Nope, economic guys are saying we are spending $1.8 to $1 taken in. Interest on the debt is more than the debt every year.

It will take years but our kids are going to pay big time.

It will collapse or be replaced b digital $$$ before then I'm thinking.

This may be popping up on the radar

I spoke to the folks who built these (in Texas). They said they would handle deer with no problem. I asked about the mesh all over the middle, and they told me something I did not know.

For their customers who live in the Dakotas through the Eastern part of Montana, those states have big game birds such as pheasant. Those birds can and have taken out radiators, and that is the whole reason for the steel mesh being welded in there.

Would have never thunk of that!

Good enough for me, and sound reasoning, everyone.

I placed an order for a sturdy although not particularly good-looking bumper.

I'll post pics of it on my Dually thread.

That is a nice piece there chief.

Thank ya!

It's my second as I have stated, and like, everyone I know also has one...

You probably have one too, right?

It would be a great gun for you and for what you do. Magnum handgun and all that. Btw, my first magnum handgun was actually a S&W .41 magnum in blued steel. That was a darned powerful shooter in its own right. I purchased it to take whitetail but sold it before I ever hunted with it.

Crazy weekend! Lost a leg of power coming into the house. Ended up the nicked the insulation when they installed it, and after 20+ years, it corroded through. Ran new wire from the meter into the main box and added conduit this time for protection. I'm not sure why they didn't do that the first time. Just in case you are wondering that primary wire isn't cheap anymore.

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NO, IT IS NOT

Costs are increasing at a steady rate. I have a comfortable/good retirement income, but I am losing headway against inflation. I wonder how people of lesser means are making it. McDonalds (I don't like them) can cost in excess of $25 pretty easy. We got two subs a small fry and two fountain drinks the other day and I was right at $40! And this is the Kintuckee!

Good solid cop car look you have going there...I like it

So, not seeing something else...
Window tint: same as before
Stance: About the same
Front air dam: Did you remove that?
Paint: Looks about the same

Stumper...

Well. Now that I can…I’ll do a small photo dump as well.
Found a clock that I need.



My first ham. It won’t be my last.



Had a cabin owners poker derby last weekend.
Was a beautiful day.

A tad blustery on Thursday.


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NO...Send all that (Except for the blizzard) to me! ;-)

Happy Birthday Chief!  I have a nice recipe for that 629, having one myself.  230gn at 1450fps.  Attention getter for sure.

Care to share?
Norm, my Armee/Police buddy from West (by-God) Virginia has a special 200+ FPS 405 gr. hand load recipe he shared for that gun. I put 4-5 of them through the weapon, and, ya...A real (kicker) attention getter ;-)

I believe I just got that .44 Magnum I have been writing/talking about for the past few months!

This is nearly an exact copy of the 629 I carried in a shoulder holster as an Army Aero Scout in the early 1980's when I patrolled the East German border.

It closes the loop for me and brings me right back to that time.

It is a forever gun for me. I will carry it proudly along with my Marlin 45/70 on my upcoming western adventures.

Day 100

This has been another adventure in faith and having another little piece in the relationship with our eternal God through Jesus. If you haven't participated, I hope this touched you.

God gives us this open door through prayer that we can walk through. Your neighbor doesn't always give you that opportunity. Your government feints at caring for your concerns but we observe it as self-serving instead. Your judicial system is unbalanced and blows to and fro based on the latest political wind.

We can't depend on the weather, our jobs, and sometimes not even on our marital partners. I have heard of a loving dog biting his owner and our favorite car or truck has or can at any moment leave us stranded.

Name one thing other than God that you can depend on, and someone can and probably should call you a fool. Why? Well, because there is simply nothing natural nor man-made that will not fail or is reliable, nothing that will not fail or is infallible.

But there is a God. Only one mind you, and he has created himself in the person of three. He is so big and complex that he defies understanding and is known to us as the Father from whom all things have come. There is his Son, Jesus our king through which we can return to live eternally with our Father, and there is his spirit. I happen to love that spirit as I discovered it to have a sense of humor and I know it to be less than a breath away.

