"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Tyson A Wright said:
In October, we ended the longest run of rainless days in Sacramento history (212 days), and a couple of days after that we had the wettest day in Sacramento history (5.44 inches). The reservoir map is all over the place - many of the major reservoirs are well below the historical average for this time of year, but the one nearest to me is at 140% of its average level. The fire season and the flood season (and mudslide season) have all gotten crazier in the last decade, it seems like - the seven biggest wildfires in California history have all happened in the last four years.

We live in interesting times. Still, I'd rather live here than anywhere that needs negative numbers to describe the temperature - if you can handle living there, my hat is off to you. (No, no, you keep your hat on - it's too cold to salute me back!)
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I wanted to click 😍 and 🤣 and :thumbsup:.
 
mbkr said:
Apropos of nothing - couple of pics I took in the Missouri River floodplain back in December.
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This was in Arkansas a couple-three years back. Just because I'm feeling itchy. PMS* acting up a little today 🏍️
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*Parked Motorcycle Syndrome
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R100GS? Nice! You know what they say, “If you want to be happy for a day drink, if you want to be happy for a year marry, if you want to be happy for a lifetime ride a BMW” 😃
 
sf fanatic said:
R100GS? Nice! You know what they say, “If you want to be happy for a day drink, if you want to be happy for a year marry, if you want to be happy for a lifetime ride a BMW” 😃
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Thanks :)
I didn't know they said that. How sagacious of them :D
 
In my small corner, the Forum is proving hellishly unreliable these past few days. Ages to load pictures, difficult to log on and off and the usual error notifications. All other stuff on the Internet working fast and OK though o_O just adding that emoticon took about 2 minutes.....

Maybe it's the weather :D....old people here were moaning about (crackly voice) Proper Winters in the Old Days -been hearing that all my methuselahian life actually! Well, they're eating their words now alright 50 cm fell on Christmas Eve alone and there's mountains of it in the streets and roads despite heroics from snow clearing crews and it's been very cold with North wind raging. Wondering about roofs as a lot are flat...Proper Winter alright and I detest ski-ing (it's flat as a board here) or skating. Ice fishing can be OK for a bit but that's cold and only small fry want to be caught. A Biologist would be able to explain why some mammals hibernate. Bears, Badgers, Raccoon-Dogs, Hedgehogs whereas we don't- I could get into now and wake up on 2nd May- the trees probably not out and the snow probably gone and a huge backlog of undelivered parcels:cool:
 
Will Power said:
In my small corner, the Forum is proving hellishly unreliable these past few days. Ages to load pictures, difficult to log on and off and the usual error notifications. All other stuff on the Internet working fast and OK though o_O just adding that emoticon took about 2 minutes.....
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It’s not just you. BF’s been moving slow as molasses today.
 
Will Power said:
In my small corner, the Forum is proving hellishly unreliable these past few days. Ages to load pictures, difficult to log on and off and the usual error notifications. All other stuff on the Internet working fast and OK though o_O just adding that emoticon took about 2 minutes.....

Maybe it's the weather :D....old people here were moaning about (crackly voice) Proper Winters in the Old Days -been hearing that all my methuselahian life actually! Well, they're eating their words now alright 50 cm fell on Christmas Eve alone and there's mountains of it in the streets and roads despite heroics from snow clearing crews and it's been very cold with North wind raging. Wondering about roofs as a lot are flat...Proper Winter alright and I detest ski-ing (it's flat as a board here) or skating. Ice fishing can be OK for a bit but that's cold and only small fry want to be caught. A Biologist would be able to explain why some mammals hibernate. Bears, Badgers, Raccoon-Dogs, Hedgehogs whereas we don't- I could get into now and wake up on 2nd May- the trees probably not out and the snow probably gone and a huge backlog of undelivered parcels:cool:
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I'm saying a Bon prayer.... a pinpoint of light is expanding in your chest to all parts of your body. /each cell bursting into a white healing light...and you become a torch to illuminate the darkness
 
Will Power said:
In my small corner, the Forum is proving hellishly unreliable these past few days. Ages to load pictures, difficult to log on and off and the usual error notifications. All other stuff on the Internet working fast and OK though o_O just adding that emoticon took about 2 minutes.....

