Author Topic: So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today? (Read 375111 times))

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2320 on:** August 08, 2020, 02:21:16 PM »

The men of my family went for an early morning bicycle ride on a newly completed section of our 'Greenway' along the Stones River. Beautiful - Simply beautiful. The riders were: My two grandsons (11 yrs. and 8 yrs.), my son, and me. The early morning temperature was about 70ºF when we started riding. The ride was about 12 miles. It may not seem like much to you; but try it on a 20" BMX bicycle (the 8 year old's bike.) The older grandson and son had about three miles more since they rode from home and met us at the park where our ride started.
Coffee at my son's house after the ride was the perfect finish for me.
"Life is Good."

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2321 on:** August 08, 2020, 05:07:10 PM »

This is the picture my son posted on the social media:
Left to Right: Green shirt in back is Grandson #2
Red shirt in front is Grandson #1
Red and White Serotta jersey is my son.
I am at the other one.

Garandsx5 · « **Reply #2322 on:** August 08, 2020, 06:16:45 PM »

County level 4H project judging. Bright young minds, mixed with a little nervous energy, learning and experiencing the interview process. They all did well and reinforced the truth that there is hope for our country’s future.

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2323 on:** August 08, 2020, 06:36:53 PM »

Quote from: avator on June 17, 2019, 01:37:09 PM

To me, the more tools means more work. If I find myself with 2 shovels I'll dig a hole with one and bury the other....
If I amass a collection... I prefer it be airgun related.

Sort of along this line of thought, my dad commented that no one steals a push lawn mower.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #2324 on:** August 08, 2020, 09:26:48 PM »

Hand washed the "New-2-me" truck AGAIN... Dang there is a lot of surface area on that 8' bed.
Tomorrow she gets a wax... my shoulder already hurts thinking about it.

Insanity · « **Reply #2325 on:** August 08, 2020, 10:19:27 PM »

Was yesterday but I replaced the radiator in my s10 the plastic end tank cracked and was leaking. While I was at it I replaced the cap and rotor because after replacing the one cracked spark plug I was still getting a p0300 code which is a misfire code. I got some wheel spacers to see if my tires would stop rubbing but 5/16 wasn't enough so I didn't bother with them, mostly because it took the wheels off being hub centric.

Sqrl Klr · « **Reply #2326 on:** August 08, 2020, 11:44:37 PM »

Good pic Mike. Looks like you're living the dream blessed with a loving family.

Jshooter71 · « **Reply #2327 on:** August 09, 2020, 12:06:34 AM »

Worked half-a-day, mowed 3.5 acres, took a short nap and went to our monthly barn-meeting. Lots of meat on our plates: chicken, huge beef ribs, brisket and some more big ole hunks of beef. Some encouraging words after dinner to continue coping in the pretty crazy world we live in.

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2328 on:** August 09, 2020, 09:00:05 AM »

Quote from: Sqrl Klr on August 08, 2020, 11:44:37 PM

Good pic Mike. Looks like you're living the dream blessed with a loving family.

Thanks, Gil. I love all of my boys. I miss Cajun Country - but I would miss them more if I was in Louisiana. [Been there. Did that!

]
Stay well and enjoy your day.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #2329 on:** August 09, 2020, 09:19:27 AM »

Mike... This made me laugh.... thanks!

Quote

Lorsque vous manquez de Schlitz, vous manquez de bière.

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2330 on:** August 09, 2020, 09:50:05 AM »

Scott, Schlitz was our family beer of choice - sold back in the day by a liquor wholesale owned by my father's family. The family and the wholesale are gone now; but Schlitz is still around.
The quote comes from a song by Adam Carroll () [at about 6:50]. I appreciate your reply.

Back_Roads · « **Reply #2331 on:** August 09, 2020, 09:57:35 AM »

Getting and installing an apple sorting machine that arrived from Poland a week before we need to use it has greatly reduced my weekly airgun usage

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #2332 on:** August 09, 2020, 01:14:32 PM »

I'm stuck in the penalty box at work and it is boring. So a little while ago I talked one of my co-workers into relieving me for a few minutes. I grabbed the Kubota and hightailed it to the woods for a half an hour. I parked in a secluded spot for lunch and was rewarded with by a curious Doe who came over to check me out. She sniffed me from 20 yards and decided she knew me and went back to browsing contentedly. This is one of the great things about being a park ranger!

