Texas Heat!

[pacerron]

Now I've heard of folks in the frozen north getting cabin fever during the Winter, but I've been fighting a case of it because of the heat. And if that wasn't bad enough, Monday my wife came down with a Summer cold and by Monday night, I had it, too. Hers got bad enough that she went to the doctor yesterday; sinus infection and chest congestion. So far mine is just sneezing and runny nose. I've had to sleep half sitting up in my recliner most of the last 2 nights. And I'm ready to give up on the yard. If the grass all dies, I'll till it and buy new seed.

Bird,
Here's a little something to think about during your cabin fever. Remember the discussion about Nettles a couple weeks ago.

I was cleaning up around the garden and spotted these bright orange blooms at the edge of the woods. I brought a piece in to identify it, and wow a home remedy for nettle burn, poison ivy, bug bites and all kinds of nasty things growing wild at the edge of my woods. It even grows down your way.
Hope your feeling better soon.
Ron

 

[Western]

106* right now, small chance of rain Sunday ,20%.

New fire burning just North of me towards lake Bridgeport, they also had it on channel 5 news, not near as big as the one in Palo Pinto, but some homes already burned.

 

[jinman]

106* right now, small chance of rain Sunday ,20%.

New fire burning just North of me towards lake Bridgeport, they also had it on channel 5 news, not near as big as the one in Palo Pinto, but some homes already burned.

I heard between Paradise and Boyd on the radio. Is that the same fire?

BTW: There's been a haze in the air and smokey smell all day here.

 

[300UGUY]

Now I've heard of folks in the frozen north getting cabin fever during the Winter, but I've been fighting a case of it because of the heat. And if that wasn't bad enough, Monday my wife came down with a Summer cold and by Monday night, I had it, too. Hers got bad enough that she went to the doctor yesterday; sinus infection and chest congestion. So far mine is just sneezing and runny nose. I've had to sleep half sitting up in my recliner most of the last 2 nights. And I'm ready to give up on the yard. If the grass all dies, I'll till it and buy new seed.

Get a sleep number bed. The head and foot both incline. When I get a chest cold, I incline the head. When I broke my ankle, raising the foot really helped.

 

[Western]

I heard between Paradise and Boyd on the radio. Is that the same fire?

BTW: There's been a haze in the air and smokey smell all day here.

Yeah Jim, but actually closer to Cottondale, which is 3-5 miles S. of Paradise. I know the evacuated Cottondale today about 4:30pm

So far I have only heard of 2 homes burned, but according to the news at 10pm, still not contained.

Fires actually made national news today...Palo Pinto county has had an extra rough summer.

 

[Alan L.]

I heard between Paradise and Boyd on the radio. Is that the same fire?

BTW: There's been a haze in the air and smokey smell all day here.

Going to a football game in Boyd Friday night. Hope we don't get smoked out.

 

[NativeSon]

Now I've heard of folks in the frozen north getting cabin fever during the Winter, but I've been fighting a case of it because of the heat. And if that wasn't bad enough, Monday my wife came down with a Summer cold and by Monday night, I had it, too. Hers got bad enough that she went to the doctor yesterday; sinus infection and chest congestion. So far mine is just sneezing and runny nose. I've had to sleep half sitting up in my recliner most of the last 2 nights. And I'm ready to give up on the yard. If the grass all dies, I'll till it and buy new seed.

Cabin Fever-----Got it!

Hope you get to feeling better. I hate a summer cold most of all. They're the worst kind.

Charlie

 

[Bird]

Get a sleep number bed. The head and foot both incline. When I get a chest cold, I incline the head. When I broke my ankle, raising the foot really helped.

We've had our Select Comfort Sleep Number bed for about 9 years; best bed I ever slept on because we can change the firmness at will, but . . . incline??? Never heard of that for a Sleep Number bed.

Well, I went to their website and see they have those beds now, but did not when we bought ours. If those had been available back then, I'd probably have bought one, but don't want to spend the money for one now.

 

[jinman]

Going to a football game in Boyd Friday night. Hope we don't get smoked out.

Have you ever eaten at GoGo Gumbo in Boyd? If you haven't, you should give it a try sometime. Try their "TV Dinner."

 

[Alan L.]

Have you ever eaten at GoGo Gumbo in Boyd? If you haven't, you should give it a try sometime. Try their "TV Dinner."

Other than shrimp and fried catfish I'm not much on seafood. Well I guess catfish is not really sea food. Might have to check it out however if I get to Boyd in time.

