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Dobsons are freaky. Had one hang out while bankfishing cats a long time ago. He didn't bother or buzz me, he was just there for a couple hours. They didn't note the size of the 'giant' lacewing, only saying they reach 50mm. Just shy of 2". On the other hand, I have no idea how big a regular lacewing is. ...and if they're really that rare, why celebrate the guy that (sounds like) killed one?

Sounds like 1800+ today. Here's a cool story from a RR 0day veteran. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2023/03/01/trout-opening-shines-light-on-veterans/

I wondered how you were getting by without bleeding like a stuck hog. I've tried a couple times to shave my old man ear hairs, and learned that ears really, really like to bleed.

Peepers have alerted spring more reliably for me than any other sign.

I'm guessing the other three looked something like this;

Definitely be thankful. I didn't even have a filling until 45, nothing else until 55. In the back of my mind I think having my jaw wired shut for 120 days at 18 affected something down deep.

Yeah, at 1500-2000 each, (+ 2-300 per tooth pulled) a head full of implants is only for people of means, I sure couldn't do it. My top tier insurance from work only covers the stuff I don't need. Teeth and hearing are on me. What I intended above was "implant-supported dentures". Only six implants plus extractions and ~3K for dentures. I've seen ads for 15-20K for that locally. Supposedly gives you 60% of function back, where dentures only do 20% (if that). I had to settle for plain old dentures, and that was around 12K said and done. I made the mistake of using my dentist, who didn't bother to mention he hadn't done any dentures in years. He really botched it. I shoulda known better. Like Ketchup said (and you already know), quality of life should lead your choice. Even the most expensive replacement only gets you 80% there, so you're making a choice to accept less, no matter what. It all depends on how bad you really want out of the current situation.

That's great! I was way too close (~25 ft) to a bolt of lightning while fishing several years ago, and my hearing has been going south ever since. When the OTC aids became available last fall I bought a cheap set ($250) that had good reviews. They do help, but without active noise reduction, the sound of my own breathing and speech is too much for me, so I don't use them. I'd donate them to someone that would use them (PM if interested). Saving up for something better. I did the extraction/dentures thing about a year ago. Two things I wish I'd have known then; At a minimum, have 6 implants put in to hold the dentures in place (4 upper, 2 lower). That eliminates the solid plastic pallet across the roof of your mouth that limits your ability to swallow and can easily gag you. It also eliminates the need for adhesives that don't really work anyway. Have it done at a place that specializes in dentures and implants. This will save a ton of money over your dentist, and, unlike your dentist, it's what they do each and every day, so they're good at it. Without implants, dentures are only good for making you look like you have teeth (which can be important in itself), but they suck for eating.

I remember when their store in Macon, Mo. opened in the mid 60s, it became one of our regular stops on our weekly trip to town. Several folks I knew worked at the office/warehouse in Moberly, seemed to really like their jobs there. The Macon store had an annual sale called "Peanut Days", and they put out a couple 55gal drums of in-shell peanuts and requested you throw the shells on the floor. They didn't sweep until the sale ended in about 2 weeks, and those ground-in peanut shells left a beautifully clean, shiny concrete floor.

No reason at all. Or squeeze it in a vise. But they wouldn't be called "No Roll", which is evidently required...

LEDs produce the same heat per watt as the others I mentioned. The difference is the light output (lumens) per watt. A 10 watt LED might produce the same lumens as a 100 watt bulb, so the total heat output of the LEDs is less, but the BTU per watt is exactly as I stated.

LEDs, HPS, or metal halide lights all produce ~3.41 BTU heat per watt, so multiply your total grow light wattage times 3.41 to get the added BTU load. Divide that number by 12,000 to get the ton rating. Assuming your room is already conditioned, that will give you the capacity needed to compensate for the lights.

Limbline for flatheads.

You can get down to 1/2 oz at; https://www.catfishconnection.com/Store/SKBFBS/SINKERS/SINKERS-AND-SLIDERS/BULK-FLAT-BANK/

I consider stingers a must for live-baiting winter walleye (boo, hiss). Didn't know they had store-boughts, I always just tied a jig with a long tag on an improved clinch, and tied the stinger on the tag, staged to match the bait. On the days they just nip & spit, the stinger can make a lot of difference.

I gotta ask... which did you personally enjoy more, losing that monster musky or cataloging a relatively rare, first-time micro? Just curious.

For perspective, There are nearly 5,000 active satellites over someone's head 24/7 now. Of that number, almost 3,000 are ours, 500 are from China (per Statista). We track theirs, they track ours. It's assumed that the big 3 in space all have anti-satellite assets in place. Lower and slower is better if you can get away with it. They just found out you can't. Any communications it might have attempted would have been jammed at the appropriate time, and for the duration of overflight. Recordings will be recovered. Lessons learned all around.

Diamond High School

Just did the expiry check when I was stuck at home Tuesday. When I was done, the canned cabinet was down to a lone can of chicken noodle... and it looked like I wasn't going to be able to get to the store for maybe a couple more days. Fixed a can of chunky sirloin that was 2 months past due. I'm still here, so I guess it was OK.

Jeff City to Columbia's like 32 miles. I wouldn't buy 'em a room either.

Yeah, if there's snow or ice, they don't need a sign at the state line to tell you where Missouri starts. Been that way for a long time. City finally made it by this morning with some sand, I finally got out, first time since early Monday. 2WD and a ten foot rise to start out keeps me home a day or two every winter. Already been four this year. Enough!

I closed out the '70s as an Electronics Performance Inspector for a KC defense contractor that was running >6K employees over 3 shifts churning out guidance, fuzing, radar and other assemblies for a variety of nukes. Hired in with 32 others of my kind in a 'batch'. We all got paid union wage to sit on our butts reading magazines for the 90 days it took the FBI (before they farmed it out to contractors) to talk to everyone that knew us since we were born, looking for any reason to drop you. 6 or 7 lost out right off. Another half dozen were removed over the next year for lying in their interviews. I specialized in reinspection. Testing random samples of stockpiled assemblies and sub-assemblies, mostly ASROC. Got to closely examine some really cool stuff. Testing included everything but destructive, you put your item in a 500 degree oven and test it. then a dip in liquid nitrogen... and test it. Then on the arm of a 5G centrifuge... and test it. This was done exactly per written, classified files you had to check out and return in the same shift. You had to prove a need-to-know purpose for your material. Those file keeper guys were some no-fun-havin, miserable SOBs. Point is, everyone knew that not only their livelihood, but perhaps even someone's life depended on never disclosing what you know. Ever. That's my experience with classified documents. I've since realized that at the other end of that chain lies a handful of people that not only can, but need to access everything. The early me wants anyone who abuses that access to pay dearly. The old me ain't so sure.

Cruise can override driver input...

It had to happen. The new Sonic Steak & Bacon Grilled Cheese. Available in "Spicy" too. We'll see.