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KensAuto · « **Reply #6750 on:** June 10, 2018, 11:42:42 PM »

I'll send Tex some of this. Cheaper than riprap, and definitely cheaper than a zero turn.

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rpar86 · « **Reply #6751 on:** June 11, 2018, 12:16:41 AM »

Quote from: KensAuto on June 10, 2018, 11:42:42 PM

I'll send Tex some of this. Cheaper than riprap, and definitely cheaper than a zero turn.

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Now made by Bayer, not Monsanto (if that makes anyone feel better because it’s not the big M name...) ;)

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #6752 on:** June 11, 2018, 12:29:24 AM »

That will work Ken

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #6753 on:** June 11, 2018, 07:27:06 AM »

I appreciate the humor.

That brings up an interesting subject. The use of chemicals in the environment. As a redneck you’d be forgiven for thinking that I’m not overly concerned about the environment but out here I really try to keep the chemical use to a bare minimum. A good part of the property drains and slopes to the pond. So any chemicals would end up in the pond and my wife really loves her fish as evidenced by the recurring amazon order of fish pellets

I hate to even use amdro on ant mounds and wonder what you guys think about some of the chemicals we use today. Roundup has been associated with some bad effects, from cancer to other environmental issues.

Thoughts?

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Farmer Jon · « **Reply #6754 on:** June 11, 2018, 07:40:27 AM »

We use Round-Up and Grazon all over the farm. Grazon will kill trees and woody plants but not grass. Roundup will kill everything but not as effective on trees and such. Everyone here on the farm has taken the proper training and are licensed to purchase and applicate controlled herbicides and pesticides. That stuff you guys buy at the store is already diluted. We get the good stuff and mix it ourselves. I use it in the chicken pen and my house yard. After it dries its safe to be around. Just wear long sleeves and pants. Take a shower after spraying. Not a big deal.

stlaser · « **Reply #6755 on:** June 11, 2018, 07:53:32 AM »

Charles, we don’t live in California so we’re ok using that stuff with no known risks.....

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #6756 on:** June 11, 2018, 08:16:44 AM »

It’s not the chemicals that are bad, it’s living in California that is unhealthy! LOL!

KensAuto · « **Reply #6757 on:** June 11, 2018, 09:51:37 AM »

I use round up and Amdro at the shop, but at home very little gets used. My wife makes home brew repellent (attractant), and I have to be super careful around the tortoises. Like Jon said, we can't get the good stuff anyway (I think the highest over the counter concentrate is 37%)..

.....a gallon of the farm grade mixes to 250 gallons water iirc.

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #6758 on:** June 11, 2018, 12:19:45 PM »

Having spent my working life working on the roads, I held a herbicide license and went to training every year from 1969 to 2004. Yes Charles, there are products that can leach or run off into the pond and cause a fish kill but round-up is not one of them as long as you stay within the labeled rates and apply when it is not raining for a couple hours, and not spraying onto the water. That product also has a money target on it's back, lots of talk but no proof that it is a problem for either human or environment. As for the ant killer, you got to do what you got to do to control the little bastards. Homework and carful application should keep you safe from them.

As far as far as % active you buy, you are paying for inert ingredients(water) when you buy the lower active content. When you spray the product out, the % of active is the same as the farmer uses if you are both following the listed mixing rates on the label. Lots of products out there, some tie up near the surface of the soil, others move down quite far and damage trees that have roots in the sprayed area.
*The active ingredient in Round-up is/was also labeled for aquatic use. They took out some of the inactive stuff and allowed use to plants growing above the water level, or used in wetlands.*

JR · « **Reply #6759 on:** June 11, 2018, 01:07:07 PM »

Doesn't roundup go inert when it hits soil?

Yep, this state is getting worse all the time. Law just passed limiting water to 55gal a day in about 5 years (indoor use). 55gal, heck that is a good shower! We average 1000gal a day now for the 5 of us.

Feels like a communist country and not getting better!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #6760 on:** June 11, 2018, 06:55:27 PM »

1000 gal/day!!!!!
Really?
I've never seen a household use that much.
Or did you mean 100 a day?

