myrockfight
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So I am standing next to one of my buddies who works at a yuppyish? bar over in Tampa. We are cutting up and carrying on about the scenery, etc. A girl that I didn't notice, taps me on the left shoulder. She introduces herself and we conversate for a bit. After talking for a while she asks how "open-minded" I am. I reply, "Well that is kind of relative. Don't you think?" She goes on to say she thinks I am, from what she knows of me. And I was thinking......well you know what I was thinking. lol. She beats around the bush with a few more statements and then asks, "I know this is kind of different. But it will be a lot of fun! I'd love to treat you to a date to the shooting range."
Now you have to understand what kind of bar this conversation is occurring in. We are talking slacks, more plastic on/in girls, than on the cars in the parking lot, and in general people so full of themselves that I am often laughing so hard inside at their actions, that I am going to explode. Often I'll be laughing anyway. It is funny. I try to be nice though
So there I am grinning ear to ear and I tell her, "I'll tell you what, it certainly won't be the first time I have gone, but I would absolutely love to go."
Now this isn't the end of the story, or the weekend. So bear with me.
The very next night, a girl I have been talking to for the past couple weeks and I decide to hang out for a while. We met as we were leaving Channelside as the bars and clubs were closing down through a mutual acquaintance. However, we were both busy and didn't make a point to make a date or do anything until this past weekend.
After an hour or so, we were pretty comfortable with each other and were talking about all the things that you talk about on a first date. Then she pops the question, "What do you think about guns?"
I am thinking, "This one could go either way." Not that it would make a big difference to me in the long run, but the date was going really well up to that point. I had begun to really take to her and she is very cute. So I didn't exactly want to send one tearing through the hull and sinking this date like the Lusitania either.
Up to this point, she came off as being very conservative. So I tell her, "Well, I grew up around them and still shoot quite frequently." She replies, "Good. I had a hard time with my ex-roomate about getting a gun to keep in the apartment." Lol, she even knew exactly what gun she wants to get!
There I am - grinning ear to ear again. That was a more sincere grin though. I think I am going to be holding on to this one for a good while.
I'll tell you what, it sure was a GREAT WEEKEND!
Now you have to understand what kind of bar this conversation is occurring in. We are talking slacks, more plastic on/in girls, than on the cars in the parking lot, and in general people so full of themselves that I am often laughing so hard inside at their actions, that I am going to explode. Often I'll be laughing anyway. It is funny. I try to be nice though
So there I am grinning ear to ear and I tell her, "I'll tell you what, it certainly won't be the first time I have gone, but I would absolutely love to go."
Now this isn't the end of the story, or the weekend. So bear with me.
The very next night, a girl I have been talking to for the past couple weeks and I decide to hang out for a while. We met as we were leaving Channelside as the bars and clubs were closing down through a mutual acquaintance. However, we were both busy and didn't make a point to make a date or do anything until this past weekend.
After an hour or so, we were pretty comfortable with each other and were talking about all the things that you talk about on a first date. Then she pops the question, "What do you think about guns?"
I am thinking, "This one could go either way." Not that it would make a big difference to me in the long run, but the date was going really well up to that point. I had begun to really take to her and she is very cute. So I didn't exactly want to send one tearing through the hull and sinking this date like the Lusitania either.
Up to this point, she came off as being very conservative. So I tell her, "Well, I grew up around them and still shoot quite frequently." She replies, "Good. I had a hard time with my ex-roomate about getting a gun to keep in the apartment." Lol, she even knew exactly what gun she wants to get!
There I am - grinning ear to ear again. That was a more sincere grin though. I think I am going to be holding on to this one for a good while.
I'll tell you what, it sure was a GREAT WEEKEND!
