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GENERAL TOPICS => Tall Tales => Topic started by: Major E A Sterner on March 31, 2017, 11:12:52 PM
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1/4 of the year gone already,Time flies... ??? ??? ???
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Important news flash.
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two months to repair ??? ..... M.A.R.T.A (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) has a contingency plan in place.
Still negotiating with Sandra Bullock
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I've heard this might work also.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 32 and sunny. High of 56.
Slim
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Morning all.
Del, I laughed for a good five minutes at that first picture. ::)
I'm off to the city today for the Nor Cal Sprotsman's Expo 2017. I'm not 100% sure what it is, but admission is free and I was planning on being in the city anyway. Who knows, maybe I'll find something cool.
--TK
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I was wondering if y'all could help me. I have a trailer that was made out of a Ford short flareside. I took the bed off it, because it is rotting out, to replace it with a wooden bed. After I took it off, I noticed the leaf springs are broken on one side. I am trying to find replacement springs but I need to know what year range to ask for. By looking at pictures, it seems it is an early 70's or before. Please look at the picture and tell me what year range you think it is.
Thanks,
Slim
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Looks 60s to me but they didn't change much, let your tape measure be our friend. ;D
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Important news flash.
Good one! Unfortunately, outside a forum like this one, 90% or more won't get it.
Slim, Del's right, they used basically the same bed for years and years. Measure the length and width, and go by that.
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I'm assuming you are referring to the length and width of the leaf spring which is 2.5" x 55". Yes?
Slim
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Yes and arch.
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Slim,did they keep the axle from the truck? if they did,look for a ID number on the housing,A ford dealer should be able to give you a date range from that.Good Luck
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Slim,did they keep the axle from the truck? if they did,look for a ID number on the housing,A ford dealer should be able to give you a date range from that.Good Luck
Yes, the axle is there. Thanks.
Slim
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They probably also have different numbers of leaves. Best way might be to get both, if you can't find an exact match.
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I was wondering if y'all could help me. I have a trailer that was made out of a Ford short flareside. I took the bed off it, because it is rotting out, to replace it with a wooden bed. After I took it off, I noticed the leaf springs are broken on one side. I am trying to find replacement springs but I need to know what year range to ask for. By looking at pictures, it seems it is an early 70's or before. Please look at the picture and tell me what year range you think it is.
Thanks,
Slim
I'm wondering if Pietta mainsprings for their 1858 Remington will work?
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I'm wondering if Pietta mainsprings for their 1858 Remington will work?
If it used coil springs, I could recommend the striker springs from Lebel/Berthier rifles.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Thanks, guys.
'Tis 30 and cloudy. "Partly cloudy in the morning then cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Guessers say 92° today and tonight Thunderstorms with a 100% chance of precipitation....
Went up to Lake Mary , Gander Mountain to get some powder ETC. it's a ways, but it saves Haz-Med & shipping ...and has a superb NY Deli across the street.
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Thanks, guys.
Slim
We couldn't even provoke a reaction!
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We couldn't even provoke a reaction!
That was the reaction. I have some spare Pietta springs. ;)
Slim
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Morning all.
We have fog in the low areas today. Visibility is about 200 yards. And I have to drive on the highway through this. :-\
--TK
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Today was a duplicate of yesterday, but in black and white instead of full color. High of 60 both days but had a high broken overcast for a shades of grey today to offset the sever clear color of yesterday.
Spent yesterday empting my four drawer tool cabinet, reorganizing everything, then putting it all back in the drawers. Can actually find things now. Today the toilet needed repair, and I was thinking I wouldn’t have any problem find the tools I would need, totally forgetting that the only tools needed to replace a ballcock in a newer toilet are a thumb and forefinger. Guess I’ll have to wait of a different project to totally appreciate all my work on Saturday.
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Rained early, but sunshine after church. Mowed some grass, worked on fence, and sawed down a big ugly bunch of thorn trees. Thorns caused a few leaks in me, but didn't loose enough blood toned a transfusion or anything.
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TS passed not much, some noise, a bit of rain, mostly just interrupted the Satellite feed awhile is all ::)
some cooler today they say, high of 85 °F ... Anyway coffee's on , morning ablutions complete.... nearly
30 minute work 20 commute, less the IDIOTS snarl up the Turnpike with a rubber necking finder bender...read likely ::)
seems the new 417 exit ( been complete 2 years) can't be negotiated on Monday's without drama.
if you are lucky, it's a 20mph slow roll...if not it's a parking lot .... lucky ? maybe 2 Mondays a month !
Fortunately, my exit is just before and I sometimes just get a slow pass, before it's all stop.
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Kinda late to the party, but I believe you're looking at the '60's on that bed as well, Slim. ::) ;)
Kinda under the weather today, started yesterday afternoon. Starting to come out of it,though :P
Weather things say 70 at the moment with rain in the offing :-\
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A link for Scattered Thumbs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxgF79aGZg
Slim
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Coffee is hot.
Another day in the low 60’s today. The Truckee’s finally starting to drop a little. They will probably start releasing water from some of the upstream reservoirs soon, in prep for the Spring snow melt runoff as the weather warms up.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 31 and overcast. "Cooler. Cloudy. A chance of light rain in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 40s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Sunny and 70 is the forecast here. Same thing yesterday, and that's what we got.
