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340pd
08-01-2024, 09:49 AM
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340pd
08-01-2024, 09:50 AM
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Barth
08-01-2024, 10:24 AM
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340pd
08-01-2024, 10:43 AM
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340pd
08-01-2024, 10:47 AM
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JohnR
08-01-2024, 11:32 AM
https://media.tenor.com/ZyrwsLKk_Y4AAAAM/funny-lol.gif

https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp7351915.jpg

jeepster09
08-01-2024, 02:49 PM
Woohoo.....today's the day! :yo:

GROTMAN
08-01-2024, 05:55 PM
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jeepster09
08-01-2024, 06:06 PM
:amflag: woohoo....

340pd
08-02-2024, 06:23 AM
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340pd
08-02-2024, 08:18 AM
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berettabone
08-02-2024, 10:40 AM
Now that's a nice setup right there...........kinda like the interior color also.

Barth
08-02-2024, 12:25 PM
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/54/6d/79546d6a60dc35f0321f44654ab0f859.jpg

JohnR
08-02-2024, 05:18 PM
Yup, she can broil me any time.

Planedude
08-02-2024, 06:42 PM
You know, these days, nothing in the world is funnier than the God's honest truth...

Abrain | A Pharmaceutical Commercial Parody (youtube.com) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R69gs4tUT7s)

Peace

getsome
08-02-2024, 10:04 PM
Yep

jeepster09
08-04-2024, 06:09 AM
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340pd
08-04-2024, 06:39 AM
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340pd
08-04-2024, 06:48 AM
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jeepster09
08-04-2024, 07:01 AM
I'm pretty sure "MOA" is for Mall Of America.....:hippie:

340pd
08-04-2024, 07:57 AM
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340pd
08-04-2024, 08:05 AM
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kenemoore
08-04-2024, 09:19 AM
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I agree, to some degree. Myself, and the few friends I have, shoot pretty damn good. I qualified as a NRA distinguished expert many years ago. One friend shoots 3-gun regularly and finished in the top 50 state competition . One other friend, shoots bulls eye at the amateur level.

But...so many times at the range, I see people that can't shoot worth shinola. And, they don't care. No desire to get better. People with lasers...you can see them pull the trigger EVERY time. Drives me crazy and scares me too. I don't want to get hit by accident. Lately I have mostly shot at an American Legion range near me. Almost everyone is at least marksman level. Not as stress full.

But...I think to myself, these goof balls have the right to bear arms. Not my place to scold them. They might hit a burglar, who knows.

Barth
08-04-2024, 10:56 AM
I agree, to some degree. Myself, and the few friends I have, shoot pretty damn good. I qualified as a NRA distinguished expert many years ago. One friend shoots 3-gun regularly and finished in the top 50 state competition . One other friend, shoots bulls eye at the amateur level.

But...so many times at the range, I see people that can't shoot worth shinola. And, they don't care. No desire to get better. People with lasers...you can see them pull the trigger EVERY time. Drives me crazy and scares me too. I don't want to get hit by accident. Lately I have mostly shot at an American Legion range near me. Almost everyone is at least marksman level. Not as stress full.

But...I think to myself, these goof balls have the right to bear arms. Not my place to scold them. They might hit a burglar, who knows.

More often than not, they kill the refrigerator :p

Barth
08-04-2024, 11:06 AM
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/content/uploads/2023/05/Bud-Light-can-e1683707367680.jpg

Bawanna
08-04-2024, 11:16 AM
I'm pretty sure "MOA" is for Mall Of America.....:hippie:

Oh shoot....I thought it was Management of Arthritis. Learn something everyday.

Armybrat
08-04-2024, 11:43 AM
“My old ass”

berettabone
08-04-2024, 03:34 PM
Must order ammo..................

JohnR
08-04-2024, 04:31 PM
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Me!

Barth
08-04-2024, 04:53 PM
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/08/1920/1080/cartoon-8.4.24.png?ve=1&tl=1

getsome
08-04-2024, 05:24 PM
Funny how reality becomes comedy…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mFG23FTPVQ

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxDaiyREBPw&t=1s

This is so messed up

Armybrat
08-05-2024, 07:09 AM
…….

Armybrat
08-05-2024, 10:36 AM
I almost busted a gut laughing after seeing this…..

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1820134404297199697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1820134404297199697%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

Bawanna
08-05-2024, 10:57 AM
Pelosi truly needs to disappear, along with several others.

Armybrat
08-05-2024, 02:14 PM
Just delivered from SGAmmo….

AJBert
08-05-2024, 04:12 PM
WE NEED A LIKE BUTTON ON HERE!!! And, no I didn't have the cap locks on for the plea. I can't find the cap locks turner onner when my keyboard is in the dark.

dao
08-05-2024, 04:52 PM
Pelosi truly needs to disappear, along with several others.
She truly is the stuff of nightmares.

GROTMAN
08-05-2024, 05:58 PM
https://i0.wp.com/politicallyincorrecthumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shipwrecked-doctors-island-no-one-read-help.jpg?w=518&ssl=1

jeepster09
08-07-2024, 06:15 AM
Need help....

340pd
08-07-2024, 08:50 AM
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340pd
08-07-2024, 08:54 AM
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jeepster09
08-07-2024, 12:39 PM
I have heard it.....

https://youtu.be/I47floRRAFs?si=eupwEbJjmbfibGLM

berettabone
08-07-2024, 01:47 PM
Bryan Adams....Cuts like a Knife.

jeepster09
08-07-2024, 07:42 PM
We have a "GREAT GOVENOR" in Minnesota....:cheer2:

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/724x518/screenshot_2024_08_07_084926_93284e6058c01c86dcb77 ce6ad5af43419f38d19.jpg

getsome
08-07-2024, 09:01 PM
That guy scares me even more than Kamattress, he’s not in left field but out in the left field parking lot……How do you get that messed up?

BirdsThaWord
08-07-2024, 09:20 PM
I truly believe those types are being installed, not voted in. We all know she wasn’t voted in. Those who control the gubmint are purposely putting wierdo’s in position to create strife, confusion and so they can be controlled with the dirt they have on them.

Barth
08-08-2024, 05:10 AM
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/08/918/516/cartoon080724.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

Barth
08-08-2024, 05:13 AM
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/08/918/516/Carton080124.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

JohnR
08-08-2024, 06:18 AM
I agree, Bird.

dao
08-08-2024, 07:49 AM
Hear hear. I'll second that.

Armybrat
08-08-2024, 08:27 AM
Branco seems to be always spot on, like Ramirez.

jeepster09
08-08-2024, 08:55 AM
I sure wish my wife would be willing to move out of this WONDERFUL state.....

https://youtu.be/Yw02DhS5eLk?si=AxcDWQJKXlX6u67a

Armybrat
08-08-2024, 09:30 AM
Trump needs to remind voters how the Biden/Harris administration and media slandered our hard working & overburdened Border Patrol during the massive surge of illegals the democrat cabal encouraged & supported…..

kenemoore
08-09-2024, 10:48 AM
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Barth
08-09-2024, 03:53 PM
https://tfppwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kamala-harris-border-laugh.jpg

jeepster09
08-09-2024, 05:03 PM
Guy goes into a bar, there's a robot bartender. Since the minimum wage was increased to $15 the owner had to replace his regular human bartender.
The robot says, "What will you have?"
The guy says, "Martini."
The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, "What's your IQ?"
The guy says," 168."
The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology.
The guy leaves, but he is curious. So he goes back into the bar.
The robot bartender says, "What will you have?"
The guy says, "Martini."
Again, the robot makes a great martini gives it to the man and says, "What's your IQ?"
The guy says, "100."
The robot then starts to talk about NASCAR, Budweiser and John Deere tractors.
The guy leaves, but finds it very interesting, so he thinks he will try it one more time.
He goes back into the bar.
The robot says, "What will you have?"
The guy says, "Martini," and the robot brings him another great martini.
The robot then says, "What's your IQ?"
The guy says, "Uh, about 50."
The robot leans in real close and says, "So, you people still happy you voted for Biden?"

Barth
08-09-2024, 06:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpVuOzFmrBE

jeepster09
08-11-2024, 05:57 PM
Finally got some new tires on the Jeep.....

Bawanna
08-11-2024, 06:52 PM
Nice! Them BF Goodrich? Or more likely Conestoga.

getsome
08-11-2024, 07:14 PM
I simply must have one of these….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AlndKQSs6Q

Armybrat
08-11-2024, 07:56 PM
I simply must have one of these….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AlndKQSs6Q
Lol
My youngest son who works at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin decided to drive what he builds.
His Model Y…

Bawanna
08-12-2024, 12:17 AM
I didn't know they allowed the plug in cars in Texas, let alone making them there.

kenemoore
08-12-2024, 05:22 AM
https://scontent.fcps3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/454406206_1022327172887463_2038201327050420785_n.j pg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=MpS7Z6E433gQ7kNvgG3EYn5&_nc_ht=scontent.fcps3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAFYYUG2rjEaOO3TFm82NXjv4voPy5k36htZb0XS1ez bw&oe=66BFA6BD

jeepster09
08-12-2024, 06:51 AM
Our great governor take a BIG GULP....

https://www.youtube.com/live/H0J-3Aiqcko?si=Uw0eogjuO3sgsbof

jeepster09
08-12-2024, 07:00 AM
He IDENTIFIED as a MARE before becoming GOVENOR.....

Armybrat
08-12-2024, 03:59 PM
I didn't know they allowed the plug in cars in Texas, let alone making them there.

Those things are running around all over the Austin area.
Son works on the third floor here…

dao
08-12-2024, 05:14 PM
Are those solar panels all over the roof?

Something that seems to be lacking are HVAC units. I wonder if modern construction in hot States as them in a sub-roof level where the sun doesn't beat down on them.

JohnR
08-12-2024, 05:54 PM
Are those solar panels all over the roof?

Something that seems to be lacking are HVAC units. I wonder if modern construction in hot States as them in a sub-roof level where the sun doesn't beat down on them.
We don’t do that in Florida often. Extra expense no one wants to pay. Some skyscrapers do that so the rooftop units aren’t visible since they’re ugly. But otherwise not.

Maybe that building uses geothermal?

JohnR
08-12-2024, 06:00 PM
Chilled water system https://cleantechnica.com/2020/07/18/the-science-channel-presents-inside-the-tesla-gigafactory/

Armybrat
08-12-2024, 07:32 PM
Are those solar panels all over the roof?

Something that seems to be lacking are HVAC units. I wonder if modern construction in hot States as them in a sub-roof level where the sun doesn't beat down on them.

Yes, those are solar panels.
And yes, the building is air conditioned.
What system is used in this particular facility, I don’t know.

Barth
08-12-2024, 07:40 PM
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/08/918/516/cartoon081224.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

jeepster09
08-13-2024, 06:39 AM
....

jeepster09
08-13-2024, 06:40 AM
;-[:-]

340pd
08-13-2024, 06:58 AM
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wyntrout
08-13-2024, 09:25 AM
I can't vouch for the accuracy and didn't research this article, but sounds plausible.

