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1960-64 was called the "surge" when I was in my 20s. Picture a cartoon where a fire hose is opened, and the bubble moves down the line...1961 was and still-is on the back side of that bubble. "Doors Slamming Shut" means the opportunities were quickly decreasing. It's hard to believe "doors...

My frame of reference; being born in 1961; the "doors" were already slamming shut; life behind the boomers; I felt I had to hurry... With the exception of my parents, all my elders hounded me to get a HS diploma, get a family, and get a career with a pension plan; I did. On younger ppl not...

There is at least one form of "testing"; regarding unemployabilty.

24 March, 2023

Yield-Not one inch!

"Looks like meats back on the menu boys....uruuuuh!".

$100.00/1k primers $109.00/1k bullets $34.00/1LB powder $0.00/range brass $243.00/1k bullets .24 cents each Ouch, but not gonna quit.

I agree. The Argentine primers are fine in the brass; only one case wasn't seated properly....my fault. The test loads fired fine again today. My issue with the Argentine primers is where the gravity-feed tube and the primer slide manages the primer capture; it falls from the tube and into a...

Follow-up on Argentine primers snagging in the primer feed on my Hornady AP. I measured 3 primers from 3 different brands; the Argentine primers were shorter than the other two.... (I hope the pictures show the results). The Argentine primers are fine other than 1/100 will snag the primer...

For the younger readers who haven't decided where to retire yet and haven't been convinced that taxes matter; big time. Clean Air Clean Water Security (ROL) Safety Recreation Hospital Church perhaps 3+ bars on the phone...😂 Reasonable Taxes Fair elections No HOA rules Lots of ham radio...

I have so much to learn about cans and the relationship between me, the store, SilencerCo, and the Feds. I'm enjoying it.

SPPs from Argentina; I don't yet know if its my press or the primers....but they don't feed as smoothly as the CCI, S/Bs, Rems, & or Winns. 1 misfire out of 15 samplers at the range on Monday; compared to maybe two pistol misfires since 2012. I think they are a bit taller, so I tried a shim...

Starting & erasing 3 new replies or comments on taxes; relative to retirement.. Commenting on taxes without using politics to exemplify the impact taxes have on retirement; is a "bridge too far" for this old praratrooper. We need a mod-waiver to keep this thread helpful. Taxes could easily be...

More snow

Empty woodshed or clogged stove pipe..?

After a cursory read; this looks like an advertsement for insurance; not a news article.

I haven't confirmed this.... Edit: Americans Over 64 Could Get Additional Spending With New Flex Card Benefit

No such thing as civil discourse in this country any more. A person saying anything disagreeable to any group will be shouted down by the same & other side

"Yield-Not One Inch" Defending private property helps trespassers to learn how to respect things that aren't their's. We paid 2 years of back taxes & posted an adjacent lot when the owner passed away; to secure it from the county & prevent squatters & poachers from moving-in. Edit: we hauled...

3 daughters... Daddy Let Me Drive

Re-purposed frying pan...😂 Edit: poor boy challenge tree

I suppose the tax stamp flies with the can..?

Run...🏃 😂

Shoot'n .30" out of a .22" size hole?

FT Hood, Camp Bullis, & FT Bliss

I couldn't find the bar now, but I came into town from Temple on FM53... What is there not to love...?

Back in the early 80s, soldiers dressed-up in their Class A uniforms and had activities & ceremonies on Payday. I never waited around for the "hey you" details, so I jumped in my truck wearing my Class As... I walked into Rosebud's one bar; wearing my Class As...next thing I knew, I was given...

Agree! Decades ago; the military leadership allowed (invited...🤔) insurance & investment salesmen into our Jr Leadership meetings... The topic every single salesman focused-on was "military retirement isn't enough to live-on". I (for myself); appreciate my humble retirement (its half of what...

There are so many things to think & share about running generators; we have a newer 13K with electric start. Water-well, freezers, fridge, lights, hot water, charging ham radio batts....oh, so nice. When ours is running; my recurring thought is: just how easy, quiet, efficient, and economical...

Regrets if Rat Patrol has already been mentioned...

