It's ten degrees outside with thirty mile per hour winds (gusting to forty). It's times like this when I tend to ponder things....a dangerous endeavor at times. At any rate, I noticed I have seven shootable bows hanging in my bow room (cellar). I calculated the cost of all seven and came to a total of $561.72. I know....I'm just an extravagant galoot 8^).
I noticed a few other things: The only blackberries I have are in quart bags in the freezer, with some wild bushes growing along the neighbor's fence.
My laptop holds a peanut butter sandwhich as I type a few words on this thread; it's real handy though as I can simply reach to my lap and pick up the sandwich. Too bad you can't have a laptop when standing.
My only B.W., is in a state of repair...the glass has just a slight crack in it though so it may make the winter okay. It is a broken window in the cellar (bow room) so it isn't all that bad.
My only E.F.O.C. is down to just a F.O.C. since I started rationing myself with the peanut butter sandwiches that I hold on my laptop. I only allow myself one per day.
My only Single Bevel is a wood chisel hanging on a nail above the work bench in my bow room (cellar). It serves many purposes from cutting an arrow shelf, to peeling paint from an old riser.
Most of the carbon I have is emitted through the chimney, or my Silverado's tailpipe, although I do seem to have some on the inside of my furnace fire door.
There are no sleeping indians, whisker biscuits, or designer camoflauged wool coats. No bow bolts, turbulators or even difibrulators. There are lots of arrow shards and feather fronds lying around in my cellar (bow room).
Even in my depths of poverty, I can see a light through the dimly lit confines of my bow room (cellar). It's the big air space at the bottom of the door...allowing for the cfc's to escape and the extreme cold to come in. Alas it is a veritable paradise, surrounded by arrow shards and feather fronds....Fletchtite and Duco....Mink Oil and Acetone. Just like Heaven, I suspect 8^).
That bowroom sounds like a nice place to be on a cold, windy winters day. A man can do a lot of thinking and reminiscing in a place like that. Have a great day George.
Bob
Love my Zipper with Carbon and Foam limbs, flush toilets and tapered carbon shafts. I don't have to shoot only 125 grains field points anymore and I have more fun shooting then ever. My lighter weight bows shoot better then the old heavyweights I was told by the "Oldtimers" I had to shoot when I began. Those single bevel broadheads didn't kill anything this year, but I didn't shoot at anything either. When the wind gusts here, I see and hear the stress it puts on the critters outside. When the wind blows on PowWow, I just thank my lucky stars that I don't HAVE to eat government peanut butter and cheese anymore, and can have Jiffy if I want to. Just ruminatin' :campfire:
I have at least one of everything you posted, and couldn't imagine living without any of them...
Good for you George!
I often wonder how my life would be different without the technology and gadgetry, then I realize I couldn't get any happier then I am now and thank the good Lord above for my blessings...
I'd sure like to put you and my Grandpa in the same room and sip coffee while you two talk...
Todd
Thats a shame pal.Change can be good and sometimes you even come upon new ideas through change, discoveries if you will.If we all stayed in the same place doing the same thing the world would be a boring place.
Some of you folks are missing the entire meaning. It's not about change...think. It's about being comfortable with who you are, and happy with where you are. It isn't chastising anyone elses choices. For Heaven's sake.
:)
Now THAT was relaxing!
Killdeer
I said, Son, that's PEELING! I said ... :D
George,
Sounds great! Wish I could be there with ya & have a peanut butter samich too!!
I got it first time around George and its sound knowledge from a wise man.Bill
I love the way you think George! I'm 37, but the older I get the more I enjoy the simple thing's. I'm rich, but it has nothing to do with money! Jason
Thanks Killy....synapse shorted-out I suspect 8^).
I love you anyway. :D
Killdeer :archer:
Well stated. From reading it sounds as though you know exactly what makes you tick. I always like reading your post George.
George May I say you are like the Andy Rooney of Trad Gang! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That was wonderful, George.
Quotethe Andy Rooney of trad gang
:biglaugh: :biglaugh:
good post George
Works for me...
S.
Only been a member a short time, but havee been hangin' on the fringe for much longer.
That is exactly it ... the Andy Rooney of Trad Gang.
The style and wit are nearly identical.
Well g wiz George. Good for you.
as usual ... thanks George !!!