21504

Armybrat
08-13-2024, 09:37 AM
That’s none of my beesness.

dao
08-13-2024, 09:40 AM
Leviation(sp), does not account for the ability to set and change direction. I call beeswax on this one.

wyntrout
08-13-2024, 10:16 AM
The wings obviously act as thrusters to change direction and altitude. That sounds pretty feasible. :-)

jeepster09
08-13-2024, 01:23 PM
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jeepster09
08-13-2024, 06:08 PM
Golfing in Florida.....

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/455499422_122118162806374710_5056853435218013350_n .jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=CetmelpOxwAQ7kNvgGyK7VO&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AYDt5In2eoRwjBdQ6NI0T-ZmGkR6FDVYO0qgwN_MwaBKbw&oe=66C1CDB0

getsome
08-13-2024, 09:23 PM
That’s sick but funny as hell……In Florida the way to tell if a alligator is in the pond is to dip your hand in the water and if your hand comes out wet, there’s gators in there……

kenemoore
08-14-2024, 04:40 AM
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/454743162_804446705006087_4825786680596669661_n.jp g?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=wq5-JUnaZOwQ7kNvgGVCDl6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AYBhK9jLCg2kihyZPsqnCM_laBftdz6rg4CGDKoIQ87M ig&oe=66C2740F

Armybrat
08-14-2024, 08:09 AM
…….

JohnR
08-14-2024, 09:15 AM
That’s sick but funny as hell……In Florida the way to tell if a alligator is in the pond is to dip your hand in the water and if your hand comes out wet, there’s gators in there……
LOL, true. My daughter and I have been kayaking on a local suburban creek. A 5' gator lives there. Once I saw him on the creek bank, then another time I just saw just his eyes and nostrils in the water. She didn't want to know.

jeepster09
08-14-2024, 11:43 AM
Go Woke and KABOOM.....


https://youtu.be/zOmAJ18lpmU?si=fB2CPewFtjssrqOw

Barth
08-14-2024, 12:44 PM
Just in time for the election, COVID the next generation is here :phttps://www.kahrtalk.com/image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
" The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mpox-public-health-campaign-successful-cases-occur-low/story?id=110891706)
to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday "
WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/who-declares-mpox-a-public-health-emergency-as-newer-strain-spreads-in-africa/ar-AA1oNOIk?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a99e892c6e41495982cd113ab87330d0&ei=31)
https://media.tenor.com/bLi18T1f2FsAAAAM/monkeypox-homer-simpson.gif

340pd
08-15-2024, 05:26 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1723720675116-png.1619469/

340pd
08-15-2024, 05:55 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/image-106-jpeg.1619280/

340pd
08-15-2024, 06:15 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/ary-3gxezr_t3-jpg.1619080/

340pd
08-15-2024, 06:32 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/overflow-020814-jpg.1619020/

Barth
08-15-2024, 08:44 AM
I still remember the air raid sirens.
And getting under our desks in grade school.
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8f3cc9f5aad359f10ded0b8c131166a6.webp

GROTMAN
08-15-2024, 05:25 PM
https://www.ncgunowners.com/xf/attachments/f17f2d29-5952-40b1-8c8a-d0661314d357_1170x1439-jpeg-1-170%C3%971-439-pixels-jpeg.21609/

getsome
08-15-2024, 09:45 PM
I still remember the air raid sirens.
And getting under our desks in grade school.
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8f3cc9f5aad359f10ded0b8c131166a6.webp

I remember back in 1st grade during the Cuba missile crisis the school gave us all silver bracelets to wear with our name on them and I was so proud of mine and I thought it was so cool but they never told us that the real reason was after the thermonuclear blast occurred whoever was left alive could tell what piece of charcoal my body was once called……..We thought those days of madness were over but it seems they have returned again……..We live in dangerous times and we have no leader…….

340pd
08-16-2024, 11:50 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1723814075390-png.1620288/

340pd
08-18-2024, 09:10 AM
https://twitter.com/i/status/1823361986664583492

jeepster09
08-18-2024, 09:17 AM
A Harris voter went to the Doctors....

Barth
08-18-2024, 10:56 AM
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5tHKUYUwLxnPKHJE5k4b3k-320-80.jpghttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FA43NYP0L._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

Armybrat
08-18-2024, 12:20 PM
…………

Armybrat
08-18-2024, 12:29 PM
Pretty cool.
It looks like they’ve upgraded the inflatable decoys since WW2…..

https://x.com/praisethesteph/status/1825151870475661586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1825151870475661586%7Ctwgr% 5Eba2d57c465231e17879cc3fdd5268c17a6480961%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2 Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3 Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fpraisethesteph%2 Fstatus%2F1825151870475661586%3Ft%3D26YE7wriBaGcI8 LiUUxflA26s%3D19

JohnR
08-18-2024, 12:47 PM
Smart!

jeepster09
08-18-2024, 02:58 PM
Like it! :Amflag2:

mr surveyor
08-18-2024, 03:02 PM
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5tHKUYUwLxnPKHJE5k4b3k-320-80.jpghttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FA43NYP0L._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg


If you've never read "The Peter Principle", get a copy and read. It opened my eyes up over 40 years ago.


jd

getsome
08-18-2024, 08:28 PM
Yep, except now they call it DEI…….

340pd
08-19-2024, 06:33 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/img_0229-jpeg.1621295/

jeepster09
08-19-2024, 07:16 AM
cocadoodledoo.....

jeepster09
08-19-2024, 07:27 AM
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/1170x1444/img_8521_c24ff09f6258b8713fef6281f7d58942a77b7923. jpeg

dao
08-19-2024, 07:39 AM
If you've never read "The Peter Principle", get a copy and read. It opened my eyes up over 40 years ago.


jd

Probably for her too. The first time she got off her knees in front of willy. That was her level of incompetence.

dao
08-19-2024, 07:49 AM
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/1170x1444/img_8521_c24ff09f6258b8713fef6281f7d58942a77b7923. jpeg

Apparently others feel "it could happen" also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRiRyopVm6Q

jeepster09
08-19-2024, 10:28 AM
Did someone say SQUIRRELS.....

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/455940883_933892045449252_6726336650493611682_n.jp g?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=HUy_p9wWFpIQ7kNvgEhr6_F&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AYCBPf4KxzRmP7zKfDocSIJ7TdHpeRgoBuhtjxyZ83y8 vw&oe=66C939F1

Armybrat
08-19-2024, 05:29 PM
………

getsome
08-19-2024, 09:12 PM
Did someone say SQUIRRELS.....

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/455940883_933892045449252_6726336650493611682_n.jp g?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=HUy_p9wWFpIQ7kNvgEhr6_F&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AYCBPf4KxzRmP7zKfDocSIJ7TdHpeRgoBuhtjxyZ83y8 vw&oe=66C939F1

We had real problems with squirrels getting in the attic the first couple years in our new house, drove me crazy when they had toga parties at 5am…..I actually went up in the attic several times with a single shot 410 shotgun to go to war but they would always hide and I never got any satisfaction but ever since we got Gypsy, our 140 lb Rottweiler Doberman mix rescue love puppy the squirrels seem to have left the vicinity and haven’t been a problem…..I guess even to a rodent, when you run into giant poop piles that are bigger than you are, it might be time to find a new yard to hang out in……..

dao
08-19-2024, 09:45 PM
I know I would :D

Armybrat
08-20-2024, 06:29 AM
We had a squirrel family move into our attic at the beginning of the pandemic.
It was very annoying to listen to them conducting a square dancing session right above our bedroom every morning at sunup.
Several searches for their access point and littering the attic with various types of rat traps were unsuccessful, resulting in much irritation & stress on our part.
After several months, our son finally discovered how the little chits were getting in - one of the exhaust fan pipes in the master bath had come apart at a joint. So when it was running, they could crawl in past the “flap” barrier then drop into the attic insulation quiety.
Son wired and duct taped the pipe shut that morning, then set out two live traps with peanut butter bait in the attic.
We saw two of the critters (an adult & a little one) hanging around the bird feeder over the next couple of days, and no noises from the attic.
That weekend, Son went up in the attic to discover a very angry adult tree rat in one of the traps. Removing the trap, he drove home through a large neighboring ranch where he stopped by the roadside and released the offending trespasser to become fresh lunch for the indigent coyotes.
All has been quiet above us ever since.

jeepster09
08-20-2024, 07:50 AM
My STUPID neighbor puts out trays of corn to FEED the squirrels. I can only hope they have moved in to her house. My shepherd keeps them away from our yard.

340pd
08-20-2024, 07:57 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724114892126-png.1622151/

Armybrat
08-20-2024, 09:01 AM
Sweet, but she needs to shave her legs.

340pd
08-20-2024, 09:17 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/img_20240816_203557-1-jpg.1621789/

340pd
08-21-2024, 07:58 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724198901161-jpeg.1622806/

340pd
08-21-2024, 08:12 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724173749136-jpeg.1622748/

340pd
08-21-2024, 08:21 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/5bq-3hjuhk_t3-jpg.1622361/

jeepster09
08-21-2024, 10:39 AM
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jeepster09
08-21-2024, 03:04 PM
Dipshizy.....

https://youtu.be/QawKeGlgD2I?si=ecO_eGEZILg2-Q6V

Bawanna
08-21-2024, 03:52 PM
No more post like that jeepster, made me throw up a little bit in my mouth.....truth, projectile vomiting, not pretty.

AJBert
08-21-2024, 04:22 PM
I believe that post is worth at a minimum 10 demerits! Get him Colonel!

jeepster09
08-21-2024, 05:20 PM
Good bye Mr. Squirrel :bump2:

Bawanna
08-21-2024, 06:15 PM
I believe that post is worth at a minimum 10 demerits! Get him Colonel!

You think. I'm kind a fond of the guy (not in any mano mano way ya understand. Think we should give him a stern warning or hit him with the demerits? Tough love as the saying goes.

Lord help us all if that puppet is elected. As foolish as people are these days, I still don't think it's possible. The media will stir stuff up for sure.

JohnR
08-21-2024, 07:50 PM
I’m sure glad I didn’t click on that!

Armybrat
08-21-2024, 08:08 PM
Click on this….with sound on…

https://x.com/_B___S/status/1825968690887602454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1825968690887602454%7Ctwgr% 5E30a828be71188aac3529a8af9f83ff7d5fa5c8ec%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2 Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3 Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F_B___S%2Fs tatus%2F1825968690887602454

getsome
08-21-2024, 09:16 PM
Dipshizy.....

https://youtu.be/QawKeGlgD2I?si=ecO_eGEZILg2-Q6V

If you go on her website you can sign up to be a campaign worker and it allows you to choose from 9 different pronouns most of which make no sense at all………These people are nuts and I’m very afraid she will win the election because the young first time voters think socialism is the answer……….These children have never had to work for anything and have been given everything and think that’s how it’s supposed to be……..Ayn Rand said there is no difference between Communism and Socialism except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end…..Communism enslaves men by force and Socialism by vote…………She was right

jeepster09
08-22-2024, 06:50 AM
Spy photo of Greg.....

340pd
08-22-2024, 06:52 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724328606394-png.1623616/

340pd
08-22-2024, 07:52 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/w39-jpg.1623505/

340pd
08-22-2024, 07:58 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724294025521-png.1623546/

sorcerer
08-22-2024, 08:00 AM
Glock. The equivalent of a man bun.

340pd
08-22-2024, 08:07 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/bad-carbs-jpg.1623499/

340pd
08-22-2024, 08:12 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/unnamed-55-jpg.1623286/

340pd
08-22-2024, 08:14 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/unnamed-65-jpg.1623296/

JohnR
08-22-2024, 09:32 AM
https://i.imgflip.com/912vtl.jpg

jeepster09
08-22-2024, 12:50 PM
;-];-[

berettabone
08-22-2024, 01:09 PM
https://images3.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED862/63febe7feace3.jpeg

berettabone
08-22-2024, 01:14 PM
https://www.prepperforums.net/forum/attachments/handguns-pistols-revolvers-long-rifles-shotguns-sks-ak-ar/95513d1549658128t-firearm-2a-meme-thread-0916d1aec8780c1ea2c2e2fa50027053.jpg

berettabone
08-22-2024, 01:18 PM
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/13/d7/55/13d7559969627ff4639d28125c7064b9.png

jeepster09
08-22-2024, 01:53 PM
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/637x675/screenshot_2024_08_19_114146_e03a4f01fdf8341766ae8 99e4a362a2c5971ec46.jpg

jeepster09
08-22-2024, 02:35 PM
WooHoo...

GROTMAN
08-22-2024, 02:56 PM
Men are more simple.


Your last name stays put.
The garage is all yours.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Chocolate is just another snack.
You can never be pregnant.
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
The world is your urinal.
You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
Wrinkles add character.
Wedding dress - $5,000. Tux rental - $100.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
One mood all the time.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
You know stuff about tanks.
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
You can open all your own jars.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.
Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.
Two pairs of shoes are more than enough.
You almost never have strap problems in public.
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
Everything on your face stays its original color.
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.
You only have to shave your face and neck.
You can play with toys all your life.
One wallet and one pair of shoes - one color for all seasons.
You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.
You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife.
You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

NICKNAMES


If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as ‘Fat Boy’, ‘Bubba’ and ‘Wildman’.


EATING OUT


When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and, none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, outcome the pocket calculators.


MONEY


A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.


BATHROOMS


A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.


ARGUMENTS


A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.


FUTURE


A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.


MARRIAGE


A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.


DRESSING UP


A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.


NATURAL


Men wake up as good - looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.


OFFSPRING


Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY


A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

kenemoore
08-23-2024, 04:27 AM
I can not shop at Walmart anymore :-)))))
Yesterday I was at Walmart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my brother's loyal dogs.
I was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant?
So because I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again.
I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward,
with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is,
to load your jacket pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry.
The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again.
(I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)
Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care, because the dog food poisoned me.
I told her no, I stopped to Pee on a Fire Hydrant and a car hit me,
I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.
Walmart won't let me shop there anymore.
Better watch what you ask retired people.
They have all the time in the World to think of crazy things to say

340pd
08-23-2024, 06:45 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/screenshot_20240815_145350_opera-jpg.1623985/

340pd
08-23-2024, 06:50 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/gif3-gif.1624040/

jeepster09
08-23-2024, 08:19 AM
I prefer this.....

https://youtu.be/_j0eJ0xB7LU?si=CFlyDbNAAXUifsBX

Bawanna
08-23-2024, 08:27 AM
All that brass has to be hell on the paint. That would work really swell on my van.

Armybrat
08-23-2024, 09:12 AM
The Alaskan hunters became the hunted this week…..

http://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1826680888538923187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1826680888538923187%7Ctwgr% 5E36ac14af399e05d9576e2e608acd59f8b43a5348%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Fma n-hiking-in-alaska-forced-to-shoot-a-brown-bear-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-the-leg-while-deleting-the-bear

340pd
08-23-2024, 09:52 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/overflow-150822-jpg.1623678/

jeepster09
08-23-2024, 09:58 AM
NO MORE WOKE-NESS!

https://youtu.be/6UV2fHwZ50s?si=QTppF9i_h_6Pbmp8

Bawanna
08-23-2024, 11:47 PM
Just got home from meeting grandchild # 3. Augustus Joseph. Had him about 7 this evening. Handsome little devil. Did C section, so no pain and no cone head etc.

getsome
08-24-2024, 12:03 AM
Congratulations Grandpa, he is so beautiful, you are such a lucky man and God bless you and all your children…….

djd100
08-24-2024, 02:46 AM
Indeed, congratulations to all!

dao
08-24-2024, 08:14 AM
Congratulations Colonel!

Bawanna
08-24-2024, 09:17 AM
Traditionally I usually hold the baby and lay a 45 on them and get a picture, but they put a metal detector in the hospital so had to leave the gun in the can. I guess I could have brought in the Canoli.
Must be an xray deal, it didn't go off with knives and all the metal in the chair and there was nobody manning the thing. Don't know what or how it detects a gun.
I'll try to get the traditional picture when he comes home.

wyntrout
08-24-2024, 10:20 AM
Congratulations!

Ya gotta wonder what good those metal detectors are!

We frequent ONE casino... out of maybe 20 or so on trips, that has a metal detector. Trip before last, the Southland Casino in West Memphis, AR, I walked through the metal detector as usual, my knife never sets it off, and when I got up to our room, I found that i still had my Kahr P380 fully loaded... and a 7-round spare magazine opposite side! There was no alert at all! Fortunately, we don't have to go through the detector on the way to the parking garage, and I took my EDC out to the safe in the van.

Armybrat
08-24-2024, 10:43 AM
……….

wyntrout
08-24-2024, 10:48 AM
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Bawanna
08-24-2024, 10:50 AM
Congratulations!

Ya gotta wonder what good those metal detectors are!

