Are you kidding? I don’t need that kind of hell.Sshhhh . . . Don't tell john.
so waht ya doin today?
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RBHarter
West Central AR
Smokie ,
As a new AR resident it is my understanding that Ar is a true constitutional carry state since March of this year . The permit allows carry in recipricating states , and access to among other things your medical records . Also new to the regulations .
I wished I'd had the pocket protector the other day but only because I wasn't sure if I could hit that copper head with an 8' 2×4 .
I wrecked a 66 F100 4×4 when about 7-8,000# of trailer wagged it like a rag doll and took me for a ride . Weird , not a mark on the front clip but everything above the frame and behind the firewall except the dash and seat was altered . I got 21 stitches across my nose and eyebrow .
I was sure my Dad was going to go ballistic , instead and quite possibly even more terrifying , he just quietly walked away shaking his head .
Later we rebuilt the truck "bigger , better , faster and stronger" as they say . I'm not sure now which carb we had on it but it was the biggest 2 bbl available on a 352 . We built it up to 390 with some dehumped 428 heads , medium Headman headers , fresh built NP 435 and a High 2/4-N-Low2/4 T case to replace the in/out . The you had to be careful with the throttle if you made a high power down shift and an empty bed because it would just rip any sort of traction loose . The RV cam came on as hard and abrupt as popping the secondaries at 3500 rpm only it happened at about 1900 and pulled though 4600 . No clue what the HP was but a 9.5-1 , no lope 390 with some mild head work and headers was probably good for 325 horses . My mom turned a 4.0 second 1/16 mile once . We took about 800# out of it with the change from the fleet side to the step bed an the accompanying rear bumper change . The 20 year later stream lined receiver didn't hurt anything either . Glory days I guess .
As a new AR resident it is my understanding that Ar is a true constitutional carry state since March of this year . The permit allows carry in recipricating states , and access to among other things your medical records . Also new to the regulations .
I wished I'd had the pocket protector the other day but only because I wasn't sure if I could hit that copper head with an 8' 2×4 .
I wrecked a 66 F100 4×4 when about 7-8,000# of trailer wagged it like a rag doll and took me for a ride . Weird , not a mark on the front clip but everything above the frame and behind the firewall except the dash and seat was altered . I got 21 stitches across my nose and eyebrow .
I was sure my Dad was going to go ballistic , instead and quite possibly even more terrifying , he just quietly walked away shaking his head .
Later we rebuilt the truck "bigger , better , faster and stronger" as they say . I'm not sure now which carb we had on it but it was the biggest 2 bbl available on a 352 . We built it up to 390 with some dehumped 428 heads , medium Headman headers , fresh built NP 435 and a High 2/4-N-Low2/4 T case to replace the in/out . The you had to be careful with the throttle if you made a high power down shift and an empty bed because it would just rip any sort of traction loose . The RV cam came on as hard and abrupt as popping the secondaries at 3500 rpm only it happened at about 1900 and pulled though 4600 . No clue what the HP was but a 9.5-1 , no lope 390 with some mild head work and headers was probably good for 325 horses . My mom turned a 4.0 second 1/16 mile once . We took about 800# out of it with the change from the fleet side to the step bed an the accompanying rear bumper change . The 20 year later stream lined receiver didn't hurt anything either . Glory days I guess .
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
Congrats to 462 on getting the nod for CCW!! A place like where Rick lives in AR might just be as safe as it is BECAUSE a significant number of good citzens DO elect to "go heeled". Deciding to go armed in public is not a calculation to be taken lightly. MUCH RESPECT to both Rick and Michael for there respective decisions. I have zero doubt that the folks here do the right things for the right reasons every day of their lives. To share your company is a privilege.
Good gunleather isn't cheap, and cheap gunleather is seldom good. A well-made leather 1-1/2" gun belt with sewn-on backing can do a good job of retention against the body, 1-3/4" is better but hard to find and few belt loops will fit that width.
I wouldn't scoff at the nylon holsters and belts being sold these days. The early versions were thick and cumbersome, but still worked well for hunting and field use. I doubt that any deputy at my shop uses leather webgear any more--I was an anachronism in 2004 at our last annual inspection in my all-Bianchi uniform leather Sam Browne and Beretta 96. The Bianchi nylon is issue now, because it is cheaper--lighter--lasts longer--and can be de-contaminated when a deputy gets exposed to clan lab chems.