Ben
Good thoughts, George. "comfortable with where I am" about says it all. I take some good natured ribbing from bowyer friends about straight bows made from flat forms, some without even tapered limbs, but I tell myself I'm not trying to see what trad gear can be made to be, just trying to see what I can do with what it once was. Keeps it simple, like you said. You keep ruminatin' and sharing the results.
Every young boy should have one of you around! Kind of like story Pat McManus wrote....."The Theory and Application of Old Men"
How do you have 7 bows that are only worth 561.00 dollars?
That's what I paid for the lot of them. Did I mention I'm cheap 8^).
My kind of man George :thumbsup:
George...you need to open that cracked window when using the fletchtite and duco...the fumes are getting to ya :biglaugh:
You know I'm picking...by the way...I believe a Happy Birthday is in order???... so Happy Birthday and I (like many on this site) look forward to many more years of wisdom out of you for us young guys to absorb! Keep it coming!
So what is it, George, Are you poor or are you cheap?
Mostly cheap, but don't tell anyone else here. Poor is a "poorly" used term. I'm not a rich person by a long shot, but I have many friends and a great family so I'm not even close being poor.
Our needs are pretty simple and we are not extravagant; don't mind shopping at Sav-A-Lot and the Little Barn for groceries. And, my chevy pickup will go anywhere that a Lexus SUV will....actually more places. It's just about being comfortable with yourself and who you really are. I don't worry about what the Jones family owns....that's their issue 8^). To each his/her own however...it's just my way.
George, you better make sure those mason jars buried in the back yard didn't break with all this cold weather. Can't take it with ya!!! :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Anyhow- Happy Birthday!
QuoteSome of you folks are missing the entire meaning. It's not about change...think. It's about being comfortable with who you are, and happy with where you are. It isn't chastising anyone elses choices. For Heaven's sake.
I think a lot of people strive for that kind of comfort and it only comes with age and experience.
Personally I feel it is something to look forward to, which is why I never regret growing older.
At 28 I feel like I have a good handle on who I am, but it seems I find something new about myself every day.
For example, I just began shooting in May of 09. It took me 28 years to discover that I love to hunt. If you would have told me that I would be shooting a longbow and hunting back in January of last year - I would have laughed in your face.
Now I know that someday down the line I'll have my own "cellar" full of tools that can tell my story. It makes me smile.
Great post George! I think you are a very rich man!
. . ."comfortable with where I am" . . . Amen, couldn't agree more. Always enjoy reading your posts.
Craig
I love who I am George, er, who you are, er, um, who we all are. Yup, that's it, who we all are. Nice thought's buddy, Gap :banghead: :clapper:
The good book says Godliness with contentment is great gain, sounds like you found it George.
By the way Happy Birthday!!!
Good thoughts George!!! I really love Peanut Butter and Jelly, or Jam......By the way I got 2 nice wool scarvfs at the Goodwill on Saturday for only $3.00.....
George as always you seem to be the balancing medium - know I said that wrong but I meant you seem to keep things in a really good perspective around here. Thanks
J
And here I thought ruminatin' was a form of deer huntin... :o whoops, sorry, that's ruminant's
Well I'm not quite your age yet George but I do have a b-day coming up next month that puts me a year closer to retiring. I can't wait. I would be content as all get out sitting around a pot belly stove, telling stories, fletching arras, and making a few bows. Maybe someday I'll even be lucky enough to have a grandkid to share the final years with. Now that's livin. ;)
Can I come over and hang out in your cellar! :bigsmyl: :campfire: :coffee:
Pretty cool when ya don't have to worry about any sight pin going out of whack except the one on your shoulders. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, now that be gourmet hunting chow.
I be who I be and I be happy. Good thoughts George!!!!!!!
George well said. That is so where I am going in life. You and Killy are priceless man.
Soothes a tired soul George!
George,
Good post and a happy birthday youngster.I will have you by ten years tomorrow.Just got a 1972 super K,good shooter and the price was right.
Bob
You had me scared that my bows were worthless thanks for the insite george
George,
I like the way you think and enjoy the way you express it.
And my 33 year old son likes that old green limbed American Archery recurve. In fact it's the only one he has and he's happy to have it to shoot.
So Happy Birthday George, and hats off to one of the Good Old Boys.
Mr. Stout, that is great wisdom you share, Sir. Thanks!
Reminds me of the old 70's TV series, "Kung-Fu", where the blind temple master instructs Grasshopper in Buddist thought and wisdom.
I like the old bows too! They are built better than most today, and cheaper!