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I was born in 1948 & will be 72 in about 4 weeks. Popular opinion was that I'd never see twenty-one.

I grew up in the shadow of the Greatest Generation. My Dad was my guiding light. He taught me to love my country and got me hooked on fishing and hunting. I lost him in an accident just before I turned eleven, but he continues to guide me.

I had seven WW2 veteran uncles and a small town full of men who had also served. Between them, someone was always available to kick my ass if I messed up.

I was off to college for a couple of years, but the war in Vietnam was escalating and I had to go. I was young and ignorant of the reality of war, but I learned the hard way, as have so many. I was dinged a couple of times, but was lucky enough to survive.

Those who have served know how difficult it is to erase the memories. I found relief by going back to the joys of hunting and fishing. I never got rich with money, but now my memories are of all the places I've been and the beauty I've witnessed.

I'm proud to have raised two son's that love their country, are conservative and live to be outdoors. They have great work ethic and have been far more successful than I, but spend all their free time fishing, hunting and shooting.

I considered my job finished, but now I have a grandson, so I'll hang around and try to get him off to a good start. At 4 years, he's handling his Red Rider pretty well and can talk gun safety elequently.

Life just keeps getting better.
 
Willie said:
I was born in 1948 & will be 72 in about 4 weeks. Popular opinion was that I'd never see twenty-one.

I grew up in the shadow of the Greatest Generation. My Dad was my guiding light. He taught me to love my country and got me hooked on fishing and hunting. I lost him in an accident just before I turned eleven, but he continues to guide me.

I had seven WW2 veteran uncles and a small town full of men who had also served. Between them, someone was always available to kick my ass if I messed up.

I was off to college for a couple of years, but the war in Vietnam was escalating and I had to go. I was young and ignorant of the reality of war, but I learned the hard way, as have so many. I was dinged a couple of times, but was lucky enough to survive.

Those who have served know how difficult it is to erase the memories. I found relief by going back to the joys of hunting and fishing. I never got rich with money, but now my memories are of all the places I've been and the beauty I've witnessed.

I'm proud to have raised two son's that love their country, are conservative and live to be outdoors. They have great work ethic and have been far more successful than I, but spend all their free time fishing, hunting and shooting.

I considered my job finished, but now I have a grandson, so I'll hang around and try to get him off to a good start. At 4 years, he's handling his Red Rider pretty well and can talk gun safety elequently.

Life just keeps getting better.
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First of all thank you for your service secondly I would value memories over money
 
338 dude said:
Back then there were no seatbelts so you did not have a choice nowadays they all have seatbelts and we are forced to wear them I think we should still have a choice and you must concede that OCCASIONALY seatbelts take lives as well
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I grew up riding in cars and trucks without seatbelts. Even the ones equipped with belts were never used. I survived a few relatively minor crashes without a seatbelt, but it only took getting hit by one airbag to make me start wearing one every time I get into a modern vehicle.
 
If it had not been for the belts in my daughter's car four years ago she would have not walked away, she would have been in a graveyard.
 
SGK said:
Some people don't understand social costs and public goods. If not wearing a seatbelt just cost you your life I'd be fine with you not wearing one. But it costs a lot more. People have to clean up your mess and, possibly, try to save your life. If you are a productive contributor to the economy your death has caused a loss of output. Then there's the impact to all those that know you. And, of course, if you don't wear one what's to encourage those in denial of the risks to learn to use one. Seatbelts - and many other things including smoking and COVID NPI - are not just about you.
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Same argument used by the anti-gun lobby. I tell everyone that if I'm forced to quite smoking and drinking that I'm going to take up farting in elevators. And now that I'm retired, I have a lot of farting time.
 
Ha! I think each member can only vote once and only make one selection but I'm not sure on the former. I changed the poll to make the results visible only to those who have 'voted'.
 
I wonder if people here think the age distribution reflected in the poll is reflective of that for competition entrants? If so, is it money, time or something else that leads to the profile? While my local range in FL is not at all competition oriented I do see a lot more younger people there than this poll might suggest.
 
I am 67 years old, retired and semi-disabled. Not looking for sympathy, just stating facts. I am the middle son of an Army lifer - an E9 CSM. Born in Germany and raised on military bases around the world, including 4 years in Tehran, Iran, I had an entertaining childhood. I was fortunate in that I inherited a love of reading from both parents and read voraciously and indiscriminately for many years. Forty plus years of working on concrete floors, playing with motorcycles, boats, cars, and guns added to the complications of a genetic condition, and I ended up with lots of time to shoot. Thankfully, I have a very understanding (and patient) wife of nearly 49 years, who will help me load and unload and drive to and from the range. I intend to continue shooting in some aspect until I can’t. Be vocal! Support our candidates and our causes! Vote!
 
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