Terrierman

I heard it's a pretty nice place... . Eric, you just keep making it better and better...🎯

Actually the yellow and blue are those super heavy recycled plastic chairs and were already that color. The orange and purple chairs are treated wood that I painted. And the red table came that color. So just two cans. And some rattle can high temp black for touchups on that black thing. You can't see it, but that pit is a KC Chiefs deal that I won at a charity silent auction the year they won the super bowl. And when I say won, I guess I really mean I had the winning bid. I'll just say it was a nice donation,😎

Like a commoner barbarian or something? No way, not on my watch.

Had the beloved mother in law been vaccinated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, there's about a 94% chance she would not have covid today. That's what use the vaccine is. But she didn't need it. Choices do have consequences.

Ever watch Man, Fire, Food? Good fun cooking show. Have seen a lot of BBQ done on pits made up of nothing more than dry laid stacked concrete blocks.

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Funny, the main line I remember from boot camp: "Revielle Revielle Revielle! Drop your cocks and grab your socks. Formation in fifteen minutes!". Not a lot of time to monkey dodo, shower and shave and fall in. But that was how it was and so everyone learned how to do it.

Lucky you. You might think I'm joking but nope. Way better now than after a bad marriage and kids to deal with.

He's still working on it, searching for perfection.

You're learning the reality of working in the wildlife management field. It's fun and everybody wants to do it. To make any kind of money working for a government agency in that field requires at least a Master's Degree and PhD's are not at all uncommon. If you ever want to make real money, it won't be down that road.

Here is the best most honest advice I can give you. Quit tomorrow. Go to the bank that knows you the best and that you've always borrowed money from and never missed a payment. Ask to borrow as much money to start your own land management/land ownership business as you can. Then get scared and work as hard as you can and as long as you can and hire as many people as you can to work for you. Your qualifications are up there. Hey the place you work now might be your first client! Take some risks while you can and reap the rewards later. And remember every businessman needs a good banker, a good attorney and a good accountant. They are essential. Good luck. Oh and remember what Davy Crockett said: "Be sure you're right, then go ahead".

I have a 2017 Cummins powered Ram 2500. Great truck that I wanted to be able to tow a 33' that weighs about 8500 pounds loaded. It's great for that. If I only wanted to tow a boat, I'd still have the 1500 Ram with the 5.7 Hemi that I traded in. Diesel trucks are great for heavy duty and long life. Fuel cost is roughly equivalent to a gas truck but maintenance will eat your lunch. Quillback is right, the dollars favor a gas truck over a diesel, until you really need the power and are willing to stay in the same truck for a long time. Which I am. This is possibly my last truck, with any luck, it will outlast me. And then the dollars will favor the diesel. Even so, gas trucks last a LONG time now. 150K is really nothing anymore. Back in the good old days a 100,000 mile truck was shot.

Fair enough. But. Private school > Public School. Money talks. Would you rather have a law degree from Mizzou or Harvard? All things being equal of course.

With your billing rate, and the economy like it is, my guess is good private school for your kids. That's a good choice. I can remember very early on in primary school I was in a good private school in Virginia. Things changed and it was a public school education from then on. Even being very young at the time I can remember ways it was different.

I got a news flash for Mitch. The only way to control your kids curriculum is to home school them and thereby condemn them to a life of being a weird home schooled kid.

We got a religion forum now too.😎 It's cool when the moderators all take a nap.😍

By far and away the 2017 Ram 2500 Laramie with Cummins power is the best truck I've ever owned. It might actually be the last truck I ever own. But who knows what the future actually holds. 300 straight six is one of the best motors Ford ever made. The single turbo 6.7 powerstroke was a good one too.

What did your wife decide about the boat batteries?

If you have the room, for your crew I'd recommend the larger 3 burner model. Can't speak to how other brands perform, but the Blackstone is pretty darn good. So why take a chance? Especially considering your billing rate and how busy you are lately.😎 Do let us know how you like it.

And gooseberries, the little sour devils....

Give me wild blackberries. The kind that come with plenty of thorns, a few ticks and a good dose of chiggers. They're worth it. Black Gold when it comes to making a real blackberry pie.

He's the same guy who was all about pellet grills until his bargain unit kersploded and nearly burned the house down until he got new religion. An epicurian he is not. Good beef goes way beyond corned beef, burgers and for crying out loud a roast. And free range pork? Not a feral hog. A farm raised and fed pig that has seen daylight, a pasture and knows how to root for it's dinner. If you haven't had the pleasure, my sympathies.

Yard birds are better than cage birds. Eggs and meat both. Zero doubt about that one. Pigs that get to range taste better than a pig lot pig too. Now when it comes to beef... Give me one that's been grained and put up for the last 100 days before slaughter. Grass fed before that is fine. But you want beef when the animal is putting on weight.

I wish I needed an air compressor. But have one just like it two stage with similar upright tank and wheels. I used it today to air up lawnmower tire. And before that to run the impact driver when I changed blades. Every shop needs a good compressor.

The reporters who go with what the wrench types around him report to the internet machine,