{"id":4400,"date":"2017-01-18T19:06:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T01:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2017-01-18T19:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T01:06:04","slug":"nice-shootin-tex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4400","title":{"rendered":"Nice Shootin’ Tex!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re in full taper mode so I’m taking my time heading out the door in the morning to grab my miles. \u00a0When I rush around to get out the door, I burn a lot of energy. \u00a0These days I’m in energy conservation mode so everything is scaled back quite a bit.<\/p>\n

I got a later start than usual today seeing as #1 Son called to chat. \u00a0It’s always nice to talk with him! \u00a0The phone call bumped my 8:30 starting time for my run to a little after 10:00! \u00a0I finally got those proverbial ducks of mine in their row and headed out the door.<\/p>\n

\"url\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I was scheduled for 10 easy miles today. \u00a0No worries! \u00a0A nice run!<\/p>\n

Even though it was later in the morning, it was still a little chilly by Mississippi standards. \u00a0We were at 59* but had a 15MPH wind from the north. \u00a0I decided on a long sleeved tech shirt and a buff over my visor to keep the wind out of my ears.<\/p>\n

\"15590074_1181497488637052_4463740068522392939_n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

After 3-ish miles, I headed down Robinson Road towards Highway 45S. \u00a0I had decided to run over the Schaeffer’s Chapel. \u00a0Doing some #runnersmath, I had figured out a pretty easy 10 miler.<\/p>\n

I ran across the highway and was running against traffic when I heard loud rifle repeats! \u00a0I mean LOUD! \u00a0I looked around towards the sound of the rifle and there, sure enough, was the pickup truck that belongs to the “grouchy farmer.”<\/p>\n

It was at this point I was very glad I had grabbed my bright orange shirt! \u00a0That shirt is loud and I, quite frankly, don’t have a great deal of confidence in the combination of the “grouchy farmer” and a rifle.<\/p>\n

He was parked on the shoulder of the highway shooting! \u00a0There’s laws about shooting along the roads, etc. \u00a0This guy has a tendency to create his own versions of laws so suffice it to say, I was a nervous nellie. \u00a0I consoled myself in the fact that with the bright orange shirt, odds were he wouldn’t intentionally shoot me.<\/p>\n

I ran south on highway 45S a half mile, crossed the highway and started up Schaeffer’s Chapel Road. \u00a0A mile up this road sits the Chapel.<\/p>\n

\"IMG00535-20120306-0815\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I reached the Chapel, added an extra .50 mile (because I do things like that) and then headed on back towards the Highway.<\/p>\n

Heading north on Highway 45S, the first thing I did was look for the “grouchy farmer.” \u00a0His truck was gone and I didn’t hear anymore gunfire. \u00a0Whew! \u00a0Then I got to wondering, “What was he shooting at?” Then just shrugged the whole thing off.<\/p>\n

It didn’t take to long before I found out what he had been shooting because BAM! \u00a0The smell hit me like a ton of bricks!!! \u00a0Skunks!<\/p>\n

\"ss\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The only thing I can figure is he had been doing some trapping and caught himself some skunks!<\/p>\n