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Maggie’s What's Your View II
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You're correct canman. They're not even old enough to buy beer. This league, the NAHL, is a Junior Hockey league made up of 16-21 years old kids. They are working hard, trying to get recognized, and picked up by a higher up league, or picked up by a college.
By calling it the beer leagues, I’m referring to the fan base. Junior hockey is the proving ground for college or for the extremely gifted, a draft spot into the NHL. I meant no disrespect to your team. My son and I enjoy every chance we have to travel to watch USHL teams in our area. Bud Night at a Des Moines Buccaneers game is a lot of fun! And even though the fans are half gassed going into the 2nd period, they typically have a fair understanding of the game.
like, like,
like do you ever find yourself looking to see if anyone is looking and go to the yard w a carrot and a hammer
i have a super good fire right now, also...
three cheers to you
three cheers to you
Yesterday at my favorite range. the 770 buffalo is 2 mils wide. if you can't hit that you have issues. No wind at shooting spot, but had to aim 2 mills left to hit buffalo. There are poles with streemers for wind calls . The 800 gong you can't see but it is there. I would say it is 12-18". I hit it 7 out of 15, with 4 in a row once I got wind dialed in. That was with 223.
300WSM I don't have load as dial in and went 1 for 5. But you can tell that 190 SMK hits a shit ton harder than 77SMK.
The little pig at 300 is actually pretty good practice. It is small.
The ding on the buffalo gives people a lot more confidence, I understand how big it is and how non-challanging it is. I aimed at its head (left side of pic) and hit right behind its ass. which was about 1.75 mils. Aim left 2 mils and went 20 for 20. But my wife does not quite get how really big it is. She went 10 for 10 (after I had it dial of course) and her smile was big as shit. To quote her " the ding is a feel good moment"
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^^^^Wow!^^^ That range looks like a lot of fun, way more interesting than the flatlands up here. Can only imagine what the wind does swirling around all those corners and gulleys. Private or public?
Public, http://www.castlecountry.com/Shooting-Range , https://www.carbon.utah.gov/nssr
It has a flat, 100 yard, 600 yard and 1000 yard range also. I like that canyon the best though. They also have a PSR style set up in another area.
Spent the weekend in the U.P. visiting my brother and playing tourist.
1,125 miles from my town to Price. Shoot in a canyon. Shoot a steel buffalo. Nice drive through ND, SD, WY and UT.
"Hey Child Bride, what to go on a road trip...."
It is about 2.5 hours from me. But you head this way and I will take care of you once you hit UT boarder. I did mount Rushmore to home in one day once but that is a complicated story.
The grocery store and gas station are probably that far off too.
2A celebration today. Took my 6 year old on her first hunt. Then came home and learned firearm safety in the form of nerf guns. ? yellow helium balloon reactive targets and big game simulation targets.
Then you are not in CO. If I lived 15 miles (15min) away I would be there almost every day. Definitely every weekend.
This certainly has to be one of my favorite threads on this site. It's always cool to come here and see what's going on in the lives of others and the places they live and visit.
I haven't posted here in a while. Been pretty busy with work and other stuff, so this will likely seem random, but here goes.
Thursday
Been keeping an eye on a friend who's struggling a bit on the domestic side.
She'd been untypically out of touch for a little while, so I thought I'd see if I could fish for info.
Turns out her husband, father of four, has been misbehaving a little. She's playing it right and has evicted him until he can show improvement. I need to see if I can get a lunch date with her soon and get a few more details and make sure she and the kids are doing OK.
I'll never understand guys like this. He's got it all. Health, a good job, and a beautiful family. Yet he seems angry about something.
So I was out early the other day at the homestead and I snapped a couple of pics as the sun began to fill the sky with light and color.
I sent them to her and said simply, "He can change the world in a minute. He's got you and you've got this."
Another very good friend had a birthday coming up this weekend, today actually. I knew I was going to busy moving a car dealership Friday. Thursday, I took my moonshining (legal) buddy his computer back after a little cleanup and maintenance. The business is still fledgling at best, so I still don't charge him for my services, but he asked, so I came up with an idea.
I got him to write a note on a bottle of his hooch and sign it for the other friend.
