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Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by johneman, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. Apr 10, 2019 at 6:56 AM
    hikerduane

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    Last of the snow is about melted off my place, even have one Daffodil that should open today or tomorrow, some more next few days. Creek is flowing pretty fast, rising and falling some the last few days depending on rainfall, sunny yesterday, but only in the low 50's. 15 Robin's or so in my front yard yesterday.
    Duane
     
  2. Apr 10, 2019 at 7:04 AM
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    Hot box here in south Texas. High today 95. Headed bay fishing today and tomorrow. Fish for dinner. Have a good days guys.
     
  3. Apr 10, 2019 at 7:50 AM
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    We have a few trees showing green leaves, buds/flowers on some, too. Grass is starting to grow. Have not burned wood in the stove for a few days now.

    Start my second blacksmithing class. 8 weeks every wed nite.
     
  4. Apr 10, 2019 at 2:36 PM
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  5. Apr 10, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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    Doing the same over here on this side of the mountain.Other than pollen,it feels great.
     
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  6. Apr 11, 2019 at 3:26 AM
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  7. Apr 11, 2019 at 5:05 AM
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    Morning all:

    No leaves yet but plenty of buds and the grass is starting to grow here also, I'll be mowing shortly! :(
    Was just reading where gas in CA is approaching $4 a gal., guess we can be glad that it's only approaching $3 a gal. here! :(
     
  8. Apr 11, 2019 at 7:18 AM
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    I have patches that need mowing ... I am putting it off as long as possible.

    Hovering below 3 here, too.
     
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  10. Apr 11, 2019 at 6:51 PM
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    I paid $3.959 just South of Chicago today for 92 Octane premium.

    Tuesday afternoon in Mobile, Alabama at Costco I paid $2.799 for 93 Octane premium gasoline.
     
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  11. Apr 11, 2019 at 7:28 PM
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    Yup!!
     
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  12. Apr 12, 2019 at 6:19 AM
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  13. Apr 12, 2019 at 6:39 AM
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  14. Apr 12, 2019 at 9:00 AM
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    I agree. It does not look like there is a short bed AC. The ad was, I believe, an error.
     
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  15. Apr 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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    Nice day today after lunch, mid 60's, even thought to put some shorts on for a few hours.
    Checked the wood splitter out, runs after some choke action to clear the carb out. Can start splitting firewood now for a real early start filling the woodshed. Need to put the snow thrower away and get the rototiller out, gas the lawn mower up to suck up the debris off the lawn.
    Duane
     
  16. Apr 14, 2019 at 12:47 AM
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    Woohoo off to Vegas!
    Hope to get back what I left last year.
     
  17. Apr 14, 2019 at 3:35 AM
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    Odds are not in your favor, but best of luck to you. When you see the lights in Reno ... I paid for a lot of those in my younger days.
     
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    Morning all:

    They want more, good luck! :D

    Yesterday was the first day of trout and we made the annual hike up along the Lehigh River. After the heavy rain we had, the river was up and way off color. We only managed 7 trout between us and fishing was super tough! I had 2 trout get off after hooking them, and only maybe 3 other bumps, could have had my limit of 5 but only caught 4. It's very rare that we can't get limits out of there, but we're lucky we got what we got under the circumstances.
     
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  19. Apr 14, 2019 at 5:55 AM
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    Stream fishing opens last weekend in April here.
    Caught my first gopher of the year yesterday. It kept tearing up this one area, so finally got tired of it and found a hole large enough that I could poke a trap down. The day before, I had looked at one open hole, so thought I would bait it, so in the time it took me to go pick a bit of onion top, the gopher had come back.
    Duane
     
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