In other news, I'm pretty well stuck at home for the next couple of weeks. The dog went into heat again yesterday, and we already have 'callers' in the yard. And I don't know 'bout you, but i don't want to be out there when the 80lb lab and 65lb boxer/pit are both in the yard in that mood. :o
--TK
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Continuing to suffer from beautiful days here on the coastal plains....suffering, because I have a desk job (for the most part)!
I'll get out after lunch and take a walk.
Be safe....
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Started out with some sun early, then went to clouds on the trip to Girard for a mandatory meeting( drug and OHSA related). Sun's out here again temp is high 40's ::)
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I'm sitting in my pickup by the front door at work on overtime watching the floor crew do he floors and telling people we are closed.
Had the FD out for a fuel spill about 9:30. Boss and I had to sweep up at 200 pounds of kitty litter. Got to push the big red button. ::) FD has to stop and approve opening the fuel island. Going to be a 12 hour day, all ot.
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Coffee's up, - posta have Thunderstorms with a high of 77 ° and a 100% chance of precipitation.
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Don't want none, just had supper, 13 hours today. Get tomorrow off, was supposed to do a 2 HR shift but Jake said he'd come in early. Had a fuel spill, had Haz Mat out. Boss and I ended up sweeping up 240 pounds of hi dri. ;D
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Forgot I already posted that. ::)
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Morning y'all.
'Tis 32 and cloudy. High of 47.
Slim
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Morning all.
Well, we went from 70 degrees and sunny, to 55 with 2" of rain forecast for today and tomorrow. :-\ Up to 6 " of white stuff over 5000 feet, too.
I did get a new knife, though. A Kershaw Brawler. I found it on the ground, and now I take it to work. ::)
--TK
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50's here, and raining. Temps are supposed to drop overnight, and we're supposed to get a dusting of the evil white stuff :P ::)
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 28 and sunny. High of 53.
Slim
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Morning all.
We're still raining here. We're at 1.6" so far, and the clouds aren't supposed to vacate the area until Sunday or Monday. The higher parts of the highways are being plowed, too. And the wind. It's pretty steady around 5 mph, but it gusts high enough to have us worried about the windows.
--TK
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We got the evil white stuff as advertised, temps in the 30's. Didn't stick to the roads, though, luckily :P
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Evening y'all.
Put in 12.75 hours at verk today. In the middle of implementing new phone system. Going in tomorrow afternoon to finish.
Be verking Sunday which is the monthly systems outage.
Slim
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Was 79F here, only did 8 1/4 today, scheduled for 47 this week, we'll see how that works out, will be close to 50 I bet. ::)
Day off did me good.
Saw the one PT gal at the store tonight after work, she's over night manager there. She stopped in Thursday about 3:30 am to see why the pumps were taped. Told me I looked like S***, told me it was good I had a day off. ;D Oh well cost the company $1100 dollars for the mess, guess they eat it or check the video to see who did it.
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Amoco Quik Mart , had a blaze yesterday, somebody pulled out with filler hose still in ....big flames.
It was the day for fire, another car went up on the 408
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/traffic/os-state-road-408-i4-vehicle-fire-20170322-story.html
and two houses.... http://www.clickorlando.com/news/2-house-fires-ignite-in-osceola-county
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
I'll finish my breakfast and then off to verk.
'Tis 56 and sunny. High of 65.
Slim
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Sunny here as well, temps in the upper 50's ::)
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77 here, turned the air on a bit, pollen bothers Rita.
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Also smokey here, controlled burns south in the Flint Hills and smoke came up here.
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Pollen is starting up here,too,Del. Wife is allergic to dandelions, she's already coughing and sniffling :P ::)
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Verked 5 hours. Made good progress.
Slim
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I got the fire up and coffee for the night watch.
Today had some odd weather. When I got up at 8, it was 28 degrees and everything was frozen. Then at Search and Rescue, it dropped evil white stuff on us while we were tracking. It stopped around 10:30, and then was 60 degrees and sunny by noon. ???
At SAR, we got to play with new toys. A $65,000 truck pulling a $12,000 ATV with a 78hp 850cc engine. ::) I also got some "surplus" (read '12 years past when it was supposed to have been cycled out of inventory') ammo. 100 rounds of 115 grain FMJ 9mm. Not a bad day.
Tomorrow, my sister leaves for a school trip to Yosemite NP for a week. I did that three years ago, so I've been "packing consultant." "What should be in my trail bag?" "Should I bring an extra water bottle?" "how many pairs of socks should I bring." etc. Mostly what I'm hearing is "can I borrow more of your expensive stuff to take with me on a trip with a bunch of sketchy highschool girls?" :-\
--TK
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"can I borrow more of your expensive stuff to take with me on a trip with a bunch of sketchy highschool girls?" :-\
--TK
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Over the years, I've learned to never loan anything that I'm not willing to give. :)
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"Over the years, I've learned to never loan anything that I'm not willing to give."
that right there is good advise....
Yesterday was " Ladies Day at the range " once a year, a hosted & sponsored event, to introduce Women to the multiple disciplines of shooting....
IDPA, Precision Pistol, Appleseed, long-range, Steel Challenge, Muzzle Loading , silhouette & Cowboy Action
152 Ladies of the 385 attending shot Cowboy, all left with BIG smiles and have had fun.
Glock donated two Pistols & Legacy Sports offered an Over-Under 12 Gauge as Gate prizes....
