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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 906536, member: 24633&quot;]When I was going to school, we had to make mathematical computations using our brain. Then in the 70&#039;s, Texas Instruments introduced the first pocket-sized calculator and many kids stopped learning how to apply the functions of math. In the 80&#039;s, a few parents sued teachers and school boards because their poor Johnny was forcibly dragged to the Principal&#039;s office after he had just beaten up another kid. Kids were very quick to take advantage of this. Forget corporal punishment! Now a teacher can&#039;t even look cross-eyed at a student for fear of being sued and losing their job. In the 90&#039;s, the personal computer and the internet made it easier for the kids. They didn&#039;t have to study anymore. All they had to do was learn how to Google a subject.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, it seems that we have a lot of young collectors coming here applying these same useless standards thinking that everything they do is okay. I&#039;ve been taken to task more than once for coming down too hard on some of them. I&#039;m sorry, but I&#039;m &quot;old school&quot;, and I don&#039;t believe that coddling the children serves any useful purpose. I&#039;ve always known that I would never make a good politician because I always say what is on my mind.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, in closing this <b>rant</b>, let me leave you with this one thought. If a kid who knew nothing about firearms was holding a Glock and he pointed it at you, would you tell him politely that he should never point a gun at someone because the gun just might be loaded? I sure as hell wouldn&#039;t because he&#039;d probably pull the trigger to see if it was loaded.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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