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GENERAL TOPICS => Tall Tales => Topic started by: Delmonico on September 01, 2017, 12:38:41 AM
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Nothing fancy, sourdough sinner-mon rolls baked a bit ago for the night owls.
Sourdough whole wheat working, should be ready to bake tomorrow after work.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 42 and cloudy. High of 68.
Slim
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Thanks for coffee Slim.
Turbulent night in Alabama as the last of Harvey pushed thru the area north east. Tornados to the west and south of us. Heavy rains and lots of lightning strikes.
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The year is going by way too fast,the CAS season will be over in 2months here. >:( >:(
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My last event is in a week, 300 4th graders going through my station in groups every 1/2 hour for about 4 hours. Each will get a small fresh baked biscuit.
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The year is going by way too fast,the CAS season will be over in 2months here. >:( >:(
I spent mid may thru first Aug on my back. Yep the year went fast...
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Glad to hear you're up and about Roo.
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Glad to hear you're up and about Roo.
Thank you
I have been blessed, for sure
I've got a new AR i haven't shot yet, i got sick the same week.
Fyi tomorrow MeTV is honoring Richard Anderson...RIP
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The Ruger SP101 came home tonight. :)
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
My Ruger SP101 fits a Hunter holster I have. It will work for now.
Going to a toy store this morn with a neighbor.
'Tis 44 and partly cloudy. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Loaded some 30/40 Krag , now also headed to the toy store with a friend then lunch....
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The Ruger SP101 came home tonight. :)
Slim
I am a "modern" cowboy... but not that modern. ;D
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I am a "modern" cowboy... but not that modern. ;D
Aren't we all :)
SP101 is great reliable revolver.
No toy stores today. Had some breathing issues this morning. And pulled a muscle in my neck/sholder area last evening. Back to work watching Alabama vs Florida St right now. Only because i don't have cable to watch Auburn
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Hope TK hasn't been overcome with Wildfires - he hasn't reported in in a few days.
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I had an early SP-101 in .38special,Was a great gun, bought it for the wife but when she got pregnant (27 years ago) she stopped carrying. So I traded it for a 4 screw K-22 made in 1948 and I'm still happy with it.
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Hope TK hasn't been overcome with Wildfires - he hasn't reported in in a few days.
Neither has Good Troy. TK needs some of GT water to put out the fires.
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GT's last post in the Longbranch was Friday, I think Harvey had moved on by then.
All sunshine here today. Did some brush hogging, after I took the two tires back to town to get "re-repaired" that I had "fixed" yesterday. Guy who fixed them yesterday doesn't work Saturdays, the other guys in the shop "commented" on how they're tired of re-fixing his work.....
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GT was here on thursday- TK reported last on Monday
Slim i sent 2 replies, not sure you got them.
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Auburn won 41-7
Clemson i think was 56- 7
Tide is still playing but ahead.
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Game here about to end, don't know don't care. At work till 12 am and along the escape route to Omaha. Think it's going to get real very soon. ::)
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I am a "modern" cowboy... but not that modern. ;D
What I meant with "modern" cowboy was...early XX century. ;D
Just got this.
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What I meant with "modern" cowboy was...early XX century. ;D
Just got this.
Sweet makes me drool a little bit...
Coffee is up
Just got home go back at 1900 for another 12. Then off till Friday. Normally dont work 40 but did this week plus a holiday scale for tonight. ;)
Life is good..
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Morning all. The coffee is fresh and hot, the air is chilly, and the dove season has officially started. So much for sleeping in, they were at it first crack of light. As many shots that were going off, you would think there were a ton of birds... but I'm betting there isn't more than a few birds, and a LOT of bad shots ::)
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Sweet makes me drool a little
This one was made in 1902. Works flawlessly and it's accurate. JMB was indeed a genius.
These pistols made semi autos a reallity. To the point that a browning became synonyme for pistol in early XXth century Europe.
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ST, that looks plenty modern enough for me. I Like it!
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ST, that looks plenty modern enough for me. I Like it!
Well, I've started my CAS persona by just pushing back my birthday year by a 100 years(1857), too young for the civil war but right on time for the Indian wars. ::)
So now I'm in 1917. ;D
I get to see motorcars, motorcycles, airplanes and semi autos. ;D
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Slim i sent 2 replies, not sure you got them.
I got 'em.
This one was made in 1902. Works flawlessly and it's accurate. JMB was indeed a genius.
These pistols made semi autos a reallity. To the point that a browning became synonyme for pistol in early XXth century Europe.
Is it .32 or .380?
Rained most of the afternoon.
'Tis 58 and sunny. High of 78.
Slim
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Is it .32 or .380?
Slim
The FN 1900 was only made in .32 acp.
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Well, I've started my CAS persona by just pushing back my birthday year by a 100 years(1857), too young for the civil war but right on time for the Indian wars. ::)
So now I'm in 1917. ;D
I get to see motorcars, motorcycles, airplanes and semi autos. ;D
Even motorcycles made by the same FN who made that pistol. ;D
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Raining hard here, Match was cancelled so I got to sleep in. Wife and daughter went to nycity for wife's birthday. She knows better than to ask me to go with them. Y'all have a good one.
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Looks like it could start a war.
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Morning all.
About being overcome with wildfire... Yeah, we did.
http://www.redding.com/story/news/2017/09/02/labor-day-heat-wave-continues-whiskeytown-cautions-against-visits/628959001/
7440 acres, 141 structures destroyed in 6 hours. This started Wednesday and blocked my route home, so I've been stuck in my tower. I got to come home Yesterday through a back road, but I spent most of the afternoon working with an engine delivering supplies into the fire area. Along about eight miles of highway it's an absolute moonscape. There was one place where a fellow had a bunch of old cars, and those are all puddles of melted metal now. Nothing made it out of the fire. The darn thing was moving at 40mph. I know several people who lost their homes and everything on their properties. It's not good.
So, there's my news for the week.
--TK
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The FN 1900 was only made in .32 acp.
I've found .32 ACP brass is hard to find in grass. .25 ACP is even harder to find. ::)
Slim
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Here's some pictures of the fire.
http://www.trinityjournal.com/multimedia/photos/collection_37e575ba-8f71-11e7-b59c-b3d3ec97827f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share#12
--TK
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I've found .32 ACP brass is hard to find in grass. .25 ACP is even harder to find. ::)
Slim
Very true, and .22 is harder still. But, I find it, sometimes days later, sometimes years later... sometimes.
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I've found .32 ACP brass is hard to find in grass. .25 ACP is even harder to find. ::)
Slim
Every case is hard to find in grass. >:(
Even .45 ACP cases. They seem to hide from me on purpose. They also have the nasty habit of laying upright with the mouth facing up becoming almost invisible in the grass.
Even though the .32 wasn't ejecting to the grass, I managed to loose one. >:(
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Morning all.
About being overcome with wildfire... Yeah, we did.
http://www.redding.com/story/news/2017/09/02/labor-day-heat-wave-continues-whiskeytown-cautions-against-visits/628959001/
7440 acres, 141 structures destroyed in 6 hours. This started Wednesday and blocked my route home, so I've been stuck in my tower. I got to come home Yesterday through a back road, but I spent most of the afternoon working with an engine delivering supplies into the fire area. Along about eight miles of highway it's an absolute moonscape. There was one place where a fellow had a bunch of old cars, and those are all puddles of melted metal now. Nothing made it out of the fire. The darn thing was moving at 40mph. I know several people who lost their homes and everything on their properties. It's not good.
