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    DC tree

    Looks like joe aint havin to much luck with xmas trees https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/national-christmas-tree-topples-in-gusty-dc-winds/1599311
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    Happy Thanksgiving to OTT

    And in light of this auspicious occasion I present to you for your listening and dinning pleasure
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    Crazies out there!

    OK I know its almost turkey day and people are out getting fixins. And I needed a couple things so I elected to run into wallyworld while I was doing so other running around,,, bless me Father! I always park my truck as far a way from the doors as I can, almost got hit 3 times before I got to...
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    Anybody going to have the smoker fired up

    I was thinking about doing a small ham, and kinda wanted to do something s bit different that what I always do with ham inthe smoker. SO anybody have a rub or marinade they wouldnt mind sharing that is a little bit out of the ordinary, brown sugar rub.
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    Jacks

    A while ago someone in here, I dont remember who it was but I thank you very much to Jacks Small Engines for a carb and gaskets for that honda motor on the log splitter. Anyways, I got the parts and went to change the carb out its a PIA but no matter, I opened the box and a shinny new carb and...
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    Puter geeks

    OK ok ok, I have a question about outlook hot mail,, thats what I got and I aint changing, SO heres the deal, it use to be I could clear out my junk mail folder by selecting all and then hit fishing or block,, nope no more,, can I fix it to do it again or did MSN mess things up?
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    FUEL Prices

    I just got a couple cans of ORD, and it was 4.199 a gallon,, Whats everybody else paying?
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    WTF FedEx

    Patience is not one of my greater ventures, and if I order something and it is shipped and the shipper say 2 days or3 days I expect it to be here in 2 or 3 days. Now I ordered some toy parts, a small box of stuff out of Tenn. Shipping was going to be 2 days , wonderful. 2 days go by and nada...
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    OK Puter geeks

    Yes I need help,,, I was having some issues with that facebook thingie thing, and one of the grand kids reset this thing with is cool cause its working better than it has in a long time,,,, The problem is I aint got no speel cker :) So how do I get that back on because I am one of the worlds...
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    Lest we Forget

    To all of my brothers and sisters that have served, and to those now severing, and to those that will serve. A deep and heart felt thank you and to those that served in the Nam, welcome home! Non sibi sed patriae
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    Lamp oil

    This is nutz, I went looking for lamp oil just incase the power goes out and I have trouble with the old gen set. I mean how hard can it be to find lamp oil? Seemingly it is impossible to find it around here. Lowes, Home Depot, TS , RK, Target. hardware stores,, nada. Yeah I know I can maybe...
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    OK in the garage and a thought

    I was wondering if anyone in here has ever taken a gas powered log splitter and put a 240 volt motor on it for power. OH and I dont remember who it was that posted a link for new honda carburetor and gaskets, if you could PM please,,,, No it still aint running,,,, grrrrrrrrrrr
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    MMM rpm

    OK this maybe out there some,,, BUT ,,, What is the ratio of motor RPM vs the mid PTO? I figure it has to be much higher than the 540 on the rear PTO. It has accrued to me, that if the rpm is high enough maybe,, just maybe ,, someone could figure out a way to mount an old generator , with a...
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    This is nutz

    Well maybe its me because I dont understand the industry. Took the carb off that little honda motor for a good cleaning, well the shut of valve inthe line kinda shuts off the fuel, and when the carb ran out, there was enough of a trickle to fill the bowl back up and well there ya go. I need a...
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    OK gearheads

    My brothers please dont think to unkindly of me, but after this last bout with covid, it seems my cognitive thought and reasoning is sometimes diminished, hence todays question. Log splitter, Honda GVC 160, this motor has been problematic from the first day, but it always started. Today friend...
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    To all of our

    Canuck Brothers and Sisters, may you have a most wonderful Thanksgiving weekend
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    Input on grapple mod

    OK you guys know I have the LP grapple and I like it but as with anything there is always room for a mod. So with that in mind, we know that gathering brush limbs ect. they sometimes push trough the openings in the grapple, getting very close to a very expencive radiator! So I was contemplating...
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    All you smart AI guys, hams or anybody else

    OK, the one grand Daughter bought me one of those Amazon Alexia things, OK its cool any kind of music I want news weather cool. NOW this thing has started to come on at all odd hours, even when Im not home. And it is somewhat disconcerting, when you hear voices in the kitchen and you are the...
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    Stay safe up there in the Maritimes

    I hope all of our Northern Brothers and Sisters are safe
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    Another use for the grapple?

    Yesterday I was picking crap from the wind and dead branches putting them on the burn pile,,, they will go when we get, if we get snow. Any way I noticed how, in my still young learning curve with the grapple, how the ground got dug up picking things up. And in my twisted mind I though I wonder...