Play with your Pure Bread Dog.

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How long have you and your dog been quarantined? He’s starting to look like a sammitch to you? Where’s the other slice?

Pretty funny. What is not funny is going to the store and all the shelves are empty. What are those people doing with all that food they can not possibly use?
BR, your photo was funny because only one slice gave its life to entertain us, and maybe it had been dropped on the floor anyway. Whoops!


May have to kill a calf and have it processed. Will have to find some friends to go in with me as I can not possibly eat that much beef in a year. Yeah, those shelves were empty, also.

You can make a Pinata!

Fat Cats are why the shelves are empty.

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I’ve found no food goes wasted in a house with a big dog.  Yesterday my local Food Lion was mty of TP, facial tissues, about half the fresh meat gone and all the loaf bread but there was plenty of rolls. 
Today there’s plenty of loaf bread but alas...no tp. But I stocked up last week. Prior to y2k I stocked up on everything. Didn’t buy tp for 6 months.

During the Quarantine, you can teach your Dog to speak French.

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Looks like German would be more appropriate.

The grimace is because he's being taught French.

If were not for English speaking countries, during World War Two, the French would be speaking German.

German with a French accent?

Things are getting weird. I'm having visions.

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Be careful there, don’t advertise, your front yard will become a holy shrine and all those german speaking french peasants will pilgrimage to your house to get themselves healed. Your cat will become famous though.

Hmmmmm.  All of a sudden I want to pilgimage to Lourdes.

Yesterday, I scored two 6-packs of "Angle Soft" toilet tissue.

My son and I had stopped at his local 'Publix' grocery-store in Florida, for some fruit, vegetables, and bakery bread.
My son headed Right with a cart. I headed Left, bare-handed.

My Hunting Intuition told me to go to the 'paper-products' aisle. As I got there and looked at a lot of empty shelving, I caught movement in the corner of my eye.

A huge store clerk came gliding down Aisle 10 with a cardboard box perched on his shoulder. I stood motionless as he cut open the box. Eureka, it was TP!

I 'pulled the trigger' and calmly asked for "two packages for two customers". He willingly handed them to me from the box.

My son had come up behind me with his shopping cart.
I casually slipped 'our treasure' into the cart and we quietly exited the aisle, so as not to stampede the herd.

Feeling Lucky and liking the look of the Tomatoes, my son had got over in 'Vegetables', I went to the 'Meat' aisle and found a package of good bacon, for BLT sandwiches for a family pool-side lunch.

I am quite a Hero in my Daughter-in Law's eyes. Earlier in the day, I had fixed their Master-Bedroom toilet, that was mysteriously running at night and keeping her awake.

.... and now I brought home the Bacon and TP!

Sad, the things that become victories and coups these days, but, It's reassuring to be on good terms and valued by the people, who carry on the family name and will make important decisions, when you are near the end.

"...when you are near the end.."

"The End" of what? Toilet paper, the rear end where you would use the toilet paper or the end of the world?

Please be specific in your references.

End of Life - RIP

If Life is a Hockey Game, I'm in the Third Period, battling to beat the Devils, by forcing things into Overtime!

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Be a kid again!

Print this picture.

Turn-off your TV before mid-night, (or the Nightly News, if you prefer).

Tape this picture onto the TV screen.

Sing "The National Anthem" and say: "This concludes our broadcast day".

Go to bed and read a Comic Book or an Adventure Novel, under the covers with a flashlight, until you want to sleep .... and you'll be refreshed for a new day of adventure.

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My mom would sometimes let me stay up late to watch the Tonight Show with Jack Parr if Oscar Levant was a guest and he would play something classical on the piano. As stoned as the man usually was he certainly could tinkle the ivories. I also remember the sign off signal and National anthem then but as a young adult here in NC the sign off music was America singing Lonely People. Kinda appropriate I guess. Nowadays everything is 24/7. Too bad. It’s hard to appreciate anything if it’s all the time, just turns into noise.

In the Detroit area, we could also switch to CKLW and hear the Canadians sign-off with "Oh, Canada".  :D

If your nose feels funny, start "Vaping".

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I love the "old" Vick's Vaporub formula but got real disappointed after I found out they changed it years ago and it has never smelled the same.

I have found a much better substitute- J. R. Watkins Menthol Camphor rub. Now my go-to vapor liniment.

Just thought I'd share that tidbit.

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Hey Whig, did you ever think you would be reduced to discussing "Vaping" on a Gun Forum?  ;D ;D :'(

The new societal norm, I guess!

Me? I will stay home and load ammo.

I spent today practicing saying "Worcestershire Sauce".  :-/

A real tongue twister.

