Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[pacerron]

Talk about a full tank...
It is a good thing the rain finally stopped or I'd have to charm my wife into bucket duty throwing it over the side.
In the 60's today but going to 19 degrees Christmas eve.

 

[Lou66]

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Anybody ever bought one of those United States stove barrel kits with add on barrel for the top.. or two barrels stacked on top of each other for heat and smoking meat.. You get the kit from TSC around 85 dollars.. My son and I got one and decided we would build a heater/smoker for the barn area.. He got some nice blue barrels from where he works,, free of charge,, we put it together,, took best part of a day,, fired it up and sure enough it worked,, till the whole thing caught on fire,:shocked:, was a heck of a fire with lots of smoke,:confused3:, I'm thinking maybe we should have read the instruction see if it said anything about not using plastic barrels.. At lease it didn't hurt the metal hardware that came in the kit just a little smoke damage,:thumbsup:, I wonder if I could get my money back if returned the pieces .. Lou

 

[pacerron]

Jim, I was suggesting a Hernia, (due to its proximity), has an effect on the "nuts" . MAN tough crowd!!

Speaking of the above soreness Mr. Dangerfield..... Here's a little fellow that appeared on the deck a couple months ago so tiny and starved I knew we were about to gain another free cat as soon as my wife saw him.
Somebody had cut off his tail about halfway up and tossed him out on our road. So another free barn cat, named Bobcat :confused3:
As he started getting bigger he started getting more like a Tom and was beating up on the other old barn cat and even the dog
that he is buddies with. So $50 later, last Thursday, including a shot he is now an "it cat" and will be going back to the barn to live tomorrow.
I hope with his calmer personality some Coyote doesn't have an expensive meal.

 

[pacerron]

Now it is time to say "Hasta la Vista" have a little piece of this great smelling, while baking, Honey-Buttermilk Bread
and grab a nap.
NOAA radio woke us up 4 times last night with storm warnings.

 

[Western]

Ron, I dont think Foreman qualifies to be a "bobcat" yet, but maybe the next "surgery", they'll to that for him!!:laughing:

That one will certainly confuse Jim!!

 

[bindian]

Talk about a full tank...
It is a good thing the rain finally stopped or I'd have to charm my wife into bucket duty throwing it over the side.
In the 60's today but going to 19 degrees Christmas eve.

Dude! You seriously need more freeboard on top of your dam. At least a foot above your emergency spillway elevation.

How about some photos of the back side of your dam? In the photo above, it looks mighty steep.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

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Anybody ever bought one of those United States stove barrel kits with add on barrel for the top.. or two barrels stacked on top of each other for heat and smoking meat.. You get the kit from TSC around 85 dollars.. My son and I got one and decided we would build a heater/smoker for the barn area.. He got some nice blue barrels from where he works,, free of charge,, we put it together,, took best part of a day,, fired it up and sure enough it worked,, till the whole thing caught on fire,:shocked:, was a heck of a fire with lots of smoke,:confused3:, I'm thinking maybe we should have read the instruction see if it said anything about not using plastic barrels.. At lease it didn't hurt the metal hardware that came in the kit just a little smoke damage,:thumbsup:, I wonder if I could get my money back if returned the pieces .. Lou

Lou,
Please get this working and let us know how good it heats. I was thinking of buying one of those cheap woodstoves from HF for $150 to heat the shop area of the barn when I do winter projects. I don't mind working in the cold, but the cold dampness is for ducks and other of God's waterfowl. That concrete gets that cold dampness in it too.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Speaking of the above soreness Mr. Dangerfield..... Here's a little fellow that appeared on the deck a couple months ago so tiny and starved I knew we were about to gain another free cat as soon as my wife saw him.
Somebody had cut off his tail about halfway up and tossed him out on our road. So another free barn cat, named Bobcat :confused3:
As he started getting bigger he started getting more like a Tom and was beating up on the other old barn cat and even the dog
that he is buddies with. So $50 later, last Thursday, including a shot he is now an "it cat" and will be going back to the barn to live tomorrow.
I hope with his calmer personality some Coyote doesn't have an expensive meal.

A few years back, we had a bobtail squirrel living in the trees between the house and the barn. I named him Bob. I have always heard squirrels use their tails for balancing. Bob never heard about tails used for balance. Other than no tail, you couldn't tell him from other squirrels, that had full bushy tails.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

That one will certainly confuse Jim!!

Well, sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. I suspect Foreman will not be having much joy (with almonds or not), but I'm sure he hopes this time around the take care of his "Mounds."

Good luck Foreman, it's bad enough to have to deal with the 3rd time without all of us making light of your pain. We'll be pullin' and prayin' for you.:thumbsup:

 

[Western]

Well, sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. I suspect Foreman will not be having much joy (with almonds or not), but I'm sure he hopes this time around the take care of his "Mounds."

Good luck Foreman, it's bad enough to have to deal with the 3rd time without all of us making light of your pain. We'll be pullin' and prayin' for you.:thumbsup:

Pure "classic" Jim!!:rotfl::applause: I was laughing so hard, the wife came in to see what happened:thumbsup: