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GENERAL TOPICS => Tall Tales => Topic started by: Major E A Sterner on June 01, 2023, 12:10:19 AM
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Time to start another month.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Major 2, you could send some of that rain this way.
'Tis 56 and partly cloudy. "Very warm. Mostly sunny in the morning then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning from Cowntown Alberta Going to be a great day Hope everyone has a super day
Charlie
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Major 2, you could send some of that rain this way.
Slim
If I had the power, I'd do it gladly :-\
Forecasters say " Mostly cloudy with a high of 84 °F and a 61% chance of precipitation today thru Sunday.
I'm going make in a Shadow box for a WW2 "IKE "Jacket.
And a couple of smaller ones for other Militaria.
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Howdy folks, still on vacation with family on the Gulf Coast. Will head back tomorrow with a couple of g'nieces. Getting lots of hugs and just kicked back with a quiet minute as they have all headed to the beach. I got some coffee and relaxing on the balcony.
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I'm glad you got your holiday in before the low blows in.
I do wish we could have hooked up, while you were down but the Panhandle coast is near 8 hours
from central Fl.
In other news, I was carrying my assembled 24" x 30 " shadow box to the sawhorse for paint and missed a riser step.
The insuring stumble, cause me to crack my right knee on the concrete step, and whack & skin up the back of my right hand on the door jam.
I did manage to keep the shadow box from damage ::) but, I'm some bruised and a tad bloodied.
Anyway, shook that off and got the painting done. :)
I guess I'll hold off to do the mounting till tomorrow.
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Y’all need to stop hurting yourselves ::)
Montana has been, contrary to the stereotype, greener than California.
That’s about all there is to say about that. I’ve mostly been doing computer training.
—TK
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We got almost an inch tody, first thing really worth while in almost a year.
Those small drought maps are hard to read but we were either in a severe drought or at least the neighbors across the street,
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Well, we try Kid, but stupid stuff still happens.
My hand is swollen, though doesn't look quite as ugly today.
Function is ok with just slight bit of discomfort.
263rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 63rd Infantry Division
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 65 and sunny. "Hot. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Was sunny,humid and got to 94 degrees today, The city just south of me broke a record at 95 degrees,Tomorrow high of 71 and mostly sunny with 52% chance of precip and 2-17 mph winds. North of me they reported 3 inch hail,Glad that missed us.Y'all have a nice weekend!
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Coffee's on :)
Mostly cloudy with a high of 84 °F and a 56% chance of precipitation.
What was to be a RAIN event now named TS Arlene has move south headed toward western Cuba.
I thought sure (eh! so did the guessers) we'd see squally conditions all weekend.
We'll see rain but that's not unusual.
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Went to our first Rodeo yesterday in Kissimmee. They had a variety of events including Bull Riding. The rider managed to walk away from this ride. The Boss and I had a great time.
Now I can truly say "this ain't my first Rodeo"
https://youtu.be/hOAFice41J4
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Morning y'all.
Thanks for the coffee.
Better-half and two kids are at the county 4H horse camp. Two other kids are doing lawn care for neighbors.
I'm loading .45-70 for the trapdoor for Micah to shoot at the Grand Muster.
Got to 90 yesterday.
'Tis 72 and sunny. High of 86.
Slim
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Well we made it home with both girls still alive. 12 hours in the truck and all joking aside, they were really good. Lots of laughing and singing, playing the Alphabet Game, etc. So the house is a bit noisy right now, but it is good. Major, quit banging yourself up! And the shadowbox looked really good.
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Thanks, I'll sure try, I still bounce OK and my hand is healing.
Rain has slack off for now, more coming.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 60 and hazy. High of 82.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 53, cloudy and hazy. High of 84.
Slim
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I wore Cowboy style boots to last Friday's Rodeo. It's been at least two years since I've worn anything with a higher heel. Now my left arch is killing me and I'm limping around like an old man. ******* Old Age!