I give my time (10 Hours) and my experience.... Club gives the Ammo, in my case 1500 rounds 38 Special and 800 12 Gauge Rounds.
Guns are CAS shooters personal .... ( SASS & NCOWS shooters volunteer to man the CAS Bay. )
* in regards to the above Quote ...I don't loan my guns ( A. I don't shoot 38's & B. for personal & perceived legal issues )
I just don't do it....
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Finishing breakfast and off to verk.
'Tis 56 and overcast. High of 68.
Slim
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Afternoon all.
Well, I'm down with the cruds. No voice, nose is nonfunctioning, and throat seems to be trying to start a fire in there. :-[ Went from some sniffles yesterday to out of commission in six hours. On the bright side, I have tomorrow off work, so I can just sit home and be miserable, instead of doing it there. ::)
--TK
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Went to the indoor range today with a friend. While he was on the firing line I made the mistake of looking up at the ceiling. The number of bullet holes directly above where the shooter stands was a bit disconcerting. Trigger discipline? Is that where you smack the trigger extra hard when you're mad at it?
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Has anyone talked to Texas Law Dawg aka Jim Reed recently?
Been a while, I've been busy, no activity I can find on FB and his phone goes right to voice mail. :-[
Left messages and PM's, if he don't show up soon I'm going to try a couple things to find out.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Going to verk early to help people with the new phone system.
'Tis 61 and cloudy. "MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES NEAR 60. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH."
Slim
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Has anyone talked to Texas Law Dawg aka Jim Reed recently?
Been a while, I've been busy, no activity I can find on FB and his phone goes right to voice mail. :-[
Left messages and PM's, if he don't show up soon I'm going to try a couple things to find out.
He has not returned my calls ether :(
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I did some searching and it is with great sorrow that I have to inform Y'all that TLD passed away on 01/07/2017. This is what I found and I called the funeral home and they confirmed that this was TLD.
http://texasobits.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-R.-Reed-104335406
Vaya con Dios Texas Lawdog
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:'( God speed my friend...I will miss you.
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I just got a call from Pitspiter saying the same.
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I did some searching and it is with great sorrow that I have to inform Y'all that TLD passed away on 01/07/2017. This is what I found and I called the funeral home and they confirmed that this was TLD.
http://texasobits.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-R.-Reed-104335406
Vaya con Dios Texas Lawdog
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Fare Thee Well Texas Lawdog, your next journey has begun, you have a lot of help on the other side to guide you.
God be with you , Texas Lawdog, and those you left behind.
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And thus it is with internet friends. we are usually the last to find out.
and I am still dealing with ongoing "stuff" I didn;t know about from my wife's parents... both passed ~ 4-5 years ago!
after I get the taxes under control, I am going to build one of those
OPEN IN THE EVENT OF MY DEMISE envelopes
with all my info, in a list, including all monthly and quarterly bills, credit cards, bills, id, former employers,
pensions ( 3 or more? different ones over the years) bank accounts, memberships, taxes for 2 or 3 years,
and especially *all* my email accts, internet accounts and web forums to notify ......
so much info ( bill paying, reciepts, etc) is on the main email...
just a thought for the rest of us....
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Sorry to hear this :'(
On the same note, anybody hear from Arcey ????
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Buck it has been a month or so, but Mr. Shipley and i have exchanged emails. Arcey -He has been busy chasing Eagles. His camera work is awesome.
Neither of us have given up yet.
RIP Tex
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I just checked it was mid Feb last time i had a email from him
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Arcey posts his great photography on facebook about every 3 to 4 days,
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I did some searching and it is with great sorrow that I have to inform Y'all that TLD passed away on 01/07/2017. This is what I found and I called the funeral home and they confirmed that this was TLD.
http://texasobits.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-R.-Reed-104335406
Vaya con Dios Texas Lawdog
Well, bummer. :(
Slim
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Arcey posts his great photography on facebook about every 3 to 4 days,
Didn't know if i was allowed to tell on his hide out. ;)
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Unless they know his real name,they would never find him... ;D ;D ;D
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 32 and overcast. "Cooler. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Sorry to hear about TLD. I was wondering where he was. I guess now we know. :-\
I'm off to a three day work week today. Monday and Friday off. Still have to fit the same number of hours into it, though. Evening work, here I come.
This cold has me. Yesterday I had a fever of around 103, though that broke around 3:30AM. Now I'm just stuck with sniffling, coughing and stuffy sinuses. Yesterday was bad. I couldn't even open a jar of jelly. :-[
--TK
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Unless they know his real name,they would never find him... ;D ;D ;D
Lol he got more alias than a goobermint 00 spy.
I emailed him last night he has quit smoking for 3 months now... doing good got another trip around the Sun coming up
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Welp ! ;D I just found out I won the Drawing for a GLOCK :-\
Truth is GLOCKS are not my forte' now 1911's we can talk ....but GLOCKS , SIGS ETC. ???
So here is the deal eo ....I can have the model of choice as I understand it ....Standard model
all I pay is the FFL transfer and my or any Dealer can have it sent to them.
I can if I choose, order accessories or up-grades and pay for those....
