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<blockquote data-quote="david k." data-source="post: 5184907" data-attributes="member: 10555"><p>Way back, my buddy and I hunted both of our family farms in McNairy County a lot together. There was a combination convenience store / gun store / pawn shop in Bolivar named Webster's that we'd usually stop at….I was hunting out of an Amaker Stand for any guys that remember those…my buddy didn't have a stand and hunted on the ground usually.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, we were headed up for an afternoon hunt and stopped in Webster's…they just happened to have a used Baker type stand for sale for $50 and my buddy wanted to buy it. I tried to talk him out of it but his mind was made up…when we checked out, I asked the owner…if he doesn't like this, can he bring it back?</p><p></p><p>The owner knew us and kind of joked and said "if he dies, I'll give you his money back."</p><p></p><p>So we get to his farm and split up…I'm just getting settled in when I hear a series of screaming and cussing….followed by silence….then more screaming and cussing….followed by more silence…then more screaming and cussing…. </p><p></p><p>I climbed down and fortunately met my buddy about halfway back to the truck, his arms, chest and the side of his face all cut and scratched up…</p><p></p><p>The stand had slipped on him from about 20' and he bear hugged and slid down the tree the whole way.</p><p></p><p>We decided to just leave but when we were driving back through Bolivar I pulled into Webster's…I told him, we're getting your money back…he didn't want me to stop but we walked in anyway…..the owner looked up and I said, "hey man, do you remember me?" He said "yeah". I pointed to my friend and I said "well, do you remember him?"</p><p></p><p>He just opened the register and handed back the $50.00. Hahaha</p><p></p><p>After 40 or so years…one of us still thinks it's a funny story!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="david k., post: 5184907, member: 10555"] Way back, my buddy and I hunted both of our family farms in McNairy County a lot together. There was a combination convenience store / gun store / pawn shop in Bolivar named Webster’s that we’d usually stop at….I was hunting out of an Amaker Stand for any guys that remember those…my buddy didn’t have a stand and hunted on the ground usually. Anyway, we were headed up for an afternoon hunt and stopped in Webster’s…they just happened to have a used Baker type stand for sale for $50 and my buddy wanted to buy it. I tried to talk him out of it but his mind was made up…when we checked out, I asked the owner…if he doesn’t like this, can he bring it back? The owner knew us and kind of joked and said “if he dies, I’ll give you his money back.” So we get to his farm and split up…I’m just getting settled in when I hear a series of screaming and cussing….followed by silence….then more screaming and cussing….followed by more silence…then more screaming and cussing…. I climbed down and fortunately met my buddy about halfway back to the truck, his arms, chest and the side of his face all cut and scratched up… The stand had slipped on him from about 20’ and he bear hugged and slid down the tree the whole way. We decided to just leave but when we were driving back through Bolivar I pulled into Webster’s…I told him, we’re getting your money back…he didn’t want me to stop but we walked in anyway…..the owner looked up and I said, “hey man, do you remember me?” He said “yeah”. I pointed to my friend and I said “well, do you remember him?” He just opened the register and handed back the $50.00. Hahaha After 40 or so years…one of us still thinks it’s a funny story! [/QUOTE]
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