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #6761 on:** June 13, 2018, 09:06:59 PM »

Crappy weather got to me yesterday so I tackled a project I’ve been thinking about for about 8 years. Switch back stairway to the basement had to ugly concrete walls one of which that wasn’t true with the drywall wall. Went to Lowe’s and got beab board, air nailer, caulk, grippy floor paint and went to town on it. Today I painted the steps repairing 18 years of dogs running up the stairs! Painting was done from bottom of the stairs up, standing on one painting the one below as there’s no way out of the basement other than the stairs! What a pain-

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #6762 on:** June 13, 2018, 09:25:00 PM »

Glued the bead board to the concrete after trimming it to fit around angles of stairs. That’s why braces are along bottom etc. The air powered Brad nailer is a great thing! Tomorrow I’ll paint the new woodwork and trim, then put down peel and stick carpet squares for the landing.

stlaser · « **Reply #6763 on:** June 13, 2018, 10:12:53 PM »

Looks good, may need to address this on our house as the Golden’s are wearing that stair paint right off in a hurry

stlaser · « **Reply #6764 on:** June 13, 2018, 11:14:46 PM »

Stumbled across this film Ken obviously directed....

https://youtu.be/ZLRu6PJtRv4

JR · « **Reply #6765 on:** June 13, 2018, 11:23:49 PM »

Yep, we do about 1000 per day per their meter. I really don't think it is that high. But that is 5 of us and the yard and topping the pool time to time.

Also, I hired a guy to do the underhouse plumbing for the add on. I got down there is a tight spot and had to go farther but I got a weird feeling and wanted out. Never an issue before, guess I am getting old.

Have to go tomorrow AM and requal for my LEO CCW. They make a big deal out of it with a catered lunch and an AR shootoff sometimes. Will do the Sheid 40 and G23 again. Wish they did just gun type vs each one you want to carry. On that I have been eyeing that new SIG365 9mm subcompact. Still a little pricey but 11 rounds I like!

KensAuto · « **Reply #6766 on:** June 13, 2018, 11:54:23 PM »

My buddy just got the p365 and I have to admit it felt pretty good for how small it is. He waited several weeks for it after putting up a deposit. I guess they're flying off the shelves in Tucson. Lol

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cruizng · « **Reply #6767 on:** June 14, 2018, 08:05:14 AM »

I have been watching the P365 also waiting for availability and maybe the price to come down. Is there any credence to the issues with the firing pin breaking and dragging?

Other than that is seems to get great reviews.

KensAuto · « **Reply #6768 on:** June 14, 2018, 09:59:47 AM »

I didn't hear about that issue. I can almost hear JR in a few weeks: "other than the broken firing pin, it's a pretty good gun". Ha

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #6769 on:** June 14, 2018, 12:53:05 PM »

In Dallas on business today. Got to rent a little GMC Canyon crew cab. Pretty cool little truck

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Nate · « **Reply #6770 on:** June 14, 2018, 01:19:41 PM »

Is it the one with the duramax in it?

cruizng · « **Reply #6771 on:** June 14, 2018, 03:40:00 PM »

Well biding time getting my sixth Chemo elixir today and hopefully my last for a while. Will have a follow up PET scan on July 9th to see if it is actually working.

Thanks for all of the Prayers! Greatly appreciated.

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rpar86 · « **Reply #6772 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:11:04 PM »

Quote from: nmeyer414 on June 14, 2018, 01:19:41 PM

Is it the one with the duramax in it?

That would be pretty dumb of a rental company to rent diesel vehicles and risk uneducated snowflakes putting gas in the tank instead... (NOT looking at you Charles)

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #6773 on:** June 14, 2018, 06:31:58 PM »

It could happen.....

Cruz.. thoughts and prayers

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cudakidd53 · « **Reply #6774 on:** June 14, 2018, 08:59:56 PM »

Hang in there Cruz! Praying for you-

Today, I finished the basement stairwell project. Painted the bead board in that process kicked my backside! On my knees up and down a bunch taught me that I’m starting to fall apart. My right knee goes numb almost like Novocain when putting pressure on it and then go to get up! Two coats on everything and learned that painters tape isn’t worth diddly squat on textured floor paint. The other paint wet underneath the edge! Laid down 24 inch squares of industrial carpet - peel and stick. Also learned I will never become a professional carpet installer - that was almost as bad as painting! Measure, cut, swear, do it over again. Installed the last trim pieces on top of the carpet and called it done. Those tubs are full of dog food if you’re wondering.

JR · « **Reply #6775 on:** June 14, 2018, 09:10:05 PM »

Never had a FP break, but the old SW 4006 was good for breaking the ejector pin. This happened during transition to the SW, mine never was an issue.

Sammconn · « **Reply #6776 on:** June 14, 2018, 09:46:44 PM »

Looks good Mike! Cruzin, in mine as well.

Charles.
Mower.
Again...I laughed pretty hard as I read it thinking again...

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #6777 on:** June 15, 2018, 08:05:19 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on June 14, 2018, 12:53:05 PM

In Dallas on business today. Got to rent a little GMC Canyon crew cab. Pretty cool little truck

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Let us know what you think of the driver seat. I made it about thirty min and I had a numb bum from it

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #6778 on:** June 15, 2018, 09:17:10 PM »

Sam. Glad I could be of humor assistance.