I looked a bit and the 9mm Mod. 17 Gen. 4 seems to be my front runner.... tonight anyway !
But I'm listening ....any and all suggestions...... thoughts ?
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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And of course:
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And totally unrelated: ;D The hipster trap.
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Welp ! ;D I just found out I won the Drawing for a GLOCK :-\
Truth is GLOCKS are not my forte' now 1911's we can talk ....but GLOCKS , SIGS ETC. ???
So here is the deal eo ....I can have the model of choice as I understand it ....Standard model
all I pay is the FFL transfer and my or any Dealer can have it sent to them.
I can if I choose, order accessories or up-grades and pay for those....
I looked a bit and the 9mm Mod. 17 Gen. 4 seems to be my front runner.... tonight anyway !
But I'm listening ....any and all suggestions...... thoughts ?
All the Glock jokes aside. They were good ones too. You won't go wrong with a model 17 for personal protection. I have shoot about 500 rounds between cleanings on mine. Shoots everything i stick in the magazine including reloads. I shoota 1911 too but the glock and two magizines is a box of ammo. .
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I favor 1911's also.
Slim
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mmmmm Guacamole' ;)
truth is , I probably would never buy one.... But, and here is the BIG BUT ....
I never said, " you could not give me one " I did not actually enter a drawing per se.
I was automatically entered when I volunteered for Ladies Day at the range.
I'm a steel & wood composition fan by choice .... aside from (you'll forgive me) one deviation, the M4 I bought cause there are those that would say you can't ! >:(
I desire 0, none, zilch alloy & polymer guns....
buy one ??? gimme one ? whole different subject , My momma raised no fool ....no gift horse is oral examined either..... :D
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All the Glock jokes aside. They were good ones too. You won't go wrong with a model 17 for personal protection. I have shoot about 500 rounds between cleanings on mine. Shoots everything i stick in the magazine including reloads. I shoota 1911 too but the glock and two magizines is a box of ammo. .
Yeah, but like Priuses, they are so much fun to make fun of because half the people who own them are very thin skinned.
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Priuses is one of several things I probably said " you couldn't give me one to own "
A Glock for many is all that a gun should be...LEO's swear by them.
Not sure I'll keep it, part of me say's it's cool to have one, another part say's pay it forward toward something I'd rather have.
problem is there's way more " something's I'd rather have " :-\
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Evening all.
Major, I'd go with a 43 (I think that's the 9mm version?). Of all the Glock models, it's the only one I considered carrying over my Beretta when I worked at the gun shop and had my choice of carry guns. Less clunky, and it has a grip very similar to the Colt Mustangs. Resale value on the 42/43s is higher than on the other models, too (here in Ca, where the only ones available are used, they'll bring in $900 + easy. :o Rest of the world, they seem to run 10-15% higher used value )
Had an interesting day today.
To start with, my alarm didn't go off, so I got a call from my boss at 6:30 asking if I was coming in. I was supposed to be in at 6. Then, I get home and immediately have to cut and load into my truck almost a cord of wood. Not just any wood, but green, twisty, springy apple wood. Then my brother and I drove to the city in 30mph cross wind while 2"of rain came down.
We unloaded the wood and ran some errands, then came back home.
--TK
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Thanks for the impute TK.....the 43 is not my cup, great Conceal carry gun and highly desirable.
However, CC is not my 1st. criteria , the 43 is also too small in my hand to shoot in 9mm.
AND the big clincher....It's not on Glock's Give-a-way list :-X it's not one I can choose....
Gen 3's (4's (minor up-grade price ) .380 , 9mm , 40 Cal , 45ACP and 45GAP , I can get MOS (up-grade price) or the Comp. Models.
9mm is my choice going in....
Having now, digested and shot ( a M 19 & M17 ) Oakridge Gun Store & indoor range will let you try their different models .
Just buy some 9mm Ammo from them and some range time, and they have loaners in the Models you are interested in buying.
The M17 Gen. 4 was my best shooter, I went in leaning toward the Commander sized M19 in Gen. 4 .
But, it tended to constrict my fat hand..... Coming out
The M17 felt the best, shot for me the best group ( better grip ), control and return to POA.
I'll pass on the MOS $207.00 upgrade ....and the $142.00 upgrade G34 Comp. model.
A Gen. 3 is no upgrade cost, but I like the Gen.4 better & it also includes a 3rd Mag. in the Box (Gen. 3 has 2 Mags. )
and the price of a new Mag is about $25-28 bucks retail.
So mine will be a M17 Gen. 4 , my Gen. 4 upgrade is $35+tax @2.45 = $37.45 out of pocket
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 39 and sprinkling. "Cloudy. Light rain in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Sounds like a good deal then, Major. ;D Now if only I could win that drawing for a Kimber Adirondack in 6.5 Creed the R&G club has going. Comes with a Vortex 3-10x scope, too. ::)
Long day at work today. Have to work normal hours this morning, then make up tomorrow's hours tonight. I had two days off this week for Easter, but still had to make the same number of hours as a five day week.
--TK
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Off all day today, got off at 4 yesterday and don't have to be back till 3 tomorrow.
Waiting on plumber to replace gas valve for the kitchen stove, new stove on Monday, probally could have done it myself but never worked much with gas piping, worth the $100 to be sure.