So, there's my news for the week.
--TK
Tough. I had a fire near me last month. First time in my life I got evacuated from my home. There was no real danger. But I guess the officials overreacted because of that previous fire that had important loss of lives.
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I've found .32 ACP brass is hard to find in grass. .25 ACP is even harder to find. ::)
Slim
I know .380 is pretty hard to find. My LCP scatters it far and wide-I tried using an 8X10 tarp, but most of them missed it.
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Try hanging the tarp like a curtin. It will pile up on the ground below it. This has worked for me, a tarp or old sheet works best. Cardboard or wood will cause it to bounce. Since i don't cast i have only reloaded 32 with 31cal balls. Both acp and 32 long. I may have some mixed .32 brass and dies i might be able round up to trade off.
Finding that brass is hard to find on crushed gravel too.
TK glad you are okay.. ya'll are taking a back seat to Harvey. But we all are praying for snow out there.
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The board seems to be under a Russian spam attack.
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The board seems to be under a Russian spam attack.
I coukd use a spam can of ammo.
Coffee is up
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
The SP101 shoots high in double action, but right on in single action. It probably is me. ::) I have to load more .38's for more testing. ;) Setting up to load, now.
'Tis 69 and cloudy. Sun it trying to peak out. High of 72.
Slim
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I was loading 125 grain TC over some titegroup. At the upper end of chart. It seem to handle them fine in the 2" barrel.
I tried some Hornady critical defence. 96 grains my loads had about same recoil and were very accurate. I never tried a "BoxO Truth" water jug test on them from either that or either of the S&W's, the Critical defence are a $1 a round. So getting too involved i won't. I am not as pretty as Mike Bellvue or Hickok so free ammo doesn't come to me for favorble reviews.
The SP handles .357 just fine. The S&W's are .38's the Model 10 has a replacement barrel and is plus p. Having the Ruger in .357 is a great option.
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Morning all.
Still smoky here. The fire is throwing a lot of sparks and spot fires. The closest is about 4 miles away and 10 acres. We're pretty safe here, since this area is pretty well fire safed (trees and lawns trimmed, etc), but we're loading the cars just in case.
Once this all gets over and done, I'm looking at getting an R&D cylinder for my Pietta '51. I'm thinking I might get a new barrel and cut it to 5.5 inches, maybe shorter, so I can effectively have four guns in one. ::) I figure a little 5 inch barrel, loaded up with some 38 Short and those snakeshot cups would make a nice little companion when I'm out deer hunting if I felt like popping a squirrel, or jackrabbit. Plus, conversions are just cool. ::)
--TK
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I figure a little 5 inch barrel, loaded up with some 38 Short and those snakeshot cups would make a nice little companion when I'm out deer hunting if I felt like popping a squirrel, or jackrabbit. Plus, conversions are just cool. ::)
--TK
TK, if you get the cylinder intended for use with un-lined .375 bore guns, it's bored straight through, no "step" in the chamber. You could use .357 brass for shotshells, just load powder, wad, shot, another wad. No shot capsule needed.
However-having played with shot rounds in revolvers before, I can't recommend trying them on squirrels or rabbits. Patterns out of a rifled barrel at anything over 8-10 feet is pretty bad.
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I've found .32 ACP brass is hard to find in grass. .25 ACP is even harder to find. :: )
Slim
Almost missed it. I'll be lookin for .25 brass soon enough (not really ;D). Also waiting for the paperwork for a 1906 FN. Same thing as the Colt 1908 vest pocket but made by FN. As a side note, it was the only JMB design that was manufactured to the same specs in both sides of the pond.
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However-having played with shot rounds in revolvers before, I can't recommend trying them on squirrels or rabbits. Patterns out of a rifled barrel at anything over 8-10 feet is pretty bad.
You just have to be vewy vewy qwiet, and sneak up on them. Just watch out for those wascawy wabbits, they like to stick their fingers in the barrel, or tie it in knots ;)
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You just have to be vewy vewy qwiet, and sneak up on them. Just watch out for those wascawy wabbits, they like to stick their fingers in the barrel, or tie it in knots ;)
Or worse. ;D
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I have noticed locally FNAmerica has commericals running here. Been aired on what i thought to be a Liberal owned network. The Food Channel. Of course i just watched Andrew Ziimner shoot 4 hogs, from a air boat and earlier eposode some squirrels.
Shattered Thumbs is that your scooter?
Morning coffee and fixings for tea are up. Be back later ya'll keep it between the ditches.
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Rained overnight.
'Tis 48 and partly cloudy. "Cooler. Partly cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
The air is smokey as...smoke? I don't really have much of a comparison on this one. 75 yard visibility in any case. Can't walk the dog in it.
I'm not on the tower today. I've been pulled down to work in town, though doing what I couldn't say. The boss just said meet him in town at normal time. Alrighty then. My luck, I'll probably end up wiping toilets and sweeping engine bays. ::)
The fire is mostly up in wilderness area away from houses now, so people are breathing a little easier, metaphorically anyway. The smoke is thick enough that nobody is really breathing easily. 10,930 acres as of last night's infrared camera mapping flight.
--TK
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Morning all.
The air is smokey as...smoke? I don't really have much of a comparison on this one. 75 yard visibility in any case. Can't walk the dog in it.
--TK
Glad you are okay, and hope it is contained soon!
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Starting to get warm outside- might be time to have a glass of sweettea and maybe a nap.
I heard that Montana has over a Million acres involved in fire statewide. That is better than 1600 square miles. Using a section map of 640 acres per mile. I predict a horrible hunting season this year. Merrels might be good in the spring though.
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Shattered Thumbs is that your scooter?
Nope. Can't afford one of those.
Have to settle with this one.
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I used to ride a cruiser (Road King). I was determined not to buy a crotch rocket...I was afraid that I would be to tempted to do a "wheelie" at 100 mph!
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I used to ride a cruiser (Road King). I was determined not to buy a crotch rocket...I was afraid that I would be to tempted to do a "wheelie" at 100 mph!
That's not a crotch rocket.
This one was. And did do "wheelies" very close to 100 mph.
Was younger then. ::)
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Cafe racers are crotch rockets. I never cared for that style of bike, leaning over the tank isn't a comfortable position for me. I like the cruiser style with pull back bars. I want another bike, been over 20 years since my last one.
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Cafe racers are crotch rockets. I never cared for that style of bike, leaning over the tank isn't a comfortable position for me. I like the cruiser style with pull back bars. I want another bike, been over 20 years since my last one.
My Kawa is not a cafe racer. It is what may be called a "street fighter" very nimble (and confourtable for a very slim saddle) in town, but still capable of 150 mph on open road.
The Suzuki on the other hand, wasn't exactly a town bike, but over 120 mph on open road was a pleasure. It topped at about 180 mph. And it did many times. ;D
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I'm glad you are here to tell us about 180 mph on a bike! Not just anyone can live to tell such a story!
