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GENERAL TOPICS => Tall Tales => Topic started by: Delmonico on June 01, 2017, 02:09:52 AM
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It's June, had a line at work starting at midnight for the ATM machine.
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1/2 a year nearly gone , Schools out, Summer starts ( that was while back for us in the Tropics ) Hurricane Season starts today (Oh Joy ! ) Love Bugs ( another joy to behold ) ::)
HOT Humid , Afternoon thunder storms , still hotter, still more humid , Mosquitos....
what was it I liked about Florida again ?
Course we have no State income tax (yet) no State mandated vehicle inspections (used to, did away with those 35 years ago ), we have AC .... mild Winters, and CCW.
but I digress .... ;) Happy June ,
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I take it, you mean rain has returned to the enchanted land of canadians and assorted blue haired ladies? With the hurricanes and humidity t guess the tax thing is the draw there. Ithe climate is not appealing to me, it hasn't got me interested. Even as a young man spring breaky thing wasn't a must do. Note i tried living in Pennscola area for a short time. ...... I am thinking Indiana .
Happy June y'all- stay hydrated
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1/2 a year nearly gone , Schools out, Summer starts ( that was while back for us in the Tropics ) Hurricane Season starts today (Oh Joy ! ) Love Bugs ( another joy to behold ) ::)
HOT Humid , Afternoon thunder storms , still hotter, still more humid , Mosquitos....
what was it I liked about Florida again ?
Course we have no State income tax (yet) no State mandated vehicle inspections (used to, did away with those 35 years ago ), we have AC .... mild Winters, and CCW.
but I digress .... ;) Happy June ,
Speaking as a former Flordidian, I can honestly say there are some things I miss... all the pretty gals on the beach in skimpy bikinis, and Cuban food and espresso.
I don't klnow Junebugs, but Ladybugs are a nuisance here. They swarm and get everywhere, including coffee. And they bite! Since when do Ladybugs BITE???
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Probably not Ladybugs, but the imports that look like ladybugs, the Asian beetle. Body can range from orange yellow to a cream color, and they're very aggressive.
RCJ
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I take it, you mean rain has returned to the enchanted land of canadians and assorted blue haired ladies? With the hurricanes and humidity t guess the tax thing is the draw there. Ithe climate is not appealing to me, it hasn't got me interested. Even as a young man spring breaky thing wasn't a must do. Note i tried living in Pennscola area for a short time. ...... I am thinking Indiana .
Happy June y'all- stay hydrated
AHHH .maybe a wash for some.... personally, no income tax is big PLUS.... we can & do dodge the Big blows ... sometimes ..
Blue hairs are everywhere ...we have no monopoly there ::)
Retired Yankees yes .... Ca-nooks yes ... humidity, hell yes...
Lightning central you bet.... but we also have one or two 38- 40 degree cold snaps a year for a day or two....
Yes Sir, Rain is back...but way short of what's needed.... I expect at lease one if not 2 major named storms this season
I predict Miami Ft. Laud. & the Keys will get one ....
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Morning all.
Here in California, we've got almost all of the bad things you've mentioned, Major. Income tax, liberal gun grabbers, hippies, humidity, no rain. Instead of tropical storms and hurricanes, we get forest fires. Last year we got off easy with only 1000 acres burned, This year, they're expecting a bad year. At least all the lookouts will get overtime, though. ::)
I made a city trip yesterday. It turned out to be semi-useless, though. The one thing I mainly went for I couldn't do. But, I did get that rifle on order. There were only two left at the main depot after I placed my order. But $1000 later and I have a new deer rifle and scope bases on the way
-TK
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Evening y'all.
We have a crop duster playing around here.
Slim
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Major 2, technically the year won't be half over until the 30th... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Evening y'all.
We have a crop duster playing around here.
Slim
The Yellow Baron?
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
The Yellow Baron?
I didn't see it only heard it, but it was yellow the last time I saw it.
'Tis 41 and sunny. High of 79.
Slim
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I think they all pretty much are yellow anymore. ;)
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I think they all pretty much are yellow anymore. ;)
We have one in Corning Ca that is red, white and blue. All the others in that fleet are yellow, though. ::)
--TK
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for gardens in backyards and such :)
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Del, we had an EF-1 Tornado touch down here 2 days ago,about 12 miles South east of me.
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for gardens in backyards and such :)
Those little guys have an amazing handle on a heavy load of chems. The Real Ones ;)
I'll stick to crashing my drone
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 69 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning then isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Weather here is forecast for 92, with high scattered clouds and 50% humidity.
I was going to say more, but I just got put on standby for a SAR mission, so I guess I can yack about my dog later. ::)
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Going to my uncle's mother-in-laws funeral after church.
'Tis 79 and sunny. High of 83.
Slim
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Off to church in a few- dedication to our New Worship Center, followed by a meal under the big tent.
Been lots of rain the past couple if weeks, so a tent was brought in and set up. I think it will be a full house again today.
A year ago we were headed into a 6 month drought. It is greener than Ireland at the time around here. The new mower got a work out this week. Used 6 gals of non ethanol (real gas) to mow the yard.