My life style hasn't changed much. Still working at a plant that makes ag tires. My favorite stores are all open, though I haven't had a "need" to go to them. Dealing with some hysteria at work as more people are being tested, but none have come back positive yet. Rest of family staying at home in our old farmhouse away from everybody.
Have been asked to supervise maintenance tonight (not my normal job) from 7pm to 3am so I'm "resting up" for it today. This is a result of the night supervisor picking up his wife in New York as she just was able to get back from the Philippines. Small sacrifice on my part as I know others have things much worse. But I hope we all make it thru OK as our nation remains resolved and strong. President Trump's goal is to have church goers back to the churches on Easter Sunday. That would be a glorious day. Of course it will be regardless.

Back home from central Florida, we took two days driving through Florida 'pan-handle', Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. Lots of trucks on the road, but, not so many cars.

We had packed breakfast & lunch stuff and picnicked at some nicely situated Rest-Stops. People at rest stops were elderly 'Snow Birds' returning Home and Truck Drivers. Everyone was calm, pleasant, and respected personal distance.

I didn't touch much at the rest areas except my food and 'wee willie winkie'.  I engaged in lots of hand washing and wiped steering-wheel and door-handles with paper napkin damp with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol.

The drive was enjoyable with lots of nice farm country, but, it's nice to be home, although Florida's 84 degrees and Sun was nicer than Michigan's 44 degrees and overcast!

I've got plenty to focus on and futz with, so self-quarantine is no big inconvenience. (I do miss seeing my Florida kids and grand-kids)!

I hope fellow KCA members are staying healthy and safe.

Quarantine day 8

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My dog working from home:

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You could always read The Stand by S. King, definitely the worst case scenario.

Sorry Folks, the Lower Peninsula is closed! "That Michigan Woman" should have told ya.

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Work on Bar Tending Skills and build a better 'Bloody Mary'.

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My Whippets practicing social distancing.

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They look like "Afghan Hounds"!  ;D

Shelter in Place, Bucko ... and mind your Social Distancing!

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Face Masks aren't for everyone. Dang!

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Take wildlife photos out the bedroom window. I have had as many as 9 on the north side of the house when I come home from the shop. This one and a larger one did not leave when I drove in, borrowed my wife's tablet and managed to take a couple of photos after struggling with the tablet for a while. The close one was about 10 feet from the window. The other one left while I was fooling with the tablet.
Had deer out there also, but never tried to get a photo.

We have an outside cat, but as far as I know he has not met the turkeys yet.

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I have a hankerin' for cranberries and sweet potatoes all of a sudden.  It's not even Thankgiving.   How odd.

Been almost 40 years since I killed a wild turkey. Kind of handy since you process yourself and can quarter it or freeze in convenient serving sizes.
Around here it happens fairly often a turkey will develop a taste for the native chili pequins. The bird will be so hot when cooked that most could not eat it and few would enjoy it even if there was nothing else to eat. Think so hot that your fork melts.
This time of year that should not be a problem. This is the first year they have actually been staying on the place, so I am not going to bother them. They have always been heard gobbling on the neighbors places and seen once in a while crossing here. So far they make good neighbors unlike coons, possums, rattlesnakes or coyotes.

We have had critters on our property off and on. Turkey, deer, coons (not for long), 'possum, squirrel, rabbit, pheasant. Even a pine martin (I swear, which is unusual for northern Illinois). Eagles are coming back (not far from the Pecatonica River), hawks, fox, coyote, etc. Been trying, but haven't gotten a song dog yet. Called them in a few times and seen them a few times at night. Have a little gun range out back and will be shooting some muzzleloaders this weekend. Plenty to do; cut trees down, clean up yard, rake gravel back on the drive. I'm wore out thinking about it. :P Need to get a tractor, mowers, chainsaw and motorcycle in shape for the season. Never mind what I just said above. I forgot that "my old lady" has a list. :'(

Knute,
You have the c-19 blas licked, 2 lists of things to do and when you need a break point the camera out the window and take a picture of the wildlife.

Got it. I'm heading out the door to my Mother-In-Law's 27 acre spread to kill me some early weeds and trim a tree. Getting a late start.

Be sure to wear a mask and pack a 'pistol'!

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Midday break. My Norwegian Elkhound and German Shepard are out in this nice weather, so there aren't much critters around. But here are some antlers found on my neighbors property near my house this week. My German Shepard "stole" one half of it off my neighbor's wagon. When my neighbor found out where it went he gave us the other half. So this deer should be lurking around here some where and probably is one of the reasons my dogs are barking at night. My fat head probably exaggerates the true spread.

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Nice "Rack", Knute!

Gee, I never had anybody tell me that before.

I take full responsibility if we get another significant snow in Northwest Illinois this Spring. I took the chains and blade off my tractor. Not having a problem finding things to do during the quarantine. I did have a problem with my part Native American wife (more native than Jessica Warren, anyway)…..Ishwabenon (translated to "She Who Must Be Obeyed")…..as I diverted from her list.

