Message-ID: <17517964.1075861106512.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 08:55:51 -0800 (PST) From: sbailey@crusescott.com To: susan.bailey@enron.com Subject: FW: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Steve Bailey X-To: Bailey, Susan X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Susan_Bailey_Mar2002\Bailey, Susan\Deleted Items X-Origin: Bailey-S X-FileName: sbaile2 (Non-Privileged).pst FYI -----Original Message----- From: McLeroy, David [SMTP:dmcleroy@asglp.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:22 AM To: Al Nance; Bobby Mulvey; Brady Crosswell; Brent Martin; Dan Dukes; David Zarr; Donnie Garcia; Donnie Gillespie; Duncan Lamme; George Covert; Gib Surles; Greg Cochran; Holcombe Crosswell; Jeff Crawford; Mark Franklin; Mark Hamilton; Mathew Zander; Michael Finucane; Michael Moore; Peter Pratt; Rick McConn; Robert Obrien; Rory Aaronson; Sammy Loerch; Steve Bailey; Todd Marix Subject: FW: TRUE story. Happened two weeks ago to Smokey. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mountain, Smoky [SMTP:smountain@triactive.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:10 AM > To: McLeroy, David > Subject: RE: > > Did I tell you about my wildlife experience two weekends ago? I sent the > following e-mail to Will. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mountain, Smoky > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:24 AM > To: 'wcravens@flash.net' > Subject: RE: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Test] > > > How you doing? Have you spoken to Clay since he and I went to ya'lls > ranch? > We had a truly wild time. Early Saturday morning we ran into a little > family > of javelinas and had a stare down from about 30 feet with a young male > after > his sows and piglets crossed directly in front of us w/out notice. We were > all cammo'ed up and I imagine we may have looked like that "Predator" > creature to him. As he was crossing the path he must have caught our scent > as he first turned his head in our direction and then fully squared off > directly in front of me in the middle of the small game trail we were on. > He > was looking right at me but I could tell he couldn't really SEE me. > Neither > Clay nor I moved even a fraction. Clay was close behind me and to my right > looking over my shoulder so we may have looked like a two headed predator, > but more importantly Clay was blocking my escape path. There was a very > large and thick prickly pear cactus outgrowth to my left. At first it was > just an incredibly cool nature experience. I expected him to catch our > scent > at any moment and hightail it. But he didn't. After staring at us for > maybe > a full 2 mins, his wet black snout occasionally flaring & giving me an > exceptional view of the blotched pink insides of his nostrils, he took a > very pronounced step toward us. Right front leg bent in mid air, he then > very deliberately stomped it down hard on the ground, making a small > thumping noise. He then followed this with the left front leg. Stomp. > Between each step he'd inhale with a deep audible snort, trying to figure > us > out. Step (stomp) pause snort. Step (stomp) pause snort. Step (stomp) > pause > snort. Step (stomp) pause snort. > Now, not knowing much about Javelinas and figuring this little dude didn't > weigh more than 40 lbs, I wasn't exactly scared, but I was definitely on > an > adrenaline high, my heart racing. I was slightly concerned that if, on the > off chance that he did charge, which I honestly didn't think he'd would, I > was going to be in some trouble. I doubted I could have gotten a shot off, > and Clay, as I said, was blocking my escape path. I lost my nerve after > what > seemed like 3-5 mins of this, he was now within 10 feet of me. I turned my > head very slowly to the side, never taking my eyes off the little fire > plug > to ask Clay how close should we let him get. The slight motion of my head > turning was all he needed. He apparently now had a lock on his target > (me!) > and he charged. It all happened so damn fast but there was that surreal > quality of slow-motion over the next 15 seconds. He opened his mouth > really > wide, unusually, freakishly wide and I could see two large incisor teeth > on > his bottom jaw jutting up 2 or 3 inches. These had NOT been evident to me > prior to this! Simultaneously I sensed Clay turning to run. FAST. For > whatever reason running was not even an option I considered. I swung my > shotgun seven to ten inches to my center, instantaneously deciding this > was > going to have to be a hip shot, I somehow calmly thumbed the safety off, > aimed and fired at this oncoming mass of mouth and course black hair, now > probably no more than three feet directly in front of me. I was loaded > with > two 20 gauge slugs. The single shot I fired blew a fairly large hole > through > the top of his head but his forward momentum carried him through my legs > at > shin level, knocking me hard, forward and over the javelina, splaying me > stomach first flat on the ground, still clutching my shotgun. The fall > knocked the wind out of me but I quickly got up on one knee, not knowing > how > true my aim had been and swung my gun back on the downed pig. No movement > whatsoever. It was eerily quiet for just a few seconds and I felt a slight > and strange breeze. I then heard some crashing noise in the brush near by > and one of the sows exploded through the thicket to my left coming right > for > me. Holy shit! I couldn't believe it. Still kneeling, and still with no > breath, I swung my shouldered shotgun and shot her in the chest at > probably > fifteen feet. Because I was on my knees the blast hit her squarely and > lifted her up and to the left of the trail. But to my horror immediately > behind her and coming FAST was a LARGE male we had not previously seen. He > looked twice the size of the first javelina. He was all gray and grizzled > and he too had his mouth fully opened, his tusks literally gleaming. > However, I was seeing 'his' charge, head on, at eye level, out of ammo and > quite frankly nothing was going through my mind other than "OH SHIT!!! OH > SHIT!!!! OH SHIT!!!!". I then heard Clay yell/holler/demand VERY loudly > "DON'T MOVE!!!" ... and then BAMMMMM! I didn't move. My eyes were glued to > the boar. Clay's shot nailed the old male in the left shoulder powering > him > ten feet to my left from the spot of impact as if he'd been kicked by a > giant invisible boot, before he came to a sudden stop against a mesquite > tree. Three shots in maybe 10 seconds, three dead javelinas, blood and > stink everywhere. Clay came running over to me yelling something like, > "Are > you OK? Are you OK?" and helped me up the rest of the way. I was shaking > like a leaf and trying to get my breath back and he started laughing hard, > I > mean really hard, after seeing I was OK. Somehow I had javalena blood on > the > left palm of my hand. After dusting off I notice the inside of my left > pant > leg was ripped and my left boot was cleanly sheered from the inside of my > right ankle through the top of the boot where the calf starts, but my skin > was not even nicked. Mannnn.... I'll never think of those damn javelina > the > same way again, and I don't even want to think what may have happened if > Clay hadn't shot the big male. > > > Can you believe it?! > Later, > Smoke > > -----Original Message----- > From: McLeroy, David [mailto:dmcleroy@asglp.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:05 AM > To: Mountain, Smoky > Subject: RE: > > > you got it. Gonna be thinking of stuff to do witht the kids the next > month. > I will keep in touch. > > Mc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mountain, Smoky [SMTP:smountain@triactive.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:02 AM > > To: McLeroy, David > > Subject: RE: > > > > Dave it sounds like fun...but... we've got both my parents and the > Evans's > > coming in town for the weekend. My rents Friday night, the Evans arrive > > midday Sat. > > Give me a raincheck and if possible a bit more notice. > > Later, > > Smoke > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: McLeroy, David [mailto:dmcleroy@asglp.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:55 AM > > Subject: FW: > > > > > > When was the last time you have been McLerized. Well that is to long. > > > > > > > > > Clare wants me and the kids out of the house so she can get ready for > > > this new baby so I am looking for things to do. > > > Do you and Cooper have any interest in meeting me in Waco Friday > > > night with Will, and Mary Grey. Eat George's Bar. Stay at my cousins > > > house who is out of town(roomy 3-2). Get up sat. morning, drive 20 > miles > > > to Crawford, Texas and run in the 1st annual Presidents Day Fun Run 5k > > w/ > > > G.W.. Race is at 9:am. 15.00 gets you a T-shirt. Approx. 500-750 > > > runners/walkers (aprobably a few taliban) > > > After the race, we head back to Houston. Baby joggers and > > strollers > > > welcome. I'm using double baby jogger for mine. > > > If your interested, I am trying to get out of Houston about > 4pm. > > If > > > it needs to be later that is fine too. > > > > > > Come on. It is not the destination but the trip. > > > > > > Mc > > > > > > > > ***************************************************************** > > Amherst Securities Group, L.P. is not responsible for any > recommendation, > > solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any > transaction, > > customer account or account activity contained in this communication. > > The decision of whether to adopt any strategy or to engage in any > > transaction and the decision of whether any strategy or transac- tion > fits > > into an appropriate portfolio structure remains the responsibility of > the > > customer and/or its advisors. > > Amherst Securities Group, L.P. cannot and does not make any claim as to > > the > > prepayment consistency and/or the future performance of any securities > or > > structures that may be contained in this email or any email attachment. > > Any yields, yield spread and/or average lives that may be contained in > the > > email or any email attachment consider prepay- ment assumptions that may > > or > > may not be met. 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