Good gunleather isn't cheap, and cheap gunleather is seldom good. A well-made leather 1-1/2" gun belt with sewn-on backing can do a good job of retention against the body, 1-3/4" is better but hard to find and few belt loops will fit that width.
I wouldn't scoff at the nylon holsters and belts being sold these days. The early versions were thick and cumbersome, but still worked well for hunting and field use. I doubt that any deputy at my shop uses leather webgear any more--I was an anachronism in 2004 at our last annual inspection in my all-Bianchi uniform leather Sam Browne and Beretta 96. The Bianchi nylon is issue now, because it is cheaper--lighter--lasts longer--and can be de-contaminated when a deputy gets exposed to clan lab chems.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
CC, probably isn't necessary, in this area. Especially, in town. However, we live rural and the problem in all of rural America is drugs. More than once, I have been in an area where law enforcement was searching for an absconder. Just last month, on my property, in fact.
Another reason to have a permit is, one is allowed to legally carry while bow hunting. I'm an avid bow hunter and the season lasts for five months. Many times I have seen multiple dogs, on my acreage, while hunting and or working. Most aren't a issue but you never know. They don't bother me, I let them alone..............same goes for snakes.
Another reason to have a permit is, one is allowed to legally carry while bow hunting. I'm an avid bow hunter and the season lasts for five months. Many times I have seen multiple dogs, on my acreage, while hunting and or working. Most aren't a issue but you never know. They don't bother me, I let them alone..............same goes for snakes.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Al, you said the magic word- it's cheaper! That seems to be the driving factor these days. That and the fact most people, myself included, hate trying to get a leather rig to shine. I saw one Trooper years back that had a patent leather uniform rig. Gaudy!
I think I have all my roofing on hand now, plus a bit extra as I hate running short of things. Also got my building permit for my foundation work. No permit required for ag related structures. Spending money I hate to spend but you gotta do it.
Wife is gone to her sisters to pickup a mess of stuff, over nighter. I got the kids. Not sure where the day is headed yet.
I think I have all my roofing on hand now, plus a bit extra as I hate running short of things. Also got my building permit for my foundation work. No permit required for ag related structures. Spending money I hate to spend but you gotta do it.
Wife is gone to her sisters to pickup a mess of stuff, over nighter. I got the kids. Not sure where the day is headed yet.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Discounting the fact that I want protection from the two-legged predators, the dog and I have had two close encounters with coyotes, and an acquaintance's leashed dog was attacked by two coyotes while they were on a walk. Also, mountain lions have been spotted just several blocks from my house and where my post-retirement jobs take me, and they roam very close to the RV's storage area. Snakes aren't a problem in the areas I frequent though I've seen gopher snakes at the range, and rattlers live in the nearby scrubland and hills and are commonly seen at the lake where we camp and fish.
Certainly no need to justify your right to carry. It's nothing more than a personal choice if anyone decides it's the right thing for them. For some it is the right thing, for others not so much. Just a choice. As I posted earlier I'm glad many do decide to carry, society is clearly safer because of it.
Warning!!......Purge( house) Gloat...
Think about this from a cubic yard standpoint...and how much of your valuable,tax incurred property/s are effected by the fact.
Am working on the THIRD pickup truck load of "stuff" leaving the premises here. Took a very well,packed to the gills load of equipment down into NC earlier this week. This a.m. wifey and I got jacked on some of her Death Kill coffee and banged away at moving,deciding,and eventually dump run on a whole PU load. BOOM....2 down,already got the wheels in motion for load 3.
Meanwhile back,the height of redneck'ness.... drove the shoptruck 20 or so miles to P.O. and subsequently TO THE DUMP(booyah)... got home and there it sits....yup,elect pressure washer,all plugged up ready to go so,washed that 20 miles of "dust" off'n the truck.
Think about the space,in your life,that 3 PU loads of "stuff" could free up?
Think about this from a cubic yard standpoint...and how much of your valuable,tax incurred property/s are effected by the fact.
Am working on the THIRD pickup truck load of "stuff" leaving the premises here. Took a very well,packed to the gills load of equipment down into NC earlier this week. This a.m. wifey and I got jacked on some of her Death Kill coffee and banged away at moving,deciding,and eventually dump run on a whole PU load. BOOM....2 down,already got the wheels in motion for load 3.