She also is running a fledgling business and gets free services and other things from me, at least until I know they're actually making some profit. It's a preschool/daycare, so the note fits.
"Take twice daily for nervousness. Happy Birthday Shannon! - Robert Bondurant 9-2-19"
She loved it! Sent me a pic today and said she was enjoying her present by the pool.
If you watch that "Moonshiners" show, he may look familiar.
Friday
12 hours of moving the dealership wore me out pretty good, but they are profitable, so...
Saturday
It was time to give the driveway some attention. There were washouts from last weekend's heavy rains. The stuff is fine crushed asphalt millings. On level ground and small grades it's fine, but on a couple of hills it's not quite stable under heavy downpours and the loose stuff ends up at the bottom of the hills. So I moved the loose stuff back up the hills with the Polaris and the snow blade, and then fine finished it with a push broom. It's kind of like beach sand, but a little more coarse.
Sunday
After giving it some deliberation, I decided to spray the loose stuff with some diesel fuel. I could see quite a bit of powdery asphalt in it, so I'm hoping the diesel will melt that and make it bond better. 30 gallons through the backpack sprayer and then packed it down with the Tacoma. We'll see what happens when it rains hard again. Fingers crossed.
The millet is coming along, but not quite ready for today's dove opener. No worries. We'll give a few weeks and hunt when it's cooler.
Labor Day
I had one quick job at the dealership. That was the plan. I knew better. I expected it.
When we moved them Friday the phone and network guys asked me about this orange and silver device. It was plugged into power and network at the old building. No label. No brand. No make. No model. Nothing.
I said, "I don't know what it is, but it's not there for no reason, so take it to the new site and set it up the same way - power and network."
Today none of them could print from the dealer management system. They could print through Windows and other devices fine, but the DMS uses a wonky VPN setup where the printers are installed in the DMS servers and printing occurs through the Internet. Dumbest shit ever.
There's a printer 3 feet away and the print job has to halfway across the country and back through the Internet to print to it.
We messed with settings and things for a couple of hours, and then the guy from Utah says, "Let's try to reboot the print gateway."
"OK, what's that?"
"It's an orange and silver box with power and network."
MOTHERFUCKER!
They had plugged it into power, but no network. How they thought that would do anything is something I'll ask them tomorrow.
Meh. I made enough to buy a scope. Life is good.
I haven't posted here in a while. Been pretty busy with work and other stuff, so this will likely seem random, but here goes.
Thursday
Been keeping an eye on a friend who's struggling a bit on the domestic side.
She'd been untypically out of touch for a little while, so I thought I'd see if I could fish for info.
Turns out her husband, father of four, has been misbehaving a little. She's playing it right and has evicted him until he can show improvement. I need to see if I can get a lunch date with her soon and get a few more details and make sure she and the kids are doing OK.
I'll never understand guys like this. He's got it all. Health, a good job, and a beautiful family. Yet he seems angry about something.
So I was out early the other day at the homestead and I snapped a couple of pics as the sun began to fill the sky with light and color.
I sent them to her and said simply, "He can change the world in a minute. He's got you and you've got this."
Another very good friend had a birthday coming up this weekend, today actually. I knew I was going to busy moving a car dealership Friday. Thursday, I took my moonshining (legal) buddy his computer back after a little cleanup and maintenance. The business is still fledgling at best, so I still don't charge him for my services, but he asked, so I came up with an idea.
I got him to write a note on a bottle of his hooch and sign it for the other friend.
She also is running a fledgling business and gets free services and other things from me, at least until I know they're actually making some profit. It's a preschool/daycare, so the note fits.
"Take twice daily for nervousness. Happy Birthday Shannon! - Robert Bondurant 9-2-19"
She loved it! Sent me a pic today and said she was enjoying her present by the pool.
If you watch that "Moonshiners" show, he may look familiar.
Friday
12 hours of moving the dealership wore me out pretty good, but they are profitable, so...
Saturday
It was time to give the driveway some attention. There were washouts from last weekend's heavy rains. The stuff is fine crushed asphalt millings. On level ground and small grades it's fine, but on a couple of hills it's not quite stable under heavy downpours and the loose stuff ends up at the bottom of the hills. So I moved the loose stuff back up the hills with the Polaris and the snow blade, and then fine finished it with a push broom. It's kind of like beach sand, but a little more coarse.
