Self defense story from the past
About 15 years ago, my Father decided to take a drive out to some wooded property we owned, just to check things out. Dad was in his early 70’s at the time, but still pretty spry.
When Dad pulled into the properties long driveway, he noticed that entry to the back of the property was blocked by an old truck, half full of firewood. He parked his truck at the end of the driveway, blocking the other truck in, and stuck his little Ruger .22 Single Six into his waist band. He walked down the hill to the old truck and heard a chainsaw start up. When he got to the truck he could see a 35 to 40 year old man in the process of cutting down, -another-, nice 8 inch Oak tree. Dad waited until the thief shut off the saw and from behind him, said, “Did you know you’re on private property? The man dropped the saw and whirled around, yelling, “Yeah, I can read the signs, but I need firewood and you have it, what ‘cha gonna do about it??”" Dad was a quiet man, a veteran WWII combat infantryman. Dad’s response ,all 128 lbs of him, was to hook his thumbs in his belt, close to the butt of the Ruger, and say, “Well, I guess I’m going to watch you unload that truck, then back mine out of your way, so you can get the hell out of here.” The thief eye’d my Dad, and eyed the butt of the Ruger near his hand. He had no idea that it was a only .22 caliber gun, nor that Dad could still pick a squirrel out of a tree at 50 yards with it. Even though he was nearly twice Dad’s size, and half his age. He evidently didn’t like the steely glare that Dad was directing at him and being and honest theif, :-), he decided to unload the truck and take his leave. We never found out who he was, though we assumed he was a local, but we never saw him again. And, I built a house in that woods later that year, and lived there for nigh on to 20 years.
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AuGres River mini-report: 6pm on Monday, Feb. 4, upriver of the bridge, the ice is breaking up. It’s still pretty solid looking a way’s down river, but it’s currently 35 degree’s and RAINING! Looks like more bad news for the ice fishing.