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Four years ago, a guy buried some ammo a gun and some holsters. He dug them up and had a look. I find it interesting but if it’s time to bury guns then it’s passed time to use them.

Posted in uncategorized on December 8th, 2010 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

7 Responses to “Underground Storage”

  1. Jake Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 11:42 am

    if it’s time to bury guns then it’s passed[sic] time to use them.

    Unless you’ve got others you’ll use first. Having backups that the other side doesn’t know where to find can be useful. Burying those early is just good strategic sense.

  2. SayUncle Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    if you’re gonna sic me, do it right.

  3. Standard Mischief Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

    Direct burial is probably best for the kind of person who only have one gun in the nightstand, which will be confiscated from them if they ever have to use it in self-defense

  4. randy Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    One time in my life (so far) caching has come in handy. When I was assigned overseas and couldn’t take the collection with me.

    Stored them with my dad (not a shooter) and had them broken down, oiled and greased up, wrapped in burlap and garbage bags with desiccant in an old chest freezer in his barn. 2 years later all came out (and after cleaning) good as when they went in.

    His method would have saved me a lot of cleaning time.

  5. Jake Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    if you’re gonna sic me, do it right.

    I did. “Passed” is a verb. Proper usage would be “it has passed the time to use them.”

    In your original usage “past” is a preposition modifying the object phrase “time to use them” to indicate that it is beyond the time.

    Or, from another Daily Writing Tips article on the same question:

    past: preposition meaning “beyond.” It differs from an adverb because it is followed by an object.
    Ex. The bullet whizzed past my head.

    Two more handy tips:
    The only verb that belongs in front of passed is some form of have:
    The days have passed quickly.
    He had passed his exams before his father lost his job.
    The horse has passed the finish line.

    If the verb is is, don’t use passed:
    For, lo, the winter is past.

  6. SayUncle Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    no. it’s passed means it is passed. That’s verb.

  7. comatus Says:
    December 8th, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    No, “it’s past time” is a description of tense. Teepee, wigwam…

    Carry on; you’re doing pluperfectly. Kind of indicative mood, though, if I do say so myself.

    Ever notice that none of us ever get promoted to English lieutenant-colonel?

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