Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967
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Yup. Frogs. During a particularly wet spring we'd get Millions of ‘em! One night the doggie door didn’t close all the way, and when I woke up in the morning, there were fifty or more hopping about the bedroom carpet. Looked like a mess of giant fleas on a short-haired dog.
“Ryan!" [Sassparilla Kid's secret identity name] "Come quick and bring your bucket!” He was about four at that time - he rounded ‘em up!
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6 hours ago, Brock said:
I made a pie. The rings that I used to protect the edges left me with a problem, my oven mitts touched the crust and broke it. I figured that I needed wings on the rings. Scissors solved the ‘blem. Will have to try the modified ring soon.
Gotta love a simple solution!
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25 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:
Not exactly. What he said is that some diesel users could use off road diesel on state highways. Off road diesel is exempt from state and federal road taxes. To prevent people from using off road diesel on the highways it is dyed red.
The first problem with Abbot's decree is that it is not completely clear who it applies to.
The second problem with Abbot's decree is that 1 gallon of red dyed diesel can be detected in a 1000 gallons of un-dyed diesel. So if you put dyed diesel in your tank it will take thousands of gallons of regular diesel run through the tank before it no longer shows any red tint.
Get caught by federal DOT inspectors with even a hint of dyed diesel in your tank and the minimum fine is $1000. Each additional time they detect red dye in your tanks and the fine doubles. On top of this states levy their own fine.
The third issue is what happens if you leave the state and the DOT dips your tanks?
Understood; I was just keeping it simple. At least the guy was doing something. Meanwhile, out on the left coast, our leadership is focused on other priorities. Which I shall refrain from mentioning here. 🙄
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Well... I'm sure there's less than zero chance of such a thing happening here in the not-so-golden state... where gasoline averages over 40% more and diesel more than 30% more than the rest of the country. 🙄
Oh ~ and the governor of Texas has declared a state of emergency and suspended diesel taxes...
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Yeah, it took me a coupla late-at-night bleary-eyed minutes of staring to get it... my first thought was "where'n hell's the barrel??" Then it struck. Doh! 😄
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28 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:
I watch a video on the history of shot towers. While the narration was informative the AI was so bad that it detracted from what they were talking about.
I started to watch that one... got distracted and forgot to go back and finish it.
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Interesting stuff, and overall a cool video.
However, when A I creates pictures like this it makes my teeth feel fuzzy! 😬
Kinda like the old "Widget" drawing:
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1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
I'd prefer the onions fried, but the ajvar might make up for it.
Thanks.
"Ajvar?" Is that the red sauce? I have no idea what that is, but it looks good. Share!
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So two or three years ago I was in a supermarket in Fresno, trying to decide on a bottle of wine. Standing there, gazing at a baffling selection, I became aware of a young lady standing next to me - maybe early fifties; looked MUCH younger. Anyway, we struck up a conversation; wine, schools, sports, kids, family.... she was just a delightful person with a really engaging personality.
Finally, something clicked, and I asked her out of the blue, "By chance are you an Olympian?"
She grinned and said, "Why, yes I am! Atlanta '96 Gold Medalist ~ women's softball!"
Shelly Stokes - catcher, Fresno State '87 - '90; Team USA '94 - '96 and '97 - '98, plus the Olympics.
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'Nuff said.
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Georgy Cooks Liver.
Yum~!
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
Back in the '80s there was a TV show called eight is enough. Dick Van Patten was a newspaper reporter in San Francisco I believe it was, with eight children. They all lived at home. I think about three of them were in college, but they all lived in home.
Oldest girl is a med student. Mama comes downstairs one morning - they had delivery pizza for supper last night - to find the oldest daughter is eating cold pizza for breakfast.
She explained that food is food.
There is an online story. Susan and Jason. Newlyweds. She made him a tuna noodle casserole for supper, and he made great inroads into it. And said he was happy there was enough left for breakfast. Susan could not wrap her head around that - that's not breakfast food! But he told her - food is food.