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Look at Mauser Models:

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I prefer Savage models. If you look too much, though, they all look the same.

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I have GOT to get me one of those...   ;)

I have GOT to get me one of those... 



The Tee Shirts, Paul?

Whig wrote on Apr 5^th, 2020 at 4:32pm:

I have GOT to get me one of those...  The Tee Shirts, Paul?

Ummmmmm  yeah, let's say that.

This morning I looked out the window and saw my neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought the cat understood her. What a nut! I told my dog and we both had a good laugh about that one!

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Make an effort to get outside more.

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Fashion dictates that one must stay color coordinated even during a pandemic!

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Give yourself a Haircut .... with a Krag bayonet.

But, be real careful, if it's a 'Bowie' model!

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Quarantine could last indefinitely!

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Found some toilet paper at the dollar store. i think it's around 80 grit.

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King Carp, you missed a spot.

This is where all the toilet paper is going...

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And the madness took them all.   :-/ :'(


;D

Have you ever seen anyone able to pucker their ass like that? Blech, yack it up!

Civilize 'em with some charmin!

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I’ve found that I can’t keep my Krag in the out house, too humid, too small too. King carp must have a two seater.

.... and KC's outhouse has carpeted walls to dry hands on.

King Carp certainly knows how to hang his rolls correctly and guard against theft!

"Big Bird" Sighting .... now I know, why the seed's been going so fast!

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butlersrangers wrote on Apr 9^th, 2020 at 5:00am:

"Big Bird" Sighting .... now I know, why the seed's been going so fast!

Was the photo taken through a window?

Looks like shooting is not an option with the neighbors house being a backstop. I use live traps as I do not want to trap my own cat. 
After I trapped my own cat he has never gone back into the trap even though it is baited. Coons, feral cats, possums all get treated differently. Numerical solution involving a couple of 2s.
I am not going to release them somewhere else and make trouble for others. These pests would be trap shy if released.

So many cat photos, here is one of our previous cat. Got stuck on top of a utility pole. Parked the tractor next to it with a bowl of cat food on the roof. She finally got down. After hearing a Floresville Fire Department call for a cat up the tree, I asked the local VFD secretary what they would do if they got a call like that, his answer was lend the caller a shotgun, he was not going to climb a ladder for a cat!

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"Big Bird" was viewed through kitchen window & screen.

The noise of me opening the house door and 'pussy-footing' on dried leaves gave ample warning for miss raccoon to depart. (I was not offered a shot with my .22 revolver).

If antics persist, I will hook-up Horse Fence Charger to 'switch-controlled' outdoor outlet and get some laughs!

Here would be my answer.

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"Tough Talk" .... Watch your Back!

McPherson Badge - "Touch not the cat but with a glove".

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"Good Friday" morning and 30 degrees outside - not too promising for an Easter Egg Hunt this week-end!

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As a policeman friend of mine once to a lady who called about her cat in a tree, "I never saw a cat skeleton in a tree".

You notice things, when left with fewer distractions!

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Here is a video of wild animals that will keep you occupied for 5 mins anyway.



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Mike ... Mike ... Mike! ...What day this is?

You starting to have this problem?

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MAVT, that was an entertaining video.

I have no pictures, but saw my first bluebird this year. I have some wood ducks trying to make a home out of a hollowed out part of an old maple tree. Hopefully, the dogs will keep the coons away as the coons seem to be able to sneak in and eat the eggs.

I knew that log was not in Illinois.  Anything that busy has a toll booth on it.

I looked out the window this morning ... WTF!

Just what kind of eggs did the Easter Bunny leave in the yard?

Happy Easter KCA Friends!

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miniature Bronchosaurus's?      ::)

They look like Kragosauruses.

I saw where those scientists guys were trying to clone dinosaurs, they must have figured it out. A flock, herd, gaggle? must have got out of the lab. Can’t wait till they’re full growed and legal to hunt. Might need a bigger freezer.

My bud Leon would always say, ‘Have an eggy Easter.’

Hunt' em, yes! Those ribs Fred Flintstone had looked awful good!

We will have to get bigger Krags!

I do hope everyone of you got a nice Easter Basset.

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Monday morning in Detroit after a rough Easter ....

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Some of the Toys are getting 'antsy' ....

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The (Covid-19 Quarantine) Hierarchy of Needs:

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That graph pretty much sums it up. Waiting to see how Trump's plans pans out with the states. I wonder how the graph looks on his performance on handling the situation. The liberal media is sure trying to make it out to be bad.

I've been getting some use out of the old Rockchucker press. Too cold around here to do much outside yet. Snowed here yesterday.

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Nice looking model 1911. It's fun to reload .45 a.c.p.

I got to fire a STEN Gun a couple of times, years ago. It was a fun experience.

Talk about a War Baby!

