Finally, a Quiet Day

Our plans for the day after Thanksgiving were originally to spend the day in jammies, drinking egg nog around the fireplace.

Seriously. Both daughters had to work, so it was just going to be my lovely wife and me.

That was the plan.

Then we were contacted by friends who wanted to come see the new house. Since we've been here for a bit over six months, and hadn't had anyone over for a formal showing, it seemed to be time.

Sidebar: "No one over? What - are you anti-social?" No, it's just that it takes a long time to re-combine two households (our daughters moved back in with us), and set up housekeeping in a new place.

Then Samsung contacted us about our washing machine. Seems it was one of the 'splody ones, and they needed to perform an upgrade to keep that from happening.

And oh, yes, the repairman had to be here while the guests were arriving.

But he arrived early, after calling ahead to ensure it was okay, and only took 20 minutes to effect the repairs.

The guests also arrived early, but we were ready, and all was well. They were duly impressed, and we had a great afternoon of conversation.

It was a good day, and now today will be our quiet day. More or less. :)

Remington to Replace Nearly 8 Million Rifle Triggers

I know this has been reported before, but the recall has been expanded.

Remington Arms -- the nation's oldest continuous manufacturer of firearms -- is preparing to announce it will replace the triggers on almost 8 million rifles, CNBC.com is reporting. 

The weapons in question are Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifles. They are one of the most popular hunting weapons in Alaska and the rest of the U.S.

Remington has for years been fighting accusations the triggers are faulty and that because of a design defect the Model 700 can fire inadvertently without the trigger being pulled.

CNBC.com reports that the deal to retrofit millions of rifles with new triggers comes as part of an out-of-court settlement Remington has reached with plaintiffs in a class-action suit.

The Alabama-based company has long disputed the accusation the triggers are faulty, but according to CNBC,  the company has agreed to "to replace the triggers in about 7.85 million rifles."

... Remington has already recalled both Model 700 and Model 7 rifles manufactured between May 1, 2006 and April 9, 2014 to replace triggers.

But the latest action would massively expand the number of guns affected. The Model 700 has been in production since 1962. The Model 7, a variation on the Model 700, was introduced in 1983.

If you have one of these rifles, stop using it immediately.