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No work today, had an appointment with the Roto-Router Doc :P Clean out was the pits( as usual). Didn't get off scott free this time, one polyp( removed, appeared benign.Biopsy will finalize). Upper section is inflamed,probably IBS. Still a little woozy yet, but at least I can EAT now ::) :P
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Short day at verk only 8.5 hours. ::) Have been verking 9 - 12 hour days for the last week.
Slim
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I carry a G22 (40 cal) at work one in the pipe full mag plus 2 mags on my belt.
Carry my 1911 cocked and locked Wilson mag loaded, and a few extra mags with in reach .when i am off and sometimes during holiday workdays. Church i carry a Ruger .357 no reloads till i get back to my truck. Depending on what i am wearing on a given day. Haven't shot my Baretta but one time. Too much work to clean.
Go back to work tomorrow evening
Then work over night both Sat and Sunday
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Roo, since you brought it up.... the (my) Glock choice was not made on a carry plan...
This my first and more than likely only one....
For CC I'm carrying a Nickel Mod. 36 Smith in a pocket holster, woods walking I belt holster a 1911.
IWB has never been viewed comfortable in my opinion, having tried to a few times.
I preferred a Shooter as opposed to compact carry so the Glock 26 did not appeal ( I handled one )
So my decision was, 9mm going in , full size .... that was either the 17 or the 19 .... with the 19 being my front runner...
After shooting, a 3rd Gen 19 , 4th Gen. 19 & a 4th. Gen. 17.
I like both Gen 4's , but at the EOD I had one choice ...the 17 felt & shot the best in my hands.
Well, I know this the "morning coffee chat line" so, I'll put on a pot, toast some Eggo Waffles, and shud-up about Plastic Guns.
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Feeling somewhat better this morning. Have the kingdom all to myself today, off this weekend.can't do the leg circ. pills until Sunday, though ::) :P
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 31 and sunny. High of 56.
Slim
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Afternoon Y'all,
Major, don't worry about subject matter in the coffee/Tea threads,It's a catch all for just about anything you want to talk about,New guns,kids/grandkids,old guns.weather,new old guns,any and all good meals,and of course guns and anything gun related... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Guns is guns,M2. Plastic, historic, or not. we all have our preferences. Wheel guns are mine, along with lever long guns ::) ;)
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The only plastic gun I own is a Glock 22 (.40 S&W).
I have a new (to me) 1911. It's a real tack driver, as long as the tack is low and to the left . . .
RCJ
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Verked 12 days straight. 60 hours this week. ::)
My carry gun is a RIA 1911 compact in .45 ACP.
Slim
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My carry gun lately has been a Ruger SR9c,Shoots great, easy to carry,doesn't hurt my back when I carry it all day.The other one I carry is a S&W 342 pd,Airlight Ti in .38 special
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Coffee's is up.....enjoy & ponder this ...
Below is general profile of armed robbery, it's sorta vague and somewhat a "Duh" listing ( Female/Male 25-75 that's just about everybody outside of a nursing home ::) ) from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
type of victim—individual (person) Female or Male
Victim age - 25-75
number of offenders—single, pair, or
group more than 1 offender.
time of day—night (6 pm–5:59 am) darkness
offenders age—25 years and younger
relationship victim/offender—unknown
motivation—cash focused
weapon—knife, firearm, bar/bat/blunt, opportunistic, syringe, mixed weapons, other...
weapon used—harm, threaten.....
I offer it, only to say at my (our) age , I'm no longer the almighty, invincible, agile young buck I once "thought" I was ::)
I carry, cause
A. I can
B. I might be considered an easy mark (see above)
I carry this , at threat distance I'm proficient with it, simple, reliable. It's bit heaver and only 5 rounds, but it is 5, 38 Special Critical Defense rounds.
Then there is this ( Travel (car) or Woods (walk) ... here is were the Glock may get some holster time, remains to be seen. :-\
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Slept in. Not sure what trouble I'll get in today.
Rained enough overnight to create puddles.
'Tis 60 and cloudy. "Warmer. Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
I don't particularly have anything on the calendar today. Just petting my dog and maybe burning some 9mm.
The evil white stuff-level is around 3800 today, so I may get called out for a rescue, but probably not. Would make things interesting, though. ::)
--TK
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Horse hooves are trimmed. Horses are wormed. ::)
Slim
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Home fro work. Six days a week now, no sub available for my route. Don't know how long it'll be this time. Dear Wife left some deer stew on the stove, before she went to a Philippine gathering.
I'm pretty new to the Concealed Carry scene, my state has had it for years, but just in Jan went to "Constitutional Carry". My Ruger LCP is small and accurate enough , but...haven't figured out a comfortable carry yet. I'm generally a jeans with tucked in tee shirt guy. Have a "pocket holster" that really only works in a coat pocket. Too bulky for front jeans pocket, and even for the back pockets. For shorter periods of time, I have used an IWB tuckable holster, but that gets uncomfortable pretty quick, and with warmer weather coming..... Don't want to go with "loose in the pocket" , not with a DAO, no safety, and one in the chamber. Any holster I have tried basically doubles the thickness of the gun.
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Evening Y'all,I just found out that a pistol I traded into about a month ago is 1 of 510 made.It's a Lipseys stainless .44 special Sheriffs model with a 3 & 3/4 inch barrel.I was hoping to find another one to match it,but I'm guessing that will be just about impossible.
