| About a year ago, I had two big problems. I was | | | | booked for a day of paintball and barbecue. I even got |
| renovating my home and had lots of junk piling up with | | | | camping equipment so that people can stay overnight |
| nowhere to go. I also had this piece of property in the | | | | if need be (at an extra fee of course!). Best of all, I am |
| middle of nowhere that the agent promised me was | | | | the world's favorite dad (for now at least) and his |
| going to be hot but thanks to the recession I over paid | | | | friends and their dad's love to come out and bond in |
| for land that I don't use and can't sell. | | | | the wild. I'm also the go to guy in our street when any |
| Then came over this crazy idea from my 13 year old | | | | big junk comes up, as people do not want to pay for |
| son, " Why don't we play paintball at the other land?" | | | | scrap yard to come pick them up, plus it gives those |
| he asked so innocently. He had recently gotten into the | | | | who are part of our patronage a chance to feel like |
| idea that everything revolved around paintball and for a | | | | they own the place. |
| moment I thought it was a crazy idea until he hit me | | | | I sometimes go out there with a cool box full of water |
| while I was carrying an old door. I used it to shield | | | | and soda for the kids and Budlight for the grown ups. |
| myself and from then on there's been no turning back. | | | | My best mate brings steak from his butchery and my |
| We put all the junk we had from the renovation, old | | | | wife brings the buns to make the most delicious |
| boards, doors, a garage door, a rafted closet door, and | | | | burgers after the challenges of the day. We also carry |
| pieces of metal and even got some stuff from our | | | | a few packs of mash-mellows for the bonfire later. |
| neighbors. My son and I went out to the piece of land | | | | I eventually bought a few paintball guns to provide a |
| and planted everything there. Randomly of course | | | | few to my new clients and I used my son's advice. |
| because the more rugged the area is the more fun it | | | | We also made out a few t-shirts which we sell as |
| is to hide and hit! | | | | their demand should be high if the patrons lost their |
| We then called over a couple of his friends and their | | | | campaign! |
| parents and when they got there we surprised each | | | | If you have the same kind of problem I had why not |
| with a blob of paint on their clothes: this meant war. | | | | do this? The only real costs you will have to come by |
| We had hired many paintball guns so there was | | | | is the cost of your kids getting really good aim at |
| enough to go around and we had the most fun we | | | | paintball! You might also need a license if you are going |
| have had in a long time. One of my friends later on | | | | to do it commercially and you need to see the zoning |
| brought his old barbecue pit and we had a roast going | | | | committee if need be. You will also eventually have to |
| when the war was over. In the evening we made a | | | | get a kind of a lock box to keep some stuff out there. |
| bonfire and watched the sunset as we laughed over | | | | The best part is that if you set-up a paintball arena, |
| or victories and losses in the day. | | | | you will have lots of fun and bonding time and when |
| The piece of land now makes me quite a bit of | | | | you need the land back, it'll take just one truck ride and |
| money as almost every weekend in the summer it is | | | | your place is brand new! |