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December is here.

Dec 1 and 56 degrees


Coffee is on the boil....



Watched the classic Charlie Browns Christmas last night. Should be good now for another 20 years.

Must be time for peppermint and gingerbread coffees... blech.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 20 and partly sunny. High of 47.

Slim

Quote from: Capt Quirk on December 01, 2017, 07:10:27 AM
Must be time for peppermint and gingerbread coffees... blech.

Sounds like Sonics milkshake flavors

More foo foo coffee.

Afternoon all.

Cloudy and 45 in California.  Just got home from walking the dog.  We didn't get rained on, so I'll count it as a nice weather walk.  We went about 3 miles, give or take.

Yesterday I got a check from ole' uncle Sam for $20.  Apparently the USFS paperwork gods didn't like something in my paperwork and didn't pay me for the last day I worked.  They got it straightened out, and I got my last check.  I think I'll use it to buy some ammo... ::)

Got my package of Black Rifle Coffee today, so I will let y'all know how it was in a little bit.

--TK

Daughter sent this one to night.

Baby photo bombed the Dogs kodak moment?



I have the coffee on.... either the Black Rifle is so good TK wont say, (doesn't want to share it) or it is so strong he hasn't landed yet from tasting it.

Gonna make my weekly feed store run this morning.

Auburn at Georgia dome this afternoon......WAR EAGLE!

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Back from the toy store. Got some balls and wads for Micah's '51 Navy that Broken Nose Scotty gave him.

Gonna go dig up a pine tree and bring it in the house in a little bit. Will plant it outside in the spring.

'Tis 40 and sunny. High of 48.

Slim

Went to the folks, dug up a Spruce and put it in the muck bucket in the living room. It is now December! ;D
Can ya get more redneck than that?

Slim

Good trees are hard to find around here. I've taken to buying them potted for Christmas, then release them into the wild when the holidays are over.

Afternoon all.

I've got a report on the BRC.  I didn't get it brewed yesterday because I had to make an unexpected trip to the city.  I did get to bring my shotgun home though.  But back to the coffee.
I got the "Just Black" brew, which is a Medium-Dark roast.  It's certainly better than most other medium roasts.  I personally prefer a darker roast, but I still had three cups of this. ::)

It's getting rainy here, and the sn*w level is down to 1900 tonight.  Yay.  

We usually go cut down a Douglas or White Fir about 1-2 weeks before Christmas, then afterwards take a chainsaw to it and throw the remnants in the fireplace.  Multi-use.  ::)

--TK

Afternoon all , it is 6 Degrees (our funny system ) here on Canada's North East Coast. Overcast and damp . Coffee and reloading to pass the day

Quote from: The Trinity Kid on December 02, 2017, 02:35:22 PM
Afternoon all.

I've got a report on the BRC.  I didn't get it brewed yesterday because I had to make an unexpected trip to the city.  I did get to bring my shotgun home though.  But back to the coffee.
I got the "Just Black" brew, which is a Medium-Dark roast.  It's certainly better than most other medium roasts.  I personally prefer a darker roast, but I still had three cups of this. ::)

--TK

Did you get all 'Merican?

This clip made me think of our Coosie

https://youtu.be/PbERN6Ryos0

The reason to buy BRC
https://youtu.be/iplYoZ42O0M

Weather in the 60's here today...
got the SEC playoff game on. Then to work tonight.

You can't save them. One day they will snap and become a hipster again.

I deal with a lot of them at work, won't be hard to have a whole herd of them worshipping  and being my minions. 

Work the frock coat and such to work on Halloween and they were awe struck and asked about it.  They found out what I do on the side and they think I'm so cool.

Well our favorite team got it handed to them last evening... Hopes for a national championship are done. 
Football season is over for me.



Coffee is up...... will be off to church in a hour or so.  This is my short day of rest...back to work at 1900, for 12 more overnight.   

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 41 and sunny. High of 49.

Slim

Is everybody still in bed? Morning all, it be a bit chilly, but not too cold and the coffee is hot. Watching some Smokey and the Bandit, warming up with some hot Go Juice. Going to town in a bit. Need water, and my buddy at the Hunting store has more leather work for me to do. His Mama has a 22 snubby that needs a new holster. He asked for some floral carving on it, but I'm afraid that snubby may not have enough room for a whole lot. He also wants a 3rd sling, this one for his shotgun, before Turkey season starts.

Going to back to bed, had to run grandson to school.

Thought I was going to have to run some wanna be lumberjack and his ankle bitting Fiat off the road, if I have my signal on don't speed up to cut me off.  Mile or so later had to get over again and this time he let me over, no problem, even slowed down.

Hay there ,quiet morning. Lazy day here .Weather is almost up to 6 C  Coffee and some cleanup in the gun room
Take care all
dutchie

Weekend began at zero 7 this one. So a nap was deserved after biscuits and gravy. 

Headed off to mill in Jeep, Suzanne needed truck here to move some things with.  I get my stuff and pay for it. This place has great chstomer service, they remember your name what you buy etc. the manager has a pair of old model Vaqueros he shoots. Always has a story to share. All the customers like him.   Today i am inside paying, he meets me at the door, tells me i have water leak on the jeep. The other employee is under it seeing if it is something  they can fix quickly.  Looks like lower radiator hose.  The mechanic is between there and home. The gage shows normal temp. So i head to mechanic. About a mile down the road it over heats. I shut it down and pull off road. I called my wife she brought me 3 gallons of water.  Said a little prayer for a favor. Then headed to mechanics. She followed behind. Made it there without a overheat. So now it is at mechanic. I asked him while he had if to repair the ignition switch. Or activator pin switch. Thingy bob.  Before it leaves me stranded too. Looks like i get my Christmas guft early. Just bought tires for truck last week. Suzanne said that was her Christnas gift. Like the tune of $850 with tax and mounting etc.
Sure wish i had a mule and wagon....

Quote from: litl rooster on December 04, 2017, 02:32:46 PM
Weekend began at zero 7 this one. So a nap was deserved after biscuits and gravy. 

Headed off to mill in Jeep, Suzanne needed truck here to move some things with.  I get my stuff and pay for it. This place has great chstomer service, they remember your name what you buy etc. the manager has a pair of old model Vaqueros he shoots. Always has a story to share. All the customers like him.   Today i am inside paying, he meets me at the door, tells me i have water leak on the jeep. The other employee is under it seeing if it is something  they can fix quickly.  Looks like lower radiator hose.  The mechanic is between there and home. The gage shows normal temp. So i head to mechanic. About a mile down the road it over heats. I shut it down and pull off road. I called my wife she brought me 3 gallons of water.  Said a little prayer for a favor. Then headed to mechanics. She followed behind. Made it there without a overheat. So now it is at mechanic. I asked him while he had if to repair the ignition switch. Or activator pin switch. Thingy bob.  Before it leaves me stranded too. Looks like i get my Christmas guft early. Just bought tires for truck last week. Suzanne said that was her Christnas gift. Like the tune of $850 with tax and mounting etc.
Sure wish i had a mule and wagon....

What year Jeep?  Mine is a 2009.  Went through a period where it didn't want to start.  Discovered that if I push the gear selector (automatic) forward it would start.  Apparently, it was (and sometimes still is) a fault in the switch indicating that it lever isn't in park.

Never had those problems when you put the key in a hole in the dash and hit the starter thing with you right toe. ;D

Last winter one cold night got off late, had trouble starting The Field Marshall.  Had turned the switch on with the key, was in neutral, clutch out, left foot on the brake, right one with heel on the gas, toe trying to find the switch, right had trying to find the choke.   ::)

Evening y'all.

Heatwave here. Currently 56.  ::)
Supposed to get down to 29 tonight, which is the high for tomorrow.

Picked up some cigarette papers at the C-store to make .36 paper cartridges.

Slim

Quote from: Good Troy on December 04, 2017, 03:59:13 PM
What year Jeep?  Mine is a 2009.  Went through a period where it didn't want to start.  Discovered that if I push the gear selector (automatic) forward it would start.  Apparently, it was (and sometimes still is) a fault in the switch indicating that it lever isn't in park.

02! I once thought that might be the issue- i am not certin...it will not get a new Trans from me. 

Evening all.

New shotgun report.  The danged thing kicks like a mule that sat on a cactus.  Somewhere around 6.5 pounds, and we were shooting magnum buckshot. ::)  I think it kicks harder from the other end, though.

I finished a pretty long video today.  Well, long for me anyway.  Came out at almost 9 minutes.  Now I just have to upload it.

--TK

Same weather pattern here, Slim. Currently 61, rain moved in just after dark, now supposed to drop to 33 and then maybe 40 tomorrow.

TK: Magnum buckshot? for a 6 1/2 lb shotgun, maybe 2 3/4" field loads for me.....

Quote from: Delmonico on December 04, 2017, 05:48:12 PM
Never had those problems when you put the key in a hole in the dash and hit the starter thing with you right toe. ;D

I got a couple like that out back. ONE OF THESE DAYS, they'll live again! '50 GMC and '53 Chevy 1-ton. Maybe when I'm retired and travel time is less of a problem, use one to drive to the Grand Muster. ;D

Not much difference.

