I’m doing maple right now
And I’m smoking a chicken on my little Weber charcoal grill
And I’m smoking a chicken on my little Weber charcoal grill
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Really I have seen cars on the road that shouldn’t be . Bald tires things falling off can’t tell ya how many break ball joints and hub bearings loosing a wheel . Cars need to be safety inspected because most people have no clueVehicle "safety" inspections are a pure BS cash grab. Big brother telling you your car is "safe" to drive. Give me a break.Haha
And most of the charge goes to the independent station that performs the inspection .
Nice! How much sap are you doing today? Looks like I'm about 2/3rds of the way there in 4 hours.
I didn't get as ambitious as cooking food while I'm boiling sap, but I did get several of these cut and varnished for picture frames.
Yesterday and today I’ve boiled down about 35 gallons . By tonight I hope to have the finished product just about done . My sap started around 3 1/2 percent so about 25ish to make a gallon
Ohh and it’s a first for me . Sunny 63• out doing it in a tee shirt . Getting a little red too
Plenty of states do just fine without it. Just another way for the gov to stick their nose where it don't belong and take your money while they're at it.
If you're ok with it, then by all means, keep paying the man. I just think it's overreach.
All 7 of them . Again the state makes nothing except the cost of the sticker.
Not paying the man as you say . And I am good with it as I have responded to many accidents were mechanical failure was to blame . Both as a tow truck operator and a first responder.
but let’s not beat a dead horse
I will agree. I've maintained my vehicles on my own for the last 35 years and on the rare occasion that I've needed a second opinion, I paid for others' time, facilities and expertise without any help from Govco.
They sure make plenty of revenue when you roll up to their jackboot roadblocks and you don't have that precious little up to date sticker on your windshield.
But like you said, let's stop kicking this poor thing.
20 to 50 bucks on average up to 100 for no inspection sticker or over 60 days and it’s usually a fix it ticket . You get the inspection it’s dropped .They sure make plenty of revenue when you roll up to their jackboot roadblocks and you don't have that precious little up to date sticker on your windshield.
But like you said, let's stop kicking this poor thing.
Can’t seem to put a smiley face with my phone
Thought of you yesterday. Took a back road home and saw Studebaker lane. About 8 miles from my place. Not my pics.
Added another day of logs to the pile yesterday.
Shea
19 million people in NYS give or take, so it a only takes a small percentage of scofflaws to line the governors pockets at 20 to 50 bucks a pop.
But they're only doing it for you safety
Yeah right.
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Took my Grandson to the bush yesterday to bring home a load of logs I cut on Friday. At this landing there is an old cabin that my brother and his buddies built about 35 years ago. He usually plays there or climbs trees while I load. I can see where he is the whole time I'm there. I have work benches at the other 3 landings and he usually lays on there watching the clouds go by as I load.
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Awesome Gramps , keep them outside and active , healthy lifestyle !
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Then there was today. The fields were muddy so I drove thru the bush to get a couple more loads home. I have rub rails on my wagon and only had a half load on it. This spot was tight but I figure the wagon would just slide around the tree like it usually does. Rotten Hemlock hooked onto the front corner post.
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Sounds right. Sugar maple usually is 25 to 1. Other maples are 40 to 1.
Good old NYS. I had a couple run ins when I was up there. Burned out headlight and I needed to go to the highway patrol office to show them I fixed it or pay a major fine. Had another issue in town in Saratoga (woman cop was a major *****, downright unprofessional) and I ended up paying a $250 ticket cause I was already out of state. Or I could have flown back to plead my case in court lol.
I’ll agree with this. It gets the major junkers off the road.
OTOH if you have a vehicle with a minor issue such as a check engine light due to a phantom code, or your abs light is on, you may spend more than the value of the vehicle to get it fixed.
The one thing I liked about NYS was that they keep insurance rates low. At the time I lived there, full coverage for a 3 year old suburban and 8 year old escape was $106 a month total.
Little shy of a quart - I figured that was kind of a stretch goal. But it all worked out I think.
Next year I'm thinking I'll put a few more taps in the bigger trees and tap some more that I left alone this year. Got about 10 hours of continuous cooking, so starting in the morning will get it done earlier.
Now to wait until pancake breakfast! That might be next weekend.
Next year I'm thinking I'll put a few more taps in the bigger trees and tap some more that I left alone this year. Got about 10 hours of continuous cooking, so starting in the morning will get it done earlier.
Now to wait until pancake breakfast! That might be next weekend.