My little flock (30) free ranging hens like fresh mowed yard lots of goodies get turned over.
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Used 6 gals of non ethanol (real gas) to mow the yard.
Six gallons? That sounds more like a field than a yard!
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Del, we had an EF-1 Tornado touch down here 2 days ago,about 12 miles South east of me.
Pictures? ;D
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Back from Rock Creek Station. Had a minor glitch on the way home, looks like an easy fix. Good to have a brother with cool toys and a nephew that likes to help. 45 mile tow bill, $20. ;)
Spend the weekend with several friends including an Okie friend that drove 350 miles to do dishes. :o
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Oh known this for a couple weeks but I can tell know, youngest daughter posted this on Facebook the other day.
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:-\Congrats Grampa :)
What malady waylaid the Commodore ?
Those Fords are probably last of the duck tape & bailing wire technology. Which was a very good thing , their passing is Bane to our
shade tree mechanical skills :(
I found myself scratching my head, when my computer controlled everything vehicle , sputtered & shut off at a traffic light ???
as if out of gas. The tank was 3/4 full , so an attempt to restart worked but with little or throttle control.
The name for this condition, is actually in the owners manual " LIMP HOME MODE " !
Here is were it gets all " Big Brother " Twilight zone ish...
On board computer , tells the OEM the GPS location of my vehicle, a tow is dispatched , and its taken to the nearest Dealer for
repair....
Drive by wire Throttle body ( as in sensor only, no cable or mechanical linkage ) is the culprit .... a couple of hours later
a new Throttle body is installed (at no charge) and I'm on my way....
Great outcome :D ..... but somehow I'm left feeling a bit no Bueno.
Gone are the days , of Carburetors , distributers, points, plugs & condensers ....
imagine that :-\ missing greasy hands & scraped knuckles , go figure ::)
Hell , I even have my oil changed.
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Six gallons? That sounds more like a field than a yard!
5 + acres
It is the Harley of mowers sucks gas (2 barrel carb)and uses a little oil.
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/crosbyr/A2DF34A1-A96C-471A-B6EC-D9FA9420F0F1_zps7dyadzin.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/crosbyr/media/A2DF34A1-A96C-471A-B6EC-D9FA9420F0F1_zps7dyadzin.jpg.html)
Rain continues here
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 63 and overcast. High of 73.
Slim
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Afternoon all.
One heck of a night here. We had a bunch of helicopter-worthy medical calls overnight, and since I live less than a quarter mile from the helipad, sleep was not an easy task. In between helicopter landings, there were neighbors who think riding a Harley through our little street at 3am is a good idea, a raccoon that tried to eat our bunny food (accompanied by frenzied barking from the dog) and so on. In all, it equates to a day fueled by caffeine.
My new rifle should be in today or tomorrow now. So then I'll be able to do the paperwork and wait my ten days. :-\
--TK
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Pictures? ;D
Go here for story and pictures...http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2017/06/01/its-official-tornado-hit-wappinger-wednesday/362162001/
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That's quite a yard, and mower to match. I only mowing about 1 to 1 1/2 acres, but with the estimated 25+ year old JD 38" rider, and the Lowe's push mower, it's still a chore to keep it done. about half of it is "new" yard, IE former pasture, keep having to weld the deck back together because of hitting rocks and stumps.
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6 plus here as well...and when it rains it grows FAST..... needs cutting again 5 days later.
3 acres are yard....and the other 3 is was pasture ( last horse is on other grazing )
It is gone to seed, so it will be hay mowed in July
I have an Ariens mower.
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The decks on the box store John Deers are all a nightmare. The one sitting here was ruined second use. The throttle cable broke furst use. The stactic drive transmission is shot now. Less than a100 hours. Three summers ago it was new. The prior got about five seasons. Deck was trashed body falling off. I replaced yhe steering linkage before it decided to never start again. No more JD's . I was wanting a Kabota 4x but they are twice what this cost. This cost more than my first new truck- JD cost more than my first cars. As a group.
Thinking about running a electric wire and bringing a couple Burros home.
3" of rain since yesterday
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Happy Tuesray Folks! Please forgive any typos, I losy my last pair of readers last night. Typing bu youch today. Thw qwather is cool and rainy, and the coffee is... cold :} Have a couple parties interested in some leather work. One wants a scabbard for a Henry Lever dun, and the other wants a knife sheath. I think they might need to send the knife, otherwise I'm not sure it will fit. I'm hoping to have new glasses bedore starting either one ;)
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Afternoon all.
Weather is hot and sunny, per usual California summer.
We have a Craftsman pushmower for our yard that is in its 14th season. It gets used every three weeks in the summer, and that's it. It also only has to mow 1/4 acre. ::)
Good luck with the eyewear, Cap.
--TK
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Some weekend pictures.
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And more.
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Ditto
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More.
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Found the problem, may be why it over heated. ;D
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Yup, that little hole might cause a problem.
