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5thDragoons
05-20-2023, 06:15
No rain for 2 days now but still chilly. I wimped out and turned the heat on this morning. Went over to a nearby town for a haircut Thurs. Barber fancies himself a gun wheeler dealer and always has a few leaning against a counter. While he clipped away, I noticed an older Marlin shotgun among the pile of otherwise uninteresting stuff. Turned out to be a model 28 in VG+ condition. I checked the serial # when I got home to find it's from 1914 or 15. Priced @ $250, and he "has a little room". I've got a pile of winning scratch cards and am trying to talk myself out of buying it. Next time I go over, I'll offer 175 just to hear him screech - I'd go $200.
Too wet to mow, but the lawn actually doesn't need it yet. Monday or Tues... if it's not raining. No coffee yet - wifey is still snoozing. Time to catch up on correspondence. SW
No coffee yet - wifey is still snoozing.
But if you make it for her the smell of coffee is always a good thing to wake up to.
In our case it's whoever gets up first. Our coffeemaker keeps the coffee hot and drinkable for 2 hours (SS with no heating element under pot).
Here, there is no rain yet but it will come. The yard is like a swamp. Grass overall is OK but a few stalks of crabgrass are blooming so it needs to be cut.
working,
wife off to meet friends for both breaky and lunch
got a guy here with me that wants to help me out a day or 2 a week, so teaching him the gunborker ropes,
beautiful day, feel like I should be outside fishing, shooting or something, but gotta earn some $$$
wpnsman in town, so tonight will be beer consumption, pizza or chinese, or ???
and a lot of BS'ing,
mailed off my No4T scope to Wheaty to get the turrets unstuck, that was delivered yesterday,
so I expect I'll get an email in the next day or 4 from him on $$ to fix and turnaround time,
Dragonsdad
05-20-2023, 09:54
Afternoon temps in the upper 80's here.
Warnings over snowmelt flooding dominate the local news.
The weather's too nice and I've been putting off too many projects to justify sitting in front of a keyboard for very long, so... I'm out.
Here, there is no rain yet but it will come. The yard is like a swamp. Grass overall is OK but a few stalks of crabgrass are blooming so it needs to be cut.
Got the swamp mowed. Now it is raining.
Dragonsdad
05-21-2023, 09:07
Afternoon thundershowers are trying to be a regular thing and I have mixed feelings about that.
I've learned to dislike the fires that tend to go with them. My youngest up in northern Idaho was telling me Canadian wildfire smoke has been reaching mucking up the air. I'd have thought it too early in the year for that noise but I guess not. Worrying about both fires and flooding shouldn't be how it works.
Mowed the back lawn yesterday. It's a much smaller patch than the front but still needs doing.
I'll be heading out and going for the front once I finish my coffee and mess up some clean dishes.
got the grass cut at the shop, as in finally finished it
had to get in a rasslin match with the belt that it threw,, and will have to replace it (big nick in it, won't last long)
and,, that means pulling the deck out, so i will end up pulling the blades etc and sharpening, likely next week
now,, have to head back to the house, get the right air hose, (cannot find my tire thingy for the hose,, I know there are some here, but lord knows where) and then come back to the shop, inflate the tire on the trailer, and then head back home to cut my grass,,,
really need to buy a cheap mower for the shop, but good news is its a wooded lot, so I only have to cut it about once a month,,,
got the grass cut at the shop, as in finally finished it
had to get in a rasslin match with the belt that it threw,, and will have to replace it (big nick in it, won't last long)
and,, that means pulling the deck out, so i will end up pulling the blades etc and sharpening, likely next week
now,, have to head back to the house, get the right air hose, (cannot find my tire thingy for the hose,, I know there are some here, but lord knows where) and then come back to the shop, inflate the tire on the trailer, and then head back home to cut my grass,,,
really need to buy a cheap mower for the shop, but good news is its a wooded lot, so I only have to cut it about once a month,,,
Or build a fence around it and get a couple of goats, chickens or ducks. They eat anything and everything.
There's a person here on Craigslist that rents goats for such occasions.
5thDragoons
05-21-2023, 11:57
Once again, I was an easy mark. A Mexican family was driving around selling tamales. $20 for 2 dozen pork or chicken and made fresh this morning. The whole family was on the hefty side, weight wise so I figured Mom was a good cook. I went with chicken since pork tamale ethic dictates various piggy head parts are to be used. Wifey was shaking her head... "You're easy!" Sad but true. I had to try one right away and pretty darn tasty! Spicy, but not to the extent of cauterizing your taste buds. Told wifey to grab a can of refried beans when she was at the store.
In other news, younger daughter went to a Willie Nelson concert in Omaha last night. Poor Willie sings a while - wheezes a while - sings a while - coughs up a lung... He had fun smoking all that weed, but it didn't do him much good. SW
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Phloating Phlasher
05-21-2023, 12:19
First time in the yard to do work since November of last year.
It went feral!
:1930:
Weed whacked the heck out of it then pulled the tree stump weeds with one of those step on it & twist gadgets that levers the roots bundle out.
Highly recommended BTW!
