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Alarm system. Glasses on night stand in same place every night. 4-cell maglight (one on Mrs. Anygun's side too), Kimber and spare mags on stand or in drawer (Mrs. Anygun's SW 642 on her side), Mossberg 12 ga defender(with sidecar) with 3 inch 000 buck in closet top shelf.

When on the road I follow the same routine except no alarm system and no Mrs. Anygun unless I am in Illinois or Canada, then no handguns.

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I wear contacts during the day and switch to glasses late in the evening. The glasses stay on the nightstand in the same place every night, next to the 4 cell maglight. The glock that I carry daily goes in the drawer just under the eyeglasses. It is a good idea to have this stuff in the same place all the time, and nothing else in the drawer except the pistol. Our little dog sleeps just outside the bedroom door.

I wear contacts until late evening and switch to my glasses, which stay in an area right next to my revolver and cell phone. Reagan (boxer) in back yard. 2 little dogs in the bedroom with us, shotgun in closet. AND our bedroom is upstairs. Wife is instructed in the event of noise down stairs she is to go to the closet with the cell phone and shotty. I usually play the what if game before I go to sleep.

First line of defense is of course checking all doors to be sure they are locked before heading to bed.

In the bedroom the pistol and a flashlight sit on the night stand by the bed…within easy reach of my right hand (I’m right handed by the way)…ditto for my wife.

Behind the door is a Mini-14.

On the floor is my main alarm system…a German Shepard and a Border Collie. The Shepard is the very protective one and the first to any source of disturbance during the night. The Border Collie is less protective, but a heck of an alarm system. We call one the guard dog and the other the alarm dog…no way we’re going to get surprised in our bed, which by the way is on the second floor. Long before anyone could get to the bedroom, the Shepard would have them…

And at the bottom of the list is a phone. We live well out in the country and by the time 911 nets an officer on sight, the issue will probably be resolved one way or the other. It’s a very valuable addition to the list, but it’s certainly not going to bring the Calvary quickly…

The flashlight is primarily for the non-two legged visitors we occasionally get…such as the 2 am raccoons after a late night snack. It also comes in handy if the electricity is off, which happens periodically. The rifle is for the more dangerous 4 legged critters that prey on cattle at night.

The pistol is for defense of my wife, me, my dogs, and my home…and by the way, they’re listed in order of priority.

llwatson wrote:I don't know anyone who has gotten Lasik for the advertised price. That $499 per eye come on is only for those people who never really needed Lasik in the first place. I paid $3000 to go from 20/400 to 20/60. No 20/20 guarantee for me. And trust me, I shopped around. After all, these are my eyeballs we are talking about!

Anyways... even though I still wear glasses, (after 2 Lasik procedures) I am no longer blind without them, and I would totally do it again. And to keep this on topic, now I keep a Glock by my bed and I'm not afraid I might mistake the weiner dog for a short burglar and shoot her one night!

Wow, that's not a very good deal. I paid the exact same amount, but got 20/15 vision after the procedure. I was also at 20/400 pre-surgery.

Carter Eye Institute in Dallas (Walnut Hill and Greenville).

I had this thought the other night when at 0300 the dog tears off the bed barking in her "protect" bark and out her door she goes. I wear contacts, no glasses in years & years, as I grab my .45 heading to the backdoor I realize I can't see at all. I'm going to have get pair to put by my bed also.

For me at night I have my 357 just under the bed where I sleep, no nightstand, with in arms reach. I have the shotgun in the closet. Flashlight is between me and the door, I can get it as I head to the door. Plus I have a "few" living alarms, all of mine dont even add up in weight to one of what most have listed. For them the bark is worse then the bite.

I wear disposable contact 24/7 and they work fine for me.
But my backup glasses, which are decades old, had gotten to the point my wife would not let me go outside with them on.

http://www.zennioptical.com/

$18.00 delivered. Took about 2 weeks.
Tinted lenses, nice metal frames.
As good as any I have bought at a local optical shop.

I think the most you can possibly spend is about $80 - no-line tri-focals, titanium frames etc.

I have my glasses within reach, since my contacts are out nightly. I have a small dog as well, and anytime someone is around the house, she will sense it and alert loudly with a nasty yelping bark that sounds like she's dying or something. Immediately I get up and put my glasses on, put my index finger on my biometric safe, 2 seconds later, my Glock 23 is ready to roll. No one should be at my doorstep after I get in bed at 2am.

I have 2 dogs. They aren't gonna hurt anyone but they make alot of noise. I keep a ahndgun in a touch-pad lock box, and a rifle in the next room. I have a 3 yr old daughter... so I am constantly trying to keep her safe and away from my weapons, while keeping my access to them less-restricted.

waffenmacht wrote:I have 2 dogs. They aren't gonna hurt anyone but they make alot of noise. I keep a ahndgun in a touch-pad lock box, and a rifle in the next room. I have a 3 yr old daughter... so I am constantly trying to keep her safe and away from my weapons, while keeping my access to them less-restricted.

Very smart and responsible!


Good on ya.......dad!

Rex B wrote:I wear disposable contact 24/7 and they work fine for me.
But my backup glasses, which are decades old, had gotten to the point my wife would not let me go outside with them on.

http://www.zennioptical.com/

$18.00 delivered. Took about 2 weeks.
Tinted lenses, nice metal frames.
As good as any I have bought at a local optical shop.

I think the most you can possibly spend is about $80 - no-line tri-focals, titanium frames etc.

Thank you my friend for that excellent link!!!