A thread for miscellaneous stuff...

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Why oh why do writers make men on TV so freakin' stupid?

For the same reason that heterosexuals are ignorant and biased but the alphabet people are sophisticated and open minded. It is a political agenda (can you say Norman Lear?).
The only men that Hollyweirdos like are the ones who want to compete in women's sports.

[flatbutt]

Oh the irony of being a cage fighter and getting your butt beat by the crowd.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mma_ufc/mma-fighter-kicks-ring-girl-gets-jumped-by-angry-mob/ar-AA1nw913?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NSJS&cvid=6ac7b362a1ce4ac5f41be1fdd1352294&ei=20

[flatbutt]

This woman is impressive

https://www.jordynzimmerman.com/

Non verbal autism is a certified beotch. Talk about resilience!

[flatbutt]

Just some guys checking out guitars.

[flatbutt]

This is not the pot I knew back in the day...

https://www.livescience.com/new-potent-cannabinoid.html

That is waaay too strong for me.

[Steve Carlton]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-tiny-taco-stand-in-mexico-city-was-just-awarded-a-coveted-michelin-star-180984400/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=49781215&spUserID=ODg3NDcwNDgyMTU1S0&spJobID=2702464001&spReportId=MjcwMjQ2NDAwMQS2

[flatbutt]

First she blows on it then...

[flatbutt]

19 inches and counting?! Yikes.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article289227194.html

[flatbutt]

wow
https://gizmodo.com/the-four-eyed-night-vision-goggles-that-helped-take-dow-1654543721

[flatbutt]

A true badazz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Oyama

[flatbutt]

Very nice gestures from two of the top riders

https://www.gpkingdom.it/en/26637/bagnaias-gesture-he-wins-and-goes-to-two-kids-in-the-stands/#:~:text=of%20the%20race.-,Bagnaia%27s%20gesture%3A%20he%20gives%20his%20kne e%20sliders%20to%20two%20kids,modern%20MotoGP%20ha s%20ever%20seen.

https://www.tiktok.com/@tntsports/video/7357464521507753248?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

[oldE]

The other day I got talking with a guy I met in town and when he said he grew up in Central Nova Scotia, I asked him if he had any Harvey ancestors. Turns out we are about 4th cousins.
Hey! It's Nova Scotia. We're all related.

Best
Les

[Por_sha911]

[flatbutt]

Here's a pic of me and G'kids in the Adirondacks at a place called the Cobble Mtn overlook. FBII came up with the haiku.

The ADKs are very special to my family. It's where I met their Mom.




OH and in case you're wondering...I had to frequently lean very heavily on FB II's strong arms in order to make it up there.

[oldE]

Another day on the tractor. Now that our hay is in the barn, the rest of the fields have to be mowed to keep the weeds from taking over. Probably a total of 5 hours, but I'll spread it over two or three days. It's times like this I would like a larger tractor and equipment, but the 30 hp New Holland fits into spaces a bigger tractor just couldn't go. Everything is a trade off.

Best
Les

[rockfan4]

I went to the county fair this past weekend. I think I made a thread on it a couple years ago, I don't feel like dredging it back up. I watched a 4H dog obedience competition. It makes my dogs or maybe me look pretty pathetic. There was a brother and sister in the novice class with a lab that looked like he was maybe about a year old. That was amusing.

I also went back yesterday to watch the some of the horse speed show and the drill team. Always impressive. From 3rd graders walking and barely trotting around the barrels, to high school girls going full out on hot horses. I told my wife she should ask around if any of the girls were going off to college and thinking of selling their horses. We found one, but her mother said they would only sell the horse to another girl in the 4H program. I guess she will keep looking.

Here's the drill team from last year.

[oldE]

Five hours to finish the fields! It is to laugh.
Five hours over two days got the biggest field knocked down. Another two hours this morning did the field next to the road. Given the moisture we got this spring, I'm guessing four hours for the last piece. I could have used the mowing machine, it would have been faster, but the Bush cutter breaks up the stalks and helps the material break down faster.
One more field to go.
As I was working the biggest field yesterday, a young fox came across the driveway and stopped by the pasture for a moment or two with the pony and mini donkey just across the fence. He then came into the field for over an hour, hunting mice. Finally left the way he came with his third victim in his jaws. At times he was within 20 feet of the tractor. He figured out where the hunting was good and where he was safe.
Best
Les

[CurtEgerer]

[rockfan4]

I've still got it.

I mentioned before, when we visit the granddaughter, she will run past my wife to hug me first. She will duck under my wife's outstretched arms.

I went with my wife for her riding lesson last night. She wants some photos of her exploits, and it wasn't miserably hot last night so I went along. I went with her to the pasture to catch the horse she was assigned. We're standing about 30 feet apart, more or less side by side, and she's calling out to the horse. He eventually stops grazing and picks his head up, and starts walking over. Wouldn't you know, he walks up to me, not her. I give him a rub on the nose, point to her, and he eventually walks over to her.

I was also impressed with one of the owner's daughters. She's maybe 8 or 9. She went to retrieve another horse for a lesson. Rather than walking him back to the barn, she looped the lead rope, stood him next to the gate, climbed up the gate, jumped on his back and loped him bareback back to the barn.

[flatbutt]

NJ Nat Gas is coming through town laying supply lines everywhere. I thought it was a no brainer for me to hook up but my property is a PITA apparently.

The side of my house where my current service is won't work because of all the decking. They said 'd need to tear up the decking in order to run the line. F sat!

The other side is the driveway but it's a tight clearance to the property line and that's where my water line is so that's a bit problematic too.

IDT think I'm going to be able to do it.

So, now I'm wondering if the presence of nat gas is going to drive up LP prices because they're losing hundreds if not thousands of customers.

Then again maybe I'm over thinking it.

Follow up: Comparing NG to LP I could cut my yearly fuel cost by 40% or a little more going to NG. However, my conversion cost is estimated at approx. $7500. So that's roughly a 10- year payback. There are also other costs involved. I'd need to demolish a portion of a deck and have my driveway trenched as well.

hmmm So I'll be 82 by the time this upgrade pays off. I'm thinking I'll hang on to the 7+K.

What would youse guys do?