PaintballX3 Magazine PaintballX3 Magazine August Issue | Page 49
There wasn’t much else that we could do. Weekends had become long and boring. As summer came on we knew that there was nowhere exciting to go play weekend rec ball. The other fields in the northern Vermont area had simply become stagnant. It almost seemed as though paintball in the state of Vermont was nearing its end. For us to go to a good scenario game, speedball game, or even just some rec ball at a good field usually meant traveling out of state. And if you have lived in Vermont or New England for any length of time, that usually means you are driving at least two hours. With the economy so tight, it wasn’t really an enticing option. As a writer and photographer it left me with no other option but to drive several hours. About two weeks into April that all changed.
it true, they were both going and had been the ones to set up the “Facebook Event” and were spreading word. I had to go check it out. This could be the second chance at life for paintball in Vermont! I immediately started making arrangements to ensure I could be there. Before I knew it, it was Saturday morning and I was loading up to meet Engler at his house in Jeffersonville. He was only a short drive from where the field was located in Sheldon. Engler being the man he is had spent a lot of his own time helping the new field get on their feet. At around 830 we finally made it to the field, of course we were running a little late after Eric made his fair share of wrong turns. Eric and I began setti ��\����\��H��[\�^H��YHو\�����\��\ˈ�ܝHY�\�8�(�H�\�\��]�[�X[�8�'P���'HX�][[�\���Y[���\��Z]��و�\�[X[H8�']ۈ]��8�'x�(�H[��\�Y[��وH��[�[��\�XH\��]�Y�8�(�B���X]\�\�\��]�Y�H\�[ܙH^Y\����H�Y[\��[���H�Z[�[��[��Y�]H��YY�[ܙH^Y\���Y�[���X��H[��ۙHو��H�\������Y[�[��[��X[HX]K[\�8�'Y�\��'H�\�Z�و�\�[8�'X[H���و�\���'HY�\��\�[��\�H�]\�YH�\�Y[�وH���\�\�\�XK��^�H���Hۙ��[X�\H[���HH\��[�����[H[��[Z[HY�\��[�\�YH�X�X�[\��Z\��\�K�[�H�[�H�Z[�HZ\��X�ˈ��ۛH�\�\�HZ[��[��HY�][��[X�[�\��\���\]YK��]�܋�]\�^\�Y[��H[��]\�[��Y�\Y��]\���YHܙX]����H����\���YH�][�\��Y�\��][ۋ�H�\��\�[����ۙ\�Y�H^H��[���X�H�][�H�]\�H[�]�\�X��]��)���X��]ZYHوH^H\��[�܈X��]H�X�ۙ�YZ�و\�[H�X�X������Y�X�][ۈ�[YHXܛ���^HۙK[�[��]x�)�8�'���Y�X[8�'H�Y�8�'H�[�X��]�]]\���'H�ܐ�Z[��H�[�[��^K[��[8�(�H[�][KHY��&]�Z]ۙˈH^X�[��H��\Hو�\���]�\�����Y�[�H�]�]^H�ܙH[ܙH^Y\����[\��]�H�XX�[ێ�8�'���^x�)��'HH[��]HH�Y[�Y��[ۙ��]\�[��YY[�[�\�\�[��Y�\��ۙ\���[H�ݘ][�\��ۜ��(�HH�[���\�H\�Yݙ\�H�]�܈�\�Hو\�[Y[��\�H�XYXܛ���H��[\�[���\��H�[��[���8�'ܘ[��[�[���]\�^HX��]�Z[����]X\�H]�^HH�]�\�[Y��\�[�X^HL�[��[�^HX^HL�]�[��[��Y[��^\�[�[�8�(�H�[�[]Z[ˈ[��\���Q�[�[�[�Z[��[��'H[[YY]H�\�X\�H�\���[\Y][HH��ۈHۙH�]ۈ^K�XZ�XH\��H�Y�[�[��\�H]�\�][���\�[��[Y\��[�8�(�H^H�����Y[��\�X�[��\�[��\��]\�H�ܝ�[H]\�[\�8�'Y�\��'H�\�Z��ܚ[[XY�K����\��[Y[���ۙ�\�H�[HP��[�[��\��\�H�]�x�(�H\��\��X[�\�[ۋ���ۛH�\�[��H�]��Y��&\�[��Y[�Y����ۙH�^�H�]�[[�Yܘ]Y�[\��ۈ[�]X���\��\�[���YY�X���\�H�H��[�[�^�][����[\���\���\���\�[Hۈ\�[�[�Z[��H�[�[��XYۙ]X�]�^YH�ݙ\��[�[�����[�H��Y��������[��\��H�\�YY\��YX��]K�LوHZ[H[�\��^Hو�Z[[���[����\��XYH�YY�X��[�[X؝[��\��[��Y[���\��[��ۚX��[����[�]���YZ�H�Q�����\��][XZ�܈\�H�\����ܝY�Hو�\�[��[�\���]\��Z�K�[��\���YH
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