These three things, The Father, His son Jesus, and the holy spirit are all infallible. They are utterly dependable. They are always with you. They were actually here before there was even time. They will not fail you and can absolutely be depended on and

They are available at a moment's notice,

Through prayer!

I hope that all of the folks who visit this site for whatever reason have in some way been touched by this wonderful spirit of God. It is to him I give all the glory for everything good that goes on here.

Tap talk still not working and for some reason I can't get the forum on my android phone. Good thing I still have a computer

I think the enemy is working hard in the background.
I have a ticket in at "A Small Orange" our host, but so far nothing.
I also noticed we had nearly 50,000 views yesterday and as many as 400+ at a time so far this morning. Those are mostly bots, I suspect. They do good, stacking our information in the search engines, and bad...Letting malicious operators what we are doing.

I hear Utah Dave can't get onsite and we haven't heard from JR in a while, and that is unusual.

...

Can't see em, they are per invite only. I've never been on insagram.

...Facebook

And, of course this very memorable day in 93.

Ran across a bunch of more pics of the unit.

Dave, that was a good link for sure.

I picked my tires

Toyo Open Country RT, in size 255/80 R17

It is super highly rated and built in the USA. It stands 33.1" tall which is almost 2" taller than the stock 235 Nexen stock tires. That will reduce my gear ratio a little which I want without making the truck sluggish.

After getting the warning about the Nexens. I asked around and got mixed reviews, but when I started looking on the truck camper forums there was no shortage of people with a dually carrying 4K in the bed who experienced belt separation. I am not going to take that chance so I have just ordered seven of the new Toyos.

Oddly, I found the lowest price at my local Walmart. I feel dirty going into that store, but, hey, they have great tire prices!

Wow.  Rates are going up

I spoke with the shop today to see what all the fuss was about.

Not only did I destroy the window and awning, but I also did significant structural damage.

The slide mechanism is bent and torqued and will be completely replaced. The sidewall and the floor of the slide are damaged as is the floor beneath the slide. That will get replaced as well. The dealership was surprised to find the damage, but it is a good thing they did.

Now the clock starts to tick. Parts have all been ordered. It could take as little as a month or as much as two, flash to bang. I will be flirting with our Wyoming departure if it goes much longer than that...

Absolutely!

Norm, my friend showed me his 45/70 government model Marlin. Almost the same gun as mine, but blued. He has killed a bunch of whitetail with it, but said he preferred his .44 magnum lever Winchester for deer. Both were scoped.

I'm going to drive down and take a look at that new Smith and Wesson .44 Mag lever gun. If I decide to get that, it will be for deer and I'll scope it, but not this bear gun, I'm thinking.

Quote from: Flyin6 on April 15, 2024, 09:56:02 AM

So, first, I have that new Sig scope sitting on my desk.

Secondly, I do not think I'm going to use it!

Then look into an RMR or a similar red dot sight. If you're using it for brush gun/bear gun get a red dot on it and call it done.

That or just the sights it came with now makes the most sense

Lots of tire companies make a 255/80r17

https://tiresize.com/tiresizes/255-80R17.htm

That keeps ya 33” tall but only 10.5 wide

Roger that

And that seems where I am landing without getting something that is too wide to properly fit the rims. I do not want to buy custom rims at the moment but I do want to get a slightly taller tire on there to 1. Cut the gear ratio back some, 2. Look a tad bit better, and 3. Swap the Nexens out for my current tire choice which is the BF Goodrich KO2 All terrains

Holy crap, I just got the estimate back from Holman Motors and RV.

$10,769!!!!!!!!!

I thought I knocked off the awning and broke the glass, but after inspection, there was a whole lot more going on.

I buggered up the floor, part of the slide track, and the slide as well.

I'll be getting back a repaired slide and a new floor along with the window and awning.

Whew!

Be proud Don be proud. Even if he doesn’t make it, only a few get to try out.

He is gonna make it. I tell you, when I prophesized over him at his birth and I proclaimed he would someday be a Ranger, I believe in my heart that he will.

Day 95

Welcome back Don. Sounds like you had a well deserved great time

Thanks!