Been fighting cooling problems on my latest Blazer for a couple of weeks. First leaking heater core. Stop leak fixed that real good, no water even gets THROUGH it now. Then it's overheating, but no leaks. Cap holds no pressure, replace that. Good for a day, then radiator springs a pretty good size leak(but smaller than the FieldMarshall's leak) Replace that. Drive around 40-50 miles, seems fine. Next day, 20 minutes into the route, water pump is dribbling. Fixed that. Hardly any cooling system left to replace now. Actually went all day today without problems!
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Fireflies were out in force last night.
'Tis 56 and sunny. High of 77.
Slim
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Looks like we are going to have a dry day today... back to mowing...
Del my old Ford truck.. radiator went then everything else followed like PE. They are all the same age and like you, worn out. Then finally after those items were fixed the tensioner idler pully went shredding the serpentine belt. I am telling you this to prepare you. Then the alternar went. Then i sold it.
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Morning all.
That's quite the hole there, Del. What year is the truck?
PE, my dad and I have had to fix literally everything you just mentioned in our Blazer...Some twice. Or thrice. For some reason, we still have that car, despite the fact that we spent more fixing it than we did on buying it. And we bought it close to new. :-\
Looking at rain today. We'll see how that goes.
--TK
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Kid, the last Blazer I owned was a 98 TrailBlazer I think. I went to put the bearings in the front, and snapped off a wheel lug or two. Get the wheel off, and find that my 2WD had 4WD hubs, doubling the price. Then I found out, there were 2 years that used special hubs made in Canada, special order from the dealer only, double the doubled price. Won't ever own a Chevy again.
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Radiator Express guessing yours is 92
https://www.radiatorexpress.com/part_lookup.asp?make=FORD&year=1992&model=F-150&submodel=&engine=4.9,300,,L6&subcategory_id=RADIATOR&stepCompleted=5
I used these guys for my JEEP ....POS OEM plastic radiator cracked (cant't be repaired ) ....I replaced it with an all metal (brass) from these guys
$150 cause mine was Automatic & A/C ...but thats shipped and I got it is 24 hours !
1992 FORD F-150 - 4.9 liter L6 RADIATOR AUTO/MANUAL 2 INCH THICK CORE
List Price: $280.00
Our Price: $126.00
Frick'n' Chrysler wanted $500 for their POS plastic/Alum. crap and they needed a week to order it !
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Kid, the last Blazer I owned was a 98 TrailBlazer I think. I went to put the bearings in the front, and snapped off a wheel lug or two. Get the wheel off, and find that my 2WD had 4WD hubs, doubling the price. Then I found out, there were 2 years that used special hubs made in Canada, special order from the dealer only, double the doubled price. Won't ever own a Chevy again.
The Wife's car is a 2005 Trailblazer, and so far it's the best car I ever bought. Had about 100,000 when we got it, 185,000 now, total maintenance besides oil changes and tires: 1 coil pack, couple of years ago. It's getting pretty high miles now, sure hope we can get as good when it needs replacing. Oops, forgot: the heater speed resistor continually goes out, but I blame that on the aftermarket replacement parts. currently has 1-3 out of 5 speeds working.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 60 and sunny. "Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Nice day here on the coastal plain...except that it is an "ozone action" day. I'll just breath through my bandanna, and it will be fine.
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PE, we had an '03 Trailblazer for about 5 years. The worst problem we had is that there was an electrical drain on it somewhere so that it sometimes didn't start in the mornings. Besides that, we never had a problem with it. Ours we bought at 120,000 miles, and we traded it in at 185k. We have a 2010 Ford Explorer now, and so far it's been pretty good. We had to replace the coil pack, but that's it.
And then there's my truck. '95 F150 with the 351. All I've done is replace a couple belt pulleys and the oil. 187k miles and still gets 17mpg on the highway. ::)
I finally got the paperwork done on my new rifle. I drove all the way to the city for it, with the dog. I did learn that my dog does not like taxidermy. She barked at the mounted bears and caribou off and on for 45 minutes. :P
--TK
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Nice day here on the coastal plain...except that it is an "ozone action" day. I'll just breath through my bandanna, and it will be fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heK8QjhWGag
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Chyrsler unsold me on any other Jeep purchases- with their poor electronics and plastic radiators. First one went the day after i bought mine. Only 70000 on it. 2nd out by Deer 6 months later. 150000 number 3 just replaced. Complete garbage
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 62 and sunny. High of 76.
Slim
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Tarred, just got home and got supper fixed. Did 585 sales in 9 hours.
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Evening all. I'll stir the coals.
Family is back. A lot more dishes to wash now. ::) But the dog is happy, so I guess there's that.
SAR training tomorrow. Last I heard, we were doing GPS, ropes and ATV training. Sounds great to me.
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 77, sunny and windy. "Windy. Hot. Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon."
Slim
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First Saturday "off" in 10weeks. Off in quotes because I did go in to help the new substitute get out of the office for her first day, but now I'M FREE. And, when I got home and checked the mailbox, found waiting there my new bullet mold for the 8mmFrench revolver from Accurate molds. Sooo... when it cools off tonight, I guess I'll be melting some lead!
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First Saturday "off" in 10weeks. Off in quotes because I did go in to help the new substitute get out of the office for her first day, but now I'M FREE. And, when I got home and checked the mailbox, found waiting there my new bullet mold for the 8mmFrench revolver from Accurate molds. Sooo... when it cools off tonight, I guess I'll be melting some lead!
Congrats on the new mould. I have to be melting lead for .45-70.
Slim
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A nice sunny afternoon here, and I've been drinking cold espressos :) Zipping right along :) :)
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The wind today feels like NE. ::)
Slim
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Evening pards. Today my rjght lung collapsed, i am in ICU FOR a couple of days.. ouch!
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Evening pards. Today my rjght lung collapsed, i am in ICU FOR a couple of days.. ouch!
Not good, get better.
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The wind today feels like NE. ::)
Slim
Now that is funny. ;D
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Evening pards. Today my rjght lung collapsed, i am in ICU FOR a couple of days.. ouch!
Did you fall ? hope you are better soon
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Did you fall ? hope you are better soon
Not this week. But must be common way of doing it, was asked here several times. Not sure but i picked up and moved a window A/C i think it may have been cause.
I have been battling enphzyma for several years now. I think this may be the end of the life i once enjoyed outdoors. I keep praying that it is not.
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You'll receive good thought's here as well, and wishes for complete recovery :)
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Not this week. But must be common way of doing it, was asked here several times. Not sure but i picked up and moved a window A/C i think it may have been cause.
I have been battling enphzyma for several years now. I think this may be the end of the life i once enjoyed outdoors. I keep praying that it is not.
Prayers going up from here.
Guess I'm going to have to start buying lead alloy, went to cast with my new mold last night, no ingots to be found. Started smelting some of the last batch of Wheel weights I got, and probably half are something other than lead. There's zink ones, iron, and some appear to be some kind of polymer/plastic. Still have a partial 5 gallon bucket stashed away in an old car "on the back 40" that should be all usable.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
I'll be praying for you, LR.
'Tis 84 and overcast. "Very warm. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Hot and humid here in Texas. Typical June weather.
I'll be heading to the range, again, to put the Spencer on paper, again. It has been performing very poorly...group sizes are terrible (read this as 7" and up at 50 yards). Hopefully, I've found and solved the problem. If not, I'll be shooting another rifle in the GAF Muster. No matter, I will have fun whatever I end up shooting!
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And we are up to 92 and raising. 8)
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T'storms rolling thru. :o
".. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR WAUSHARA COUNTY... AT 615 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REDGRANITE, OR NEAR WAUTOMA, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD... 60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE... RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT... EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SAXEVILLE, MOUNT MORRIS, AURORAVILLE, WILD ROSE, BORTH, SILVER LAKE, SPRING LAKE, LOHRVILLE, PINE RIVER AND POY SIPPI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && HAIL... 0.75IN WIND... 60MPH"
Slim
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Must have been what we had this morning ans we sent it yer way. Almost 3 inches of rain and there was some tennis ball size hail.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
No hail but a bunch of rain and wind.
'Tis 64 and overcast. "Humid. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. "
Slim
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Looks like another round tonight.
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Evening y'all.
We lost power at verk at 14:38. Trees fell on power lines near verk. Storm rolled thru with 55-75 mph winds. Tornadoes were sighted. Drove thru a small community on the way home that have a bunch of trees over the road and on houses.
Lost the top of a Balsam in the front yard. Besides that just some small branches down.
Slim
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http://fox11online.com/weather/weather-stories/tornado-touches-down-near-keshena
Slim
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Evening all. I'll toss some wood on and reheat the beans for the evening crew.
I've been doing some traveling the past couple days. Monday I went 100 miles to help my dad build an internet thing on top of a mountain. I was mostly just a delivery driver for some stuff that wouldn't fit in his jeep. But, 6 hours overtime.
Then Tuesday, a friend and I went up to a mountain lake with our dogs. It's a 9 mile drive from the end of the pavement, and then another 2+ miles of high elevation steepness. We took the long way in and out, so we ended up climbing a 2000 foot "hill" (it peaks at 7400ft) to get from the lake to the ridgetop, then we followed the ridge to the truck. There was 12 feet of snow in some places, too.
Then today, I took my dog out along a creek and we had lunch up in a canyon. And I just got back from my run for today, too. ::)
--TK
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http://fox11online.com/weather/weather-stories/tornado-touches-down-near-keshena
Slim
Nebraksan's would have had dozens of videos and 100's of photo's. ;D
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Evening y'all.
Spent 14 hours at verk today. First text msg was at 02:15. Power came on at 03:00. Got ta verk at 04:00. Left at 18:00. ::)
I need a vacation.
Slim
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Evening y'all.
Spent 14 hours at verk today. First text msg was at 02:15. Power came on at 03:00. Got ta verk at 04:00. Left at 18:00. ::)
I need a vacation.
Slim
I do too, let's take one next week. ;D
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I do too, let's take one next week. ;D
OK. ;D I gotta verk Monday, though.
The day started at 05:00 with a call from verk. had to go in early to fix an issue. 60+ hours of verk this week. Hopefully, I won't be called in this weekend. I got bullet to cast, shells to load, and pack.