 

[johnrex62]

Other than shrimp and fried catfish I'm not much on seafood. Well I guess catfish is not really sea food. Might have to check it out however if I get to Boyd in time.

The seafood restaurants are not convinced of that nowadays. I remember as a kid we had to go to specialty restaurants to get catfish and a "seafood" restaurant served trout, flounder, sea bass and some also served the "upscale" entrees like salmon and codfish. Then when I was in my 20's it seemed that everyone was serving cod and halibut and only the more expensive places still served trout and flounder. Now everyone seems to serve tilapia and catfish. I cannot remember the last time I found a place that served anything fried but catfish and had trout on the menu at all. I miss the trout. I did discover that the nicer asian places that serve a fish dish will often have a whole fried flounder with a sauce on it. That is almost as fried and slopped in ketchup! :drool:

 

[Western]

Going to a football game in Boyd Friday night. Hope we don't get smoked out.

Alan, you'll be fine as far as smoke, The fire is WNW of Boyd and blowing to the North.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

 

[Bird]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

I guess I'm a lot like you, Rick. I like it all; about 50 lbs. too much. But I do wish I could go fishing in Resurrection Bay again; red rockfish, black rockfish, salmon, halibut, flounder, tom cod, and ling cod and they're all delicious.

 

[Bird]

Now I've heard of folks in the frozen north getting cabin fever during the Winter, but I've been fighting a case of it because of the heat. And if that wasn't bad enough, Monday my wife came down with a Summer cold and by Monday night, I had it, too. Hers got bad enough that she went to the doctor yesterday; sinus infection and chest congestion. So far mine is just sneezing and runny nose. I've had to sleep half sitting up in my recliner most of the last 2 nights. And I'm ready to give up on the yard. If the grass all dies, I'll till it and buy new seed.

If it ain't one thing, it's another. In spite of the fact that I've been watering the yard, and I especially water right around the foundation when I do, we've got two doors that don't swing shut and latch quite the way they have been doing. So this afternoon, I went and bought 3 soaker hoses and have started them around the house.

 

[johnrex62]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

When you make it up to the professional ranks you will no longer have to see it to eat it. I can do popcorn and beernuts blindfolded! :thumbsup:


Whenever someone asks me what I like, I just tell 'em "Anything that moves slower than I do."

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I think wild fish are good anywhere, I have fond memories of Aransas pass with my Grandpa catching speckeled sea trout and a fish that had a big dark "eye" near its tail and giggin for flounders and remember all those tasting mighty good along with real catfish, not farmed tilapia being passed off.

Rick

 

[Bird]

I think wild fish are good anywhere, I have fond memories of Aransas pass with my Grandpa catching speckeled sea trout and a fish that had a big dark "eye" near its tail and giggin for flounders and remember all those tasting mighty good along with real catfish, not farmed tilapia being passed off.

Rick

Yep, I've fished there, too, a lot more than I fished in Alaska since my parents lived in Port Aransas for many years. The "specks" (speckled sea trout) are very popular and of course that fish with the big dark "eye" is known as a "redfish" or officially a "red drum" and they're so popular that the size and limit restrictions are really tight now. And I never did any giggin, although Dad & I caught lots of flounder years ago on rod & reel. Those size & limit restrictions are awfully tight, too, now. Flounder was always my favorite for several reasons: (1) easiest to fillet of any fish I've fished for, (2) highest percentage of meat to live weight of any fish I've fished for (halibut may tie but I never actually weighed the halibut fillets and compared to live weight), and (3) of course, very tasty eating.

 

[jinman]

If it ain't one thing, it's another. In spite of the fact that I've been watering the yard, and I especially water right around the foundation when I do, we've got two doors that don't swing shut and latch quite the way they have been doing. So this afternoon, I went and bought 3 soaker hoses and have started them around the house.

We went out to eat tonight with neighbors. When we got home, I parked the car and walked across my lawn where I noticed lots of 1" cracks in the ground. This is the yard I water every other day and this part gets the sprinkler for 1-1/2 hr, but we have deep drying from this long-term drought. I can understand just how your foundation could need extra attention.

 

[Western]

We went out to eat tonight with neighbors. When we got home, I parked the car and walked across my lawn where I noticed lots of 1" cracks in the ground. This is the yard I water every other day and this part gets the sprinkler for 1-1/2 hr, but we have deep drying from this long-term drought. I can understand just how your foundation could need extra attention.

I'm going to have to check my deer blind now, hope it hasn't moved towards the neighbors:laughing: That would put it to close to his feeder!

Jim you ever get your new timer put together?