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

[avator]

Locked my keys in the truck again. I got it figured out now.  Unscrewed the antenna.  Shoved it under the door handle and slid it around until I got it to the right spot.  It took a minute but it popped the latch slicker than bear poop.   

Yeah I don't leave nuthin valuable in this truck.

Don't the rangers have a slim-jim for park patrons that lock there keys in their cars?

Yes.. they keep them behind the seat in their truck.   

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

My wife was out walking around the property and came in and told me she saw both, a Road Runner and a Coyote within a few steps. She got a good pic of the Road Runner but the Coyote moved faster than she could get her phone camera ready. She did take a picture of the Coyote but it was very distant and from the rear just as it was leaving the property.

 We see the Coyotes and Road Runners from time to time but not so close together, LOL

 It seemed that the Road Runner was behind the Coyote. Funny thing is the Road Runner was laying down at first and not on it's feet running. We have never seen a Road runner that wasn't on the move.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Locked my keys in the truck again. I got it figured out now.  Unscrewed the antenna.  Shoved it under the door handle and slid it around until I got it to the right spot.  It took a minute but it popped the latch slicker than bear poop.   

Yeah I don't leave nuthin valuable in this truck.

Don't the rangers have a slim-jim for park patrons that lock there keys in their cars?

Yes.. they keep them behind the seat in their truck.   

You're thinking of the security guards at Disney World.

We used to have a slim Jim at the shop for that purpose but the State's ethics/liability policy no longer allows us to assist visitors that way.  We can't jump start your car or even loan you jumper cables anymore.  Can't loan tools of any type.  Pretty soon we won't be able to offer first aid.

[buellm2]

Locked my keys in the truck again. I got it figured out now.  Unscrewed the antenna.  Shoved it under the door handle and slid it around until I got it to the right spot.  It took a minute but it popped the latch slicker than bear poop.   

Yeah I don't leave nuthin valuable in this truck.

Don't the rangers have a slim-jim for park patrons that lock there keys in their cars?

Yes.. they keep them behind the seat in their truck.   

You're thinking of the security guards at Disney World.

We used to have a slim Jim at the shop for that purpose but the State's ethics/liability policy no longer allows us to assist visitors that way.  We can't jump start your car or even loan you jumper cables anymore.  Can't loan tools of any type.  Pretty soon we won't be able to offer first aid.

I'm disgusted by policies like that.   I'm sure there is a scumbag lawyer behind it.   I'm sticking with my policy of being as helpful as I can.   I love fixing random broken down cars on the side of the road.  Many motorists have appreciated my help over the decades.   I'm grateful to have worked in LE long ago when it was OK to help motorists.  I've never left a motorist stranded in my town without trying to fix the car.  I'm old and old fashioned I guess.  Don't plan on changing.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Locked my keys in the truck again. I got it figured out now.  Unscrewed the antenna.  Shoved it under the door handle and slid it around until I got it to the right spot.  It took a minute but it popped the latch slicker than bear poop.   

Yeah I don't leave nuthin valuable in this truck.

Don't the rangers have a slim-jim for park patrons that lock there keys in their cars?

Yes.. they keep them behind the seat in their truck.   

You're thinking of the security guards at Disney World.

We used to have a slim Jim at the shop for that purpose but the State's ethics/liability policy no longer allows us to assist visitors that way.  We can't jump start your car or even loan you jumper cables anymore.  Can't loan tools of any type.  Pretty soon we won't be able to offer first aid.

I'm disgusted by policies like that.   I'm sure there is a scumbag lawyer behind it.   I'm sticking with my policy of being as helpful as I can.   I love fixing random broken down cars on the side of the road.  Many motorists have appreciated my help over the decades.   I'm grateful to have worked in LE long ago when it was OK to help motorists.  I've never left a motorist stranded in my town without trying to fix the car.  I'm old and old fashioned I guess.  Don't plan on changing.

I agree with you!  I'm too old to change.  Unfortunately we live in a litigious society and the government has to take increasingly stringent measures to protect places like our public parks.  It ain't politics.  It's the scammers looking for a place to stage a slip-and-fall, the ambulance chasers, and the amateur lawyers looking for any angle to chisel some money out of the state.  We have to be on the look-out for all of that and it degrades the recreational experience for everyone.

[airgunaut]

During my walk I discovered yet another poaching/dumping mess and reported it to state wildlife and county sheriff depts, as had the neighbor whose land lies on both sides of the affected road. I didn’t know if anyone else had called it in.

It was also a case of game waste as well as illegal dumping. Antlers and backstrap had been cut out but plenty of other meat left.

Just a couple of photos showing how the turds had thrown parts all around.

[airgunaut]

Could not post two photos in the same msg, so here is one more from the seven photos I took.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I sympathize with you Pat.  It is an unfortunate feature of hunting season.