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I'm glad you are here to tell us about 180 mph on a bike! Not just anyone can live to tell such a story!
Like almost everything in life it is a calculated risk.
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We are diligently watching IMRA ... to see where her cross hairs are headed.... and to lesser extent Jose ....
in any case we are in for bumpy ride :o
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Fastest I've ever been, was 140 on a 73 Honda 750 Four, and that was with a fairing, and it spewing oil down my leg. I used to zip up and down I-95 every now and then, and occasionally down the white line between semis. That was when it got real interesting.
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Fastest I've ever been, was 140 on a 73 Honda 750 Four, and that was with a fairing, and it spewing oil down my leg. I used to zip up and down I-95 every now and then, and occasionally down the white line between semis. That was when it got real interesting.
Well I had this for around that speed. But no fairing. ;D
At top speed I was shaking my head like a madman.
There's a much younger version of me having coffee on the left corner.
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Evening all.
Fire burned another 500-1000 acres today. They hadn't finished mapping when I got off at 1800. But those were the guesses.
And, my new job is......
Radio Comms. So today was day one of training, which involved paperwork, and sitting in an air conditioned trailer taking supply orders over the radio. Not too bad.
The downside is, I'll be working 13+ hour days, 6 days a week. Though the overtime will be nice.
Major, hope the winds and waters keep back from you.
--TK
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Well I had this for around that speed. But no fairing. ;D
At top speed I was shaking my head like a madman.
There's a much younger version of me having coffee on the left corner.
That a KZ1000 or 900? I had 2 or 3 of the KZ750 twins, and man those were great bikes! I called them Japanese Triumphs. They would top out around 120, but even in 5th, you twist the wick and it was like a nitros boost. And, they would go ANYWHERE! I spent almost as much time off road as I was on the road. I used to chase dirtbikers with them. Oh, the stories I could tell about the fun I had with them!
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Not really for the general public, but thought some folks here might be interested.
Got 3 cooking related pages on FB, sister groups as it were.
Any way anything gets posted like recipes kinda is hard to keep sorted. Went out and took the bull by the horns and build a forum board for our recipes. Core bunch in the groups are tight knit like we are, Stu was a big part of them. Anyway as I think it over I will in time add other than recipe boards and I think our group will move away from FB and more to our own board.
Been live for about 36 hours and have a little over 30 members and have transferred some of my good info over.
Anyway if anyone is interested:
http://cicc-recipe-forum.freeforums.net/
CICC stands for Cast Iron Coffee Chat, a spin off coffee chat group modeled after us misfits here in Tall Tales.
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That a KZ1000 or 900? I had 2 or 3 of the KZ750 twins, and man those were great bikes! I called them Japanese Triumphs. They would top out around 120, but even in 5th, you twist the wick and it was like a nitros boost. And, they would go ANYWHERE! I spent almost as much time off road as I was on the road. I used to chase dirtbikers with them. Oh, the stories I could tell about the fun I had with them!
That's a 900. I still miss it some.
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We are diligently watching IMRA ... to see where her cross hairs are headed.... and to lesser extent Jose ....
in any case we are in for bumpy ride :o
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I'll say a little prayer for ya'll down there
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 46 and sunny. "Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Rain here today, then supposed to get sun with high 60's low 70's. Have our state championship coming up in 9 days, hopefully the weather will hold out for it. Y'all have a good one.
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Bullet got his first "taste" of skunk tonight. ::)
Slim
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Evening all.
I spent the day in a trailer again today. But alas, the department who says no, said no to my transfer to comms. So, I'm back at the lookout tower until at least Saturday. Then on Monday, we'll see where I end up. Until then, I'll be choking on smoke and reading books.
--TK
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Bullet got his first "taste" of skunk tonight. ::)
Slim
And how did Bullet like that?
Evening all.
I spent the day in a trailer again today. But alas, the department who says no, said no to my transfer to comms. So, I'm back at the lookout tower until at least Saturday. Then on Monday, we'll see where I end up. Until then, I'll be choking on smoke and reading books.
--TK
You be careful in the tower...
Coffee is up.
Got a load of panels coming today so we can extend the goat grazing. Going to build a green house out of two of them. We'll have plenty to do the next few weeks.
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Panels did not arrive today. It was a beautiful day anyways and was able to be outside and do a few things.
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And how did Bullet like that?
He sounded like he wanted to tear it apart.
Slim
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I know how a target feels :(
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I know how a target feels :(
Hang in there, M2!
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I know how a target feels :(
We'll continue praying for ya'l
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I know how a target feels :(
I hear ya. We got it bad in Ought 5, moved out of Fla a few years later. Now it looks like it wants to track straight over us. I hear New Mexico is nice this time of year...
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I think you mean 2004 ...4 Hurricanes battered the state of Florida
Charlie Cat. 3 hit the west coast and roared thought the center of the State. Followed by Frances & Jeanne finally IVAN.
Charlie, Frances & Jeanne were direct hits in Central Florida with the eyes crossing the same real-estate 26 miles SW west of my location...
THIS one will cross that T as it tracks straight up the center of the State.....Atlanta GA. is now threatened.
THIS one is way worse we will get the EYE wall yet again :o
The roads are parking lots ....People evacuating the Key's & S. Fla....now are being chased out of State ...
Florida Turnpike, I-95 & 1-75 are reversed as South Bound lane are closed to run NORTH bound.
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I think you mean 2004 ...4 Hurricanes battered the state of Florida
Charlie Cat. 3 hit the west coast and roared thought the center of the State. Followed by Frances & Jeanne finally IVAN.
Charlie, Frances & Jeanne were direct hits in Central Florida with the eyes crossing the same real-estate 26 miles SW west of my location...
THIS one will cross that T as it tracks straight up the center of the State.....Atlanta GA. is now threatened.
THIS one is way worse we will get the EYE wall yet again :o
The roads are parking lots ....People evacuating the Key's & S. Fla....now are being chased out of State ...
Florida Turnpike, I-95 & 1-75 are reversed as South Bound lane are closed to run NORTH bound.
Hope you'll be safe pardner. Hang in there.
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Right you are Major, it was Ought 4. I guess the reason Ought 5 sticks in my mind, was all the aftermath. We lived in Palm Bay when Charles, Francis and Jeanne hit. We got through the first one ok, lost roofing and fencing in the second, got flooded out with the third. When the mold started, we were treking up to a hotel in Titusville to stay, because it was the only room. Me, the wife, two kids, two dogs, bird, lizard. Going back and forth twice a day, taking the wife to work, kids to school, and working on fixing the house. One of the housekeepers let one of my dogs out of the room. They kicked us out, saying it "escaped".
We got a really small 2 room apartment in Melbourne after that, and the wife's daughter decided to bring her kid and join us. Lost the best dog I ever had then.
The news only shows the immediate damage, never what happens during the year immediately after.
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I remember Ivan but not directly effected by it. Isabelle left me without power for 10 days. I hauked water from the farm and ice from town. We survived. But nothing like what is happened and what is going too. ..