Meanwhile back,the height of redneck'ness.... drove the shoptruck 20 or so miles to P.O. and subsequently TO THE DUMP(booyah)... got home and there it sits....yup,elect pressure washer,all plugged up ready to go so,washed that 20 miles of "dust" off'n the truck.
Think about the space,in your life,that 3 PU loads of "stuff" could free up?
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
I have had a hangun "on or about my person", long before it legal in Texas with a CHL. I was one of the first to get a Texas CHL and still took me a year before I could relax and not feel like an outlaw.
Got a line on an "early" 1970's Thos. Moser,....believe it to be,a five drawer chest. Freeby of course. It is off the chart,on it's position within American furniture and it,sorta needs to be here. This pce's possible aquisition had some influence on our,"reposition" moving stuff around this a.m.
fiver
Well-Known Member
I used about a 50-50 mix of the queso fresco and fresh mozzarella.
the mozzarella takes pushing into the peppers better, it also handles the heat from the fryer really well
it's a pretty nice mix of flavor and cheese stretch with the two.
I was gonna do the traditional egg white batter and pan fry them, then we decided to do it this way since the batter is easier to make, and it was getting late enough.
last night went a bit better, we made stuffed bell peppers I picked from the garden.
I snuck a couple of other peppers in the mix and we kind of played life sucks roulette.
you could tell when someone got a bite of an Anaheim, and when one of the Thai or wax peppers got through. [about half of the wax peppers crossed with the ghost peppers when the summer squash grew up over the top of them,, and are sneaky hot]
the mozzarella takes pushing into the peppers better, it also handles the heat from the fryer really well
it's a pretty nice mix of flavor and cheese stretch with the two.
I was gonna do the traditional egg white batter and pan fry them, then we decided to do it this way since the batter is easier to make, and it was getting late enough.
last night went a bit better, we made stuffed bell peppers I picked from the garden.
I snuck a couple of other peppers in the mix and we kind of played life sucks roulette.
you could tell when someone got a bite of an Anaheim, and when one of the Thai or wax peppers got through. [about half of the wax peppers crossed with the ghost peppers when the summer squash grew up over the top of them,, and are sneaky hot]
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Still cutting up the 5 large trees I had dropped on our property! I finally got that whole lower section about 16 ft of the big 15" dia poplar cut up in sections that can be moved ( for a semi hard wood they are really heavy!) My HF electric chainsaw was a real demon cutting these up....had to cut from both sides but got er done! Had to go to my son's gas chainsaw to work on de-branching the sectioned 3 huge firs and pine, however!
I would need a #8 wire 200 ft extension to run a 10 amp saw that far and I don't have that nor a Gas generator!
Weather is tuning very cool now and the leaves are starting to get Fall color.....so Time to start harvesting many of my chillies!
Tomatoes already are going by ( I made 30 quarts of sauce to put up for the winter) Since I tried my hand at growing some of those south western chillies this year I didn't want to take any chance at loosing this years crop! I grew Big Jims ( Hatch style) Hatch pepper items are starting to move in to the north east in the stores and I just love the flavor so I thought I would try growing them here in PA soil! of course I grew my normal batch of Aleppo's But added Poblano and some Jalapeño's: An early hybrid along with one called "Pumpkin Spice"! The earlies are way too hot for Jalapeño's but the "Pumpkin Spice" are hot but enjoyable! I also grew the Anaheim " Ancho Giant" but they were not large by any means! Only had one seed sprout and got about 6 chillies off the plant! The real sleeper was the "Bácskai Fehér" Hungarian Sweet Paprika Pepper....High & early yield and great as a fried or stuffed pepper ...not hot but very flavorful!
Anyway though I would take a photo of todays harvest! ( still have more on the plants)
Fire roasted some of these and also chopped half of them up for freezing fresh!
Big Jims on the left ( long ones & 2 red ones!) Poblanos on the right. Middle front Yellow "Pumpkin Spice"Jalapeño's; Red ones are Early Jalapeño's & 2 black ones are the disappointing Ancho Gigantica!
Jim
I would need a #8 wire 200 ft extension to run a 10 amp saw that far and I don't have that nor a Gas generator!
Weather is tuning very cool now and the leaves are starting to get Fall color.....so Time to start harvesting many of my chillies!
