Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967

Badger, I have a rooster at home that looks a lot like this guy - except Eggbert has much longer "sickle" tail feathers. I reckon when his time comes... well...

Pictures, OKB~!!

Yep. The H&R Topper's out.

Hm. I'm thinking steel... higher velocity could be a plus. Mebbe tungsten for closer work.

Choke?

So whaddaya think, guys... #6 shot? I'm thinking their plastic hides might be a mite thick for 8's...

It's only a vice if you enjoy it.

I'm guilty... I too like butter-fried trout. :-) But most definitely go back into the drink. Now... regarding tying tools... most all of mine I bought when in high school - definitely 1960's vintage.

I've flown with firearms. Doing so required they be in locked, approved containers that were checked in... and retrieving at the other end required waiting in a line at the counter - they were not dumped on the carousel with the rest of the luggage. That's been a while... has the process changed?

That is one shlick vise...!

"Scrap" collecting...

.22 LR and .45 Colt. But they don't lead the rest of the pack by much!

Not yet. Next trip north I plan on taking the old "Yellowstone" along and making a stop at Bass Pro in Manteca... the "experts" there should hopefully be able to help. And yeah... need to find my old tying kit. Been many years since the box was opened, but it's around somewhere ~ I think I've seen it within the last five years or so.

Yer in good company, Chickasaw!! And by the way ~ congratulations! That was your 15,000th post!!

Oh, that just chaps my hide. Stolen for resale as scrap. And of course, if they're valued at less than $950, it's only a "ticket-able" offense. This has become an epidemic in the state... it's become common for scrap thieves to steal electrical wiring from high school football stadiums, public park lighting systems, even traffic signals. Heck... about three years ago two cretins were caught after stealing a number of bronze urns from a Merced cemetery, dumping the ashes into dumpsters, then smashing the urns with hammers to sell as scrap.

I gave notice yesterday (Yippee!)... three months "lead time" and I'm gone. Intend to file for SS in September, when I hit the magic 66... and hopefully find a FUN part-time job. As nuts as California has become, I'll probably stay here for a while at least, with the hope that things may turn around... actually, I'd love to pull up stakes, but would sorely miss family and friends.

Nothing to do with pricing, but one memorable gun show story stays with me... About 20 or more years ago I was wandering through a gun show enjoying the sights when I saw a display with a Savage Arms banner. Oh, cool! So I wandered over, and started browsing through two tables covered with a variety of 99's, 10's, 110's, and miscellaneous other gaspipes bearing the the fierce Savage Indian logo. After a few minutes of watching me, one of the guys manning the display asked if I was lookin' for anything in particular... "Well, actually, I was lookin' to see if you might have a Model 20 or two!" sez I. "A what?" he asked. "Model 20." "Model 20...?" "Uh huh..." Fella looked at his partner, they looked at each other, then gave me a sympathetic smile and told me that I'd been mislead... Savage never made anything called a "Model 20." And they were Savage experts. "Okay. Thanks." and wandered off, as the two city dudes grinned and watched the rube walk away. So after the show I went home and took a couple of Savage Model 20's outta the safe and lovingly cleaned 'em and fondled 'em and smiled... When he grew up I gave this one (250-3000) to Sassparilla, and still have a .300. Meanwhile, the kid's rebuilding another .250. Anyone know where a fella can find a stock for one of these mythical rifles?

Both...! But fly fishing lakes isn't as much fun as streams ~ and most of the lake fishing means a boat... and downriggers... which I do have. This ain't the California it used to be! And yeah, stream season here is late April - November. I'm remembering... hiking across a meadow in the Sierras many years ago... and stopping just before falling into a "hidden" stream. The edge was hidden by lush, green grass, the bed was narrow and deep, and looked as if it had been cut with a machine. And was teeming with trout! Alas... I was bow hunting, and miles from my truck and fishing gear... and was headed home that night.

Don't go sailing near Antarctica for a while... Dang thing's the size of Delaware! Reckon the wags will be blamin' us for the "climate change" that caused it to happen. Ban Black Powder!! Giant Iceberg Set To Break Away

Polly's a sweetie! And she LOOKS like a "Polly!"

For Sociable Security, waiting 'til 66 (September) will be about $200/month. I'll gamble and wait it out... Filing for SS, that is... fer sure ain't gonna wait 'til then to bail!

First, this isn't about Snap-On or other high-end tools. All my life the guys in my family have bought Craftsman mechanic hand tools... and when I reached "wrench-turning age" I did also (when I could afford 'em). Well... I just received an email from Sears - it seems they've sold the brand: Wondering if the quality will change* and how the warranties will work. *I don't think they're stamped "Made In USA" anymore.

It's been a while, Badger... too long. So what's the word on waders these days? I haven't bought a pair since the '80's...

Startin' to dream early.... come on April!

I'm gonna tell 'em April 14. Sorta kinda not quite... I'll need to (WANT to!) work, but hopefully something fun. Probably part-time, and something least more fun than accounting stuff - which could be just about anything.