Now the whole back yard has "That nice, fresh, Minty smell"!
Take THAT zombie mint!
:icon_salut:
https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Deluxe-Stand-up-Weeder-4-claw/dp/B0030MIHAU/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=weeds%2Bpuller&qid=1684696704&sr=8-6&th=1
The bovine roundup started today,gunna be a hectic next 5 day’s or so,no rain for a few day’s & low 80’s cloudy day’s forecasted the gens are starting to put in overtime hrs to pick up the slack on the loss of solar hrs,hopefully it all turns out splendidly by next weekend.The PBR’s will earn their keep!!
Johnny P
05-21-2023, 07:31
But if you make it for her the smell of coffee is always a good thing to wake up to.
In our case it's whoever gets up first. Our coffeemaker keeps the coffee hot and drinkable for 2 hours (SS with no heating element under pot).
Here, there is no rain yet but it will come. The yard is like a swamp. Grass overall is OK but a few stalks of crabgrass are blooming so it needs to be cut.
For the first years of our marriage the wife and I had one of the coffee pots with the heating element under the pot. The first cup was great, but progressively went down hill. We discovered the coffee makers with the thermal pot, and last cup is as good as the first.
The zero turn mowers are great when you have a lot of grass to cut. Much faster than the old tractor type, but if there is a soft spot it only has to spin one time and you are stuck. I keep between 3 and 4 acres mowed, and this year has been especially wet. Too heavy to push out, so get out the old '03 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD and 20' strap out.
The zero turn mowers are great when you have a lot of grass to cut. Much faster than the old tractor type, but if there is a soft spot it only has to spin one time and you are stuck. I keep between 3 and 4 acres mowed, and this year has been especially wet. Too heavy to push out, so get out the old '03 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD and 20' strap out.
Haven't had that problem yet but yeah, zero's are really hard to push.
The bovine roundup started today,gunna be a hectic next 5 day’s or so,no rain for a few day’s & low 80’s cloudy day’s forecasted the gens are starting to put in overtime hrs to pick up the slack on the loss of solar hrs,hopefully it all turns out splendidly by next weekend.The PBR’s will earn their keep!!
For the first years of our marriage the wife and I had one of the coffee pots with the heating element under the pot. The first cup was great, but progressively went down hill. We discovered the coffee makers with the thermal pot, and last cup is as good as the first.
The zero turn mowers are great when you have a lot of grass to cut. Much faster than the old tractor type, but if there is a soft spot it only has to spin one time and you are stuck. I keep between 3 and 4 acres mowed, and this year has been especially wet. Too heavy to push out, so get out the old '03 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD and 20' strap out.
we have an easement between our house and a neighbor, and with the 54" deck on the Deere X340, I have gotten high centered or low centered a few times,
sometimes I can pull the lever and put it in neutral, and muscle it one way or the other,
most times I pull the lever, put it in neutral, and run a chain up to the Tundra and pull it out
Doc Sharptail
05-22-2023, 08:15
But if you make it for her the smell of coffee is always a good thing to wake up to.
In our case it's whoever gets up first. Our coffeemaker keeps the coffee hot and drinkable for 2 hours (SS with no heating element under pot).
Sometimes the smell of coffee is enough to wake her- sometimes not.
We tried the thermal carafe thing a few years back and ended up giving it away after less than a week.
We are both from the school of hot is the way to drink coffee. The thermal pot couldn't keep it hot enough for our likes.
Current machine is a little over 3 years old now, and the warming plate/boiler has just about had it.
Slow to brew and fast to cool...
Regards,
Doc Sharptail
Sometimes the smell of coffee is enough to wake her- sometimes not.
We tried the thermal carafe thing a few years back and ended up giving it away after less than a week.
We are both from the school of hot is the way to drink coffee. The thermal pot couldn't keep it hot enough for our likes.
Current machine is a little over 3 years old now, and the warming plate/boiler has just about had it.
Slow to brew and fast to cool...
Regards,
Doc Sharptail
Coffee is like music. A lot of variances. What one person likes another dislikes. It seems most people like strong coffee and a dark roast. I'm just the opposite. I like a mild roast. Personally my stomach can't tolerate anything strong. To me, with a mild roast you taste the coffee. With a med or dark roast you taste the roast.
A lot depends too upon what you put in your coffee. If you use cream and sugar ( or substitute ) you may want it strong. Straight black coffee you may want weaker. As a kid I loaded it up with crap and wanted the strong coffee for extra taste.
As far as the thermal pots go, w/o a heating element underneath you would have to lose some heat but we have to let the stuff cool a bit before drinking anyway so it never affected us. We went through 2 Cuisinart thermal coffee makers. They brewed good and had built in grinders but both of them leaked water on to the counter top. Now we use a cheapo $50 thermal pot from Black and Decker. Slow but it doesn't leak. For us it seems the heater under the pot cooks the coffee too much and changes the flavor.
Dragonsdad
05-22-2023, 04:52
Winter days when I'm stuck by the woodstove I'll break out the hand grinder, French press and fancy beans. I have a variety stashed for such occasions. Gives me something to look forward to. Otherwise, it's cold instant with the intent to get me going.
