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  • #16
    Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

    I had the terminology wrong... had to look this up... worth re-posting!


    A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS!
    Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.

    Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.


    This is how it manifests:

    I decide to water my garden.
    As I turn on the hose in the driveway,

    I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

    As I start toward the garage,

    I notice mail on the porch table that
    I brought up from the mail box earlier.

    I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

    I lay my car keys on the table,

    Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
    And notice that the can is full.

    So, I decide to put the bills back

    On the table and take out the garbage first...

    But then I think,

    Since I'm going to be near the mailbox
    When I take out the garbage anyway,
    I may as well pay the bills first.

    I take my check book off the table,

    And see that there is only one check left.
    My extra checks are in my desk in the study,

    So I go inside the house to my desk where
    I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

    I'm going to look for my checks,
    But first I need to push the Pepsi aside
    So that I don't accidentally knock it over.

    The Pepsi is getting warm,
    And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

    As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
    A vase of flowers on the counter
    Catches my eye--they need water.

    I put the Pepsi on the counter and
    Discover my reading glasses that
    I've been searching for all morning.
    I decide I better put them back on my desk,
    But first I'm going to water the flowers.

    I set the glasses back down on the counter ,

    Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
    Someone left it on the kitchen table.

    I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,

    I'll be looking for the remote,
    But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
    So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
    But first I'll water the flowers.

    I pour some water in the flowers,

    But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

    So, I set the remote back on the table,

    Get some towels and wipe up the spill.

    Then, I head down the hall trying to

    Remember what I was planning to do.

    At the end of the day:
    The car isn't washed,
    The bills aren't paid,
    There is a warm can of
    Pepsi sitting on the counter,
    The flowers don't have enough water,
    There is still only 1 check in my check book,
    I can't find the remote,
    I can't find my glasses,
    And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

    Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,

    I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
    And I'm really tired.

    I realize this is a serious problem,

    And I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....

    Do me a favor.

    Forward this message to everyone you know,
    Because I don't remember who I've sent it to.

    Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
    P.S. I don't remember who sent it to me, so if it was you, I'm sorry

    This is like one of my regular days!!

    Wynn
    USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
    Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
    Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

    Thomas Jefferson said

    “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
    and

    "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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    • #17
      Garyb, I just took my GRT III Trigger order to the post office. Order online, but no electronic payments available... ... cash, MO, or bank check... sent cash ... didn't have to wait for the P.O. to open... drove Wifey's car, too... saved on gas.

      Thanks!

      Wynn
      USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
      Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
      Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

      Thomas Jefferson said

      “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
      and

      "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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      • #18
        I installed the GRT III trigger today and lubed and put blue-thread-locker on the three screws that hold the barreled action to the stock. The front two were loose and the rear was tight... something to check, as all have some blue stuff on them already.

        Installation was too easy... kept thinking I was missing something! After looking at the instructions and pictorial at Charlie-da-Tuna's site, I watched a 20-minute video by one guy and learned a bit more info. Anyhow, I waited a few hours and then tested the action. Holy crap! There was an unbelievable difference! I shot from about 12 feet at the PostIt and missed, but the shot was gone before I had "taken up any slack". The scope sits about 2 inches above the axis of the bore, so at close range I put the horizontal reticule on the top of the PostIt and the shot was centered. I shot about 8 more pellets... just trying to remember to NOTE the DIFFERENCE in trigger pull and let off from the original factory trigger.

        If you do this mod, remember that the trigger is about 10% of the original weight... my W.A.G. You can fire before you're on target if you start taking up the slack before you get on target! It will really surprise you with how much LESS force it takes for the trigger to fire the rifle now.

        The factory trigger has a little pre-travel then a LOT of resistance and you can get impatient and HURRY the pull... jerk... to get it over with! Now you can just caress the trigger when the crosshairs are aligned with your target... a joy to shoot NOW!

        I'll have to test this at the range. I still need to fire about 100 more pellets to break it in.

        The trigger is really easy to install and ordering, mailing cash($33), and receipt of the trigger took from early Monday to mail delivery on Friday. I can heartily recommend this improvement.

        I need to get a case of some kind for this rifle/scope. It's huge... about 10" or more from bottom of the pistol grip to the top of the scope and about 44" overall length, or more, not the 43" listed. I need a case with dimensions of about 12" by 45" and several inches thick. A hard case would be really huge! I hope that a thick, padded and durably-covered soft case will suffice.

        And I still need a sling to carry this "beast" for any kind of "walkabout".

        Midway did get some more of these refurbished Benjamin Nitro piston Trail .22's in for $119.95 + shipping. Internet prices and Walmart were around $200.

        http://www.midwayusa.com/product/141...ao-scope-matte

        Benjamin Factory Refurbished Trail NP Nitro Piston All Weather Air Rifle 22 Caliber Synthetic Stock Matte Barrel with 3-9x 40mm AO Scope Matte Product #: 141211 Benjamin #: 9-BT9M22SNP UPC #: 028478141445

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        Wynn
        Last edited by wyntrout; 09-23-2013, 05:26 PM.
        USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
        Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
        Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

        Thomas Jefferson said

        “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
        and

        "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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