Liota

I have two lessons that enjoy equal status. 1. Relax and have fun. 2. Failing #1, make sure you have friends who will help you get that way. If I'm standing on the line all serious, someone will make a comment to make me laugh. THEN I can shoot well. It got me the best classifiers I've ever shot. L

Duane, you beat me to the punch on this one. Pink's triumphs were mostly out of chance. Bugs would just twitch his whiskers and say, "Of course, you know, this means war!" He'd win through bunny cunning. L

You said it more eloquently than I did. I agree with you. People are always influenced to some degree by their surroundings. It would be silly to think otherwise. L

After a fashion I have to agree with Rhino. Too many times in college I got asked, "What did the author mean by this?" My first response was, "Let me call him and check." Problem? The author had been dead for some time, probably more than 100 years. No, I wasn't quite that cynical about it until I read the interview with J.R.R. Tolkien in which the author of the article spoke about how LOTR was a comment on modern life. Tolkien said something to the effect of, "It's a story. That's all." Basically, it brought me around to the understanding that what a guy says is what he says. The reader or listener will attach meaning and significance based on his experience. I do not mean to de-value anything people have said in the past, because in some respect it always has value, even if only to tell me which path not to take. I guess I just take what is of value to me and leave the rest behind, but remain aware of where it is so I can find it if I need it. Somehow this has always gotten me where I needed to be when I needed to be there. my $.02 L

Information will come pretty quickly. I got mine within a couple of weeks. When you move up in class, though, it comes even faster. L

I will just third the mention of the Precision Bullets. I started using those when a friend pointed out that I wouldn't have lead build-up in my barrel if I did. Didn't look back after that. Load David's 200grn SWC with 6.2 grains of Winchester Super Field. Great load! At home it makes major with just a squeak. At Area 4 last year it made 175PF. Between David Long's bullets and the WSF, my gun was a whole lot cleaner when I got done. L

Gene Wilder, Blazing Saddles.

LMAO!

A comment on Renee's post. The Bobby Batteries made my dot a little fuzzy and slightly pinker than I like. They work great for practice, but I don't use them for a match. For regular use, I prefer Duracel DL1/3N, but will use the Energizer equivalent when Duracel's are not available. L

If you guys need a reference for the water, just remember how you feel shooting a bunch of stages without drinking. Your performance goes right down the toilet. You can't think straight. You become more vulnerable to temperature-related illnesses (heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia). The more water you drink, the less susceptible (sp?) you are to those problems and others. Liota

SigLady, At least he knows the rules, even if he doesn't necessarily agree with them. Liota

First, Ron, Ouch! That just sounds painful. Second, I can't praise super glue highly enough. It stops the bleeding from cuts, hardens the tops of blisters and generally serves as a better paint-on band-aid than nuskin. I keep a bottle with a brush applicator at work for just such occasions. Great stuff. Just don't touch ANYTHING you're interested in keeping unstuck until it's dry. Liota

ow! Ron, I assume it wasn't your trigger finger?? That truly would suck. L

Alex and I found one in BFE, Wyoming (am I repeating myself??? ). It was pretty cool. I had trouble with the gun. Aiming, apparently, was not the way to go for that one. Alex told me not to aim, just learn where the gun shoots and point it there. I couldn't get the hang of not aiming. Darn me and all my training. The game is a blast! On the off-chance that I offended someone from Wyoming. It has two things I like, acres of empty land and not too many people. It also has three things I don't like, extreme cold, high wind and lots of that flaky white stuff. They probably ensure the two things I do like. I have never seen that much snow fence, even in northern Japan where they get an average of 212 inches of snow a year. L

TL, Haven't heard the AD story, but hopefully will sometime. Didn't realize he came to the forum. Guess that makes sense considering most of the people I respect find themselves here at some point or another. How 'bout it, Chuck? Will you tell us some stories? L

Tightloop, [complete thread drift] If you ever get the chance, ask Chuck Taylor about getting bayonetted. The story is amusing and Chuck tells the tale well. He still has the guy's rifle. [thread drift off] Liota

Sam, I'm adoptable. L

Amen, Tightloop! Just what I was thinking. L

I'm with you, JB. I laughed when I found out that "howdy doody" was running for president. Of course, I cried when he got elected the first time. I was pissed off when he got elected the second time. Still don't understand how he got that far. Of course, it took Arkansas a bit to learn, too. Two consecutive terms as governor and one after his first successor. Then they shipped him out like they did the local sheriff in Pulaski County. Didn't want him in the state, so we sent him off to Washington DC. Liota

The two sounds are identical. 880hz is the second harmonic for 440hz. A harmonic is a whole number multiple of the basic frequency. 440hz is the first harmonic. 880hz is the second. 1320hz is the third and so on. All sound identical. Liota

How far away are the plates on the lines? L

I must have gotten the long test. 19/20 L

Renee, I will be there. Linda Ashton of Texas Star Targets will also. Her check is in the mail and mine will be next week. Talked to Kay about it at the Nationals. Liota

Yeah, magazines. The one time when "Size really does matter." Telling people that I shoot with a "long slide" or that I have a 6-inch gun. The looks on people's faces are priceless when I give them Benny's description of how tight my new open gun was/is (she's still squeaky tight, Benny). Of course, when I add that she likes to be ran hot and wet, the show is over. L

You guys think you have it tough. Try saying those things and being female. People give me the strangest looks when I talk about shooting. Liota