Tomatoes already are going by ( I made 30 quarts of sauce to put up for the winter) Since I tried my hand at growing some of those south western chillies this year I didn't want to take any chance at loosing this years crop! I grew Big Jims ( Hatch style) Hatch pepper items are starting to move in to the north east in the stores and I just love the flavor so I thought I would try growing them here in PA soil! of course I grew my normal batch of Aleppo's But added Poblano and some Jalapeño's: An early hybrid along with one called "Pumpkin Spice"! The earlies are way too hot for Jalapeño's but the "Pumpkin Spice" are hot but enjoyable! I also grew the Anaheim " Ancho Giant" but they were not large by any means! Only had one seed sprout and got about 6 chillies off the plant! The real sleeper was the "Bácskai Fehér" Hungarian Sweet Paprika Pepper....High & early yield and great as a fried or stuffed pepper ...not hot but very flavorful!
Anyway though I would take a photo of todays harvest! ( still have more on the plants)
Fire roasted some of these and also chopped half of them up for freezing fresh!
Big Jims on the left ( long ones & 2 red ones!) Poblanos on the right. Middle front Yellow "Pumpkin Spice"Jalapeño's; Red ones are Early Jalapeño's & 2 black ones are the disappointing Ancho Gigantica!
Jim
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
Another delightful, hot, humid day spent in Florida today. We left Sarasota about 9 A.M. and headed south down I-75, then took the more direct route along Tamiami Trail. Marie and I do that a lot--use secondary routes to see more
/better scenery. That worked well--most of the way. SR 997 was a constructicated clusterBLANK. We got onto U.S. 1 southbound OK anyway.
The first time for me in the Keys, Marie is an old pro after being stationed at Ft. Rucker while in the Army. The chain of islands stretches a lot longer than I thought they did, and the islands are a lot bigger than the Disney/travel/fishing shows convey with their whatzis journalism. Lots of folks fishing, and LOTS of boats on the water. Southern CA thinks it has boats and boat shops--South Florida puts CA in deep, dark shade. Marie was muttering, not quite under her breath--"This trip will cost us a lot more than just gas and hotels. MISTAKE!"
We made a number of stops today, and I really extended myself on the walking with the new prosthesis. I might have totalled two miles, though in increments throughout the day. THAT I am pretty jazzed about. I see some deer hunting next month taking place.
Our trip's end-goal was reached late this afternoon--Key West, and the obligatory commemorative photo taken ar The Most Southernmost Point In The USA. I think Hawaii might argue that statement, but those island latecomers were 140 years late. We stole Key West and FL fair and square from Spain c. 1819. Latter-day claims of "sour grapes" are indelicate and inappropriate, and FL already has the statues raised and nicely painted. You snooze, ya lose.
/better scenery. That worked well--most of the way. SR 997 was a constructicated clusterBLANK. We got onto U.S. 1 southbound OK anyway.
The first time for me in the Keys, Marie is an old pro after being stationed at Ft. Rucker while in the Army. The chain of islands stretches a lot longer than I thought they did, and the islands are a lot bigger than the Disney/travel/fishing shows convey with their whatzis journalism. Lots of folks fishing, and LOTS of boats on the water. Southern CA thinks it has boats and boat shops--South Florida puts CA in deep, dark shade. Marie was muttering, not quite under her breath--"This trip will cost us a lot more than just gas and hotels. MISTAKE!"
We made a number of stops today, and I really extended myself on the walking with the new prosthesis. I might have totalled two miles, though in increments throughout the day. THAT I am pretty jazzed about. I see some deer hunting next month taking place.
Our trip's end-goal was reached late this afternoon--Key West, and the obligatory commemorative photo taken ar The Most Southernmost Point In The USA. I think Hawaii might argue that statement, but those island latecomers were 140 years late. We stole Key West and FL fair and square from Spain c. 1819. Latter-day claims of "sour grapes" are indelicate and inappropriate, and FL already has the statues raised and nicely painted. You snooze, ya lose.
fiver
Well-Known Member
you'd think the big one's would do better.
the Poblano's look good,, I could work with those.
the Thai peppers have been a pleasant surprise here.
I got them early and held them for quite some time, up potting them twice before planting them outside and they have responded pretty well.
I'm kind of milking out the third cutting because I have a feeling anything after this is gonna be purely by chance.
the Bell peppers have also been a surprise.
my yard is about the oddest place, one side grows one thing, the other does well with others, and 5' makes a big difference.
stuff you wouldn't think would do well does great in spots it shouldn't, and the same thing doesn't grow under the conditions recommended by the 'experts'.
the Hosta's popped up after being planted, and then just kind of went meh here we are, right next to them the tayberry bushes are getting out of control.
the Hosta's should be right at home there, and the Tayberry's don't get enough sun??
