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KY-J: don't let the "open" of Iowa scare you off. Get out and TRAVEL, anyway.
Stopped into Brownell's in Montezuma on my way from eastern Ontario to a Des Moines family funeral in July 2016 ... and there they were: GONE!!! Spoke with a local and found they had recently moved closer to Des Moines just off I-80 West. Ended up touring old downtown Grinnell Iowa - as I had missed the almost immediate left turn (after taking I-80 Exit 182 north to Grinnell). Undoubtedly Brownell's has much better signage BY NOW to their store.
This new Brownell's is a touchy-feely large store with examples of cataloged stock displayed, and an uber-MODERN massive computerized warehouse facility. After I hit "SEND" on one of their order computers, I wandered over to their plush waiting/reading room an awaited their call. 10 minutes later I had the various ordered goods in hand, paid bill in hand, and walked out of their store. This Brownell's facility is a MAJOR ATTRACTION all by itself - and well worth yer time.
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A different approach is to bring him something you think he would enjoy, that you can call "surplus".... full boxes of shotshells, frozen venison, home canned fruit, new hunting hat or vest, etc.
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A different approach is to bring him something you think he would enjoy, that you can call "surplus".... full boxes of shotshells, frozen venison, home canned fruit, new hunting hat or vest, etc. Finally someone who gets it. I might add a one way ticket to Vegas. Hell, Nova Scotia sounds better than Iowa. ________________________ Pretty good hockey team in Vegas.
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I don't know who you are or where you are from, lonesome roads, but I damn sure hope you stay there. You seem to be determined to run folks down.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Jon, I should add, if you decide to fly here or travel w/o a gun, I have a double or three you are welcome to borrow.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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I guess you could drop by the research center and see how the Ames Strain Anthrax spore production is coming along?...Geo
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Jon: You're a good man and I'm sure your friend will really appreciate the vist no matter how you get there or how long you stay. Gil
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Well I am going out next week, even if I cant come up with some lame shooting reason for being in the area. Bill needs help Im afraid and if I dont try to do something ASAP and he gets worse, I wont forget my mistake. Im counting on his pride not being greater than his knowing he needs help now. Funny how simple and easy life seemed at 20 and how damn complex it has gotten now. Getting old is not for whimps and I hope Ive got a long ways to go yet. If the weather cooperates it should be a nice drive across some pretty country.
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Well I am going out next week, even if I cant come up with some lame shooting reason for being in the area. Bill needs help Im afraid and if I dont try to do something ASAP and he gets worse, I wont forget my mistake. Im counting on his pride not being greater than his knowing he needs help now. Funny how simple and easy life seemed at 20 and how damn complex it has gotten now. Getting old is not for whimps and I hope Ive got a long ways to go yet. If the weather cooperates it should be a nice drive across some pretty country. If you run into BrentD, tell him I said hi. __________________________ Life aint for wimps. Lonny Rhodes
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I spent way more time than I wanted to going to school in Ames. Finally got out and enjoyed the country.
driving my 60 Ford convertible with the top down and having buddies sit up on the back shooting squirrels in the numerous woods.
The Skunk [I think] river surprisingly had decent small mouth bass fishing.
In season it was either Big Wall or Little Wall Lake that a lot of slough ground and ducks were plentiful , wearing chest waders when hunting.
Ledges State Park had good river floating.
Henry's hamburgers were 15 cents, but probably not now .
Bar in Huxley had topless dancers and so did a bar in Boone.
Sorry , I got off track a bit. That was long ago.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 04/18/18 12:54 PM.
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