Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

I have this Robinair vacuum pump. Not sure what to do with it. It runs fine but oil looks blackish and sight glass is cracked.

 

[m7040]

I am left eye dominant but shoot with right eye looking at sights. Never seemed to matter.

I think I convinced son to drive tomorrow instead of Friday. I told him he might be skating up I81 Friday.

Fritz, is that old gas station on Rt 11?

My health insurance won’t pay for a test my son needed. They just say your plan doesn’t cover it. I find it hard to believe.
Course we find out after it’s done, and it did come out positive and he had to be treated.

Haven’t caught up on everyone yet.

Actually it is in Mercersburg on 307 N Main ST

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

LS, thanks for the offer. I won’t be pulling my camper that far, but if I’m in the area I’ll stop by and say high. I want to ride the cumbress railroad sometime, and would like to do Durango Silverton RR again.
Pegosa Springs get mentioned in western books. I’ve been thru it twice on 160.
I was looking at your route today on google maps.
Thanks for the pics.

Yes, that route is far more scenic than the west side of the state. There are some beautiful areas over there, but they are much further apart. Then there is a lot more traffic that way too!.

You can definitely stop by! I can get you a good discount for the Durango/ Silverton railway (Daughter's boyfriend is a manager there). They are running the special "Holiday Polar Express" right now ---- at $100 a head. He gets free tickets and took the daughter and grand kids last week. It has apparently become a huge event and tickets sell out fast.

I wanted to stop at the Chama station and get a pic of the engines of the Cumbres / Toltec railway, but it was a little bit off our route, and didn't know if the engines were even there, so just bypassed. They have become expensive too!

Drew, when you head out to see your sister in Cali, you can definitely stop by too! As a matter of fact, any of you guys are free to stop by.... grill is always open!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Fritz, is he a yellow lab? ---- I think your holiday is going to be 'fun filled' for sure!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Actually it is in Mercersburg on 307 N Main ST

Thanks, have driven by it many times, but didn’t register with me.

 

[m7040]

Fritz, is he a yellow lab? ---- I think your holiday is going to be 'fun filled' for sure!

Yes it is a yellow lab. Learning to walk stairs. He does not like stairs but with time he will get it

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 10C and it's presently 20.9C, fairly calm and sunny. The 'Liars' say that Summer "will, definitely, positively, arrive by Christmas Eve"... yeah, right. We'll see as 'they' usually say these things with their hands behind their back.

It's the weekly 'in-to-town-day' for mail and a wee bit of grocery shopping. With a guest (soon to be two as of Boxing Day) I find that more grocery shopping is required due to changes in evening meal menus.

We'll probably either continue with the vine odyssey, however I'll need to get a trim/mow in prior to the weekend. Friday is, of course, St. Tibb's Eve so I'll need to ensure that there's enough rum in the house to properly celebrate.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[m7040]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 10C and it's presently 20.9C, fairly calm and sunny. The 'Liars' say that Summer "will, definitely, positively, arrive by Christmas Eve"... yeah, right. We'll see as 'they' usually say these things with their hands behind their back.

It's the weekly 'in-to-town-day' for mail and a wee bit of grocery shopping. With a guest (soon to be two as of Boxing Day) I find that more grocery shopping is required due to changes in evening meal menus.

We'll probably either continue with the vine odyssey, however I'll need to get a trim/mow in prior to the weekend. Friday is, of course, St. Tibb's Eve so I'll need to ensure that there's enough rum in the house to properly celebrate.

That's about it, take care all.

The day before Christmas (Dec 23) when I grew up was called little Christmas Eve. Christmas for us was celebrated the eve of December 24 with dance around the tree and singing before getting gifts and visit by Santa Claus . Dinner was roast pork, goose, red cabbage, potatoes and gravy. Dessert was a rice pudding with rum and cherry sauce and the one who found the almond got a price

 

[KilroyJC]

Had the lever action 243 browning for more that 50 years. It has a 5 shot magazine only. But after the retina surgery on my right eye I can not shoot "straight". Anyone tried to shoot from other side? Not easy I think to change over

It may be time for a red-dot sight. Upgrade the classic with some newfangled crap—- but those dot sights do work!

 

[KilroyJC]

Having to stretch my memory a bit,
I know the M14 could accept "stripper clips", with the bolt locked back you could take a stripper clip of rounds slide the clip into a dovetail in the receiver and shove 10 rounds down and into the magazine, two strippers and the mag was fully loaded.
The magazine could also be removed from the rifle and a loaded mag latched in as well, and the empty mag loaded from loose rounds.
I don't believe the M16 had that ability.
Previous to the M14 the Garand M1 was loaded with an 8 round stripper clip that ejected from the rifle when empty.

M16/aR15/m4 mags can be reloaded with stripper clips and ”spoons” - and adapter that fits over the end of the mag and keeps the stripper clip on line for proper loading.

SKS also uses 10rd stripper clips into a fixed mag

 

[KilroyJC]

The family is expanding with a new puppy for one of our kids. Now 12 weeks old

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Oh that is some serious trouble right there

 

[m7040]

I’ve got friends that work for Bechtel, I even interviewed with them once. They bid one of my projects once.

Maybe that was one of my proposals.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Maybe that was one of my proposals.

Back when Bechtel was still down in Germantown, or was it Gaithersburg in the old building before the high rise. Long time ago. Was for a SCADA design build.

 

[m7040]

Back when Bechtel was still down in Germantown, or was it Gaithersburg in the old building before the high rise. Long time ago. Was for a SCADA design build.

