so waht ya doin today?

[CWLONGSHOT]

Im really hoping my knee coperates enough for a quick home depot run. My pop is down visiting so I have help!!
I only Need couple small patio blocks to make that "garage" for the hot plate. A can of OD Green spray paint for another project and 4 pieces of plastic clam shell molding. For the opening between my loading rooms.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Heard the horror stories myself. My friends older sister has a nice jagged scar on her cheek from a snowmobile going through barb wire fence. Work hard play hard I guess. Ya take your chances.

Never botherd by scars. They are awards for life. Scars on/ across the face of a woman are rough on her or those that are superficial. The heart is where the fire is.
CW

 

[creosote]

"Im really hoping my knee coperates enough for a quick home depot run"

CW, there ain't no shame in using one of those electric carts.

It's worse to get to the back of the store, then have to ask someone to fetch one for you.

I've had to do it a few times.

 

[JonB]

Yesterday, I had hoped to finish up the 9mm brass clean/sort project. I never even got up the the reloading room to do it, LOL. On the plus side, I got to jump start my buddy's Blazer with my new Lith-ion jumper pack that I got for Christmas, it's a tiny thing, like the size of 2 packs of smokes. My buddy was skeptical it'd work, the Blazer had not been started for a week...the tiny jumper pack started the Blazer right up like it was summertime. I cleaned the garage to get it ready for my redneck vertical belt sander project to sharpen lathe tools, then finished the day with a Walleye supper at Culvers...man that's the best.

Today, I tackle the 9mm ...unless the sun is out and temp is in the 20's, then all bets are off on the 9mm

 

[Todd M]

Never botherd by scars. They are awards for life. Scars on/ across the face of a woman are rough on her or those that are superficial. The heart is where the fire is.
CW

Agreed.

 

[fiver]

so I've been putting a little thought into this shortage thing.
the boss man at federal has put out a couple of video's saying they have been running 24-7 and they aren't going to alter their schedule just because demand is out of sight.

but then again they have been running 24-7 since forever just to meet the normal demand.
so if they are running their same schedule, and producing the same volume of product they been making since [well since 2-K anyway] why isn't their excess product being shuffled forward to the public's shelves like it always has?
I understand the backlog on 9mm and 223 they make it when they make it and it gets shipped, but where is the other stuff?
in one of the video's they had laundry carts crammed full of 180gr. 30-06 ammo, so how come I ain't seen no 180gr. 30-06 ammo anywhere?

 

[462]

Just as "Where do elephants go to die", it's another of Life's many mysteries.
Or, maybe it's done purposely to encourage conspiracy theories.

 

[popper]

"Where do elephants go to die" DRT. We have NO idea what the Gov is buying. Nor how much the manuf. are stock piling. Last year you couldn't get a freezer or stove anywhere. You don't build up inventory just to keep people employed, it gets taxed. With the central freeze, expect food cost to go up drastically. Inventory has been expended and new crops have been lost.

 

[Hawk]

Yep! And with all the damage in Texas and elsewhere, expect building materials to go through the roof, if you can find them.
I'll bet plumbers (independent guys, not plumbing companies) are already buying the entire stock of copper tubing and hot water heaters to resell.
Lucky for me, I replaced my hot water heater the last week in December. (Why do they always wait for the holidays to go out?)

 

[Ian]

Our local grocery stores had to throw away all their refrigerated/frozen food on Tuesday because ERCOT blackout and basic utility company stupidity cutting their power in the middle of the morning. Couldn't even fire-sale the stuff because no power for three hours. Essential services were supposed to be exempted. I guess half the entire inventory of a brand new super grocery store that just opened in November doesn't count as "essential" in the middle of a massive supply crisis. Two 53' vans packed to the gills wuth spoiled food people really needed went to the dump. #$%&@ MORONS.

 

[Glaciers]

The numerous examples, like the food example Ian points out and others, are a prime example of to much Government. Don't get me wrong, there is need for some regulations and "guide lines" but throwing out food because some blanket Government policy is, as Ian says "$&@;$&@@".

 

[Mitty38]

Our local grocery stores had to throw away all their refrigerated/frozen food on Tuesday because ERCOT blackout and basic utility company stupidity cutting their power in the middle of the morning. Couldn't even fire-sale the stuff because no power for three hours. Essential services were supposed to be exempted. I guess half the entire inventory of a brand new super grocery store that just opened in November doesn't count as "essential" in the middle of a massive supply crisis. Two 53' vans packed to the gills wuth spoiled food people really needed went to the dump. #$%&@ MORONS.

Ian is your mail still running, if so can anyone here send you anything to make things easier????? By now you have to be running out of something.

 

[Ian]

We actually didn't run out of anything, but thanks. We're "those" people you've heard about who are known to the mainstream as wacko prepper types, have enough good food, water and fuel for at least six months of total isolation. 90% of our food supply is non-perishable, and we even have freeze dried eggs and milk to make other stuff that requires them.

