I suspect the images might be AI creations. The far right of rough framing is odd. The roof and wall above the containers is also odd.

 

And the green container would have to have been shortened several feet. The ends don't match.