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Spent the day putting up plywood ...first my precut fitted on my place ...easy
Others no so..... one moron had a little home light duty 6volt screw driver ....bought drywall screws ...for his CBS block house ::)
About 5 ish called for help.... I had some Tap-cons and an 18 volt hammer drill ...he's covered ...I'm beat to death. :P
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You'd da man! I am sure your neighbor won't forget. ..
I learned you need to keep a few of them 18volt batteries around, and charged.
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Morning coffee and water is on
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Best of luck to you Major, and anybody else in the path. Talking about plywood, it was right around the Ought 4 hurricane season, one of my wife's coworkers had their precut plywood set out. They were getting ready to put it up before the storms hit, but got sidetracked by something. When they got back to the task, their plywood was gone. Turned up on the neighbor's house... and of course, it didn't fit quite right. Times like this brings out the animals, don't it?
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
I broke down and bought two new 19.2v batteries for my Craftsman drill on Thursday.
'Tis 64 and partly sunny. High of 68.
Slim
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Need to buy a couple new batts myself. The one i have are getting some age.
M
Got 5 panels up today and some ground prep. Need to stop since i work over night starting at 1900hrs.. l
Will get back on it Monday weather permitting.
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I hope all are safe, sound and dry during the hurricane.
Keep us posted. Knee mails are being sent.
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It was a beautiful day on the coastal plain...seems to be like this after a hurricane!
I went to the range and played with some toys. My Spencer Carbine is still giving me fits, and hopefully, I'll get some help on the Spencer Shooting Society Forum. My Winchester '94 in 38-55 (Legendary Frontiersman Model) still shoots well. And, my new (to me) Uberti Deluxe High Wall in 38-55 was awesome! Off a sand bag, I got a 1-1/2" five-shot group at 50 yards, with three of the shots within 3/4"! I've got to order more bullets and get this thing to shooting out to 300 yards!
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.38-55 is a caliber i always thought i'd like.
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With you on the knee mail GT... watching the morning news now- appears we are now on the track of the Tropical storm that will come with Irma on Monday night. Nothing like Florida and the Islands are experiancing
Hope all our pards and families are safe.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 50 and sunny. High of 69.
Slim
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Were as preparred as we can be here. I will stop for cat food and chicken feed on way home in morning. Rain has moved in to south east corner of Alabama and southern Georgia this evening.
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I'm holding all of you in danger's path in my heart and thoughts; I pray you come through without much trouble.
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.38-55Win; love the old ca'tridges. I have five Model 94 rifles, one each in .25-35, .32-40. .38-55, .30 Win., and .32 Win. Spec. I was playing with my Henry repro, in .44-40, and the 94s in .38-55 and .32 WS one day on a range with berms at 200 and 300 yards. Had some metal 5 gal. buckets out there that had been used for hod, and they had dried cement/concrete built up on the insides, and dribbles all down the outsides, weighed about 25 ponds or so, and I set some up at 200 and 300, and started plinking; the .44-40 was stoked with both black powder and some in smokeless, .32 was all smokeless, and the 38 was black. Short tale is, the 44 and 38 had trajectories like a rainbow, but once the range was sorted out they hit like a hammer. The .44s would rock those buckets, and once in a while, knock one over at 200; the .38s just whacked everything, and even at 300, the cement would fly, and the buckets would roll. Was a fun day.
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Getting REAL ....Tornados to east of us ....3.5" rain so far ..none stop ....unusual to have lightening , but this one has a lot !
Wind @ 55 ....expect 80-90 MPH....
Standing water, and flooding has begun in areas ...still 130 miles south of us .....
still have power.... Satellite TV intermittent....
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Getting REAL ....Tornados to east of us ....3.5" rain so far ..none stop ....unusual to have lightening , but this one has a lot !
Wind @ 55 ....expect 80-90 MPH....
Standing water, and flooding has begun in areas ...still 130 miles south of us .....
still have power.... Satellite TV intermittent....
You know you are in real trouble, when Jim Cantore shows up in your town. Find something to hold onto, and be safe.
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Coffee is up
Watching the weather coverage and the rain
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 40 and sunny. High of 73.
Slim
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Morning all.
I'm down from the tower until tomorrow. I worked an overtime day yesterday, so today is my weekend.
Thursday we had a good thunderstorm and rain on Thursday. Downstrikes within 1/4 ,mile of the house. Made me feel real confident about sitting on top of a mountain all day. :-\
The fire here is up to 21,000 acres, but they've lifted most of the evacuations, so things are sort of going more towards normal.
--TK
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Glad you got some rain out west. I am sure Major2 and I would both gladly share what we are getting.
M2, were still praying for all of you in Florida.
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I hope everybody came out ok. Being a former Flordidian, I know what kind of havoc a big storm can cause, even if you aren't directly hit by it. It was thankfully only a nasty tropical storm when we got it. It was still enough to drop some dead pines around the cabins. One of them hit the little cabin, but the cabin seems to have survived it ok. The big cabin got a little water logged, mostly around the window I put in on the wife's side of the bed. One of the trees tried to come down, but got hung up on another tree. That is good, because the wife parked right in it's path. When I saw it leaning at a 45, I hustled out to move the car quick! Needless to say, it was enough to make me pucker a bit as the wind blew, and the tree creaked and threatened to squash me.
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Glad to hear things are okay with you and yours Capt. Q.
Anybody heard from Major 2?
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He is probably without power or cell service for now. I pray he and his family are okay. I had his contact info at one time but have lost it.
It dumped 3 &1/2" of rain on us. Wind wasn't as severe as they warned us about. A few dead branches on ground. The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.
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The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.
I have that problem too... but it is my chainsaw that is sick. I tried to take some of these trees down a few days before the storm, and the saw died halfway through the first tree. So, I then took my axe to it, only to discover my boy had beat the snot out of it. It no longer has an edge, and apparently, I no longer have a file either.
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I have that problem too... but it is my chainsaw that is sick. I tried to take some of these trees down a few days before the storm, and the saw died halfway through the first tree. So, I then took my axe to it, only to discover my boy had beat the snot out of it. It no longer has an edge, and apparently, I no longer have a file either.
Kids...you gotta love'em. Hey, I have an idea....let him cut the tree with the axe he dulled. That would be a good lesson!
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He is probably without power or cell service for now. I pray he and his family are okay. I had his contact info at one time but have lost it.
It dumped 3 &1/2" of rain on us. Wind wasn't as severe as they warned us about. A few dead branches on ground. The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.
Exactamundo.... hammered but not nailed .... minor damage to the ridge of the horse barn ...House , garage & cars fine.
branches down, messy but doable... no power since 9PM Sunday evening ...still out, they say a week maybe more.
SPRINT Sucks.... no service all day Monday...still hit or miss.
My whole home everything is elec. wifi , tv , alarm . water system everything I'm in the stone-age until power is restored
thanks for all the well wishes...they worked... ...sadly others are not so lucky.
@ work now on my Biz computer
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Kids...you gotta love'em. Hey, I have an idea....let him cut the tree with the axe he dulled. That would be a good lesson!
Only if you are going to sit in the ER with him, when he whacks his leg... or fix the cabin when the tree goes the wrong way. I know him way better than you, and know better than to give him such tasks ;)
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Father knows best... ;D
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Major2 glad you could report in...
