Wifey and I shied away from the lion's
share of Black Friday shopping, as the parking, long lines, and
general unruliness of fellow shoppers was not – in our opinion –
worth the bodily harm we read about every year. We did, however,
visit Cabela's (a prominent outdoor outfitter) about 45 minutes south
of us. As recreational shooters, our goal was to get “in” on
their “bucket of bullets” promotion. Once there, we found the
buckets, and what the bargain entailed. Buy the bucket of bullets at
full price, then mail in a certificate for a rebate. Yeah, not much
of an immediate bargain. Whomever was the manufacturer/distributor of
the “Bucket of Bullets” would be making regular-price profits (my
guess is to make as much profit as possible during the Black Friday
weekend). In addition, there were no “buckets” in calibers I was
looking for (.38 Special, .357, and .45 Colt). Finally, the prices
they had (after rebate) for calibers my wife was seeking were
comparable to those offered at our local gun shops.
So, no ammo for us there. We did,
though, get a pleasant surprise at Cabela's. For a few years now, I
have been wearing fleece pants during the winter. Not fleece-lined
pants, but true fleece pants. Very warm, very comfortable, but very
hard to come by. Last week, I loaded Wifey up with web links to the
few sites I could find that offered, true fleece pants. Fast forward
to this past Friday – while perusing the mensware section of the
store, we found fleece pants for $20 each! Two pairs for me, and a
pair for my bride (as men's fleece pants are more comfortable than
women's).
Saturday morning, we awoke to find our
neighbor's house had signs of an attempted break-in, through our
yard. We called the cops, and the responding officer was very
helpful. Wifey and I eventually decided to purchase – as our
Christmas gift to eachother – a pair of video doorbells, as a means
of making our house more secure. Also, on Saturday – hoping to
follow-up on the meager Black Friday effort we made, we visited one
of our local gun shops, where I was able to pick up a box of
Inception RNP copper polymer range/target ammo in .38 Special. Also
got a free baseball cap with the shop's name embroidered on it.
On Sunday, we went to the local movie
theater to see “Justice League”. Decent 2-hour diversion. Wifey
grilled me afterward about how the movie was accurate to the comic
books. “Hollywood,” I told her.
