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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:54:23 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote: Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. === Have him take a look at the Ruger LC9S. |
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Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:56:20 -0500, Alex wrote: Poquito Loco wrote: On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:10:18 -0500, Alex wrote: He is a man of his word when it comes to a gentleman's wager . I was out of town for a few days and returned to find his postal money order for our election bet. I wasn't convinced that it would happen so I sent John the money I "owed" him in advance. It will go to a great cause that might bring a tear to Harry's eye. I'll leave it to John if he wants to fill in the blanks. 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. Harry's money will be well spent! Yesterday a golf buddy who has a huge garden came over to pick up some leaves (about 30 bags - mulched) for his garden. We got the pickup loaded and came in for some coffee. He is a true blue liberal, said he stayed in bed for three days after the election. We had a bit of discussion about the Washington Post and CNN and the advantages of using Google News as a home page. Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. Last evening, after thinking about it on the ride back out to his house (about an hour's ride), he gives me a call. Says he wants to add some money to the til for the SR1911. So, by the grace of two liberals, I'm ever closer to getting that gun for Carmen! Thanks again! Nice!!! |
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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:01:20 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:54:23 -0500, Poquito Loco wrote: Anyway, we started talking guns. He's wanting a small 9mm which he can operate. He's 84 now and pulling the slide back on his .45 is getting hard. He's got one of the old Colt Commanders. During the discussion, I mentioned my buddy Carmen, and told him about my plan. I also told him the whole story of Harry's 'generosity' which gave him a kick. === Have him take a look at the Ruger LC9S. Will do. Thanks. |
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