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Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967

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  1. Good find - but I think you mean "Frankford." Here's the link - scroll down to find the screens: https://www.frankfordarsenal.com/case-cleaning/
  2. Well... I'd simply hire someone else to shoot it. @Subdeacon Joe mentioned shooting an H&R Handi Rifle in .45-70. I have a Buffalo Classic; 10" longer barrel and 1 1/4 lb heaver and it's not a bit unpleasant to shoot. Stuffed with 3f behind a 405 gr pill.
  3. Nope. Not hard at all. He'll just trip over her on his way to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
  4. So Ms Helen Brimstone has something strange happening in her lawn. Walking across the grass the other day I stepped on something hard and lumpy - literally, a hard lump poking up out of the grass. I stopped and looked at it, and it appeared to be a tree root that had been skimmed by the mower blade - woody colored, stiff, and... well... looking like part of a tree root that had surfaced. About the size of an apricot. But when I kicked it, it popped loose! I looked about, and there were several others - and they also popped free with a few kicks. But wotinell are these things?? She posted the query on "NextDoor," and the responses were eyebrow raising - "Why, that's DVSM! 'Dog Vomit Slime Mold!'" What??? Well, I looked it up, and I'll be danged - that really IS a "thing!" But this ain't it... DVSM is evidently literally soft and slimy. AND mobile! These things ain't. But what the heck are they? Lawn Tumors?
  5. Been taking the "baby aspirin" over 35 years; started on warfarin about ten years ago, thanks to AFib. LOTS of blood draws, adjustments to dosages, crazy bruising, and dietary restrictions - basically, give up on green stuff. I love green stuff. Broccoli... brussels sprouts... spinach... greens... love it! And missed it. Now, I was told often that "you can eat anything green you want, and we'll just adjust your dosages! Ya just gotta be consitent!" Hm. So, if I like brussels sprouts, I can consistently eat six sprouts every Tuesday. A cup o' spinach every Monday. Cabbage on Friday. That observation earned me sympathetic smiles, but not much else. So earlier this year I was talking with an old friend, and telling him about the brain scan I needed after an auto accident last December - mandatory when on blood thinners. Anyway, the conversation wandered about, and at one point he asked, "... by the way, did you ever get off Coumadin?" "Nope," I told him. That started a bit of "tsk tsk"-ing; he'd been strongly suggesting for years that I change. Oh... I should mention that Dan happens to be an MD - actually, a geriatrician. An honest-to-Gosh "Old Fart Doc." And I reckon I qualified! "Dude!" sez Dan. "I can guarantee you that if your doc needed a blood thinner, he wouldn't pick warfarin! Just ask 'im yourself!" I did. And my doc said, "I thought we talked about this years ago! Let's get you changed!" And since then I've been taking Pradaxa and eating all the green stuff I want!
  6. Yup. No problem with Firefox. Sooo... re-installed Chrome and now all is cool. Somethin' with chrome was broke.
  7. When I was a tyke I almost kilt myself to death a couple o' times in those things...!
  8. So suddenly, when trying to open the Wire on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, I get the following screen: Now, I've experienced this in the past, particularly when logged into other peoples routers. Oddly, it seems to pass - wait an hour or so, then it works normally. But now, it's happening at home... and does NOT pass. Seems to be permanent - but only for select sites, like the SASS wire and Fox News and one or two others. Heck, I can even access my email accounts. But it does NOT happen on my laptop; only the tablet, which has worked flawlessly for years. When I click on "Reload" it just repeats; when I click on "Advanced" it sez "...forums.sassnet.com normally uses encryption to protect your information. When Chrome tried to connect to forums.sassnet.com this time, the website sent back unusual and incorrect credentials..." Well, "Road Apples" sez I. I've tried re-booting the tablet, re-booting the modem and router, clearing a ton of memory on the tablet... all to no avail. Any suggestions from the bits 'n' bytes bunch...?
  9. Francisco Javier Palamino Alvarez... interesting - when I looked at the booking page this morning, he was listed - but no photo. Gotta protect his privacy, I reckon. When I checked a few minutes ago just to see if mebbe they might have relented and taked a mug shot - he ain't even there now. Good Lord! From the Santa Rosa Police Deparment's Facebook page, this is what they found in his truck:
  10. On another forum (https://www.24hourcampfire.com - been an interesting site for years!) a fellow posted the following: Edit: This supports Buckshot Bear's much more detailed post from May 22.... Buckshot's post
  11. Took myself to the local theater this afternoon - still twenty-one bucks for an "old fart" ticket, small popcorn and large soda, but worth every cent. I thought it was excellent! At the end, not a single person got out of their seat until the credits were complete and the house lights came up.
  12. Bingo! I pretty much agree with your earlier observation. Spielberg wasn't so much "copying" anyone as much as incorporating contempory stuff into his period films. A Spielberg anecdote: Thirty-plus years ago and before I knew him, my buddy Fred was a Scoutmaster in the little town of Madera, california. On an outing to the Alameda Naval Air Station a Scout (the Scoutmaster's son) was severely injured when he somehow fell into a vat of extremely hot liquid. Two other Scouts jumped into action and literally saved the young man's life, while incurring lesser but still serious injuries to themselves. Fred's son spent a long, long time in the hospital, but did survive. To recognize the two Scouts who saved their friend, Fred nominated them for a National level BSA Lifesaving Award. It was approved, and a formal "Court of Honor" was in order. While planning the event and preparing invitations for local "dignitaries," Fred had an idea: he'd read that Steven Spielberg was an Eagle Scout; why not send him an invitation too? He did. And Spielberg accepted! On the appointed day, he and an assistant landed at the Fresno airport, then drove to Madera, where Spielberg actively participated in the ceremony. His assistant had said that they could stay only about a half hour or so; that stretched over two hours. He fit right in! Fred said that he was gracious and really down-to-earth, and a fun contributor. A terrific time was had by all, and Spielberg actually joined Troop 116 as a dues-paying committee member - and remained on their roster for several years. Somewhere around here I have a copy of that roster....
  13. What's up with Alliant? ๐Ÿ™ Bring back Unique! ๐Ÿคจ
  14. REAL box scraper, behind a 1964 Massey Ferguson 135, Sassparilla Kid at the helm - circa 2008.
  15. One of my favorite of his roles was Mr Mertle, owner of "The Beast" in The Sandlot. Thank you for the entertainment, Mr Jones!
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