We wouldn't have done it
if it weren't legal LakeWin. I live in central Maine and, as I said, she got her permit Tuesday. What I did not bother to mention is that we switched at the NH Border. She made a few mistakes, but no one died.
She actually did quite well, I was very proud of her.
I am glad that she couldn't drive in NH just yet because, as some of you know, Manchester can be a bit confusing. Parking my F-250 super duty crew cab (the fortress on wheels) in a parking garage is a challenge for me, let alone a new driver.
As for the gun show itself , I have to say that I was a little disappointed. Most times I walk away from that show wishing that I had brought more money. I'm generally torn on what to buy. This time, I did what I normally do. I go around once taking note of the little stuff that I might like to get. I hang onto my money in case I see a big purchase that I can't live without. After the first circuit, we took time out to sit down to lunch. My daughter was now thoroughly bored and I couldn't blame her. She never complained.
After lunch I started round two and she sat with a dealer friend of ours. She was happy to sit and listen to her I-pod while I went around trying to remember where I had seen the little stuff. We ran into a few friends and that was, as always, half of the fun. I ended up buying powder primers and and some ammo.
We started home a little before four o'clock stopping, of course, at the Kittery trading post. Again we ran into some friends and I saw things I might go back for later. While at the show and the trading post I did get Christina to handle a few of the smaller pistols like the Seecamp 32 and the NAA 32 and 380. She seemed to like the Seecamp but thought it was on the small side. I, however, fell in love with both the Seecamp and the NAA 32 because I could carry either in my front pants pocket easily.
I'm thinking that I might buy one of these for when I go somwhere that I can't carry my Glock. She can shoot it when we go to the range. My daughter is already an experienced shooter. I will give it to her when she turns 18 and gets her carry permit. Yes, she can get her carry permit at 18 in the State O' Maine although, ironically, she can not buy a gun or ammo for it until she is 21.
After that we went across the street to the Weathervane restaraunt where we split a HUGE appetizer plate and a combo plate of haddock and clam strips. Since she was driving, I even had a beer, only one. Things did get a little exciting when she tried to pass a vehicle and then move back into the right lane. She pulled out to pass and thought she was clear to move back in when it wasn't. My trucks blind spots run about the the length of my vehicle. If that was you, my daughter wants you to knowthat she is very, very, very, very, sorry. At the end of the day, actually I think it was at dinner, my daughter told me that she had a great day and, because of that I did too.