so waht ya doin today?
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Pistolero, I used rolled up sheet lead for the last 3 tractors on this "I" beam scraper thing. But got tired of the 2 pcs getting slung off.
The 4" pipe is so I can ratchet strap the 2 together. And when pushing snow the height of them will be better. Our driveway is 300' long and hasn't needed any extra gravel in 30+ years. My dad was a civil engineer at heart..... so we spent some serious development time on the drive which has paid off.....
Soooo,the best time of year to "groom" the drive is after about 6" of snow..... it's like magic on a gravel based drive. Push most of it off then,with the slushy still floating on it,you can go to town getting it perfect. Think hillbilly motor grader..... with a "guide coat",haha.
But I'm stick a fork in it done today.... with a low to mid 40's pulse rate just feel like taking a dirt nap most days anymore. Walked 4 miles with the dog,built my target frame,and wrestling with 80# bags of concrete today. Prolly shoot bows later?
The 4" pipe is so I can ratchet strap the 2 together. And when pushing snow the height of them will be better. Our driveway is 300' long and hasn't needed any extra gravel in 30+ years. My dad was a civil engineer at heart..... so we spent some serious development time on the drive which has paid off.....
Soooo,the best time of year to "groom" the drive is after about 6" of snow..... it's like magic on a gravel based drive. Push most of it off then,with the slushy still floating on it,you can go to town getting it perfect. Think hillbilly motor grader..... with a "guide coat",haha.
But I'm stick a fork in it done today.... with a low to mid 40's pulse rate just feel like taking a dirt nap most days anymore. Walked 4 miles with the dog,built my target frame,and wrestling with 80# bags of concrete today. Prolly shoot bows later?
uncle jimbo
Well-Known Member
Temperatures are in the upper 40° F for the last 3 days. I saw my lawn for the first time since late Nov/early Dec. 
Now if the south winds would stop blowing (35 to 40 mph), it would be a nice day.
Now if the south winds would stop blowing (35 to 40 mph), it would be a nice day.
Sunny and 63 degrees, with light and variable winds.
Just got finished testing forty rounds (4/10 shot groups) of 9mm 130TC in the CZ carbine.
This AM, ran 140 cast bullets through the Star, in 44 caliber, that I cast yesterday.
That's interesting John but what about the truly interesting thing you did today? Hhmmm?
Our very own Winelover just signed the papers to buy 31 acres adjacent to his own 26 acres and he doesn't say a word about it. 57 acres of wooded Bambi hunting paradise right outside his door. How sweet is that?
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Well, I went to City Council meeting with six of my peeps, all wearing bright blue monogrammed polo shirts. The first hitch - as soon as I sat down the City Clerk and the Council President came up to me and said that for computer security purposes they couldn't allow me to run my PowerPoint presentation. Great! Spent all day carefully putting it together and couldn't use it. Well, it wasn't the first time I've had to give a speech and had my technology fail (since Kodak carousel slide show days) so I didn't panic. At the end of the meeting I got my chance to stand up and give my three minute speech. Have you ever had the feeling that you're speaking in a language that nobody around you understands? I've been a professional teacher for 25 years, don't usually have much trouble getting my point across, and yet from the questions I was asked you'd think I just tried to teach nuclear physics in Urdu. Freaking amazing.
The only council member that asked anything intelligent and seemed overtly sympathetic was a Black woman who represents a lower income district and who has fought with the City to get help for minority owned businesses. She is a small business owner herself and understands that a SMALL business is a two person barber/hair care shop, or a corner grocery store, or a three man machine shop. The City seems to think that you have to spend a half mil for a 6 car garage and employ 30 people to qualify for SMALL business help. Freaking amazing.
Don't even know where to start explaining things, but after the meeting the city attorney said I should call him, and the Director of an aid agency said the same. I tried to call them today and left messages so I am now waiting for call backs. And talking to a couple realtors in the adjoining county, I no longer hold any hope for a favorable resolution from the city.
The only council member that asked anything intelligent and seemed overtly sympathetic was a Black woman who represents a lower income district and who has fought with the City to get help for minority owned businesses. She is a small business owner herself and understands that a SMALL business is a two person barber/hair care shop, or a corner grocery store, or a three man machine shop. The City seems to think that you have to spend a half mil for a 6 car garage and employ 30 people to qualify for SMALL business help. Freaking amazing.
Don't even know where to start explaining things, but after the meeting the city attorney said I should call him, and the Director of an aid agency said the same. I tried to call them today and left messages so I am now waiting for call backs. And talking to a couple realtors in the adjoining county, I no longer hold any hope for a favorable resolution from the city.
fiver
Well-Known Member
that's what my yard looks like no.
we have had some warm weather the last 2 days.
today I spent some time clearing a path for the melting snow on the shed roof, chopping through about 6"s of solid clear ice out and around the side on the lawn and making a tunnel through the snow so the water wouldn't run inside the shed.
the city come by today with a couple of 600 and 900 series bucket trucks, a grader, and some dump trucks and semi-sorta removed some of the snow allowing the water to find it's way to the drain pipe across the street.
