- Nothing is more fun than going to a customer and asking “You requested this back in September. Do you still need it?” and having them have no idea what you’re talking about.
- It’s amazing how a few simple tasks can grow to nine and a half hours of work when given enough project management work.
- Somewhere in Columbus, Georgia, is an elderly man who used to work at the equipment issuing facility at nearby Fort Benning.
- Our paths crossed twice: First, when he issued me my cold weather gear for going to Bosnia, and then again when I returned and turned most of it in.
- I owe that man a great debt for letting me keep my very expensive Matterhorn boots, which kept my feet from shrivelling up and turning into a muddy mess at the range today.
- If I ever meet that man again, he’s getting a free beer.
- The mud was ankle-deep and the color and consistency of butterscotch pudding today.
- Someday, I’m going to re-learn the math necessary to model my efforts to clean the mud off my boots and pants this afternoon.
- “How long will DaddyBear work to get the mud off his boots before he realizes that all he has done is transfer it to the rest of his clothing and his hair?”
- Are the people who design pistol competition stages all evil geniuses, or does it just seem that way?
- Yeah, it was muddy, but there was no way I was going to lean down to shoot through a tube that sat at navel-level for me.
- It was just easier to take a knee and wash my pants an extra time or two.
- I can safely report that the 1911 in .45 ACP was a much better choice for knocking down steel targets than the CZ-82 in 9mm Makarov.
- I can’t say that I shot a lot better today than I did last month, but my left-handed shooting has definitely improved.
- Dry-firing left handed might be a pain, but I guess doing it as often as I can is paying off.
- Girlie Bear answered a late call last night, and ended up going with her shooting team to the state match this morning.
- I hope she enjoyed herself, but the best thing for me was being complimented by the chaperone on how sweet and respectful she was.
- I can’t imagine a better way to spend my evening than having a pizza delivered, watching Bugs Bunny with Boo, and just relaxing.
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Posted by daddybear71 on January 11, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/01/11/musings-28/
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Odysseus
/ January 12, 2014The CZ-82 is actually HH’s go to carry gun. She’s got a neat picture somewhere on her blog of the smiley face she “accidentally” shot in the 10 ring one day with it.
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daddybear71
/ January 12, 2014It’s mine too. It’s easily concealable, as accurate as I care to make it at the distances where I can see myself shooting in a self-defense situation, and has good capacity.
But I have to worry a lot more about shot placement when I’m shooting at steel targets, and the 1911 doesn’t have that issue in the match.
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derfreiheit
/ January 12, 2014“Are the people who design pistol competition stages all evil geniuses, or does it just seem that way?”
Both? There are a few types of stage designer:
* “I saw this on TV/in a movie/on YouTube and want to try it”
* “We did this two months ago and it was really hard. I want to do it again and not suck”
* “If I make this too hard/insane someone else will volunteer to setup a stage next time”
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daddybear71
/ January 12, 2014nod
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derfreiheit
/ January 12, 2014Searched for ‘matterhorn boot’ on Amazon, the Matterhorns you wore aren’t *that* expensive, though I am surprised they sell this style in Mens 13: http://www.amazon.com/Skechers-Womens-Highlanders-Matterhorn-Mountain/dp/B007XRHJKW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1389535468&sr=8-7&keywords=matterhorn+boots
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daddybear71
/ January 12, 2014I will buy you two boxes of .22 if you buy those and wear them to a match.
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