 

[L Ross]

We actually didn't run out of anything, but thanks. We're "those" people you've heard about who are known to the mainstream as wacko prepper types, have enough good food, water and fuel for at least six months of total isolation. 90% of our food supply is non-perishable, and we even have freeze dried eggs and milk to make other stuff that requires them.

Ya know what wrong with you? Huh? Do you? Not a damn thing. More good Americans outa follow your example.

 

[popper]

Kid was in Austin last week. Big semi manufacturer in Austin was given 1/2 hr to shut down plant. Stated they probably won't add a new fab facility in Austin as previously planned. There are consequences. But Musk has started building his factory. There goes your elec. bill. Some getting 1700$ bill for the month. Spike billing allowed by PUC.
She made an apple pie for dinner with friends. Yum.

 

[Ian]

I feel it's best to be part of the solution to society's challenges rather than part of the problem. Being prepared enough to stay home when the roads are bad and to stay out of town when desperate people are storming stores for critical supplies is a good start.

Many, many people in town were out of drinking water within hours of the first bad freeze night. Nursing homes were melting ice from their freezers to drink. A local microbrewery opened up to melt and sanitize snow with their gas boilers so the police could distribute it to those in need. You'd think after nearly a year of runs on seemingly random things, shortages, rationing, and panic buying that people would at least have enough sense to fill some pitchers with tap water ahead if time when the storm of the century (literally) was forecast to be upon us days ahead of time, but.....some things can't be fixed.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Do you want to hear about INTENTIONAL food waist. My last job was at a potato processing plant. Making fries and tater tots. Even if any part of the process of making the product was out of spec. The line could not stop or even slowdown. The company Had to run X# of pounds of potatoes everyday. Whether they got bagged or went into the garbage. On a bad day everything that came into the plant that day went out to the garbage. Just so they could make their QUOTA.
Ian you are talking about logical thinking people. I think most people have had EVERYTHING when they wanted it. And when they can not find what they need. They panic. Wondering what should i do?

 

[RBHarter]

"Im really hoping my knee coperates enough for a quick home depot run"

CW, there ain't no shame in using one of those electric carts.

It's worse to get to the back of the store, then have to ask someone to fetch one for you.

I've had to do it a few times.

Kind of a humbling experience for a strapping 42 yo to reach down and not be able to pick up that bag of dog food a week out of a cast and have to ask a stocker to put it in the cart because you have no grip strength and what's there may as well come with a red hot electrified ice pick jabbed through thumb carpals and grounded mid-radius .

The knee surgery , an O scope sheep shearing like event on the inside for several masses of torn tendons , was and easy recovery by contrast .

Today my daughter in San Antonio wrote ;

I will say, growing up having to go without or having to wait for things because of items being unavailable, too far or whatever the reason.it had made me calm reasonable and understanding toward others during this time. Even if I didn't get it as a child, I get it now. I can look at my babies and tell them, " We prepare for ourselves, help our neighbors and only get what we need. We don't just buy so others have to go without. We stock slowly. rotate the pantry and help where we can." Please be kind and we can make everyone's loads lighter.

It was kind of weird , at first it felt like I made her and her siblings do without . Then the dust shook loose some and I remembered we lived 75 miles from Walmart , a movie theater or a dining establishment we didn't know menus by heart .

My oldest boy now in Az replied ;
My Sgt out here asked if we had family in Texas and seemed surprised when I told him I wasn't worried.

There's not much the world can throw at us we can't handle, and for the rest we have each other.

My daughter replied ;

Even if we breakdown for a second, we generally compose ourselves until the task is done. Then we loose our (composure) away from everyone, dry our eyes and move on to the next task .

I think until you've really wondered if you did okay as a parent and the kids have weathered some adversities far enough away you can't do anything , even if you could , that you don't have full appreciation for a conversation like this one .

If my number comes up tomorrow I don't think I could have any doubts or worries about them being okay and getting by .

 

[Brad]

Holy cow Batman, went to Cabelas to get some boot laces. Guns are about 1/4 what they usually have. Surplus 30 carbines for 2K and up? Ammo is in pretty short supply too. Powder? Maybe 15 one pounders for 38 bucks a pound.

I paid 2.99 for boot laces and left.

 

[Mitty38]

The company Had to run X# of pounds of potatoes everyday. Whether they got bagged or went into the garbage. On a bad day everything that came into the plant that day went out to the garbage. Just so they could make their QUOTA.

We end up doing that at work sometimes, we will run 200,000 lb of a Alloy off spec alloy because we have a production quota.
Then we warhouse it and mix it in with good later to get production #s but end up making low spec by doing that. Low spec is stuff that is close but needs a little something added to make it right. It sells for way less then spec.
So the end up producing a inferior low price product and use twice the energy time and flux to do it.
Makes sense to me.