Dave I didn’t get to spend that much time in it at one time but it was a cool little truck.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #6779 on:** June 15, 2018, 10:17:22 PM »

Cruzin,

It will work!

Believe it completely. Give it totally to the Lord and get on with your life

Lifting you up

Mikie: Nice stairwell job, bro!

dave945 · « **Reply #6780 on:** June 17, 2018, 07:53:03 AM »

Happy Father’s Day to you all!! I’m blessed to have ten healthy happy children gracing my home.

Don’t forget to thank your children and your wives, without them we wouldn’t get to be celebrated on this day. And definitely remember to thank our Heavenly Father for the gifts he has given us, and the opportunity to teach and to learn from them.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #6781 on:** June 17, 2018, 09:13:02 AM »

Amen Dave. Happy Father’s Day

And I mean that in a non gender assignment way. Like in the biological/masculine way.

Won’t be long and the looneys will try to change this days name and purpose too.

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Farmer Jon · « **Reply #6782 on:** June 17, 2018, 10:11:45 AM »

Hanging out here in in South eastern Kentucky relaxing until the work starts tomorrow.
Some of you know we are selling my wife's house down here and moving her mother home with us to Nebraska. Her family has owned the property for 3 generations. He grandfather built the house. He was preacher. The house has fallen into disrepair. Unfortunately the quality of construction was substandard. There is no foundation. Just built the house on some rocks he dragged out of the creek.
We are hitting an indoor air-conditioned flea market in London today to try to beat the heat.

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Nate · « **Reply #6783 on:** June 17, 2018, 10:37:37 AM »

Good luck and may the lord bless you with patience jon

JR · « **Reply #6784 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:33:48 AM »

Heading up to Reno for the night. Moma's Bday, dad's day, anniversary next sat and my Bday the week after that.

Good luck Jon.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #6785 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:46:40 AM »

Took some time out to spend with some old buddies last night, back home about 1am, but was woke up by my boys

Can you spot them in the field?

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KensAuto · « **Reply #6786 on:** June 17, 2018, 04:20:58 PM »

Happy father's day fellers.

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how Jon got his fifth wheel to London. ;)

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dave945 · « **Reply #6787 on:** June 17, 2018, 04:25:53 PM »

It’s pretty easy to get to London, he probably passed Moscow, but not far enough north to swing by Paris.

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KensAuto · « **Reply #6788 on:** June 17, 2018, 06:15:42 PM »

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longball · « **Reply #6789 on:** June 17, 2018, 10:55:21 PM »

Happy Father’s Day gents.

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JR · « **Reply #6790 on:** June 19, 2018, 01:17:22 AM »

Reno was fun. Paid their bills a little. Went to Cabelas and Scheels.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #6791 on:** June 19, 2018, 07:49:26 AM »

^^^Looks like a UH-60 Blackhawk in a right turn...

Nate · « **Reply #6792 on:** June 19, 2018, 09:41:31 AM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on June 19, 2018, 07:49:26 AM

^^^Looks like a UH-60 Blackhawk in a right turn...

NAILED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stlaser · « **Reply #6793 on:** June 19, 2018, 09:50:14 AM »

Speaking of which how is Duane & family doing?

KensAuto · « **Reply #6794 on:** June 19, 2018, 11:56:07 AM »

Quote from: stlaser on June 19, 2018, 09:50:14 AM

Speaking of which how is Duane & family doing?

Yeah, this ^^^^ Don.

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #6795 on:** June 19, 2018, 02:24:17 PM »

X3 there Don!

In Dr. office for yearly physical.....goody! At least she has small fingers!

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #6796 on:** June 19, 2018, 02:34:41 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on June 19, 2018, 07:49:26 AM

^^^Looks like a UH-60 Blackhawk in a right turn...

I was thinking it looked like Kens girlfriend H

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #6797 on:** June 19, 2018, 04:08:16 PM »

Quote from: stlaser on June 19, 2018, 09:50:14 AM

Speaking of which how is Duane & family doing?

I see him from time to time, but he seems to have gone dark otherwise.
His life: Driving his son to from hockey games/practices, a meal once in awhile, 4 hours sleep...

KensAuto · « **Reply #6798 on:** June 19, 2018, 07:50:52 PM »

Quote from: Bigdave_185 on June 19, 2018, 02:34:41 PM

I was thinking it looked like Kens girlfriend H

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Hey turkey!! don't you have a house to finish?

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #6799 on:** June 19, 2018, 08:08:04 PM »

We are at a slow pace. Finished up some roof today that the framing crew didn’t want to finish

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