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« on: July 28, 2020, 07:41:33 AM »
This might be an interesting read for most of you. I read it back in April. He has only written the first two of his trilogy. My question has always been about communications. How to communicate with your group and others like yours without broadcasting to everyone listening? Some use video games with in game chat, some use private networks, but is there any pre approved method that I just don't know about being non military? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P5VY8RG?ref_=dbs_dp_rwt_sb&binding=kindle_edition
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« on: July 26, 2020, 01:21:45 PM »
TRN. You never cease to amaze me how much you get done by yourself and in Texas heat and humidity. All top shelf work.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 26, 2020, 10:18:35 AM »
I feel the same way. Glad you are on the recovery curve. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 25, 2020, 08:13:37 PM »
Also picked this up today. We were planning on renting a Uhaul and then a PODs storage due to the extreme downsizing but I have been watching this for weeks so pulled the trigger. We can now load at our leisure and be able to take all of the things a mover won’t haul. 2018 practically brand new at half the price.   Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 25, 2020, 07:41:09 PM »
Glad you are feeling better Big D Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 23, 2020, 08:42:53 AM »
Thank you everyone. I really do appreciate it.
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« on: July 23, 2020, 08:35:22 AM »
I can relate with a MN truck. I'm in the process of getting mine ready to sell. Mine still looks really good and solid but it was a challenge keeping up with it during the winter. It definitely helps with weekly undercarriage washing and then having a heated garage so it can dry out. <---- Key I was thinking about taking it to FL and selling it there but with the situation I don't think I will need it and I don't think I would get as good of a price being a "Minnesota" rust bucket. At least in MN they are used to it and it seems as long as the rockers, corners, and fenders don't have any rust the Duramax's still go for a pretty decent price. Hard to find them with decent miles that haven't been beat to death. I will see who picks it apart. 
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« on: July 20, 2020, 12:47:13 PM »
Howdy and holy cow. It has almost been a couple of months since my last post. A lot has gone on. I basically ran out of options at Mayo in Rochester a couple of months ago so I have been trying to get into a Phase 1 Trial at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. Long story short and several brain tumors later I was checked last week to see if the GAMMA Knife Radiation on my previous brain tumors had done the job so I could be eligible for the trial I was attempting to qualify for. Well I have a new one now that is 2mm in size and because it is detectable it makes me ineligible again. You had to wait for 30 days from the Gamma to see if there was any regrowth or new before being considered. Any brain tumor issues delete you from any trial considerations right now. So back on Chemo. Started that last Wednesday in Tampa. Flew back to MN Sunday and will have to go back to Moffitt on August 12th for the next round. Insurance turned down on one of the Chemo drugs. (Pembro) so I can't get the Chemo in MN. It has to be through Moffitt which my Doc there thinks she can get Merck to provide free. We will see....  So sold my house in MN in May, been living in rental until we saw how this shakes down. Closed on a tiny house in Tampa last Friday and will probably move there mid August so I can be near whatever treatment they come up with and my wife can be near our kids and her folks for support. Fight is still on trying to manage the pain without going on Narcotics so I can keep my job and keep health insurance. Thanks for the Prayers! 
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« on: July 17, 2020, 11:59:16 AM »
Prayers sent. Very tough to solve... crying shame.
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« on: July 03, 2020, 12:41:13 AM »
Prayers sent Nate and fur buddy.
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« on: June 30, 2020, 10:59:46 PM »
If your still making salsa, its my birthday,,,,,,,,,,,,
Happy Birthday JR! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: June 02, 2020, 07:16:32 PM »
328BG
It is a Pre paid type of LG phone you can buy at Walmart or Costco. Pay cash and no trace. Burner phone.
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« on: May 31, 2020, 08:28:01 AM »
Don,
I hesitate to send this reply at all because I in no way want to offend you or anyone on this site. I truly value everyone here and it has brought a lot of joy to me personally over the years.