I worked on the new gangplank for our floating dock.  I cut all the pieces and dry fitted them.  Then I screwed the transoms and the stringers together.  I'll install the bare framework on my next day off and then the memsahib and mom can plank it.  I have to cut and set some 6X6 baulks to anchor the pivots to on the landward side.  The end that rests on the floating dock has rollers attached to the transom so it can roll across the dock as the tide changes.  I threw the tennis ball for Belle and Flash for a while and now I am constructing a professional Martini using Plymouth Gin, dry Vermouth, and a little smitch of Bitters then wipe the rim of the glass with a piece of lemon peel.  One Spanish olive and a dash of olive brine.

Perfection!

[Back_Roads]

 Continued the search for a buck allegedly shot with a powderburner, I reconstructed the scene of the crime, found 2 tufts of white fur and zero blood, searched all areas surrounding with no buck. I have good faith it will be ok and just got some belly hair shaved, Good chance I may meet up with him and my Piledriver in hand

[buellm2]

My brother and nephew came for a work visit.  We built 2 granite benches for wonder wife, they were seriously heavy.   It was a three man job.  Or two if they are both young and strong.  A few decades ago, I'd have done it alone.    Anyways we moved a lot of unsightly leftover rock, brick, some heavy cast iron pipe, scrap wood and metal.   I don't mind having a little "country living" junkyard but there's some rich neighbors moving in and building big showy houses.   They probably are less fond of my junk even if I was here first.   At least they haven't complained about my shooting.

[airgunaut]

I sympathize with you Pat.  It is an unfortunate feature of hunting season.

I worked on the new gangplank for our floating dock.  I cut all the pieces and dry fitted them.  Then I screwed the transoms and the stringers together.  I'll install the bare framework on my next day off and then the memsahib and mom can plank it.  I have to cut and set some 6X6 baulks to anchor the pivots to on the landward side.  The end that rests on the floating dock has rollers attached to the transom so it can roll across the dock as the tide changes.  I threw the tennis ball for Belle and Flash for a while and now I am constructing a professional Martini using Plymouth Gin, dry Vermouth, and a little smitch of Bitters then wipe the rim of the glass with a piece of lemon peel.  One Spanish olive and a dash of olive brine.

Perfection!

The legitimate hunters I know don't dump unwanted parts along roads or onto property other than their own. But I understand the carcass dumping got so bad near/in some towns with USFS land that the agency installed containers specifically for disposing of remains.

If the deer had been a roadkill hit right THERE and someone "harvested" it, that's one thing, though the strewing of pieces in the road would still be despiccable. But there were several clues that the deer had been transported there after it was shot and then cut up where fewer people were likely to catch them in the act.

Sorry for going on about this. This is far from the first time it has happened. It's not only hunting related; it is also dead pets and dead farm animals (pigs, sheep, what looked like a llama).

Have a martini for me. 😎

[Sqrl Klr]

Pat maybe they'll catch the perps soon. The neck meat is great on the grill with bbq sauce I know that! Told a long term deer hunter that the other day and was surprised he'd never tried it. If anyone else hunts deer here and hasn't tried it then do because trust me it's tasty.

[buellm2]

I think the meat next to the bone is the best.  Particularly if it's near a bone-joint.    Neck meat, meat next to spine and tail (if the animal is big enough) and also knee joint.   I'm a big fan of shank, osso buco, and ox tail.  Some people prefer boneless cuts.   That's OK, more good stuff for me.

[airgunaut]

Pat maybe they'll catch the perps soon. The neck meat is great on the grill with bbq sauce I know that! Told a long term deer hunter that the other day and was surprised he'd never tried it. If anyone else hunts deer here and hasn't tried it then do because trust me it's tasty.

I doubt the jerks will get caught unless *I* find positive evidence and can fruitfully pursue that. It has an uncanny resemblance to another dump from 5 years ago, which I did ferret out but knew I could not prove. The old man of the house died a few months after that one, but at least one 60-something son lives at the same house, and the reason these "local customs" from a century ago persist is because they brainwash the offspring into doing the same.

[airgunaut]

No airgun fun since Saturday. Weather turned very cold, rainy, snowy, windy. It is now only cold and a little windy, with some snow sticking. Next session will be indoors. Oh, well. It would be good to check the sight adjustments on the 880 and the P3 even at the short distance available (17'). Should check the Blue Streak also, though I never shoot it at that distance.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I worked in purgatory the ranger station today.  I crushed many dreams and ruined many a family's day.  About 11:30 the lodge front desk called and told me to turn away anyone who didn't have a reservation at the restaurant.  Thirty minutes later they told me all the boat tours were sold out.  I heard many sob stories today.  You would be amazed at how many people had come from as far away as outer Mongolia, Antarctica, and I think possibly the moon.  All just to eat at the lodge.  One family's matriarch had come all the way from somewhere in Alaska just to see a Manatee before she died.  One person's family had assembled from all over the world and had come at great travail and expense just to see Manatee and it was hinted that this family member would be drawn and quartered if Manatee were not produced.  One lady exposed some truly admirable cleavage and spoke in suggestive tones.  Another whined that she would ALWAYS be given a table at the restaurant because her ex-husband's step daughter's boyfriend worked there.

I am tired of entitled overprivileged whinny crybabies.