I remember an advertisement in "Popular Mechanics", (when I was about nine or ten), for a company selling DEWAT - Sten Guns, for $3.00.
My Mother wouldn't let me buy one. (Pity).

The advertised Stens were disabled, by cutting the tube that housed the bolt, but, they were complete.

The one I got to occasionally fire (as an adult) had been legally restored, (and legally owned by a licensed individual), from just such a DEWAT.

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Interesting. I've been watching youtube videos myself recently because I have shot them also. Fun but very magazine sensitive. Certainly it is a waste of ammo with these fun guns!

They were made almost entirely by women. Cost like $6 a piece to make. Can't get them that cheap now.

Hickok45 has a video on this which is fun to watch.

What's the deal with Michigan and asparagus?!? Can not pick it or buy it at the store? I mentioned on another forum, that means more for the rest of us. What's not to like, more of a tasty health promoting vegetable.

Krag connection? you could carry a Krag for protecting oneself from bears while picking wild asparagus?

It's not Asparagus season, yet, in Michigan???

This morning it is 30 degrees and snow flurries in S.E. Michigan.

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Forgot you all were that far behind us as to seasons. It got real cold here the last couple of days, down to 45F for couple of mornings, did not even bother covering the tomatoes. Will plant some okra pretty soon when it warms up some more. Okra really loves the heat. When it starts producing the only way to stop it is to kill it. With just a few plants last year we had all we needed and kept several friends supplied also.

This year will be a good year to plant even more stuff to keep grocery store visits down. Seems counter productive to limit visiting the garden supply store. I went a few weeks ago to get the tomato and pepper plants and it was not crowded as I was expecting. I guess millienals do not know you can grow your own vegetable. Shh! Do not tell them or they will make a run on the seeds!

Today, would be a good day to photograph some guns!

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I would plant my own food but I can't
find any bacon seeds at the farm and fleet.

Those shoes wouldn't work for me...looks like they would only go with black plastic!

In the wrong part of the country you do not need seeds, bacon pops up spontaneously. This was taken years ago just a stone throw from where we built the house. So far we have mostly fenced them out with only an occasional intrusion.
Stopping planting peanuts has been the biggest change. In the first 10 years here we killed over 300 pigs. After a while we would not bother processing them especially if they were killed too late at night or boars weighing over 80 lbs. Boars weighing over 100lbs are still edible but life is too short to put up with eating something you do not enjoy. (The meat stinks unless the boar has been castrated for at least a month)

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Dang, Fred!

You have a Golden Opportunity for a new business.

You could call it "Macon Bacon Masks".

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Wednesday, a lot of people protested aspects of the Michigan Governor's 'Quarantine Restrictions'.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was not very understanding or sympathetic.

She simply scowled and demanded their shoes!

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Corona Crazy

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"Schrodinger's Zombie Cat"


                  Cat's gonna do something vengeful!

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Collateral Damage

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Felt like watching some "The Rifleman" show with Chuck Connors for nostalgia and relaxing getting my mind off recent events as I've worked the last 6 days (bragging or complaining?). But it is hard to do. I guess it has been a way of life for many years, but with all the vaccines we have had sicknesses haven't been as worrisome.

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Now I get it ... and from China, too!

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butlersrangers wrote on Apr 19^th, 2020 at 8:00pm:

Collateral Damage

This is how I will look like soon  ;D I've been stuck in my Czech real estate   (You need to Login for weeks now. I don't even look in a big mirror anymore. I just like local beer to much...

No worries here .... I'm good to go!

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Literally and figuratively  ;) ::)

Commentary about TP from a guy named Butts! There's irony.

;D

Tough times in Michigan this week. It's cold with occasional snow flurries. Camp Perry National Matches are cancelled.

Today, this news came from the Governor:

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Damn Chuck....  Now THAT'S funny!!!  If it WERE true, then Michigan will be shut down for the next 50 years!

This kind of sums up my life:

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In some locales, the people are resorting to 'barter', to keep the economy going.

Sometimes, these transactions can look kind of creepy!

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With loosening-up of some Quarantine restrictions, we will be encountering a lot more "masked" people.

As a general rule, I think women look a lot more attractive and fashionable behind a mask than guys do!

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I better watch my diet and get more exercise!

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Looking for fun things to do while "sheltering in place"? Don't try this.

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Quarantine does wonders for punctuality ...

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Kinda true.

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During Quarantine, do you find yourself playing with your food?

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They seldom take a bath.

Speaking of food. One of my favorite far sides

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So many but this is one of my favs...

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What?!  No Anderson Brothers?

barf...

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By the increased volume of traffic on our road today, I would conclude, a lot of people are getting 'antsy' about being Quarantined.

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This may seem paranoid, but ....

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What's next ..... the Mary Poppins Pandemic?

