October Beer,Brats Oom PaPa music ,Coffee an Tea (and some good conversation

[Delmonico]

You don't need the power or expense of the oil burnerm agree with the 4.0, brother has one.  Of course everyone here knows I love in-line sixes.     Funny, the old man did also.    

[pony express]

My Dad had a couple of CJ7s back in the day. First one was great, almost un-stickable, bought used. Then he trades for a newer one, still not a bad vehicle, but never could get the carb to work just right, it was one of the "in between" models, trying to add electronics to a carburetor, and nobody could get that thing to idle. Years later, I had an Eagle about the same year, same problem. Sometimes it died, sometimes idles at 1500 rpm. If I'd kept driving it, I was going to throw away the electronic carb, and put one on from 5-10 years earlier, but other "orphan car" parts supply problems caused it to go out to the back 40, where it still resides today.

[litl rooster]

My uncle does hay cubes but I have not.

Slim

We used them for for pack animals and to supplement in the winter.  The dried beets caused them to drink water excessively. 

[Delmonico]

This would have made the Eagle fly.   

[Texas Lawdog]

That turbo should pep up that inline 6.

[Arcey]

Last fatality the school bus driver was the dumb ass, cuz. Run o'er a dead Ford with the driver unner the hood. That one was in fronta Wawa 'stead of beside it. Maybe a hunnert yards from this'n.

Ennyways.........

Mornin', you people.

They're sayin' mid-seventies 'n clear. A step in the right direction from yestitty.

Menu plannin'. Want somethin' quick, simple but complex. Minimum clean up. Decisions, decisions.


 

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Mornin, Coffee and tea are ready!  Getting the grandkids ready for school, the younger one has pajama day and the older one has hat day!

[pony express]

That Eagle I had could have used that setup. Wasn't too peppy in it's natural form. I remember trying to pass a line of trucks on the interstate, came to a loooonnnggg hill, and then got stuck in the left lane unable to pass. Missed my exit cause I couldn't get over. Wasn't a happy driver...

[Stu Kettle]

Mornin, Coffee and tea are ready!  Getting the grandkids ready for school, the younger one has pajama day and the older one has hat day!

Gotta love Spirit Week.  It's "Red & Black Day" at the Middle School. The Wife's properly attired.

Got the one-act play for this year's competition all cast & crewed as of yesterday. No rehearsals till Monday. They'll be three times a week at 06:30.

Had coffee & a bagel in the tub. Been enjoying these soaks in the tub, with or without bubbles.

You all have a good one.

[litl rooster]

Menu plannin'. Want somethin' quick, simple but complex. Minimum clean up. Decisions, decisions.


 

Delivery





Thanks for the coffee-LIT

gonna run a bore snake thru a couple shotguns and knock some crud out of my glock. Then to work.  Had a 3 day break it was nice while it lasted.

[Texas Lawdog]

The Cawffee is wonderful this morning!

[Russ T Chambers]

Del
Gave your instructions a shot.  Worked fine! I will probably give the lining a bit of ironing to get more of the wrinkles out the next time it wants to come loose.  The leather conditioner on the hat band allowed me to get a better fit on my head (it had gotten a bit tight).

[Texas Lawdog]

Del is a Master Hatter.

[Delmonico]

Del is a Master Hatter.

I thought it was Mad Hatter, using both meanings.  LOL

Steam it a bit around the hat band and put it on warm and damp, let it cool and dry, will fit almost as good as a custom hat.  Takes me about a week at work before I will bring a new hat home and wear it around.

[Texas Lawdog]

How about Grumpy Hatter?

[Russ T Chambers]

How about Curmudgeon Capper?

Thanks for the tips Del!!

[Delmonico]

Going to try smelting iron next weekend, was at Shop-Co with Rita and they had the fancy rocks around the trees on the islands, found 4 pieces of hematite in the decorative rocks, grabbed them, carried them back to the Buick, course she wanted to know why I'd stole rocks from Shop-Co.  

Told her I was going to take our campfire to a new level, I was going to smelt iron, explained to her the Osage orange wood we use fet the center high enough to smelt and make bloomery iron, just need to go about 3-4 miles south to the other side of the terminal morass of the late Wisconsinan glacier to the exposed Precambrian limestone and get  3-4 hunks and break them up and put down a layer and cover my hematite (about 60-70% iron) with it and stoke it up and get the vents running good so the limestone flux removes the O2 and reduces it to a spongy mass which I'll grab with my tongs and hammer the impurities out leaving wrought iron behind.  

Anyway I think I can do it, sure beats sitting in the trailer and watching TV, and I know we can get it hot enough.  

[The Trinity Kid]

You're making my life sound boring here, Del.

City trip went okay. 
I'm being sat upon by a cat right now, so, Life if pretty good.

--TK

[Texas Lawdog]

The Cawffee is brewing and the Hot water is heating up. They should be ready by 0500. Enjoy! I am going back to bed!

[Arcey]

Mornin'.

Nice now,not so nice low eighties later 'n maybe some rain after dark.

Real pretty early yestitty it WP. Was determined ta go clean – did – but eased off too much then botched a reload 'n miscounted on six, messed it up but got 'em all without a P. Ya ain't missin' ya ain't shoorin' fast 'nuff. Finished way down. Oh well.

Gonna beat taday tho. Got a physical ta do. Get stuck. Get yelled at, etc. This too shall pass.