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Very neat Major..... I had to look see what you were talking about.
I have heard of Lipsey’s...but I needed a prod :-\ to recall
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Gully washer overnight. The grass/hay is growing good.
'Tis 56 and sunny. High of 64.
Slim
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Here's a link to the gun
http://www.lipseysguns.com/post/Ruger-New-Vaquero-44-Special-Stainless-Sheriffs-Model.aspx
(http://www.lipseys.net/images/05145.jpg)
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Afternoon all. And Happy Easter.
Rain appeared again overnight, so we're wet. Now we're just waiting on the ham.
--TK
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Working 6-12 tonight. Worked 3- 1:30 yesterday by myself, very busy, 658 sales total. :o
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Storms in your area,Del? ::)
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Naw, 30 miles east of us, here is one that you could do the beer bottle trick like they talked about in Twister. ;D
Likely an EF-0 with winds maybe 75 mph and maybe 50 yards across crawling across a field, no reported damage otheter than sucking up some good top soil to make it look nasty. ;)
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Morning all.
Weather is cloudy and 45. Expected to clear up and get to 70, with the possibility of not clearing up and staying at 50. Either way, I have to go throw the dog in a pond today. She was in the splash zone when my brother tried to shake the salad dressing without checking the lid. ::) Apparently "thousand Island" dressing smells bad after leaving it on a dog for a few hours.
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Slept in until the sewer sucker came and riled up the dog.
'Tis 54 and partly sunny. High of 56. 50% chance of rain.
Slim
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In the 60's here. Partly cloudy/sunny. ::)
Only put in two hours today. Site engineer was here today and kept my associate busy doing stuff that didn't include me. ::) :o
Mowed the yard this afternoon, dang stuff was pretty wet yet after the heavy shower/s last night. Did get the clogged outhouse fixture cleared as well. Had to borrow a small snake from the neighbor. that'll teach me to drop cat droppings from the box down there ::) :P :-\
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Started putting a wood floor in part of the shed to put hay on, yesterday. Be working on it again, to-day.
'Tis 47 and partly sunny. "Blustery. Partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
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Taking a Bday PTO tomorrow...Company gifts a day off with pay ;D
Gonna take the spousal unit to dinner out ....
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Happy (early) B-day, Major 2!
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Happy birthday(early) ,M2! ::)
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Done, only 6 today and started at 9.
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What're you going to do with all that spare time,Del? ::) ;D
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 48 and overcast. "Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. North wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent"
Slim
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Thanks for the coffee... It flooded here yesterday. I had to take a different route home from work, due to road closures. The road was back open this morning, and it was still swamped! It started raining again! Hope it doesn't last long.
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Morning all.
Well, yesterday was an adventure. I went out with a friend to do a combined shopping/4x4 trip in his truck. We only hit one tree, but he did lose park and 1st. :o
Silly automatic transmission. ::)
--TK
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What're you going to do with all that spare time,Del? ::) ;D
Try to get ready for my summer trips for one.
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We took down trees today, one clump with 7 trunks :P Associate cut while I pulled on a rope to make sure they didn't hit the home or post lamp. Lots of brush to deal with, then loaded up the fire wood. It goes to the boss's place for his fire pit tomorrow ::)
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Hmmmm. Guess I'll start the pots going ::)
Rained over night here, temp is 58 at the moment. Guesser's are saying maybe 80 today ::) :o
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
T'storms overnight. Got 'bout 1".
'Tis 40 and sprinkling. "Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Rain and "sky-zaps" as one of my friends calls it. .5" yesterday, more expected tonight.
--TK
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 35 and sunny. High of 57.
Slim
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Morning all.
Nothing on the schedule today. Just working this morning. Tonight at dusk I'm going to try and locate a turkey in an area that theoretically has a lot of turkeys, but I haven't seen one there in ten years. We'll see how that goes. ::)
--TK
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Saw a tom this week,TK. We were coming out of the sewer plant road. It was in the side yard of one of the homes down by the office. It noticed us stopped to look, and flew across the road and ran down the far side of the office and into the woods behind the office. Yesterday, a resident was stopped on the entry street looking kind of weird. We stopped to ask if she was okay and she said she just missed a turkey on the main road outside the park.I've got a couple of main flight feathers here on our cherry sofa table ::) ;D ;)
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I hit a duck with my windshield Wednesday. Actually, I was stationary The duck flew into me. ::)
--TK
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Guess he forgot to "duck" ;D
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I hit a duck with my windshield Wednesday. Actually, I was stationary The duck flew into me. ::)
--TK
Quacked up ...Huh ! :P
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Working on the shed floor today.
'Tis 56 and sunny. High of 62.
Slim
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I got hot water on for the night crew. ::)
I took the dog out for her first rifle hunting trip today. Sort of. I used an air rifle. She's still pretty gun shy, so we're working on that. I didn't have any luck, but she managed to catch and eat a fox squirrel. I told her she was a good girl and kept on down the road. ::)
We also turned up a couple of duck nests, complete with eggs. We left those alone. :)
--TK
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Delmonico tosses some more wood on the fire and munches pizza, our competitor has pretty good pizza they make frsh, got them on speed dial, call them and tell them I'm coming with my purple pick-up for a pizza.
