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The ammo situation across this country is very concerning, and to me also scary! I've got a pretty decent stock up of multiple different cartridges. However, Is there a such thing as to much ammo?šŸ¤” Not in my opinion! That is why I've also been slowly building up on reloading equipment. I pretty much have everything I need for five different cartridges except PRIMERS!!! Have any of you guys tried finding primers these days? Good luck! Scary indeed!
I've got a decent supply of primers from some years back. The current panic is having no impact on me, pretty stocked on all I may need.
 
Got my ultrasound appointment a few ago. Tomorrow 2pm, come 5 minutes early. Fits nicely with my plans, shopping in morning and then load the pickup with a few stems of buckskin willow for my buddy. I ran into a whole bumch of that this morning.

The hernia and "don't lift anything heavy" has slowed me down in wooding. Still putting in 3 to 4 hours a day mostly clearing deadfall at the willow bush clearance. Getting some firewood out of it.
 
I managed to get my food plots cut/raked and will be baled later today...

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Yeaa, it got rained on so it's not so "green" looking, I guess we will have to give glasses with green lens away, FREE with each bale, to put on the cattle that will be eating it! lol

SR
 
Got a little help winching three logs out of some brush from a storm fall yesterday:

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He's always up for anything we might do with the tractor even though he isn't heavy enough to defeat the seat safety switch and push any of the pedals at the same time.

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Probably better that Grandpa kept all those safety switches right where the were.
 
That's my local Ace Hardware in Iron River. I don't know if that's a good price, or expensive, as I haven't shopped around. We don't have a whole lot of stores around, so when I need something, I just buy it. But I asked what others are paying for the same, as I know prices can vary regionally.
It's not bad compared to what I've been seeing, normally .08-.09/rnd. I have plenty so I won't be getting any soon, unless I find a deal that's better than that. I do a good bit of bartering so who knows what kinda bargain I can find.
Today it was a shelving unit for the barn(when it's finished) and a bunch of other random odds and ends, second stop was 400 2.5" self tapping screws for trailer decking, third stop was a boat trailer I'll probably sell. Hit another stop after swinging through the house to look at another trailer that had been hit in the back when haulinga load of hay, passed on it as ive got enough projects, and it was a bit too much for me right now. When I pulled in the drive of the third stop I smelled antifreeze, by the time I opened the door the car was steaming pretty bad, ended up being a heater hose. I had no wrenching tools with me :(, glad the guy was super helpful šŸ‘. Pulled the distributor and the air intake and got the hose removed, then ran to a local guys house to get a hose. Sure glad he was able to help and willing, could have been a bad situation. It also could have been bad if that would have happened when we were out in east Ohio, it was bad enough I had a flat and had to change to the spare, then buy a tire repair kit and fix that out there.
Loaded my 4x8 trailer on the boat trailer to save a trip, the 98 Honda odyssey with 273.5K liked it šŸ˜†.
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Was on the island about 20 years ago for a 10 day fishing adventure went in September for silvers Chiniak area but travel around a bit Mackā€™s sporting goods was the shop at the time best time of my life . Your living a great life keep it going !!
No kidding? Small world!šŸ‘
Cape Chiniak is my King and Halibut fishing stomping grounds bud! I actually have property and live across the bay from Kodiak out on Cape Chiniak in a very small rural community. šŸ¤” Well, now Im living in a logging camp on Afognak Island and probably will be for a few years!
 
No kidding? Small world!šŸ‘
Cape Chiniak is my King and Halibut fishing stomping grounds bud! I actually have property and live across the bay from Kodiak out on Cape Chiniak in a very small rural community. šŸ¤” Well, now Im living in a logging camp on Afognak Island and probably will be for a few years!
Maybe sometime in future I will be back , was a amazing wild place and the brown bears were giants.
 
UK all time temperature record smashed before noon today. Temps are expected to peak been 3 and 4 pm. I think there will be a few less climate change deniers here by tonight.

In England everyone always talks of the 'long hot summer of '76'. It was an almighty record breaker in everyway. It's only 12th warmest day on record now with all the warmer ones in the last 20 years, most in the last decade.
In the 70s average July highs were a mere 18C. Now it's something like 23C. Before noon today we hit 39.1C and I reckon by tonight somewhere is going to top 41C. It is FIRKIN' HOT!
 
UK all time temperature record smashed before noon today. Temps are expected to peak been 3 and 4 pm. I think there will be a few less climate change deniers here by tonight.