Was not involved in that. I was in the Houston office at that time. Home Depot bought the lot for the Bechtel office in Gaithersburg and then they moved to the high rise on Washingtonian st. I hated that commute ( 43 miles ) and fortunately they moved the office to Frederick after a couple of years. I was doing projects in Florida at the time so that limited my time for the commute. The bagasse burning projects were interesting. It is for people not familiar combustion of sugar cane byproducts and converting it into power and steam.

 

[check]

Good Morning

ummm, it's cold outside. currently -23C (-10F) however with the wind chill / frostbite warning it is currently 9 AM and -33C (-27F)
even the dog did not bother to pee when i took her out, after 12 hrs inside

my friends in Calgary are suffering at a windchill of -41 C / - 41 F

yikes. stay safe wherever you are, bundle up.

ALL of the Highways are under snowfall warnings / alerts, and stupid temperatures

Eeep! I had to come down to Toronto today because I have to give a test tomorrow, and then back up again on Thursday morning. Hopefully we will miss the nasty stuff, which comes Friday and Saturday.

The kid is coming up with her boyfriend on Saturday for Chrisrmas, and I am a little worried because all he has is a Ford Focus. Winter tires to be sure, but the Focus is two wheel drive only.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks for pictures LS

 

[PJSprog]

26°F and partly cloudy this morning, got up to 44° today. Sun was shining most of the day, so it was rather nice. Looks like the ugly stuff will hit us Thursday afternoon. Voice on the radio was suggesting this morning that we may get 4-8" of snow. The real kicker, though, is the low temps below zero for about three days. The high on Friday is showing +6°F, and windy. Still too early for weather like that here.

New job has been going very well. Thanks to everyone who's asked.

As I recall, wasn't that the ladder from the mudfest, Randy? Hope it served it's purpose well.

Some really fantastic pictures here, fellas.

Good evening, all.

 

[txdon]

Sad story a week before Christmas.
A co-worker at the "farm", His 3 year old child died from meningitis. He was only sick for 3 days. I was suppose to relieve him on the tractor Saturday but a manager had taken his place.

 

[PJSprog]

Here you go, Drew. A stripper clip on the left (for a 7mm Mauser) and a magazine on the right (for a 5.56mm AK). Generally, a magazine encloses the rounds, and a clip does not. Over the course of time, they have come to be used as meaning the same thing ... though technically incorrect. For the most part, gun people know what you mean either way.

Previous to the M14 the Garand M1 was loaded with an 8 round stripper clip that ejected from the rifle when empty.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-PING!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 40ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, Partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 52ºF. Tomorrow will be last warm day, Temps will drop below freezing Thursday morning, and not get abouve freezing untill Sunday morning . Insert will get a workout. Insert ash clean up and rekindle fire to start day, putter, then leaf control mow of back yard, Bike ride after lunch, nice weather for December biking. Nap after ride.
Bill sorry you are up so early hope you got back to sleep. Good luck with sliding door project.
Helo sorry about no gate installers. Hoarfrost pics are pretty.
Ron glad Sassy likes the groomer's bath. Good to hear you are getting a compatible door lock. Neat woodpecker pic.
Ron nice link. Thanks
Buppies hope you are feeling better, safe trip. prayers sent
Billy hope you do not get too much slick stuff. Good to hear you are prepping for ice storm. Good luck bringing the large tree.
Drew going to be real cold here for a couple of days. Hope shopping was successful.
Kilroy hope you can get grit on steps soon. Glad new toilet was 0 problems. Sounds like an appropriate reuse Hope find you fine grinder.
Frits daughter must have 9 lives! Good to hear van back in service. Sorry about the gunfire so close.
Don hope you are driving while it is warm.
Paul good news on glasses, Hope you are ready for puppy. Nice they are saving you a trip. Hope funeral went well.
Ken glad panels are having an effect already. Hope cutting goes well, and air leak fix is straightforward. Sorry about the pic prohibition.
Drew thanks for link.
Mike Sorry about projects getting sidelined. Hope you have safe trip. Merry Christmas to you as well.
Jim glad chimney man showed up early, and had good news for you. Boating over in December not too bad Good to hear Mrs home safely, have fun with Christmas list
Bill when Heat Index 115ºF + open windows and turn fan on not that effective.
Rich have fun puttering.
Frits never tried shooting left handed.
David glad dinner with Sophie good. Hope flailing went well.
Ted neat pics.
Frits thanks for sharing.
Ted thanks for sharing pics
Ted getting to be snow on ground.
RS sorry trip into town not as successful as it might have been. Hope you can track down cold air. Hope you make progress today.
Ted glad you are home safe. Sorry about the short visit time.
Gstrom sorry about the damage to the saw. So careless.
Frits cute puppy.
Thomas sorry about hard work day. I hope the car that passed you gets a ticket.
Mark great day fishing, nice variety. Sorry about slow fishing day.
Frits too many drunks on the road
Dennis glad son moving trip to tomorrow. Sorry about health insurance issues.
Ted sorry you did not get to stop at Chama and photograph the engines.
Randy(wag) "hands behind their back" and fingers crossed Hope your shopping list is up to date. Is St. Tibb's eve the official start of Christmas holiday?
James poor timing for test. Hope you can avoid the worse of the storm.
PJ sorry about the cold weather. I was hearing rumors that STL may be in for snow storm. Good to hear new job going well.
Don very sad story, prayers for family.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Don /brother medical procedure, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes and fall, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /coughing, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.