We frequent ONE casino... out of maybe 20 or so on trips, that has a metal detector. Trip before last, the Southland Casino in West Memphis, AR, I walked through the metal detector as usual, my knife never sets it off, and when I got up to our room, I found that i still had my Kahr P380 fully loaded... and a 7-round spare magazine opposite side! There was no alert at all! Fortunately, we don't have to go through the detector on the way to the parking garage, and I took my EDC out to the safe in the van.

Usually if they are manned they just route me around the detector. Lots of metal and stuff on the chair. I hated to leave my gun in the van, felt so nekkid and vulnerable. I don't care much for hospitals, scary places. Anxious to visit the little dude at home.
Funny they predicted he would be over 10 lbs and recommended the C section for several reasons, but he came out 7# 13 ounces. Told son 13 ounces less and he would have been a throw back. Mom wasn't impressed.
I got one more little Chipmunk rifle all ready for him. I reckon it'll be a spell before he can play with it. Hope I'm around to see it.

jeepster09
08-24-2024, 11:14 AM
I remember years ago going to airport to meet some people and was carrying "off duty" and detector did not go off. I asked why? and was told they sometimes ADJUST them down because they were "TO SENSITIVE".

JohnR
08-24-2024, 11:27 AM
Hospitals are full of people with very sharp knives. How are surgeons even allowed to handle those things?

wyntrout
08-24-2024, 12:01 PM
Throwback!?? Yeah, I would think that didn't sound good. :D

berettabone
08-24-2024, 12:14 PM
I remember years ago going to airport to meet some people and was carrying "off duty" and detector did not go off. I asked why? and was told they sometimes ADJUST them down because they were "TO SENSITIVE". Imagine.....WOKE metal detectors. Just too sensetive.

340pd
08-25-2024, 09:52 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724512236289-png.1624869/

340pd
08-25-2024, 09:55 AM
Happy days ahead gramps.

Bawanna
08-25-2024, 10:50 AM
We were at the first granddaughter's birthday party yesterday, she's like 3rd grade. Had 3 girls over for a sleepover. She got a cell phone along with a bunch of other stuff. I thought weird, kid that age with a phone. Later turns out all the 3 others, some younger than her already had cell phones. The world we live in these days.

JohnR
08-25-2024, 11:26 AM
Are you sure they aren’t candy cell phones, like the old candy cigarettes?

JohnR
08-25-2024, 11:27 AM
https://www.1911addicts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.1911addicts.com/attachments/1724512236289-png.1624869/
We ran out of those old growth trees. Demand is so high, the trees don’t have time to mature like that now :(

Bawanna
08-25-2024, 12:26 PM
Are you sure they aren’t candy cell phones, like the old candy cigarettes?

They should be, but they were showing pictures and texting, daughter gave us the number for her phone. Can be a nuisance at times, texting with silly questions and what not.

berettabone
08-25-2024, 01:07 PM
I don't know, call me old fashioned, but that's just mind boggling to me at that age. No offense to anyone's parenting expertise, but never having had children, I've been told that I don't understand. I understand the safety aspect of having a phone, but that's pretty much it...................

Armybrat
08-25-2024, 01:12 PM
I don't know, call me old fashioned, but that's just mind boggling to me at that age. No offense to anyone's parenting expertise, but never having had children, I've been told that I don't understand. I understand the safety aspect of having a phone, but that's pretty much it...................

For some reason all my grandkids turned down the free phones I offered to give them….

Bawanna
08-25-2024, 02:26 PM
Same with us. Offered our old one when we got the new one. You had one of them ones you could pick up and move around, kind of mobile like.

JohnR
08-25-2024, 03:02 PM
What safety aspect? A smart phone opens kids up to very dangerous exploitation. Who here needed a constant com link to mommy as a kid?

Armybrat
08-25-2024, 04:08 PM
Same with us. Offered our old one when we got the new one. You had one of them ones you could pick up and move around, kind of mobile like.

My grandpa used the parts from a wall phone to make the table top set. He whittled the candlestick himself.
Grandpa was the manager of his little hometown telephone company 1912-20. The whole system was battery powered, as the town was not electrified until about 1935.
He had a gas generator behind the office to charge up batteries for customers who didn’t have one of their own.

That’s him sitting at his rolltop desk. Note the tall gas lamp.

http://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/15046/202408/408576_f31d5a18d32798787ee75168a854109b_t.jpeg

Bawanna
08-25-2024, 05:49 PM
My grandpa used the parts from a wall phone to make the table top set. He whittled the candlestick himself.
Grandpa was the manager of his little hometown telephone company 1912-20. The whole system was battery powered, as the town was not electrified until about 1935.
He had a gas generator behind the office to charge up batteries for customers who didn’t have one of their own.

That’s him sitting at his rolltop desk. Note the tall gas lamp.

http://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/15046/202408/408576_f31d5a18d32798787ee75168a854109b_t.jpeg

I can see that now, all the parts are the same just separated. What a cool picture, kind a proves history was real people that somebody was related to.

Armybrat
08-25-2024, 07:12 PM
Grandpa was born in 1889, so he was only 23 when he took on that management job.
In 1920 he changed careers and opened a small automobile repair garage & blacksmith shop (his father, my great grandfather, was a blacksmith by trade).
Several years later he bought the large building on the mainstreet of the little town so he could expand the business.
When visiting during some summers in the late 1940s to the early 50s, my brother & I used to play inside, annoying the two mechanics who worked for him.
I posted an old photo of that building here not to long ago.
Grandpa sold the business to one of the mechanics in 1958 and retired.

getsome
08-25-2024, 07:52 PM
I remember when we had to replace our old dial phone for a state of the art push button job which made tone noises when you hit the buttons……My girlfriend and current wife’s number was 458-6460 which sounded out “Yankee Doodle went to town” and back then you didn’t have to dial an area code……..As far as 3rd graders needing cell phones, all 10 year olds really need to know is that all girls have cooties and boys are strong because they eat boogers, period……..I’m an old fart but sometimes it feels like I got off the bus at the wrong solar system…..