Never seen it, but jumping from that altitude, a person has time to balance a check book...😅

I have wonderful memories of Texas; particularly, the small city of Rosebud. I was lucky-enough to be stationed there 3 times. Texas 💖

Reviews have zero value to me if the reviewer is an inside spammer or if the reviewer cannot separate his or her emotions from the product; save the buyer's remorse or shipping nightmares for the bartender...

There was a few (unauthorized...😂) network TV frequencies that we'd tune into using our military FM radios (the PRC 77s, 524s, 68s, 126s, then the SINCGARs) while we were on extended field maneuvers... The one frequency I definately remember was 59.75. I vaguley remember 63.75.. The...

Too long ago to remember more about my 1980s; there were other amounts because I was in Korea...for example, I cannot recall if my $4K bonus, over-seas (combat zone) pay, travel pay, clothing allowance, etc was included....but to my family; I was RICH! 😎. I think I had @ 12 years jump status @...

How some businesses display their first dollar...on the eve of my 1st SS check, my mind took me back to my earliest recorded earnings..my 1st job isn't recorded; I washed windows for $7.00/day. 75-76- Buss boy 77-June 1979- Printer's Devil July 79-Dec 79, my 1st 6 months in the army, which...

-15 days until my first SS check.... If I remember correctly: Filed last Oct Approved last Nov Turned 62 last Jan 1st scheduled check is Mid March

The original Little Rascals were re-runs in my era...; as were the Bowery Boys

Brings-back vivid memories of being chased out of the pink impact zone, by wild dogs, on FT Benning....

When the govt. declares a drought emergency...//ss

It might suprise some people, that their employer(s) take out & maintain life insurance policies on their employee(s).

😬 STANO Devices Surveillance Target Aquisition And Night Observation Binoculars, Night Vision, Thermal imagers, Infrared lasers; designators and aiming devices.

Without looking it up; what does the military acronym "STANO Devices" stand-for or represent?

I was going to mention Night Gallery...😂

Reminds me of winter 2008/9. The 60" blade couldn't keep up. I woke up the 3016, found the bucket under a 3 foot drift, and cleared snow most of the day. More coming Sat. night; snow most of next week.

The Great Kabuki...

I don't believe an introduction for the Oyster soup episode is needed...😂

I heard they put peanut butter on Mr. Ed's teeth, to make it look like he was talking... "What would you do in my shoes Wilbur?". The scars of war...can be a real SOAB!

There was a time when I was earning my retirement; there was 16 or 17 straight hours, sloshing through a seemingly endless N/W Florida swamp...we spent so much time in theigh-waist deep water (muck), there wasn't a place to drop our drawers, so we had to unblouse our jungle boots and relieve...

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Great memories from your post. I was a Printer's Devil during my highschool years. Cleaning out the ports on the intertype, the journeyman pulled the cast lever, and molten lead covered my hands and arms. So much fun...

No mention of The Beverly Hillbillies yet? I may have missed it....😬

Both, and move to the opposite side of the island..😎

Gilligan's Island

Who can forget seeing Marlin Perkins being whipped by that anaconda; Wild Kingdom for Mutual of Omaha's weekly nature programs.... https://m.youtube.com/watch? v=LF3vwL-IncM

and...."F Troop".??😂

Nope, holding-out for Hydrogen.

Something I was given decades ago; advice on "Four Ways to Earn a Living"...in hind-sight, the advice seems to be conclusive; few sub categories of any. I know this is a seasoned group, but this may help a younger person. I was only given the categories; the examples are my own. Simplest-"do...

....and Flipper..😂

Chili Pepper Forge finished my 1045 hatchet.

Bubbles...it was in the bubbles...😂

Three more"big ones" for me.. Wild America, Bonanza, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

A few more come to mind; Hogan's Heroes, McHail's Navy, and Gomer Pile.. Edit: no wonder why I chose a military career...😂

2 of my favs

I too belive ppl make a good living off their quorums, but sometimes...ppl cannot take care of themselves..one example: I took a local ham radio fella (mid 20s) to a ham radio swap-meet a few years ago. The 300 yard easement leading to his house was less than 8 feet wide; the lane was rutted...

https://link.nfpa.org/free-access/publications/1140/2022

OK, I'm just a rusty-uncurrent, school-trained ICC building inspector, and the regs have changed since I was active/current. Here's my .02 on driveways; delivery access problems are similar in nature to FD access problems. I see a whole lot of rural homes that do not meet the standards for...

