60+ year old thread.

Finally getting around to catching up with the Cool Old Dude thread.

We got back from Chicken about 11PM Monday. Main part of herd still holding up in the non-trail accessible zones. We saw about 15 stragglers, none of them close enough for our group to get a shot. I kind of wanted to stay a couple more days, but when we woke up to snow at 4300' Monday morning, most of our group wanted to leave. BILs still enjoyed the experience and understand "that's hunting" ... I'm a little disappointed that they didn't get a shot at a caribou. Randy (hunting partner) and I may go back if reports come in that the herd moves into our zone. Season doesn't close 'til 30 Sep.

Checked on the crossbow legality here, only permissable with Doctors letter of disability to use a regular bow. Still think I'll look into getting a bow to increase my hunt opportunities ... Haven't used one since before I left VA 32 years ago. I understand the technology in them has come a long way.

Cheech, glad ya'll are safe. Randy's son and soon to be DIL are here visiting from Honolulu. They are enjoying "cool AK" ... they remarked it's been unusually and uncomfortably hot there this Summer.

Hope all are well.

 

Afternoon all:
on the hunt Rob! Maybe need a 50 BMG for those long shots!!!

 

Hmmm ... might need to look into a mount for the roof of the 6x6!

 

You can just let Randy carry it!

There's a 8' king cobra that escaped and is on the loose in Orlando FL.
Watch out Jim!
Hope it's not a pregnant female; sure don't need them to become a problem.

Hummm! Just thinking, maybe could put a sign out: FREE ROCKS, pick your own!
4th cart full, and they are getting bigger!

 

Congrats Carl, sounds like a good deal. Hope you enjoy

 

Let me guess, you're digging a hole. That's the way it is here too. I don't dig with a shovel, I dig with a pick. And I wind up with a large pile of rocks and a very small pile of dirt. There's a reason it's called Rockland Township!

 

Morning all:
Nope, surface rocks.
Guess that's what's to be expected when you live just off an area known as the "STONY RIDGE"!
I keep hitting them with the brush cutter blade so I figure it's about time to get some of them out of that area, at least the ones that I can handle. There are some there that I would probably need an excavator to move.

 

Standing by for pics of your new excavator.

 

Morning all.

I can relate. In most areas of the Texas Hill Country you don't DIG a hole .... you CHISEL it!

Been busy using my new Medicare benefits. Doc listed all the vaccines and procedures I should take care of. Stuff I've been putting off for years. Got my shingles shot yesterday. Last night I dreamed I was blown off the roof by high winds !

Tex

 

Hiya Tex

 

Hmmm... Randy has a fire ring those would look good around ... Should probably look for some closer though.

 

:wave; morning boys

 

Need help? Here you go!

 

Afternoon all:
Wassa matter Sue!

Does a wave help any?

 

Happy Labor Day sixtys, wannabes, and Susan. We've been painting the house over the past week or so; washing down with 'TSP', making small repairs, caulking, then painting. We have everything done that can be reached from the ground or 20' ladder. Next up is renting the bucket lift. Sometimes I wish I lived in a different house.

My parents made the decision to leave their home of 52 years and move to an independent living facility. We've been helping them with the logistics, planning, packing. Plenty to do! And of course just about everything they pick up in the house triggers a story, so the days can be kind of long. But it's stories about family and friends and great experiences and so it's all good.

 

Morning all.

You are a good guy Dave, and a great son.

 

Don't get carried away man - I'm doing it for the free stuff.

Seriously, they do have to downsize a heck of a lot, and there is stuff like yard equipment they simply won't need anymore. We did the garden shed last week and I came home with a chipper/shredder that looks like it's from about 1980. Old L-head Briggs & Stratton motor. Fired right up once I cleaned the mouse hotel out of it.

Dad also has a Honda push mower; he said it wouldn't possibly start, it's been sitting there for a couple of years with gas in it. I sniffed the gas - didn't smell awful. So I figured out the choke and gave it a pull. 4 tugs and vroom, it's running. I was surprised to be honest; Honda or no, that's a long time for gas to sit these days.

 

I just can't resist, it's been too long:

http://youtu.be/rtDAK7Umk7A



Morning all.

 

Finally had the time to replace the drivers seat cover and armrest cover in the Tacoma. After 6 years and 85 thousand miles the covers needed to be replaced.

Before


After

 

^^^^ Sexay!