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In 2023, The JEDI Council had two outstanding folks that caught our attention among our nominees for JEDI GF of the YEAR. As previously announced, we had a LADY GF in Scarlett Darlin. And, we had the man of Rusty Remington. Without recognizing only one for 2023 and the other for 2024, The Council decided to recognize BOTH Lady and Man. THEREFORE..... due to unforeseen delays, we were finally able to recognize Rusty Remington recently and this post makes that official. Congratulations Rusty Remington..... Male JEDI GF of the Year 2023. And as many of you already know, Scarlett Darlin is the Female JEDI GF of the year 2023. Its rare we have TWO such deserving shooters to earn this recognition. They do SASS and GFer's proud. Keep em smoking Rusty. The Council also wants to thank Hairtrigger and Shady McLarry, and others, for representing the Council in making this recognition. ..........Widder

Nothing runs good cold, start your truck up at 20 degrees and jump right in and go gives nothing a chance to get well lubricated, your windows won’t defrost for miles, your steering wheel will be cold and slippery. Power steering pumps still working hard. Battery took a serious discharge turning the engine over so the alternator is really working hard to power the vehicle and charge the battery. Belts are cold and stiff and your butt ain’t going to like that seat either ! At least that’s what more than 50 years of driving vehicles in VT winters has shown me YMMV

That’s because their doctor stopped their caffeine intake. They need time to wake up and get going.

In 2019 I was in a meeting at the headquarters building at the agency I worked for. There were around 20 people in this room. I am positive that there were only 2 gun owners in the room. Myself and my boss. My boss and I were discussing the NRA that morning and he was really ticked at the NRA / Wayne LaPierre and he said his money was going elsewhere from now on. I told my boss that the NRA had serious name recognition while the other Pro 2A organizations didn’t. Anyway, we’re sitting in this conference room waiting on the guy that called the meeting and I leaned over to my boss and said “I am going to prove my point about the NRA vs your new best friend organizations. I’ll bet you lunch that I am right.” He accepted the bet. This room is full of LA city dwellers. “Woke” people. Very liberal people. I stood up and said “I have a question for all of you.” The room got quiet. ”Show of hands. Who knows the organization called the FPC. The Firearms Policy Coalition?” No hands went up “GOA, Gun Owners of America?” No hands “SAF, Second Amendment Foundation?” Everyone looked at each other with blank looks. No hands went up” “CRPA, the California Rifle and Pistol Association?” Murmers, no hands. One lady said “California has a gun association?” With a twisted disgusting look on her face. I said Okay. Final question. Anyone heard of the NRA?” Immediately every hand in the room went up. There was also a lot of discussion about the NRA almost immediately. I looked at my boss and said: ”You owe me a lunch and THIS (I motioned at the room full of people) is why I will continue to support the NRA. The Left doesn’t get too excited when you mention the other Pro 2A organizations, but they lose their minds when the NRA is mentioned. Gotta proofread better “only two gun shots owners”? Sheesh!

I've learned to grumble and curse cars approaching intersections. They may have their signal on but not turn. Or no signal and turn. You never know. Trailers pulled by pickup trucks seldom have lights that work. Annoying thing about our Edge. The engine shuts off if stopped for a few seconds. It has a switch to turn this feature off but you have to set it every time. Also, we use none of the features of the on board display. Every time we start up we have to navigate through 3 screens to turn it to calm screen. Still tells time and temperature. We can live with that. After almost two years, I still reach in my pocket for keys. Just has a fob. No shifting lever - just a knob you twist. Drives us nuts with messages. "You look tired. Suggest you stop for some coffee."

From what I understand, when speaking to an Aussie that's a question you would never need to ask.

I don’t know about that! I sell Federal SP for $80 per k when I go vending at a big match. I can still find them for that!

