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It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart #13844811 05/24/19
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico mudhen OP Campfire Outfitter
OP mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico	I walk four miles three or four times a week, usually early in the morning. I walk about half a mile down and across the highway, and turn into a large pasture that has a cultivated field with a center-pivot irrigation system. Once around the circle and back to the house is exactly 4 miles. Keeps me off the highway and out of traffic which tends to get heavy when school is in session. The farmer had a crew in the field baling and stacking green wheat which they had mowed and wind-rowed several days before. They usually don't pay any attention to me except to wave hello if they pass by. This morning, as I was approaching the trail that I use to leave the circle and hit the two-track that leads back out to the highway, the young man driving the stacker veered over my way and stopped. I walked over, and after exchanging greetings, he said that they had put up a couple of illegals and that one of them was carrying a machete. He said that the farmer had called the Border Patrol and they were on their way. I thanked him and headed for my exit trail. Before I could get there, the farmer drove the bailer that he was driving over to my turn-off. He is a third-generation farmer in this valley and he went to school and played sports with both of my stepsons from kindergarten to high school graduation, so we have known each other a long time. He got down off the bailer and greeted me, and then he asked if I was carrying. I patted the butt of the XDS that was inside my waistband. He had a single action revolver on his belt. We hadn't talked in a while and he made light conversation until the first Border Patrol unit arrived. Then he told me to be careful, bid me good-bye and walked over to the Border Patrol vehicle, as two more were pulling in through the north and south gates to the highway. I enjoyed visiting with him and always make it a point to do so when I can, and I was pleased that he took the time to stop and talk with me. By the time that I got back on the highway right of way, there were two more BP units and an aircraft searching for the two illegals, so I began to suspect that they must have done some mischief while they were trekking northward. It also dawned on me that Kris had been politely looking out for me until he was sure that it was safe for me to go on. As I tell my wife, I carry because, having reached my late 70s, I look a lot more more like a potential victim than a threat. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

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Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844820 05/24/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna
chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX	Glad you carry! "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844826 05/24/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,008 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,008 Texas	That isn’t a bad idea for any of us old people.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844836 05/24/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna
chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX	Never leave home without mine. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844838 05/24/19
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,733 (513) F Folically_Challenged Campfire Tracker
Folically_Challenged Campfire Tracker F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,733 (513)	Your community sounds like a strong one. While I'm awfully immature for my age, I'm far less inclined to risk an azz beating than I might have been a few years back. FC "Every day is a holiday, and every meal is a banquet." - Mrs. FC

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Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844843 05/24/19
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,258 Colorado Springs, CO Prwlr Campfire Outfitter
Prwlr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,258 Colorado Springs, CO	The older I get the more careful I become. Ed A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever. The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844893 05/24/19
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 723 Entering dotage C CKW Campfire Regular
CKW Campfire Regular C Joined: May 2010 Posts: 723 Entering dotage	I have a son into martial arts and he helps train women in self-defense. He tells me that since I'm old and white-headed that I'm considered a target by thugs and he encourages me to pack. I'd prefer him to be around for protection at times as he and some of the people he studies under are highly skilled in what they do. But he is too big to hang on my belt so my 45 has to do. "It is wise, though, to remember above all else: rifle, caliber, scope, and even bullets notwithstanding, the most important feature of successful big game hunting is to put that bullet in the correct place, the first time!" John Jobson

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13844925 05/24/19
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker
Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA	Tell Kris we say,"Thank you" for looking out for you. Stay safe. Me solum relinquatis Molon Labe

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845076 05/24/19
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by mudhen . . . As I tell my wife, I carry because, having reached my late 70s, I look a lot more more like a potential victim than a threat. Wise assumption! "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845087 05/24/19
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 219 E/2 Texas jcadejr Campfire Member
jcadejr Campfire Member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 219 E/2 Texas	Ruger Blackhawk 44 mag, Judge, AR-15 my constant companions.

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Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845123 05/24/19
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,344 Poetry, Texas B butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter
butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,344 Poetry, Texas	Although a little heavy my stainless Smith in 357 is comfortable for me.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845131 05/24/19
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	I gots a 32 auto!! I jes shoots til its empty!!! Then I goes to cuttin’. Last edited by kaywoodie; 05/24/19. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart Prwlr #13845152 05/24/19
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,570 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna
rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,570 Not In The City	Originally Posted by Prwlr The older I get the more careful I become. The older I get, the less tolerant I get. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart kaywoodie #13845216 05/24/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna
chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX	Originally Posted by kaywoodie I gots a 32 auto!! I jes shoots til its empty!!! Then I goes to cuttin’. 😁 "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart OrangeOkie #13845239 05/24/19
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,029 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,029 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Originally Posted by OrangeOkie Originally Posted by mudhen . . . As I tell my wife, I carry because, having reached my late 70s, I look a lot more more like a potential victim than a threat. Wise assumption! Atta boy. Suck ‘em in close. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart las #13845344 05/24/19
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,698 Minnesota W whelennut Campfire Tracker
whelennut Campfire Tracker W Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,698 Minnesota	I am 64 years old and can't see the sights in sharp focus without my reading glasses. I try to avoid being in town after dark. When I go to the VA hospital they do not allow weapons on government property. Isn't it ironic that a veteran cannot possess a weapon? I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845353 05/24/19
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona jnyork Campfire Ranger
jnyork Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona	Sig P238. Never leave home without it.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart whelennut #13845398 05/24/19
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,029 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,029 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Originally Posted by whelennut I am 64 years old and can't see the sights in sharp focus without my reading glasses. I try to avoid being in town after dark. When I go to the VA hospital they do not allow weapons on government property. Isn't it ironic that a veteran cannot possess a weapon? Remember that over photo from desert storm I think when the pres was over there? GIsupposedly sprinting around a dune NO mag in the rifle Guess he didn’t want to get it all sandy and icky? Not his fault, surely The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart kaywoodie #13845411 05/24/19
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker
Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA	Originally Posted by kaywoodie I gots a 32 auto!! I jes shoots til its empty!!! Then I goes to cuttin’. Savage 1907? Me solum relinquatis Molon Labe

Re: It's Hard to Get Accustomed to Being an Old Fart mudhen #13845413 05/24/19
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,220 Ogden, Utah RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana
RockyRaab Campfire 'Bwana Joined: May 2003 Posts: 31,220 Ogden, Utah	I can't fight (never could) but I can still pull a trigger and put two through the second shirt button. I may be old, but I'll outlive any azzwipe who... Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

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