Got to 88 degrees. Clouds moved in the last 15 min. T'storms moving in from MN tonight.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Melting pot is heating. Gonna get .45-70 bullets cast.
'Tis 74, sunny and humid. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent."
Slim
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Winds of 87 mph last night at the airport, think they were maybe 75 mph at work. Window was sure bowing in the gusts, I was on the inside register, just kept it going, Jake was on the outside one, but was stocking groceries, the truck came in just before the storm. I would have asked him to step away from the window if he was on the register.
Business slowed down some, but never stopped, some waited the worst out inside, gave out some plastic bags to put cell phones in.
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Morning all.
Del, sounds like y'all could have used some of the weather out here. 85 degrees with a steady 4mph breeze from the cool north. ::) We have more of the same today.
My plans for the day include walking the dog, and eating. Beyond that, I'm pretty open. I'd like to go get my new rifle today, but I'll be down there tomorrow and I can't really justify buying a half tank of gas extra right now. :-\
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Melting pot is heating. Gonna get .45-70 bullets cast.
'Tis 74, sunny and humid. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent."
Slim
Slim what do you mold for 45-70?
Home from hospital last evening. Tube coming out between ribs and attached to a devise that keeps my lung inflated
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Confirmed, we had a tornado touch down in Lincoln last night, itty bitty one, didn't last long.
About a 1 1/2 miles from work and 1/2 mile from Mom's house. Ironic, well inside the city limits and it touches down in one of UNL's cornfields. ;D
http://www.klkntv.com/story/35688185/nws-confirms-tornado-at-48th-and-leighton-lincoln
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Slim what do you mold for 45-70?
I made some 405gr RNFP and 500gr RN.
Now it's time to lube/size 'em, then stuff 'em in cases.
Slim
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Ironic, well inside the city limits and it touches down in one of UNL's cornfields. ;D
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I guess it was a nearsighted tornado, couldn't find a trailer park?
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Done loading. Need to start packing.
Slim
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Yesterday we went up to 110. :o I'm kind of melting here. ::)
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Yesterday we went up to 110. :o I'm kind of melting here. ::)
That is why old people go to the shopping malls so much ....free A/C
I made some 405gr RNFP and 500gr RN.
Now it's time to lube/size 'em, then stuff 'em in cases.
Slim
I think you might be shooting two different weapons? Sod Buster and i were at a Dulles Gun Show several years ago. I bought some 525 Gr. RN. They were not as bad as the x59R what ever the cal is fir Mosin Nagant. But they did pack a wallup. I think for the 1895 CB .405 grain is plenty. It would get whatever target i would aim at.
Ya'll becareful on your trip...
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea is ready.
I think you might be shooting two different weapons? Sod Buster and i were at a Dulles Gun Show several years ago. I bought some 525 Gr. RN. They were not as bad as the x59R what ever the cal is fir Mosin Nagant. But they did pack a wallup. I think for the 1895 CB .405 grain is plenty. It would get whatever target i would aim at.
Yes, I am loading for my Trapdoor. I did shoot some 500gr in my fish gun, but they hurt.
'Tis 62 and mostly cloudy. "Cooler. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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I used to shoot 405 grain with 63.5 grains of FFg Black Powder in my Fish rifle,worked good enough to win a long range lever side match at our state championship a couple of years ago. Had a .45 cal wonder wad between the powder and bullet.
Oh, Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there.
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. I did shoot some 500gr in my fish gun, but they hurt.
I bet they did! You must have seated them pretty deep, they few rounds I have left loaded with the 500gr military profile bullet won't function through mine.
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I bet they did! You must have seated them pretty deep, they few rounds I have left loaded with the 500gr military profile bullet won't function through mine.
They were seated the normal depth. I had to single load. I could not eject a live round, had to take the bolt out.
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 58 and cloudy. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent."
Slim
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Yesterday we went up to 110. :o I'm kind of melting here. ::)
Speaking of melting, I saw some pictures from a forest fire in Portugal, looked pretty bad, bunch of cars on the highway caught up in it. Hope it's not close to you!
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Almost all packed. Finish in the morning and head out at 06:00.
Slim
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Have a safe trip
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Supper was steak,onions and rice. Pulled pork for supper tomorrow night. Ham biscuits and gravy in the morning, ham and cheese on fresh rye for lunch.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Supper was steak,onions and rice. Pulled pork for supper tomorrow night. Ham biscuits and gravy in the morning, ham and cheese on fresh rye for lunch.
I'll be there.
Heading out to NE.
'Tis 50 and partly cloudy. "Partly sunny. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the morning then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent."
Slim
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Speaking of melting, I saw some pictures from a forest fire in Portugal, looked pretty bad, bunch of cars on the highway caught up in it. Hope it's not close to you!
Yes it was very bad. There's no memory of a wildfire with such a high number of casualties in this Country. It was some 130 miles to the Northeast. This a small Country, if you drive 250 miles from where I live in any direction except West you'll be out of the Country. If you drive to the West you'll be in the Atlantic Ocean in less than 5 miles. ::)
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Slim showed up about 8:30 and was fed pulled pork on rye and Black Foreest type browies.
