I got in the house and asked the girls if they say the deer. They all four said no, they just saw me flying the heli in places I never usually fly. Oh well.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Deer on the run
Came in for a landing last night and two young deer where right by the fence. The girls had just got home from town and were parking the van by the house. I couldn't resist, so I herded them with the helicopter right up to the front of the barn, to where the girls should have been able to see them. The deer ran around the barn, stopped, looked around, and then took off as the whirly bird flew over the top.
Negligent Discharge
I'm a daily reader of SaysUncle.com, along with a number of other top notch gun nut blogs. A recent posting stood out. As one of the instructors for the county 4-H rifle program, I'm a bit of a safety nut. I don't ever want anyone ever getting hurt from handling or using a firearm....EVER. So the day this summer that the pals from work came over to shoot was interesting, to say the least. We were taking turns firing each others' handguns. Being here on the farm, we shoot in the back yard. I've got a good backstop, I put some tables up, and we have a blast. I had ran a few rounds through Brian's 9mm something or another. I wasn't that impressed, so I put the safety on and laid it back on the table. We went on firing over at the line, and then behind us we hear POW. Uh oh. Yep, Brian picked up his gun, and instead of clearing it he pulled the tricker to de-cock it.
Luckily, nothing was hurt except Brian's pride, my pride, and they guy's (now soiled) shorts that was standing next to Brian when the gun was discharged. Brian was pointing the gun in a safe direction. Remember, you have to break at least 2 of the rules of firearm handling to hurt someone or something. Anywho, I didn't sleep that well that night, and I hear that Brian didn't either. We talked about what we would do right next time, and how we'll be reviewing the backyard range rules before the next shootingpalooza.
I should have never laid a loaded gun back down on the table, even among friends. And Brian should have checked the chamber as soon as he picked it up. My bad....I don't empty the mags every time I'm "at the line". For defensive shooting practice, I go two or three rounds, holster, and repeat. Emptying mags in one stand isn't something I'm used to. But when the guys come over....I think I'll change my method of operation.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
No Emotion In Emails
The word "this". I got a chewing out from a manager at work over the word "this". I replied to a very long chain of emails with an opening statement of "I'm sorry you're having trouble with this." I then went on to explain the issues and possible solutions.
Now I meant that I'm truly sorry that these three individuals weren't getting to resolution on their issues. They took it as I was disn' them for not understanding how to get this solved.
Hey punks. Stop reading emotions into email. You don't know what I'm thinking. Oh and if you are offended? Put on your big girl panties and move on. Where are we working? Mamby pamby land? An yes, this post is meant as a dis.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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