But here goes. To answer your questions about elders and church. I was born and raised In the church. I attended and participated in every service, program, work day, pot luck, prayer meeting, door to door witnessing, bible college, etc... until I was about 22. I honestly was so disgusted by organized religion that I just stopped going. Haven’t been back since. I went to Evangelical Free, Baptist, Southern Baptist, Methodist, Catholic (ex wife), non denominational, and as such with life and organizations met some very good people. Some not so good people. I got so tired of being made to feel that if I didn’t fit their template of what they wanted I wasn’t godly. But yet they were the ones out drinking and cheating on their spouses, had kids no respect and then showed up on Sunday to hypocritically tell me how much I should live.
Again it was a few bad apples that spoiled the basket but it was enough for me.
My sisters husband was a youth minister back in those days as well. I saw first hand how a god fearing loving family should have been the benefactor of all things good. Wonderful family that foster cared when they had nothing for their own kids. This was during the same time that the televangelist like Jim and Tammy Baker were getting exposed for the frauds and hucksters that they are were raking in the sheeples money. All while my sisters family was scraping by to put food on their table and clothes on their three kids. I didn’t see any religious equity in that.
I could go on for ever with tangible and visible examples of what I have seen as an absence of God from pedo priests for years in the Catholic Church to bacha boys,child brides,and child trafficking among the most horrific in my mind the destruction of youth. Now trannies reading story time at elementary schools. Teaching masturbation to little kids. If there ever was a time for organized religion to rally the troops and attack the filth and deprivation that has gone on for years and years it is now. I don’t see it happening. And maybe Trump is an answer to prayers since no one else has attacked the pedos and trafficking like he has but he seems to be a lone ranger with very little organized support.
So I love people like my brother and sister (and you Don) that have unwavering faith and a belief that God has a plan and is all powerful and it is “his will” but most likely to my final detriment I am sorry I don’t. I feel that if God was all powerful I would pray that he ignore me and save one child from being trafficked or one child bride from being married off to her rapist or one Bacha boy allowed to escape his rapist and many more atrocities in this world.
I sadly I guess in my 62 years have never seen a miracle or answer to prayer. Many times to god loving people that truly should have deserved it.
As far as forgiven anyone I felt might have a grudge or animus against I had to think about that one for a while. I am the type,of person that rarely if ever thinks backward or about the past. I guess I have thought more about it now more than I ever have but more around my kids and wishing I hadn’t worked so much and had spent more time with them. But other than our neighbors that sued us blocking our house sale in NJ costing me $100’s of thousands of dollars I can’t think of anyone that I would need to forgive. And I hadn’t thought of NJ in years. So I’m good there. :)
Probably TMI but I wanted to provide an honest answer and to really thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers and hopefully maybe they will work not just for me but for my wife, my kids, my sister, my brother, and honestly the most unlikely people that have expressed prayers and support from a waitress at a diner I go to a lot to the wife of a salesman at work that laid hands on and prayed that I didn’t know until that outing. Many, many more that I can’t name.
So hey, how about a win for the Mike team! Or I guess what happens will be “Gods will”.
Either way I will keep fighting until I don’t wake up some day.
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« on: May 31, 2020, 07:33:45 AM »
My son and I watched the launch and it was spectacular. Took me back to my childhood. They should have a stream in Black and White with Walter Cronkite dubbed in. Lol. I am truly jealous of Yusaku Maezawa. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 30, 2020, 02:25:54 PM »
T minus 57 minutes. Let’s go this time! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 30, 2020, 08:31:49 AM »
Don, Thanks for the prayers and checking up on me. Not much good to report. Been at Mayo last week doing radiation on my hips and pelvis trying to see if we can keep them from fracturing while I wait for a Phase 1 trial to become available. Nothing at Mayo until maybe July and then not specific to what I have. Finish up radiation on Tuesday and then I’m flying to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa to see if I can get into trial there. They have a specific one but I have to have the HLA marker they is required. So going to give blood and have Doc appt. Then wait two weeks to see if it is a match. So pretty much a Hail Mary but we will see. For now just managing the pain and trying to stay off the opioid dope! Oh yeah, sold the house and closing on that and moving in two weeks. Have sold most of my tools and toys. Still trying to get rid of most of my guns and gun safe so my wife doesn’t have to deal with it. Busy busy. Times a wasting.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 28, 2020, 09:06:14 PM »
I remember it well. Concentrate concentrate On not saying anything. Lol
Prayers sent. Enjoy
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« on: May 26, 2020, 10:57:44 AM »
I hope the weather cooperates! Looking forward to watching. It really is about time this was brought back to USA soil! 
