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Post by Plainsman on Apr 30, 2022 16:59:17 GMT -5
I hope your folks are OK. Others, too, of course. I hadn’t heard about this yet.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 30, 2022 17:44:56 GMT -5
I hope your folks are OK. Others, too, of course. I hadn’t heard about this yet. As far as I know, all family and friends were spared. My nephew said that he thinks it was about an F2. |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 30, 2022 19:16:58 GMT -5
The little coons are dead. Mom abandoned them yesterday and they died during a damp and cold night. There were only two. This is nature’s way and I have no right to any expectations.  |
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Post by Gandalf on Apr 30, 2022 19:17:15 GMT -5
We've been under a tornado watch all afternoon/evening - expires soon. Hail a few miles away.
Doesn't look like we'll get anything.
The sky is looking a little green though.
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Post by adui on Apr 30, 2022 19:48:37 GMT -5
The little coons are dead. Mom abandoned them yesterday and they died during a damp and cold night. There were only two. This is nature’s way and I have no right to any expectations. Sadly, nature can be cruel. Possibly momma was off finding food and got got by something else. |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 30, 2022 20:34:47 GMT -5
I believe that Nature is neither cruel nor kind. It simply IS. Take it or leave it. It doesn’t care either way. Its ISNESS always wins over our projections.
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Post by Gandalf on Apr 30, 2022 21:41:33 GMT -5
Full and wonderful day today.
Among other things:
- Picked up a new handgun.
- Filtered the latest batch of wine. A Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Harvested some herbs from my new herb garden. It's in the garage under lights until good weather, but already producing thyme, basil, chives and sage.
- Helped the wife try out a couple of new recipes.
- Now a pipe and bourbon
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Post by Gandalf on Apr 30, 2022 21:42:36 GMT -5
I believe that Nature is neither cruel nor kind. It simply IS. Take it or leave it. It doesn’t care either way. Its ISNESS always wins over our projections. Exactly |
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Post by urbino on May 1, 2022 0:37:37 GMT -5
The little coons are dead. Mom abandoned them yesterday and they died during a damp and cold night. There were only two. This is nature’s way and I have no right to any expectations. Durn. You may have a smelly tree, soon. |
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Post by Legend Lover on May 1, 2022 7:30:33 GMT -5
Wow trailboss, that tornado looks frightening and mesmerising at the same time. |
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Post by Darin on May 1, 2022 12:30:06 GMT -5
I believe that Nature is neither cruel nor kind. It simply IS. Take it or leave it. It doesn’t care either way. Its ISNESS always wins over our projections. According to human perception, it is both simultaneously. Recently, a cat attacked a baby bunny in our back yard. This cat is well fed and had no interest in eating the poor creature, only playing with / torturing it. Just one of hundreds of examples. Tell a pre-menopausal woman about how nature "IS". Lol |
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Post by Plainsman on May 1, 2022 12:35:08 GMT -5
Imposing human concepts like cruelty and benevolence on “nature” is a is an outgrowth of human apexianism, IMO. I am not an apexian.
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Post by toshtego on May 1, 2022 12:54:20 GMT -5
Anyone heard from Ron recently. Appears to be missing from the forum. I PMed him recently. Not reply.
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Post by trailboss on May 1, 2022 12:59:57 GMT -5
Anyone heard from Ron recently. Appears to be missing from the forum. I PMed him recently. Not reply. I am guessing that he may be out on the bike while the weather is nice enough to do so. |
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Post by Darin on May 1, 2022 13:28:19 GMT -5
As we are part of Nature ourselves, it's impossible not to impose our own perception upon our direct experiences. There is perception bias, of course, whether it be apexian, christian or other.
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Post by taiguy66 on May 1, 2022 15:13:28 GMT -5
Anyone heard from Ron recently. Appears to be missing from the forum. I PMed him recently. Not reply. Nothing. Suspect he’s just taking a break. |
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Post by taiguy66 on May 1, 2022 15:14:27 GMT -5
Enjoying a quiet and relaxing Sunday with m6 Mrs. Hope you’re all having a great day.
