Terrierman

Welcome.

While snake bites aren't normally lethal they are nothing to be taken lightly either. You won't ever be sicker faster and getting treatment helps to keep the chances of infection and other tissue damage down.

There's a lake level link at the top of every page that opens in OA. The link is for all the lakes on the White River chain and includes discharges and generation rates from all of the dams. Right now BSD is making 150 MW of power. They can make up to 391, so they are running well under half speed. And they have been shutting it down from there quite a bit. Ran at 25 MW most of the night and scheduled to dial it back again tonight. See for yourself. I expect the flooding on Arkansas River is why they are holding water back in BSL.

Nah, BSD isn't even running water very hard right now. Very tempting to head down there.

Thanks Phil. I looked at the lake levels and releases this morning. I guess the Arkansas river is high enough that BSD is holding back as much as they can.

Like that.

I posted that one for you a while back. Think it was actually on TRL. Not going to search again. Not totally sure it was a "win" but definitely in the money and maybe it was a "win".

You forgot Stabil

RIP Leo Drey, conservationist extraordinaire.

Lagoons are inexpensive to build and operate but they don't do very well at providing a high level of treatment. Like nearly every problem out there, this one will take money to solve and that translates to enough people thinking it's worth it. User rates on the customers of that sewer district would probably need to go up somewhere around $20 per month (or more) to construct and operate a treatment plant that would meet the new ammonia limits that are coming down the pike. Thing is, as I type this, an exemption for lagoons having to meet those limits is in preparation. Due to what? Cost. People just are not willing to pay the price for clean water. Usually.

I've done it, last year actually. Did not care for it, there is a long stretch called "the marble grounds" where the river is wide and flat. Also not a lot of good gravel bars for camping. I prefer Shelvin to McCall.

Big deal, you are a sourpuss. Why do you want us to know?

Joaquin Andujar said it best. "The one word that says it all is you never know."

Now that's a for real snake. Love those black snakes, relocated a couple from my chicken house. Refuse to kill one.

Did I ever tell you guys about the time I motorboated over Highway 71 between Nevada and Rich Hill? That was some real water, trees full of spiders and all kind of weird things going on.

Beaver is at 1129.2 something and top of flood pool is 1130 with more rain in the forecast. Yeah, I'd go along with they will probably be open another couple of days or so.

I have a strong preference for a 48" wide Shawnee.

Okay I am going to give away the secret to some of the best slaw you will ever have. Hendrickson's dressing and the bagged pre-chopped cole slaw mix. No kidding, try it and I guarantee, you will like it, or your money back.

Somehow we missed the flooding rains. Finley is up just a bit and in great condition.

A-holes like that will always be with us. Kind of like ticks and chiggers. Definitely annoying and about as useless.

Manners seem to be going the way of the dinosaur. Too bad for my children and grandchildren who I have taught better.

I noticed.

That's all folks!

We bought an Iowa beef. Grass fed organic finished Angus/Tarantaise cross. Butchered and hung 14 days at Oldfield processing. Picked it up yesterday and of course, went for filet first. Little things matter. Bacon wrapped and string tied, no toothpick. That way the bacon stays where it's supposed to. Ciabetta from the farmer's market this morning. Got a little asparagus too. Crushed garlic and arbequino EVOO and an heirloom tomato that actually tastes like it is supposed to. Both for the toasted bread. Made pasta salad with red bell pepper, fresh garlic, Vidalia onion, pepperoni, zucchini, green olives, sliced kalamata olives, EVOO, red wine vinegar and merlot. It's a personal favorite .HOT fire Grill the steaks and toast the bread. Toasty! Finished product. It was good.

Best red t-shirt with the birds on the bat seen lately: "They hate us 'cause they ain't us" Says a lot really about both sides of this little discussion. Two dang good teams and honestly I love to watch them both. Hard to pick who to root for when they play each other.