Stepson: do you have a tape measure?
Me: yep
SS: can i borrow it?
Me: yes, put it back when finished.
2 weeks later buy new one..
Month later:
SS; can i use your tape measure?
Me: yes (hehe)
SS: where is it?
Me: good question, where is it?
He still doesn't know i bought another
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Caught SD using my good material sissors for paper a while back, gave her Holy Heck, told her she was lucky I knew how to shape them.
Told her it happened again I was going to use her laptop as a door stop.
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Last Friday, Table Rock Nebraska, Pictures were taken by Mustang Greg who bought the groceries, the wood and served as fireman.
Table Rock Nebraska is about 75 miles SE of me and has Living History Days for area 4th grades, they are bussed in from up to 50 miles away. We had 8 stations and they get a 1/2 hour at each one. My demo being trail cooking.
We had about 350 kids total and they got to see biscuits being baked in dutch ovens and each got a small biscuit. They were great, had a lot of interest and asked good questions.
The soldier is a local fellow in the historical society a and was just wandering around adding color. Turned out he was a distant relative, his great grandpa being my grandma's brother.
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More uns.
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Major2 glad you could report in...
Stepson: do you have a tape measure?
Me: yep
SS: can i borrow it?
Me: yes, put it back when finished.
2 weeks later buy new one..
Month later:
SS; can i use your tape measure?
Me: yes (hehe)
SS: where is it?
Me: good question, where is it?
He still doesn't know i bought another
That's priceless. ;D
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 48 and fog. High of 78.
Slim
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That's priceless. ;D
The one he can't find is Hunter Orange colored.
Thanks for the Coffee Slim.
Del, looks like fun was had by all.
Rain as stopped here overnight, will check rain gage later and pick some more Figs. Which is located near the gage. Both are near Chicken house #1. Which is near the composter, next to the garden. Everything for a reason.
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4 inches total since Monday
The gage was kind of sideways from wind so not sure of accuracy.
Three Figs also have a mess of Alabama Crimson Okra( the tips are Crimson red) that needs harvested. This okra was volunteered back. Will save a few pods for new seeds. I planted the Fig, 3 summers ago first fruits. Planted 5 apple trees the previous spring. Never have had a bloom. Pruned Pear tree that year and get a bunch of utility pears each summer since. Blue berries had a few but did not cover them fast enough birds or chickens beat me to them. Of course i was inmoblized from mid May thru 1st if Aug. Elderberries (cold medicenes) Del you may have a recipe for it, blackberries and muscadines grow wild on the property.
Not sure why apples haven't bloomed.
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Had an apple tree in my yard in my first house in Prattville. There wasn't another apple tree in the neighborhood. It yielded a bunch of fruit! The ripe apples were green and tough. I used them for target practice with my long bow. One day our next-door neighbor asked if she could have some of the apples. In return, she baked a pie for me. After that, I stopped using the apples as targets and gave them to her! They were excellent baking apples!
I had an uncle that grew muscadines or either scuppernongs (SIC?) in his back yard. He made wine from them, and preserves. Never tasted the wine, but the preserves were awesome!
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We have tons of wild Muscadine growing here, and when I can, I make some mean wine. Problem is, when they do bear fruit, it is like 30' up in the tree tops. Many a time I wished I had a Helper Monkey to go pick them.
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We have tons of wild Muscadine growing here, and when I can, I make some mean wine. Problem is, when they do bear fruit, it is like 30' up in the tree tops. Many a time I wished I had a Helper Monkey to go pick them.
That is the problem with wild ones
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 46 and patchy fog. High of 80.
Slim
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Thanks for the coffee..
Looks like it will be partially cloudy today. Or partially sunny which ever you prefer.
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Day 5... no power
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Day 5... no power
News here says only 25% of state remains without power there.
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Should have said so sooner,, power was restored about 15 minutes after I posted :-\
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Should have said so sooner,, power was restored about 15 minutes after I posted :-\
Awesome!
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So much misery, people lost so much , people lost homes , a few lost ALL .... :'(
Corpus Christy, Houston , Key West , Miami , Naples , here , Jacksonville, the Caribbean
Tomorrow, I will be helping a woman at work by repairing her home damage, whatever it takes
Supplies & my labor is hers....
I was happy to supply two units of plywood to my employees to protect the windows prior.
still , I'm sad and ashamed , I was joyful my power was restored :-[ ::)
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The news reports from there have showed the worst and the best of people. I am happy to know you survived, that even with the lack of power and services you and your family survived. It also shows that you care about others, with your help to others. ..
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It's the Cowboy Way Roo, I'd like to think we all would lend a helping hand to our neighbors in trouble like this.
As a side note, I'll be heading out to our state championship Heluva Rucus tomorrow morning. I'll be shooting Duelist instead of 49'er, Wish me luck,I'll need all I can get.
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I can tell you now, normally I carry a S&W Mod.36 w/ Hornady Critical Defense rounds in a pocket holster.
Since, Sunday I've also sported a Glock 17 Gen. 4 in pancake.
Mine is Agricultural / Residential zoning family homes with about 35% density (rural) horse & livestock .
Without power it was black as coal ...perfect for malcontents, miscreants and looters.
I'm also thankful no need arose
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Yes it is the cowboy way.... only wish i could do more than i have.
I bidded on a model 36 and was out bidded also, just this past week. M2 we feel the sameway since we live in the same type neighborhood. Half an hour from a million people.
Coffee is up
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we live in the same type neighborhood. Half an hour from a million people.
I feel more comfortable where I am-at least 2 1/2 hours from a million people.
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I know 4 eyes Buck hadn't been here in a while. I had seen in news his Cleveland Indians have won 22 straight games.
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GO ASTROS!!
Oh...more on a sober note... Glad you are doing okay Major 2, and wonderful that you are helping others.
Pony Express...I live amongst 4 million people! I wish I lived out and had the same opportunities for professional and leisure activities...as they say...that is life in the big city!
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As a side note, I'll be heading out to our state championship Heluva Rucus tomorrow morning. I'll be shooting Duelist instead of 49'er, Wish me luck,I'll need all I can get.
Did they finally check your ID? ;D
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Oh yeah and good luck.
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One of my Drivers retired to Long Key...Arnie has not been able to call out.... but we know he survived because he was seen
at a Water distribution station at the Winn Dixie down there.... :)
Another employee spoke to him via radio .... responding to his needs
We are sending a care package, donating cases of water, foods, one of my Generators , (gas) ...Batteries
27 LBS cases of Screws 3" 2" 1.5 " and 3/4 # 8 ...new doors & and windows
Gathering this weekend , loading the Trailer Monday....It's going by boat to Long Key.
Edit: Long Key not Longboat Key
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Good morning all! Wife's birthday was yesterday, spent the morning and afternoon up in Athens visiting the folks, had a mini party while we were there. Went to bed last night, and I decided to splurge by leaving the genny running for the fans. Oh we slept sooo good! She's still sleeping it off ;)
I also stopped by the hunting store on the way out of town. My new friend there wants me to make a pair of slings for him, and he wants cartridge strips on them, so I needed to pick up some cartridges to be sure I get them right. Was going over the details of what he wanted- How many cartridges do you want on them? Medium Brown? Basketweave? As I was getting ready to leave, I had one more question- Which shoulder will these be for, left or right? "Oh, I'm going to carry them on the right shoulder... Wait a minute! That won't make any difference!" I just had to chuckle...
