Seems more likely that any rainy day is the storm of the century, stay tuned for updates. Can't be having you turn off the TV/radio now can they?
so waht ya doin today?
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Seems more likely that any rainy day is the storm of the century, stay tuned for updates. Can't be having you turn off the TV/radio now can they?
Gary,already had the "widow maker",they left me for dead.... I started calling it ejaculation rate(EF) when it was down near 10%.... nobody thought it was funny but me?
The new cardiologist is one of those Drs that,you don't call them,haha. Wifeypoo asked her buds who to get after the experience..... we didn't call them,they called us? And yes,he's that good.
Pulse rate runs from low 40's on "bad days" to mid 50's on the good ones. I will say,my shooting is better.... doh. Was blasting CB's in an '06 today.
The new cardiologist is one of those Drs that,you don't call them,haha. Wifeypoo asked her buds who to get after the experience..... we didn't call them,they called us? And yes,he's that good.
Pulse rate runs from low 40's on "bad days" to mid 50's on the good ones. I will say,my shooting is better.... doh. Was blasting CB's in an '06 today.
Pistolero
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Bret, from what I have read, some by them that were there at the time, the watercooled Browning .30s is
what really held the line at Alligator Creek. They said they could walk across the creek the next morning
and not get their feet wet....bloody, but not wet. The Marines also had 37mm antitank guns, and they
were firing canister, too. THAT had to be pretty devastating at close range, and this was a close range
battle.
I think they were down to one unwounded gunner and a wounded loader, moving from gun to gun
pouring out the fire. Like 750-800 of 900 Japanese troops killed, IIRC, US lost in the 40s killed, lots more
wounded.
The Japs had apparently never before found troops that didn't break and who couldn't overwhelmed when
Banzai charged. The Marines were different than anyone they had fought before. And water cooled Brownings
were a new thing for them to face, I am pretty certain. Never overheat, never jam.
Bill
what really held the line at Alligator Creek. They said they could walk across the creek the next morning
and not get their feet wet....bloody, but not wet. The Marines also had 37mm antitank guns, and they
were firing canister, too. THAT had to be pretty devastating at close range, and this was a close range
battle.
I think they were down to one unwounded gunner and a wounded loader, moving from gun to gun
pouring out the fire. Like 750-800 of 900 Japanese troops killed, IIRC, US lost in the 40s killed, lots more
wounded.
The Japs had apparently never before found troops that didn't break and who couldn't overwhelmed when
Banzai charged. The Marines were different than anyone they had fought before. And water cooled Brownings
were a new thing for them to face, I am pretty certain. Never overheat, never jam.
Bill
CZ93X62
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fiver
Well-Known Member
maan.
it was/is one of those days.
I started out fixing the boat motor, which I think I got done properly.
then I fixed the move around sprinkler the dogs broke the top off last fall.
then drug out everything to build a flower box around the Lilac bushes.
which required I use the sawz-all to trim the bushes, so I go get it and put the bigger/good battery on it and go to town.
we load all that in the truck and I use the saw to cut everything hanging out the back off.
then I grab the rope and tie it all in, and head out to the dump.
leaving the sawz-all on the bumper.
I figure it made it all the way around the corner before falling off.
probably would have got it back but that's the street everyone drives down to pick their kids up from school.
so now I'm out the saw [no big deal] and the good battery [big deal]
the little battery is about hammered and doesn't hardly last long enough to screw a table top down anymore.
come home and start building the box first thing I do is drive a stake down right through the middle of the sprinkler pipe.
rolling my eyes,,, Son-of-a-bit.
dig all the stuff out to fix it
get that done, put that stuff away, and build the box.
go to mix up the leaves, grass and dirt that's going in the flower box and break the sprinkler head pipe off flush with the top of the threaded fitting.
jezus H chrsit.
go get the stuff to pull the broken nipple, and then dig through the shed to find I don't have a spare one of those.
I'm done for the day.
it was/is one of those days.
