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Morning wonderful people.

 

Yeah, 30 plus years...my best friend in high school.

After high school, we went off to separate colleges.
He spiraled down pretty quick, dropped out, and became a full-fledged alcoholic.
I was his last friend.

He got into AA and cleaned up, got married. Good for him on that.
The wife and I would visit from time to time.
I'd take him hunting (I used to be a fanatic for hunting Ruffed Grouse).
Invited him to my club to shoot trap whenever he could make it.

Here's the friendship breaker:
He went from being mentored in AA (or whatever they call it, we hardly ever discussed AA)...to being a mentor for others.
Again, good for him.
But he developed quite the attitude.
Real self righteous, corncob up his ass.
I'm like...Hey man, I remember back when, (but never said it out loud).

One day he insinuated I should get into AA. He'd never seen me take a drink in almost 30 years.
This was about 15 years ago, and by that time I might have 2 beers on a Friday evening. If that.

Man, that really tore it.
But I guess if you're a hammer, all you see is nails.

We stopped visiting, and the invites to hunt or come to my club ceased.
He didn't contact me, which was a relief, I must say.
His wife sent Christmas cards for a few years until that ceased too.

How strange.
Did he change, or was he an obsessive personality all along?

Personally, I think we're all just people with all our flaws and warts.
I'm willing to wink at other people's foibles, so long as they aren't destructive.
And I hope self righteousness is not one of mine.
Because it really rubs me raw.

 

Yeah. M-F
6 am to 3:30 pm
Get up at 4/4:30. Leave house at 5 am. Get home around 4:15 pm, depending on traffic or whatever.

 

That was my exact schedule until I (semi) retired.
Except I was usually up by 3-3:30 am. Needed the coffee.

It's taken me almost a year to be able to consistently sleep until dawn. No later.

 

I got up and took the pup out to pee. Then decided to take a nap. I think old age is catching up with me.

 

I wanna go back to sleep

 

Ohhhh I think I've found my home. Anybody know anything about these?
https://newatlas.com/moby1-expedition-trailers/21827/

 

It makes for long days because the wife is a stay at home mom... so she doesn’t get up early like I do. In fact.. usually the kids get her up lol around 9-10 am. (Must be nice) so me going to bed early (like 9 pm) almost never happens cause the kids are not tired and getting them to go to bed that early is hard. Usually I’m in bed by 10:30 or 11 pm.

 

My buddy just got this-
He likes it so far
https://www.curtistrailers.com/inv/2019-Purple-Line-Opus-Outback-Off-Road-Beaverton-34014/

If you’re gonna live in it. I’d get something bigger lol
Do a tiny house!!!

 

They’re out of business. Took a bunch of peoples money too. Damn

 

Good luck finding one! I want one too, but they are out of business

 

https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/moby1-xtr-60-for-sale.198135/

https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/moby1-xtr-60-for-sale.193563/

https://expeditionportal.com/forum/...e-in-md-photos-added-with-fresh-title.170867/

@TacomaDave
@4x4_angel

 

All 3 of those have sold

 

Apropos of nothing...
Here's the only critter I ever took to the taxidermist.
A Ruffed Grouse.

This one had a territory of several acres.
All one hunting season, once a week I'd check that spot.
That darn grouse would hear me coming and would get on the other side of a big tree.
It would wait until I was almost there and flush. Oftentimes I wouldn't even see it, much less get a shot.
A Ruffed Grouse unexpectedly flushing close by is enough to make you jump.
Or maybe even piss your pants. It's loud.

My wife would ask me how I did.
I'd say: Smartaleck snookered me again.
Until one day, finally, it didn't.

 

Well fack

 

They are damn nice though!

 

Well hell. I'll keep looking

 

Those looked pretty spendy.

Personally, I'm thinking a cap and sleeping platform with storage underneath.
I have an access cab with 6 foot bed.
And a tent for setting up at a camping spot.
Traveling/camping light.

 

You got his ass.

 

@buckhuntin-tacoma
You been doin alright? Ain't heard much from ya.
I believe today is a go back to work day for you. Sorry bout that.