In England everyone always talks of the 'long hot summer of '76'. It was an almighty record breaker in everyway. It's only 12th warmest day on record now with all the warmer ones in the last 20 years, most in the last decade.
In the 70s average July highs were a mere 18C. Now it's something like 23C. Before noon today we hit 39.1C and I reckon by tonight somewhere is going to top 41C. It is FIRKIN' HOT!
The news said only 1 percent of England people have air conditioning thatā€™s not good šŸ„µ
 
Maybe sometime in future I will be back , was a amazing wild place and the brown bears were giants.
If you do make it back to Kodiak? Keep in touch and look me up. We'll make the King ours! Two other cutters and I on a 45 minute 4:00am morning bite before work. We all got one King. Mine was the smallest!šŸ¤Ø I like to net my own fish! Screenshot_20220718-203941~2.pngScreenshot_20220718-204058~2.pngThe Bull Buck and the Fur Man!Screenshot_20220718-204454~2.pngScreenshot_20220718-204915~2.pngScreenshot_20220718-205024~2.pngCut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!
 
No kidding? Small world!šŸ‘
Cape Chiniak is my King and Halibut fishing stomping grounds bud! I actually have property and live across the bay from Kodiak out on Cape Chiniak in a very small rural community. šŸ¤” Well, now Im living in a logging camp on Afognak Island and probably will be for a few years!
I hunted and shot Sitka blk. tails on Afognak, hunted and trapped on Kodiak too...

I always did my fishing a bit further north of there...

SR
 
If you do make it back to Kodiak? Keep in touch and look me up. We'll make the King ours! Two other cutters and I on a 45 minute 4:00am morning bite before work. We all got one King. Mine was the smallest!šŸ¤Ø I like to net my own fish! View attachment 1004015View attachment 1004016The Bull Buck and the Fur Man!View attachment 1004017View attachment 1004018View attachment 1004019Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!
That would be awesome, thanks KK keep the pics coming have a great day. Keeper sharp and in the wood , be safe as always
 
If you do make it back to Kodiak? Keep in touch and look me up. We'll make the King ours! Two other cutters and I on a 45 minute 4:00am morning bite before work. We all got one King. Mine was the smallest!šŸ¤Ø I like to net my own fish! View attachment 1004015View attachment 1004016The Bull Buck and the Fur Man!View attachment 1004017View attachment 1004018View attachment 1004019Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!
Fine eating right there , almost to good to be smoked. Lol
 
UK all time temperature record smashed before noon today. Temps are expected to peak been 3 and 4 pm. I think there will be a few less climate change deniers here by tonight.

In England everyone always talks of the 'long hot summer of '76'. It was an almighty record breaker in everyway. It's only 12th warmest day on record now with all the warmer ones in the last 20 years, most in the last decade.
In the 70s average July highs were a mere 18C. Now it's something like 23C. Before noon today we hit 39.1C and I reckon by tonight somewhere is going to top 41C. It is FIRKIN' HOT!
Would have leaked peaked now but suspect the news may still be trunkline through. Currently the record had moved to 40.3C. wildfires to the south and east of London burning, homes alight. This isn't comparable to California but it's been declared a major incident. My brother is a firefighter in a country just outside London...I suspect he could be busy.


I'm about to change clothes to cycle home from the office... Think I'll step in the shower dressed before I set off!
 
I'm home, but hurting ... feel like I've been gut punched, but I refuse to get the pain meds they prescribed for me, which included Oxy!

Was a long day yesterday, the anesthesia dehydrated me, and they would not release me. Was there over 12 hrs, drank so much my stomach got upset, and they gave me extra IVs.

Follow up visit is 8/2, and they don't want me to do much besides walk till then.
 
I'm home, but hurting ... feel like I've been gut punched, but I refuse to get the pain meds they prescribed for me, which included Oxy!

Was a long day yesterday, the anesthesia dehydrated me, and they would not release me. Was there over 12 hrs, drank so much my stomach got upset, and they gave me extra IVs.

Follow up visit is 8/2, and they don't want me to do much besides walk till then.
Hope ur recovery goes good , what ya have done ?
 
I managed to get my food plots cut/raked and will be baled later today...

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Yeaa, it got rained on so it's not so "green" looking, I guess we will have to give glasses with green lens away, FREE with each bale, to put on the cattle that will be eating it! lol

SR
finally! some round bales. lol ;)
 

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