Corona Down Time
- Thread starter Al Swope
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Yeah, what a time for me to be closing on a house.
And we’re getting ready to finance a shop/garage/house. I’m not looking forward to having amazing plans just sitting on a shelf.
jscusmcvet
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LMAO... AS I was looking at the post, I thought... "Oh boy, Haggis is gonna have a heart attack on this oneI’m not looking^...must look away...
Ugh...where to start, the obvious thing first...
Your saw is the wrong color.
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Code Red
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I'm sure everyone will be glad to hear that the gas tank replacement was a success. But only after the kind of cuss words you only remember when lying on your back blinking 48-year-old rust, mud, and gasoline out of your eyes.
In keeping with my high moral character and disciplined mind, the first thing we did upon buttoning everything up was to take it to the liquor store on a test drive.
Let's all raise a glass to old Jeeps, cold beer, and Bloody Marys.
In keeping with my high moral character and disciplined mind, the first thing we did upon buttoning everything up was to take it to the liquor store on a test drive.
Let's all raise a glass to old Jeeps, cold beer, and Bloody Marys.
We spent the weekend attacking the creeping infestation of montefiore rose over at the campground and we cut back the growth on the old mill dam race behind the house. With all the stuff going on in the last 2 years it was getting ahead of us. Cut, drag, burn, get stuck with thorns, check for ticks, repeat.
With that finished we threw the kayaks up on the truck and headed over to our local marsh for a paddle. While where we live has it share of problems, the shear variety of places to get lost on your own is outstanding. 8 minutes up the road we were enjoying a paddle on a sweet marsh pond all to our selves.
We encounter geese, mallards, buffleheads, eagles, beavers, and sandhill cranes.
With that finished we threw the kayaks up on the truck and headed over to our local marsh for a paddle. While where we live has it share of problems, the shear variety of places to get lost on your own is outstanding. 8 minutes up the road we were enjoying a paddle on a sweet marsh pond all to our selves.
We encounter geese, mallards, buffleheads, eagles, beavers, and sandhill cranes.
jscusmcvet
Adventurist
Ann has been making masks, and experimenting with different designs. We decided on a family photo, you know, so the grandkids and great grandkids can look back on us... I like my mask the best.
jscusmcvet
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jscusmcvet
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Haha! We are so in on this. A forced day off in this mess on Friday and I am going for it.
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post pics!
Mucksavage
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jscusmcvet
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OK, I have not gotten to the sledge yet. Maybe today. Yesterday I did this. Some of you may remember that I lost a sweet 2003 TJ Rubicon to a vehicle fire in 2010. Best vehicle I ever built up. In that fire I also lost 2 mountain bikes, camping gear, tools, packs, etc... However being the nostalgic sap I am the biggest loss was the Kabar I carried during my time in the USMC. The leather handle burned completely away. The blade looked pitted, etc. I wrote it off.
Thankfully I have a wife who is smarter than me. She tucked it away in the back of a drawer. It surfaced on Friday evening. Having acquired a few skills since 2010, I saw what could be... (I am beginning to think Ann had this in mind...)
I did a quick clean of the blade and realized that most, not all, of the damage was to the coating on the metal. I then dug around the woodpile and found a suitable piece of hickory. A couple hours later, after some chisel work, lots of sanding, some bronze pins and some epoxy... followed by some linseed oil... and throwing a new edge on this is what we have. Not perfect, but I am thrilled to have this part of my personal history back in service here at the compound.
Thankfully I have a wife who is smarter than me. She tucked it away in the back of a drawer. It surfaced on Friday evening. Having acquired a few skills since 2010, I saw what could be... (I am beginning to think Ann had this in mind...)
I did a quick clean of the blade and realized that most, not all, of the damage was to the coating on the metal. I then dug around the woodpile and found a suitable piece of hickory. A couple hours later, after some chisel work, lots of sanding, some bronze pins and some epoxy... followed by some linseed oil... and throwing a new edge on this is what we have. Not perfect, but I am thrilled to have this part of my personal history back in service here at the compound.
Gallowbraid
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Very cool. That bit of personal history will mean the world to others down the line one day as well.
Added to list whence next we are down thataway.