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Thanks Roo, we shoot the afternoon flight today and morning tomorrow. I switched to Duelist because a bunch of the faster shooters moved up to 49er .I can shoot 49er for 2 more years if I wanted to.Y'all have a good day.
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It's a busy long weekend. Took off Thursday and Friday, worked a booth at the Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest-selling "passports" to win a motorcycle, riders have 24 places to get their passport stamped, then they can go in a drawing.
Today, We're going to the Steam-O-Rama antique tractor show near Springfield. Tomorrow It's our annual match at C.O.W.S., Hanging tree shootout.
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Afternoon y'all.
Iced tea is ready.
Good to hear ya got power back, Major 2.
Have fun and be safe, Major.
On the way back from my morning constitutional, I helped pull out the tractor that was planting winter wheat. It got in a wet spot. I got to drive the BIG John Deere that has duels all the way around. Bullet rode with me.
I was going to mow the lane because the hunters have started archery season and we gathered the horse wire down the lane. One tire was flat on the tractor, so I pumped it up and added air to a rear tire, but found a leak in the sidewall. New back tires are on my future. ::) So I have been trying to get the tire chains off put on about ten years ago.
'Tis 86 and partly sunny. High of 84.
Slim
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Spent the latter part of the week constructing a new chicken run around chicken house #2. Using 16 foot by 42 inch high panels, these have the 4 x 4 inch spacing. Much smaller than spacing than ones we used a couple years ago. The new yard is 42 feet by 20 feet. With the 10 x12 house in the corner. We will work on house #1 the oldest one next. Then start some new hens. We will use the balance of panels to extend goat grazing. And to build the pig a permanant home. < just a pet till he makes one of us mad lol. 😂
Slim i am happy knowing i will never have to chain up a tire the rest of my life. Sorry about needing tires though
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How big is the pig?
Slim
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How big is the pig?
Slim
75 to 85 pounds a little better than a year. Loves donuts and cookies ;D so do i though. He is like the dogs he loves to have his rump scratched.
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Hmmm
Loves donuts and cookies , likes the dogs & loves to have his rump scratched.
there by the grace of God ..... ;)
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You said it right...
Coffee and sweet tea is ready
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Yes it is the cowboy way.... only wish i could do more than i have.
I bidded on a model 36 and was out bidded also, just this past week. M2 we feel the sameway since we live in the same type neighborhood. Half an hour from a million people.
Coffee is up
Pony Express..."I live amongst 4 million people! "
half an hour from 2,387,138 people in the Orlando metroplex ....
3/4's of which are those malcontents , miscreants and misappropriater's I spoke of....the rest are Buccaneers fans ::) ;D
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Does the pig follow you around like a puppy?
Going to verk today for the monthly systems outage.
'Tis 60 and sprinkling. "Cooler. Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the morning then sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent."
Slim
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Yes he will follow especially my wife. However he will rake you with his head just because you are not paying attention to him. We scold him like we do the dogs. Like pig, 2 of our dogs were rescue also.
M2 if i was describing the population of Jefferson county, those would be words i would have to use.
Another shift tonight then off till Friday. I love this job.
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Afternoon all.
Down from the mountain for two days. I pulled a full five day shift up there this week, since we had a decent thunderstorm come through and set a bunch of stuff on fire. Overtime, but at the expense of not getting a shower. :-X
Just got home from the city (only 99,000 people), and am getting ready for a dog walk. Then I'll probably just flop down and not do anything. ::)
--TK
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TK welcome to adulthood
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Verked over 10 hrs today. Cooking some pork steak and watching the Pack.
Slim
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Just got home from the city (only 99,000 people),
Knock a couple zeros off of that, and you'd have my kind of town.
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Off now till Friday get a little rest and coffee then start chores and back to fencing project.
Coffee and Tea is up
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Morning News says only 5% still without power in Florida today.
M2 good luck on your Longboat Key rescue efforts.
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Afternoon all.
Laundry in the washing machine, dishes drying, chickens eating old bread. We're getting a little rain right now, and some wind. Good day for deer hunting. ::)
--TK
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Evening y'all.
My new gun belt arrived today. https://www.30dollargunbelt.com/
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 56 and cloudy. High of 76.
Slim
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Morning all.
Headed back to the tower after I finish my coffee. Forecast for sub-freezing temperatures and, dare I say it, s**w at the tower. :o And don't forget 35mph+ winds. I packed my long underwear for this go around.
I'm going to try and split this week into two halves, per usual, but we'll see. I may be up there all week again. I'll let you know. ::)
--TK
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Morning News says only 5% still without power in Florida today.
M2 good luck on your Longboat Key rescue efforts.
5% I suppose is better that saying 165,000 plus, Apopka , just NW of Orlando is still down.
the big 3 here are FP&L (Florida Power & Light ) OUC (Orlando Utilities Commission) and Duke Electric ...
It Duke that's taking the HEAT .... :( I'm on OUC's Grid
Greg, left Monday , pulled his boat to south Ft. Lauderdale launched and headed down ....
took him 7 1/2 hours by boat to do 123 miles.... :o
Rodney and I are headed down Saturday, Orlando to marathon 343 miles , we new know we can get as far as Marathon and launch there ( that is as far as they will let relief or aid volunteers drive .)
From there by boat it's only 17 miles to Long Key., or someone from down there can come meet you for the exchange .
Arnie ( our retired driver ) is answering text messages ....his house was flooded, but his boat(s) rode out OK ( one is Sport Fisherman the other a Houseboat, where he is living...he has a diesel generator ( we are taking fuel )
we've got water , pet food , LARP's , can goods , and building materials. Arnie will meet us with his boat.
I will be an adventure for sure...
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TK becareful and stay warm and dry.
Slim is it a worthy purchase? I am needing a new belt also. Been using the 5-11 duty belts but they loose after a few years.
Been to my tuesday morning mens bible study, then the feed store. Fed the goats and pig, then unloaded chicken feed and fed them. Now going to ride to town with Suzanne and watch her bowl. If not too late may stop and buy some .223 ammo. Another day living the dream.
VPrez Pence is in Birmingham today Trump will be in Huntsvill Friday campainging for a politican running for Jeff Sessions Senate seat. I haven't made up my mind on either yet.
M2 you also be safe... i am sure you will report later
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Back to typical seasonal weather here on the coastal plains of Texas....hot, humid and afternoon thunderstorms.
Clean up and recovery efforts from Harvey are on-going. Still a lot of debris piled up outside of affected homes. It is a grand undertaking to dispose of all this...Thank the good Lord, there isn't any such pile in front of my home!
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Did you ever notice that a saltine cracker is just the right size to fit in a can of potted meat and can be used as a scoop? And, it is just the right size to fit a vienna sausage?
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I prefer Frito scoops or ritz for that function. All three are good with pinto cheese spred.
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pinto cheese spread .. :-\ naught ... tried it once...it blew up when you hit it in the can ;D
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Since potted meat and Vienna sausages aren't on my menu, I'll just save the saltines for the next time we have chili. But scoops fritos are good with chili, too. Or tortilla chips.