I was gonna go get some deck correct so I could start painting some boards for a new raised hot bed I want to build this spring for the garden, but they had about 15' of snow piled up in front of my yard/driveway until about 4pm.
we have had some warm weather the last 2 days.
today I spent some time clearing a path for the melting snow on the shed roof, chopping through about 6"s of solid clear ice out and around the side on the lawn and making a tunnel through the snow so the water wouldn't run inside the shed.
the city come by today with a couple of 600 and 900 series bucket trucks, a grader, and some dump trucks and semi-sorta removed some of the snow allowing the water to find it's way to the drain pipe across the street.
I was gonna go get some deck correct so I could start painting some boards for a new raised hot bed I want to build this spring for the garden, but they had about 15' of snow piled up in front of my yard/driveway until about 4pm.
Ian
Notorious member
Put 82 lbs of wild pig meat in the freezer. Almost went through my whole stockpile of Ziplock gallon vacuum bags (which they don't make anymore). When I finish off the last two boxes I think I'm gonna sit down and cry because those were the best thing ever for freezing meat. It doesn't matter if you suck a bunch of juice into the little hand pump thingy, they still seal and it takes 15 seconds to rinse out the pump. I had two Foodsavers (the original infomercial one and later the next generation one) and they both were a pita to use and the heat strip wouldn't work if there was any moisture at all on them or the mouth of the bag. The only way I could make it work was to put a paper towel log just inside the end of the bag to catch any moisure and hope it didn't leak through before the suck cycle finished. When I found out the Ziplocks were going away I bought every box of them in the county and that's lasted me a few hundred pounds of game meat and has preserved a lot of primers and ammunition.
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uncle jimbo
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Ian, look on amazon, they still sell them.
if these are what you are looking for. Hope they are for your sake.
Amazon.com: Ziploc ZL11X16PK3 Vacuum Sealer Roll, 11-Inch x 16-Feet, White: Vacuum Sealers: Kitchen & Dining
Amazon.com: Ziploc ZL11X16PK3 Vacuum Sealer Roll, 11-Inch x 16-Feet, White: Vacuum Sealers: Kitchen & Dining
www.amazon.com
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Brad,
Looks like you should be enured to that weather, having become a subject matter expert
at a young age.
Kieth,
Sorry to hear about your city meeting. Perhaps the attorney has some way out, or the aid agency.
Otherwise, do what people have been doing for many decades, move just outside the city limits to
escape the clutches of the fools in charge of the city. Of course, eventually they want to recapture
all those 'escapees' and move the city limits. But, by then you will be built and they will leave you
alone - while they increase your taxes.
Ever notice how all those new businesses are "out on the edge of town"? Pretty much driven their
by the head idiots-in-charge. Once most of the shopping, etc is out of town....they notice it. Until then,
too stupid to grasp it.
Bill
Looks like you should be enured to that weather, having become a subject matter expert
at a young age.
Kieth,
Sorry to hear about your city meeting. Perhaps the attorney has some way out, or the aid agency.
Otherwise, do what people have been doing for many decades, move just outside the city limits to
escape the clutches of the fools in charge of the city. Of course, eventually they want to recapture
all those 'escapees' and move the city limits. But, by then you will be built and they will leave you
alone - while they increase your taxes.
Ever notice how all those new businesses are "out on the edge of town"? Pretty much driven their
by the head idiots-in-charge. Once most of the shopping, etc is out of town....they notice it. Until then,
too stupid to grasp it.
Bill
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freebullet
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Keith
it is indeed a real bummer to feel like your wasting your time while explaining things that seem like common sense. Wanna good laugh, look up what the federal government small business size standards for contracting are, none of them meet the term "small" the way I understand the meaning. They literally have language to deal with the subcontractor of the subcontractor of the subcontractors contractor. It's like "better"... just a matter of perspective. Bigger isn't always.
If being self employed has taught me anything...do what is best for you & your clients, everything else will just be forgotten or a bad memory.
Brad
Hard to imagine you as a little tike at this point in your life. Thanks for sharing.
Ian
Try flash freezing the meat. I do it in our deep freeze for 10-15min. Kills the juice problem when vac sealing. We use a food saver for smaller quantities. Just paper towel the sealing area once the bags loaded w/flash froze goodies. We have one of the cabelas fancy pants vacs for large batch stuff. It is worth the jingle.
it is indeed a real bummer to feel like your wasting your time while explaining things that seem like common sense. Wanna good laugh, look up what the federal government small business size standards for contracting are, none of them meet the term "small" the way I understand the meaning. They literally have language to deal with the subcontractor of the subcontractor of the subcontractors contractor. It's like "better"... just a matter of perspective. Bigger isn't always.
