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Well, when I became old enough to join the XYZ group at out church, I asked the asst. pastor why they were called that. He said it stood for Xtra Years of Zest. Suddenly it occurred to me that I was, at this later age, an ex-wise he, since being retired, my mind didn't stay as active, and also I didn't have much "zest" left, since it had gone somewhere. So I decided I was more aptly called by what I wrote as my username.
 

I was a competitive shooter for several years. Competing requires lots of practice & ammo is expensive, so - like most shooters - I handload.
For those unfamiliar with it, handloading means re-using the most expensive part of a cartridge - the brass shell casing & replacing the primer, powder & bullet, which are purchased separately & using a press & various tools to assemble everything. That reduces the cost by 50% & enables more practice.
Example: A 50-round box of factory 45 ACP can cost $25.00. I can handload it for around $9.00. And I can choose the powder, primer, & bullet that provides the best accuracy in my particular gun. Since I'm not loading for profit (like a factory production), I can take more time & be more picky.
It's sort of like cooking. You can buy a cake at the store, or you can buy flour, sugar, butter, eggs, etc. & make your own cake. And you control the ingredients, quality, taste, etc. If you're really good at it, you can make a better cake than you can buy. And you can probably make more than one cake for less money than buying one ready made.

"Win231" (short for "Winchester 231) is one of my favorite powders. (actually, modern gun powder isn't really gun powder; it's classified as "Propellant" because it doesn't explode; it just burns (fizzes like striking a match).
 
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One of my favourite tv programmes is Rosemary and Thyme.....I changed the spelling to make sure it was pronounced properly. Rose Marie....not Rose Mary.
 
Gary O' said:
Gary O' is my name
Actually it's Gary O'...something

Beats hell outa what my Gramma always called me......'picklepuss'
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LOL. Good thing my username isn't what my mom always called me..... "bastard" & "S.O.B." (when I was old enough to know the meaning, I told her, "Hey, stupid, it's not my fault if I'm a bastard; it's your fault & dad's fault. And if I'm an S.O.B. it's all your fault 'cuz YOU'RE the "B") 🤣
 
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pleinmont said:
How did you choose your username?

Pleinmont is a place in Guernsey, which is one of the Channel Islands, where I was born. My husband proposed to me there in 1968, whilst we were sitting on a bench overlooking the sea. We were married the following year, he was 22 and I was 19.
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That’s nice! I started reading and thought you were going to say you were a fan of the potato peal pie book.
 
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