Hello there,
out of habit...TGIF. Starting to get used to not working.
Where is everyone today?
Phish....good deal on the garage.
Kev....if the venison is dry it's over cooked. Nothing better than deer chops sautéed in butter and garlic. YUMMMM!!.
Spent this week doing overdue maintenance on a Gravely and installing the leaf sucker. Got started on that before the rain the other day. Then emptyed the camper, winterized it and put it back under fhe carport.
Spent most of today at the office doing stuff supposedly already done.
Then PT. Now waiting my turn at the chiropractic office..Next is home for supper and a glass of wine.
Best move on .
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Jim a little bit of 2 cycle oil mixed with the gas will also keep the carb clean if you don't want to drain off the fuel.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Good evening all,
A busier day than expected at work. Did learn a project that was supposed to go "live" on January 2nd may be pushed back, which means I may be able to take an extended Christmas break. That would be nice. Watched Jane the Virgin and Blue Bloods tonight. Both were good. Hope to finish Christmas shopping tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all!
Another great day in the 60's. Got the final paint touch up on the windows completed. They are done! (Only 4 more to do, but that is for the spring/summer).
Banks - nice not working, can catch up on long overdue home projects, like windows!!!
MIke C - hope you get that extended Christmas break! Thanks for the review on "Muder...". The wife and I plan to see it next week.
Phish - good deal on the garage completion
Regards, Roy
LOTS O RAIN here. Looks like it is almost to you east coast guys soon. A huge coverage of rain.
Good news for the deer this shotgun season weekend. Bad news for the cat that needs to go out to take care of his business.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Kev, what's shotgun season weekend? There are a couple high population areas of PA where you can only use bow or buckshot for deer.
Banks Kev, what's shotgun season weekend? There are a couple high population areas of PA where you can only use bow or buckshot for deer.
Banks we have many ways to hunt deer in IL but most of the season is archrey. Firearm seasons are Shotgun and muzzle loader. No rifle season in IL. But the slugs you can get for shotguns are just about as bad as any rifle.
Here is the rundown from the DNR page.
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/deer/Pages/DeerSeasonsDeadlinesAvailablePermits.aspx
Check these out, they are BAD!!
https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/shotgun/12-ga-superformance-reg-slug-300-gr-monoflex-reg#!/
Afternoon all!
Cloudy, windy today.
Taking it easy afte all the projects the past 2 weeks. Got a lot of lagging home maint issues resolved in addition to the window.
Watching football and NASCAR this afternoon.
Hard to imagine not hunting deer with a rifle. I can see it in the densely populated areas where a stray bullet could be dangerous. It's got to make it harder to hunt due to limited range. I've got deer at 10 yards but also a couple at 300 yards and beyond.
It all has to do with population Banks.
Wisconsin is rifle. But they charge out of staters a small fortune to hunt and their deer are smaller than ours in IL. A in state WI. tag is $20.00 non resident tag is $135.00
IL nonresident tags are even more.
Watching Michigan football and rain outside the patio door. 50 today. Blah weather.
S.J.
Rain turned to snow and then quit.
If you remember these your old as dirt.
I think the grand-kids will like them. They may have to invaid the layout.
Banks I grew up in eastern PA. and all we could hunt with was what we called pumpkin balls ( slugs) The area to populated for rifle. I remembering the same situaltion when hunting at my cousins in southern N.Y. ( just across the state line outside of Binghamton ) I remember that time to well. I saw a deer ( or thought I did ) in some over groath and so I fired what I hit with a pumpkin ball was a brown bear in the ars. Lucky for me I had a 44 mag which I used to bring him down when he stood up on his rear legs and looked right at me.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Evening folks!
RT: LOL
Enough of our fawna get wiped out by disracted drivers that culling the heard with guns isn't necessary. I doubt the town would allow firearm usage here anyways. Never owned one myself.
All good things must come to an end, sorta. A number of home improvement deconstructions required the removal of a section of layout #1. But wait! A contract was signed with SWMBO that in exchange for her new bathroom and closets, I get to add on to railroad real estate. Soon there'll be O gauge thorough the entire house, Muuuhahahaha!
Of course, I put her to work too.
Laxin' tonight and preparing to get atter again tomorrow. have a great weekend, all.
Bruce
Bruce, smooth trade! Good luck to you. Ah, Kevin, those do bring back memories. My dad's parents had a set of those for the grandkids to play with. Lots of hours spent constructing and de-constructing various assemblies. Good day today. Went to Columbus, Indiana and did some more Christmas shopping. Went pretty well. Got everything accomplished and did not spend all day doing it. Went to Mass this afternoon and the temps dropped 15 degrees while we were there. Watched an English Premiere League that I recorded earlier today this evening. I see where Princess Sparkle Pony "announced" she would end her career with the 2018 Daytona 500 and the Indy 500, but no signed deals have been confirmed. Probably will not turn a wheel next year. Sad thing is she probably would have had a semi-successful career in Indycar (and maybe won a few more races), but she traded that in for a NASCAR option that may have paid more money but left her with a record of nothing to brag about. Oh well. Rained like crazy today, but will be cold and dry tomorrow. Roy, I hope you and the better half enjoy the flick. I hope everyone has a good day.
Here in Texess we use guns, rifles, cross bows, bazookas, tanks, drones, vehicles, pipe bombs, blimps, dirigibles, Saturn V's, trebuche's, you name it, for "hunting"...
Mornin' boys. Partly sunny and 41 right now, with wind and occasional snohizo throughout the day. Last train as narrator today, then I trade in the mic for an oversized red suit and itchy white beard... Youngest Princess and I are headed to yard tomorrow to decorate the rolling stock.
Looking forward to watching the last Nascar race when I get home tonight. Pretty cool that Jr and Matt are racing in the colors they entered the series in.
No one (except the networks) will miss "sparkle pony".
Still have yet to watch one snap of NFL. We are on bear watch again at fifedom.
rain continues now snow mixed in.
RT...sounds scary. Did you get any grief for a mistaken kill?
Roy....not sure I'd want to be in the woods knowing that kind of weaponry could come to bear. PA is pretty restricted. Small game semi automatic shotgunso are permitted but manual or semi must be plugged to 2 shells in the magazine. Large game has no magazine restrictions but must be manual.
Fife. ....sounds like you are enjoying your retirement job.
wrmcclellan Here in Texess we use guns, rifles, cross bows, bazookas, tanks, drones, vehicles, pipe bombs, blimps, dirigibles, Saturn V's, trebuche's, you name it, for "hunting"...
And everything and anything is considered Game?????
Hello there, Proud Pap posting picture of Buck grandson got in eastern Snohio this afternoon
Banks Hello there, Proud Pap posting picture of Buck grandson got in eastern Snohio this afternoon
Kev..........ods are good it will get mounted. Daughters house looks like a mini Cabellas. A mounted turkey, a bobcat, a bear a bearskin rug on the wall several deer lots of racks and turkey tails with a few fish thrown in. Saying SIL is an avid hunter is an understatement.
Roy, whatever it takes to get the job done..... Spent the day doing clean up work around the house. Did get to watch some "footie" on Telemundo. Weather was cold. Only ventured out to get supper. I hope everyone has a good day.
Passing through. Cold out tonight. Had a special combined several Church's service tonight.
Banks, great deer for Grandson.
All we saw this week was does and spikes. Big ones around due to tracks. Nocturnal.
Final inspection tomorrow on addition [really not finished but will get by on the inspection. A few additions and etc.]
Have a great week ahead.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
A cold start at 28, Dan is in the tree stand,
to the 78 team, Job well done all year, and to the crybaby in the # 18 car,
Sun this morning, it's been awhile.
Snowed yesterday but temps were at 37 so none stuck.
cheapclassics Roy, whatever it takes to get the job done....
A 45 degree start to the day. Crisp, clear skies!
Well the fridge is stocked for T-Day!
Banks - on the grandson's trophy!
Good Morning from a chilly and sunny 34°F Southern Ohio,
A busy weekend it was. A couple of friends stopped by Friday morning and the extra hands were a big help in getting the Basketball goal set up. All the kids are glad to have the hoop back up since I had to move it for the new garage. Moved an acre of leaves and wrapped up the electrical in the distribution panel. All the circuits are now identified and a new panel schedule is made. Saturday was cleaning the house and in the evening a formal dance and three of the kids went. The oldest girls was all dressed up and hair made up and she was beautiful! When her date came by to pick her up I told him, “Nothing below the neck!” just to set the ground rules. Vigil and Sunday Masses and I got started making the pattern for the living room mantle. The stonework makes for a real challenge to fit the mantle as sung as possible. The top is pretty close to done in foam core, then I’ll make the bottom and transfer the foam core over to a one piece pattern in ¼” lauan plywood. After that the bottom following the same method. After that it’s pretty much a box with fancy trim. I’ll secure it to the stone with a ledger secured with tapcons.
It’s going to be a short 2 work day week so it is going to be busy couple of days,
May God bless
Jim
Hi All,
Pretty much a football weekend. Both my Wolverines and my Packers had a tough go. :( Since the son was loafing around today, I had him do one last round of raking before the weather turns again.
Kev - My thoughts exactly on the NASCAR outcome! Nice burnout tribute to Jr. from the Ford team.
Jim - I cringe every time my daughters go out. I just hope they make smart choices. I prefer to keep my head in the sand and use the "don't ask, don't tell" method. May not be the best approach, but it keeps my sanity in check.
Have a good one.
Rob
Guten abend,
My whirlwind tour of Turkey ended late Friday night. In six days, I went to three different locations (Ankara, Izmir, and Adana), which meant I took six flights and stayed in four hotels. I was tired when I returned home around midnight Friday, but then the family and I hit the road Saturday morning. We drove five hours to Beaujeu, France, to enjoy the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau wine and the corresponding festival. It was well worth the trip as we stocked up on plenty of wine. We returned home Sunday evening. I am happy this work week is short and then on Wednesday the family and I hit the road again. We will drive six hours and spend a few days in Normandy, France. We have not been there yet and I believe it will be a great way to spend Thanksgiving. It is about bed time now.
Good night,
Joe
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