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Guns is guns,M2. Plastic, historic, or not. we all have our preferences. Wheel guns are mine, along with lever long guns ::) ;)
Even the horrible black guns will be historic someday.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 60 and sunny. High of 63.
Slim
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Even the horrible black guns will be historic someday.
I think someday is now- seems some people are in to building "M16A-1" style AR rifles. Some of the originals are over 50 years old now.
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I think someday is now- seems some people are in to building "M16A-1" style AR rifles. Some of the originals are over 50 years old now.
C&R eligible.
Slim
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C&R eligible.
Slim
Definetly not curios. ;) i served in 71 thru 75 we were issued those antiques.
Glen sorry i keep missing your calls
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I think only the semi-autos can be C&R.
Lil Roo, I think they issued me your antique almost as soon as you were finished with it. When I was in Germany, I remember there were at least a couple of semi-autos and without forward assist in our unit.
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I had no idea, when I bought my Component built M4 back in Oct. "16" ( caught up as many were, in the Election hype * ::) )
There was a vintage AR 15 circa 1974 , on consignment ...@$1800 which I though was HIGH.
* Best get one, while the getting one was still good :-X
anyway, Coffee is up , perusing here a bit , before off to the work 20....
Rain ??? Guesser's say so......... but NADA ....
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 31 and sunny. High of 65.
Slim
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Morning all.
The weather folks said sunny today, but so far the sun isn't up yet and it's still raining. ::)
I have one of those new fangled black guns. I built it two years ago because there was a sale on parts. :P I paid $600 to build it. Just the other day I was pricing it out, just to see what it would cost to build the same gun today. Price went up. Now it would be worth over $800. ::) I'm thinking of selling it, if anyone is interested. ;)
Off to the work place!
--TK
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bout the same cost here , Kid..... I'll hang on to mine, expect I not buy anymore.....
Having one to have one , beyond that , I like the old school
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I shoot my Ruger bolt gun more than the Matel-gun. ::)
The sun poked out for about an hour today. That was about it. So, I took the dog for a walk in the rain.
--TK
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No rain...., 12 foot deep pond in the back pasture is dry.
Light gray cloud cover a few hours yesterday, teased of moisture , but 0 - zip - NADA.
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Woke up to rain. Supposed to quit in about two hours, temps in the early 50's ::)
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 46 and sunny. "Partly cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Supposed to be a clearer day today, but we'll see. I have to go to the city today for some shopping, and my sister has a dentist appointment down there. I should survive...
--TK
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Rain here for the next couple of days,Mowed the lawn for the 2nd time last night.I figured if I didn't I'd have to rent some goats to get it low enough to mow.
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I can relate,Major. Been meaning to get mine down, but the last two days have been hard on my feet and legs :P :-\
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Coffee and other beverages are ready!
Getting ready for tomorrow’s getaway to Atlanta for the NRA Annual Meetings. Been working on some health issues so I’d be okay to make the trip. Looks like everything is under control.
Put down another coat of Milorganite fertilizer on the lawn yesterday and tested the sprinkler system. Got a couple sprinkler heads to replace when I get back.
Looks like a good trip in the offing.
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Coffee and other beverages are ready!
Getting ready for tomorrow’s getaway to Atlanta for the NRA Annual Meetings. Been working on some health issues so I’d be okay to make the trip. Looks like everything is under control.
Put down another coat of Milorganite fertilizer on the lawn yesterday and tested the sprinkler system. Got a couple sprinkler heads to replace when I get back.
Looks like a good trip in the offing.
Only 2 hours away. However my health wouldn't allow for such all day affair.
I see Donald will speak Friday there.
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Evening all.
Nothing much on this side of the Sierras. Alternating rain and sun, high around 60 and winds of 15mph +.
I made a stew for dinner. Simple, but it's better than being hungry. Just some beef and potatoes tossed in the wannabe dutch oven, aka the crock pot, for about 7 hours. Came out okay, though a little bland. Next time I'll add some more potatoes and maybe some carrots and celery if I have some. ::) Maybe even some biscuits.
--TK
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TK
use Campbell's French Onion & Beef broth soups instead of all water.
Still Dry as a bone...no rain even the extended forecasts :o
Alligators are turning into luggage all on their own....
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Well the fire is banked, the pots prepped and on the sid, ready to go.
Bags are packed, time to mosey off to the airport and head off into the sunrise. Course the sun an’t ready to rise quite yet! Still O-dark-thirty outside!
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TK, you need some onions in there to make some flavor.
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Cue the sink holes,M2 :o
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 38 and raining. "Much colder. Rain. Light snow also possible. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the lower 40s. West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent."
Slim
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
'Tis 33 and cloudy. "Not as cool. Partly sunny. A chance of sprinkles and drizzle in the morning then a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 50s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
Weather is forecast for sunny with a high near 70, winds of 15mph. :-\
I have a city trip today. My sister's high school is getting a tour of Shasta Dam and the associated power plant, as well as the Shasta Caverns. I'm going for some reason, apparently. I haven't been told the reason, only that there is one.
--TK
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Coffee fail !
sitting here with weak mug of ....brown warm water, not sure what happened, to the Keurig,
I made it in the dark, so I may have done something ??? different....
should be dark Dunkin Donut roast.... it's now 5 minutes later, and I dumped the first mug out, turned on the light
reloaded the Keurig and this time my coffee is fine...I know I put a new cartridge in and check to see if a decaf was slipped in on me ::)
Oh well, another, earthly mystery for me to ponded.
