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19901
« on: December 10, 2016, 07:06:44 PM »
And tore off a lid from the ever present empty hydraulic oil buckets and filled it with kindling
19902
« on: December 10, 2016, 07:05:32 PM »
Remember that brace thing I built to hold up the flue? Well, I retasked it, not wanting a project to go to waste
19903
« on: December 10, 2016, 07:03:23 PM »
And outside, it was trying to snow
Scout never saw snow before and was busying himself running down democrats, err, I mean snow flakes!
19904
« on: December 10, 2016, 07:02:18 PM »
Then I test fired it using some dried wood, kindling, and of course some charcoal brickett starter fluid
Fussing with the damper some, I got the temp right, and smoke free. It was drafting nicely and putting out the btu's
19905
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:59:25 PM »
Then I reassembled the pipes, sealing every single joint
19906
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:57:57 PM »
And installed a flapper thing-ah-ma-jiggy
19907
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:56:28 PM »
While the silicone was setting up some, I glued a new rope seal into the door channel
19908
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:54:54 PM »
Next up, I partially tore down the wood stove to seal it up better and make some additions
19909
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:53:42 PM »
OK, let's get a larger propane tank installed
Here is the midwest folks setting my new 120 gallon (Has 100 gal inside) propane tank
I noted that I started around 85% full. By afternoon the next day I had burned the tank down to something just above 80%. It was very cold for maybe 75% of the time and gusty. Temps ranged from the 20's down to the teens.
The furnace had no difficulty at all keeping up, and I had a great and restful night's sleep in a toasty warm camper.
19910
« on: December 10, 2016, 06:48:07 PM »
Ya know NOAA records wind speeds and other fun stuff. Likely a airport monitoring station or a firehouse or something close enough to give you an idea on wind speed average is available.
Or this http://www.kymesonet.org/
Just trying to save you the work involved in erecting a pole with a wind spinny thingy on top of it. ;D
I kinda wanted the place to have a slight scientific feel. Plus, it's another project. Who doesn't like projects! Me, being a pilot, well, I could just stare at that thing spinnin' away for amusement for hours. I spent so much of my life looking through things that were spinning in front of or above me, that I kinda' miss it! ;-)) Thing is the Kintucky is not flat except a "bottom" or something near a river. Wind flow is different all over the hill. Since my farm is one of the highest points in that county the airmass is always lifting up and over my ridge. In doing so I get some good airflow. Today is a good example. Most places except on that ridge were pretty calm. But working around the camper, stuff was blowing all over the place. Foam boards make good sails. The wind gusts were strong enough to break the 1.5" thick Formular 150 board. Anyway, I have long suspected I could mount a BlackHawk rotor system up there somewhere and actually bet something useful out of that old nag of a helo.
19911
« on: December 10, 2016, 09:33:35 AM »
Could I use em' to bolt my camper down to this hillside its perched on?
19912
« on: December 10, 2016, 09:28:51 AM »
Update: Well Patch is in the shop awaiting some attention when it warms up. Last night was my wife's B day...I decided since it was just cold and the roads were clear we could take her Mustang out for some ribs and dancing. Then before we left for home, it snowed a little, just enough to slick things up.
Road test review: Driving a Mustang with 3.73 gears, a Torsen rear L/S on Bridgestone summer rubber in the snow in it's self would be interesting. Add to it a dual disc clutch, a fair amount of additional Hp over stock (708rwhp 93 octane tune) and you have what can only be described as a handful. Road test complete all i can say is i am glad we went with a procharger...at least we could stay out of the boost for the most part so we got home unscathed. I predict that will be the one and only time that car see's snow LoL
Happy birthday to miss Kay! Did you folks move away from the old farm house? Sounds like you found pavement...
19913
« on: December 10, 2016, 09:23:59 AM »
out of curiosity...how do you get banned from buying stuff? It sounds fun.....share old wise one.
norm,
Shawn gets banned from a lot of stuff
Seems to run that way with him
Like me breaking tractors
He gets banned!
Hmmmm, actually I never thought about it but I do see a pattern here. I think it started with bars back in my 20's, then I took a break from those establishments. Met Don (not a coincidence I gather) & was banned frequently in one day from d-max, countless times from RM & the occasional parts supplier. So with all that said I think Don brings out the trouble in my personality as I was cured of this before our chance meeting........ Thanks Big D for the insight!!!! ;D
Any time!
19914
« on: December 10, 2016, 09:20:46 AM »
Northern tool has some weather stations and simple thermometers on sale. Plan to use those. But I couldn't figure out just yet how to record the data for long periods. The wind speed is important to me for future wind mill. Plan on putting it almost to the top of a 36' pole of my creation then my first wind driven ten atop that
We grunts use these things called notebooks for stuff like that... ;D
The new(er) office (resisting the change) version of me recommends Excel...
I still use notebooks... the green hardcover leaders' notebook; mostly cause I have extras.
Cro-Magnon man! ;-) Think is there Bobby- Lou is I'd have to be there and checking that all the time. Makes sense for the absence of technology but there is a smart way of doing this I think
19915
« on: December 10, 2016, 08:57:23 AM »
Did you say you were going to monitor a thermo underneath the camper, inside the wind break?
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yes Northern tool has some weather stations and simple thermometers on sale. Plan to use those. But I couldn't figure out just yet how to record the data for long periods. The wind speed is important to me for future wind mill. Plan on putting it almost to the top of a 36' pole of my creation then my first wind driven ten atop that
19916
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:18:52 PM »
out of curiosity...how do you get banned from buying stuff? It sounds fun.....share old wise one.
norm, Shawn gets banned from a lot of stuff Seems to run that way with him Like me breaking tractors He gets banned!
19917
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:15:04 PM »
Yeah....I should finish that...... But the Mrs had to have her shiny toy modified. Then we had harvest and I got scammed into working...then she wanted more modifications. Then a vacation.... then winter started showing up. Then I got to thinking guys like Don are playing with pink foam board, others are working on fun projects. Some are plugging oil leaks n fancy Jeep engines....and well I decided I'd just drive Patch and admire everyone else. I am a poor un employed farmer....I have to lower my standards now. That, and I set a goal of having it done before Square D is driving around.....I am still on track.. 8)
This week/month..maybe the rest of the year is being spent dry walling a living room/dining room..and all that fun stuff.
Oh yeah we also built a house this fall, that distracted me a bit also ;D
I heard that!
19918
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:10:40 PM »
I'm quite alright with my car like ride in a truck... 8)
Ditto!!
Shawn, you must be young, with a healthy back. lol
Fairly healthy, I stretch my lower back often & it stays not so pissed off at me most of the time.
Time, my friend, will enevitably change that...
19919
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:07:07 PM »
I like it!
19920
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:04:44 PM »
Mission accomplished
I'm sitting in the camper, it's showing 17 degrees outside and I'm as warm as a bug in a rug!
They installed a 120 gallon tank and had me all hooked up shortly after 10 am. Since it is going to be super cold this weekend, I'm staying at the hide to validate the concept
19921
« on: December 09, 2016, 08:21:49 AM »
Tell your propane man you know a guy in Kneebraska that would drive down that driveway in a Fifth Avenue.
It's about 6 degrees here ATM with a nice breeze. House is 75 degrees and cozy burning about a bushel a day of corn.
I'll tell him!
19922
« on: December 08, 2016, 07:28:07 PM »
We have some more money coming in, I am told which is exciting.
I picked up some flannel sheets, but nothing else. I REALLY want to get each girl a coat, but momma has threatened physical bodily damage my way if I dare purchase anything without her approving nod.
I am wise in such matters. I didn't buy the two coats (Yet).
You have daughters and HH6. Let them deal with the girl stuff, it's safer for you that way.
Copy that
But, man I don't want to delegate this. I want to do it all, just want to
Maybe letting your girls pick some things to give will be a good learning experience...really drives it home.
And gawd forbid you pick the WRONG thing...the hide site would be your primary residence! Haha
Dunno, I've got a pretty nice dog house going on...
19923
« on: December 08, 2016, 07:13:33 PM »
We have some more money coming in, I am told which is exciting.
I picked up some flannel sheets, but nothing else. I REALLY want to get each girl a coat, but momma has threatened physical bodily damage my way if I dare purchase anything without her approving nod.
I am wise in such matters. I didn't buy the two coats (Yet).
You have daughters and HH6. Let them deal with the girl stuff, it's safer for you that way.
Copy that But, man I don't want to delegate this. I want to do it all, just want to
19924
« on: December 08, 2016, 07:07:50 PM »
We have some more money coming in, I am told which is exciting.
I picked up some flannel sheets, but nothing else. I REALLY want to get each girl a coat, but momma has threatened physical bodily damage my way if I dare purchase anything without her approving nod.
I am wise in such matters. I didn't buy the two coats (Yet).
19925
« on: December 08, 2016, 07:01:12 PM »
It sucks when there are good people like this, busting their backsides to make a living and take care of family, but getting kicked down at every turn. What's worse is the number of people stealing oxygen on the government dole, with no drive or desire to work for what they get. I am so glad there are people like you and the anonymous benefactors in their apartment complex trying to provide these folks assistance. God is definitely working here.
Well, I am next to nobody in the mix. Its the holy spirit (The same thing God sees when he looks at me) that is doing this. I, like you and the others are only hands and feet and mouthpieces, little more. We give all the glory for this outpouring of love to our God and Jesus!
19926
« on: December 08, 2016, 02:22:49 PM »
Re-bodied!
That is a truck chassis with a 61 body sitting on it.
Great conversion, cool idea
19927
« on: December 08, 2016, 02:20:32 PM »
Very cool about Gary. We are fortunate to have men like him in the USA.
Don I have a stupid question....the engines on the back of the Chinooks....do they provide any thrust or is that simply exhaust and all forward power is from the rotors? I had never thought about it before but for some reason one of the ones on the last page made me wonder? I suspect not as the Canadian version seems to have the exhaust angled up a bit but just figured I would ask.
No forward thrust per-see. Upward angled exhaust found on the Lycoming L-714 version of that engine deflects hot gases up to both reduce the IR signature (A joke, really) but more importantly, to prevent troops disembarking from being roasted on the spot. Yes, that does happen. I think upwards of 500F air can get all the way to the ground with straight back exhausts, whereas the upward tilt negates that somewhat
19928
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:41:47 AM »
Had two Cappuccino's this mornin'
Feelin' all euro at the moment
Got me in the mood to git writtin' on another book!
Hell, I've started up to 2/3 on three now. But like SquareD, they ain't finished!
Writtin' can be fun!
19929
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:37:32 AM »
I'm trying to remember the excuse you gave the mps....
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A reading from the Book of Don..
Pg.150, Paragraph 2.
"... Doug, who was the ranking guy in our dust-covered group, took a long look at me before stepping forward. He told the Sergeant what a great job the driver - me (Don)- had done in steering to avoid a ground hog that had been standing in the road."
Blame early morning reading, and a cup of coffee for that exact quote.
You know, it just dawned on me how this and all the farm equipment wreckage is somehow interconnected. You see I believe this early positive reinforcement of piss poor at best off road maneuvering left an imprint on Big D's psyche that this was in fact what is supposed to happen anytime you venture off the paved mall parking lots. Furthermore, even those slight instances where he is getting stuck in the mall mulch beds is further evidence of this original incorrectly applied pat on the rear..... ::)
You seein' a trend here? I ain't got no psyche, the Armee took that from me a long time ago!
19930
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:36:08 AM »
Happy B-Day Tex! I like being in my 50's....I can still do a lot of the stuff I want to do but also have the wisdom (at least I think I do! Ha) to know what I should avoid!
Good for you Jon....paying respects to someone like that is a nice gesture. Sorry for your loss even if there was a lot of differences between you.
Never thought about just back feeding a system through 220 but essentially that's all the interconnect for the generator hookup does anyway right? All electrical panels and wiring in a house are is an open system and power flows where the breakers let's it. But I will get an electrician to do it so I don't end up running 220 to my TV or something else and burning down my house! Haha :o
Wil, Just a thought You keep playing with electricity in this manner and you'll stop enjoyin' your fifties abruptly Just sayin'
19931
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:34:03 AM »
I know!
The Hillary crowd.
Lost their ability to see the truth a long time ago.
I posted this to demonstrate how the ignorant left really just wants to create anger, hatred, division, and could care less about meaningful progress. They are so ignorant of the truth as to create a blight on progress, and freedom. They kill truth, hate God with everything they do, and well, we just need to continue to minimize them to a place where they amount to nothing more than a crying baby in the back room.
Good news: We won't be seeing any of them in heaven!
19932
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:30:17 AM »
Don can you share your source? Makes the argument with a liberal more fun to watch their head explode
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Tex, was sent to me by a very high ranking Armee officer friend of mine. He likes aggravating his warrant officer friends. I think I deleted the source stuff which was co-mingled with his address, which I protect.
19933
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:26:48 AM »
Don, if the gas company guy will drive back and fill the smaller tank, why not get one twice the size and not worry about running out before spring. I rent a tank from Cenex and they are very reasonable. I think you would get a better price with a larger delivery also.
Its all academic at this point. Tomorrow they install the 120, and I'll back that up with another larger tank and I'll be G-T-G
19934
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:23:53 AM »
Don, we (county Public Works) are helping 3 families get through the holidays, it is so sad knowing even when so many are helped there are so many more that get no help.
First of all: Good/Great Secondly: When we surrender our lives and accept Jesus, we accept his agenda as well. If the holy spirit truly dwells within someone, they can no more turn a blind eye to this sort of need than Jesus could.
19935
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:09:23 AM »
Let me tell you about this guy in the pic. His name is Gary, a friend of mine. That pic was taken in Afghanistan in 2008. He had just returned from an assault. He had this dash cam thing set up. I watched the film. In it you can see a hajji setup and fire an RPG at Gary's aircraft. The streak goes right over the nose, pretty close. You can hear someone saying Oh F__k audibly. Keep in mind that front office has noise levels around 130 db.
So Gary was in the desert war. He was also in Vietnam, in 1969! He was a Marine infantryman, an enlisted guy. When Ka-sang was overrun by NVA forces, Gary was one of 4 guys who lived to tell about that. four men survived from an entire company of Marines! Gary went on to serve another tour as a Marine sergeant, again in Vietnam. He served from the 1960's and as a sixty something year old, was still flying combat sorties in Afghanistan!!!!!!!!!!!
A couple years later, while I was the lead for my organization flying helos in Kandahar, Gary showed up again as a contract pilot, flying H-3's for what was left of Black Water. The man is a Spartan. A legend, A true, down to the core Warrior. And he lives in an underground house in Tennessee that has shooting ranges all around it. I deeply respect this man! He literally served over 40 years
19936
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:59:51 AM »
True
Just had a thought
Ever notice how nose art tends toward images of our ladys?
So how exactly does that sync up with a military embracing gays and transvestites
My opinion: The military is here to kill our enemies, hopefully without getting sweaty while doing it. We ought to reverse the policies allowing gays and the sexually confused to openly serve.
But that's just me (and several million others)
19937
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:55:50 AM »
Nose art...Gotta love nose art
My favs were:
Wierd Science B Co. 2/160 SOAR
Home sick angel, Innkeepers, An-Jin-Ri, Korea
Mammas Boys A co 2/160 SOAR
19938
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:52:24 AM »
First contact, send your best!
19939
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:51:18 AM »
Oregon boys
19940
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:49:54 AM »
Last pic is camp Meir, Rainier at 10,000 feet
19941
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:47:57 AM »
Canadian Chinooks. I like their paint scheme
19942
« on: December 08, 2016, 08:16:55 AM »
19943
« on: December 07, 2016, 11:15:48 PM »
Had to help my mother put a pup of 14 years down today
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Oh NOOO
19944
« on: December 07, 2016, 11:14:04 PM »
You mean the one you rolled, that almost kilt all your buds? That one? :)
Didn't kill anybody! But, yes, that one!
19945
« on: December 07, 2016, 11:13:19 PM »
I like those cans too. I see em on Ebay for around $100 each new, some used too.
I also have a 4 of the newer 20L "nato cans" that are OK and only $40 each.
I saw a guy selling them on Ebay in lots of 7 for a good price, maybe a group buy?????
Yea!
19946
« on: December 07, 2016, 11:10:58 PM »
I got a few more donations.
Just glance over the donations topic and you'll see what we got and what is spent.
It's looking good my friends. I think we will definitely be able to close the loop on this one and make those girls and their daddy's very happy!
Any suggestions like Bobby had concerning this? I'd like to hear your opinions. I'll just ignore everything and go off and do whatever I want (I'm a Warrant Officer after all!) ;) but to make you feel good about it, let's hear if there is something I should do or include!
If you had extra $$ I think Bobby's is right but if you have specific $$ to spend and if I was their Dad I would want it all to go to them. My gift would be their faces on Christmas morning. :)
I took my bride out to dinner tonight. Tomorrow is our anniversary, but we both will be busy. We were talking about the girls and Kath told me that one of the dads is not the girl's dad at all, but her Granddad! Kath found out today, when she was asking Sadie what her dad might want for Christmas. Sadie said she didn't know her dad, and her mother left her when she was small. She said her granddad is the only father she had ever known. Man this stuff just tears me up. That poor innocent little child. Why do some kids get a sorry deal like that? Well, apparently the stories are worse than I knew before. This granddad is laboring in a warehouse, and just had his hours reduced! Obamacare related, pushing people to part time. Now he can't afford his rent. He can feed them or pay rent, but not both. Kath said she had one resident who has been secretly kicking in $300 a month to help with his rent which is $700 a month. Now Bella's dad is her real dad, but he got laid off and all he could find was a car sales job. He gets to make a $600 draw every 2 weeks (You hearing this...$600 in two weeks!!!) if he sells his minimum number of cars. But he didn't and got no draw this time. Now the same person who secretly paid the extra $300 for Sadie's granddad, actually anty'd up and paid his entire rent! Anonymously! Now that's a true act of sacrifice and kindness. So anyone have any idea how I could make $1000 a month with this web site? I'd gladly and secretly donate every red cent to those families. I actually have something else in the works, and if it pans out then I can easily cover this indefinitely, and I will. I'm gonna lead from the front on this one. This just can't happen. So back to Christmas. I'll get some fun stuff, but I think we need to go heavy on the Kroger/food gift card idea. Kath is taking them out shopping as a side thing next week, so we'll be able to figure out some more things and what they need.
19947
« on: December 07, 2016, 10:54:07 PM »
OK, copy that
I knew the Hook SIP, trained him myself, and was best man at his wedding!
Also knew one of the 64D boys, He shot up a lot of things with guns on them
19948
« on: December 07, 2016, 10:53:24 PM »
50 is special!
Happy Birthday my friend!
19949
« on: December 07, 2016, 10:50:03 PM »
Therapy for everyone would be the press and the Internet to shut down for two weeks to a month. Everyone would have to actually SPEAK to each other face to face, find out that instant news isn't necessary for life to go on AND nobody really gives two craps that your crystalline structure might be "damaged" without instant validation or gratification!
Madness!
19950
« on: December 07, 2016, 10:49:03 PM »
Demanding you say?
They ever heard about the 82nd Airborne or the 3rd Marine division?
I believe they have heard of them in a few parts of Europe.. ;D
France is one place for certain!
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