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Good afternoon folks. 89 already here, heading for 93 with storms this afternoon. Heading into work for a few hours this afternoon. My back is feeling last weeks travels still, so glad it is a short day today. Then off until Friday and Saturday.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Sprinkles earlier, but not enough to settle the dust.
'Tis 56 and overcast. "Not as warm. Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the middle 70s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph."
Slim
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They are remembered, the Heros 79 years ago today.
God Bless them, and all that served and will serve in the name of FREEDOM!
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 57 and sunny. High of 73.
Slim
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Howdy all. 82 here, heading to 91 with lots of sunshine. Been working on a lesson for new Lady shooters, will be doing it Sunday at Church after the Afternoon service. Wish me luck!
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 42 and sunny. High of 73.
Slim
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Morning folks, 70 here, heading for 85 today with a couple of days of cooler temps. Surviving the teenagers, crud, teen girls eat as much as boys! Hope y'all have a good day today. Del, you guys are still in our prayers here.
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Afternoon all.
Survived the return journey from Montana.
—TK
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Raining now, thunder rolling off and on...
I have a Cimarron 1911 on consignment up at my friendly LGS.
If it sells the funds are for a intended bucket list item. ;)
Beyond that, excitement has been held on the down low.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 39 and sunny. High of 79.
Slim
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Thanks Slim, enjoying mine now. :)
mulling over activities, nothing definite
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Afternoon all, waiting for more family to arrive this evening, our house has certainly been noisier [in the best way] the last week, as it usually just LadyC and myself here. One more week of bounciness and then we have 2 weeks without kids, then we head to the East Coast to meet up with more! Hope you guys all have a great weekend.
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Evening all.
Nice and cool day here, relatively speaking. It hit 80, and is raining now.
—TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 58 and cloudy. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Slowly getting some rain, still dry but not as bad. All coming from little cells, won't get none and a few blocks away they get a downpour. Canadian smoke moved out, been rough.
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Finally got some rain. Temp went from 77 to 60. Currently thundering.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 44 and sunny. "Sunny in the morning then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent."
Slim
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Whew....it hit 81 today, sunny and just a purty day. Tomorrow is supposed to be just as nice. Running kids around today and then a trip to Conway where we had lunch and ice cream. Got the g'nephew back this evening and played Battletech. Youngest g'niece is bathed and in bed. There is definitely a reason God gives kids to young people! Anyway, Lucas and I are heading to the range tomorrow afternoon.
Time for a glass of iced tea.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 48 and sprinkles. "Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent."
Slim
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No rain forecast and high of 95 degrees.
That all changes tomorrow Temps dropping to 88 degrees and 50% + rain for the next several days.
Didn't have enough Bran Flakes, Cheerios or Rice Krispies to make bowl any brand, so I did a mix ::)
Edible but won't win any culinary prize :-\
Hopely, the day gets a tad more absorbing.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
My two new-to-me hats arrived. Breaking them in.
'Tis 51 and overcast. "Warmer. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Haze in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning Gents
69 here right now, supposed to hit 84. Hit the range yesterday with my g'nephew yesterday to try to break in some new guns. He's 11 and the first time he shot my 45 Colt Schofield he was grinning like a cat full of canaries! And he decided he likes the Rossi 92 in .357. Also glad that this one seems to like 38 Specials, so I wont have to use 357 brass in it.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready,
'Tis 52 and overcast. High of 69.
Slim
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Howdy all. 84 here and heading to 87. The Missus and I are both pooped out from 3 weeks of kids ranging in age from 2-17. Great kids and we love em all to death, but wow....there is a reason God gives kids to young people! Hope y'all have a great day.
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Couldn't get in here since Monday morning.
