Recent content by Otto Syracuse

A local reuse store sells those boxes as “Old Man Collection”. I’ve got a bunch, even some from my folks.

I own a cottage in Ontario and have had to file the UHT for 2 years now. My wife is also listed on the property deed, and she needs to file a separate (and duplicate) return. Fortunately, for seasonal cottage owners there are currently some exemptions that eliminate the 1% fee. If not for...

I only noticed it last summer. There was very fine sawdust on some of the items I had stored down there, but I did’t think much of it until I was taking pictures for Eddie Walker and noticed more of it, plus the tiny holes.

Thank you old and tired. From what i have been reading about Powder post beetles, it seems that is what I have.

No moisture other than minor humidity in the summer, nothing like southern states though. The first picture is very fine saw dust at the base of the post. My next post shows the tiny holes in the wood beams. I included the snap for size perspective, but most of the holes are just a bit larger...

Since this thread seems to attract all the barn lovers, maybe i can get some help with this. Here's some pictures of damage I noticed on the beams downstairs. Can anyone give me some idea of what this is from and how I can stop it? I've never noticed anything crawling around on them.

Here's some inside pics.

I have a Bob Lee bow too, but in left hand. Nice grouping and good idea on the target stand.

This barn is only 30 or so years old. Built by Amish folk with lumber my father and I harvested off our farm. My Mother made a beautiful watercolor of it several years later. I tried to get the same angle.

I will venture a guess that NO ONE has ever had this soup. My Mother would make this for my Dad often, especially on a day when she had made Homemade Bread. My wife will make it for me only when she is cooking for me alone, as I am the only one that will eat it! Peas with Eggs Dice a small...

I stopped at 6 different gun stores, and called at least 10 more between upstate NY and South Carolina yesterday. I was able to purchase 5 boxes of 8 shot. Lots and lots of buckshot at almost every store, and a few had slugs too. Some overseas brand of some sort, not the usual Federal...

Hey everyone, I am wondering what the ammunition situation is in different parts of the country? In NY, almost everything is hard to find. But I am hearing from a few that in Ohio, shelves are fairly well stocked. I know it has been lean for a few months all over, but has it changed at all...