I started out fixing the boat motor, which I think I got done properly.
then I fixed the move around sprinkler the dogs broke the top off last fall.
then drug out everything to build a flower box around the Lilac bushes.
which required I use the sawz-all to trim the bushes, so I go get it and put the bigger/good battery on it and go to town.
we load all that in the truck and I use the saw to cut everything hanging out the back off.
then I grab the rope and tie it all in, and head out to the dump.
leaving the sawz-all on the bumper.
I figure it made it all the way around the corner before falling off.
probably would have got it back but that's the street everyone drives down to pick their kids up from school.
so now I'm out the saw [no big deal] and the good battery [big deal]
the little battery is about hammered and doesn't hardly last long enough to screw a table top down anymore.
come home and start building the box first thing I do is drive a stake down right through the middle of the sprinkler pipe.
rolling my eyes,,, Son-of-a-bit.
dig all the stuff out to fix it
get that done, put that stuff away, and build the box.
go to mix up the leaves, grass and dirt that's going in the flower box and break the sprinkler head pipe off flush with the top of the threaded fitting.
jezus H chrsit.
go get the stuff to pull the broken nipple, and then dig through the shed to find I don't have a spare one of those.
I'm done for the day.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Had a 12th birthday for the oldest granddaughter .
Youngest boy called asked how I deal with putting down a dog ...... I almost suggested calling on his friends Jim , Jonny , and Jack but instead I told him you just keep putting one foot in front of the other . I'll let him know how that was working out for me having just done that myself a couple of weeks ago ....... He did the deed just a few hours ago his dog was was 17 , mostly blind , deaf and been basically toothless for 2 years so ..........yeah , I'll just keep telling me old broken dogs are easier to lose .
Any way the girls are out "sword fighting" in the mud and that's funny to watch even though I'll have to be tough when they come in all muddy and make a mess for them to clean up .
! I guess I need to locate the hunters safety classes now .
Youngest boy called asked how I deal with putting down a dog ...... I almost suggested calling on his friends Jim , Jonny , and Jack but instead I told him you just keep putting one foot in front of the other . I'll let him know how that was working out for me having just done that myself a couple of weeks ago ....... He did the deed just a few hours ago his dog was was 17 , mostly blind , deaf and been basically toothless for 2 years so ..........yeah , I'll just keep telling me old broken dogs are easier to lose .
Any way the girls are out "sword fighting" in the mud and that's funny to watch even though I'll have to be tough when they come in all muddy and make a mess for them to clean up .
! I guess I need to locate the hunters safety classes now .
Kevin Stenberg
Well-Known Member
I was thumming through past threads looking for some information i needed. I found multiple threads i don't remember. and many more threads i will have to go back to. The only fly in the ointment is. If i spend time reading past threads i will loose out on information being discussed today. Dilemma Dilemma.
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
GORGEOUS DAY here today, 90* at 4:30 P.M. and not quite 100* in Whitewater and Desert Hot Springs where Marie and I did a day-trip today.
The first stop was at the Whitewater River where it crosses the old U.S. 60 bridge. News reports were spinning up the story about "high water volumes" in the River and for people to stay OUT of the fast-moving stream. What drivel--the water flow is normal for this time of year, mostly overflow of the Colorado River water tapped off by Municipal Water District and stored at Diamond Valley Lake. What isn't utilized or stored gets released into the Whitewater River and flows into the northwest end of the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs to re-charge the aquifer for the Cove Cities. All of those country clubs and golf courses gotta have water, don't ya know? But the spin-up by the Palm Springs TV news shows is meant to save idiot Angelenos from trying a dip in the stream after a hot weekend of art show and music at "Coachella/2019", whose 2nd consecutive weekend kicks off tomorrow. The weekend after that is "Stagecoach", a Woodstock-ish music tour de force with a country-western flavor. And NO--there are no tall hotels in the vicinity--this is held at a polo grounds that is flatter than Bernie Madoff's VISA card.