Quote from: Delmonico on December 04, 2017, 05:48:12 PM
Never had those problems when you put the key in a hole in the dash and hit the starter thing with you right toe. ;D

Last winter one cold night got off late, had trouble starting The Field Marshall.  Had turned the switch on with the key, was in neutral, clutch out, left foot on the brake, right one with heel on the gas, toe trying to find the switch, right had trying to find the choke.   ::)

I'd love to have one of those... almost guaranteed you would never have to worry about anybody being able to steal it, even if you left the key in the ignition. ::)

Quote from: Capt Quirk on December 05, 2017, 12:47:12 AM
I'd love to have one of those... almost guaranteed you would never have to worry about anybody being able to steal it, even if you left the key in the ignition. ::)

That's any stick today today  and I would not other than a play toy.  Carbs, points and all that are a PIA, despite what some try to tell use.  Yeah, replace them every 6000 miles and wear the rings out by 100,000 dumping raw gas over them on cold days.

Most of those were also 6 volt, more fun on a cold day.

One of the camp projects going on in my workshop.  Primed, think it's going to be a darker red when done. 

Rocker when done I think will be a yellow of some sort.

Was discussing in another group a while back, we figure 6-12 hours work/prep for every hour we demonstrate.   The hobby is almost a second full time job.  May get the wood cutting demo ready by spring, need someone to run it.  Got the double bit now, needs handle.  Got to get handle for maul, plus a folding/take apart sawbuck made.  Got 3 more crosscuts,  these one man, keeping the best 3 1/2 footer, other is trade for the ax.  Got a 2 1/2 footer as well as the 4 1/2 two man and bucksaw.   Got the wedges also and the single bit.

Morning coffee is up..... rain here this morning cold front suppose to move in this evening.   


Therapy again today.... then to watch Suzanne bowl, her Christian Fellowship league... then probably some Christmas Shopping.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

That rocker needs a little glue.  ;)

Slept on my right shoulder. Now it hurts. Gonna stay home and ice it. Might go the the chiro if I feel ambitious.

'Tis 25, blustery and overcast. WC 11. High of 29.

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 05, 2017, 07:22:47 AM
Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

That rocker needs a little glue.  ;)

Slept on my right shoulder. Now it hurts. Gonna stay home and ice it. Might go the the chiro if I feel ambitious.

'Tis 25, blustery and overcast. WC 11. High of 29.

Slim

Now that i can see pitcher. You might want to start a go fund me page to buy the glue your gonna need. :))
25 foot of paracord and a short dowel rod or a screwdriver would be handy for clamping it tight while glue dries.

I have a swivel desk chair similar to the white one - bought at a auction for a few bucks, in Stuarts Draft Virginia. I think the story was it once belonged to Thomas Jefferson who lived nearby.  Not related to the former President, just some guy who shared the same name.  I replaced the seat with a piece of skirting leather. Cleaned it up. I still prefer it over a contempory desk chair.

Wife bought me a big bottle of Franklin's Tite Bond.   Got clamps, doweling jig and such.

Goin' to Dollar General w/ daughter #3 for some Xmas present supplies.

Slim

As rocker sits today, need some dowels to finish it, arms are fitted and ready to glue.  Planning on a hardware store run Friday.

Got enough work today with out it.

Afternoon all.

Got the new hammer spring for the Beretta in the mail last night.  About 5 minutes of work, and now the DA trigger has been reduced from 13lbs to about 9.  Going to grab a couple boxes of ammo and test it out in a while.

In the mean time, I've walked the dog, have some bread dough rising, and am about to vacuum the living room carpet.

--TK

Quote from: Delmonico on December 05, 2017, 01:37:08 PM
As rocker sits today, need some dowels to finish it, arms are fitted and ready to glue.  Planning on a hardware store run Friday.

Got enough work today with out it.

Looking good.

Sackett vacuumed the dining room and living room. It's much quieter now.

Slim

I'm in  need of espresso, coffee ain't going to cut it. Been off the past couple days, not quite under the weather, but far from chipper. Was dog tired last night, and turned in at 7. Woke up feeling kinda funky at 9, and wide awake. So, it was out to the shed to do some leather work. Got a rifle sling tooled up, finished it around midnight when the genny ran out of gas.

Slept in this morning, till the wife called. "I'm coming down the road, get your gun." It seems somebody whacked a deer around the corner, and left it flailing in the road. So off we go to dispatch the poor critter, and I butchered it out the best I could. Somewhere between a button and a spike, he would have been a good one in time. Now my back is really screaming at me. Just threw on The Hateful Eight, going to take some drugs, and hopefully pass out till morning time.

Next project.  Will watch the bargain bin for some nice material for the seat.  Oak, will stain and oil.

Quote from: Delmonico on December 05, 2017, 03:33:43 PM
Next project.  Will watch the bargain bin for some nice material for the seat.  Oak, will stain and oil.

Where are you finding these treasures?

Slim

Cleaning the shed, rocker was on a curb, a friend gave me the saloon chair.

Wait till I get to tubs and boxes. ;D

Nice finds

It's in pieces.  Wood is solid, but rough, block plane time.

Couple years ago I was wishing I had a small block plane, was under the bench to get the big jack plane and there was a block plane with masking tape on it said $5.  To this day I don't remember buying it.

Some nice oak under the great weathered stuff.  Need to see what I have for stain under the bench and grab some linseed oil.

Coffee is up for all ya'll.....

Currently 39f with 74% humidity.

Rehab again this morning.

The word on Jeep is Water pump and also reservoir leaks < the poly container you fill .. had new radiator back early summer. Still needs tires and and exhaust is going. Maybe time to look for something different to drive.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Back to verk.

'Tis 17, windy and overcast. WC 4. "Blustery. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs in the middle 20s. West wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent."

Slim

Cool and wet today.  Jeep broke down last night.  At least it was across the street from the mechanic.  It won't go into gear.  It acts like the shifter linkage is broken....hope it is that simple!

Morning all.

My friend's '03 Ford Ranger sometimes will get the shift linkage "tangled," for lack of a better word.  It won't go into park or first when that happens.  You have to crawl under the truck with it in neutral (!) and pull the end of the screw from the loop in the S-hook.   It's a factory part, and the mechanic's advice is "stop going mudding in your commuter vehicle."  Valid advice, but it isn't happening...

Sunny day here.  Forecast for 55.  It's 30 right now.

--TK

The list gets longer needs new serpentine and tensioner pulley- suggested i replace top and bottom hoses and thermostat. Flusing system out also.

Quote from: Delmonico on December 04, 2017, 05:48:12 PM
Never had those problems when you put the key in a hole in the dash and hit the starter thing with you right toe. ;D

Last winter one cold night got off late, had trouble starting The Field Marshall.  Had turned the switch on with the key, was in neutral, clutch out, left foot on the brake, right one with heel on the gas, toe trying to find the switch, right had trying to find the choke.   ::)

What about the crank handle , out front under the radiator   ;D

Kick the rock from out of the tire, jump in turn key to on, pull the choke out if cold,  put in 3rd gear drift down hill and pop the clutch... ::) push choke back in and cruise on down the road.... them were the days.

Quote from: Good Troy on December 06, 2017, 08:40:55 AM
Cool and wet today.  Jeep broke down last night.  At least it was across the street from the mechanic.  It won't go into gear.  It acts like the shifter linkage is broken....hope it is that simple!

How did yours fair?

Quote from: Major 2 on December 06, 2017, 04:22:36 PM
What about the crank handle , out front under the radiator   ;D

Never had a truck to crank-although the old Chevy did have a crank hole, the 216 engine had been swapped for a 235 and no crank "ears" on the front pulley.
Cranked a few tractors, though. The "A" Farmall isn't too bad. Worst I've cranked was a model "L" Case. 403 cubic inch 4 cylinder. When I was 20 years younger, it took everything I had to start that thing. I doubt I could do it now.

Quote from: litl rooster on December 06, 2017, 07:27:38 PM
Kick the rock from out of the tire, jump in turn key to on, pull the choke out if cold,  put in 3rd gear drift down hill and pop the clutch... ::) push choke back in and cruise on down the road.... them were the days.

I can still do that.

My old Massey Harris 101 Jr., had the crank set up...i always used the pop the clutch method.


Morning Coffee is up....cooler and overcast here. Saying snow up North East (Ft Payne area)of here over into to NWGeorgia and SE Tennessee. Higher elevations than here


Jeep is ready will pick up this morning a bit later. It has been an expensive few weeks with vehicles. Bought tires for truck last week. The jeep still needs them also and a new exhaust.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 15, windy and overcast. "Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Scattered flurries in the morning. Highs in the lower 20s. West wind 10 to 15 mph."

Slim

44 and wet....?rumors of snow?  Obviously, it won't stick.
Got the Jeep back.  It was just the cable linkage from the gear shift to the transmission had broken, but you wouldn't know it from the cost of the repair!

Cold, wet, and fairly breezy. Had to have more wood delivered yesterday, which was quite the chore. I asked for the wood to be dropped off over the weekend, cause we need to go to Athens on Friday. "Can't do it, how about Thursday?". Well, the wife is working all week, 7P to 7A, and I really didn't want her being woke up by the dogs. I ask if he could do it yesterday, "nope". After 20 minutes of back and forth texts, we finally settle on Thursday... today. I get a call on Tuesday, "It's 100% chance of rain on Thursday, how about Wednesday?" I swear it would have almost been easier to just cut my own  ::)

So on Friday, it is supposed to be freezing rain and snow, on our trip to Athens. It is always interesting, when you have a lifelong Flordida Cracker driving in snow  ;)

Quote from: litl rooster on December 07, 2017, 05:44:37 AM
My old Massey Harris 101 Jr., had the crank set up...i always used the pop the clutch method.

