Little story for Sol in the Duc-

Back in college during a summer break I spent a little time in Gallatin County jail due to what the sheriff described as "harassing livestock with a potato cannon". Seems Ted Turner did not appreciate a buddy and I playing a little "catch and release" hunting with his buffalo at his and Jane Fonda's Flying D ranch outside of Bozeman. We had a whole pickup truck full of reject seed taters and we almost burned through the whole lot of them.

As a side not the buffalo didn't seem to mind being the target of our fun. Initially the buffalo were spooked, but quickly learned that with the boom and smack came a little tasty snack. I figured no harm no foul, heck we're even feeding these guys. The judge did not see it the same way.

Due to my financial situation (I didn't have the money to pay the $95 fine - actually I didn't have 95 cents) and the fact that the judge thought jail time would "serve me well" I spent 36 hours in the pokey. Actually it was more like 35 hours due to time off for good behavior, but whats is an hour or two here of there when time is flying by like that.

Since then I have laid my potato gun down and passed it on to another soldier. I learned my lesson and now walk the straight and narrow ecspecially when it comes to potatos.

Steve