Just got off the phone with my firewood connection.
Sounds like next Winter's hardwood is on the way. Feeling pretty good about that. Last Winter was a squeaker. Another couple weeks of serious cold would have had me eyeing the furniture. Ordered half again what I went through last year to give me more of a cushion. Almond has to come over the pass from California. By the time it gets here it's far from cheap but worth every penny.
My stove has a really small firebox. Pine won't get the job done.
Winter days when I'm stuck by the woodstove I'll break out the hand grinder, French press and fancy beans. I have a variety stashed for such occasions. Gives me something to look forward to. Otherwise, it's cold instant with the intent to get me going.
Just got off the phone with my firewood connection.
Sounds like next Winter's hardwood is on the way. Feeling pretty good about that. Last Winter was a squeaker. Another couple weeks of serious cold would have had me eyeing the furniture. Ordered half again what I went through last year to give me more of a cushion. Almond has to come over the pass from California. By the time it gets here it's far from cheap but worth every penny.
My stove has a really small firebox. Pine won't get the job done.
And here I sit smothered with trees that need to be cut. After hurricanes we have so many trees down FEMA picks them up if you can haul them to the highway right of way. From there they go to county landfills until they form huge mountains. Later they are ground for mulch, bagged and distributed to stores. Some get burned or buried as land fill. A few people here have wood burning fireplaces and store wood but it takes up space and needs to be kept in a shed or lean-to.
Dragonsdad
05-22-2023, 07:32
*** needs to be kept in a shed or lean-to.
I've seen people stack firewood up against the house.
I'm always finding termite larvae when splitting. Carpenter ants gobble up damp pine in nothing flat. Keeping both away from the house means digging a path out to the woodshed and splitting stump pretty much first thing after a snowfall but I'm used to it. Lined the inside of the shed with some old redwood fence boards. Friends thought it was overkill.
seems to be holding up
52730
I suspect Northern Nevada has more of a winter than you folks are used to.
I had snow on the roof in early March that first fell on New Year's Eve.
Deep snow messed up more than a few buildings up at nearby Lake Tahoe.
Dragonsdad
05-22-2023, 08:06
There's usually a truck parked in front of that part of the shed and that's my excuse for posting the following.
52731
We have a light snow about every 10 years or so.
It's interesting to look at but always glad it is someone else's problem.
Our winters are mild. Salt is never used on roads. When pavement on overpasses or bridges freeze sand or dirt is spread instead.
We have many other faults/hurtles here though. No place on earth is the "perfect" place to live.
PS: Those old Chevy's bring good money these days.
Dragonsdad
05-22-2023, 10:12
I drove it off the showroom floor of the Wimpy dealership out of 4 Corners Arizona in 1970.
It's a 'Wimpy' 1969 - 350ci / runs like a champ / body's showing it's age.
I'm likely to post this one sooner or later. If I do it now it's out of the way.
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Dragonsdad
05-22-2023, 10:22
An observation and I'll let go of this.
Never let a mule deer try to help you work on your truck.
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They'll talk a good game to put you at ease while they try to muscle their way in.
Next thing you know you're missing tools and they're asking for the keys.
Clean with lotta new parts. An electric fuel pump?
I thought at first the deer must be one of those fake target deers that bow hunters practice on.
Must be pretty tame. I guess you and the wifey give it handouts?
Dragonsdad
05-23-2023, 07:08
An electric fuel pump?
OEM mechanical / pressure limiter and filter upgrade. Mostly stock or clones of original GM parts.
I could babble on at length about what's been done over the years. Suffice to say... it runs.
divorced / two boys in their 40's
Deer come in for the apples
52740
and tend to stay for the shade.
52739
I won't try to tell you they're tame but will admit they're used to my presence.
neighbor's cat, that divorced them and hangs at my house most of the day,
got up a tree and over to the shed roof, likely chasing a squirrel, or something chased him,
he could not figure out how to get down, so I had to grab a ladder and pluck him off the roof,
he is a good kitteh, but not that bright
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Dragonsdad
05-23-2023, 09:02
When you went up there for him, was he glad for the help or did he try to rip you a new one?
neighbor's cat, that divorced them and hangs at my house most of the day,
got up a tree and over to the shed roof, likely chasing a squirrel, or something chased him,
he could not figure out how to get down, so I had to grab a ladder and pluck him off the roof,
he is a good kitteh, but not that bright
Cats live where they want to live and with whom. May stay in your yard because of shade too. If you feed him/her it is now your cat.
When you went up there for him, was he glad for the help or did he try to rip you a new one?
he came to me, I don't know how long he was up there, may have been all night
Dragonsdad
05-23-2023, 06:26
That's your cat, then.
yep, wife said he was at the back door this morning , go guessing he was only up there a little bit,
good kitteh, as I said, but not too smart,
wife and I are cat magnets, I have a neighbor at the shop that has maybe 6 cats,
2 are very friendly and get lots of neck rubs,
most of them come in the building and look around and leave, which I am ok with, I have had no mouse issues since they moved in
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