I learned to always park the Case on a hill at the top of the driveway. Problem was, if it didn't start on the first "pop", then it was in the way, keep trying and it would be in the road, then you need to get another tractor to either pull start it, or drag it back out of the way.

I keep hearing this. ;D

Oh they seen my face  >:(

Afternoon all.

Sunny and 60 today.  25 last night, so there is ice everywhere.

Took the dog for a walk, got barked at by some tweaker and his chihuahua while out.  We were a few miles from the highway (which at that point is about 3 miles from town) so I'm not entirely sure what he was doing, or how he got there. ???  I had the bigger dog though, so it all turned out okay.

--TK

Chicken Waffles this evening... i run the "fry daddy" cooked breaded chicken fingers and Suzanne mixed up the waffles and run the waffle cooker.  YUM!   One of our favorites but don't have it often enough.

Coffee and Hot Coco this morning....


We had some 4 letter word stuff over night. I guess Slim left his doors open. I hope it turns to rain soon.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 18 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries. Highs in the upper 20s. West wind 10 to 15 mph." 1"-2" of sn*w tonight.

Slim

Thanks for the coffee.... 33 and snow on the ground! 
Should all melt by 900...high of 44 today.
The Jeep got me safely to work, and didn't encounter any ice on the road on my end of town.  Some main lanes were shut down in town, north and west, too.  Houston just isn't prepared for snow....darn global warming...

Suck it up, cowboy up or go cry in yer Prius.

Nuther one that floated up.

Quote from: Delmonico on December 07, 2017, 12:21:34 PM
I keep hearing this. ;D

My Jeep was much quieter than usual...could be that my ears are stopped up and I can hardly hear anything, including my alarm clock... ;D

Mine is back- the rattle from loose converter shield is there still- same bald tires.  But all those new coolant parts are shiny.

So since it was snowing- i decided to take it to feed store and get some feed and be able yo keep it dry in the hatch.  Got there and they apparently can't work in the snow.  Will call them in morning to see if they are open before i drive

Afternoon all.

Got down to 19 last night, according to the thermometer.  Crystal clear sky, so no fluffy white stuff.   Might get some up north/higher elevation tonight, though.  We'll see.

About to head out with the dog to make another video.  I made one impromptu yesterday, but I've been planning this one for a while.  Hopefully it turns out okay.  I just have to find my folding saw. ::)

--TK

Quote from: litl rooster on December 08, 2017, 09:57:13 AM
Mine is back- the rattle from loose converter shield is there still- same bald tires.  But all those new coolant parts are shiny.

So since it was snowing- i decided to take it to feed store and get some feed and be able yo keep it dry in the hatch.  Got there and they apparently can't work in the snow.  Will call them in morning to see if they are open before i drive

Dang Rebels,  is it snowing in Atlanta. Heard that !esses up the town worse than Uncle Billy. ;D

Not sure if they are getting snow or rain..i think it is snow my weather app shows rain south of the city with a isolated cell just NW of Alanta then snow back west to here


Oh yeah they shut down with just a winter warning here. My place of employment sent all but the recieving staff and security home at 9. Even the shipping dept.

It's been cold enough for s**w here, but it would require some moisture in the air, and we just don't have that.

Haw, wife loves me. She got me a bundle of sticks for my birthday.

If anyone needs some stain to bring out the beauty of oak, don't waste money buying it.  Strong dark coffee works fine.

Could buy a Starbucks and be cool Yuppie about it.

Can you lighten it with a little dairy??


Morning Coffee is up.  Snow did not disappear over night. However the sun is shining this morning.

 Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

1" of sn*w overnight.

'Tis 24, windy and sunny.

Slim

Afternoon all.

Cloudy/foggy and 30 degrees here at the moment.  None of that white stuff.

I seem to have come down with another case of the cruds.  Hooray. >:(  And to top that off, the fancy coffee machine messed up my coffee.  I don't know the how or the why, but I am upset at it.

--TK

Rained  last night... heavy overcast,  intermittent drizzle with spits of light rain ...coolish @ 56°

par oozed  Hobby Lobby for some artsy gifts  ( artist stuff ) lunched at a China Buffet .....

Home now and turning some brass ..... all that and maybe a nap .... and my day card is  ::) complete  :)  'cept for some reading .

Late Nite GRIT TV  "Ace High" Terrance Hill- Eli Wallche(spelling) the Other Trinity got me addicted to these.

Church dinner today. Up at 5:30 to put a turkey in the brand new electric roaster pan. Sorry, Delmonico, I don't have any cast iron big enough for an 18 lb bird. Roasting at 450 first 30 min, then turn down to 325, then I'll probably go lay down a while again. Getting up at 5:30(and staying up) is too much like a w**k day.

I'll leave the pot on the back of the stove for all you later risers.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Going to verk today for the monthly systems outage.

'Tis 19 and overcast. High of 29.

Slim

Thanks for the Coffee


Off to church myself. Wife is in choir, they will have their Christmas program this evening. I will be back at work then.

Snow is all but a memory now

Afternoon all.

Foggy and 25 right now.  Supposed to hit 50 today. 

I'm sick enough that I stayed home from church today.  Going an hour through a mountain pass with plugged sinuses just isn't my idea of a good time.  Also, the dog went into heat last night, so I'm keeping an eye on her now.  We're going to try and get her spayed in the next two months or so.  At $250 base cost, it's a bit more of an expense than it's worth right now.

--TK

Back from another successful church Christmas dinner. 4 turkeys, 4 hams, some brisket, and many various pot luck dishes. Had some volunteers that put away the tables and chairs, so I didn't have to! Wife made 2 desserts, I brought a pan of sweet tater, and she made up a couple hundred (not exact, but a bunch) of her locally famous lumpia (Philippine egg rolls). By the time I went through the line, all that stuff was gone! Oh, well, I can get that at home.

Fairly uneventful at verk.

Supposed ta get 1"-2" of sn*w by mid-morning.

Slim

Evnin'.  Just dropping in to see what condition your condition is in.  Catching up, I chuckled at the car-truck stories, clutch starting and all.  One of the first things I taught my boys was how to clutch start a stick.  I had a 1957 Chevy that the starter went out in, and I was too broke to replace it and still be able to drive and have a social life, so I chose to drive.  I took to parking on a slope, one direction or the other when ever I could; but it didn't really matter much, because in those days I still had more muscle than brains, and on relatively flat ground, I could push it fast enough to get it started by my self.  I drove it that way for months.  Had on girl I dated would get out and help; another, first date, she told me not to call her again until I got my car fixed, it was embarrassing for her to be seen with me having to push my car for fifty feet to get it started.  Never did call her again. 

Winter has finally come to Las Vegas Valley - sort of.  Chillly nights, nice days, windy a lot.  I expect it will get colder before it gets warm again, but it's still not jacket weather for me.

Time to go see about rustling something up for supper.

Later.

All ya'll migh enjoy this video



https://youtu.be/tCJSEGqN_e8

Good see you check in El Peludo

Birthday sticks are in place, need a bigger if filing on some pins I added, some glue clean up, plues some sanding and it will be ready to prime.

Anyone coming to the muster can have a turn. ;D

Looks good, Del.

Slim

Where did everyone go?

Overslept this morn.

Box came from Grafs, today. 600 - .25 Auto cases and 600 -.32 Auto cases PPU brand. These were half price which was less than once-fired brass. 250 .30-40 Krags Hornady cases. .375 round ball mould.

Slim

Still here.... ;D




Just waiting for my Robocall from the commander n chief...

Quote from: litl rooster on December 11, 2017, 07:39:35 PM
Still here.... ;D




Just waiting for my Robocall from the commander n chief...

Not yet?  ;D

BTW, got 1/2" of sn*w this morn.

Slim

Here, just got home from work.

Amusing night, I am convinced Yuppies were created to amuse me.  Had  Smatt car, couldn't fire how to work the pump.  You have to put in a credit card or push pay inside or come in and prepay. Just can't pick fuel grade.

Should have bought some Smart Water.

Office Christmas party is Friday... they do bang up job of it too.... this year's theme was my brainchild.
50's Retro ... hired a DJ ,  catered. 
All year long I've saved Aluminum, Iron & polycarbonates for recycling .... that brought in $3100.0 company matches and
some very nice gifts are purchased ....
Not to mention, my Eagle deposit   ;)

Gets better, I'm taking my remaining PTO the 18th-22nd....then off for the Holidays .... 

Nifty Melbourne winter Gun Show on the 30th.  ....maybe find something  :)

Seems to me....the whole DRIVERLESS Car movement is pointless  ::)

Ok so my car can drive it's self  ?  .... I mean wherever it goes , there I'm not !    ???

Quote from: Major 2 on December 12, 2017, 05:36:35 AM
Seems to me....the whole DRIVERLESS Car movement is pointless  ::)

Ok so my car can drive it's self  ?  .... I mean wherever it goes , there I'm not !    ???

I agree
:(


Coffee is up and some smart water if needed..

Off to Tursday morning Mens Bible Study and coffee... then to polls to help drain the swamp. ..BTW.no call from Trump.  :(

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 13 and overcast. High of 18.

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 12, 2017, 07:05:56 AM
Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 13 and overcast. High of 18.

Slim

Burrr!   In the upper 40's this morning before dawn, and the high in the low 60's, sunny and low humidity!