I'm just gonna keep notes and keep rotating things until they kind of find a home.
the Poblano's look good,, I could work with those.
the Thai peppers have been a pleasant surprise here.
I got them early and held them for quite some time, up potting them twice before planting them outside and they have responded pretty well.
I'm kind of milking out the third cutting because I have a feeling anything after this is gonna be purely by chance.
the Bell peppers have also been a surprise.
my yard is about the oddest place, one side grows one thing, the other does well with others, and 5' makes a big difference.
stuff you wouldn't think would do well does great in spots it shouldn't, and the same thing doesn't grow under the conditions recommended by the 'experts'.
the Hosta's popped up after being planted, and then just kind of went meh here we are, right next to them the tayberry bushes are getting out of control.
the Hosta's should be right at home there, and the Tayberry's don't get enough sun??
I'm just gonna keep notes and keep rotating things until they kind of find a home.
Rally
NC Minnesota
Strange week around here. Last Tuesday I had my brother helping me tear out some big beaver dams (6-8' tall) and I had a bad spell. Thought I had a heart attack or something. Had to sit on the dam while my brother finished tearing out the dam. Head rushes and tingling from heart up. Tough place to be with no phone reception and a 1 1/4 mile walk back out to the truck. My brother carried out the traps. Took about 1/2 hour before I could stand up and get my feet under me for the walk out. Bad enough I let my brother drive my truck home ( 87 miles) ! Felt good enough to eat something about half way home. Wife put me on a short leash Wednesday and Thursday. My wife and daughter (RN) hounded me to go get checked out so made an appointment at the VA facility in St. Cloud. Spent 5 hours there Friday, taking all kinds of exams, xrays, MRI, EKG, etc and found nothing wrong. Said my sugar count was a little high but we had eaten about an hour before having blood drawn. Doc is scheduling a stress test for me the next couple weeks or so. Gave me some steroids to take for my smokers cough and an antibiotic to open my airways some. Gave me the smoking lecture, he being a 72 yr old who quit at 60 himself. LOL Doc said I wasn't 40 anymore and should take it easy,
at least until the stress test. No dam removal, especially on hot days, which there shouldn't be any more of this year.
On the way home we got a call that our second great grandchild, a girl (Delaney Jo 6 lbs 1.8 oz.) was just born. Mother and child both in good shape. That is 7 grandchildren and two great grand children for us so far.
Second phone call was from the county foreman with another beaver contract. Told the wife I would go set it up Monday since there wasn't anything wrong with me. Got the "bad eye" for that one.
The wife had plans with her "Garage Sale Goddess" friends to make a day of the Little Falls Craft show today, so I got some piece and quiet in the shop today. Wife made me promise I wouldn't go set up the beaver contract. My Grandson brought over his Springer pup (Cash) so I could watch him a couple days while he spends a couple days with the new baby and wife at the hospital, whom I just caught chewing up one of my shoes when I took this picture. LOL
Sooo, since the wife grounded me, and the puppy needed a babysitter, I fired up the pots and cast some 12 gauge slugs. My grandson and I have been having a blast shooting clay pigeons at 50 yards with that Rem. 870 Express 12 (combine gun) I picked up a while back and refinished.
at least until the stress test. No dam removal, especially on hot days, which there shouldn't be any more of this year.On the way home we got a call that our second great grandchild, a girl (Delaney Jo 6 lbs 1.8 oz.) was just born. Mother and child both in good shape. That is 7 grandchildren and two great grand children for us so far.
Second phone call was from the county foreman with another beaver contract. Told the wife I would go set it up Monday since there wasn't anything wrong with me. Got the "bad eye" for that one.
The wife had plans with her "Garage Sale Goddess" friends to make a day of the Little Falls Craft show today, so I got some piece and quiet in the shop today. Wife made me promise I wouldn't go set up the beaver contract. My Grandson brought over his Springer pup (Cash) so I could watch him a couple days while he spends a couple days with the new baby and wife at the hospital, whom I just caught chewing up one of my shoes when I took this picture. LOL
Sooo, since the wife grounded me, and the puppy needed a babysitter, I fired up the pots and cast some 12 gauge slugs. My grandson and I have been having a blast shooting clay pigeons at 50 yards with that Rem. 870 Express 12 (combine gun) I picked up a while back and refinished.
