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Forecast is for more Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Drove North to Perry County today, everything is still ice coated and the sun was really making it glisten. Came across a Bald Eagle near a nest but did not get the camera out before it flew. It would have made a great shot.

The smaller footprint is caused by the stunted growth due to the lack of meat.

One plus side to vegans, they require less beef, so farmers raise less cattle, so we have less cow farts. Maybe it helps offset the carbon credits they consume......

The trout pond was ice free yesterday, 3 poor saps out fishing in the downpour for the opener of catch and keep. I did not drive by today. Came home this afternoon to our first snow, it started falling about 3:30, today, Wednesday, after the storm had blew out, and the ground was white by 4. More coming Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

The fat rat did not see his shadow today, so spring is gonna be early this year!

Looks like some good flies coming in, time to start tying. The foam on the crawdad may make the ones I tye swim better and that is a super simple sculpin that looks great.

Is it it one of the higher up channels that you have to pay per view????

Plants convert CO2, so Vegans are contributing to Global Warming.

Did you try and contact that person by phone and see what is going on? I don't see in the post any effort from you to contact the person, only that you are waiting for them to contact you.

Don't forget a good Spring Mix Salad with Chicken Breast and Blue Cheese crumbles all over it. They make it look like normal food so they blend in with other people. Actually, they are aliens. Did you ever notice the pale skin and the foul smell?

It must be a tree in the neighbors yard.

We were 7 degrees away from any ice, just rained all day. Took a trip on company business, left town at 37, hit ice in trees at 34 about 20 miles out, 5 miles later 32 and icy roads. Turned around and made other rounds. Other salesman went to the bootheel and run into temps in the 40's. Looks like we will just get a whiff tonite. Just now dropped to freezing.

Gas station here was all pumps full and a few waiting at 3. This weekend was great, cleaned off the garden, mulched some leaves with the mower, and performed some other outdoor chores in my short sleeved t-shirt. Converted fishing boat from duck boat back to jon boat. Watched geese and ducks fly back all day Sat. Aren't they gonna be surprised...

I fish them like classic wet flies.

I heard a report today that Great Britain's wind farm failed to produce enough electricity this winter to make a difference, no wind.

I filled the bunker, stashed another rank of firewood, drew some water, filled the propane bottles, polished the weapons, and made sure I have enough alcohol. Actually, I picked up a loaf of bread and a 12 pack. Can you believe all of the hype over this upcoming winter storm? Electric crews have been heading up I55 to the north all day from the southern states. It is all that has been on the news, almost like they know it is going to be catastrophic. Reports are all over the spectrum from rain, to 1" of ice, to 5 or 7 inches of snow. Personally, I look forward to a day off work and getting a little tying done on my new bench. Anyone have any weather yet?

Finished product before all the crap fills it up. I made a bead holder out of one of the pieces of walnut. I ended up using 4 coats of Formby's low gloss tung oil and it made a pretty slick finish.

I am sure a google search will provide you with maps of each lake. Both are managed by the Army Corps of Engineers and there are maps on their website. I have seen nice spiral bound maps also in local shops, you should be able to come up with one in the area when you get there. The lakes are managed for flood control downstream of each dam. This time of year they start drawing them down so they can catch water in the spring. Then they fill them up for the summer rec season. The main channel of the river is the deep part as is the lower end closer to the dam. Upper ends are rivers unless backed up with flood water. A good gps will help if you don't know your way around.

Cut the feet off and make rainsuit bibs. They make goretex repair kits. Turn them inside out and fill them with water to find the leak and seal it. Then use them as a backup pair or a brush stomping pair.

Way to go, I hope she is reading the forum today to see how you feel.....

That answers a few questions. If you are on a shared well, you have no pressure tank, it is probably at the wellhead. There are companies and probably good plumbers that will "locate" and mark your lines. You may try Missouri One Call, tell them you are digging a ditch or building a fence and they should mark all utility lines for you. Locate the line where it crosses your property somewhere, and have someone install a saddle with a shutoff valve. You will probably have to coordinate with well owner/manager to shut down water at the source.

Why not cut the pipe where it enters the house or where it leaves the well, the pipe should be easy to figure out at those 2 spots? Installing a shutoff near the well would be the best, put a saddle pipe around the shutoff valve and a cover lid. Is there a shutoff near the pressure tank? I assume you had a busted water line in the cold weather.

OB is probably right, NFS since it is in the National Forestry System. But the local MDC will probably steer you in the right direction.

4 men in a 12' boat with gear is pretty heavy. All it would take is one lean to the side to roll it.

Why don't you try to contact the area office where you are concerned about. I doubt if they would use rip rap, maybe willows or cedar. Local stream teams do stuff like too. MDC Contact page