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GreatwhiteNorth

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My first posting in the CG was an isolated LORAN station on the Aleutian islands & since I was on the bottom rung of just about every ladder I had the least desirable jobs. One of which was as the "mess bitch" to hoist the flag (while everyone else was sleeping). I walked out the front door of the station into the mud room & literally bumped into a Kodiak bear. Thank God we both went in opposite directions but you can bet I had a flashlight from then on.
 
doublejj

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
My first posting in the CG was an isolated LORAN station on the Aleutian islands & since I was on the bottom rung of just about every ladder I had the least desirable jobs. One of which was as the "mess bitch" to hoist the flag (while everyone else was sleeping). I walked out the front door of the station into the mud room & literally bumped into a Kodiak bear. Thank God we both went in opposite directions but you can bet I had a flashlight from then on.
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The crew hates pulling tarps at night....wandering around in the dark out there, each one has run into bears..
I hate to tell these stories, it's hard enough to find trimmers as it is. Once trim camps open up on all the farms, it's like ringing a dinner bell for the bears. Twice a week trash runs.
 
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farmingfisherman

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doublejj said:
I will tell you one of the real time close encounters the crew has had with Mountain Lions. A few years ago one of the crew from a neighbors farm came over to our farm for a visit and stayed till dark. Our driveway slops downhill to meet the main access road at a dip in the road, so the intersection forms a Y with uphill in every direction. As he only had about a 1/2 mile to go he road his bicycle. He had to light on the bike only a headlamp. After turning off our driveway and turning left to start the short (50yd) uphill trek to get over the hump and coast home, he casually pointed his headlamp to the far shoulder of the dirt road and there in the light stood a full grown Mountain Lion, maybe 15ft away, and it's up hill in every direction. Fortunately the lion was either not hungry or the primal shriek he let out ( he describes it as something between a dragon and a wounded pig) gave the lion 2nd thoughts...He swears it was a sound he's never heard before and never wants too again. He says he never looked back but swears the lion trailed him to the top of the hill.. No streetlights out here, off grid farming.
The driveway looking uphill...
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He was likely right about the cat following. I've only seen one and it was in a shady area, it crossed the road with a creek running next to it. By the time we got to the point where it crossed maybe 5 to 6 seconds later he wasn't visible. He wasn't brown at all but more black, tail was as long as the body, I'd say it was the size of a small Great Dane. We looked for a minute but the hair on our necks stood on end and we both thought best to move along. Pretty sure he was right there looking at us.
 
doublejj

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farmingfisherman said:
He was likely right about the cat following. I've only seen one and it was in a shady area, it crossed the road with a creek running next to it. By the time we got to the point where it crossed maybe 5 to 6 seconds later he wasn't visible. He wasn't brown at all but more black, tail was as long as the body, I'd say it was the size of a small Great Dane. We looked for a minute but the hair on our necks stood on end and we both thought best to move along. Pretty sure he was right there looking at us.
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A guy posted a request for someone with a template of a Telecaster (guitar) neck to let him come by and trace out a copy. I looked, saw it was the other side of town. I replied, "If you don't find someone get in touch with me." Well I got a message last night he had no help. I searched through my crap (there was a reason I wanted him to find someone else), found it and I traced it out on a a full sheet of paper used for construction plans. I already suggested where he could get .pdf files of the stuff but he said he didn't have a printer (also no car). I printed out the fret spacing also since he would need it. So today I drove over to his place and dropped the stuff off, he was estatic (said some nice things about me but calling me an angel might have been a bit much).

We shot the shit for a while, I mentioned a forum where guys build guitars, specifically telecasters as well as some others. When I got home I sent him the link and he was thrilled when he looked at it. He wanted to know what I wanted for the stuff, I said it was just some paper, don't worry about it. Not that it didn't come as a cost to me. On the way back I stopped in at a lumberyard I buy some of my wood and just where you walk in I saw a pallet with shorts (less than 4' long) of Sapele, which is a African tree that resembles Mahogany. It was $7 a board foot and I found some pieces that could make acoustic guitars. Do I really need the stuff? No, I have a room full of wood (yes, I am a hoarder). BUT IT WAS ONLY $7 A BOAR FOOT! So I spent $60 I would not have if I didn't go out to drop off the plans. But I got enough wood for two guitar. So not so bad.

Then I took a bike ride this afternoon (what is 4:00-5:30? Afternoon or evening?) There is a route that takes me about an hour and a half to complete, they are doing construction to move the road as the riverbank is eating away at the land. The made some paths for bikes to go on which were packed down half ass. A new section it wasn't as packed. My regular bike is sick so I have an old 10 speed with thin tires. It did not like the loose gravel and I ended up landing on my hands and knee. The good thing was the gravel was not well packed and I sort of snowplowed the surface of it and didn't get too scraped up. But if it was well packed I would have road right over it. Not sure which would have been better.
 
manfredo

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farmingfisherman

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manfredo said:
And could take out any weapon-less human one on one in about 3 seconds.


Staring at a fire is like looking at the sky. You see all kinds of cool faces and images!

I'll have to do that...I have a big pile of some crappy wood, perfect for bonfires.
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Up north a few years ago a lady was killed by one while mountain biking. It attacked her from above. Few days later it attacked another rider while protecting its kill. The rider had stopped because the first victims bike was still on the trail. That rider was saved by the fact he was wearing a hydration pack. It rode up on the back of his neck protecting him long enough so he could run backwards into the cliff face from which the cat had jumped hurting the cat enough it let go of him and ran off. He was still pretty messed up but was able to ride out and alert officials.
 
farmingfisherman

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farmingfisherman said:
Up north a few years ago a lady was killed by one while mountain biking. It attacked her from above. Few days later it attacked another rider while protecting its kill. The rider had stopped because the first victims bike was still on the trail. That rider was saved by the fact he was wearing a hydration pack. It rode up on the back of his neck protecting him long enough so he could run backwards into the cliff face from which the cat had jumped hurting the cat enough it let go of him and ran off. He was still pretty messed up but was able to ride out and alert officials.
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Need to correct that. 2nd attack there were 2 riders together, 1 rider was attacked and his friend helped get the cat off him.
 
DCcan

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I just told the dogs that the pizza that's coming is all m!ne.
They're barking at me, apparently they can count to zero.
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Wife saw me snickering while eating pizza, asked "Whats up?"
"I told them none for them, it's all mine."

She took one look at their faces and decided to sic the dogs on me and give them pizza for a reward.
I didn't even know they could do that, they were rushing me, growling, snarling, snapping, smirking and running back to Momma for another treat.
All 3 of them were snickering at my new pack status...gotta get even and get my place back, I'll tell the dogs Momma is playing with squirrels at work.
 
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curious2garden

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I have three fascia boards up. Now to finish screwing in the third one (stopped at placement screws). Only two left to do. I'm hoping to finish one more today and the last very ugly cut one tomorrow. LOL Best laid plans, I'll report back. Apparently the fact an old, settled house no longer has a 90 degree angle anywhere in it is a shock to some.

Really didn't help that my swamp coolers pump went intermittent. So it had to be changed and then I noticed that the float valve was no longer doing its' job like it should. I need to get one of those. Luckily the local hydro store has what I need cheaper than anywhere else LOL.
 
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