tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post4925047954592178706..comments2023-05-26T05:59:03.981-04:00Comments on Girl Raised in the South: Annie Get Your Gun!Girl Raised in the Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589779898471579630noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-10354263326319115472010-03-24T16:04:38.062-04:002010-03-24T16:04:38.062-04:00Oh that poor squirrel...but I couldn't have ru...Oh that poor squirrel...but I couldn't have run over it again either. The very idea makes me feel faint.<br /><br />I didn't know that story about Daddy! Can't you just seem Grandma dunking him in the horse trough? Guess she didn't have fifty gallons of tomato juice on hand. lol<br /><br />OK, see...if I had to buy and learn to use a shotgun to protect myself from all the dangerous critters in my back yard, I think I'd just never go outside. You know me and snakes. There's just no way I could stand there, take aim and fire at a snake. I'd be running in the opposite direction as fast as I could, praying not to run into a feral pig. And could I use a hoe to deal with a snake? I think not. Blech.<br /><br />So let me tell you, I sure can't wait to come visit you in your new home. LOL Don't be surprised if I show up wearing a suit of armor. lolBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078572615133867629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-43497095552955256992010-03-22T11:28:29.420-04:002010-03-22T11:28:29.420-04:00Funny! As a northener through and through, I'...Funny! As a northener through and through, I'm tempted to try and make a smart joke about how it seems like owning a gun in Texas is a residency requirement - but then I remember that everyone owns guns around here too (Michigan), for hunting Bambi. Good luck! I'd love to learn to target shoot....my best friend does, and is quite good. Have fun!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285185619015613888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-75074419655128099452010-03-22T08:38:57.602-04:002010-03-22T08:38:57.602-04:00Copperhead - that's it! I knew I'd forgott...Copperhead - that's it! I knew I'd forgotten one, and I'd forgotten that my own mother had chopped the daylights out of one in our defense. Sarah: I'm thinking I do need some boots, but that my thighs are beyond the 'skirt with fringe' point. <br /><br />and heck, any way I can be more like Beth Moore - I'm all over that.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697132925192848110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-12247544031594766992010-03-21T21:36:46.585-04:002010-03-21T21:36:46.585-04:00Bev,
Please, please tell us the whole story if yo...Bev,<br /><br />Please, please tell us the whole story if you ever bag a snake! (Or any other animal!) <br /><br />You're a braver woman than I! :-)<br /><br />Good luck! :-)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069417648988456196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-88005513085304576832010-03-21T17:51:10.063-04:002010-03-21T17:51:10.063-04:00I'm on the same page as Robin. The first thin...I'm on the same page as Robin. The first thing I thought of was Beth Moore telling the story of going out for a walk on their property, toting her gun in one hand and lifting the other hand in praise to the Lord! I love it! <br /><br />And Texas in ONE WEEK?!?! Yippee!! Can't wait for you to get here!<br /><br />Love and blessings,<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553976929406144405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-69078359662869954402010-03-20T13:22:40.509-04:002010-03-20T13:22:40.509-04:00I think Sarah's right about the copperheads. I...I think Sarah's right about the copperheads. I understand they have a constant irritated disposition, especially for cutsie women, struttin around in Annie Oaklie outfits. Keep that shootin' iron handy for those bigger critters.<br /><br />But Don is right about a hoe being the best weapon for snakes. They might dodge bullets. When we lived on Wison street, and all of you were playing in the back yard, all of a sudden I saw a Copperhead, so O grabbed a hoe, and chopped it into little pieces.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127746214155107976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-59305514747999514292010-03-20T11:58:14.914-04:002010-03-20T11:58:14.914-04:00I hear Beth Moore has a gun too - for the very sam...I hear Beth Moore has a gun too - for the very same reasons. I love it! I think shooting at targets is fun, but I don't like the noise. In the case of a snake, the noise would not matter to me. Not. One. Little. Bit.<br />Have fun!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000458717596988346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-10906455814489263242010-03-20T11:27:11.823-04:002010-03-20T11:27:11.823-04:00I'm with Becky . . . you painted a very "...I'm with Becky . . . you painted a very "interesting" picture of your new Texas image!! Fun post!Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059837275907441219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-31178132883554410752010-03-20T11:05:26.916-04:002010-03-20T11:05:26.916-04:00Texas will be proud to have you join our ranks of ...Texas will be proud to have you join our ranks of gun-toting grandmas!! And the snakes will shake in their boots when they see you coming!AnnGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452658712126391689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-71309247482201085932010-03-20T10:57:22.062-04:002010-03-20T10:57:22.062-04:00Copperheads? Is that what you forgot?
Anyway, po...Copperheads? Is that what you forgot?<br /><br />Anyway, poisonous snakes have cat eyes, with a vertical slit for the pupil. Non-poisonous snakes have round pupils. If you get that close, you know :)<br /><br />And I'm serious about the fringe, Mom. Some things just can't be worn after about 8 years old!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867656058895825645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176966263550749305.post-983844917274322702010-03-20T10:01:02.401-04:002010-03-20T10:01:02.401-04:00I'm telling you ... the visual I have in my he...I'm telling you ... the visual I have in my head right now ... coffee cup in one hand, shotgun in the other, cowboy boots (a must when you are walking where snakes live). I wish I could be your next door neighbor and grab a shot (photo-shot) of you tramping your property.<br /><br />I had a daddy who was a hunter and it was imperative that we learn to shoot and respect guns from a young age. I learned to shoot at a grade schooler. I never really liked it, but I did it. And shooting cans off the fence at my grandpa's house was always fun.<br /><br />Good luck with the target practice.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140530325649071135noreply@blogger.com