jdmidwest

Did anybody ever think about what happened to the "Big" problem with the Toyota's? After the reports came out that the runaway Yota and the Granny taking out the wall was hoaxes, seems like the problems fell off the grid. I really wonder if there was ever any real problem or was it Government Motors trying to regain market share?

BP was committed to 20 billion for the Cleanup and the after effects of the cleanup. Who do you think is really gonna foot the bill? Us, the consumer. Gas jumped here 16 cents this weeks and is forecasted to reach 7 dollars a gallon as a result of the spill according to some reports. It breached 4 dollars a gallon a few years back when OPEC decided to make a little profit. We are fortunate to have lost all of our BP stations locally last winter when they pulled out of the local terminal forcing many to rebrand their stations. I had always liked BP gas for its stability and additives that most stations do not put in to the fuel. I am sure they probably own a majority of the refineries along our supply line and will recover their losses with interests at our expense.

But wood gives off smoke that is a bigger pollutant than clean burning natural gas. What is the gain there? And if we all start burning wood again, we would deforest more of the land and cause more problems. Most wood burners need more timber than I have on our 300 acre farm as far as dead timber. I know, for I have fed a wood burner for many years. And we still used gas for cooking, dryer, and water heater. There was no need to keep the furnace burning in the summer just to heat water. A healthy forest does not have that much dead wood unless there is storm damage or a timber cut.

Did you back into the parking spot or pull in straight????

And someone makes a hemostat with the release curve on them too.

Not to mention the increased pressure on the streams due to all of the technology advances and improved accesses. Even catch and release has a mortality rate. Increased numbers on a stream=increased mortality.

But your Tahoe was designed from the start for E85. Older gas consumers are not equipped to handle the ethanol and it eats out the seals of the fuel system. Same goes for boats, lawn equipment, etc. They are actually less fuel efficient using ethanol gas mixtures. In order to switch over to E85, the engine and system has to be designed to use it. We were forced into the ethanol mixture in regular gas by the last governor. Bio diesel is different, I have not heard of many adverse effects with its use.

Alternate energy could power Europe if they cut back on the energy consumption and allow the windmills to catch up.

I have used them for a long time, since they came out in the 90's. They work really well with barbless hooks. I just have the regular sized one on a zinger. They don't mess up a fly like hemostats do.

Got back to the house and recovered from the heat stroke and realized I had switched the lens off auto. I also found some dirty spots on the mirror inside the camera that caused a spot on the left side of all of the shots for the most part. I really was expecting my buddy to bring his Canon and the Ultrasonic lenses. I was stuck with the Pentax istDS and regular zoom lenses. I missed alot when the lens decided to focus on the umbrellas in front of me, the speaker, and toward the end, I think the heat was affecting them.

The other warbirds. And and the Blue Angels support transport plane. Still going thru the aerobatics, the Golden Knight jump team, and other pix.

110 degree heat index. 300mm camera lens malfunctioned during Blue Angels, after about 400 shots and 3 battery changes. Looking up in air all day exposes more of face to sunlight. Shuttle buses suck, no organization on way back. What a great day...

North Fork River or Norfork Tailwaters?

I made a pitstop today by the airport to check in on the festivities that are about to take place this weekend. A nice silver B17 was landing and 2 other old WW2 warbirds were in the pattern to land. I had caught the Blue Angels flying around when I went by after lunch and thought I would see if I could get a closer look. I hit it just right, they were about to do a practice session at 4. I hopped up on the toolbox of the truck and enjoyed the show. The air was really humid and thick, the close turns created a swirl of vapor off the wings that looked really cool. I wish I had my camera to take pics. I will fill up a few memory cards Sat. at the show. Hopefully the air clears out by then, there was alot of haze today.

Its a redear sunfish, they grow pretty big around that lake. It has a red gill flap and usually tiger striped or heavily mottled. It is normally a more stocky sunfish shaped more like a goggle eye. You might still find some in the shallows around the Enough Arm or down by the overflow spillway. Its a nice lake, we fish it several times a year and duck hunt it in the fall. Redear

Its not bad, gonna be hot in July. Put in at the Enough side off 32 and you will not have to pay the daily fees at the main ramp. Lots of trees, you should catch some nice bass in the mornings and evenings. It has a nice shellcracker population, but they will be long off beds. Cruise the swimming beach for some mid day entertainment. It is deep and clear, nice swimming when its hot. Hit some of the local streams for wading for a little side trip. They should be going good by then. Nice trail around the lake, part of the Ozark trail.

OOHWEE, its getting deep on this one. We all know it was Busch and Cheney's fault. The speech last night was nothing new, no solutions. Just a stump campaign to free ourselves from foreign oil dependency.

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New problem today while creek fishing. While wading a small creek that I normally float once or twice a year, I came across lots of disturbed gravel, so bad it made it hard to walk. Seems like a herd of horses were rode up the creek this weekend in this area. I guess the hot weather drove the horse back riders off trails and into the creeks to keep the animals from overheating. I can honestly say, there was more damage to the stream bed by the horses than at the access where ATV's had been using the river in the first hole.

The F/18 is an awesome display of power and grace. I have watched the Air Guard unit at Lambert do their morning rollouts several times before the new Lindbergh Blvd went in. Many times I have sit at Montauk and watched the mock battles take place over the Salem/Ft. Wood airspace. I even watched one drop flares one time, it was a great show. The catch and release area at Montauk is a great place to catch this show on a weekday. Last time the Blue Angels came to Cape, they practiced several times during the week and we had several "fly bys" in town. Looking forward to it. And it is always nice to see some of the old WW2 warbirds. The A-10 demo is great too, especially when you see a jet plane almost hover over the air field.

Maybe you go to catch a big fish, for most of us, its just getting out, getting away, and enjoying the outdoors. A nice fish is just a little bonus.

I am beginning to think the catch and keepers are really getting thick. I hit a couple of my honey holes this week and only came up with 4-6 inchers. I hooked a 12" largemouth tonite, first nice fish I have seen in places that normally produce a few 15-18 inch smallies. Creeks have been getting alot of pressure lately judging by all of the tracks.

Missouri has a rule somewhere against chumming for trout in parks. Declare Taney a new trout park and it will be illegal... I can't believe Lilley started a thread on shuffling, wasn't there a train wreck on that a few years ago?

Which part did you float? Looks like a upper float and the water was in good shape.

How are you going to continue posting on the internet??? Where do you think all of the plastic comes from in that computer you are banging on? Petroleum.