Quote from: Major 2 on December 12, 2017, 05:31:17 AM
Nifty Melbourne winter Gun Show on the 30th.  ....maybe find something  :)

Do me a favor, while you are in Melbourne? Right on the corner of US 1 and Eau Gallie Blvd, there used to be a place called Mustard's Last Stand. If they are still there, have one of their sausage dogs all the way with red sauce and cheese. Thank me later :)

Then mail me one, I'll send you the address...

Afternoon all.

The cruds have intensified.  Yesterday I didn't get to sleep until 4AM, then managed to sleep through the alarm at 7:30, my mom coming in and turning the alarm off, the dog barking at another dog outside and a documentary about aliens.   I didn't wake up until 11:45. :o
Last night I got to sleep somewhere around 2, and woke up with the alarm at 6:50.  I'm not sure how the alarm got changed to 6:50, but that's when I got up.

Weather is currently 29 and foggy.  Supposed to be overcast and 40. 

--TK

Quote from: litl rooster on December 12, 2017, 06:40:32 AM

I agree
:(


Coffee is up and some smart water if needed..

Off to Tursday morning Mens Bible Study and coffee... then to polls to help drain the swamp. ..BTW.no call from Trump.  :(

Did you get your call?

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 12, 2017, 07:07:15 PM
Did you get your call?

Slim

No! .....and a disappointing results in the voting outcome. Very close margin so there probably be a  recount.


27 here this morning headed to the mid fifties...


Just read Native American actor Steve Reevis (Dances with Wolves and others) has passed away....
And others means any movie the last 30 years needing Native Americans-

Coffee is up and some hot water on the stove.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Dusting overnight.

'Tis 16 and overcast. High of 27 and sn*w.

"Issuing Office: Green Bay
Source: National.Weather.Service

3:37am CST, Wed Dec 13

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT... SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY AT TIMES. PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE. * WHERE... PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. * WHEN... UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. "

Slim

Slipped on the sn*w on the stairs and caught myself with the arm with the bad shoulder. Staying home from verk to ice the shoulder.  :(

Slim

Hope you are better soon, Slim.

It's another beautiful day on the coastal plain and continual soiree! 
Mid-30s this morning, with beautiful sunrise.  Hi in the 60's. 

Quote from: litl rooster on December 13, 2017, 06:16:52 AM

No! .....and a disappointing results in the voting outcome. Very close margin so there probably be a  recount.


27 here this morning headed to the mid fifties...


Just read Native American actor Steve Reevis (Dances with Wolves and others) has passed away....
And others means any movie the last 30 years needing Native Americans-

Coffee is up and some hot water on the stove.

I am saddened to read Steve has passed over... I had the pleasure of working on a few of his films
" Geronimo,  An American Legend"  and  "Into the West."
I last saw him on location on "Comanche Moon".....
He was a fine guy, a real sense of humor and infectious laugh ....  :(

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 13, 2017, 07:42:11 AM
Slipped on the sn*w on the stairs and caught myself with the arm with the bad shoulder. Staying home from verk to ice the shoulder.  :(

Slim

Consider the irony, as it was ice that caused the shoulder to hurt... and if you had just let gravity do it's job, you'd already be laying in the ice.

Shutting up now :)

Interesting, why would you tap the till with cameras around especially after saying the last one was dumb. 

This one at least took enough for a felony and don't look happy in the mug shot ;D

Major2 i enjoyed all of those. He -Wes Studi -Russel Means(deceased?)- and Graham Greene been main actors native American parts.

Quote from: Delmonico on December 13, 2017, 10:58:01 AM
Interesting, why would you tap the till with cameras around especially after saying the last one was dumb.  

This one at least took enough for a felony and don't look happy in the mug shot ;D

I take it an employee needed a Christmas bonus?






Slim i agree with Capt Quirk

Something of the sort.  Theft by unlawful taking, 1500-5000 dollars.

Partly my fault, told boss to watch her.

Partly your fault ?  How is that ?   

She was caught < I assume she was being watch then .....

She had larceny in her...she guided he own hand .... stupid is, as stupid does.

Probably get  a slap on the wrist ...and probation  ::)

Tougne in cheek, I reported suspicious activity to the boss.   ;D

Only made better by the fact I really didn't like her. ;)

Quote from: Delmonico on December 13, 2017, 01:20:31 PM
Tougne in cheek, I reported suspicious activity to the boss.   ;D

Only made better by the fact I really didn't like her. ;)

Now you're probably gonna have to cover her shifts!

Hope that shoulder gets to feeling better soon, Slim.

Back in the cattle business again. Prices have been a little lower recently, so today I bought 8 heifers. Hopefully, prices will be through the roof again in about 2 years, when I start having some calves to sell.

Hogs are dirt cheap around here. But seems heifers and cow/calf pairs remain about normal.

Well, I wouldn't say these were cheap, but more reasonable than a year or two ago. Hogs will stay cheap as long as Cargill, and the other pork giants control the market. They own most of what they need from birth to slaughter to the store shelf. At least so far, nobody has done "factory farming" with beef.

Quote from: pony express on December 13, 2017, 09:19:58 PM
Well, I wouldn't say these were cheap, but more reasonable than a year or two ago. Hogs will stay cheap as long as Cargill, and the other pork giants control the market. They own most of what they need from birth to slaughter to the store shelf. At least so far, nobody has done "factory farming" with beef.

Yes they do - like pork n poultry it's contracted. I have been involved  with that type of programs, just has a cowboy not owner.


Morning the colder air has moved in... so i've got the coffee and hot water for coco on.



I don't own a FIT, however i use my Iphone and track my steps everyday. I have not been doing good thru the summer. A good day would have been 2000 steps. Kind of weak.  I started therapy and my energy level has increased and i am able to do a little more activity after my woork out. So now i have gone from 2000 and or less to 4500 to yesterdays 6000 steps. This is not by any means fantastic. However it is a great improvment.  This is all with my oxygen pack strapped to my back too. I get strange looks and had a gun shop owner get a little nervous when i asked my wife to turn the volume up on it while it was on my back. He calmed down when i told him what she was doing. Another story. I attribute the extra weight though to making additional walking and movements more strenuous. 

We are going to finish our family shopping today. I will sneak out Friday and get mine finished.  Then maybe some seafood for dinner today.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Got 2" of sn*w yesterday. Up north 7+".

'Tis -6 and partly sunny. Beard was frosty when I got back from walking the dog. High of 22.

Slim

Morning all.

30 and foggy here, headed for 45 with high clouds. 

Going to head out with a friend this afternoon and get a truckload or two of oak before the wood cutting permits expire at the end of the month.

--TK

Todays funny


https://youtu.be/6wQuxf_XfW4

Got about a cord or so of good oak before dark today.  I don't know what the weight rating on a Ford Ranger is, but it's somewhere less than one cord of oak.

--TK

Quote from: The Trinity Kid on December 14, 2017, 08:36:50 PM
Got about a cord or so of good oak before dark today.  I don't know what the weight rating on a Ford Ranger is, but it's somewhere less than one cord of oak.

--TK

I'd say "Somewhat less" would be somewhat of an understatement! ;D  Never had a ranger, but I can tell you that if you fill the bed of a Dodge Dakota a bit over level full with green oak, the drive home will be "interesting".

Quote from: litl rooster on December 14, 2017, 06:51:07 AM
Yes they do - like pork n poultry it’s contracted. I have been involved  with that type of programs, just has a cowboy not owner.

Yeah, I'm sure there's a little of that, but for the most part, at least for now, cattle are mostly owned by independents, not much "vertical integration". I'm planning on building up a herd to keep me busy when I retire in about 5 years and 4 1/2 months(but who's counting). Had as many as 70-75 head before the big "D" about 15 years ago, but that's a lot of work on this place, would either have to rent pasture or rent hay ground, and both are hard to come by around here.

Rangers Short Wheel Base about 1000lbs , extra cab around 900 lbs
I've had a 94 SWB & 2002 EC ....hay & feed mostly , but I did tote a Ford 300CDI straight 6 long block to the rebuilding machine shop in the short wheel base to & back assembled once... no issues.

put 197,000 on the 2002 and it still ran great and used no oil .... sold it to a neighbor ranch, they still use it .

Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.

Dusting overnight.

'Tis 19 and overcast. WC 10. High of 23.

Slim

Thank you for coffee- my monday.




Cord wood from google. I could not remember 3rd deminsion

One full cordA full cord is a large amount of wood. It measures four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long (4 ft. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.) and has a volume of 128 cubic feet. The amount of solid wood in a cord varies depending on the size of the pieces, but for firewood it averages about 85 cubic feet.

That number is hard to get in a modern full size truck without sideboards. Clever stacking and heavy springs might help though.  We burn so little we just buy it from one of the log dogs in area. Usually the guy with the wood powered truck.

I think that for a full size, 8' wide bed truck, about 1/2 cord if you fill it level full. Middle section of the floor is about 4X8, but the bed sides are less than 2ft high, with the area around the wheel wells making up the difference. But since the ranger bed is smaller length and width, it's have to be piled up pretty full to get 1/2 cord. In my younger years, I used to sell a little wood, I had a '53 Chevy 1 ton flatbed don't remember the dimensions of the bed, but I had made sideboards about 28-30 in high that would hold 1 cord when stacked level full.

I think a common term for a 1/2 cord is a face cord and is often thought to be a cord.

Ok, face cord is 1/3rd volume and would weigh around 1200 to 1400 
pounds if oak.  A hefty load for a Ranger.   Also sometimes called a Rick.