Sunday
After giving it some deliberation, I decided to spray the loose stuff with some diesel fuel. I could see quite a bit of powdery asphalt in it, so I'm hoping the diesel will melt that and make it bond better. 30 gallons through the backpack sprayer and then packed it down with the Tacoma. We'll see what happens when it rains hard again. Fingers crossed.
The millet is coming along, but not quite ready for today's dove opener. No worries. We'll give a few weeks and hunt when it's cooler.
Labor Day
I had one quick job at the dealership. That was the plan. I knew better. I expected it.
When we moved them Friday the phone and network guys asked me about this orange and silver device. It was plugged into power and network at the old building. No label. No brand. No make. No model. Nothing.
I said, "I don't know what it is, but it's not there for no reason, so take it to the new site and set it up the same way - power and network."
Today none of them could print from the dealer management system. They could print through Windows and other devices fine, but the DMS uses a wonky VPN setup where the printers are installed in the DMS servers and printing occurs through the Internet. Dumbest shit ever.
There's a printer 3 feet away and the print job has to halfway across the country and back through the Internet to print to it.
We messed with settings and things for a couple of hours, and then the guy from Utah says, "Let's try to reboot the print gateway."
"OK, what's that?"
"It's an orange and silver box with power and network."
MOTHERFUCKER!
They had plugged it into power, but no network. How they thought that would do anything is something I'll ask them tomorrow.
Meh. I made enough to buy a scope. Life is good.
From the range. Had a chance to shoot there in 2017. Working 3-4G tower upgrades. Long haul from here.
Tucker301 - You are my kind of folks, and we need to figure out how to spend a few afternoons sitting on your porch or mine sippin some good whiskey.
I usually plant browntop. Planted white this year. Those need about 80 days for hard seed.
The State fucked our dove season this year. We had one that aligned with planting season for wheat, but they changed that this year. Said it was from hunter comments. Bullshit, it was from greengeans complaints. He was getting tired of being told to F off when screwing with folks hunting over grains.
I know this is the "View" thread, but today, I'll talk about sounds.
Six years ago, our only son died in an auto accident. 18 months later, a young couple moved in next door. Dude was a little older than our son, but the chick was exactly the same age. Didn't go to the same school as our son, but had mutual friends. I thought this was just a coincidence.
Fast forward a few years, and they had a baby. The most awesome girl child anyone could have.
She and I have loved each other from day one. About 2 months ago, they sold out and moved.
Today, we visited them at their new house. Kinsley ( the baby ) didn't know we were coming. The ecstatic giggles when she saw me walking toward the patio were the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. The joy that this child brings cannot be put into words.
I guess I am just an old softy, but this baby melts my heart.
Six years ago, our only son died in an auto accident. 18 months later, a young couple moved in next door. Dude was a little older than our son, but the chick was exactly the same age. Didn't go to the same school as our son, but had mutual friends. I thought this was just a coincidence.
Fast forward a few years, and they had a baby. The most awesome girl child anyone could have.
She and I have loved each other from day one. About 2 months ago, they sold out and moved.
Today, we visited them at their new house. Kinsley ( the baby ) didn't know we were coming. The ecstatic giggles when she saw me walking toward the patio were the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. The joy that this child brings cannot be put into words.
I guess I am just an old softy, but this baby melts my heart.
Dang boys.
Wader, kids will do that.
Little ones especially. How blessed to have an adorable kiddo you get to see and cherish.
Tucker.
I get how a guy can feel that way.
A few years back I had a lot of hate in me.
Life looked damn good to an outsider.
Pain like a bed of nails behind closed doors. Lot of reasons for that that outside couldnt know.
I never was or will be one to lay hands on a woman though. Much as they may goad a man or ask for it, best to be bigger and walk away.
A few of my closest friends knew there was some shit. I never talked to anyone about it.
I can tell you guys years later in snippets and I still dont like to talk about it much.
Hard to tell.
Give me their first names and I will pray for the both of em.
Wader, kids will do that.
Little ones especially. How blessed to have an adorable kiddo you get to see and cherish.
Tucker.
I get how a guy can feel that way.
