So last night, I pulled the interior from her car to dig out her wedding band from under the carpet (we hada discussion about putting on hand lotion while driving 
). I got done quickly, and started working on another little project for my car. She comes out all giddy and happy. I figure it's because she has her ring back and it's not destroyed. Nope. She wants to give me my anniversary gift. Now, our anniversary isn't until Sunday. We had agreed that the fireplace we're installing was more then enough for this year and making a card for each other (like we always do) was enough. Crap.
So I wash up and go in with her, she's grinning ear to ear. Walk into the kitchen and there sit's my old Mossberg 500 that I'd sold to a friend a couple years ago. I'm dumbfounded for 2 reasons.... one, I work with him every day and he's a bit of a blabber mouth. His idea of keeping a secret is... well, there isn't one. Great guy but if he'd been in the navy we'd have every ship at the bottom of the ocean, if you know what I mean. 2ndly I was curious how SHE got a hold of it.
I had paid $70 for this thing back in 1999. The owner and I cut the barrel and installed the black plastic furniture because the wood was cracked. He got nervous that he'd done something bad/illegal and sold it to me for less than what he had in it. I'd had it since, shot trap with it (28" full choke barrel we'd cut down to 19.25", super tight patterns for such a short barrel), put 1000-1200 rounds through it without a single issue. Merely cleaned after shooting and lubed occasionally. It's killed it's fair share of possums, coons, skunks, birds and chipmunks over the years. I'd sold it and the old CAI Golani Sporter to buy some other, newer stuff. This was one of those regrets. I loved it for the simplest reason: It was a hammer. It always went bang and never had an issue.
So yeah... I may have the greatest wife in the world right now.
). I got done quickly, and started working on another little project for my car. She comes out all giddy and happy. I figure it's because she has her ring back and it's not destroyed. Nope. She wants to give me my anniversary gift. Now, our anniversary isn't until Sunday. We had agreed that the fireplace we're installing was more then enough for this year and making a card for each other (like we always do) was enough. Crap.So I wash up and go in with her, she's grinning ear to ear. Walk into the kitchen and there sit's my old Mossberg 500 that I'd sold to a friend a couple years ago. I'm dumbfounded for 2 reasons.... one, I work with him every day and he's a bit of a blabber mouth. His idea of keeping a secret is... well, there isn't one. Great guy but if he'd been in the navy we'd have every ship at the bottom of the ocean, if you know what I mean. 2ndly I was curious how SHE got a hold of it.
I had paid $70 for this thing back in 1999. The owner and I cut the barrel and installed the black plastic furniture because the wood was cracked. He got nervous that he'd done something bad/illegal and sold it to me for less than what he had in it. I'd had it since, shot trap with it (28" full choke barrel we'd cut down to 19.25", super tight patterns for such a short barrel), put 1000-1200 rounds through it without a single issue. Merely cleaned after shooting and lubed occasionally. It's killed it's fair share of possums, coons, skunks, birds and chipmunks over the years. I'd sold it and the old CAI Golani Sporter to buy some other, newer stuff. This was one of those regrets. I loved it for the simplest reason: It was a hammer. It always went bang and never had an issue.
So yeah... I may have the greatest wife in the world right now.
