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TAM,

Yours is a heart warming Christmas story!

Merry Christmas!!

I have to go in every 6 months to get this or that burned off my face/hands/legs as I too was once a fanatic water rat from scuba diving, to clamming, to boating from sail, to power, to kayak, off shore fishing and wade fishing like a maniac and until quite recently always outdoors. Summers now find me in the A.C., I'm not as well acclimated to extremes of heat anymore...

My dermatologist is a cool guy and doesn't have a 30.06 sign posted, but he's always accompanied by a nurse who seeing my Glock 19 may or not freak. So, since I know I'm going to be asked to strip while I'm left alone for a few minutes. I just cover my pistol and spare mag under my clothes and sit there feeling kinda ridiculous with most of my clothes off.

Given, I had a melanoma removed once some 40 years ago, it's worth a little indignity.

Sadly, my family doc retired.

He and I used to talk guns. I would always carry when I went to see him.

With a big grin on his face, one of the first questions he'd ask if I didn't have to strip for an exam, was: I assume you're packing?

He liked guns in general and absolutely loved trap shooting.

I miss him.