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Unread 05-13-2013, 09:36 PM   #1
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Well I was taking the second Parker I bought which I believe was in 1986 out of its L.O.M. Case in the garage and the barrels slipped out of my hands and fell straight down on the dolls head and didn't break it but must have tweaked it so it will almost close but don't want to force it so I guess I need to send it out for repair. What a dufus . Thanks for letting me vent. Thomas
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Sorry for the title but every time I try to correct the word dufus my laptop automatically changes the spelling to duffs and I don't have the smarts to correct it. Thomas
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Unread 05-14-2013, 06:37 AM   #3
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Thomas,

Your thread's title is now correct.

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Tom, I think we have all been there. Things happen, and sometimes we just breathe a sigh of relief, but sometimes we get burned. I sat a Win 23 Pigeon Grade XTR 20 ga on the roof of my car once and then drove away only to see it in my rear view mirror. Brings back bad memories. We feel your pain.
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Mark: Thanks for correcting that. Thomas
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Harold: I don't feel so bad now after that story. I'm curious how did that story play out on your gun. Thomas
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I refuse to post my stupid moves on a public board because a few people here may still harbor the impression that I know what i am doing.
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A friend and I were Grouse hunting in the Upper Pennisula and after the hunt we were haveing a drink, giving the dogs some water and generally reviewing the day. We loaded dog, and gear in the truck and drove the hour or so back home. When we were unpacking the truck Dave asked "did you put my gun in the truck?". "No I didn't touch your gun" was the reply. He had left his Holland and Holland leaning against a tree He drove back and managed not only to find the two track we were on but there was his gun leaning against the tree. Some people are just lucky.
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So far I haven't had such poor luck... but the older I get the more diminished the 'law of averages' becomes. My day will come I'm sure... I just hope there are no witnesses.

Kathy knows this only too well. The other evening I left the gas grill burning for 5 minutes to burn off the sauce residue after barbequeing some chicken thighs. Last night I went to grill some nice steaks for us and I had to walk back in the house and sheepishly tell her we were out of gas.... Boy, did I get it!!
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Thomas, Whether you call it dufuss or dumb ass it is the same and I am guilty also. I was taking a picture of ser # 258 in it's original case, well I had it on the porch railing ready to take the picture I was focusing when my wife called me I turned to look at her and when I looked back to take the photo the gun and case were gone! It had fallen off the railing to the ground 15 feet below the gun was in the case and the case was open for the photograph fortunately the ground below was soft , nothing broke but the case lis was a little bent up. Now I have a table that I take the pictures on, no more railings. I was fortunate, this D## A## will not do that again. I guess we get so use to doing something that at times we do not think about it! Gary
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