Brrrrrrrrrr cold here this morning... been dragging my butt hoping the Sun would start warming up things.


Coffee and water on the boil is up!




Hickory and Pecan around here for BBQ  OAK for heat and BBQ both

How much is in that "face cord" would depend on how long you cut the wood. 16" wood would get you 1/3, but 24" would make 1/2. A "rick" could be any amount depending on how far apart the end posts or trees are.

For firewood here I burn all sorts of trash wood, results of clearing fencerows or overgrown pasture. Stove is full of elm right now. When it gets real cold I'll try to get mostly oak or thorny locust. Locust burns pretty hot, but tends to make a lot of sparks every time you open the stove door and a rush of air hits it. Rarely burn hickory, unless it's from saplings because I don't have a log splitter, or sycamore, except for dropped dead limbs. Both are hard to split, and sycamore seems to produce more ashes than heat.

Ha... sycamore good for bonfires.
It is a tree not common in this area but plentiful in Virginia.



Just got into the 40's here, i hauled hot water outside to give all the animals till theirs thaw out

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

The sticks/logs of a face cord are usually 16" long. Therefore, a face cord is usually 1/3 of a full cord.

I burn any hardwood that is available, but mostly oak. Black locust is also good because of its density, but is produces a lot more ash than oak. BTW, burning popple produces pregnancy.  ::)

Got 3/4" of sn*w overnight.

'Tis 22 and overcast. High of 25.

Slim

I don't want to be pregnant  ;D

Quote from: litl rooster on December 16, 2017, 11:48:21 AM
I don't want to be pregnant  ;D

Then don't burn popple. ;D

Slim

We burned our share of Aspen in the west and Tulip Poplar in the east. Not a real hot burner but will work, another that leaves alot ash.  Nice wood for furniture and crafting though.  I've seen cottonwood that was milled also for mostly barn building.  I believe Teddy Roosvelt wrote in his journals about cutting logs for his cabin the Blackhills. I believe it was Cottonwood.

Good thing we don't have a lot of popple here then. I'll already be retired before the kids I got are graduated. Don't need any more at my age.

Quote from: pony express on December 16, 2017, 06:57:54 PM
Good thing we don't have a lot of popple here then. I'll already be retired before the kids I got are graduated. Don't need any more at my age.

Lol I don't even want bragging rights at my age.

Morning coffee is up... and the other fixin's.


Rain here in the Sunny South today and next couple.   

Rain and a warm 42 degrees here in Mo. Made biscuits for breakfast. no sausage to be found, so I made bacon grease gravy. Not bad. Couldn't bring myself to crumble up the bacon to put in the gravy, it looked too tasty all by itself.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

The popples we have are quaking aspen. Our shed that was made 80+ years old is almost entirely made from it. 1 1/2 years old, we stabilized it and put steel on the outside.

'Tis 24 and overcast. High of 30.

Slim

Afternoon all.

Sunny and 45 in California.  Headed for 50 according to the NOAA.  We'll see how close they get.

Went up to one of my lookout towers from the summer last night.  The local radio club, of which I'm a member, has some equipment up there that needed work, so we worked on it.  Seems to be fixed.  It was about 20 degrees up there at sunset, and got colder after that.  About a 20mph wind.  Had to put the front end in on the truck to get through the sn*w/ice on the way up.  The tower sits right at 6000 feet (6055 in the cab ::) ).

About that wood.  We loaded the Ranger (short base 2003 Sport) cab high, with log lengths about 7- 9 feet.  Some logs were 12-14" diameter, and I'd guess 200lbs or more.  Took both of us to load them.  The springs were bottomed out, but it wasn't my truck, and he seemed not to care.  It was only 1 mile or so back home, but it was a little squirrely.

--TK

My Dad and I used to haul wood that way in his CJ-7(of course, they were 6" poles, not 12-14")Leave the tailgate down and stack it full with poles sticking out 2-3' beyond the tailgate. Just 15-20ft from the road was a small dip, and one time....the wood went down and the front wheels went up. Mud in the dip. Jeep wasn't going anywhere with the front wheels spinning in the air. So from the safety of the gravel road, I hooked a tow chain to my Chevy Vega and pulled him out. Ok, actually all it did was pull the front down so he got traction, but forevermore, I had pulled his JEEP out of the mud with my VEGA!

Love the old CJ's, there is nothing like them today.

Quote from: pony express on December 17, 2017, 08:25:12 PM
My Dad and I used to haul wood that way in his CJ-7(of course, they were 6" poles, not 12-14")Leave the tailgate down and stack it full with poles sticking out 2-3' beyond the tailgate. Just 15-20ft from the road was a small dip, and one time....the wood went down and the front wheels went up. Mud in the dip. Jeep wasn't going anywhere with the front wheels spinning in the air. So from the safety of the gravel road, I hooked a tow chain to my Chevy Vega and pulled him out. Ok, actually all it did was pull the front down so he got traction, but forevermore, I had pulled his JEEP out of the mud with my VEGA!

BOY oh BOY !  the Jeep Forum crowd  would have a 5HiT  hemorrhage....
Having had 3 Jeeps  CJ , YJ & TJ myself & moderated such a Forum ,  you can trust everyone of them have a tale to tell of their rescue prowess .... some true,  many imagined
Funny to see the all show no go element with their "Hummer rescue vehicle decals "

By the By the CJ was rust bucket w/ a 305 V8 .... the YJ a 4 banger & the TJ a Straight 6 Auto with AC & hard top.

Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.

'Tis 28 and cloudy. High of 36.

Slim

Quote from: Major 2 on December 18, 2017, 12:06:47 AM
BOY oh BOY !  the Jeep Forum crowd  would have a 5HiT  hemorrhage....
Having had 3 Jeeps  CJ , YJ & TJ myself & moderated such a Forum ,  you can trust everyone of them have a tale to tell of their rescue prowess .... some true,  many imagined
Funny to see the all show no go element with their "Hummer rescue vehicle decals "

By the By the CJ was rust bucket w/ a 305 V8 .... the YJ a 4 banger & the TJ a Straight 6 Auto with AC & hard top.

There are Jeepers, and then there are "Jeepers."  The former likely have rescued a Hummer or something of the sort.  The later bought a $30,000 JK Sahara and park it on the curb at the mall in their skinny jeans.  I know both types.  ::)
If the F-150 hadn't panned out, my backup was a '76 CJ with a Chevy LS1 V8.

Morning all.

Temperature is 24, and clear.  Could get white stuff tonight, though. We'll see.  I got some Aguila subsonic 22 yesterday, so I'm going out in a while to test that out, then I have a potluck to go to.  Hey, free food.

--TK

Dad's jeeps were both CJ-7s. Fist I believe was late 70's (77 maybe?) Sis cylinder automatic. Pretty much unstoppable. Then he traded it for a new mid 80's one, still a six, but with a 4 speed. That's the one we stuck with the firewood. He always regretted the trade. No mechanic we could find could keep it running right. I think it was a case of trying too hard to make a carbureted motor meet the ever stricter emissions standards.

I turned a topless with Windshield removed, Willys over responding to a tripflare. The M60  ammo cans and 2 nationals were thrown free. The steering wheel kept it from crushing me. That and it was low speed roll over. I was able to dig my self out while the other 2 grabbed up our firearms and called for help. It was a ferrel cat or dog that set off the flare.  Seemed like a long time but a apc crew showed up and we righted. Recovery crew showed up later changed the oil and anti freeze the jeep back on it's wheels. We finished the shift. I recieved a reprimand.  Always loved them Jeeps ever since

Well rocker is ready for paint and folding stool just needs the seat made so tommorow I clean off the sewing table.

Got a nice oak Lt Dan chair. Nice and solid, oak, needs stripped and new legs.  Getting longer ones, will be the stool for my loading bench. Going to make up some old type varnish for this one.  I need a test project anyway.

Also, forgot about my cabbage cutter so it's going into the line up.

Fergot, need to fire blue the hinge screws for the stool.  

Need two washers to use between the legs and nothing in the junk bucket suitable and doubt much chance at the hardware store, weirds most of them out when I show up with calipers.

Will just make them, should be about the same time involved as a hardware store trip unless I got lucky and scored at the first one.

Film later.   ;D

The slaw cutter is cool hadn't seen one in some time...



It was 53 degrees and 99% humidity at 2300hrs last evening same numbers this morning.  Had a busy day yesterday delivering things. Today it is bible srudy and then rehab. Mail one final package out.


Calling for T-storms on Christmas possible snow



BTW Coffee is up!

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 36 and overcast. High of 38.

Slim

 Foggy and 62 ° expecting a 83 ° High.... looks like the same most of the week ....

NICE  :)  and I'm on PTO till the 27th. & 28th  then off till the 2nd ....

Afternoon all.

Rainy and 35 here today.  Supposed to get some of the white stuff later on in the afternoon and overnight.

Didn't get the 22 tested yesterday.  Had too much stuff to do around the house.  Grandma is arriving the 21, so we're preparing for that.  I did get time to take the dog for a good long walk, though, so it wasn't all bad.

--TK

Mailed packakage out stopped and bought somethings for my wife. Think i will get her a stocking with somethings like 9mm ammo a couple Pmags some .223 :)

Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.

'Tis 18 and overcast. High of 24.

Slim

Thank ya Slim



Been raining off in on since Sunday Night - really muddy just everywhere around the homestead.  Even the chickens are hesitant in coming out. Pigpig is crazy and acts like grade schooler playing in it.  The Goats are afraid they will melt. The dogs do their business and come back in.  The Yorkie hates the outdoors unless one of her bi-peds are with her. 
I will feed then change clothes and head to therapy and then to Doctor for follow up exam. 
I praise the lord for the needed rain and for the ability to do all these things.