Rita is in the hospital with a staph infection, the same strain she had in 2021 and I had last year. They don't think we are giving it to each other. Was weird, she got in after work at Costco Monday, she could not tell me what she sampled, would go into gibberish and not make sense. Other stuff was ok pretty much. I thought maybe she had had a stroke, her coworkers did her clean up because she looked tired. Anyway against her protest we went to ER, she walked in and told them I made her come in but she was OK, I told her to tell them what at work today and more of the same gibberish, they took her back, no waiting. I went and parked the car, had a Dr and 4 nurses in the room. He had theses laminated sheets she had to read to them, tell them what the pictures were, played the touch your nose, touch my fingers and the Dr said she seemed fine. Told him to ask her what she did at work today, he did and more gibberish. They unbraked the bed and told me they were headed to do a cat scan and would be back. They came back, no stroke, but she was in A Fib. They told her she wasn't going home. After a couple hours they assured me she wan not in any immediate danger, so I went home. The chair and her nasty glares were killing me. Got a call early (for me) Tuesday from Neuro Dr, telling me nothing neuro was wrong, but was a staph infection.
I called her and she was a little bit nicer to me and I said the Dr had called me and told me she had a staph infection and she got upset and told me it was bacterial. Had a quick microbiology class and she told me to google it. Told her I paid attention in school and had read up on it last year besides what they told me and she was right, it was bacterial and I was too because I more specific on the type, being rod shaped bacteria. ::) She posted what happened on FB and all her friends and such told her she was lucky she had such a smart and alert husband. ;D Yes you can win sometimes. She was totally crazy not partly in 2021 when I took her in, seems with a staph she goes into A Fib and that makes her a bit off in the head.
She may get home in a day or so, will have to do IV antibiotics till it's gone, then they put a new port in and back to chemo. They think it is actually shrinking but will wait in the MRI on that. If it's shrinking an extra 3-4 weeks between treatments won't hurt. If it's not it still likely won't make a difference.
Slim, I will tell you the same thing I told Jerry, if anyone asks how I'm doing and her if they know, just start out with "you won't believe this shit." ::)
Oh, she is no longer mad at me, brought her a gyro tonight from her favorite place, in fact more than normal nicey nice. ;D I did remind her this is the 5th time I've saved her life by making her go to the ER, the Dr or calling 911, not quit true, if the chemo works and we get it at least into remission will make it #5. I am fairly sure if nothing else I gave her more time. You don't last long if you can't poop and pee at all and she was very close to that in March.
I'm going to bed, smoke is mild again and my O2's are up. Oh talked with the Drs and we will wait to test me till or if I shows signs of having it again. See even if you have no infection you can test positive for staph because we all have them in and on our body. It's when they find a week place and attack it that it's a problem, my Dr and the infectious disease Dr says the same and my research confirms it and no not WEB MD. My Drs laugh when I mention doing research and not WEB MD. Asked one one time if John Hopkins was a reliable site. ;) He told me he wished more people knew how to do research like that. And even at that I don't read just one. And I may be showing some because Pneumonia is one possibility. Got over the last one but not sure if it ain't coming again, had to tell with the pine smoke.
Just another reason to not go next week, even though that was not going to happen. Might freak the locals out if they had to land a helicopter in Jerry's pasture. ::)
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Good thoughts and best wishes for Rita & Del for a speedy recovery.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
I'll be praying, Del.
'Tis 48 and hazy. High of 72.
Slim
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Good morning all, Del you and Rita are definitely are in our prayers here. 84 here, supposed to hit 86. Working this afternoon, very few hours this summer, which is kinda nice while it's slow. We had a fellow put a live bait vending machine by our door and it gets a good amount of business. We joke if we get hungry we have sushi ready.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Got the fire started for the dutch oven ham.
'Tis 52 and hazy. High of 78.
Slim
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Thanks Slim. just finished mine with a toasted Bagel w/ cream cheese.
Plans? heavy rain & TS have started, and put a damper on the LGS visit ::)
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The Missus is still tired from 3 weeks of g'kids so I let her sleep in. Decided to try making grits to go with the coffee. Turned out pretty good, will have to do this again. Hope you guys all have a good day.
