On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:43:35 -0600, Califbill wrote:

True North wrote:
Poquito Loco
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:10:18 -0500, Alex wrote:

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"You didn't 'owe' me anything. It was a gracious gift to go towards a
gift I plan to give an old Army
veteran (a few years older than me, anyway). He served two tours in
Vietnam, lost his job when his
company folded, and is now living with his son and getting only Social Security.

He loves shooting, especially my Kimber .45. We go at least every two
weeks. He had left his guns,
including a Colt M1911, with a son in Washington whose house was broken
into. The guns were stolen
along with all the other valuable stuff.

He needs a gun. I'd been looking at some .45's with him in mind and have
settled on the Ruger
SR1911, which will run about $675.

When I mentioned this to Alex, he immediately offered to help buy the
gift, using the proceeds from
his bet with Harry. Harry probably would have donated the money
anyway...maybe...out of the goodness
of his heart.

Harry, thanks for coming through on your bet.

Alex, thank you too! I've not ordered the gun yet. Waiting to see if the
Trump election will cause
prices to drop a bit. Lots of dealers really stocked up expecting Hillary to win."



If that vet is in the direction straits you claim, I'd think a "gun"
would be low on his list of priorities.
How about suitable winter clothing, maybe some medical apparatus to make life easier etc.


He is living with his son. So housing is taken care of. Medicare should
take care of almost all his medical needs. He needs toys. Quality of life
toys.


Well put.