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75 to 85 pounds a little better than a year. Loves donuts and cookies ;D so do i though. He is like the dogs he loves to have his rump scratched.
Just don't rent the pig. ::)
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Be safe, TK and Major 2.
Slim is it a worthy purchase? I am needing a new belt also. Been using the 5-11 duty belts but they loose after a few years.
Yes, It seems to be better than the one I paid about double for. ::)
My great-grandfather would eat Saltines with sliced cheddar cheese.
Slim
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Be safe, TK and Major 2.
Yes, It seems to be better than the one I paid about double for. ::)
My great-grandfather would eat Saltines with sliced cheddar cheese.
Slim
Me too.
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Had Micah out shooting the S&W mod 10. Getting him ready for the IA GAF Muster on Oct 1.
Slim
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I'm eating sharp cheddar cheese and crackers right now.
Had ring bologna from Den's Meat Market in Table Rock Nebraska for supper along with garlic bread made from sourdough French/Italian stle bread, made it with garlic infused olive oil and Assigo cheese.
Got sourdough sinner-mon rolls brewing.
Btw could take you on a tour of local meat market and we could spend the grocery money for the month and eat like Kings.
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Just don't rent the pig. ::)
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Woodrow wants me to take that off the sign. ;)
All this cracker and cheese talk has me headed to the store today...
I have a check up with Pulmonory Doctor at 11 today.
Coffee and water is up.
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 60 and overcast. "Humid. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Scattered showers and high of 92 today. Just got back from my annual physical....lets see what my blood work says this year....may have to cut back on the cheese, crackers, potted meat and vienna sausage.
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Or cut back on doctor visits.
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My xray shows my lung is staying attached...that is blessing. However i have somekind of viral thing in it going on. So now i am back on the dreaded z-pack of steroids and antibiotics. Ought be good for loosing 5 or 6 pounds again.
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Good news to hear on your x-rays! Hopefully the meds will take care of the viral thingy. Maybe I could get a script for about 5 or 6 rounds of Z packs....my trousers are getting tight.
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Woodrow wants me to take that off the sign. ;)
Don't care what Woodrow wants. Not gonna rent any pigs.
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Don't care what Woodrow wants. Not gonna rent any pigs.
You just can't stop a man that rents pigs
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Good ta hear about the x-ray. I'll be praying for the viral thingy to go away.
Package arrived from Brownells. Got a spring kit and Hogue grip for the SP101, 25 ACP dies, .356'' 124gr boolit mould, and a couple of priming tool shell holders.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
T'storm last night.
'Tis 65 and fog. High of 79.
Slim
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Thank you Slim-
Thats a big package of Brownells joy. ....
Humidy still high and temps not much lower. Fall is around the corner.
Good Troy those antibiotic mess with my stomache aweful. I dropped over 20 while doen earlier this summer. Once i got my appetite back i gained 8 or so back.
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well wishes on the antibiotics doing the job .... hopeful for good appetite as well.
Adventure to the Keys set to go @ 6AM tomorrow, Road is now open all the way to Big Pine Key ( includes Long Key)
so no boat will be needed....
I have 100 cases of 16oz bottled water (2400 bottles ), about 2 doz. Gal. water jugs, several cases of paper towels ,
much can & dry goods, cases of soups, veggies , beans , meats . Cereals , rice, and cases of MRE's
& 500 lbs of Dog & Cat food.
I have building hardware , some doors & windows and a case each of various fasteners....
The truck is LOADED !
The pet food is overflow we had for Harvey, That was my daughters effort , they sent one semi out with pet food & supplies
this additional 500 lbs was donated after that trailer had left.
.... on another subject ::)
'bout near expired myself trying to get downed branches & limbs and the sort , cut and out to the road for pick up yesterday....
over heated , and worn out .... I'm to old for this *hit :o
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We all are learning about our limits. Even if were not happy with them. Slow it down a notch. Let some of your knowledge and generosities grow on to someone a bit younger.
You and your family and co-workers are doing a bang up job with much needed aid. Prayer out to you all.
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M2 i noticed since i lived here after evey rain the fire ants beds pop up. Is that a issue down there now? I stepped in one a little bit ago
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OH yeah ! nasty little bastards ....I have row of welts (pearls) around my left ankle
They wait until enough of them have slipped on and then the top kick, blows whistle or something and they pore the stings to you >:( they nailed me but good....
I see beds upward to 1' high and 2-3' in diameter ...gotta be way bigger below ground ...
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M2 i noticed since i lived here after evey rain the fire ants beds pop up. Is that a issue down there now? I stepped in one a little bit ago
Sprinkle some grits around the mound.
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Sprinkle some grits around the mound.
I will try this
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Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum , better than feeding them breakfast :P
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Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum , better than feeding them breakfast :P
That is great.
Slim
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Evening Y'all, The Match went well, was July hot (Upper 80's and 70% + humidity) I surprised myself shooting Duelist at this match by not coming in last (only the 3rd time shooting Duelist) and I came in 133rd out of 250 overall. I'm still recuperating from the weekend but that has been slowed down with Babysitting my Grand daughter all week. I'll bank the coals so they're good for the morning crew. Y'all have a good one.
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Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum , better than feeding them breakfast :P
Major is 250 total shooters or total in duelist class? Either way you did better than i could.
How many Coke cans did that take?
Mornin' all- coffee and water it up.
Back to work this afternoon.
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Morning y'all. Had some wicked weather roll through yesterday. Started off with a lot of thunder, followed by a torrential downpour. We had a lightning strike in camp, hit one of the pines in front, near the camp road. Blew the outer insulation of the power cord from the genny to the cabin, killed two of the outlets on the genny. It also managed to kill the tv, the well, and the ceiling fan... and scared the snot out of 9 dogs and the wife. She said she felt the jolt from the lightning inside. Aside from that, still surviving in the woods.
And the coffee maker is still working :)
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You just can't stop a man that rents pigs
Of course you can! He's only hard to stop. ;D
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Morning all.
I'm down from the mountain today. Was yesterday, too. Just too doggone cold at night! Tuesday night was 35 ambient, but with the wind and s**w, they were calling it down below 20. Last night was supposed to be sub-zero. :o I said "Nope!" and came home. But, for my trouble all I got was a transmission problem. For some reason the torque converter isn't staying connected. I added some fluid, but it didn't help much. I limped it the last 15 miles (naturally, the last miles are over a mountain pass), and called the boss to tell him I wouldn't be at the tower today. He gave me a paid day off at half hourly wage. So at least I have that. But darn these fancy doo-dads and self shifting cars. :-\ I want a manual again.
--TK
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Of course you can! He's only hard to stop. ;D
I guess i need to watch it again...:D
Back to work this evening. Eating pimento cheese and crackers. Alaskan State Troopers on TV.. A/C running full on
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Good afternoon, good to be here; reheated coffee is fine with me. I've been dropping by almost every day, but not taking the time to write anything, had too much going on; but it seems to be settling down to a dull roar again.