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Major 2, saw you call, will try to call tomorrow. I was sleeping, was up and drained me and the dog a couple times but I slept a total of 16 hours, I needed it, a bit concerned I needed it but we'll see.
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you have a lot on your place, get the rest :)
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As a Dad, I wish you all the best, on your DAY !
You are someone to admire, respect, and honor.
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Afternoon y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Happy Father's Day, pards.
After church, we went to a 4H Father's Day lunch.
Feel like a nap coming on.
'Tis 75, partly cloudy and hazy. "Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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I used my Dad's day gift card, at the Catfish Place.
I got the catfish & shrimp lunch combo, w/ sweet potato fries and Cole slaw.
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I used my Dad's day gift card, at the Catfish Place.
I got the catfish & shrimp lunch combo, w/ sweet potato fries and Cole slaw.
I've been there with Major. The food is excellent.
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IT is GOOD !!! but it's a tad pricy.
I am compelled to also order the fried green tomatoes that adds $9.
Fried Green Tomatoes is food for the Gods :D
Today - Partly cloudy with a high of 94 °and a 60% chance of rain....
No worries, not going anywhere anyway :-\
brewing my 1st. cup o coffee now, I was up earlier and went back to bed and slept in some.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Getting ready to leave for the Grand Muster tomorrow morning.
'Tis 63 and overcast. High of 83.
Slim
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Waiting for all the Drs to sign off so I can go get Rita.
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Hoping Rita is home and comfortable, just being home is the best medicine.
Guessers say, today will be Cloudy with a high of 86 ° and a 71% chance of precipitation.
We are also keeping an eye on the storm tracker. There is Tropical Storm Bret expected to intensify.
Bran flakes are on the menu.
more later... Gator :)
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No go, likely today.
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At the hotel in Ord.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
T'is 70 and rain. High of 79. 40 percent chance of rain.
Slim
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Got her home yesterday, she's doing OK. Since they can't do chemo for a while they are going to start radiation next week. And the Cancer Dr said the tumor has shrunk with just two chemos.
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Thanks for the call, good talking to you yesterday while you were standing by to get her home.
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Afternoon all.
Currently 68 and sunny, headed for low 80s and possible t storms.
Been spending a lot of time out in the woods of late, though not fighting fires. Pretending to fight fires, just not the real deal. ::) Definitely don’t get hazard pay for that. Spent one whole day up in the town of Coffee Creek showing the crew of a fill-in engine around the area. They’re from Oregon and just filling in until our forest decides to staff our engine that normally lives there. Anyway, it was ten hours of driving back roads in a fire engine, so could be worse.
Yesterday and today are my regularly scheduled days off, and I took the opportunity to hike up to my favorite mountain lake with the dog. It’s a special hike, as my best friend and I used to do it every year in May or June (whenever the snow melted), and this was the first time I’ve been able to do it since he died in 2021. Weather was perfect, and in a poetic twist of fate, the snow on the back side of the mountain was too deep to get all the way to the lake, just like so many times when I’d go with him.
Del, try to avoid those helicopter rides. They’re less fun in a gurney.
—TK
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Del, try to avoid those helicopter rides. They’re less fun in a gurney.
—TK
Came close once, nobody including me knew what was going on in Sept of 2019, 75 miles from a heart hospital, no cell service or vehicle closer than a half mile. All the Drs agree I needed a couple Nitro and a helicopter ride. Did the logical thing, drank some iced tea, rested in the shade about 5 minutes, got my picture taken to show how wore out the old man got, then I went back to cooking. ::)
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Well, today was interesting. The Missus had lunch with a friend from church who had been in my intro class a couple weeks ago. She wanted to meet up at the LGS as she wanted a different gun, easier for her to handle. So we met up after their lunch and she picked out a Charter Arms 38 after trying a bunch of different guns. While she was buying that, my Missus found a Leopard Ruger 10/22 and took that home too! Then a gent came in who likes vintage guns and I wound up selling him a mint 1903A3! Told the boss I should have been on the payroll.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Rained over night.