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I'm concerned researchers will find that some Covid-19 infections have been transmitted through the 'Food Chain'.

You know what that will mean .....

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Ain't it the truth!

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New mask for when the bars reopen.

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I like the Beer Mask.

Oh, I almost forgot. Don your protective equipment!

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We are in the Twilight Zone ....

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Day 7 at home and the dog is looking at me like, “See? This is why I chew the furniture!”

Ever read "Island of Dr. Moreau"?

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Beagulls!

Went out for a short ride just after noon today to see this F-15 flyby. The 104th Fighter Wing of the Mass Air National Guard did the flyby of 12 hospitals and two convention centers converted to triage facilities to honor the medical workers on the frontlines fighting this pandemic.

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And since we like feet on this site......while sitting on a light post base in the hospital parking lot waiting for the flyby I hit the self shot timer and before figuring out what was happening got these nice pics. 

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Nice Dogs!

Social distancing? Been doing it for years.

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There's one in every crowd ....

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Oh Boy! The barber shops be opening soon.

Dentists???

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logical conclusion

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"Breaking Bad" .... the early years

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The 'Quarantine' is causing some to unravel.

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You're not supposed to substitute Pelosi's modern photo in May.

Dough-boy humor and WW-1 feets:

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butlersrangers wrote on May 8^th, 2020 at 4:54am:

Oh Boy! The barber shops be opening soon. Dentists???

BR, were you being prophetic here? Llamas may be key to a covid cure:
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How about Alpacas? We have several Alpaca Farms nearby.

I'll check with the Lab.

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The lab guy will probably know as well as anyone! I don't.

I got on the scale, today .... I hate myself.

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Chuck's being modest...

That was the picture taken before the quarantine.

Since then he's been working out daily using the Chuck Norris Total Gym fitness system.

Hunkering has turned BR into a Hunk!!!

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I got ready for Camp Perry .... and for what ...?

Remember to continue proper 'Social Distancing' ..... let's not all bid on this .... at the same time!

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As for working out, here is my home exercise equipment. Oh and if others can claim lifting a beer multiple times as exercise I can include my Rock Chucker Bullet Swaging Jr press handle as well.

Those jugs are filled with sand which is 56% heavier than water - tried water first but one leaked. And that there is a genuine solid steel bar not a wimpy hollow one.   

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I like the stocks checkering. It looks like carp scales! Just saying. Singned "king carp" lol

I see a sneaky cat and a couple of birds 'taking off', but then again, I could just be in shock.

It seems like krag rifles were the subject of more folk art attempts  than any other U.S. military rifle. A lot of it more funky than folky.

Wowsers!  Now that's gotta take some time and effort!  I see the cat and birds too.  I wonder what wonders the other side holds?

Ask and you shall receive.

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Looks fishy to me, could it be the stock to the extremely rare Krag Harpoon Gun? Used to hunt the equally rare narwhalrus?

I gotta get out more!

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I'll have to do that when I go to the hospital or the old geezers home.

Now that is funny!  I don't care who ya are.

A Blue Footed Booby and apparently a large male by the looks of his podotheca. Wouldn’t get too close, they can be aggressive during mating season.

It looks like papa smurf lost his boots.

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Just practicing 'safe photography' in the age of covid-19.

Lord help us  :o  Taking foot photos is a right of passage here at the ole KCA... but jeepers Chuck!  Heehee  ;D

Jeepers ... Creepers, Paul!

Dang! I never thought Michigan would be jealous of Ohio.

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Oh yeah!

Michigan is turning into a 'Police Dog State', aggressively using surveillance, to go after Quarantine 'Scofflaws'.

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My cousin joe is almost out of snow in Northern Michigan! 

Early snow last year - Last of snow, today ... hmmm, maybe?

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Nothing says Summer like a white Memorial Day.

National Organization of Women - Covid-19 warning

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The Old Groper! ..... and possible 'running mate'.

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Oooooooooo.   Something about green and babes just angries up my blood.

Hoo!  That Alice!       :D

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I have an attitude.

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My cousin living his 'Dream', yesterday.

Taking a break at Lake Medora a few miles out of Copper Harbor, Michigan.

(Four ... Maybe five months ... till the snow starts).

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Guys! I know how we can improve our Krag photos:

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Here’s a Constabulary Krag in action for ya along with a couple of troopers.

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Neat, but, you forgot your socks!

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Self portraits? You’re very buff. Working out alot with all the free time on your hands lately I guess? I’m jealous.

Sky-Blue Kersey - Govt. Issue!

Have you ever been given the 'Beavil Eye'?

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Why is he loading a rifle with some poor cowboy wandering around down range?  Why some one could get hurt!

But on the other hand he does look like a desperado type making off with the gold dust.

Blaze away with the Mighty Krag!

;) :D

Sick the Beagle on him!