Watched those two hurricanes with interest, for those of you n their way, and friends in the greater Houston area. All seem to have escaped major disaster, just losing some trees, and getting lots and lots of rain - but no flooding where they are. Our younger son and his wife are long haul truckers, and they had been running a contract haul from Pueblo, CO to Port Arthur, TX - forth and back. When the storm was eminent, their dispatcher held them in Pueblo for a few days, but decided that they could get one more run to Port Arthur in before it hit, so off they went. They got into Port Arthur when the first of the outer bands hit, actually, drove in heavy rain from north of Houston; got unloaded, and headed back to Pueblo in heavy downpour, and it went with them as far a Dallas before they got out of the rain. Back in Pueblo, they sat for a few days, and the company decided the job was going to be on indefinite hold, so off the went to other loads and adventures, mostly around the east and north, and mostly in rain, as the storm moved on north. They showed up here at home this morning without notice, stopping by for a day on their way to L. A. (Torrance); is good to see them.
We have gotten our butts kicked by some sort of bug. I came down with it in early August, and the Missus got it a few days later; it hurt me, but put her in the hospital with pneumonia for five days. She came home with an order for oxygen and other meds. But, we are getting better, slowly; I am going through a mild relapse right now, but hopefully, the antibiotics will kill it this time.
Glad to hear that you're on the mend, Li'l Roo, and back to your routines.
Time to go visit with the kids for a while before they head out again.
Later.
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Roo , 250 total shooters, 10 in my category,wish we had the temps from today over the shoot weekend. Was mid 70's and a nice breeze here today. The leaves are already falling, doesn't look good for the people who rely on the leaf peepers for income. Y'all have a good one.
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El Peludo- i pray you and your wife are on the mend.
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Evening y'all.
I'll be praying for you and yours' healing, El Peludo.
11+ hours of verk today. 51+ for the week. ::)
Daughters were in a fender bender in an Oshkosh parking lot, today. Someone backed into them.
Slim
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Morning all. Coffee and assorted other liquids on the coals. Help yourself.
Headed to the tower again today. Truck is still not working, but I got a ride with my mother, and she'll be staying the day, and then we'll go deer hunting tonight.
Took my truck out and worked on it some yesterday. The transmission was a little overfull, so we sucked a little out and tested it a bit. Drove it up a mountain pass and back. Worked fine on the way up, but coming down we were running into the same problems as before. Took it home, ate some dinner, then took it to a shop. The first day they had was Oct. 2, so I guess that's when I'll figure out what's going on. One of the guys there has almost the same truck, and he said it sounds like it's either a sensor in the transmission, or the transmission itself. One will cost me $30, plus about 2 hours labor. The other will cost around $2500. It doesn't seem likely that it's the transmission, since it's a factory reman with 15,000 miles on it, but stranger things have happened.
Anyway, off I go to prepare myself for another day of s**w.
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
I'd rather have sn*w than 90 with humidity. Staying inside today and load .44 Mag/Spl loads for Micah for the IA GAF Muster.
'Tis 74, sunny and humid. High of 89. Heat index to 95.
Slim
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Fed the critters and hacked my way thru the morning. Sitting in the AC, like Slim's weather here also. High 80's humidiity high 90's% range. Good day for college football
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Fed the critters and hacked my way thru the morning. Sitting in the AC, like Slim's weather here also. High 80's humidiity high 90's% range. Good day for college football
Ain't you a little old to be playing college football?
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Made it back from the Keys adventure...the 500lbs of pet food was MOST appreciated :)
Water, MRE's, a dry goods as well , we had 50 gal. of diesel for Arnie , which he shared....
the devastation is eye opening .....wrecked pieces of homes & boats strung out in every direction ....
I read were one a 42' sailboat , based in Key West washed ashore in MELBOURNE BEACH (332 miles ) , the owner was in jail charged with attempted murder, kidnapping-false imprisonment, and sexual assault. :o
The boat was in quite good condition, except looters stripped it of all electronics before authorities could secure it . :(
It had red X's on it, indicating the Coast Guard had inspected it for survivors at sea :-\ no reason was given why they did not take it in tow. ( overwhelmed is my guess )
Text edit as additional information surfaced
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It has cooled off to 88. ::)
Slim
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Ain't you a little old to be playing college football?
Not too old from a recliner....Alabama is spanking Vanderbuilt. But i am headed off to work and will miss Auburn.
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Home now, will feed and then clean up for church. Then a few hours sleep before i finish my last shift for week. Tell ya' I'm living the dream. ;D
Almost forgot to offer some coffee and sweettea...hep' ya'selfs..
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Packers play Bengals at 15:25 central.
'Tis 74, sunny and humid. High of 87.
Slim
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Evening all.
Had a city trip today. Went well. Went hunting after getting home. Stalked a buck for 45 minutes, bumped it across an old logging road from the clear cut we were in to the next one over. As we were trying to cross the road without spooking it again (we could hear it moving around in the brush,) when someone across the cut nailed it. So much for that deer. :-\
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 59, sunny and humid. High of 86.
Slim
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Thanks Slim- more of the same here again today.
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Coffee and Tea ready
More summer like weather in store. Election day here and will be headed to the poll soon. Then a trip to town later. Bank -drugstore- errands stuff.
Y'll have a safe day
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 64 and cloudy. "Not as warm. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning then showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent."
Slim
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Thanks For the Coffee
Warm here again today. Was hoping to go to range this week but just too warm and humid. Specially humid.
Electionin in Alabama yesterday...was a Party Run off for Senate Election. Winner in December will replace Jeff Sessions. Who i am surprised hasn't either been fired or resigned from the cabinet. Anyways the Ten Commandment Judge Roy Moore will run against a former Bill Clinton Lawyer, Doug Jones, in Dec.
Going to pick up canned goods to send out with a local rescue group.
Y'll have a safe day.
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Mornin Y'all, supposed to be 94 degrees with 96% humidity, good day to stay inside with the A/C and a good book. Y'all stay cool.
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Messed up right wrist somehow. Got a brace and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Amy the PA says it's angry with me.
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You're making your flapjacks too heavy, Delmonico.
RCJ
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Glen maybe you need smaller dutch ovens. ::)
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Think it was trying to bring all the groceries in in one trip the other day
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Stoopid plastic bags?
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Stoopid plastic bags?
They are a lot easier to carry than the paper sacks of old. Sometimes...
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Autumn has arrived. Temps in the 60's.
Slim
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Going to 49 here tonight.
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Having one cool day and night here-low of 52, high in the 70's, then back to mid 80's high and 60's low for the next week. Hopefully that goes for Iowa this weekend, too.
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Was 90 here yesterday not sure about today... suppose it will be the same.....
Coffee and sweettea ready
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 40 and sunny. High of 70.
Slim
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Fresh pot brewing!
Work week for me begins this afternoon.
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 47 and sunny. High of 63.
Slim
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Also 47 here, but with a high of 79. Colfax IA : 52, high of 71. Forecast for Sun, Muster day, 58/72, 50% chance of rain. :(
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It os a cool 85 here presently.
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It's another day upright......
Coffee and sweettea is on the counter.
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Off to demo for a Cub Scout pack.
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Are you wanting to buy or sell the Pack?
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67 degrees this morning...
Coffee and tea is ready