Maybe it's the weather :D....old people here were moaning about (crackly voice) Proper Winters in the Old Days -been hearing that all my methuselahian life actually! Well, they're eating their words now alright 50 cm fell on Christmas Eve alone and there's mountains of it in the streets and roads despite heroics from snow clearing crews and it's been very cold with North wind raging. Wondering about roofs as a lot are flat...Proper Winter alright and I detest ski-ing (it's flat as a board here) or skating. Ice fishing can be OK for a bit but that's cold and only small fry want to be caught. A Biologist would be able to explain why some mammals hibernate. Bears, Badgers, Raccoon-Dogs, Hedgehogs whereas we don't- I could get into now and wake up on 2nd May- the trees probably not out and the snow probably gone and a huge backlog of undelivered parcels:cool:
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I just mentally blamed it on going through Duck Duck G0 ???

Harry
 
Will Power said:
In my small corner, the Forum is proving hellishly unreliable these past few days. Ages to load pictures, difficult to log on and off and the usual error notifications. All other stuff on the Internet working fast and OK though o_O just adding that emoticon took about 2 minutes.....

Maybe it's the weather :D....old people here were moaning about (crackly voice) Proper Winters in the Old Days -been hearing that all my methuselahian life actually! Well, they're eating their words now alright 50 cm fell on Christmas Eve alone and there's mountains of it in the streets and roads despite heroics from snow clearing crews and it's been very cold with North wind raging. Wondering about roofs as a lot are flat...Proper Winter alright and I detest ski-ing (it's flat as a board here) or skating. Ice fishing can be OK for a bit but that's cold and only small fry want to be caught. A Biologist would be able to explain why some mammals hibernate. Bears, Badgers, Raccoon-Dogs, Hedgehogs whereas we don't- I could get into now and wake up on 2nd May- the trees probably not out and the snow probably gone and a huge backlog of undelivered parcels:cool:
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I thought it was something wrong with my computer.
 
btb01 said:
I’m putting “change a tire” pretty high on my list of things I’d rather not do when it’s 1° F out.
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Is that actually changing the WHEEL rather than the tyre....;) cos getting a tyre off a rim without power tools....However, at least you can change the wheel if need be, my new car has no spare or space saver reserve, just a compressor and a can of foam you inject into the flat tyre. Very good luck needed with that working and flowing in any minus temps:eek: I did have a rear tyre go flat on me in wintertime (slow puncture) a few years back, that car had no spare either, just the can of gloop and plug in compressor. Thankfully it ran flat in an underground heated car park but it was a slow business fixing it. Lucky too to be able to get it to the tyre fitter immediately as it was business hours, leave the foam in too long and the tyre has to be destroyed, brand new winter tyres too.
 
Will Power said:
Is that actually changing the WHEEL rather than the tyre....;) cos getting a tyre off a rim without power tools....However, at least you can change the wheel if need be, my new car has no spare or space saver reserve, just a compressor and a can of foam you inject into the flat tyre. Very good luck needed with that working and flowing in any minus temps:eek: I did have a rear tyre go flat on me in wintertime (slow puncture) a few years back, that car had no spare either, just the can of gloop and plug in compressor. Thankfully it ran flat in an underground heated car park but it was a slow business fixing it. Lucky too to be able to get it to the tyre fitter immediately as it was business hours, leave the foam in too long and the tyre has to be destroyed, brand new winter tyres too.
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Ha, yes. I was removing the wheel and (flat) tire, and replacing it with the spare wheel-and-tire. Here we just call that “changing a tire.” 😉😁

I did the plenty of the other (with the appropriate tools, of course) when I worked at my uncle’s tire shop in high school; patching flats was my favorite part of the job. Actually, my favorite part of the job was the game we’d play where you’d keep a bunch of the fat rubber ends off of old valve stems (which were snipped off and replaced when mounting new tires) in your pocket and try to nail unsuspecting coworkers with them from across the shop. 😁
 
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