My baby is hurt!

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My baby is hurt!

Postby Martin Wallgren » 05 Jul 2010 21:23

So here I´m on clouds happy as a lark with my yewbow out in the garden taking some shots at the sack. Out comes my no good for nothing son of my wifes sister. He is a complete idiot (I know he has had a upbringing I don´t even wish for my enemies with psycotic and drunks as parents and all) but why do I have to have him in my family? Why does he have to hang around here because he can´t sleep alone in his own f**king apartment, becaus e is depressed and all. He is like a bloody 15 year old in a 25 years old body. The wife has her friends here for a cardgame so he is extra stressed because he gets funny around strangers. Well, who can blame me for wanting to get out in my garden to get destressed with my bow.

When I get to the target to collect arrows up comes Mr Loser. He talks and talks and pick two arrows up and start throwing them as javelins. Just a second before I can tell him to stop he throws one that is on it´s way toward my bow. It hits at the back of the bow right in the middle where my hand is when drawing it. Its a long bodkin on the shaft he trew.

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The crack is about 4 cm long and the hole is about 4mm deep. Apart from just hittingf his bloody face into pulp, what can I do to control the damage or reduce risk for more damage to the bow?

All this happened less than an hour ago so my blood is still pumping pretty hard. So bear with me if there is alot of misspelling and stuff...
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby admin » 05 Jul 2010 23:08

What an idiot. Do hit him.
If it's right at the centre where the bow does not flex too much then it may not be a disaster. The best thing to do would be to bind the centre section with twine/thin cord. My first longbow developed a slight crack along the grain and after binding it I continued to use it for a year or more before it finally broke (at a different place!).
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Martin Wallgren » 06 Jul 2010 06:56

Thanx Matt! I´ll do that and hope for the best. Might need to send Mr Stratton an order for a new bow just in case...
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Motley » 06 Jul 2010 11:40

Martin Wallgren wrote:Thanx Matt! I´ll do that and hope for the best. Might need to send Mr Stratton an order for a new bow just in case...


and a bill to a certain other person.

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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Harry » 06 Jul 2010 12:01

send him the bill with an arrow... what an idiot :evil:
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby KeithFarrell » 08 Jul 2010 08:47

I second the notion of having the idiot pay the bill, especially since it involved him throwing a sharp arrow towards you... If someone did that to me or any of my equipment then I would be furious. That's just not cool.
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby admin » 08 Jul 2010 09:40

If he owns a car, just shoot it a few times. This has the bonus of teaching him a lesson and creating some fun for yourself. Note: doors are the most fun to shoot and the least likely to damage your arrows.
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Harry » 08 Jul 2010 11:25

if he has car, then smear some really heavy stinking cheese in his ventilation system :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Bulot » 08 Jul 2010 11:57

it'd be a waste of tasty and valuable product, though.
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby Magnus Hagelberg » 08 Jul 2010 15:06

why waste cheese on the car? just strip parts of the car until you have the value of a new bow. This way, he has to pay for repairs.. and parts, not just the bow.
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Re: My baby is hurt!

Postby SCA Archer » 08 Jul 2010 18:44

Magnus,

While I cannot condone criminal activity....I like how you think. :wink:
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