Basic life skills and a thank you
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Last weekend when I took my kids and my nephews, we took them to Mike’s range. Mike was a very gracious host who more than went out of his way for us. I was running back and forth between a firing line to help my nephews shoot and the rest area to tend to my kids. Mike happily stepped in and took over instruction with the nephews. I left them for a moment to come back and Mike has them doing drills, magazine changes, and doing a few scenarios. Something I was unable to do, due to tending to kids. Mike is one hell of a guy and I appreciate all he did for us.
Thanks, Mike, it meant a lot to the kids and I!
March 2nd, 2012 at 12:19 pm
It meant a lot to the kids.
It meant a lot to me.
It meant a lot to the kids and me.
March 2nd, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Beat me to it.
March 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Wow. Very kind of you, made my week! And, I had a blast, Thanks
March 2nd, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Sometimes a child reacts better to someone they are not related to. Not that we don’t know our stuff but they seem to respect the commands of that stranger that YOU trust. I was a BSA range director for two summers when I was in my late 40’s parents could not believe how well the scouts would listen to me on ANYTHING compared to them.
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Dad’s an Army Engineer. I could use a compass and map before I could read. He also taught me how to use a slide rule. Now there’s a backup skill that could come in handy come No Power.