Everyone is having a good time.
T'is 63 and overcast. High of 82.
Slim
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Thanks Slim, supposed to rain all week here, grass will be so thick and long I doubt my push mower will handle it and my lawn tractor is out of commission. Y'all have a great day and stay dry.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Rained over night.
Everyone is having a good time.
T'is 63 and overcast. High of 82.
Slim
Saw about 1:30 am it was going to, was going to call you but figured you would figure it out. ;D
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready for the early risers.
Got home a bit after midnight. Had a great time.
I'll gonna go to bed.
Slim
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Morning all.
Had a fire last night, right in time to make overtime. It was in town, and they had it pretty well under control by the time they called us, but we put in some good work for a few hours. It was a good time.
Got hit by a few thunderstorms yesterday, so we’ll see if we get any more overtime.
—TK
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Well yesterday it hit 101 here then some evening storms knocked it down to 71. Already back to 83 heading for 95 and looking at 100s again later in the week. Anyway, gonna head into work this afternoon after running a couple of errands. Will boresight the 270 at the shop with the "new" Leupold on it. Y'all be good and TK be careful with those fire calls.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 55 and hazy. High of 79.
Slim
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Only got to 94 today, but the rest of the week is predicted just plain nasty, in the 100s til Monday. Fought with putting a new mainspring in the 1866 and got tired of questioning the heritage of those involved in it's design and build. Gonna call another CAS shooter nearby for some help tomorrow. So took Lady C to dinner and then we watched some TV.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
BTW, had the u-joints replaced on the Avalanche last Wednesday in Sargent, NE. ::)
'Tie 56 and haze. "Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. Highs in the lower 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 63 and haze. "Very warm. Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke in the morning then haze in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Morning Slim and the rest of you scoundrels! ;D 88 here already, heading for 101. The next few days are gonna be rough temperature wise all over so you all take care. Working this afternoon and all day tomorrow, hope the shop's AC is up to snuff for this. Lady C went to the beautician yesterday and came back a blonde! It looks good on her and I am getting in trouble with blonde jokes. Y'all take care, especially if you gotta be out in this heat.
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Was 101 here yesterday, not sure about today had an early T Storm.
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Guessers are posting 93 but are quick to add "Feels like"
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Humidity @ 65% ties in and they are say'n' 101 :o
and that is actually, mild Humidity in these parts.
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Morning all.
Currently 91, 18% humidity. Supposed to hit 100, and looks like it’s going to do it.
Spent the past two days on a lightning fire. It was steep country, but we caught it at 2/5 acre. We did get a helicopter for about an hour, but then it got dark. It was a good time.
—TK
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79 degrees here with 58% humidity, Feels like 86, sunny, air quality moderate in The peoples republic of upstate NY.
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Well my good netizens, it finally hit 100 deg F (for the first time) here in The Great Southwest.
but it's a "dry heat'
which means we get to enjoy the phenomenon known as " virga" aka "Rain that doesn't reach the ground"
(https://earthsky.org/upl/2015/07/virga-new-mexico-6-2016-jay-chapman-lg-e1465408723193.jpg)
sorta feel cheated....
yhs
prof marbels
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 64 and sunny. High of 87.
Slim
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Wow, hit 103 today, 118 heat index! Yikes, and it is supposed to stay at this for a couple more days. Fought with a Colt New Service at the gun shop today, not as familiar with Colt DA revolvers as my beloved S&Ws, but I think I have it worried. Anyway, if I can get it running right, it should sell quickly. Also, started working on an 1880s '73 Winchester in 44-40, but I am afraid it has been beat to death internally by someone shooting smokeless in the poor mud puppy.