I was gonna comment on the rural driveway specs in NFPA1144; but, never mind; some other time when I can provide specifics.

Being caught between a "rock & a hard place"; this shipping delima was made worse because the mower was a 40th wedding anneversary gift... Missed the anneversary but my wife understood the situation. Edit: I claimed Force Majeure....😂

I can barely pencil out working in my 6K tree woodlot... De-limbing by hand & processing firewood is what we do; cutting the "basement dwellers" up to 35 feet seems to "push" the trees skyward, and firewood keeps our electric bill in the $60.00 range. Logging costs gobble up too much of the...

Edit: a short account of... The yellow riding mower I bought for my wife, from the "orange store" is a strong 2nd on my list of Top Ten Delivery Nightmares... It took 4 days to assemble & ship the mower (from the Heartland to the Left Coast), then it took 13 days for the mower to go the last...

The Blood-Type diet worked really well for me @10 years ago....there are certain things (for example) that certain blood types shouldn't be consuming. O Pos (for exemplification) was easy to look up; closely matches the rules in the Book ofLeviticus. Giving up shell fish (to illustrate)...

Bricks of CCI Small Pistol Primers were $23.00 when I started hand-loading in 2012. Found a brick today for.....$99.00 I think I'll vacuum pack this brick and hold it for my grandchildren...

Guess I'll buy my buddy dinner...😬 Thanks!

"White Elephants" gifted to me last week because they are green in color.. Q: corrosion or lead free, or...? I might load 5 & test in an older rifle.

Thanks for sharing

Big, Fat, & Juicy Mallard.

Brake shoe-pad tangent... I put @385K miles on my 1998 K1500 before selling it as 99% original & stock for $1,900.00. I forget how many sets of front rotors & pads (& fuel pumps) it went through, but I can count the one set of rear brake shoes I installed after 300K miles or so; only because...

Whatever the choice; I cannot imagine buying another vehicle that doesn't have 4W disk brakes.

Splitting firewood; the tan milsurp gloves have held up the best. Skidding or Yarding logs; Red Ox gloves are good (after the 1st wash). Edit: tan gloves are M1950 Viet Nam era; we were issued them for fast roping & rappeling. The best deal I can find is only size 4 for $8.00 + S/H at a surplus...

Not the worst, but not my style. I remember when a brand new corvette was $10k.

...and remember, in the PNW; offering plastic straws to customers unless they ask for them is illegal, but crack pipes & syringes are still free. Pardon me for my tangent(s); my thought was to show the inconsistencies.

Deer Stew

My 1st car was a Maverick back in 1979. I don't recall the model year. It was barf green; a 4 doors, 6 cyl., $600.00. Some good times. I did not know Ford was recycling the name.

That was my 613 Tag; Willamette Unit.

Taking free barrels, free knives, & free firearms require an equal amount of trepidation...😂

Oddity out west; local group(s) is/are offering $15K for info leading to the prosecution of the person who killed a wolf in south central ore-gone; in other news, crime stoppers is offering $0 to find a man who killed a person in portland

Might be a few ideas in the Mafioso DIY hand-books...😂

Finally got around to grinding my 2022 Blacktail Buck. 16LBs of burger, 5LBs of shank for jerky. Running the burger through the smaller plate makes a big difference. Tip for beginners; use ice cubes or bread to help clean out the grinder

My only guess is they didn't pay into the system. I have two close long-time friends; one is a soon to be retired LEO, the other a retired Firefighter. Both have told me they didn't pay into SS. Just a guess

In my post I gave a couple examples of how we do better than the govt's. plan. We put more into our plan that either one of us will get if either one of us dies first....I bought a substantial life insurance policy that will dwarf SPB. She would also get 75% of my SS. IMO, there isn't a win...

No doubt there are other opinions than ours; my mother in law wanted it; she still gets a portion of my father in law's pension from the union. My hope was to show that I think it is possible to do better than the govt. plan; if the pensioner honors the promise to set aside & invest enough...

I feel the need to share my thought on Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) but I need to innoculate myself before hand. 🛡Personal situations can be unique; every pensioner should do what they think is best for their surviving spouse. For those future pensioners who may not yet know; Federal Law(s)...

