Last night, my supervisor was looking at some pics I have posted all over my tool box. Most are game & "trophy" shots, some of my house, kids, dogs, snow, the mountain landscape, etc. One was a pic of an open hand-dug well at the saddle of a ridge where an old grocery store once stood near the turn of the 20th century. He obviously had never seen one before, and wanted to know how deep it was, why it was uncovered, etc.
While searching for another photo I shot down into the throat of the well, I came across a pic of my oldest son a few Christmases ago. He was around 8 then, and was proudly aiming down the barrel of his new Crickett single shot .22 Santa had brought him while standing in our living room in his pajamas. I took it out and put it on top of my box. Tags still intact on the rifle, unloaded, factory bolt lock safety engaged- I explained all this before the guy asked which kid this was. (I have two.) His next statement was, "Another little terrorist." All I could think of quickly was a quick reply: "Terrorist, Patriot, Outdoorsman, Defender of Freedom, Kid---whatever you want to call him. The sad thing is people like he and I are still willing to defend people like you!"
Has anybody ever run into a situation like this from a fellow coworker? What would your reply be? Naturally, I thought of a thousand other lines after I invited him to NOT look at my pictures any more.
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While searching for another photo I shot down into the throat of the well, I came across a pic of my oldest son a few Christmases ago. He was around 8 then, and was proudly aiming down the barrel of his new Crickett single shot .22 Santa had brought him while standing in our living room in his pajamas. I took it out and put it on top of my box. Tags still intact on the rifle, unloaded, factory bolt lock safety engaged- I explained all this before the guy asked which kid this was. (I have two.) His next statement was, "Another little terrorist." All I could think of quickly was a quick reply: "Terrorist, Patriot, Outdoorsman, Defender of Freedom, Kid---whatever you want to call him. The sad thing is people like he and I are still willing to defend people like you!"
Has anybody ever run into a situation like this from a fellow coworker? What would your reply be? Naturally, I thought of a thousand other lines after I invited him to NOT look at my pictures any more.
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