Planedude
08-25-2024, 08:20 PM
Our grandson is now in 8th grade and into EVERY extracurricular activity you can imagine. He had to have a cell phone, but my wife and I got him a "Jitterbug" old persons flip phone for $80 bucks. The plan is cheap and he can call who he needs, but no data plan and very limited text ability. Last week he lost his cell at the bus stop in the morning. It lay in the grass all day until the young elementary age kids got home and one of them found it. We had suspended the service once we heard about the loss, but an hour later a local parent called my daughter-in-law to say they had the phone. Seems an old flip phone was of no value to the finder, so the phone wasn't a keeper...
Lively is the phone company and you can order online for grandkids who need it or pick one up at a local BestBuy. They were nice in the "service off...service on" bit and super easy to work with on the kids/old folk's plan.

Peace

Bawanna
08-25-2024, 11:15 PM
I heard today that the phone they gave my granddaughter was her dads old phone. They just reactivated it after he got a new one.

Guess that helps some. My grandson a bit younger is plugged into electronic games on a tablet or he likes to get my phone and play. I do everything I can and grandma is good at trying to keep him busy doing something else.

Funny how kids know how to work all this electronic stuff. I probably don't do a 1/4 of what my computer or phone can do if I knew how.

Armybrat
08-26-2024, 05:40 AM
………

JohnR
08-26-2024, 08:50 AM
Hybrid cars... :p

I was trying to not cringe at the idea of having one, but I had a revelation yesterday. The additional cost of buying a hybrid vehicle is more than the gas savings if you drive it 100,000 miles. I compared the RAV4 normal vs hybrid, 30 vs 40mpg, at MSRP and gas at $3.25/gallon. The difference in MSRP is $3,050, the gas savings is $2707. That doesn't count the cost of maintaining the hybrid system (admittedly that's very low for Toyotas).

To make it worse, hybrids don't use the electric motor all the time, so if you drive a lot of highway miles, you probably don't save any gas at all. So unless you're a tree hugger or virtue signaller, hybrids make no sense at all.

dustnchips
08-26-2024, 09:05 AM
They also have little to no towing capacity.

Bawanna
08-26-2024, 09:23 AM
Won't ever catch me in an electric car. See many of the manufacturers are cutting way back on them too. Stupidest idea anybody ever thunk up.

kenemoore
08-26-2024, 09:49 AM
Not sure about the RAV4, but in the Prius, which I got stuck with as a rental once, the electric motor drives the car until you reach 30-35 mph. Then the engine is drag started and you run on the gas engine. There is a generator attached to the flywheel that recharges the battery whilst your in engine mode. When you need extra power, such as passing, or pulling up a steep grade, the electric motor kicks in to assist. The fuel savings is from the electric motor only at low speeds, and with the electric boost, you can have a smaller gas engine. Here in SC, we are in the foothills of the Smokey Mtns. On the interstate highways, there are many mile long hills. The speed limit is 70, the prius I rented, could not maintain 70 up hill. This was maybe 10 years ago, newer ones may be better.

A buddy who lives in Atlanta, owns a Prius and swears by it. He is in heavy traffic, and gets around 60 mpg with it. So in heavy traffic, might be worth it.

I currently own two vehicles, a 1999 Isuzu Trooper and a 2017 Kia Sorrento. If the wrong people win this fall, I am going to trade the Kia in on a new Gas powered vehicle, while I still can, and hope it last until I die.

jeepster09
08-26-2024, 10:00 AM
Another ELECTRIC car issue is, their are not a lot of shops that will even work on them.

jeepster09
08-26-2024, 10:08 AM
If wrong party wins I need one of these....

https://youtu.be/nHHj8IavEjk?si=XeFqBmTTdg3HgBMJ

berettabone
08-26-2024, 10:21 AM
What safety aspect? A smart phone opens kids up to very dangerous exploitation. Who here needed a constant com link to mommy as a kid? The safety aspect I was thinking about is if a kid is being followed home or something along those lines. An emergency............I was lucky when I was young. I was faster than hell. Some kids aren't that lucky. It's a more dangerous world these days if you hadn't noticed.................

jeepster09
08-26-2024, 05:24 PM
;-];-[

jeepster09
08-26-2024, 05:26 PM
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/700x775/0_skills_fbd023a5e495c6cb0c7fe66194b801f7ed54da28. jpg

getsome
08-28-2024, 08:55 PM
If I’m ever on a flight with that girl and we have to ditch in the open ocean I ain’t pulling a seat cushion out for a flotation device, I’m grabbing on to her, no way she’s gonna sink……

JohnR
08-29-2024, 04:55 AM
Is silicone buoyant?

Asking for a friend.

tokuno
08-29-2024, 08:34 AM
Is silicone buoyant?

Asking for a friend.

Dunno, but couldn't hurt to try motorboating your way back to shore.

Armybrat
08-29-2024, 08:46 AM
You might need a snorkle with those.

Armybrat
08-29-2024, 08:47 AM
………

berettabone
08-29-2024, 09:50 AM
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.hdforums.com-vbulletin/700x775/0_skills_fbd023a5e495c6cb0c7fe66194b801f7ed54da28. jpg
Someone I remember would have said, " Those are too big ".....................................

kenemoore
08-29-2024, 09:52 AM
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Armybrat
08-29-2024, 12:43 PM
Someone I remember would have said, " Those are too big ".....................................

