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You might be surprised - I hope! In our area I’ve seen them lash a temporary top pole to the original until they can plant a new one.

I wouldn’t know, but there’s a s***load more of the plains variety lying about that’s ripe for pickin’!

Out here in Kansas, we still live in sod houses and cook with buffalo chips… 😁

It was the ultimate battle rifle of its time - not so much so after 1945. The US was the only country during WW2 that issued its GIs with semiautomatic rifles. Edit: Redleg beat me to it. I had typed my response before reading his. 🫢 An excellent read: https://www.amazon.com/Shots-Fired-Anger-Riflemans-Guadalcanal/dp/093599842X

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You been gnawing at that bandage like my dog? 😁 Hope you heal up soon!

I’m thinking it’s not a real photo.

While it’s pretty well known, my Remmie 1100 shotgun might qualify. It’s an old, reliable every-man gun that’s exceptionally versatile and performs at or above others many times more expensive.

That’s easy for you to say at this time of year when it’s cool down your way! 😊 Here in Kansas and Missouri on the topside of the equator, it’s mid nineties with humidity to match.😱 Hard to think about such things! 🤪

I’ve nothing to add. All of my guns outperform me. 😊

Well, it was ether that or something else…😊

The band and car were pronounced the same, which is where the band’s name came from. REO stood for Ransom E. Olds, the inventor of the car. At some point his name was used for Oldsmobile. edit: Cypress typed faster than me!

Hose.

Safe deposit box

I don’t think those pipe bumpers would hold enough air to fill even one off road tire. When I was off-roading, we drove slowly on pavement to the local gas station for refills. Some had tire inflators that ran off the vehicle battery. Took awhile, but it beat waiting in line at the gas station.

In the late 90’s I had the opportunity to fly the full-motion B-2 simulator at Whiteman AFB. These are used to train and qualify pilots as the airplane is outrageously expensive to fly. Inside the simulator you can’t tell you’re not in the actual plane as the sounds and sensations of flight are the same. The view out the windscreen even had moving vehicles on the aprons. With an instructor pilot looking over my shoulder, I successfully took off and landed. best video game EVER! 😊

Ha! I grew up in that era. That ain’t the way things rolled in our house or anyone else I knew.

I’ve seen movies where Abilene and Dodge City, KS are the settings. I don’t recall any mountains in my travels there, unlike those shown in the films. I’ve also flown the 4 corners of the state and didn’t see any there either. I’m glad Hollywood doesn’t make maps. 🙃

There was much dissent among the Japanese military planners over whether the Yamato and Musashi should be built at all. They were extraordinarily expensive to build, using scarce materials and so expensive to operate that they didn’t see much action. Many felt the money and resources could be put to better use. They were built anyway for national prestige. For Operation 10-Go, the plan for Yamato was to sail to Okinawa and ground it offshore as a stationary gun platform, as there wasn’t enough fuel available to make a return trip.

This ^^^^^ The shots are effective, but aren’t always permanent. One of them has lasted me years. Two others only a few months. Surgery is a quick office visit. Shots are painful but only briefly. Surgery is no different.

Took me a second. 🤪

About 10+ years ago I was in OK City for Land Run. Several of us were riding together in a pard’s car going to dinner. Not knowing the area, we passed by the restaurant we were looking for. Upon that realization, our driver slowed and did a safe, but illegal U-turn in the middle of the street, which was seen by an LEO who pulled us over. Our intrepid driver produced both his KS drivers license and CCW permit when asked for license and registration. The LEO looked at the permit and asked, “Do you have any guns in the car?” To which our driver said, “Yes sir, lots of them.” Without missing a beat the LEO said, “As long as you don’t point any of them at me, we’ll get along fine.” He then wrote the traffic ticket and bid us good evening.

Thank you for clearing that up. ‘Cuz I don’t remember nothin’ ‘bout hammers and rubber ducks in “Ode to Billie Joe”. 😄 I think I’ve acquired ADD from trying to follow these “ricochet” threads in the Saloon. Another round on me barkeep!