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Dom
My fond hopes have long since vanished about owning a drilling unless I get extremely lucky in the future.
My Grandfather was a Gunsmith or should I say builder. He often told me stories of the work and effort that went into the process. I was always facinated by the barrel regulation on those rifles and how the sights were set for a certain load. I understood partly what he was trying to express to me but as a child I did not fully comprehend all the mathmatical and physic skills that were involved. When I visited Austria and spoke with the gentleman there I learned and understood a lot more. Engraving is not one of my attributes either. I think I would keep the Prozac company in business. I'm a type A anyway and not the most patient soul at times. I'm more of the instant gratification with no commitment type in some areas.
Sometimes I don't know how my kids put up with me. Well, sometimes they didn't. My oldest daughter told me once to shape up or ship out. So I shaped up. I guess I was a hemorrhoid at times and she had a big job ramrodding 4 other kids, not easy for a kid who was still in her teens. After her mother passed she was the head of the family when I wasn't around. A big responsibility.
I was wondering about how popular Wirehairs were over there. I don't know if you recall or not but I got one from Nulle a while back. In some areas he is a great dog, but he still has a few rough edges. One thing that amazes me is he thinks he has to re-kill everything I shoot. Sometimes it's funny. He's also a bed hog. Whenever I get in bed at night he snarls, growls and raises all kinds of heck. He never has snapped at me though. He is very hard headed, typical German, and when he is dis-pleased with something I do he will sulk and go lay down with his backside pointed directly at me. Reminds me of a spoiled little kid.
My wife and I spent a lot of time walking the woods when we were there. it was a great place to reflect, talk about things in general and be out of the house. One of my favorite fishing tricks over there was to take 25 quarters and throw them as far as I could and tell the kids they could not re-join their mother and I untill they found all the quarters. I always short changed them by one or 2 quarters. Then Mom and I could get some quality time. After a while though the little boogers wised up.
We made the most of time over there and enjoyed every minute of it. Like you said lifes too short to sit around and grouse about it. There is always some form of enjoyment.
Best wishes, Bill
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