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[Cody Smith]

I think the comment that irritates me most is "I can't afford it." BS, what is actually meant is "I don't want to make it a priority." Granted, it ain't cool to deprive your kids of food so you can go shoot, but most of the folks that say that have the money and time, they just choose to use it on something else. That is fine, but say you don't want to go that bad instead of having a pity party about being broke. This leads to the bigger question, Why do so many folks not want to make going to the nationals a priority? I hate to put anything in print that would discourage someone from going, but I can sum it up real easily. The nationals are ran by people that just don't give a damn. It doesn't matter if you are talking to a contractor, gunsmith, motel personal, or your waitress you can tell within about five seconds whether or not they care about their job and have any desire to try a little. Whether the product is good or not, that whole feeling resonates throughout the company. In my business, I always try to do the best I can and employees that develop a don't care attitude are gone. The "don't care" attitude is all over NRA competetions. The nationals have dwindled to the point that they are just an important shooting match. There are basically no vendors, no parties, no entertainment, no speeches, no fancy awards, no prizes, no nothing except shooting for the title of national champion. So why would people want to drive from thousands of miles for a don't care shooting match? As irritating as Willing and Connors can be, I am most pissed at their testicleless boss that won't fire them!
take care, Cody