Terrierman

The technology just keeps changing. People have to adapt, and we do. Thirty years ago smart phones were not a thing. Drones? High speed computing? Scanners that can read cursive writing....Just think about the technology that goes into the spell checkers we all hate. That's why protocols change.

I know for a fact that you do not want to feed hogs a diet of trout guts. It's been tried.

If you get close, give me a holler.

Seems the migration is on with the cool front. Several groups at the house and on the way to town.

There's something to be said for getting around like you two surely do.

Does your office park have any feedlots nearby?

You're the best.. Don't tell Ham I said that.

What was wrong with the air drive boats during flooding? And what is your boss's boss's name? I'm buddies with Mike Kehoe and somebody needs a promotion.

Tell us one thing you learned that will make a difference in @fishinwrench life. When that happens and he agrees, I'll buy you lunch at Dowd's. And your wife's too.

Well DUH.

That's not the Ozarks.

There are indeed. After all, it's Branson. KOA is decent and not that far. We've stayed there many times.

Barring the unforeseen, I'll try to make it.

And those bites have staying power. I'm still itching.

We walked a wooded trail the other day at the Battlefield. Bites everywhere. I was blaming it on chiggers but these seem likely culprits.

One of mine is Gore-Tex, the other is Columbia knock off. They both used to work good, so I hope I can get them at least better. I'm using a wash in from Nikwax.

After reading more on this I'm going to try the Nikwax detergent followed by the Nikwax wash in treatment. The best results I've read had an overnight soak in the detergent, then in the washing machine and then the wash in treatment and then the dryer. I'm willing to risk $30 to see really any improvement. These aren't real raingear, just jackets for the house to shop and so on. But now, even that gets me wet,

I have two lightweight jackets that should be waterproof but they aren't anymore. One is Cabela's (pre-bass pro days) gore tex with camo quiet fabric on the outside. The other is nylon shell Columbia with their proprietary membrane. Both jackets have nylon mesh liners, they are favorites and have been around a few years. I've been reading about treating rain gear with Durable Water Repellent. Sounds like I may need to treat both of these, so I ordered a package of detergent that's supposed to help before treating again, and a 15oz. bottle of DWR spray. Have any of you experts around here done anything similar? What did you use and does it work?

Good call.

Fine time had by all, judging by the looks of things.

I interviewed with a bunch of wops - last names all ending in vowels - for a job at Union Electric in the 1980's. They took me to lunch at Cunetto's and I must not have screwed it up too bad as they hired me for the best job I'd ever had. At the best restaurant I'd ever been in for Italian. No idea at all if it is still there. Then, it was among the best of the best

We just got back from the Keys. I'd trade Missouri bugs for Florida Iguanas - and Pythons that have taken raccoon, opossum and bobcat populations down > 90% in the everglades -all night long.

Are you seriously asking for sympathy on the internet? You're better than that.

Pizza parties here include peppers split, seeded, stuffed with seasoned cream cheese and shredded cheddar, baked at 450 for about fifteen minutes. Jalapeno, Anaheim, the sweet baby ones you name it. They're popular.

We had four nice bananas that were ready but not quite over ripe. And a nice bag of frozen pecans from this last autumn. So I have banana nut bread in the oven, with a LOAD of pecans in it. Plus there's cold 2% milk in the fridge and butter. Guess what's for dinner tonight?