Ever Take A Break?

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There is more to life. When was the last time you saw the car chase scene from "Bullitt?". It`s on www.youtube.com, pretty cool, and McQueen actually did drive the car, until the last scene! I bet back-then, it did alot for Mustang sales!
The guy that drove the Charger, was an actor/stunt-co-ordinator, who was also in the "French Connection". Neet Huh!

Timco

Today's break...results. .375 H&H Mag, and M-15 pictured. I load every bullet I shoot.

Tim

mp1969

A Break

We are a nation of workaholics, it is a proven fact that we love to out do our competitors. One of the most often used methods is to work excessive hours.

Young rising stars in our industry are most likely to extend hours and sacrifice time away from family,leasure time and simply time away from the steady grind.

As a recovering workaholic I can tell you with certainty that burnout is common and sress related illnesses are spawned by that stress!!

No matter what your dreams or goals " WORK TO LIVE".
"LIVING TO WORK" provides results that bosses like and our stock market driven nation love. While the pursuit of the greenbacks is admirable,it in the long run it can be hazardous to one's physical and mental health.

Home life also suffers so you need to establish a balance when you know enough is enough.

My wife is out of town so I kept two of my grandchildren overnite and will now take them to church. Afterwords perhaps a little bite before watching or listening to the Packers game (lately this is not always stress free either)

After several weeks of gray clouds hanging over our family's heads I cherish the time (with no agenda) spent with faith family and friends.

The work tends to always be there, take breaks to maintain a good attitude about it.We all our better people when we do this!

Make Peace your Passion!

MP 1969

Glen

sure -

and while it is ticking off a client or two - last June I made the decision to take off one week a month. Really! Camping, fishing, hunting, times with my children and grandchildren - (more time with our youngest who is 4 - but's that's another story. And kids that are taught to camp, fish, shoot/hunt - don't mug little old ladies). This month the week off is a few days in the toronto area. Not family related but definitely takes me out of boiler rooms & away from the cell phone. The vast majority of clients agree that "family is first". I am only sad it took so long to sink in. I am essentially a one man show - with one part timer handling no heats only when we are away - I would not recommend this to all though. But last year I hired a business coach - his first question - "how much time are you taking off?" Sure revenues are down - but I am not perpetually tired - and really enjoy my days on the job. (this is hunting season you know!)

Reed

Most of my close friends

are self employed (contractors) and we all have been at it for a long time so we decided that every Thursday(during the season) we would take a break (psych day) and play golf. It works out great because I'm ralaxed for the Friday, which is allways been my most hectic day of the week.
Also, no more working on the weekend, unless it is a serious emerg. and can't wait till Monday, so I can spend more time with my family which has been a long time coming.

Maine Ken

In 8 days i will be at deer camp with the Boys. An entire week with no phone, no pager, no anything to do with work.

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Darrell

Time for important stuff

I have worked for the workaholics...mostly unhappy people with no other life. When I sat with my wife and decided to go into business, we discussed the schedule. No weekends are ever scheduled for work. Sometimes they happen, service is that way, but Saturdays are wife and family time. Sunday is heavily invested in church and friends. We decided to not allow business to takeover the things that we like and need to do...I serve on an advisory board for the local highschool...community investment. We decided to not allow business to obliterate family...I have three teens agers who will turn down activities with their friends to spend time playing cards with mom and I. Usually, that means their friends come over and spend time with them, mom, and I..."cuz their daddies are too busy. We actually had two "spares" come to our home for Christmas last year to watch us open gifts with my parents and family...how sad is that? I had the time to invest in those girls too.

A while back, one of you told me to get Ellen Rohr's books and learn them. I did, and I am eternally grateful...she talks alot about community worth and family priorities. If you havn't read the books...ya oughta.

The watch word here is, "If I can't screw it up or fix it in forty hours...there isn't much point in trying all weekend too!

Ray Landry_2

Weekend stress relief I find on two wheels. In the summer it's on my buell firebolt xb9r. this time of year it's on my ktm 525 dirtbike. I took it out today. Nice crisp day in Mass. Perfect day for riding, except when I stripped out my drain plug changing my oil afterward! Doh! looks like my winter teardown is going to start a little early this year...

S Ebels

TImco

Barnes X bullets? What did you recover those out of?

I started rolling my own at the tender age of 14 years. Still have my first RCBS RockChucker press. The thing has loaded literally tens of thousands of rounds and is as good as new. (I used to do a LOT of shooting) At last count, I think I have dies for 32 different cartridges from .177 through .416. My fav deer rifle is my Model 70 Super Grade in .264 Winchester. That thing will smoke a 100grn Nosler Partition at just over 3550FPS on the chronograph. It also shoots 95 grn Hornady V-max's into one ragged hole at 100 yds. I took it out to South Dakota a couple years ago and any prarie dogs under 500 yds were in deep trouble.

Timco

Barnes is right down the road from me. I know Ty pretty well. All recovered from the 9-12th phone book. After 10 rounds, change books because they zip right through all of them. 210gr flies @ 3200fps (79.5gr RL15)(chronographed) and the 300gr gets just shy of 2700fps (72.0gr RL15). Rifle is a Browning (right down the road from me) Medallion, with a Nikon Monarch scope. She's a beauty. Favorite quote " it's hard enough to hit something with one eye closed, let alone with both closed!" I too use an original Rockchucker press...one at a time. I also load 50X140X3.25 Sharps Straight. I load 600+gr bullets with 106gr IMR 4350. Hits hard, but will not open an X bullet. Next toy is a BMG .50!

Keep shooting, Tim

S Ebels

You'll have to raise your rates..............

50 BMG is a blast (pun intended) to shoot. Freakin' expensive though. A 1# can of powder will only stoke about 35 rounds and the bullets themselves..........and then there's the cost of the rifle and a boy to carry it for you

That being said, my brother in the hardware store sold three of 'em this year. Let's just say you want a REALLY good backstop or else 5 miles of uninhabited country in the direction your shooting. Shooting one of those in 1000 yard or 1 mile competition would be right up my alley.