Glass Skulls, Stonehenge and my cup of weak JO April 30, 2017 ....
In other news, on the way to work yesterday, I'm tooling along , slowed and entered a left turn lane to the on ramp of Florida's
Turnpike..... Engine shut off, just like that ....Check Engine light and Digital screen say's consult Owner's manual...
Yeah , right there with other's trying to turn, stacking up behind me ...read the owners manual ::) rrrightttt !
Try to restart, NADA Oh ! wait needs to be in PARK and the brake fully depressed ... OK
Yea ! it starts..... but have no go.....it will do maybe 15-20 MPH that's it....
So I have enough zip to get out of traffic and on a safe shoulder on the side of the street....
Understand , this is 2017 Edge , Call the Dealer ( before open hours Drat ) call back ....they say call Ford Roadside Assistance
They were great, pin point my location with GPS ...and I left it there, (Wife picked me up and ran me up to the Job 20 )
Ford Roadside Assistance, texts and then calls 4 times ...1. confirms I'm OK and Helps is dispatched
then 2. Help will be there within 25 mins..... 3. Help is there, confirms Tag # and finally 4. my car is at the dealer...
Dealer calls, they have it, and are looking into it.... Turns out to be the Throttle Body, seems my Edge is "drive by wire" ...
no mechanical linkage or cable .... electric sensor > foot pressure transmits to the loud peddle and then to the TB how much go I want ...via a Computer CPU. *
They replace the TB under warranty ( of course ) and it's ready by 1PM ....
Annoying as HELL, but can fault the service....
There is a built in program called "limp home mode " that will over ride automatically if the link fails, and allow the car to drive ( slowly)
for safety sake ( kinda like a governor )
There is even a Code, that tells " that what it is.... so the Mechanic knows what to repair right away...
still annoying as HELL .... I quit working on them when Carburetor's when the way of the Dodo bird.
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Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.
Working on the shed floor today.
Brought the trailer back from my father's. New oak bed. Found springs at the local salvage yard. They were from a '97 F150. Not exact what was on it, but it worked. It moved the axle an inch or 2 backwards. I'll post pictures later,
'Tis 43 and partly sunny. "Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
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Morning all.
The joys of modern engineering, right Major? ::) My brother and I are starting to work on our dad's old '77 Chevy. Carbed 400ci with forged internals and a racing cam. It used to be in a Camaro, but now it's in a 1/2 ton. :P Kind of funny, though. My brother went from a Minecraft nerd on Monday to a gear head on Wednesday. I don't know what happened, but I'm not complaining.
I ended up not making a city trip yesterday. Someone had to stay home to watch the escape artist labrador, and my dad couldn't because he had to travel for work. So we stayed home and played fetch. ::)
--TK
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We're getting a bunch of rain today, thunder,too. Temps in the high 50's ,lower 60's :o :-\
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Drizzle today, may turn to snow tomorrow.
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Rain all day, varied from moderate showers to genuine toad strangler. No fun for delivering mail. Mail Blazer heater messed up, seems the "blend door actuator motor" has failed, so the only temp setting is-REAL COLD. So it's either drive with totally fogged over windows, or, use the defroster-which puts out only REAL COLD air.
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Here it tiz.... dawn on the last day in April 2017 .....it's been an interesting Month ,
Drought (in Florida ? ) less than .25 inch all month... front yard is dead ::)
I turned a year older (+11 days towards counting down to new Decade next year )
I'm now loading a brandy new Powder ( at least to me ) APP , after testing it out , I'm all :) ( WAS only )
Broke down in my brand new Car ???
Won a Glock in a drawing ( han't seen it yet though ) :-\
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Coffee's on, best double check it though !
figured out what I did to yesterday's ...It took out the old cartridge from the Keurig , and a new one out of the storage bin
turned around to toss the old one.... but instead tossed the new unused and reinstalled the used one from the morning before.
Outcome ... Crap ....I blame the dark and early hour :-[ 1/2 asleep stupor....
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M2, we'd like to send down some of our rain clouds to you in Fl. Rained off and on most of the night here. Remains to be seen if we can go out to church later.
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Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
'Tis 39 and mist. "Blustery. Cloudy. A chance of light rain in the morning then light rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. "
Slim
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Results of morning reconnaissance: To the west, crossing the Wet Auglaize creek at Bobby Jones Slab, still impassable, although water appears to have gone down at least 4' from it's peak. To the north, Happy Holler slab, traffic passing through. To the east, Seven Springs slab passable, 4-6" water over slab. Church looks like a "go".
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Afternoon all.
Home from the city. Blue sky, 80 degrees. I'm sipping sweet tea wondering in I can afford to go fishing. I still need tires, but the lake is 95% full for the first time in ten years. Decisions. ::)
--TK
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TK: Depends if your tires are good enough to get to the lake(and back).
On the mighty Mail Blazer: Heat/cool-working now. Took out the blend door actuator and put back the same oneand now it works ??? Guess I can return the $43 new one. 4WD now working (replaced vacuum hose). Tested it in hayfield road. AFIK, good to go for tomorrow.