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Post by toshtego on May 1, 2022 15:54:04 GMT -5
As we are part of Nature ourselves, it's impossible not to impose our own perception upon our direct experiences. There is perception bias, of course, whether it be apexian, christian or other. I am a product of my own misunderstanding. |
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Post by Darin on May 1, 2022 16:09:08 GMT -5
As we are part of Nature ourselves, it's impossible not to impose our own perception upon our direct experiences. There is perception bias, of course, whether it be apexian, christian or other. I am a product of my own misunderstanding. Lol ... I like that! |
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Post by Plainsman on May 1, 2022 16:13:34 GMT -5
Full and wonderful day today. Among other things: - Picked up a new handgun. - Filtered the latest batch of wine. A Cabernet Sauvignon. - Harvested some herbs from my new herb garden. It's in the garage under lights until good weather, but already producing thyme, basil, chives and sage. - Helped the wife try out a couple of new recipes. - Now a pipe and bourbon What’s the new shootin’ arn? |
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Post by Gandalf on May 1, 2022 16:50:52 GMT -5
Full and wonderful day today. Among other things: - Picked up a new handgun. - Filtered the latest batch of wine. A Cabernet Sauvignon. - Harvested some herbs from my new herb garden. It's in the garage under lights until good weather, but already producing thyme, basil, chives and sage. - Helped the wife try out a couple of new recipes. - Now a pipe and bourbon What’s the new shootin’ arn? A Springfield Armory XDm Elite 3.8" in 45ACP It was just released Dec, 2021. It actually holds 10 rounds in the mag! I have other XDm's and love them. www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-m-elite-handguns/xd-m-elite-3-8-compact-osp-45-acp-handgun/ |
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Post by Plainsman on May 1, 2022 16:54:05 GMT -5
Cool. Nothing like a new gat to lighten the heart, and the wallet.  I own only one SA: a Factory Comp (45) from the mid-80s. Good shooter but I hardly use it any more. Have fun! |
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Post by Gandalf on May 1, 2022 20:03:10 GMT -5
Well crap!
My furnace is acting up. House is a 66⁰F. Thermostat is set at 70⁰F. Thermostat is demanding heat according to the blinking image of a flame on the thermostat. Furnace fan is running. No flame. No heat.
It did this March 4th and then started working again. Repairman replaced a part anyway. Been fine ever since.
We did have a power flicker last night. Maybe something was damaged.
Going to have to call my furnace guy in the morning.
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Post by urbino on May 1, 2022 20:55:53 GMT -5
Well crap! My furnace is acting up. House is a 66⁰F. Thermostat is set at 70⁰F. Thermostat is demanding heat according to the blinking image of a flame on the thermostat. Furnace fan is running. No flame. No heat. It did this March 4th and then started working again. Repairman replaced a part anyway. Been fine ever since. We did have a power flicker last night. Maybe something was damaged. Going to have to call my furnace guy in the morning. Ruh-roh. just ol ed can empathize. |
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Post by Silver on May 1, 2022 21:06:15 GMT -5
Well crap! My furnace is acting up. House is a 66⁰F. Thermostat is set at 70⁰F. Thermostat is demanding heat according to the blinking image of a flame on the thermostat. Furnace fan is running. No flame. No heat. It did this March 4th and then started working again. Repairman replaced a part anyway. Been fine ever since. We did have a power flicker last night. Maybe something was damaged. Going to have to call my furnace guy in the morning. Ruh-roh. just ol ed can empathize. Hopefully, it's just minor. We had an issue back in the Fall. Furnace wouldn't shut off. Replaced batteries in thermostat, fixed. Doh! |
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Post by toshtego on May 1, 2022 21:09:26 GMT -5
When I want more heat, I had a split or two of wood. Easy peasy! Cavemen have been doing it for years!
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Post by trailboss on May 1, 2022 21:15:31 GMT -5
When I want more heat, I had a split or two of wood. Easy peasy! Cavemen have been doing it for years! I summon Chadley, keeper of the fire to perform his task! |
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Post by trailboss on May 1, 2022 21:37:27 GMT -5
Headed to Las Vegas tomorrow with a former coworker that I previously had no inkling of his talkative nature… two days on a Tucson ride was hell.
Going on a three day run!
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Post by Silver on May 1, 2022 22:02:51 GMT -5
My wife and I visited our daughter and son-in-law this weekend. We celebrated our anniversary with dinner on Friday (the kids' treat!). Yesterday, we did our usual routine. SIL and I went to a B&M (mostly a cigar shop, but they have pipes and tinned tobacco, too) and bought several tins of tobacco and chatted with the owner. The girls went to their fancy doughnut shop to buy dessert for the evening. We met across the street at an Irish-style pub for lunch. I actually had the Irish breakfast plate. First time trying black AND white pudding. Supposedly imported from Ireland. Pretty tasty, no liver detected in either mixture. Smithwick's instead of coffee.
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Post by Plainsman on May 1, 2022 22:36:26 GMT -5
Well crap! My furnace is acting up. House is a 66⁰F. Thermostat is set at 70⁰F. Thermostat is demanding heat according to the blinking image of a flame on the thermostat. Furnace fan is running. No flame. No heat. It did this March 4th and then started working again. Repairman replaced a part anyway. Been fine ever since. We did have a power flicker last night. Maybe something was damaged. Going to have to call my furnace guy in the morning. Does your furnace have a reset button? Usually hidden in a spot it’s almost impossible to reach. Check it out. |
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I own only one SA: a Factory Comp (45) from the mid-80s. Good shooter but I hardly use it any more. Have fun!