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Morning all.
Quite the past few days. I was talking to a friend on Sunday, and he said he was going to a fellow's house to clean out a garden. He said it was probably 20 hours worth of work, mostly pulling weeds and tilling and that he was getting $500 for the job. I told him it was going to be over 100 degrees, and he offered me $200 to help for two days. I was thinking, how bad could it be?
We pull in at 6AM on Monday and find that it is a half acre garden, most of it head high with grassweeds. So the first three hours were spent using a lawnmower and a broken weedeater to clear the walkways to dirt. Then we laid 200 feet of weedcloth, and just as the thermometer broke 100, we were given shovels, a wheelbarrow and 6 tons of gravel. We shoveled and scooped almost 4.5 tons of the stuff. The way it worked was, he took an ATV with a 1000lb trailer, loaded it up at the gravel pile and drove it the 100 yards to where I was and dumped it. I then loaded it into a wheelbarrow and dumped it in the garden.
We called it quits at 1:30 because it was almost 110 and we were both starting to show signs of heat exhaustion. Yesterday, we finished the gravel by 8, then pulled weeds with a rototiller and a rake for the rest of the morning, until 1. We barely got a quarter of the way through the garden. :-\ $500 may not have been enough... Any other time of the year, it would be. But June, not so much.
On the bright side, I brought home my new Winchester on Sunday. ::)
--TK
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We had a pizza party last night. :P
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Well, the weather has been cool... ish. Of course, it has been raining pretty non stop the past couple days. Had to drive upstate to Newnan for my 90 day tests, and was fortunate to just beat the heavy rain. On the way, we were passing by Senoia, where they film the Walking Dead series, and finally decided to stop and look around. Cool little town, but don't expect things to be cheap! It is loaded with tourists, and the town is making the most of it.
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Morning all. I've got an assortment of beverages and foods ready.
Weather here has been pretty constantly 105 with little to no breeze. Fire dept and the ambulance are running on a lot of heat stroke calls. It's predicted to drop back to the 90s by next Wednesday. Yay...
In other news, I'm in the process of going through a job change. I got a full time job over the summer working for the Forest Service as a fire lookout. It's Wednesday-Saturday, and pays almost $13 an hour, so I'll have enough money to play with when I'm done to pack away in the bank earn interest on. ::)
Cap, I know the tourist thing pretty well. I don't know if you've ever been to California, but where I live in Trinity County (hence the name) our main source of money is tourism. I live in the county seat of Weaverville, so milk is less than $5/gallon, but you go most anywhere else in the county and everything immediately goes through the roof. :-\
--TK
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59 here, going to 71. Was 102 on wed.
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I can understand tourism, I grew up in Florida. Had the Space Center just north of me, and Disney and Orlando just west of me. But Senoia is really getting what they can. Norman Reedus (Daryl from the Walking Dead), and the producer Greg Nicotaro, own a restaurant there. We stopped in, hoping to get a bite. A steak was $25, and a burger was like $15. We passed. There were a few other places there, and the prices were not far off. That includes the Irish Pub that was there.
And then there is the price of homes! 3BR/3Bth will run you about $350K. For that kind of money, I want that pretty girl from Walking Dead as my neighbor :)
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6 inches of rain curtesy of Cindy... thanks very much, i have not one tomato or pepper plant in the ground this year.
Waiting for call about my surgery. Watching my chickens and single duck pecking and scratching for fresh new worms and bugs.
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As a one time member of the coffee thread use to say, only 92 more days.
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Best wishes on the surgery, Roo.
Anybody hear from Four Eyed Buck? I noticed he's been absent, last post was May 2.
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Best wishes on the surgery, Roo.
Anybody hear from Four Eyed Buck? I noticed he's been absent, last post was May 2.
It has been sometime.
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Had a number, called, alive and well, pewter problems. Just Slim and Micha here now with me and they are napping. ::)
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I'm home and all cleaned up, most the unloading can wait till after work tommorow.
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Sat night.
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Evening all.
More shoveling and such today and tomorrow. Have thunder and lightening last night and tonight, couple little fires that got smashed pretty quickly.
--TK
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Stay safe Kid!
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Got home 'bout 21:30. Unpacked guns. Rest can wait. Time for bed.
Slim
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Sat night.
Thanks for the pics Del!
I had a great time, and look forward to next time!
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I have some videos I'll upload in a day or few.
Slim
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Thanks for the pics Del!
I had a great time, and look forward to next time!
You missed the best one, Sunday night, Carl the butcher at the store picked the best 3 for us, he looked at all he had cut. ;)
As Slim was cutting his with a table knife I told him I read on Facebook that a steak cooked beyond medium rare is dry and tough. ::)
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 56 and overcast. "Breezy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent."
Slim
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Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent."
Slim
Are you in NE or WI??? ;D
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Afternoon all.
Sunny with some scattered clouds. 5mph breeze and a high of 95. Not too bad a day here I guess.