Rain today here in NC. Can't play outside. All the decorations are finally up. The tree looks good. My lady is happy. A good day to drink coffee and wrap all the stuff we bought this week. Thank goodness Christmas only happens once a year. Ho Ho Homer! Hope everyone in CasCity has a good Christmas and a better New Year.

Rain has pushed off to the East into Ga & SC...nearly 2 and half inches.



Doctors report was good. Not cured but i am controlling it.

Evening all.

Grandmother arrived at 1500.  I was out with the dog at the time. 

It sn*wed in town last night, kind of.  Enough to notice when I got up, but gone by 8.  But the mountains were white, so I took the dog and we went up a back trail to a lake we've been to before.  It's a 4 mile trail that goes from 2800 feet up to 6500.  We made it about 1/4 mile from the lake when the trail got covered in sn*w enough that it disappeared.  It was late enough in the day, coupled with a storm blowing in over the mountain and blocking my view of the lake, that I decided to cut my losses and head home.  I think I made the right decision: I can't see the mountain from town.

--TK

Mornin Y'all, Been busy babysitting the grand daughter. I did come into a pretty good deal, I traded a Fox Model B 12 gauge for a Dillon 650 with a bunch of extras. Looked it up on the Dillon site and the press set up the same way would run me $850.00. I'm real happy with that. If I don't get back here before Y'all have a Merry Christmas.

Quote from: pony express on December 17, 2017, 08:25:12 PM
My Dad and I used to haul wood that way in his CJ-7(of course, they were 6" poles, not 12-14")Leave the tailgate down and stack it full with poles sticking out 2-3' beyond the tailgate. Just 15-20ft from the road was a small dip, and one time....the wood went down and the front wheels went up. Mud in the dip. Jeep wasn't going anywhere with the front wheels spinning in the air. So from the safety of the gravel road, I hooked a tow chain to my Chevy Vega and pulled him out. Ok, actually all it did was pull the front down so he got traction, but forevermore, I had pulled his JEEP out of the mud with my VEGA!

That's too funny! It is like the time I had to tow my Step Son's big Chevy 4x4 with our little PT Cruiser and some tie down straps... Or the time I had to tow my friend, his wife, and his Harley Trike to the Harley shop with my Kawi 750. That was some fun :)

Quote from: Major E A Sterner on December 20, 2017, 11:07:07 PM
Mornin Y'all, Been busy babysitting the grand daughter. I did come into a pretty good deal, I traded a Fox Model B 12 gauge for a Dillon 650 with a bunch of extras. Looked it up on the Dillon site and the press set up the same way would run me $850.00. I'm real happy with that. If I don't get back here before Y'all have a Merry Christmas.

That's great deal.... Dillon's are A1 ....

I bid on a older Lyman Spartan on Ebay , I have one now I set up with a Universal Flaring Die, leaves my Turret press open for two sets of dies ....
I didn't win it thought,  got out bid on my Max. while I was out ...

I'll keep my eyes peeled  for old single stage press at the Gun show next week...

Thanks for the coffee.  I need it....at work.  Last day before Christmas...the boss is on vacation, and I have his back.  Construction is wanting to do two pre-startup safety reviews, one of which is on a high voltage system.  Come on guys!!  Do you really think it is a good idea to energize a 12.47 KV system just before the holidays??  Why can't we continue to run on the generators, and do this startup after the holidays when folks will be here if (when) something goes wrong???!!!  Okay...I'm through complaining...for the moment!

Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.

Way to go, Major.

Dusting last night.

'Tis 20 and overcast. "Light snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent"

Slim

Thank you for the Coffee Slim..

Major good deal on Dillon. There warrenty will extend to second and third owners.

I have a 650 also. Not all the upgrades but... it is fine for as much as i load these days. I also have a single stage rcbs... wish i had several of them... to leave set up for different task. Like running de-bulging dies etc. prepping brass.

Rain has moved on and another day in the 60's here..

Quote from: litl rooster on December 21, 2017, 07:35:56 AM
Thank you for the Coffee Slim..

Major good deal on Dillon. There warrenty will extend to second and third owners.

I have a 650 also. Not all the upgrades but... it is fine for as much as i load these days. I also have a single stage rcbs... wish i had several of them... to leave set up for different task. Like running de-bulging dies etc. prepping brass.

Rain has moved on and another day in the 60's here..

Yep, thats why I wanted the Lyman .... 'bout any single stage will work, happen to have the other Lyman so...figured I'd bite.

Even though I've got a Dillon 550 I also have a pair of Lyman turrets. The Dillon is for .45 acp and ar while one Lyman is for 45lc the other is for everything else. An old Bair single stage does my rifle work while the last single stage holds the lee bulge buster. It's nice to be able to grab some brass and bullets and throw some loads without a lot of set up. Heres how I set up my Dillon and Lyman. The Dillon drops loads to the right while my mods to the Lyman kick the loads left into the common bin.

And by the way, the suns out bright and it's blowing a gale but it's a cold day here. Coffees hot though.

I have the same Lyman Turret , but not the auto cap feeder and my powder measure is RCBS Micrometer off the turret ...

I'm afraid it's not high tech .... just manual , the Spartan has my flaring dye ....if I find another for $35 or bucks I'll set up my universal de priming  dye.


reached 80 today , warm enough to run the AC in the loading room ....

A universal de primer, set up is one i would do too.
One for doing those pesky rifle rounds that i would make a hundred or less at a time.  


Only got up to 65 here, neighbors running around in shorts, i was just tee shirting till i went to town. Then needed something that didn't print. Not like much would be said in Hobby Lobby if someone noticed. They have started reducing wrapping paper and decorations some as much as 60% off.  In case your queen of the household needs to get started on next years holiday.

Coffee is hot.
Been surfing the net.  Found this....I want one!

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20171222_FridayDigest_153g&utm_campaign=/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/ (https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20171222_FridayDigest_153g&utm_campaign=/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/)

Now that i have stopped drooling! It is a bit spendy but i want one too


Thanks for the Coffee.... 55 here this morning calling for rain later.



Date nite with wife last night- she thought i was taking her to Bass Pro. I fooled her, took her to Christmas light show

She videoed some of it

https://youtu.be/9DxwhF-3taE

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Quote from: Good Troy on December 22, 2017, 04:43:51 AM
Coffee is hot.
Been surfing the net.  Found this....I want one!

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20171222_FridayDigest_153g&utm_campaign=/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/ (https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20171222_FridayDigest_153g&utm_campaign=/blog/phoenix-weaponry-debuts-ar-based-45-70-auto-rifle/)

Interesting.

1/2 day of verk today.
Birthday party today for th 18 year old.

Dusting overnight.
'Tis 24 and overcast. "Cloudy. Scattered flurries. Highs in the lower 30s. Light and variable wind."

Slim

Morning all.

Bear hunting all day today.  Going up to about 4500 feet, in the sn*w.

--TK

Quote from: The Trinity Kid on December 22, 2017, 10:42:10 AM
Morning all.

Bear hunting all day today.  Going up to about 4500 feet, in the sn*w.

--TK

Seen you listed a new video will look later

TK, one of those 45-70 ARs would be perfect for your bear hunt!

Roo- you mean you can get away with taking your wife to Bass Pro and calling it a date night?

Quote from: pony express on December 22, 2017, 07:39:10 PM
TK, one of those 45-70 ARs would be perfect for your bear hunt!

Roo- you mean you can get away with taking your wife to Bass Pro and calling it a date night?

I thought everyone could. I mean i buy her some of their fudge...;)

Quote from: pony express on December 22, 2017, 07:39:10 PM
TK, one of those 45-70 ARs would be perfect for your bear hunt!

Roo- you mean you can get away with taking your wife to Bass Pro and calling it a date night?

It would definitely make it interesting.  ::)  I brought my 280.  Where we were hunting, it's either a 15 yard shot, or a 300 yard shot.  Very little in between.  No luck today, though.  Got about 100 feet from one, but the brush was so thick/terrain so steep that we couldn't see it.  Then he went higher up the mountain.  Oh well.  I'm going back out alone tomorrow.

--TK

Coffee is up.......some sweet tea and ice also, it is 67 degrees this morning

Sn*w. High in upper 30s today, last day of above freezing weather for more than a week, according to the weather guessers. Yuck.

Quote from: litl rooster on December 22, 2017, 10:06:28 PM

I thought everyone could. I mean i buy her some of their fudge...;)

I could try that, but the problem is....we have to drive an hour to Springfield to get to the Bass Pro, and then "as long as we're here" then she wants to go to the mall or some other store.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Quote from: pony express on December 23, 2017, 07:47:51 AM
Sn*w. High in upper 30s today, last day of above freezing weather for more than a week, according to the weather guessers. Yuck.I could try that, but the problem is....we have to drive an hour to Springfield to get to the Bass Pro, and then "as long as we're here" then she wants to go to the mall or some other store.

Battlefield Mall?  ;)

'Tis 16 and flurries. WC 2. High of 18.

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 23, 2017, 10:20:26 AM
Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.
Battlefield Mall?  ;)

That would be correct. Not a big mall, but still a whole lot of stuff that I have absolutely no use for.