Jshooter71 · « **Reply #2333 on:** August 09, 2020, 07:31:21 PM »

Thanks for that song, Mike. I didn’t do much today. Was going to go to church. Then was going to shoot. Then it got hot. Took a nap. Ayrabella & I fed the birds. Now we need to feed us and the weekend is just about done. Oh well, summer will wind down soon.

Bicycleman · « **Reply #2334 on:** August 09, 2020, 08:31:50 PM »

You are welcome, John.
Adam Carroll is one of my favorite singers because he sings about the places I know and have been to and people I have seen.. He even mentioned my hometown, Church Point, in one of his songs: "Tears in My Gumbo." The person, D. L. Menard, that he sings about in the song was a real person. I attended one of his concerts a couple of years before his death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._L._Menard Thanks for listening to the song.
It is very hot here too. The weather is preparing for a week of rain. We can use the rain for sure.

anti-squirrel · « **Reply #2335 on:** August 11, 2020, 11:42:58 AM »

Friday after work Sonja and I road-tripped in the Odyssey to West Virginia (Davis area). Saturday we rode with her sister and bro-in-law out to the Cheat River where we frolicked amongst the rapids and rocks. I received a standing ovation from a flotilla of kayakers (about 25 in the group) after they watched me climb a rock ledge with an adult beverage in each hand- both open- without spilling. The section was right at a fun set of rapids and some stragglers were playing catch-up when I felt the eyes. I now have a bit of a reputation as a mountain goat, which ain't so bad.

We managed to find some nice bricks for Sonja's sister (long story short- she collects them). By we I mean Sonja and Aimee (her sister), meanwhile Steve (the brother in law) and I focused on enjoying some Natty Lights and shooting rapids in trunks, flippers, and boogie boards. Apparently, the kayakers were mystified by a couple guys in their 50s shooting the rapids with minimal gear while all the yakkers looked like they were sponsored by every high-end outfitter in the state.

Dinner Saturday was pulled pork, home-made pico de gallo, and home-made slaw, some home-made kirsch... I met Sonja's extended family (aunts, uncles) and we generally had a good time. Took a few shots with Russian PCPs... Then Sunday, we shot some more, then headed home.

We had a blast on the river and while shooting. Good company, good food, good entertainment- what's not to love?

Mr. Panther · « **Reply #2336 on:** August 11, 2020, 01:18:19 PM »

I sat around all day meditating on my navel.

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #2337 on:** August 11, 2020, 02:40:37 PM »

Quote from: anti-squirrel on August 11, 2020, 11:42:58 AM

Friday after work Sonja and I road-tripped in the Odyssey to West Virginia (Davis area). Saturday we rode with her sister and bro-in-law out to the Cheat River where we frolicked amongst the rapids and rocks. I received a standing ovation from a flotilla of kayakers (about 25 in the group) after they watched me climb a rock ledge with an adult beverage in each hand- both open- without spilling. The section was right at a fun set of rapids and some stragglers were playing catch-up when I felt the eyes. I now have a bit of a reputation as a mountain goat, which ain't so bad.

We managed to find some nice bricks for Sonja's sister (long story short- she collects them). By we I mean Sonja and Aimee (her sister), meanwhile Steve (the brother in law) and I focused on enjoying some Natty Lights and shooting rapids in trunks, flippers, and boogie boards. Apparently, the kayakers were mystified by a couple guys in their 50s shooting the rapids with minimal gear while all the yakkers looked like they were sponsored by every high-end outfitter in the state.

Dinner Saturday was pulled pork, home-made pico de gallo, and home-made slaw, some home-made kirsch... I met Sonja's extended family (aunts, uncles) and we generally had a good time. Took a few shots with Russian PCPs... Then Sunday, we shot some more, then headed home.

We had a blast on the river and while shooting. Good company, good food, good entertainment- what's not to love?

That sounds like my kind of day on the river Peter! I grew up in a family of canoeist. As kids we used to run rapids and drops in inner tubes. Then we would run back up to the top of the drop and run it again and again!

avator · « **Reply #2338 on:** August 11, 2020, 05:23:28 PM »

Recliner shopping for the RV. The dinette is going away and the recliner will replace it.

maraudinglizard · « **Reply #2339 on:** August 11, 2020, 06:04:02 PM »

Quote from: avator on August 11, 2020, 05:23:28 PM

Recliner shopping for the RV. The dinette is going away and the recliner will replace it.

If you would lean over when you eat, you can get more in ya than on ya, but then again you can just lean back and dump it all in.

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So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

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