Finagler 6853 Life
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There is a fee for everything these days. Taking art? Art supply fee in addition to whatever other artistic thing you want to do. Chorus? Need to have matching outfits for the entire group, for each different theme they are performing. Not to mention plays and musicals. You have to supply your own costume. Here locally, the wrestling team gets no support in the athletic budget so the team runs fund raisers all the time. Mats are expensive, uniforms every few years, travel, etc. But don't criticize the basketball team. Beautiful hardwood floors with a practice court that the coach and Athletic Director preciously guard so you don't walk across it in street shoes of spill a drink on it. Floors that are lovingly swept and oiled by the maintenance staff. They get full funding in the budget. They tried to cut the band and chorus programs all together. Alpo is right, other than a sousaphone, tuba or drums, you supplied your own. I played the trombone my mother used in high school. It was near to an antique. I learned later it was not a "cool" instrument to play unless you liked playing marches. Drivers Ed used to be in the school curriculum but now it is user pay and done during non-school hours. It's all a racket.
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FORTY ROD NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS!!
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Prayers continue. -
My turn to seek out the Prayer Posse
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Great news. Keep up the good work. -
FORTY ROD NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS!!
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Prayers up for 40 Rod. (get off the lawn) -
Forty Rod is startin’ to get OLD!!
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Happy birthday 40 Rod. Have a better than average day. -
FS New Vaquero 357 SS 5 1/2” $699 shipped
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Barleycorn Outfitters's topic in SASS Merchant Corner
If you had a pair of these I'd be interested. -
Could you NOT spend your kid's money?
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Alpo's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Mickey Rooney subscribed to the axiom of finding a woman you don't like and buy her a house. -
As a rule buildings even near lakes are at a higher elevation than the lake. We always referred to going down to the lake as the house was on an incline above the lake.
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My turn to seek out the Prayer Posse
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Great news. Happy for you both. -
I drove past this hotel while at EOT. It is right off the interstate. I stayed at the HI in Cave Creek which is about 15 miles from the Ben Avery. We felt really safe and protected. I hope they get their equipment back.
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My turn to seek out the Prayer Posse
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Prayers all around for everyone. -
My turn to seek out the Prayer Posse
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I'll continue to send word to the big chief in the sky to look out for you both. -
My turn to seek out the Prayer Posse
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Blackwater 53393's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I'm late to the fire but I'm going to send some prayers up for both of you. I'm also glad you are both receiving good care. -
You're just jealous.
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I've had a passport since college. Went on a trip of Europe with a group of students and had to have one for that. Just kept it current over the years for business travel. Need it for travel in and out of Canada (ya hey?) and Mexico these days. Mom and I want to go visit my sis and BIL down under one of these days. It is a good form of identification as well.
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The sticky caps idea. Well I took a lot of the suggestions I got from the Saloon brain trust and got to work. I got some of mom's double sided wrapping paper tape, some wax paper and a roll of caps. I laid a line of tape on the wax paper, then laid the roll caps on top of it. Then I cut along the edge of the roll caps, and in between the individual dots of powder. Then I had individual caps. I could peel the wax paper off with my razor knife, apply them to my toy and pop, it worked! It was kind of a pitiful report. Sounded more like a small hammer hitting an anvil. But it did work. I did find it laborious to peel the wax paper off so I did another line using the unused portion of the double sided tape on the back of the roll caps. Once cut, it was much easier to peel and place. No razor knife needed to peel the paper. So it is possible to do. Now I need to find some old fashioned roll caps that have a larger dot of powder to give a more resounding report. On to the next experiment/project.
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Sorry, Dallas. Maybe Next Year
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Subdeacon Joe's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
There have got to be people at the sports book in Vegas crying and tearing their clothes over this. Me, I think it is funny as heck. -
I have a sheepskin coat I bought 40 years. It shrunk something awful. Fur is on the inside. When I could get it on, it was warm as toast, even 0n the coldest days.
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Remember Greenie caps for cap guns?
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Finagler 6853 Life's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Ok. After reading about Armstrong's mixture, I'm not going to make my own solution. I'll stick to trying roll caps with some sort of adhesive. Besides, the ingredients don't come in very small quantities and are fairly pricey. Ah, the fantasy of it all. -
Remember Greenie caps for cap guns?
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Finagler 6853 Life's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I have enough ideas here, I know I am going to get into some kind of trouble. I have the thin double sided tape, I think I have spray adhesive, now where to get, potassium perchlorate, sulfur and antimony sulfide without the BATFE showing up at my front door. Alpo, what are the percentages of each? "I know a guy", I went to college with (yes, I did go to college and graduated. They actually gave me a piece of paper to prove it.) who builds his own fireworks. Maybe he has sources. If you hear of any loud explosions on the news coming from South Central Wisconsin, not to worry, it's just me. -
Remember Greenie caps for cap guns?
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Finagler 6853 Life's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I found those also. I'll try the roll caps and double sided tape first. BP won't go bang if you hit it? I wonder what they use in caps? -
A box would hold 4 or 5 sheets of caps you would peel off to put in cap guns. I haven't seen them in forever. I'd buy a bunch if I could. I would show my grandsons how I used to play. Do you think a creative person could replicate them using tape and black powder?
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In Remembrance- Allie Mo
Finagler 6853 Life replied to Father Kit Cool Gun Garth's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I met her at the convention in Vegas. She was as bright and bubbly in person as she was on the wire. I too miss her. -
16 gauge hulls . Approximately a box worth of Federal high brass, purple hulls. 5 Activ plastic hulls. If you want them, I'll mail them to you. Hate to throw them out if someone can use them. Message me. Shells are gone.