A few years back I had a lot of hate in me.
Life looked damn good to an outsider.
Pain like a bed of nails behind closed doors. Lot of reasons for that that outside couldnt know.
I never was or will be one to lay hands on a woman though. Much as they may goad a man or ask for it, best to be bigger and walk away.
A few of my closest friends knew there was some shit. I never talked to anyone about it.
I can tell you guys years later in snippets and I still dont like to talk about it much.
Hard to tell.
Give me their first names and I will pray for the both of em.
I just got done tearing down after a good holiday weekend. Not a minute too early either, the skies just opened up!! Gonna be sore as hell tomorrow, but we’ll do it all again. Jamie and the boys went home for the school week. It’ll just be me on the road till Friday....
Spanish moss, yes. It's been present here and killing trees my whole life. Far as I know, it's from here (US 80) south to the coast. Have seen it cow college town, Auburn....
@Tucker301 ,is you moonshine bud related to the Bondurant's from Franklin Co? I knew several of them growing up.
Yes sir. His grandaddy and great uncle are the brothers in the movie.
My grandfather was a teacher in the county for 60+ years, and he spoke highly of the family, even though he didn't agree with the family business.
A guy working for the movie came to a buddy of mine's place checking out his old barn. Said he was scouting for locations for a movie. Buddy told him to go back to CA.
Guess I’ll put this in the cooler for later.
Keep either these or bang in the fridge for when I run out of coffee. It was a late night and an early morning, and sure to be a long day...
Waiting to have lunch with Rebecca.
This comes across the lot...
This comes across the lot...
From the body language and positioning I'd say divorcees meeting to do some kind of exchange ......
oh dude thats so fucking cool, youre a rich man
From the body language and positioning I'd say divorcees meeting to do some kind of exchange ......
The three skinnys are detectives.
I was talking about the Johnny Rambo from some outside agency.
This angle makes him look skinny.
I didn't get a chance to see what agency he's from.
You could trot backwards and outrun him.
Go home from work did all the trimming takes about an hour 15.
Went ahead and started mowing.
Fiancee said she was cooking dinner tonight. I started the mashed potatoes and mixed a drink. Rootbeer, vanilla icecream and crow. It was a good evening.
Went ahead and started mowing.
Fiancee said she was cooking dinner tonight. I started the mashed potatoes and mixed a drink. Rootbeer, vanilla icecream and crow. It was a good evening.
A Buddy and I had to go get some supplies to replace the insulation under the house from the broken water pipe. He sez let's stop by the Legion for some drinks. Ok! But just a couple, we got work to do. ?
Finished up and ran over to the old stomping grounds to see a couple friends. Stayed a tad late. Ended up doing a late dinner with an angry Wife.?
Finished up and ran over to the old stomping grounds to see a couple friends. Stayed a tad late. Ended up doing a late dinner with an angry Wife.?
Busted pipe? Wha??
Best not piss her off too much buddy. She is the only one who will put up with ya! ?
Best not piss her off too much buddy. She is the only one who will put up with ya! ?
The water damage was from the last big freeze that broke a pipe. FINALLY got to it to replace the insulation.
If I don't piss her off every now and then she forgets how good she's got it when I'm good.
? I have to do the same thing with my wife . She makes me pay for it but usually is ok the next day.The water damage was from the last big freeze that broke a pipe. FINALLY got to it to replace the insulation.
If I don't piss her off every now and then she forgets how good she's got it when I'm good.
So the lesser Bulls are popping their heads out everywhere. They're starting to enter the herds until the bigger boys run them off. This guy tonight I gotta peek at last week at Bone River. Decent Bull anyone would be happy with on public land.
Seen 7 herd of Elk on way home and I thought I had good video of this dandy 6x5 just before Johnson's Landing, but he was just on the fringe of my lights. Damn shame, he's a good Bull!
Gotta get @Rthur all pumped up since he'll be chasing Wapati pretty soon. ?
Seen 7 herd of Elk on way home and I thought I had good video of this dandy 6x5 just before Johnson's Landing, but he was just on the fringe of my lights. Damn shame, he's a good Bull!
Gotta get @Rthur all pumped up since he'll be chasing Wapati pretty soon. ?
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