My first lesson as a small time general contractor... Never...never put a business card on the bulletin board at the local senior center.

Stuck with 4G & a Verizon "jet pack" here. We have line of sight to several phone towers down in the valley, but we believe we are being throttled-back. Hughesnet was a big disaster for us. Area coverage; having to buy to a service to find out if it works, reads like a DC career politician...

X2 on doing your own. Whats the use in the proper inspection & care for the harvest, just to have it tossed in with the unknowns that can include chunks of lead, copper, buckshot & pieces of broad-heads. Still just a hand-cranker for our Blacktail Deer & Roosevelt Elk; I wish we had an electric...

1. Find a Gold Star Family; they could use a "thank you". 2. Find an unmarried mom; they usually need all the help they can get. 3. POW/MIA; help to bring them home.

Me & my fat fingers; I shoulda typed 42. Feb1979-May2003

Growing up (& living my life) at the tail-end of the baby boomers; "doors" have always been slamming-shut. Both my grandfathers made a habbit of telling me to get a pension. My 1st retirement was at age 40; back in 2003, after 24 years of bull-#&%! in the us military... I applied & was...

My guess...🐀

...and AGM Batteries seem to be the norm.

5,200 miles. I finally got it all cleaned & put back together; between family, weather, and shipping time, it runs great again. I took the gamble and went through an online seller to save money; a $10.00 after-market petcock instead of an $80.00 OEM. I did read a few negative reviews on the...

Same ole "axe to grind" from me... Make sure you know how to read the D.O.M. in the vin, so you don't end up paying full price for something "new", that has been sitting on the lot for 2-3 years...

Something I encountered when we moved here 20 years ago; mice getting into my Rancher's air box. Nothing "says" NO VACANCY like 1/8" galvanized mesh.

Looks like a beast; congrats!

We use our 2008 RTV500 almost every day..... If I could find and afford a unimog, I'd probably spend less time on the RTV...😂

"Godzilla....run"! 😂

Going through the supply-end of the fuel system because of a small leak near the petcock; have parts on order.....bought the ATV new in Kentucky @ summer 2000.....gonna do a little cleaning while the tank is out.

J20C Spec. Thank you

My 3016 is due for Hydraulic Oil & Filter Change...the dealership is asking > $320.00 for the10 gallons... The cross-referencing of the ambiguous oil characteristics and lack of industry standards makes my head hurt. Last time I used OReilly's oil that rides the JD303 standard's "coat tail"...

One more for today; the Imperial M7 that I picked up at a NC surplus store in the late 80s; the price escapes me but back then, a $25.00 M7 woulda been a deal breaker...

A couple interesting & old looking knives left on the "White Elephant" shelf at the local sportsman's club... The look to be modified; probably not Benchmade or Randalls...😂

Solingen?

EDC; Kershaw. I had to "re-design" the tip after using the knife as a mini pry-bar...🙈

Breaking ranks with pop-culture... "The Next Generation Is The Greatest" We'll be expecting to see some pictures of his 2023 harvest! 🥇

Priceless!

Great thread! WEIW; we live at 1,200, the 10GPM water-well is 400 feet away and 220 feet down. Our new 8K does just fine; the comments regarding balancing usage are spot-on. We haven't used our electric heater since 2003...all wood heat with $60.00/mo electric bills... Our older 5K that we...

Last two for the day; a 60mph gust just took out the power... The Swiss bayonet was $9.00 when I bought it from an online surplus store The Buck Omni skinned a "few" elk & deer.

My "Gladiator" sword from Chili Pepper Forge; 5160..

My delima too; I've been here since 2001 and have-had my mostly replaced grey market splitter since 2003; I want a new splitter so badly, but I just don't want to dump the money into it...the splittlers I look-at are >$3K....😳 So, I extended the tounge (tailgate clearance), I park the splitter...

Nice looking crown

Yes, kinga heavy but I get-by with them by hand stacking or laying slash perpendicular Next logging op, I hope to use the procedes for a grapple; better than paying taxes on a k schedule....🤓

My grandson was recently eyeing my Gerber LMF2 so I passed it to him and quickly replaced it with another KBar....

The unversal advice I was given; get the heaviest box blade; might apply to all graders...