If being self employed has taught me anything...do what is best for you & your clients, everything else will just be forgotten or a bad memory.
Brad
Hard to imagine you as a little tike at this point in your life. Thanks for sharing.
Ian
Try flash freezing the meat. I do it in our deep freeze for 10-15min. Kills the juice problem when vac sealing. We use a food saver for smaller quantities. Just paper towel the sealing area once the bags loaded w/flash froze goodies. We have one of the cabelas fancy pants vacs for large batch stuff. It is worth the jingle.
Well,buttoned up the hotrod tractor mowing deck yesterday..... was touch up painting on it,outside in January and February.... with gorgeous weather. Yesterday mounted the anti- scalp center roller that we built. The factory had holes in the deck for one,and honestly considering what this USA made deck cost.... probably should've come with?
But its done,and moved,out yonder and will cover it up with a matching blue tarp today. Can't let my baby get wet?
Now need to get the Aston Martin (some call it a Buick?) in the race shed for a little TLC. This car has more grease fittings on it than a backhoe..... which is Jim Dandy with me. So gonna give it a good greasin and check the brakes.... and while the wheels are off vaculate some fresh brake fluid through her.
But its done,and moved,out yonder and will cover it up with a matching blue tarp today. Can't let my baby get wet?
Now need to get the Aston Martin (some call it a Buick?) in the race shed for a little TLC. This car has more grease fittings on it than a backhoe..... which is Jim Dandy with me. So gonna give it a good greasin and check the brakes.... and while the wheels are off vaculate some fresh brake fluid through her.
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
A good day today.
Buckshot (Rick Tunell) came over about 11 A.M. with one of his newer Implements Of Destruction, a Miroku-made Winchester 1886 Featherweight 1/2 magazine variant in 45/70 w/ 22" barrel. Gorgeous rifle! He made mention of a small problem he had with his new 1911A1 in 45 ACP after he completely stripped it down for a detailed cleaning. He thinks he got the three-leaf sear spring not quite right upon re-assembly and test drive--the pistol sent triples and doubles down-range for him, which he found exciting but managed to "Hang onto it all right". Rick and Glen Dye/Gopher Slayer reset the spring, and the pistol returned to its less-exciting OEM performance envelope. He and I B.S.'ed around for about an hour, and he had missions to accomplish right around the corner--so off he went.
I messed around in the garage for a couple hours, tossing out a bunch of debris and trash and sorting through some of the stuff that has accumulated out there since hobby work largely hit the brakes in July of last year. Lots of lifting and dragging, to sort of test out physical limits and endurance with a mind toward a Nevada varmint hunt and the tasks required to load the truck, set stuff up, and knock stuff down. I can manage OK at 1700 ft. elevation--dunno about the same regimen at 6500 ft. All of the local mountain roads are in "residents only" access mode due to snow depth, and there is more coming tomorrow and over the weekend. So a "road test at altitude" has to wait a bit. Insert cuss words (HERE).
Toward the end of the day, I got noticed that my jury summons for tomorrow (today) got called off, which pleases me a great deal. I have seen enough of courtrooms, thank you very much.
Buckshot (Rick Tunell) came over about 11 A.M. with one of his newer Implements Of Destruction, a Miroku-made Winchester 1886 Featherweight 1/2 magazine variant in 45/70 w/ 22" barrel. Gorgeous rifle! He made mention of a small problem he had with his new 1911A1 in 45 ACP after he completely stripped it down for a detailed cleaning. He thinks he got the three-leaf sear spring not quite right upon re-assembly and test drive--the pistol sent triples and doubles down-range for him, which he found exciting but managed to "Hang onto it all right". Rick and Glen Dye/Gopher Slayer reset the spring, and the pistol returned to its less-exciting OEM performance envelope. He and I B.S.'ed around for about an hour, and he had missions to accomplish right around the corner--so off he went.
I messed around in the garage for a couple hours, tossing out a bunch of debris and trash and sorting through some of the stuff that has accumulated out there since hobby work largely hit the brakes in July of last year. Lots of lifting and dragging, to sort of test out physical limits and endurance with a mind toward a Nevada varmint hunt and the tasks required to load the truck, set stuff up, and knock stuff down. I can manage OK at 1700 ft. elevation--dunno about the same regimen at 6500 ft. All of the local mountain roads are in "residents only" access mode due to snow depth, and there is more coming tomorrow and over the weekend. So a "road test at altitude" has to wait a bit. Insert cuss words (HERE).
Toward the end of the day, I got noticed that my jury summons for tomorrow (today) got called off, which pleases me a great deal. I have seen enough of courtrooms, thank you very much.