Yeah, I remember his comments but forgot who it was.

jeepster09
08-29-2024, 12:46 PM
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berettabone
08-29-2024, 03:14 PM
Yeah, I remember his comments but forgot who it was. I can't remember how to spell the name but I believe it was/sounded like Ickstee.

Ken L
08-29-2024, 04:27 PM
Itxi was the one that would say they were too big.

dao
08-29-2024, 05:03 PM
As would I. Never been attracted to women of that size.

jeepster09
08-29-2024, 05:43 PM
https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/457304158_3086919088123319_2426045585041565307_n.j pg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=dT4sVTp6RFIQ7kNvgFp5v0t&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AYBH1MebIYBWHxkn98Eesd7xpIJF719skJiS4F5AmNMh PA&oe=66D6CA90

Armybrat
08-29-2024, 07:53 PM
……..

getsome
08-29-2024, 09:24 PM
I remember Itxi, I think he may have passed over from cancer but I wonder what ever happened to other old timers like KnKali, skiflydive, b4uqzme, AIRret, Bobshouse, Tinman507 and so many others that use to hang out here…..Hope they are all well and would check in again…..Wish there was a way to send out a Bat Signal to see where they are now……..

Bawanna
08-29-2024, 10:55 PM
I know Tinman just got into other interest and drifted. AIRret was traveling quite a bit, not sure why she left us. Seems like I chatted with a couple others but don't remember their stories.
I used to have 5 or 6 cyber brides on here, none now. Guess they got tired of me.

BirdsThaWord
08-30-2024, 05:22 AM
21547

340pd
08-30-2024, 06:34 AM
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dao
08-30-2024, 07:50 AM
I guess it's true what they say Bird, angles matter :D

I guess that mean I'm a survivor 340. Though these days I'm not sure I could get out of one of those stone cold sober.

jeepster09
08-30-2024, 09:00 AM
:amflag: I tried.....

Bawanna
08-30-2024, 09:03 AM
21547

I'm still looking, still can't figure it out. Rotated, just not clicking for me.

jeepster09
08-30-2024, 09:04 AM
Welllll i'm still here...

Bawanna
08-30-2024, 09:06 AM
And we're mighty lucky to have ya too. You an all your green guns before the flood.

tokuno
08-30-2024, 09:14 AM
I'm still looking, still can't figure it out. Rotated, just not clicking for me.
You're looking at the head and shoulders (and waist/hip) of a bald guy as he leans over to nuzzle his kid.

Ken L
08-30-2024, 11:48 AM
^^Thanks! I didn't see it either

JohnR
08-30-2024, 12:19 PM
Same

Bawanna
08-30-2024, 01:14 PM
Ditto for me. I'm a might slow on the uptake sometimes.

Armybrat
08-30-2024, 03:07 PM
Same here.

BirdsThaWord
08-31-2024, 06:02 AM
Took me a few mins to figure that photo out as well. Thought yall would get a laugh!
21551

jeepster09
08-31-2024, 07:21 AM
Now she knows....

jeepster09
08-31-2024, 11:41 AM
Strange law for bikers....:faint2:

Bawanna
08-31-2024, 01:24 PM
1 week old family meeting the new grandson. Lined up for a chance to hold him.

And the required grandpa photo I have of each of my kid and the two other grandkids. I had to switch guns, had a blued one on but didn't show up good on the dark background, so switched to the Vbob.

Forgive the pointy finger, it's not on the trigger but on a spot I usually keep it. Too many years running a nail gun.

jeepster09
08-31-2024, 02:25 PM
:yo: Awesome...congratulations!

Armybrat
08-31-2024, 06:35 PM
Chip off the old block for sure.
Congratulations to all!
👍

getsome
08-31-2024, 08:04 PM
1 week old family meeting the new grandson. Lined up for a chance to hold him.

And the required grandpa photo I have of each of my kid and the two other grandkids. I had to switch guns, had a blued one on but didn't show up good on the dark background, so switched to the Vbob.

Forgive the pointy finger, it's not on the trigger but on a spot I usually keep it. Too many years running a nail gun.

Joe he is the spitting image of you, not much hair but lots of arm……I’m seeing a future lawman in the making……God bless you and your children, even with all the bad physical things that have happened to you in the past God has blessed you with a fine healthy grandson that you can teach all the knowledge you have learned over the years……….You are a very lucky man………

Bawanna
08-31-2024, 10:34 PM
Telling that baby he's a spittin image of me would surely traumatize him for life. Thanks for saying that but let's keep that our little secret.
Wife had me build a little cabinet for her birdseed and horse feeding stuff she keeps by the back door. Had some left-over wood and found a piece of glass that's been laying around for far too long. Surprised it didn't get broke at some point.
Anyhow I don't know how to cut glass, so I built me a little display cabinet to fit the glass. Sorta like buying accessories for a gun you don't own so you got a good reason to buy one?
Turned out halfway decent for a framer doing finish work.
No idea what that reflection is in the upper left corner, durned if I can figure it out.

getsome
09-01-2024, 08:49 AM
Very nice! ya done good……

wyntrout
09-02-2024, 10:54 AM
Very nice, Bawanna.

AJBert
09-03-2024, 10:52 PM
Cute kid, but I'll be nice and not say anything about Grandpa other than nice wood work!

Barth
09-03-2024, 11:22 PM
1 week old family meeting the new grandson. Lined up for a chance to hold him.

And the required grandpa photo I have of each of my kid and the two other grandkids. I had to switch guns, had a blued one on but didn't show up good on the dark background, so switched to the Vbob.

Forgive the pointy finger, it's not on the trigger but on a spot I usually keep it. Too many years running a nail gun.

Congratulations old friend :D
Nothing wrong with a DW V-Bob!
As I get older family gains more importance.