Cold pizza for breakfast has historically been a college staple! And heck... even into senior citizenship! 😋
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1 hour ago, J-BAR #18287 said:
Cow is a very forgiving horse; Frank mounts and dismounts on the right side instead of the traditional left side of the horse.
Not to mention being named "Cow."
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56 minutes ago, Texas Joker said:
Where'd they get the logs for the cabin? Looked awful desert to me.
Montgomery Ward catalogue.
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Will this one work...?
Not totally white yet, but getting there.
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Those're all cute. But I satisfy my "Toy Mosin-Nagant" wants with my Wz.48 ~ a Polish made (Radom) .22 trainer.
Back in '09 my son's high school band teacher (a young music PhD) was really into "Commie Block" weapons, and had an impressive collection. Including one of these. "And I just happen to know where another one's available right now!" he told me one day. I bought it the next afternoon.
BTW ~ regarding the comments about the M91/30 having outrageous recoil and noise and "fireball": Some of the surplus ammunition sold is reportedly normal, infantry ammo, and some (a lot, actually!) was supposedly intended for machine gun use. Some say it's a myth. Myth or not, I've had both. And yeah, there is a definite difference.
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Sprinkle it in the garden, and let it "winter over." Come springtime your newly planted veggies will be happy.
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And just for the fun of it... our ol' pard Dave.
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10 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:
Didn't you guest star on Columbo?
23 minutes ago, watab kid said:id he didnt - he has that smirk , you look happiest now to answer your question ,
Naw... but I did "guest star" as a department head for a li'l bank in San Francisco (BofA) before I came to my senses. But I always thought of that particular picture more as my "Inspector Gadget" shot. 😊
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Good job, Joe! I've seen that a few times.
"The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on." ~ Carl SandburgFor all its faults - and they are legion - the City is photogenic. Mostly because of accomplishments made before the modern knotheads took over.
One of my favorite spots for killer views and photo ops is the Marin Headlands, on what used to be a Nike Hercules base. Even when the base was active, it was a good spot to take your date after an evening on the town... the MP's were always right polite; they'd park several yards away from the Buick and take their time approaching the vehicle to ask you to leave....
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4 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
You're not swinging this weekend?
When I had it back in the Fall of '21 (why did hear Walter Brennan say that?) it wasn't fun.
As I recall, you use a breathing machine at night. Do monitor yourself. If your cellphone has a Blood O² monitor, use it. I found that mine was pretty close to the one in the doctor's office.
I'm pretty sure I won't be doin' any forging this weekend - unfortunately, I'm behind on some of my "deliverables" (trinkets I've promised folks). Fortunately, I did complete a number of other things before I got the ague.
Yup... been using a "breathing machine" for nigh on four lustrum. Actually have three of 'em... older models, older technology, but they seem to work. Might get around to upgrading someday. Maybe. Kinda displeased with the provider my healthcare provider contracts with.
Ms Helen Brimstone came by earlier and delivered the Paxlovid... and a large tub o' Chinese Hot 'n' Sour Soup! Just the thing for when you have a respiratory ailment! I had her leave 'em on the driveway outside the gate. 😊
Oh... and I ordered a pulse oximeter - should be here bright and early tomorrow. Just checked my BP - 121/69. All good.
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1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said:
Oh great, I wasn't wearing a mask when I opened this thread!
Seriously, I hope it passes quickly and without complications.
Thankee kindly!
Well... I saw that my co-pay for the Paxlovid was gonna be $47 and briefly considered cancelling it - for darned near fifty bucks I can live with a headache and extra sleep. Then I looked up the non-prescription price - like $1,300 to over $2,000~!!
A hell of a bargain at $47~!!
(I almost feel kinda guilty. Sorta...)
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...just waiting for my Paxlovid prescription to be delivered. 🙄
Shore put a kink in my week ~ I'd planned on gettin' some blacksmithing done! Ain't got the energy to pick up a hammer, much less swing one.
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Doubtful it'll kill me, but it sure ain't pleasant.
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Mine used to be named "ICE Surveillance."