I wanted to put a sign in the window that said "Your lack of foresight/planning does not constitute a crisis for anyone but yourself" 

[Madd Hatter]

I worked in purgatory the ranger station today.  I crushed many dreams and ruined many a family's day.  About 11:30 the lodge front desk called and told me to turn away anyone who didn't have a reservation at the restaurant.  Thirty minutes later they told me all the boat tours were sold out.  I heard many sob stories today.  You would be amazed at how many people had come from as far away as outer Mongolia, Antarctica, and I think possibly the moon.  All just to eat at the lodge.  One family's matriarch had come all the way from somewhere in Alaska just to see a Manatee before she died.  One person's family had assembled from all over the world and had come at great travail and expense just to see Manatee and it was hinted that this family member would be drawn and quartered if Manatee were not produced.  One lady exposed some truly admirable cleavage and spoke in suggestive tones.  Another whined that she would ALWAYS be given a table at the restaurant because her ex-husband's step daughter's boyfriend worked there.

I am tired of entitled overprivileged whinny crybabies.

I wanted to put a sign in the window that said "Your lack of foresight/planning does not constitute a crisis for anyone but yourself" 

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Didn't get to make a water run today. It started to sprinkle and I was afraid it might start really pouring so I'm going to have to go tomorrow instead.😡😡😡 Wife is in the process of making a pumpkin pie from scratch using only organic ingredients. She's even making the crust from scratch.

[airgunaut]

 

I worked in purgatory the ranger station today.  I crushed many dreams and ruined many a family's day.  About 11:30 the lodge front desk called and told me to turn away anyone who didn't have a reservation at the restaurant.  Thirty minutes later they told me all the boat tours were sold out.  I heard many sob stories today.  You would be amazed at how many people had come from as far away as outer Mongolia, Antarctica, and I think possibly the moon.  All just to eat at the lodge.  One family's matriarch had come all the way from somewhere in Alaska just to see a Manatee before she died.  One person's family had assembled from all over the world and had come at great travail and expense just to see Manatee and it was hinted that this family member would be drawn and quartered if Manatee were not produced.  One lady exposed some truly admirable cleavage and spoke in suggestive tones.  Another whined that she would ALWAYS be given a table at the restaurant because her ex-husband's step daughter's boyfriend worked there.

I am tired of entitled overprivileged whinny crybabies.

I wanted to put a sign in the window that said "Your lack of foresight/planning does not constitute a crisis for anyone but yourself" 

What a synopsis of your day. I hope you don't have to deal with tourons tomorrow as well.

But yeah, the aggregate whining and excuses given about why they should get special treatment really, really grates. The town where I used to live endured many such visitors. I overheard a coffee shop employee telling a coworker that the morning had brought in a lot of Summer Complaints.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I worked in purgatory the ranger station today.  I crushed many dreams and ruined many a family's day.  About 11:30 the lodge front desk called and told me to turn away anyone who didn't have a reservation at the restaurant.  Thirty minutes later they told me all the boat tours were sold out.  I heard many sob stories today.  You would be amazed at how many people had come from as far away as outer Mongolia, Antarctica, and I think possibly the moon.  All just to eat at the lodge.  One family's matriarch had come all the way from somewhere in Alaska just to see a Manatee before she died.  One person's family had assembled from all over the world and had come at great travail and expense just to see Manatee and it was hinted that this family member would be drawn and quartered if Manatee were not produced.  One lady exposed some truly admirable cleavage and spoke in suggestive tones.  Another whined that she would ALWAYS be given a table at the restaurant because her ex-husband's step daughter's boyfriend worked there.

I am tired of entitled overprivileged whinny crybabies.

I wanted to put a sign in the window that said "Your lack of foresight/planning does not constitute a crisis for anyone but yourself" 

What a synopsis of your day. I hope you don't have to deal with tourons tomorrow as well.

But yeah, the aggregate whining and excuses given about why they should get special treatment really, really grates. The town where I used to live endured many such visitors. I overheard a coffee shop employee telling a coworker that the morning had brought in a lot of Summer Complaints.

Thanks for the sympathy.  Venting here (somewhat colorfully I admit) helps me deal with it all.  I don't have to work tomorrow.  This is like only the third time in over 24 years of being a park ranger I think that I'm actually not working on thanksgiving day.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

 So far I have just admired my wife's dedication to stitching and ability. She made Christmas stockings for us and our kids when they were little. Now the granddaughter who has 8 kids and is pregnant ask her to please make her family 11 Christmas stockings! 

 Most of the ones my wife made have been large crazy quilt style (one kid requested a knit stocking). Yesterday she made 11 front panels with their names embroidered on them. So, all she has left is to sew the backs and hooks on 10 of them the 11th will have to wait for a name since the baby is due in March of next year.

 She is also doing an embroidered 2024 Journal. Everyday she embroiders some little "icon" that represents something special seen or done about that day. Yesterdays has 11 tiny stockings in an area less than the size of a quarter, they look like quilted stockings too.    I am very impressed at the tiny details!

Got photos? I'm impressed.

 I finally got a pic of the finished stockings. These are for Husband, wife, and their 8 kids and the extra is for the unnamed unborn that is on the way too.