We're done with moving gravel for a few weeks. We were using an F-250 with the 460 to move one yard at a time 10 miles for six yards. We went through 20 gallons of gas. ::)
Today I'm just taking it a little easy. Doing small stuff around the house. And paperwork for the new job. Good lord there's a lot of paperwork. :o I went a month without hearing anything, then BOOM! 100 pages to fill out, a physical exam, drug screening, and fingerprinting all need to be done within the next 8 days.
--TK
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Howdy guys. This is certainly an odd thread imo. Are we snap chatting? If it's about coffee I use folgers with half and half and french vanilla. The only bugs around here lately have been biting flies but the skeeters will hatch out before long. Personally I need to get off my lazy butt and finish my bathroom repaint job so that I can get out to my shop and have some real fun. I shot my New Services at last weeks very hot match, I'm not sure what I'll use for Julys match. But to celebrate the 4th I'll probably do my 1912 summer uniform and shoot my 1911 and a DA. It's been very nice the last 2 days, after dinner I've been sitting in my gazebo watching the rabbits eat my grass.
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Howdy guys. This is certainly an odd thread imo.
You think the thread is odd? Why is that?
Sponsored by Folgers
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I'm afraid that the thread doesn't have a thread. Seems to wander around abit. Part weather report, part situation report. Remember I'm an old fart and confuse easily. Sometimes it's all I can do to get through a 20 rd pistol, 10 rifle and 8 sg WB stage without a couple of p's.
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I can't get through the night without a couple of p's.
Rained earlier 83 °...... field trip tomorrow , news at 6
Turn your Head and Cough, Kid ;)
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Are you in NE or WI??? ;D
WI. Got 'bout 3/4" of rain so far.
Slim
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I can't get through the night without a couple of p's.
Rained earlier 83 °...... field trip tomorrow , news at 6
Turn your Head and Cough, Kid ;)
The coughing part will be easy. One of our local species of willow has decided to toss a bunch of cotton. So I have a bunch of fluff on my windshield now. ::)
--TK
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We're having the annual late June snows, they don't call them cottonwoods for nothing. ;D
Why shouldn't the tread wonder, it's a bunch of guys having cyber coffee with friends.
Oh and Folgers is a last resort. Life is too short to drink lousy coffee and eat fast food. ::)
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 64 and partly sunny. High of 78.
Slim
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Oh and Folgers is a last resort. Life is too short to drink lousy coffee and eat fast food. ::)
That is exactly how I feel about Starbucks! Overpriced burnt coffee, profiting a company that won't support our soldiers in the field. But, I grew up on Folgers, and it is a taste of home to me. These days, I have even stooped to drinking store brand, when I used to drink hand roasted Kenyan AAA and Kona. Either way, at the end of the day, I love to have a hot espresso, watch the sun go down, and the bats come out :)
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Baltimore Ed,
Welcome to the mix. Have a cup and relax.
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Starbucks taste like mulch from the flowerbeds. That is why they add all the garbage to it. Recent years i have a KCup. I like community coffee- folgers black silk. And any of the wal- mart brands. They are as good as anything on market for half the price. Orange and blue box the milder- red and brown the stronger. I buy one small box of each and pick for the mood.
Correct between doctors and therapist
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That is exactly how I feel about Starbucks! Overpriced burnt coffee, profiting a company that won't support our soldiers in the field. But, I grew up on Folgers, and it is a taste of home to me. These days, I have even stooped to drinking store brand, when I used to drink hand roasted Kenyan AAA and Kona. Either way, at the end of the day, I love to have a hot espresso, watch the sun go down, and the bats come out :)
And I never said they wern't a last resort. ::)
Probally have to 'splain this to the Folgers drinkers.
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And I never said they wern't a last resort. ::)
Probally have to 'splain this to the Folgers drinkers.
Um... exsqueeze me? That is similar to the Spanish or Hungarian way to fix coffee. Used by Nomads over coals. You dump the coffee grounds in, add water, let it simmer. Just be careful not to slosh it too much when pouring. Dang old farts think they know it all ::)
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Um... exsqueeze me? That is similar to the Spanish or Hungarian way to fix coffee. Used by Nomads over coals. You dump the coffee grounds in, add water, let it simmer. Just be careful not to slosh it too much when pouring. Dang old farts think they know it all ::)
They do and don't ever forget that. Often called Turkish coffee and made in an ibrik.
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Afternoon all.
Sunny and hot in California, per usual summer weather. More of the same in the forecast.
There are so many opinions about coffee at the office that we have three coffee machines. ::)I bring my own, since the coffee hasn't even been started when I leave.
Don't worry, Ed. This thread is confusing at times. It's all the old farts. ;)
--TK
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I'm afraid that the thread doesn't have a thread. Seems to wander around abit. Part weather report, part situation report. Remember I'm an old fart and confuse easily. Sometimes it's all I can do to get through a 20 rd pistol, 10 rifle and 8 sg WB stage without a couple of p's.
You think the thread is odd? Why is that?
Sponsored by Folgers
You can look back 10 years in archives - many have gone iff to greener pastures. But thread has really never changed. Post what you want.
They do and don't ever forget that. Often called Turkish coffee and made in an ibrik.