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« on: May 25, 2020, 01:03:29 PM »
Thank you for the video and reminder of what today is all about.
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« on: May 19, 2020, 10:55:04 PM »
Too funny. I just got the Forest Gump reference.
Nice!
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« on: May 19, 2020, 10:42:21 PM »
Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it.
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« on: May 17, 2020, 08:22:15 AM »
Thank you JR. I appreciate the thoughts and prayers. I’m sure I’m not the only one to navigate the insurance maze. I only point it out to show the craziness. They paid for the research but not the findings. They are more than willing to pay $9k in Chemo drugs every three weeks forever but not something that might actually take you off the Chemo. Lol. No logic. I will probably be going the Don route sooner than later. Ironic that since this Covid stay at home order here in MN and my company considers me high risk I can pretty much work much longer than if I had to go into the office everyday. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 16, 2020, 05:49:42 PM »
Don, no need to be careful. I’m not in control. Thanks for your thoughts and Prayers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 16, 2020, 10:18:49 AM »
Well I could use some help right now so I thought I would revive this thread. Some of you may or may not know that I have been fighting stage IV cancer since August of 2017. Thought I might have a chance middle of 2018 but January 2019 it had spread to lungs and bone. So in 2019 they tried immunotherapy which didn’t work and then pill form Chemo which didn’t work either. So in January of 2020 they put me back on harsh Carbo Chemo that at least knocked it back in early 2018. Well my PET scan on April 30th showed that the harsh Chemo wasn’t working anymore either. Due to the Covid restrictions I had it local instead of at Mayo. The local Oncologist had a conference call to review the findings and basically recommended that I contact hospice and start that process. Gave me 6 months. First time my wife broke down. I contacted my Oncologist at Mayo and she scheduled a meeting with a Phase 1 trial Doc there and her. So we met with them and now basically waiting to see if I can get into a trial. Tic toc. I am also trying to get into Moffitt Cancer phase 1 trials in Tampa. But you have to be a patient with them first and then go through screening. So going through that process now. At least they have a trial specific to my head and neck cancer that has metastasized. Plus it would locate my wife close to the kids and her parents. So we will see. Tex can probably relate to this but in Mid 2019 Mayo sent my cancer cells to a research facility to get a DNA match to possible treatment. $7000.00 for that. They did provide a match. Vorinostat/Zolinza. So the oncologist prescribed it along with my Chemo. Sure enough the health insurance turned it down because it wasn’t approved specifically for my cancer. It was FDA approved just not for mine. So I thought I will just pay out of pocket. Life saving potential right? Well it would cost $13,000.00 per month. So I made too much money to get assistance from Merck and I can’t swing $13k a month so no bueno. So unless Tex has some industry secrets how to get that it is wait and see. So if you guys could add me and my family to your prayers I would greatly appreciate it.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 16, 2020, 09:41:00 AM »
Congrats to all 2020 Graduates. It really too bad all of the ceremonies have been canceled. My son is graduating High School with Straight A’s all fours years and high honors. Headed off to U of Tampa for Pre med. Just got his yearbook this week. Accomplishment of the year was getting voted “Best Hair”. Ughhh. Lol. But still love him. Miss seeing him walk.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 13, 2020, 10:07:33 AM »
Looks great. Close to end of job!
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« on: May 07, 2020, 10:50:42 PM »
Very nice to see. er...read about. congratulations Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: May 01, 2020, 08:26:15 AM »
I'm sure most of you are aware of what has been happening to General Flynn for the last four years. Hopefully his nightmare is just about over and payback time can commence. This is a good summary of what has happened. https://social.quodverum.com/@Debradelai/104088924059551490I would love to see General Flynn reappointed by Trump and then let him go after all of the dirt bags. What position would have the most authority and ability to prosecute?