I found these on this website: https://acidcow.com/pics/158306-useful-tips-and-lifehacks-29-pics.html I knew a few of these but definitely not all. DO YOU HAVE ANY TO ADD? You can connect two Ziploc bags by flipping one inside out to make a larger one." 1 "Use a beard trimmer to remove the cat scratch threads from your couch." 2 "If you live in an apartment, put numbers on the bottom of your door for proof of delivery. Most of the time, the drivers don't get my door number in the photo, and this way, they have to." 3 "Unscrew a tight spotlight bulb using suction cups so you can get a better grip." 4 "How to move clothes on hangers." 5 "Don't have a toothbrush container? Use a water bottle!" 6 "A simple doormat could save the life of a beloved pet or wild animal who has fallen into an unsupervised pool." 7 "If you ever lose small jewelry or really any small items, this is how to find it. Put a stocking, pantyhose, or sock over the nozzle of a vacuum, and swipe it under furniture. It'll stick to the material without getting s**ed into the vacuum." 8 "I use a 3M hanger upside down to keep trash bags in place." 9 "Tape a garbage bag to the floor for easy cleanup." 10 "Silence your unbalanced and noisy washing machine by using a pool noodle." 11 "My dad shared this trick with me. To deter his perfectly good extension cords from being stolen when camping, he would wrap them in electrical tape in various spots so they looked older and like they've had to be mended." 12 13 "Keep your toddler safely in the grocery cart seat with a carabiner." 14 "Here's how you can sew in a straight line." 15 "Can't fit two pizzas in your small oven? Cut them in half for optimal pizza placement." 16 "I’ve been married to my wife for 11 years, and she just taught me that if I use a cheese grater on a cold stick of butter, it’s easier to spread on toast and muffins." 17 "Write the date on your blister packs so you know if you've taken your meds for that day or not." 18 "Turn your tackle box into a snackle box. It's perfect for a day trip." 19 "Pizza cutters are the most under-utilized kitchen utensil. You can use them for so much more than just, well, pizza." 20 "Duct tape a washcloth around a hanger to clean under your fridge and stove." 21 "Our diaper bin broke so I am using a litter container instead. Just saved me $30." 22 "One chopstick + two rubber bands = getting all the toothpaste out of the tube." 23 "Drink your coffee without watering it down. Just freeze coffee in an ice cube tray and store in your freezer." 24 "Throw your pillows in the dryer to help fluff them back up. Who doesn't love fluffy pillows?!" 25 "Put lemon juice on your apple slices to keep them from oxidizing for a couple days." 26 "I use a hairpin to mark the end of my tape." 27 "Keep your craft beer fresh by covering it with a cat food cover. They have a dual purpose!" 28 "Use two thin rubber bands to hold rickety gingerbread walls in place!" 29 "If your bathroom stall doesn't have a hook to hold your bag or purse, try using the door lock." 30 Personally, I feel the term “hack” for advice, tips or tricks is quite stupid, but I guess that work is here to stay. I guess goofs that use the term hack think computer hackers are helping them out. Duh…

I'm glad we have a comfortable couch!

That or classic Yuban are our usual. But now and then we treat ourselves to something a notch or two up. This is whole bean and the dreaded Starbucks. Why Starbucks? Because Safeway had it on special at less than the Folgers or Yuban. Yesterday when we went shopping Walmart Grocery had some ground Starbucks Verona on a clearance rack, $6 for an 18 oz bag, which is less per oz. than the Yuban or Folgers.

COFFEE . lie to me again , about how much is gonna get done today CB

.... and a little Vegemite ........ and possibly a slice of pineapple or two .........

Pull the chain drive sprockets and take them to a good industrial supply house. They can match up two belt drive pulleys to replace the chain drive. Hopefully your system has a working slip clutch. The few systems I have seen relied on the belt to act as a safety to prevent a horse from being injured.

I wish I could make that claim!

My buffalo coat felt really good out at the Escondido Bandidos match today, along came 9:00 and sunshine it got hung on my gun cart. Not today, but you get the idea.

Yass is a country town inland from me and has a McDonalds.

thinkin' with the wrong head

That's my point, sort of. Nobody is teaching them that for all practical purposes there is no difference except the color of the uniform. Compare Nazi Germany and the Stalinist Soviet Union. Same methods, same goals. National Socialism was still socialism. Fascism is socialism/communism with a whitewash of capitalism.

There’s no need for experiments. Widder has provided the answer. Go back and look at the top ten finishers at EOT for the last ten years or so and count how many of them were shooting a 92 or a Lightning. I’m pretty sure the number you will come up with is zero.

Wish I could watch, but 5 minutes of commercials every 6 minutes to watch a movie edited to fit a time slot is too much for me. Same reason I no longer watch Grit TV.

Checked and double checked. Everything runs fine. The only part that held me up the whole time was the hammer plunger. I didn't have the notch aligned correctly.