Quote from: pony express on December 23, 2017, 07:47:51 AM
Sn*w. High in upper 30s today, last day of above freezing weather for more than a week, according to the weather guessers. Yuck.I could try that, but the problem is....we have to drive an hour to Springfield to get to the Bass Pro, and then "as long as we're here" then she wants to go to the mall or some other store.

Is that the original BassPro store?

I believe it is, Springfield is the headquarters for Bass Pro. Although I don't know if it's the original building.

Quote from: pony express on December 23, 2017, 08:28:19 PM
I believe it is, Springfield is the headquarters for Bass Pro. Although I don't know if it's the original building.

I just remember the old paper catalogs and they would invite you to pick up your boats there if you'd prefer. That was like back in the late 70's into 80's

Quote from: pony express on December 23, 2017, 02:33:45 PM
That would be correct. Not a big mall, but still a whole lot of stuff that I have absolutely no use for.

I was at the School of the Ozarks just south of Branson from June '84 to Dec '85. Went to the Insomnia theater (midnight show) at the Battlefield Mall a few times.

Slim 

BTW, 'tis 2.  ::)

Battlestar Galactica is on MeTV.

Slim

Quote from: pony express on December 23, 2017, 08:28:19 PM
I believe it is, Springfield is the headquarters for Bass Pro. Although I don't know if it's the original building.

I've been there, I don't think it's Battle Field Mall though .   I was in Springfield a couple of times for the NCOWs National convention,
Made a point to go to the Bass Pro. for the NRA Gun Museum.
Huge place, at 1935 S Campbell Ave , battlefield mall is on S Glenstone Ave, about 2 miles away.... :-\

No, Battlefield Mall and Bass pro aren't close together. Usually about 10-15 minute drive in average traffic between them.

Morning y'all.
Coffee is hot.

'Tis 6 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 20s. West wind 5 to 10 mph."

Slim

Thank ya for the Coffee... rain has moved thru
temps have dropped to the 40's and overcasted skies.

W@&! Again tonight 1900 till 0700 then home till Friday.

Well, here it is less than 24 hours until that day that Arcey was always reminding us of; I am not in the mood. But, in the interest of congeniality, Merry Christmas, and Happy New year, in case I don't get around to it before the change of the year - or, whatever celebratory sentiment floats yer boat.

That .45-70 semi-auto is one sweet looking item; I have always had a penchant for one off, oddball things and that fits me to a T.  If I was rich instead of so handsome, I might have to get me one.

Weather here in Sin City is winter like to a degree; some days are clear, some, like today, are overcast, some windy - more often than not, cool to cold depending on the wind speed; dry.  Prognosticators are saying we're short of rain, but that is just fine by me, I didn't come to live in the desert to enjoy the rain.

Reading back in the posts, I smiled at Good Troys rant about doing a start-up just before the holiday gap; been there, done that.  One time my employer had a large demand customer that wanted to get their new forges up before the break so that on the 26th, when they started into production, they would be up and on line.  We fed their 2.4/4.0KV switch room from a 66KV-12KV, 12KV-4KV substation.  On the 23rd, at about sunset, they were ready, so we set up our system to energize and test from the main substation.  We tested each segment good up to the circuit breaker at the plant that fed their switch room, and all was good.  When we closed the 4KV breaker to their equipment, both of our transformers grunted really hard, the 4KV breaker and the 12KV breaker tripped simultaneously, the 66KV fuses on the feed line all blew, and the 66KV breaker at the main substation locked out; the fault was so severe that it affected the system frequency for a few seconds.  And - I say AND - all of the smoke escaped from their switch room; set off alarms and called out the local fire department.  What a mess.  Needless to say, they did not begin production when they planned to.  Come to find that they had a "bolted short to ground" in their main buss - they had somehow missed it in their inspections.  The only loss to our system was the 66KV fuses, but that's what they were there for.  Man, what a show.

'Nuff war stories.  Y'all have a good Christmas.

Later.

I trust Arcey is with the "Reason for the Season" & soars with his beloved Eagles.

Tiz  80° today but tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 71° for the high, 56° in the morning.
I wish y'all a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year as well ....

Merry Christmas, y'all.
Coffee is hot, Eggnog is cold.

Got 1" of sn*w yesterday when the forecast was scattered sn*w showers.  ::)

All the animals are fed so I don't had to go out later.

BTW, a neighbor saw two wolves in his field.  ::)

'Tis 9 and clear. WC -8. "Blustery. Colder. Partly cloudy. Scattered flurries in the morning. Highs 5 to 10 above zero. West wind 15 to 25 mph. Wind chills to 20 below zero."

Slim

Quote from: Major 2 on December 24, 2017, 03:09:48 PM
I trust Arcey is with the "Reason for the Season" & soars with his beloved Eagles.

Tiz  80° today but tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 71° for the high, 56° in the morning.
I wish y'all a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year as well ....

Couple nights ago i started checking the Berry College Eagle Cam. With Mr. Shipley not around to share with this seasons Fledglings watch won't be the same.  I miss him and Bill (Tensleeps) they both were always good to me.  From Eagles Shooting and Breaking Bread and a ton of things in between.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Thanks Slim... I will be heading home in a few and will feed on my way to the house.

Merry Christmas to all of ya'all here

Had eggs, bacon and pecan caramel rolls for breakfast.

'Tis 6. WC - 11.

Slim

Had biscuit and gravy for breakfast. So far we're on schedule, squash pies and candied sweet taters(NO marshmallows!)* done, ham is in the oven.


*You know how some of this group is about beans in chili? Well, that's me and marshmallows in sweet taters! No, No, No!

Homemade waffles sausage links pure maple syrup (from pure maple trees)
And a cup of the Black Rifle Coffee (kcup)

Christmas was good at the Silver Creek Ranch. Going to the folks for supper. Sister and BIL are there from Whitman AFB in MO.

'Tis 0 and sunny. WC -15.

Slim

Merry Christmas all.

Weather hit 65 today, with blue skies and a very gentle breeze.   Yesterday the high was 45.

The dog was totally confused by all of the wrapping paper this morning, but we got her a 2 foot long rawhide, so that made up for it.  ;)

I took the dog for a walk up to the top of one of the hills around town this morning, which is about 3500 feet.  The view was pretty good, but I can't get a picture of appreciable size on here.

PE, we candy our sweet potatoes, then before it's time to serve them we put marshmallows on top and brown them in the oven.  Are we uncultured heathen? :P

--TK

Marshmallows are for roasting on a stick around a campfire. Just get in the way when you cover the sweet taters with them!

Dinner's over, cleanup done. Had some extra time for wasting ammunition. Dug out the 32-20 pistols, one an early 1900's Colt, the other a pre WWII S&W DA.  Just plinking at some plastic oil bottles that happened to be laying around my range. Stopped when my feet were getting cold. Still have leftover sn*w here from Saturday morning.

Had a good time at the folks. Sister and BIL are going home in the morning.

'Tis -5 and clear. WC -16.

Slim

5F with WC of -8.

Had to bite my tongue a lot the last 2 nights, people come in and buy crap they don't need and tell you how terrible it is you have to work on Christmas.  Hope Santa brought them hemiroids for Christmas. 

Oh and I realize how cold it is every time you come in the door and let the cold air in. ::)

English is strange ....never fully understood "why" hemi  meaning 1/2 round , when a better description was "assteroids" guess it was already taken...and a pain in the ass to rename it  ???
maybe assphalt would have been better... but nope  ::)

The old term was piles.

Glen Merry Christmas to you too  ;D
Pony express there is no such thing as wasting ammo if it comes out the muzzle. 

Coffee is up... Alexa told me it is 28f here this morning. I would have never bought one if these but Stepson decided we needed one. It does some cool things. Now if i could get her let the dogs out.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Off of verk this week. Verk already called once with a problem i had to fix.

'Tis -5 and sunny. 'Twas -8 at 0800. WC -25.  "Cold. Mostly sunny. Highs around zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills to 30 below zero."

Slim

Morning all.

35 and a light drizzle in California today.  Sn*w up around 3000.  Then the clouds break at 4000.  Kind of weird.

--TK

Quote from: litl rooster on December 22, 2017, 10:06:28 PM

I thought everyone could. I mean i buy her some of their fudge...;)

Me thinks that is why they sell the fudge there!

Quote from: Good Troy on December 26, 2017, 11:06:54 AM
Me thinks that is why they sell the fudge there!

I laugh at this, she got 2 gift cards for BP for Christmas. As i read this she is telling me, were going to have to go there this week.


Neighbor just text a message,  some of their chickens have wandered into our pasture with ours.  Looks like we will be having a big round up later. Del, get the chuck hitched! it might take a bit.  ;D

Chicken roundups are always fun. ::)

'Tis - 4 and clear. Got up to -2. Low of -15.  :o Winter in WI.

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 26, 2017, 05:24:41 PM
Chicken roundups are always fun. ::)

Hope you branded them, wouldn't want to have a range war over any "Maverick" hens.

-10F here, dry and dead calm, WC is only -10F.  Unusal but awesome. If we were at Jerry's up on the hill you could phart and he could here it at the house if he was outside.  If it was daylight you might be able to see over the horizon. Can't think of what they call it but it's a cuzzin to mirages. Works only out in the flatlands.

It's a balmy 6 degrees here, with wind chill -2.

Were fixing to have a cold snap ourselves. Got to prepare outside water lines from freezing.

