But I made those choices, and I own the consequences.
Exactly. In that thread, "Three Rifle Cartridges You Wish You Had?" in the "Rifle Country" section, I stated that I'd have a .257 Weatherby by now if it wasn't for the fact our well crapped out early last summer. Getting our well fixed is a long story, but the short of it is, it cost a lot more than a
half-dozen, brand-new, scoped Weatherby rifles. So I'm holding off for now on buying another rifle I don't really need.
Now if we lived in town (like both of our daughters, their husbands, and all 4 of our grandsons) all we would have had to do to have running water in our house for the past 40 years and counting, is pay a monthly water bill - which BTW, totals up to far less than we paid for our well in the first place - not even counting what we paid to have it fixed. And don't forget, we still have to pay for electricity to run our pump.
On the other hand, we can safely and legally shoot off our rear deck. And the weekend before last, our son-in-law and one of our grandsons drove out here from town to sight their deer rifles in down at the county gravel pit about 2 miles south of the house. Furthermore, this evening my wife and I are going to jump in the truck and drive about 15 miles to where we know there's a good place to park and watch a hillside where there might be a legal deer wander out.
So yeah,
we made the choice to live here, and
we own the consequences of that choice. One of those consequences is that I didn't get a new .257 Weatherby rifle this year. Big deal - I'm getting by just fine with my beloved .308 Norma Mag, and I'll get by with it again next year too if it means not selling out and moving just so that we can have the conveniences living in town provide.