With the River's status verified, Marie next wanted to visit some of the off-site art projects tangentially-related the "Coachella". These are part of "Desert X", and we saw two of them today. The first was a large cube east of Snow Creek Road and south of S.R. 111, in the Windy Point area northwest of Palm Springs proper. It is painted bright, solid international orange. I called it "Tomb Of Cal-Trans", and about half of the people standing nearby (20-25 in number) chuckled. It was a strange crowd, the majority were same-sex couples and most were about half our age. Whatever. Marie walked up close to the object, took some photos, and hiked back (about 80 yards off the roadway). She remarked that a tall, leggy lady returning to her car was a TV personality whose name she didn't recall. Attractive, in a hair-&-nail-care-oriented spoiled-yuppie "Let's talk about cross-fit!" sort of way. Dressed in all-black, bright desert sunlight and 98* F. See "idiot Angelenos" as above.
On to Desert Hot Springs and the last stop on our art tour. This one was a lot more interesting, a concept piece consisting of walls and arches constructed entirely of concrete wall blocks. I liked this structure--it was suited to DHS and its therapeutic breezes (termed "gale force" in most other environments) that stop blowing for about 35-60 minutes per decade. Today was one of those days--the last 2 visits we have made to DHS were light-breeze days. Unusual.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!
The first stop was at the Whitewater River where it crosses the old U.S. 60 bridge. News reports were spinning up the story about "high water volumes" in the River and for people to stay OUT of the fast-moving stream. What drivel--the water flow is normal for this time of year, mostly overflow of the Colorado River water tapped off by Municipal Water District and stored at Diamond Valley Lake. What isn't utilized or stored gets released into the Whitewater River and flows into the northwest end of the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs to re-charge the aquifer for the Cove Cities. All of those country clubs and golf courses gotta have water, don't ya know? But the spin-up by the Palm Springs TV news shows is meant to save idiot Angelenos from trying a dip in the stream after a hot weekend of art show and music at "Coachella/2019", whose 2nd consecutive weekend kicks off tomorrow. The weekend after that is "Stagecoach", a Woodstock-ish music tour de force with a country-western flavor. And NO--there are no tall hotels in the vicinity--this is held at a polo grounds that is flatter than Bernie Madoff's VISA card.
With the River's status verified, Marie next wanted to visit some of the off-site art projects tangentially-related the "Coachella". These are part of "Desert X", and we saw two of them today. The first was a large cube east of Snow Creek Road and south of S.R. 111, in the Windy Point area northwest of Palm Springs proper. It is painted bright, solid international orange. I called it "Tomb Of Cal-Trans", and about half of the people standing nearby (20-25 in number) chuckled. It was a strange crowd, the majority were same-sex couples and most were about half our age. Whatever. Marie walked up close to the object, took some photos, and hiked back (about 80 yards off the roadway). She remarked that a tall, leggy lady returning to her car was a TV personality whose name she didn't recall. Attractive, in a hair-&-nail-care-oriented spoiled-yuppie "Let's talk about cross-fit!" sort of way. Dressed in all-black, bright desert sunlight and 98* F. See "idiot Angelenos" as above.
On to Desert Hot Springs and the last stop on our art tour. This one was a lot more interesting, a concept piece consisting of walls and arches constructed entirely of concrete wall blocks. I liked this structure--it was suited to DHS and its therapeutic breezes (termed "gale force" in most other environments) that stop blowing for about 35-60 minutes per decade. Today was one of those days--the last 2 visits we have made to DHS were light-breeze days. Unusual.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Sorry for your son, RBHarter. That is never easy. Hard enough when you find one just died in their
sleep, but to have to decide....damned hard.
Al, you ever get out to the desert sculptures south of Borreggo Springs? Pretty wild stuff, and from you
description, I'd say a lot more actual art than those things. Ancient extict animals and such all steel
and welded up. And more. The Chinese dragon is just awesome. Incredible detail and dozens of
them scattered around. Some north of town, too.