Oh, BTW - How much does the 'mounted bayonet' change the point-of-impact of groups fired with your 'Constabulary Carbine'?

Shooting "Off Hand" with any rifle is challenging... and with Krag's and that Loooooooonnnnngggg 30 inch barrel, it's darned near scary.  But with a bayonet attached (even if it is a shorter constabulary Krag), I salute you sir!!!

Now, about those socks...   :D

Here's a pair for you, Paul!

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Now THOSE are fitting for me!!!

When all else fails .... wallow!

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Well they are practicing social distancing.

More wildlife photos from the house. The first photo was from the door with my arm stuck out. Did not want the glass in the way. Five of the ten deer shown. The water trough is less than 50 feet from the door.

Not all is wonderful with having wildlife close by.

Second photo is why they have been described as rats with antlers. New tire on the 6030, less than 40 hours on the set. Cost $900.000 per tire plus $1500.00 installation. GRRR!!!

Need to make more Bambi burgers but the state of Texas keeps tying my hnads. GRRR!!!

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I like those distant 'hills', FredC .... awesome view!

Deer are very destructive here in southeastern, Ohio also. They have killed off lots of my crops in the past. I had to build an 8 ft fence around my entire garden years ago because the 4 ft fence didn't keep the damn deer out!

And we have some people in our city who ffed them and think they're soooo cute.

And accidents are quite common with deer running out in the roads. My wife has had two hit her van driving kids around. Not cheap!

Oh, well. C'est La Vie!

My wife thinks this is funny ....

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Your wife is not the only one. Good thing I do not drink coffee, it would have been all over the keyboard!

Rained pretty hard last night. Those are low clouds in the background (not hills). Second fence is about 75 yards from the front door. I killed 2 coyotes from the doorway when we growing peanuts. The only wildlife that did not eat peanuts were the bobcats and one mountain lion seen in that field.

Small lens on the phone makes everything seem a lot further away.

That's in the same category as one of my all-time favorites:

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That's Sick!

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That’s some funny shit.

So many shooting gadgets .... so little time!

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As things 'open-up', I don't know if I can comply with some of this 'Social Distance Stuff' ... good thing there's a floor drain, midway!

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Life is full of challenges especially at this time. Aim high.

butlersrangers wrote on May 26^th, 2020 at 10:28pm:

That's Sick!

Actually, as a person who has lost two pets this spring, it's way beyond sick, and, sadly, forces me to reassess some prior opinions. Would it be equally funny if it were a dog? I suspect not. If this is "coping with quarantine", it's doing a piss-poor job of it.

Dick, I am sorry if my contributions have elicited sadness or troubled you.

Some of us engage in 'Gallows Humor'; it is a coping mechanism.
It does not mean we do not love animals or suffer loss "at every bird that falls".

Life is precious.

(I miss having horses and dogs on our place and caring for them on a daily basis.
I enjoy living with pets and farm animals, but, it would be selfish, now.
They would likely outlive me and their fate might be needless euthanasia).

Chuck,

Post was not directed at you - we agree.

thanks.

Sorry to be so insensitive also. After loosing my big weimie and after having so many of them over the years along with oodles of cats I’ve grown callous about critters not necessarily wanting to be hurt again. I guess we need to get attached to tortoises.

Who can forget this famous sketch?

(The reason we call unwanted e-mails "Spam"!)

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For those with small dogs (who do love spam BTW).

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Heck, I can plainly see that the cigarette is Photoshopped on this dog.

FAKE! (Ha! Ha!)

When "a bicycle is down" .... reality and social distancing, goes out the window!

It is time for a Super Hero.

             "Watch him turn the spanner ...."

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butlersrangers wrote on May 27^th, 2020 at 1:55pm:

So many shooting gadgets .... so little time!

Sort of hard to tell from the pen & ink sketch, but are the rifles an 1893 Marlin and a Winchester 54?  My 54 in .30-30 looks a lot like that.

And is the Krag in the weather station photo a rifle with the fore end sawn off? 

Hard to tell the guns at the shooting bench. They are probably generic 'guns' for the 'American Rifleman' cover.

The Krag has all its wood. The Sea Girt photo is just 'washed-out'. You can just make out a stacking-swivel.

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Wow .... some poor critter is doomed!

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Border Billboards - I never thought Indiana would get to laugh at Michigan!

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Turkeys in my yard, Saturday, 'struttin'.

Turkey in my sink, today, 'chillin'.

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Only killed 2 turkeys myself. The big plus was you could quarter them and not have to cook them all at once. They were not local ones so they had not been addicted to chilies.  Once when pig hunting  I watched a turkey and a deer checking each other out nose to beak. That was pretty funny.
Saw a fox a couple of nights ago, but no pictures. They can get pretty curious and fairly close, bobcats the same way.

