I am due for catarac surgery, one of the questions that the eye doc ask, was if I could see the open sights on my guns. I thought that was funny. lol
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I am due for catarac surgery, one of the questions that the eye doc ask, was if I could see the open sights on my guns. I thought that was funny. lol
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Years ago I had a place at the end of a 4 mile private road on n the trinity river in texas. I rode a bike all the time in those days and was working almost 200 miles away, so would leave very early...
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I got to see quite a few bears just in the two weeks I was down at Icy last year. After the fish came in I guess they were at war with them for a few weeks, just trying to keep them out of camp. ll...
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My first one is kind of embarrassing, but I bought it when I was 9 years old and thought I was king of the hill. It was a moped, I don't what actual cc it was, but you turned the throttle all the way...
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It sounds to me like he came back with the intent to stay. He didn't waste to much time messing around, before he went to work.
I know all about the members helping him, myself included, I didn't...
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Maybe I should send a sample of glacial silt, mess them judges right up if they think it came from OK. lol
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Fairbanks. lol
He seems to have been doing alright, he came back by last week and is working at a gold mine.
He is still married to the same gal, so is doing better than a lot of kids his age, at...
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As soon as it softens up a little, I could send her some good old Alaska dirt, might mess with the judges heads some. lol
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I was sitting here the other day and he shows up for a visit. I hadn't even thought of him for a year or few.
I almost didn't recognize him, he is no Jr anymore, that boy has done growed up.
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Some of our auctioneers have started pulling that business, but they do have an ffl onsite usually that just charges 10 bucks though.
The first auction I was at that pulled that, cost them some...
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Well, you have done went and stole my birthday. lol
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Every body needs a little firewood, have a load or 2 of logs delivered and strategically placed, cut it up over the next few years. problem solved.
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Back when I owned a shop, I ran 24 hour wrecker and road side service for semi trucks. I can not tell you how many times I would get woke up at 2 am and have a foreign truck driver rattle off a bunch...
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Born in 58, so can't relate to much of the fifties, but much of the country was still a lot like that in the 60's and even in the 70's in rural towns, at least in Texas and New Mexico.
Heck here in...
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What environmental harm is it going to do with just putting it in the trash? I would not want to take any medicine that is going to harm the earth.
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I used to be like that, but these modern high end portable tools have changed the way I think. It is rare that I use air or drag an extension cord out anymore. All my tools are the same brand though...
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You may be on to something, battery blankets were a hot item here for a short while, but it was soon found out they cooked the batteries to death.
Most folks that think they need something on their...
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We were -20 yesterday, it was actually pretty nice. I haven't even checked the temp today, but it has warmed up some. We should start hauling across 2 rivers tuesday, so I hope the cool weather holds...
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My luck with batteries are they are just batteries, I have bought what is suppose to be the best gel filled batteries for cold weather at redicoulas prices, the only good thing I can say is they did...
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The last few years my health has been on a downhill slide. A little over a year ago, it got to the point I could not work anymore. I can still drive with anybody, but can't do the loading, unloading,...
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Young or old, everybody needs to be judged individually.
I was just remembering old times (baby boomer) and thinking how nice it was to have safe rooms complete with puppies, rabbits, dolls,...
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I have never thought all kids were idiots, not during my younger years or at anytime since, but the percentages are just as high right now as they were during the Hippie heyday of the 60's.
All...
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Someone mentioned briars. I have always thought it was amazing how a deer could run through an east texas briar patch that would stop a small dozer.
When we were just kids, a friend shot a small...
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I have had to drill lots of 5/8, 3/4 and 1 inch holes in truck frames and thick steel. Where I can I generally use a mag drill and annual cutters, but there are many holes that room doesn't allow it,...
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I don't know about in Canada, but the show ice road truckers they filmed here was all scripted and in a way to just be a lot of drama and make the drivers look stupid.
They were constantly in the...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |