i just fell out of my chair laughing at that one don

retirement packet is in and just waitin for approval

before i can complain about the certain time of the morning that i hate, i have to preface it by explaining what Staff Duty is.

every unit in the US Army conducts what they call CQ (charge of Quarters), which is basically having a security guard 24-7 in the barracks BLDG's.  Higher echelons (above company/battery/troop/etc) conduct what they call staff duty.  when pulling this duty, you are the Commanders Representative as well as the secretary for the entire unit below you.  you take calls from places like the red cross, the military police station (when bobby and higher caliber get arrested for picking on the legs and the poages), local police stations, etc.  you basically become a single point of information for the entire unit below you.

now is saying all of that, i just wanted to say that i really hate the hours of 0230 - 0500 while pulling this duty.  i have come to realize that it is becoming harder and harder to keep the sleep monster away the older i get.

this one is for don and duane....... :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpFHHRt0szo

so well start this thread off with how to cook an egg in a potato.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzUXHE1Frr4

folks, this is a video i uploaded for duramaxdarren.  he asked that i share a video of his 1st born alexandra or allie shakkin it to some luke bryan.

https://youtu.be/NzX6MPLswkQ

http://www.youngcons.com/obama-verifies-that-he-was-mentored-by-communist-frank-marshall-davis/

and where was ranger while all this was going on? 

let me play devils advocate or murphy's partner in crime here for a moment.  are you sure that that copper thing-a-ma-jig that you spliced into that fuse is not going to cause any problems and will hold up over time.....?  I ask that because the way that you showed almost seems like running a power strip off of another power strip because you didn't have a long enough piece of proper cable to wire it in correctly......?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbjyuDYtAtk

comin together nicely. 

thanks for the link, I will pass that on to my mech and see what he has to say.

i am sure there are better pumps out there, but for the time being, $$$ is dictating what it is that i can get.

"how to properly conduct a complete fluid change".........?

yeah he is calling his bosch distributor tomorrow and getting a new factory cp3

just an update on the duramax,

well its official, I am going to have to shell out $2k and have the cp3 replaced.  the mechanic checked all the hoses and lines from the tank all the way up, found no leaks on or around the filter housing, checked all injectors balance rates and return rates, and finally found that when he commands 100% from the cp3 it drops and is only putting out 5k psi. 

he is gonna do a bottle test tomorrow just to ensure that when I put the race plug in 2 years ago I didn't accidently knock the gasket.  but i have never seen and fuel leaks around the race plug and i do not have any residue build up either. 

so well see what happens.

daisy on the other hand has been driven everyday for the last 2 weeks and she has been doing good, even at highway speeds of 70mph.

and that my brother is why all you washingtonites are special............;D

don't worry, if things work out I will be just south of you in the only other state that has worse drivers than WA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etundhQa724

I figured with hot boiling water made with a gasoline powered motor on a platform 15 feet off the ground being held up by a forklift there would have been a "don't try this at home kids" moment........;D

i say raptor, I made 25-30 breakfast plates at the vfw this morning for our monthly breakfast and then I made some pizza this evening on the smoker (first time and it was a success).

so I read a bunch of garbage that said you cant do pizza on a smoker!

well I beg to differ and I have the pics to prove it.  I turned my pellet smoker to 450deg and they were in for 10 min and came out perfect.  there was no burn on the crust or on the bottom.

here is a BBQ chicken pizza made from last nights left over BBQ chicken, it also has sautéed onions and mushrooms with some BBQ Sauce









and tracey's pizza was a typical Hawaiian style





and just to note, my pizza stone did not crack.  I have heard too many people say that it will crack in a smoker.  well I say, you either had a defective stone or you did not treat it/season it properly.

JR, before you get into all of that, try taking all of that cat filter stuff off and running the stock filter. 

its not me you have to convince, its tracey and her truck

hide-ah-mistake

;D

would that be like privates doing the P.O.D. (paint over dirt) method?

so here is the end result of the 2nd attempt at making homemade beans.

here is the recipe

Ingredients:

• Water
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 pound small dried beans, such as great northern, navy, or pinto beans, picked over and rinsed
• 8 ounces sliced bacon, cut into 1/2-inch strips
• 1 1/2 cups finely minced yellow onion (about 1 large onion)
• 2 tablespoons finely diced seeded jalapeño (about 1 medium pepper)
• 1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
• 2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon barbecue rub
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce





directions:

1. In a large container, whisk together 2 quarts water and salt until salt has dissolved. Add beans, cover, and let stand overnight at room temperature. Drain and rinse beans. note: because the beans did not soften on the first attempt, we went with 5 cans of great northern beans


2. Place a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook until fat has rendered and bacon has crisped, 7-10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving as much fat in dutch oven as possible.



3. Add onion to dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens and begins to brown around the edges, about 7 minutes. Stir in green pepper, jalapeño, and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in 3 cups of water, chicken stock, reserved bacon, and beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 300°F while beans are simmering.







4. Stir in ketchup, brown sugar, honey, molasses, mustard, vinegar, barbecue rub, and hot sauce. Cover and transfer to oven. Cook beans for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove cover and cook until beans are tender throughout and sauce has thickened, about 1 hour longer. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Season with salt. Serve immediately; alternatively, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or freeze. Reheat before serving.









these beans were darn good, they will be made again...... ;D

and here we have some fresh picked cilantro, chives and greek oregano from our garden area rinsed and relaxin before they get dehydrated or frozen.