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« on: April 30, 2020, 02:22:40 PM »
A very good thing! We need to take it all away from the Russian's and never use them again.
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« on: April 25, 2020, 12:56:37 PM »
I bought a used Toro Z400 Zmaster Model 74412 48” Kohler SP18 engine when I lived in NJ and mowed 7 acres.
I think I paid around $4k for it with less than a 100 hours on it. My wife uses it like a brush hog and it is a tank. We rebuilt the engine last year after it had over 450 hours on it.
It is powerful and fast. Other than the engine refresh we have replaced blades and belt but other than that very little maintenance other than lube oil and filters.
It will now go with the house to the new owner but I would buy another if I needed one.
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« on: April 12, 2020, 02:26:24 PM »
Happy Easter. He is risen. Snowing here in MN. Yuk  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: April 07, 2020, 04:04:53 PM »
All true.. It has been a running joke between my wife and I for years that China is trying to kill us with their products. Ramped up with the Lead in the children's toys several years ago.
I would be curious if their elite consume the same products that they ship to the USA.
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« on: April 04, 2020, 05:21:16 PM »
Nice looking project. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: April 02, 2020, 06:46:49 PM »
Here is some truth. Lol  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: April 01, 2020, 08:58:02 AM »
Not completely understanding how this allows me to tie a wire to wire and not have it slide. ill look into it some more [/quote] Similar to rebar. Wrap diagonal and then cinch it up with device. The stainless wire would bite into to grid wire. https://youtu.be/ckwo7Bznvpk
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« on: March 30, 2020, 08:10:17 AM »
Prayers sent Jon.
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« on: March 24, 2020, 08:48:39 AM »
Welcome aboard!
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« on: March 19, 2020, 01:51:02 PM »
I believe it is worse from a Contagion aspect from H1N1 due to the number of days you can be infected and a carrier/transmission vector. You hear variable timelines but the shortest I have heard is 14 days. So people in contact that have no idea they are infected pass it along. Quarantine and isolation are the only thing that stops that and that seems to be what they are focused on.
Plus the fact that they are shortage of tests and they want to slow the roll into emergency care. In MN they have 1700 frozen samples waiting to test. If those 1700 do follow a self quarantine protocol they are just infecting many others.
The other viruses burned out much quicker.
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« on: March 08, 2020, 05:23:47 PM »
Prayers sent. Good luck
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« on: March 04, 2020, 06:08:46 PM »
Test to see if this animated GIF of a test drive works.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1234886721986351110
Hmmmm doesn't look like it will autoplay. 
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« on: February 29, 2020, 10:29:16 AM »
I don’t think Bern has a chance of being the nominee. The Superdelegates are the ones that pick the person and they aren’t going to back Bern.
Trump is already pimping the Dems by constantly reminding them that the DNC will cheat him out of the nomination. So when they do he will use it against Joe the preferred establishment pick. Even with all of his brain farts he is their perfect puppet.
All of these primaries are theatre.
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« on: February 27, 2020, 07:51:45 AM »
Where can I get my "pizza box" receiver I would love 3.6ms Latency between here and Germany! It really is amazing that all of this exciting stuff is going on and you rarely see anything in the press about it.
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« on: February 20, 2020, 10:41:57 PM »
Really coming together nicely. Great work. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: February 18, 2020, 08:34:53 AM »
I have both a Toro Z400 Zmaster 48" zero turn and Kubota BX25D with belly mower.
I have used the belly mower only once or twice while the Toro was in the shop. I will be selling the Kubota once it quits snowing since it has my plow on the front. The FEL and Backhoe are nice to have but I only have about 150 hours on it since I bought it new 8 years ago. For mowing it is just too slow.
We used to mow 7 acres in NJ with it which is was a little undersized for that much. But it was pretty fast. Here in MN we don't have that much but still quit a bit. Wife is the one that actually uses it. She doesn't like the Kubota.
So speed = Toro
Versatility = Kubota
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