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Guys, For the third year running, I'm out of the running to attend this match. Alex, Fred and Bill keep telling me how much fun it is. Darn. Maybe next year. Liota

Larry, I do believe that would be a hanging offense in the Great State of Texas to even suggest such a thing. Shudder shudder shudder... Liota

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Two shoot targets at 1000 feet and gaining fast. Three years ago at the TX State Limited, a dirt devil launched two targets on my stage. Last time we saw them, they were headed for Abilene. Liota

That doesn't usually work with Benny. That being said, I love both of my guns that Benny built. Liota

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America. MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America? CLASS: Maria. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Greg, how would you spell "crocodile?" GREG: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L TEACHER: No Greg, that's incorrect. GREG: Maybe it's incorrect, but you asked me how "I" spelled it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Ryan, what is the chemical formula for water? RYAN: H I J K L M N O TEACHER: Ryan, what are you talking about? RYAN: Well, yesterday you said it was H to O. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Hunter, name one important thing that we have today that we didn't have 10 years ago. HUNTER: Me ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Adam, why do you always get so dirty? ADAM: Well, I guess it's because I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Beth, give me a sentence starting with "I". BETH: I is....... TEACHER: No Beth.....Always say "I am".....not "I is". BETH: All right........."I am the ninth letter of the alphabet." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now Alex, do you know why his father didn't punish him? ALEX: Because George still had the ax in his hand. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Now, Macy, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? MACY: No Ma'am, I don't have to. My Mom is a good cook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Daniel, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's composition. Did you copy off of him? DANIEL: No teacher, it's the same dog. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEACHER: Parker, what do you call a person who keeps on talking to people who are no longer interested? PARKER: A Teacher

Merlin, Enjoy living in Corpus. Sounds like a good place to live. Of course, anywhere in Texas is good. Benny and Larry, Ya'll don't spend too much time in the shop drinking coffee and lying. Get some work done. Tell Ron I said, "Hello!" Liota

+1 EricW. Don't bother cleaning it. The powder residue/lubricant goo helps with the breaking in process. Yeah, that's it. Of course, I've been breaking in my open gun for about 4 and a half years. Liota

What if... You stand before a military NCO of The Quarter board with three members and all you can think is "two two two reload two two two"? Guilty as charged. Wearing the inner belt as a normal belt? Riiiipp... Liota

Kevin's wife was upset because he fell asleep when there was work to be done. Sweet dreams, Kevin! Liota

The Turkish plan is the best. Liota

Or, you can send the grip to Jim Shanahan or the gentleman above this post to get it done for you. I'm lazy and ch...er, frugal. Liota

Texas is a welcome respite from the hardships of living in another country. The weather is delightful, hot and dry, except for the storm we had the day before I left. Of course, like a true West Texan, I cheered for the rain. Seeing good friends and family in Texas. Knowing full well that this is the family you could pick and would pick again if given the chance. Real, honest-to-God Mexican food. Yum. Chilango's in San Angelo if any of you get there. The best Chicken Fry in the country. I know. I've tried it elsewhere and swore I wouldn't do it again. The people are friendly and helpful, even if you are a clueless out-of-towner. A friend and I were driving to San Angelo in 1991. Our vehicle had a small issue about not starting. Okay. Okay. Going across country in a VW Bug was NOT our best idea in the Summer. Anywhooze, it wouldn't start once you turned it off and had to be push-started. We got to El Paso and decided to stop for the night. She fretted about starting the car in the morning. I told her not to worry, we were in Texas now. People are helpful and friendly. Sure enough, the next morning, the car wouldn't start. I was pushing the car while she was steering. It wasn't enough this time. Two gentlemen in a truck came along, "Ya'll need a push?" Sure! We were on our way in about two more minutes. You gotta love Texas. In short, everytime I cross that border or touch down in Texas, I can breathe a sigh of relief at being home again. Liota

Lynn, You will be whipped and battered before long with reminders that you knead to search for already posted stuff. It's old, but still full of leavening. Liota

Yes, indeed. Welcome to the other side. My first DQ happened at Paper and Iron. First stage, between the first and second strings. I reloaded, thought I holstered. As soon as my hand left the gun, it dumped onto the ground. It wouldn't have been so bad if the gun had been mine and hadn't been so pretty. Digging dirt out of that gun later was a chore. (Hadn't discovered Carb Cleaner yet. ) Buggers. Got to work the rest of the match. Fast forward about six months, September 11 had happened. Hubby was off having fun in the sun and sand. I went to the Shirley Skinner Benefit Match in Waco, TX. Next to the last stage in the rain, me feeling like complete garbage, replay. Darn. I drove home to Mom's house and got there a few hours earlier than anticipated. That sucked. Haven't DQ'd since. Don't plan to. Very careful about reholstering now. Liota

Returning to Texas after a nearly six-month absence is one of the things I like best. I woke up a couple of times night before last asking myself, "Where am I?" "Oh, yeah. I'm home." and went back to sleep. You also can't beat a match with your friends the day after you return home. Liota

Luca, Only one phrase sums up my best coffee in Italy: Venice Train Station. Yum. :wub: As far as bottled water, I have now lived in several places where bottled water is the norm. It will cost you about .25 for a gallon of culligan or whatever the local water is. When it rains at home, the fish in the lake die from all the salts and such in the water. The city serves this water as safe. Most places use reverse osmosis to get clean drinking water. In Korea, the water is barely drinkable. I have filter to keep most of the bad stuff out. Was thinking of a sinktop RO system, but can't fit it under my faucet. Is paying up to a dollar a liter for drinking water worth it? Sometimes, yes. Liota

Bill, He's a typical Black & Grey Tabby. They are the mutts of the feline universe. Usually, they are friendly, intelligent, very playful, and loyal to their chosen one. My last one lived for 22 years. He was a good cat. Liota

Okay, will someone please tell me why we give shooting-related tax dollars to a state government that thinks we are a bunch of child-molesting, gang members/felons???? Why do we hold at least one USPSA National Championship per year there? Yes, I know. I normally let Wakal do all the ranting on this one, but please, isn't this rediculous? I don't want to go to IL again. At least, not for shooting competitions. Liota

I always thought it was "Virginians." He's worm-food now. I wonder if they'd eat him. Hmmm... It's 1:40 a.m. and I am headed to bed before my flight home. Liota

BigDave, Would Mrs. BigDave be terribly upset if you took me out for a date? Liota

If you get good muffs with soft padding (e.g., Peltor, Wolff, etc...), eyewear doesn't generally interfere. The hat keeps the top of the muffs from wearing on my head. On the flip side, hats with buttons dig into my skull, so none of the hats I wear for shooting have buttons on top. If you get the E.A.R., Inc. plugs, you should be most satisfied with the noise reduction. They work well for shooting outside of an enclosed area. In tight spots, dark houses, or when RO'ing, you'll probably want to wear muffs or muffs with plugs. Electronic muffs rock! My.02, take it for what it's worth. Liota

That was WRONG, Mister!

I'm shooting this new model of gun called "nottadamthing". Pretty cool. Absolutely no chance of a safety infraction. Come down for the club match this month. I will be there. Liota

The opportunity to excel last year was to RO at Angelo again. Did you really have to think about that one? Why on earth would any woman tell a man to choose between the [gun, truck, insert pertinent hobby here] and her? The result is generally a lot of unhappy women who still don't get the idea that it's better to share the partner with a hobby than another partner. Besides, who wants their partner there 24/7? Have fun! I've got the e-mail address. "# 1 Mistress" I like it. Liota