Probably gonna cause a frown or two with this tangent; but here it is; maybe the OP might want to think outside the box or come into another woodlot someday. I couldn't do without the FEL or the FX65 logging winch on my tractor....the skid-steer FEL has 4 pallet forks mounted (no grapple yet)...

Average humidity here is 26%, cutting planks with the "Alaskan" (sitting in my shop for 8 years) will be my first. I'll probably cut 3" or 4" slabs, paint the edges & let them dry in the shed.

Cool topic; I too have an affection for knives, and have passed most of them down to my family. Pictured is my personal oldest and newest... Cold War Jump Masters were req. to carry a knife on one of the lower legs during jumping opns; this A/F survival was issued to me when I graduated from...

I run a widened warn blade on my RTV 500; added 12" to each end, added a strip of conveyor belt on the bottom, and I permanently mounted the attachment plate to the RTV... The only bit of advice I can add among these fine examples is this: if your gonna use a winch to raise & lower the blade...

Stay out of the "grey market"; the name might be there, but they are cheap imposters. Buy American made. Edit: wedge; the two stage wedges seem to work better than the single. A nice big table to hold the excess, and a vertical-horizontal.

Low 20s and strong winds underneath warmer rain until 5AM. @ 2" of ice & sleet accumilated. A motorist & two occupants took out a power pole last night; their car rolled down hill and ran off. Ran the new 8K gen-set and circuit lockout for @ 4 hours to keep our pipes warm....it ran perfectly...

The 3016 barely lifted these 22" x 8' sections of Savana Oak today; I chose "forking" them over skidding... I have 400# of rim guard in the rear wheels. Mia culpa; the hydro fluid & filters are due for a change....😳

15 cords of maple ea year ( I buk maple logs at 12'6"), or it takes @ 30 doug-fir logs to fill a log truck (once or twice per year). The 55 hundred new trees will be the kid's chore in 20 years... haha

Taking advantage of a rare 4 day dry-spell in December, this Savana Oak was 90% hollow at the base; 4 feet up, and leaning heavily. Three 8s and two 12s, plus limbs. It will cure nicely for winter 2224-2225-26. An added bonus of watching the blacktails later today; going berzerk over the buds...

I really like my 3016 but in a 10 year hind-sight, a 5 series tractor seems to be the minimum-size tractor for the light forestry work I do; a typical 37 foot Doug-Fir happens to be where the better money at the mill begins, but logs that size, over work the 3016s. OP has a nice looking...

I have the 3016; not sure if my comment will help but I put sections of schedule 40 PVC inside the seat springs. Maybe 1" dia X 3" long; whatever fits inside of the springs. The rocking side to side was really tough on my L4 & L5.

I'm gonna put a 60" grapple on my 2012 Mahindra 3016 this next year; function valve 1st. Did some reading, watched a few videos. Of the 3 "Third Function" options that my brain can comprehend, the bypass option seems to be the best route for me; being able to control the rate of the grapple's...

Nice to learn I'm not the only owner that has or had an uneven loader...🕵 I used mine to push a 8" x 60' cherry in a safe dir while I made a humbolt face cut; the tree decided it was gonna do a swinging dutchman towards an out-building; the tree slipped btw the forks as I pushed it to a safe...

#1 reason for my choice was the honesty I found with the dealership; which incidently shut down shortly after they fulfilled the warranty & replaced the entire Transmission. They helped me "war-game" all the buying options... #2 reason was the mitzubishi Tier 2 engine. #3 was the tractor's...

We like ours but I'm looking to find a lower "geared" clutch; a clutch with weaker springs that will expand sooner.

I can only think of adding one thing to the already posted replys; esp. the advice of getting a jeep (my next UTV). Look closely at the D.O.M. Looking back when I bought my 2008 model year in 2010. I didn't know any better; thought I was getting the current year's production, not something...

How fast will it go? I like everything about my 2008 RTV500 except the speed.

Fun reading the replies.

Hello everyone, I'm back after a 5 or 6 year hiatus. I've had good use out of my 2012 3016 HST. Its winter here in the NW Ore-gone Coast Range and time to bring the tractor into my shop for services. To my point; the mice liked to nest on top of the HST in front of the dip-stick, until I...