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Yep, you should have bought a lottery ticket.
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It’s the little “victories” in life that I celebrate anymore and even those are getting fewer and fewer these days but I’ll still take them however they come. Yesterday before going out to dinner I dropped my wife, mother in law and sister in law at the mall for some quick shopping for a few things that mom needed while I went across the street to Sportsman’s Warehouse. They’re usually stupid expensive but I’ll still poke around and look for things I don’t need that are on sale or clearance. One thing I wanted was another lightweight hunting vest since I took my Sitka vests up to my place on POW. There was 1 vest in my size (xl or xxl) that was marked down from $120 to $50 so I decided to get it. When it was rung up it was reduced even further and wound up costing me $32 out the door which was about 75% less than normal…..a minor victory but a victory nonetheless.
This morning we drove my sister in law to the airport and traffic was smooth both directions. Since we were going right by Cabelas I told my wife that I was going to swing by Cabelas and look for yet ANOTHER tackle box since my other 5 big boxes are FULL and I hate a messy tackle box. I needed another big tackle box for my bottomfishing gear and wanted the identical box to the one I use for my primary salmon box, a Plano 3700 Guide series 4-By Rack system…that way I can slide the trays from one to the other if I don’t want to bring several boxes. They had what I wanted for $70 so I grabbed it and went to the checkout. As I was going through my wallet I found a $50 gift card that our children bought me for Christmas so my new tackle box cost me $18 out the door.
At West Marine a few days ago I stopped to buy a good set of chart plotting tools but I immediately saw that they had a clearance table with a bunch of Kingfisher, Coyote spoons, 8” double glow jigs as well as P-Line 2 packs of 8” UV Hootchies….all for $1 each. I bought them all even though I didn’t “need” them but when it comes to fishing tackle it isn’t about need for me….it’s about feeding my sickness. 😂
Today I checked my email, which I don’t do nearly enough, and to my absolute astonishment I had an email from ATF e-forms letting me know that my tax stamp for my SilencerCo Hybrid 46 was approved! I started the application in the middle of November and picked it up today….right at 3 months! I was hoping to have it by September since this one will be used on my “bear guns” and over .30 cal hunting rifles so to say that I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. I’m friends with the owner of Esstac who is the local shop I use for class 3 stuff and firearm transfers and even he was surprised with how fast I got approved. Ray didn’t want to charge me for the transfer but I would NOT take advantage of our friendship so I happily gave him a $50 bill.
Sometimes….rarely in fact, do things go that right but when they do it sure feels good to “win” one…..3 months for the ATF to approve a suppressor is a hell of a lot more reasonable than a year or more. There is a simple reason for all of this Aces, God loves YOU! 
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Heck, I consider it a good day if my fingers don't pop through the single ply toilet paper. 
I am always looking for factory wood stocks!
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Snagged a 95+% Sako/Bofors steel 7mm mag at Cabelas in Atlanta about 5 years ago. $750 price tag. Cabelas has a policy of phoning in every 4473 even though I have a carry permit . Approval of my 4473 was delayed about 30 minutes because they were busy. The store manager saw I was a little ticked and offered a significant discount to make it right. $547 out the door. The vintage Sako was undervalued when they priced it. Some gun store employee had failed to account for it being a Sako Deluxe...in pristine condition.
You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.
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Be very careful..."Cause when life looks like easy street there is danger at your door." Uncle John's Band c/o Jerry Garcia.
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Be very careful..."Cause when life looks like easy street there is danger at your door." Uncle John's Band c/o Jerry Garcia. Party pooper! Enjoy your hot streak Aces! They don't come around very often and definitely not for me! lol
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"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
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Changing your handle to Smokin’ Aces?
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ATF is getting fast. When's your ticket for?
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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With your run of luck and a handle like aces; you need to hit the nearest Indian casino.
Yours in Liberty,
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Hate to say it, but you've jinxed yourself now. Kind of like mentioning that you have a no-hitter going.
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..and when you’re not………😁
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