Sounds like you are getting around really well, sir. That is great to hear.
Bill
sleep, but to have to decide....damned hard.
Al, you ever get out to the desert sculptures south of Borreggo Springs? Pretty wild stuff, and from you
description, I'd say a lot more actual art than those things. Ancient extict animals and such all steel
and welded up. And more. The Chinese dragon is just awesome. Incredible detail and dozens of
them scattered around. Some north of town, too.
Sounds like you are getting around really well, sir. That is great to hear.
Bill
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L Ross
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I love it! That is so absolutely typical of how a real man's day goes. Priceless! At least you stayed focused. I may start out on the raised bed and end up putting trickle charger leads on the motorcycle battery.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
We have some "art" displays in a couple towns near me. Mind you, this is also just 20-30 miles from t e small city Frederick Remington was born in with it's Remington Museum. The "art" tends to be larger steel corkscrews and odd shapes painted in bright colors. Art, right. Looks like someone got 3/4 of a play ground jungle gym put together and lost interest in finishing it. Oddly enough, a fellow in one of those towns also has several "art" displays. I forget the exact cause of the original kerfluffle, but the village and he couldn't agree on a building permit or tax issue. So now all his vacant lots are covered in toilets with lovely plastic flowers sticking out of them. I like it!
Spent yesterday on the road. We got the Explorer to the dealer for a wheel bearing and possible trade in, looked at a couple 'Burbs, picked up the flooring for the "dog room" where my desk sits, hit Wally World and ended the day with a game of Scrabble after supper. I'm freakin' exhuasted, but we have to go get the Explorer and go back to Wally World!
Spent yesterday on the road. We got the Explorer to the dealer for a wheel bearing and possible trade in, looked at a couple 'Burbs, picked up the flooring for the "dog room" where my desk sits, hit Wally World and ended the day with a game of Scrabble after supper. I'm freakin' exhuasted, but we have to go get the Explorer and go back to Wally World!
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Bret,
No doubt some (much?) of it is as you have described, or even worse.
I have worked to preserve and rebuild a lot of this sort of outdoors art. For example
these guys. The practical problems of keeping them intact and looking good out in
the weather 365 days a year are not insignificant, regardless of your opinion about them
as art. There are two more of them, not visible from here, four total, each in a different orientation.
Difficult access and maintain, for sure.
But, this is one of the very many examples of the art found in the desert around Borreggo Springs in California.
There are a LOT of them, dozens and dozens scattered over miles of desert landscape, all different topics but
ancient extinct creatures real or imagined are a lot of them, but there are others, too. This is one of the biggest
and IMO, most spectacular. Welded up of thousands of pieces of sheet steel. Magnificent. Hard to see, but a
two lane blacktop road has this guy going 'under' it, and he has a rattler's tail to complete the amazing whimsey.
If you have a free day in the area east of San Diego, or SE of LA, it can be a fun
excursion.
Bill
No doubt some (much?) of it is as you have described, or even worse.
I have worked to preserve and rebuild a lot of this sort of outdoors art. For example
these guys. The practical problems of keeping them intact and looking good out in
the weather 365 days a year are not insignificant, regardless of your opinion about them
as art. There are two more of them, not visible from here, four total, each in a different orientation.
Difficult access and maintain, for sure.
But, this is one of the very many examples of the art found in the desert around Borreggo Springs in California.
There are a LOT of them, dozens and dozens scattered over miles of desert landscape, all different topics but
ancient extinct creatures real or imagined are a lot of them, but there are others, too. This is one of the biggest
and IMO, most spectacular. Welded up of thousands of pieces of sheet steel. Magnificent. Hard to see, but a
two lane blacktop road has this guy going 'under' it, and he has a rattler's tail to complete the amazing whimsey.
If you have a free day in the area east of San Diego, or SE of LA, it can be a fun
excursion.
Bill
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