I learned something this weekend. You do not have to social distance if you are rioting or looting. Truly sad to see. This is the so called magnificent mile in Chicago.

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Interesting contrast of 'Old and New Pictures' - King Carp

IMHO - Current legitimate Protesters should re-evaluate and change their method of protest.
They are being 'played' and exploited by media, criminals, looters, out of control youths, arsonists and violent anarchists.

Mob lawlessness and anger has killed any valid message and righteous outrage.

Local leadership in some areas is proving to be very feckless.

Maybe it is time to 'turn off' some cell phone towers and break up the Circus.


(BTW - Wild Turkeys are very common in our locale. By reputation, their meat is tough and not great for eating.
There would be no challenge or 'hunt', they are always around.
I didn't poach. Domestic 'chill' turkey is a joke).

Kind of a double edge sword. Those same cell phone towers can pin point each and every looter at the time and place by using their cell phones GPS.

Can't forget this guy...

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There's something captivating about a Scandinavian Woman with a harpoon gun.

....sorta makes you wanna take up Whaling!

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Remake of Jaws? ‘Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies.’ Womp womp..womp womp...

Can you say "Husqvarna"?

I never thought a harpoon could be so .... sexy?

After WW2, the Norwegians apparently made some Krag-Jorgensen 'Harpoon Rifles', but, it wasn't cost effective.

They reverted to propelling harpoons with modified Jarmann rifles.

Hmmm ... law enforcement .... fleeing looters, ANTIFA ... harpoons .... !

Naw, bad idea.

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ummmmmmmm.  Whale, the other red meat.

These are old wildlife photos way before covid. This red tailed hawk was seen in the cat's water bowl twice. You can see his feathers are fairly wet in one of the photos, so he was doing more than drinking. The water was on the front porch of the mobile home and both times he was seen we had to walk past him to get to a camera in the shop next door. Both times he hopped over to under a tree to have his picture taken.
He seemed to have a tick hanging from his left eyelid. May have led to his demise as a hawk was hit on the road nearby and we never saw this one again.
The bird in the power dive in post 213 looks pretty fierce and determined, this guy was kind of mellow.

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Awesome photo FredC, sad that this hawk is gone.

Hey, what's next?

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Floods, pestilence and plague. And hurricane season just started 4 days ago and were already up to our 3rd named storm. It looks like Louisiana is the unlucky winner with the latest storm. 2020 is not going to be a good year.

Remains to be seen, the warmists are usually wrong.

All the weathermen here are in agreement, San Antonio will be 104 to 105F on Tuesday. We get a hot northeast wind when a hurricane or tropical storm lands east of us. The airport that is the official temp for SA is on the north side next to the hill country. We will 3 to 5 degrees hotter down here. With a 70 degree dew point the temp will feel like 110+. Little early for us SA has not hit 100 yet.

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FredC - Did you put butter on that popcorn?

As long as it's not yellow oleo margarine!!!   >:(

I noticed the color also, you can call it butter or margarine I have no clue what was used to color it. I am color blind but the deer? does not look right for a white tail either. My brother sent me the photo a few years ago, Edwards county is north west of Kerrville. Big country with big ranches out there. Deer feeders are common there, corn and other supplements are feed to increase body weight and antler size. Many imported deer and deer like animals are raised up there for sport hunting. The animal looks a little puzzled by the joke also.
Very little farming is done up there so no worry with antlers puncturing tractor tires so big antlers are considered a good thing.

How about inflating tractor tires with popcorn!  :D

Three years ago, while practicing the 'life-boat drill' on an 'Inside Passage' Alaska cruise, I was amused by the choice of Art Work for our 'escape' stairwell.

hmmm ... Life is full of irony!

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Since we are not officially "Quarantined" anymore, can we retire this thread and move on to bigger and better things like Making America Great Again!!

(I think we have sufficiently beat this dead horse through many painful deaths!)

You one of those protesters, Whig?

We are still sorta quarantined in Michigan.

"Dead Horse"?!! .... how insensitive ...

I'm part Percheron. (Ancestors from Perche, in Normandy).

"Equine Lives Matter"

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Another protest!

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Breaking Bad? .... bad address

Picked up an old bidet at a local salvage-yard ... I'm going to install it in our large bathroom, but, not sure of correct height. Any idea?

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Four feet high. It looks more like a drinking fountain than a bidet!

But, if yer going to be a ploppin yer fat back end on that thing, you'll be in for a surprise. That spigot will be shoved up somewhere deep. It looks odd to me.

These things need to be anchored really well into the studs since they are wall hangers and not a floor model.

Are you sure that's a bidet?

Really ... ?  I'm obviously not wise in the ways of bidet.

I'm disgusted with the loud & ignorant demonstrators, protestors, looters, and rioters, who are creating nothing good and destroying much.

