Dam…I guess I am that old. We collected Green stamps for years and many times by necessity. Mom supplemented the tiny income with those suckers.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Post storm rail trail clean up today... These are five of the spots we cleared. I also cut up a lot of trees that were on the shoulders of the trail as well as felled a half dozen dead ash. I mostly ran the saw but did move some of the debris. My tree maintenance partner does most of the debris removal. In his age bracket he's a top 10 nationally ranked triathlete and appreciates the upper body workout... Probably one of the reasons he comes close to winning overall against people 30-50 years younger!
It was a mixed bag today... ash, eastern red cedar, white pine, oak, maple and a lot of vines. The biggest was a standing ash maybe 14-15" DBH... I only ran my MS261 as most of the stuff was under 10". I had the MS461 with me but saw no reason to run it as the biggest trees were standing ash and they only needed a face cut and back cut.... didn't wedge anything today and I was able to fell them off the trail so they didn't need to be bucked.
It was a nice way to spend 4 1/2 hours on a nice day! This evening I got a report of another tree down a bit further south so I'll take a drive down the trail again later this week.
It was a mixed bag today... ash, eastern red cedar, white pine, oak, maple and a lot of vines. The biggest was a standing ash maybe 14-15" DBH... I only ran my MS261 as most of the stuff was under 10". I had the MS461 with me but saw no reason to run it as the biggest trees were standing ash and they only needed a face cut and back cut.... didn't wedge anything today and I was able to fell them off the trail so they didn't need to be bucked.
It was a nice way to spend 4 1/2 hours on a nice day! This evening I got a report of another tree down a bit further south so I'll take a drive down the trail again later this week.
Sawyer Rob
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Today I got things ready to fill some firewood boxes tomorrow,
at least my self unloading trailer makes it a bit easier. lol
Anyway, we'll see how that goes.
SR
at least my self unloading trailer makes it a bit easier. lol
Anyway, we'll see how that goes.
SR
In Portland, Oregon, about 1964 you could get 6 burgers for a dollar!
Hey guys, just got done cleaning up after a dinner party at my house. Long story short I think you guys know that I delve into some cooking… I teach some cast-iron cooking classes and also volunteer my services for a couple of nonprofits. Tonight we did a food photo shoot which (should) help with the nonprofit promotions, so basically all of my cast-iron courses were photographed as they came out and then we get a pic of the plate with everything together. And then I had a bunch of friends over to eat the food. Was a very enjoyable time and I spaced out the courses enough so nothing was too rushed. I didn’t get any pictures myself except for the tomahawk steak going into the oven. I used a Bluetooth thermometer for the first time, that sure works nice!
I know I have some PM’s waiting for me. I will get to them as soon as my brain has rested.
I know I have some PM’s waiting for me. I will get to them as soon as my brain has rested.
The 10mm has some recoil.....! I've got a SS Colt Gold Cup 45 and a SS Delta Elite 10mm. Both are good guns!
I recall them being 19¢ and there was a local joint who also sold burgers for 19¢ in an attempt to not lose business.
My first saw was an MS310, bought it back in 2007, used it for three years then bought the 460 and the 310 sat for the next 7 years. Then I had some interest in it from a patient, stuck some fresh fuel in it and it started up and ran ok. Cleaned it up and sold it. It was an ok saw but only ok. The ported 241 is considerably faster.
Had a big weekend. Friday night was the Under 12 cricket grand final, Cowlass was playing and I'm the team coach. We had a narrow loss unfortunately but then had to drive to Melbourne which is four hours away, arriving at 1.15am. Cowlass was swimming in the State Juniors in the 50m breaststroke and missed out on the final by half a second. Then off to the football at the MCG Saturday night and we (Melbourne) had a good win. Sunday we went to Karen's Diner - where you go to get abused by the staff who are all Karens. That side of things was a bit much for me and I reckon they would get a fair number of new patrons for the novelty value but fewer repeat customers. The burger was quite good but the chips/fries were soft. Then we drove 4 hours home. It was a relief just to get back to work!
xraydaniel
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Going to make some beams tomorrow
xraydaniel
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Using the McD’s app I am getting a crispy chicken sandwich (breast meat one) for free with a $2 purchase so a large soda, hamburger, and chicken sammich is $2.30 or so. Not bad these days!
2-3 hours work is about all I am good for at my age. I just checked my battery drill, thought it might be a Milwaukee - nope, Black and Decker. I'm off shopping again tomorrow and still have a few places to look at, I'll see if I can find a Milwaukee and also a source for Echo. I'm ssure the prices will be pretty much in line or a bit cheaper than the Stihl.
xraydaniel
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Had to have been an ash
Don't feel bad. I'm glad you didn't lose anything out of it other than a few $ of fuel and some time. This is but one of the reasons I don't buy used *insert expensive item here* now. I have experience...
I buy new, and sure, there'll be good deals that I'll miss, but I also avoid the scams. I'm not competent enough with saw mechanics to know good from abused really. And I know that if I buy it new and it is good quality and I look after it, it will last. Heck, I even have a Husky mower!
. My local mechanic guy loves servicing it. "It's a lovely machine" he says.
husqvarna257
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I had used Por15 on my 02 at one point. I wire brushed it down but rust still came through it within a year. Not sure if anything can kill rust .
It's cheaper on the app for sure. For 3 meals and a kids meal it's like $15.00 cheaper with the app, even cheaper if you hit the right "deal".
Nice to read of someone else who likes Colts.. My carry is a New Agent Lightweight.. Been hammerin on it lately.. I think you could use it for a jack hammer.. Tough lil sucker.. Also makes big holes with Federal hydroshox.
I remember Mom sending one of us kids on our bikes to the local IGA when they had a sale on bread. 5 loaves for a dollar.
Till I was adopted I was raised by my maternal grandparents. Me and pop used to do our runs every Saturday morning after tending the animals. He would pull up to Pansy Hill grocery had me $5.00. I'd go in get 2 pouches of silver cup leaf, 2 pints of iced tea and 2 tasty cake pies, and come out with the bulk of the $5.00 in change. I'd get to keep a quarter.
