BigBlue 94
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Fantastic story. When was the last time you shot the weather vane just for old times' sake?My dad had a theory about BB guns... that they were more dangerous than real ones. As we might be inclined to try something stupid with them "because they were just BB guns."
So... I had my .22s long before ever getting a BB gun.
Turns out he was "somewhat right". While not dangerous in any way, my brother & I would shoot the metal weather vane on top of the barn every time we walked by, then giggle that we made it spin.
We thought it was our big secret until 15 years later when I bought a new house. My dad came over with a "house warming gift"... that same weather vane with about a billion little BB dents in it!
I wasn't even done laughing before I had my brother on the phone telling him what Dad just did!
Later that day, my brother came by & the three of us installed it, then had a beer to celebrate.
My dad & brother are both long gone but that weather vane has been on every place I've owned since. Right now it proudly sits on the peak of my stable. BB dents & all!
I was taught that bb guns could cause harm just like a real one.