Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life

Around here we follow the EOT (formerly WR) conventions, for "at the ready" which are if no other body position is given the shooter may assume any athletic position they choose, hands not touching guns or ammo. If a modifier such as hands on hat or touching table is specified the body may still be in an athletic position of shooters choice that includes the modifier. ie hands on hat and hoovering, hands on table and crouched. Only time that could be anything else is if stagewriter says "SASS default" or "upright and erect". "in hands" means exactly that, gun held in hand(s), not touching ammo, may be aimed, pointed downrange, hands ready to cock hammer at the shooters discretion. And we cover this in the walk through at our monthly matches and annual with the posse marshals. Regards Gateway Kid BTW we used to call "at the ready" by our nickname of "AGAP" - as gamey as possible! but not touching guns or ammo but chose to follow the convention laid out by EOT

And what did you do this time? Regards Gateway Kid

She? would be better served if someone would MAKE her go to the gym! Regards Gateway Kid

Awesome photo! Gateway Kid

I have tried the dawn soap in various concentrations. I have yet to see a yellow jacket “drop dead right there”. More often after a minute or two of hosing them down (and staying out of range) I will see them crawling into the hive. I then direct spray them till they are soaked and dripping with the solution. Maybe they die, maybe they don’t. Typically they disappear into the ground or hive. The next day it is rare to find dead wasps , so unless they haul off the dead or something is eating them I will keep looking for something that really works. Regards Gateway Kid BTW I do my spraying about 20 minutes before sunset so most of the little buggers are in the nest.

Thank you so much! Was unaware I had that information out there. Again thank you! Gateway Kid

Did the Africa trip in 2020. Fantastic! Since then went to Costa Rica and last year to Brazil. This year is Iceland to see the waterfalls and the “Blue Lagoon” maybe a volcano. Next year is Patagonia to walk with wild puma! Have been trying to arrange Galapagos or Antarctica but don’t know when those will happen. Regards Gateway Kid

So not only does everything want to kill you, Australia now offers death in designer colors!?!! Regards Gateway Kid

I always find it interesting that when I am running late or otherwise in a hurry, not one other person on the road is! They are ALL going 10 under or stopping early for the lights or something! Conversely if I am just cruising (lollygagging) along enjoying the drive whilst watching the sights every last person on the road is hell bent on driving near the speed of light! Anyone else notice this phenomenon? Regards Gateway Kid

Generally if we want the cows to go someplace we put some hay on a trailer and drive around and throw some hay off as we go. When they need to move in rough country just get behind them on a horse and walk them to the new spot. The older cows have figured out they are going to end up where there is food anyway so often they will just lead the herd where they are supposed to be. Of course there are always those who don't want to cooperate, when you encounter those you would understand why we eat them! Never been in a real stampede myself but I will ask my cattle ranching cousin (currently about 800 cows and similar number of calves). Now horses on the other hand can be really really smart or dumbest animals on the planet, depends on a lot of things... is it sunny, is it cloudy, is there rain in the forcast, is it dry, have they been working awhile, have they been in a pasture awhile, do they feel like doing what you want or not. You know technical stuff! Regards Gateway Kid

Mostly 5 1/2 OMV for me. My old eyes like the longer sight radius. My arthritic wrists like the heavier OMV sucking up the recoil. My wife's guns are 4 5/8 NMV. She likes the lighter weight overall and the slightly smaller grips. All are polished stainless with one backup set being bead blasted. YMMV Regards Gateway Kid

Same here, got the Brownells email, by the time I got into my account...... sold out Crazy thing I had backordered some of the ones without the spring loaded thingee (technical term) back in March guess what showed up today! Regards Gateway Kid

Love that! Maybe a followup about 4 or so if you are so inclined! Regards Gateway Kid

Our forestry people use day glow pink on trees to be removed. Not in the timber industry myself but we have about 30 trees on the south end of our place marked with pink to put in a bicycle path later this summer Gateway Kid

That sounds right to me. My property is 14 acres and fenced so doesn't apply to me. While a chart further down the thread says we don't have an actual law our family of cattle ranchers goes up and paints cedar fence posts every year. Thanks for the info Gateway Kid