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A non cowboy shooter friend bought a 20 gauge Stoeger coach gun. Seemed to work ok. Then he went down to the farm supply store and more than a few flats of Federal shells that were on sale. Steel heads. His gun wouldn't open. Hulls swelled or something. Not sure what of anything he did about it. I know nothing if this model shotgun but many have some kind of way to retract the firing firing pins. You could try blasting the firing pins with some kind of WD40 in a spray can. Or maybe brake cleaner. Last old double I took apart, the firing pins were caked with dried grease.

Mom told of her experience of driving up to a pump at local gas station. She waited but no one came and pumped her gas. This was long after they started self pump service. But still, some stations would come out and pump for you - especially if you were somewhat handicap. One small independent station in town would have the lowest prices in town - even if it was by 1 cent. And they always pumped and took payment righ at your vehicle. They did a lot of business. But they didn't have a convenience store or sale pizza or beer or lottery tickets. They just had an office area with oil and such. Don't know why they folded.

This video is long and continues more info than you ever wanted to know about skillets. But about 1940 they stopped putting the ring around the bottom. One way of guessing the skillet's age. The skillet I'm using doesn't have a ring.

We have a Vermont Casting wood stove in our great room that provides our main heat. It could double for cooking but we haven't used it for that. Only heated water on it. And barrels to brown.

Same thing happened to me a couple months ago. I have two tablets. One went goofy and the other ok. Went on for several days. Somehow I got it figured out and switched back. I didn't want to look foolish by asking.

I can't even check out with a cashier. I seldom actually buy anything in stores. I usually get Mary to put what I need on her list. Or I'll find what I need and put it in the basket. But one time I was on my own. Got what I wanted and headed for the 10 items or less that didn't have a line. Rang up my purchase. I tried to use my credit card. Wouldn't go. Tried several times. The sales clerk came around to help me. No wonder, I was trying to use my Department of Conservation card instead of a credit card.

I have a favorite associate at Wally-World where we shop. I don't need her every trip but pass with a nod when we cross paths. She often helps me find things. One time it was bandanas. I had looked through the men's clothing area. I found handkerchiefs and other men's accessories but no bandanas. Asking her, "Oh, they are with women's purses.". Aha! Logical. I should have seen the correlation. She took me to them.

Along Came Jones is a delightful comedy western staring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest and Dan Duryea. The problem is finding a good copy. Most trail off with sound not matching picture. But if you can find a good copy, it's a joy to watch.

Bet she used real lard in the pie crust. It makes a difference.

Good Charlie Chapman short

The big payoff! Swimming in hot bacon grease. Golden brown and delicious! As Alton Brown would say.

I wonder if someone could develop a collet type die that could squeeze a deeper lube groove in an otherwise standard bullet? Kind of like a Lee Factory crimp die but way more aggressive.

The Rounders with Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda. Cowboys with Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon.

First finds. Actually found two. Another smaller on later on. At least I won't be skunked.

Iron cooking pots and skillets use to come with a ring around the bottom. They come in sizes that relate to lid sizes of stove. The lids of the stove are set aside and pan or skillet sets in its place. Normally, there is no flame under the cook top. Heat passes under the top to the flue. Usually the fire has burned down to coals. We had a wood cook stove when I was very small. Grandma had one all her life, as I remember. We got a small cook stove and used it in the winter to cook and add heat to the house. I'd get up early and build a fire. Go back to bed. About a half hour later make biscuits and put in the oven. Then make sausage gravy. Or fry bacon and eggs. I'd have to rotate the biscuit pan 180 about half way through baking cycle to get even done. Oven was hotter on firebox side.

Last couple of years the pickings have been awful. It turned off hot and dry with low humidity and wind. Only found a handful with a lot of looking. Spoiled with some good finds on other years.

I love to hunt mushrooms. Frying them up and eating them even better. Nothing so far this season. But it's maddening to see so many reports of large finds all around. By the bushels! Any other mushroom hunters out there? How's you luck? This is me some 55 years ago holding two red mushrooms dad found.

That's exactly what's going on here with last eclips.

The dinner roll dance.

I worked with a woman that was normal attractive. She was well proportioned. But she had very obvious "protrusions" that would be world class. She didn't dress to display but couldn't help it. Distracting. I tried my best to look her in the eyes when talking with her.

Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.

Gun Shy Gallagher. Stub Pollard character in Billy Blazes.

Putting out Cheyenne Social Club. Henry Fonda and James Stewart, don't come any better.

Rawhide the movie with Tyrone Powers, Susan Hayward and Jack Elam as the meanest man in the whole damn town!