Some spineless, short-sighted, and unprincipled civic "leaders" are very calculating and remiss in performing their duty. I am flabbergasted in how low they can go!

It promises to be a long summer. It will be most ugly when the pendulum swings back to restore order.

The Iconoclasm that pulls down honored statues, defaces Gandhi, abolitionist Baldwin, WW2 and Lincoln Memorials shows only ruthless, stupid, unjust Mob Behavior.

I feel bad for all police officers, who are vilified by the mob and some media and failed by feckless diabolical politicians.

Destruction of Monuments is not new ... damn French Artillerists!

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The other day my son and I were lamenting the cancellation of many sportsman and gun shows this past spring.

So we came up with the idea of having a gun show...but instead of a gun show we'd call it a 2nd Amendment rights demonstration.

Where you going to hold it .... Seattle, Washington?

An organization for the times!

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A Cat genetically engineered for 'Whig'.

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Hmmmm ..... Many young people are being let down and taught all the wrong lessons.

They are being deprived of Heroes, History, Love of God & Country, Hope for the Future, and Safety.

Media and evil leaders tell them they are victims and excuse and deprive them of responsibility, accountability, worthy goals and expectations of excellence.

Sure looks like the work of the Devil and he's getting all kinds of help and disciples.

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Michigan Covid Cases are going down. We have the ultimate protection!

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I've really built up my neck muscles this month!

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referencing post #192 on page 13 of this thread. I cut the antler off flush, then finished plowing the rest of the field. I found what I hope to be the rest of the antler that was embedded in the tire. If not the same one then I have another one out there waiting to poke another tire. Mostly find shed antlers near a fence, this one was in the middle of the field.
I had a repairman come out to fix the tire on the tractor. The end of the antler intruded into the tube by less than 1/8 inch. The end that the repairman knocked of the tire is about 1" long. I spent a couple hours helping the fellow get the inside bead separated from the rim and it still cost about $450.00 to repair.

The second photo is a deer I found between the shop and the road. Road shooting slob shot it from the highway. Looked in the north wall of the shop and did not find any bullet holes. There is a fairly thick pocket of brush in between that probably stopped the slug. The teeth on this guy are very worn so he was probably in his prime a few years ago but still had fairly impressive antlers when he met the slob.  At least I will not ruin another tire on him!

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Oh, deer!

butlersrangers wrote on Jun 27^th, 2020 at 2:16pm:

Oh, deer!

I sometimes see live ones watching me, I talk to them but they do not talk back.
Oh, deer.  is number one followed by:
#2 Deery me.
#3 Do not need anymore of you all, what I need is another big John Deere.
They do not talk back just wander off except for the new born the other day, he squalled like a stepped on cat when I got close, then kept on doing it till he got out of sight.

No, Deer .....

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I told My neighbor he has been inside too long and better pit on some sunscreen before he cuts the grass.

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Who's turn at the Pinata?

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Where are they, now? - The Frito Bandito:

He's been residing, since 1971, at the "PC Home for Retired Icons".

He just had lunch with Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben.

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I’m waiting for short Irish men to sue Lucky Charms. It’s magically delicious.

I better take the Dog for a Walk - He's Board!

(BTW - French Researchers have trained eight dogs to recognize the Corona Virus in Human Sweat.
The Dogs are showing a 95% success rate in detecting the Virus. Some of the Dogs are showing a 100% success rate!
This was reported, 7/5/20, on Fox News as factual).

Dogs are Man's Best Friend!

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Plainly Speaking:

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My worst Investment of 2019?

                  ...... my "2020 - Planner".

You got to break some eggs to make an omelet!

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Maybe some young'ins should read this.

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.... and the response would be:

"OK Boomer. We can't read this; it's not English. History sucks. Why should my behavior have consequences? I'm protected because I'm young and relevant. You're old and in my way "!

Too many big words....and history too. They have trouble with current events.  A lost cause. Hopefully they won’t infect too many innocent family members before they succumb.

The tyrannical Michigan Governor plays 'hardball'.

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Probably a direct result of having so many assholes in government.

One TINY silver lining in the monstrous black cloud of a possible Biden (oops, sorry, I just gagged) win would be the almost overnight disappearance of this politically-motivated virus nonsense.

"One TINY silver lining in the monstrous black cloud of a possible Biden (oops, sorry, I just gagged) win would be the almost overnight disappearance of this politically-motivated virus nonsense."

Unfortunately, this too will be followed by Joe's almost overnight disappearance by retirement to be followed by the installment of his probably unelectable VP who will be, herself, even farther Left than Joe.

Rest Assured It Will Be Wrong On So Many Levels:

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Boobie says:

Remember to social distance, wear a mask, and stockpile ammo for your Krag.

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Ford Motor Company has switched from making Ventilators to manufacturing Covid Masks.

As usual, "Ford has a better idea" :D!!!

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