Hens went up easily. Mine are in tune to treats so they come a running. Theirs couldn't figure it out so they cornered eaisly.  The neighbors and sons  caught then and put them back. Ponies have been curried off, and fed  :o ;D


Coffee is on.... hot water for tea and instant coco...

Have rehab this morning or i fix a hot breakfast.

Then i think a trip to Tractor supply




For your classical music fix

https://youtu.be/NNFlAzVhSVw

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

It's always a good day when you go the Tractor Supply.

'Tis -10 and sunny. WC -21. High of -3.

Slim

Quote from: Delmonico on December 27, 2017, 12:38:10 AM
-10F here, dry and dead calm, WC is only -10F.  Unusal but awesome. If we were at Jerry's up on the hill you could phart and he could here it at the house if he was outside.  If it was daylight you might be able to see over the horizon. Can't think of what they call it but it's a cuzzin to mirages. Works only out in the flatlands.

As bad of gas as I have had recently, you'd probably smell it at the house, too! :o

Got caught up with chores and therapy.  Added 6500 steps to my counter. Waterlines are wrapped. Which means i will have to jug water the next few days or so.  Suzanne picked up Straw bales for Pig and the Goats to get some insulation between them and ground.  The hen house is cold but not dangerously cold. Plenty of shavings and i could put a light in there but probably won't.  Load firewood is on the way here.  Going to stack it then head to TSC.   (We still hAve a coule good burns from last years stockpile)

Evening all.

High was 40, low is supposed to be low 20s.  Possible white stuff up higher.

Went and burnt some powder today.  Finished zeroing my brother's 308, and double-checked my 280.  308 took 6 rounds, and the 280 was 1/4 MOA low and right.  Got it all straightened out, then stretched to 150yards.  I put a 1.5" group on a standard NRA 25y rifle target.  My brother was flinching, but managed to get both on paper, so we called our "long range" shooting a success. ::)

I've got some sugar cookies cooling on the wire rack right now, then they will be frosted and sprinkled and eaten for dessert.  Main course is going to be pizza.

--TK

+11 here tonight, why does every knot head thinks they have to tell you it's cold out when they come in the door?

And it's warm in the store, take yer damned gloves off before you get out your wallet and try to pay.  There is a damn line behind you that wants to get their shit and git out. ::)

Language Del language  ;D  ::) ::) ;D. You might make me blush... :o

+11 and they are wearing gloves, why?  Honestly i waited in line to pay, i am going to take my time doing it. I will thank the employee that assist me, if is cold, I will ask them if they are warm enough. I might have a extra coat or gloves i can offer. But i will not be rushed. It is my turn, i learned this from a past potus. 

I spoke with friend near Elk River, Mn. last evening, said he had his truck plugged in and really had no where important to go today.



Morning Coffee is up


Did not get trip to Tractor supply in yesterday maybe today.  Did get everything else on list done. Today different day...

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis -1 and light sn*w. "Light snow. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs around 10 above zero. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent."

Slim

We are spending the holidays with our son and daughter's families in Florida. It is 71 degrees and sunny today. Back home in Wisconsin it is 11 degrees. Two days ago the wind chill was minus 17.

The sunsets in Florida are spectacular.

Trip to BassPro and Tractor Supply today. Stopped at a new gunshop in between there. Lots fire arms.  Including some Cowboy type guns.  Looked at a AR style "pistol" 10 inch barrel flip up sights.  Little pricey though.
Tractor Supply was just stock up stop Tee post etc.

Got home about 4pm from work today. Used the daylight to re-fill the wood rack on the porch, since it's supposed to be 15 or so Saturday, 10 Sunday for highs.

Had an eye doc appointment today. I love the eye dilation.  ::)

Slim

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on December 28, 2017, 08:40:48 PM
Had an eye doc appointment today. I love the eye dilation.  ::)

Slim

I know other ways to dilate yer eyes, and it's legal in several states now.

Oh be careful this weekend, it could be dangerous out there.

Coffee is up... 

It is my Monday.  Gotta feed and stack some firewood on deck for the weekend.  Get some winter garmets together.

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Leaving fer MN 'round 1000. Coming home on Monday.

'Tis -5 and cloudy. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the morning  then a chance of light snow in the afternoon. Highs around 10 above zero. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent."

Slim

Morning all. The coffee is hot, and the weather is-50. Not negative 50, just colder than 50... all the same to me.

I had my 3 month trip to the Cancer Treatment Center the day after Christmas. The tests all came back clean-ish. Still no cancer, but I have some bad sinus issues, and arthritis in my neck now.

But that is nothing, compared to what the wife gave me. Christmas eve, we were at the kid's home, and I noticed some Mistletoe in a tree in the front yard. So I dragged her out under the tree and give her a big kiss. She gave me a stomach bug in return. The bug didn't hit me until the second day out there, as I was waiting to see the Doc. It took probably an hour for her to see me, and by that time, that bug was really ramping up. I said "I know I only get to see you every 3 months, but you really need to wrap this up... NOW!" She wanted to put me in the Urgent Care, I just wanted to go back to bed. I had stuff just waiting to come out both ends, and it wasn't going to wait long. Still getting over that now, but doing much better.

Keep that bug in Georgia

We made it to MN.
I filled the windshield washer fluid reservoir half full before we left.  Light sn*w started 'bout an hour into the trip. Temp was 4. The salt on the roads were turning the snow into slush instead of melting it.  ::) The washer fluid was freezing on the windshield. Then, 'bout half way into the trip the washer fluid ran out. So, I went to the next exit and threw sn*w on the windshield to clear it and continued west on I-94. Stopped at the next exit where there was a c-store. Washer fluid was sold out. Cleaned the windshield and continued west on I-94. I repeated this a couple more times until I found washer fluid. I added a bottle of Heet to help it from freezing in the windshield. Fun!

Slim

Sounds fun Slim.  Y'all can keep that white stuff on that side of Continental divide, and I wouldn't even be mad. ::)

Evening all.

Current conditions are foggy and 30.  Supposed to get to 20-ish.  My grandma is wanting to go look for rocks along the river in the morning, but I'm thinking splitting and then burning some of that wood out back might be more enjoyable.  Or bear hunting.  I still have two more days to fill my tag.

Cap, my friend had the same thing on the 25/26/27.  Naturally he tells me this while he's in my truck on the 28. :o  Two oranges, an apple, and 1000mg of pill form vitamin C later, and I'm still okay.  For now.

--TK

Have had some similar experiences on  I94 and I 80/90 Myself.

Glad you all arrived safely.


Cold here for this area and predicted to get colder.


Headed out to feed and water animals.


Then sit by fire this afternoon till i go back to work.

Hot coffee and hot coco with tiny marshmellows up...enjoy and stay warm

Quote from: The Trinity Kid on December 29, 2017, 10:31:10 PM
Cap, my friend had the same thing on the 25/26/27.  Naturally he tells me this while he's in my truck on the 28. :o  Two oranges, an apple, and 1000mg of pill form vitamin C later, and I'm still okay.  For now.

--TK

I'm really hoping that there wasn't Mistletoe involved...  :o

Currently a warm 20 degrees and dropping. Bright sunshine. Cut about a half load of seasoned elm for the stove, now to go set out a round bale for the heifers. The last one isn't all gone, but with a forecast high of maybe 10 for the next few days, I'll do my tractoring(and wood cutting) now!

Had good time at the Melbourne (Fla) Gun Show.... My friends John (Capt. John ) Holmes & Mike (Coffin Maker) Rudolph, joined me .
John bought a unfired ( at least condition appears that way ) WALKER  Replica Arms - El Paso, Tx  what was later Allen Arms  and then Cimarron.
Date code is 1963 ... Nice

I found a little Sothern Derringer in 22 short , tight and right ...cool little vest pocket piece....

But my best score was an 32 Hammerless Iver Johnson minty in Box , with accessories, no indication it was ever fired.

Will it ever get fired now?

They both will ....I already load 32 ....I'll get some 22 short or 22 CB cartridge

Quote from: Major 2 on December 30, 2017, 09:19:15 PM
They both will ....I already load 32 ....I'll get some 22 short or 22 CB cartridge

Good ....it has been a closet queen long enough.



I think the Darwin award winnerS for the year has been found..

2 electrocuted at substation

Police are investigating the apparent electrocution of two people early Friday at a Detroit Public Lighting Authority building, Fox 2 reported on Saturday.

A worker reportedly told Fox 2 he found the bodies just after 6:30 a.m. when he went to the substation to investigate a power outage. The pair are suspected of breaking in the front door of the substation, and, according to Fox 2, they were in the process of stealing copper wiring when they were electrocuted. 

Police confirmed to the news organization that two men pried open the front door of a Public Lighting substation, and once inside made contact with 24,000 volts of electricity.


According to the police, the electricity caused their bodies to be fused together, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. 

Police have not yet given the names of the men. 

The substation is located on the city's east side. 

Takes a real rocket scientist to think stealing copper wire from a live circuit is a good plan.

Nice finds at the fun show, M-2!

It is the last day of the year, finally.  Maybe the coldest one this year also.

Coffee up for you that may still need it.

0F here right now, WC -17F.

10 degrees here, WC -3. worked about 2 hours outside cutting some wood, and that's about long enough! Supposed to be up to 13 tomorrow, probably do another couple hours woodcutting. It's enough that I'm cutting faster than I burn it. Probably have enough for the winter without it, though.

-9F here, WC -17F, beutiful out, clear, almost full moon, snow on the ground. 

Wish I was at Jerrys with a big fire going.  Bet I couldn't get up the hill though.