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
There go using 25 cent words again and at least thee if them are swear words..
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I can't get through the night without a couple of p's.
Rained earlier 83 °...... field trip tomorrow , news at 6
Turn your Head and Cough, Kid ;)
Been that way all week for me
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They do and don't ever forget that. Often called Turkish coffee and made in an ibrik.
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
I just reread my post, and I have no idear where Hungarian coffee came from, because I know it was Turkish I meant. I must be thinking about my new Doc, she's from Hungary. ???
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Cap'n Quirk and Baltimore Ed, we're just a bunch of long timers sitting around the virtual pot belly stove drinkin' virtual coffee and tea. This thread has always put me in mind of that old country general mercantile place , one I knew in Oregon, another in Tennessee, and one was a gun store in Anaheim California - familiar faces, like mind, for the most part, and common interests. Drag up a seat and have a cuppa, don't talk politics or religion, just kick back and enjoy the companionship.
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Well, why didn't you say that before El Peludo. Now I see the thread in the thread. Is this seat taken? Just would like to say that since ive retired I've really enjoyed hanging out with you guys at Cas City. If you've got a question or problem you'll get 25 answers. Most are dead on and some are for fun. I hope that my contributions to the forum are a little help or at least get a laugh. I'll take another cup. Thanks.
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Cap'n Quirk and Baltimore Ed, we're just a bunch of long timers sitting around the virtual pot belly stove drinkin' virtual coffee and tea. This thread has always put me in mind of that old country general mercantile place , one I knew in Oregon, another in Tennessee, and one was a gun store in Anaheim California - familiar faces, like mind, for the most part, and common interests. Drag up a seat and have a cuppa, don't talk politics or religion, just kick back and enjoy the companionship.
Hey, I'm right in step with y'all, but don't expect me to spout the weather. I usually don't have a clue what the temperature is (Unless it is either dang hot or freaking cold), or how hard the wind is blowing... unless the pines surrounding the cabin are bent. But, I do know my coffee pretty well. I have a small collection of close to 40 coffee and espresso pots, and likely close to 200 mugs. I can also spin a yarn with the best.
And, by the way, the espresso es caliente y con leche :)
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Why would you drink milk in coffee, next thing you be drivin' a Prius.
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For those wanting regular coffee.
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Why would you drink milk in coffee, next thing you be drivin' a Prius.
Because I'm old, and have overly abused my belly over the years. Not often, but once in a while, a little milk don't hurt.
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Field trip was a successful scout.
I drove over to Auburndale, Fl. to Precision Machine Inc. to view the operation of a CNC router.
Toured their showroom with attention to this unit. Dealer took us to a local BBQ ....wondrous Brisket
I have another Manufacturer's make to evaluate , in Orange Co. Calif. I'll be checking that one out in Aug.
These are serious money and major production up grade so I'm taking a well informed customer approach.
However, I was truly impressed by this Anderson machine.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Heavy dew. Fog in the creek bottom.
'Tis 63 and mostly sunny. "Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Field trip was a successful scout.
I drove over to Auburndale, Fl. to Precision Machine Inc. to view the operation of a CNC router.
Toured their showroom with attention to this unit. Dealer took us to a local BBQ ....wondrous Brisket
I have another Manufacturer's make to evaluate , in Orange Co. Calif. I'll be checking that one out in Aug.
These are serious money and major production up grade so I'm taking a well informed customer approach.
However, I was truly impressed by this Anderson machine.
That is serious machinery! Can I ask, what it is you would be doing with it?
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Custom Trade Show Exhibits
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Afternoon all.
Payday has arrived! I had a lot of overtime this month, so I'm pretty happy with this particular go-around. I went to the city for the bank, then went and grabbed some shooting stuff. I finally tracked down a box of Remington 7.5 primers and some Sierra 68gr HPBT in .224, so now I can start loading for my 223. I'm going to stretch that son-of-a-gun out to 700 yards this month. ::)
But, not before I get over whatever it is I seem to have gotten in the past 24 hours. Mainly headache and sour stomach, but it seems to be getting worse. :-\ Hopefully it clears up before the 4th.
--TK
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But, not before I get over whatever it is I seem to have gotten in the past 24 hours. Mainly headache and sour stomach, but it seems to be getting worse. :-\ Hopefully it clears up before the 4th.
--TK
And this is how the Zombiepocolypse starts. Say hello to Patient Zero :o
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Thank goodness I just cranked out 100 more .45 acps.
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Afternoon all.
Payday has arrived! I had a lot of overtime this month, so I'm pretty happy with this particular go-around. I went to the city for the bank, then went and grabbed some shooting stuff. I finally tracked down a box of Remington 7.5 primers and some Sierra 68gr HPBT in .224, so now I can start loading for my 223. I'm going to stretch that son-of-a-gun out to 700 yards this month. ::)
But, not before I get over whatever it is I seem to have gotten in the past 24 hours. Mainly headache and sour stomach, but it seems to be getting worse. :-\ Hopefully it clears up before the 4th.
--TK
Probally just drank too much Folgers. ;D