Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

SteveC said:
Good morning Guardians, another chilly morning here but at least the sun is out 👍


Carrying my Old Man Jack Lamb today.


Gnome sighting at the dog park 😁



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I was surprised how cold it got here last night Steve :eek: I hope you get some sunshine today :) Fantastic pic! 🤣 :cool: :thumbsup:
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Cool photo Bob :cool: I keep meaning to ask how you are going on with your slingshot, I was thinking about it just last night. Did the lighter bands make a difference? I was using mine last night, but I really need to get out with it more :thumbsup:

Old pic from when we had sunshine! :rolleyes: ;)

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Jack Black said:
I was surprised how cold it got here last night Steve :eek: I hope you get some sunshine today :) Fantastic pic! 🤣 :cool: :thumbsup:

Cool photo Bob :cool: I keep meaning to ask how you are going on with your slingshot, I was thinking about it just last night. Did the lighter bands make a difference? I was using mine last night, but I really need to get out with it more :thumbsup:

Old pic from when we had sunshine! :rolleyes: ;)

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I meant to add, they enhanced my accuracy. Two squirrels using clay this morning.😁 Just trying to chase them away.
Great picture of your lamb and sling Jack.
I just ordered one for my son in law. 😃
 
Rufus1949 said:
You captured a good one Steve....lamb that is.👌
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Thanks Bob !

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Nice one Bob !

Jack Black said:
I was surprised how cold it got here last night Steve :eek: I hope you get some sunshine today :) Fantastic pic! 🤣 :cool: :thumbsup:
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Thanks Jack, it's gotten below freezing two nights in a row here.

Jack Black said:
Cool photo Bob :cool: I keep meaning to ask how you are going on with your slingshot, I was thinking about it just last night. Did the lighter bands make a difference? I was using mine last night, but I really need to get out with it more :thumbsup:

Old pic from when we had sunshine! :rolleyes: ;)

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Great pic even is an old one !
 
Rufus1949 said:
I meant to add, they enhanced my accuracy. Two squirrels using clay this morning.😁 Just trying to chase them away.
Great picture of your lamb and sling Jack.
I just ordered one for my son in law. 😃
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Nice Bob, SimpleShot make a great slingshot, really great company :cool: Their stock bands aren't up to much though, and most folks change them. They're too 'heavy' for clays in any case. You should check out their videos, if you haven't done so already :) :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Thanks Jack, it's gotten below freezing two nights in a row here.




Great pic even is an old one !
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Blimey! 🥶 Thanks buddy :) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Nice Bob, SimpleShot make a great slingshot, really great company :cool: Their stock bands aren't up to much though, and most folks change them. They're too 'heavy' for clays in any case. You should check out their videos, if you haven't done so already :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks for info Jack, just ordered another one from there and some steel ammo.👍🏻
 
Rufus1949 said:
Practicing on tree rats.
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A few years ago I declared war on the tree rats. I stopped counting at 200 and eventually arrived at a ceasefire. A moratorium has been in place now for about 6 years and we have learned to live in harmony. Oh btw I was using a Ruger 22 target rifle. Had I been armed with your rig this place would be under a different regime. 😁

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Jack that's a fantastic image with the dragon saddle! I wonder what Khaleesi Daenerys would have thought of it.

We are still in full monsoon mode. Carry on all.

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Fodderwing said:
A few years ago I declared war on the tree rats. I stopped counting at 200 and eventually arrived at a ceasefire. A moratorium has been in place now for about 6 years and we have learned to live in harmony. Oh btw I was using a Ruger 22 target rifle. Had I been armed with your rig this place would be under a different regime.

We are still in full monsoon mode. Carry on all.

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It looks like you are settling in for a comfortable afternoon Dwight. Gorgeous lamb and great tasting bourbon!👌

I have a long way to go Dwight....my accuracy leaves a lot to be desired.
 
Jack Black said:
I haven't seen any flavoured sunflower seeds on sale here yet. Good idea, they're a healthy snack, but they benefit from a bit more flavour I think :thumbsup:
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They’re great, but I think the amount of salt in most of the flavorings negates the healthiness.

Jack Black said:
He's on there, buying, all the time, but not only does he not right-click, he doesn't do email! 😖
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Of course he doesn’t. 🙄🤣

cudgee said:
The only people who regularly consume Hendersons here are the super rich. :rolleyes: 🤣🤣🤣
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Before looking back and reading the post you were quoting, I thought you meant “here” as in the forum, not Australia. 😁

SteveC said:
Good morning Guardians !

Winters starting to knock on the door here. Woke up to 28° this morning.

Carrying old Stag today. I hope everyone's weekend is off to a good start ! 😀👍


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Finally turned on the heat Friday afternoon. 🙂 Nice pic, Steve. :thumbsup:

JohnDF said:
Yes he certainly did. 🤠 :thumbsup:
I will always remember that year as, "The Year the Lamb Guy gave us a Barlow, and the Barlow Guy gave us a Lamb". 😁
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Never thought of it that way. 😁

Fodderwing said:
A great time was has by all. What a blessing to have my mom at 90, the best wife a man could ever hope for, two beautiful daughters, fantastic son-in-laws, beautiful kind loving grand children, wonderful friends... well it just never stops... 🙏
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My mom 76 years ago. She really hasn't changed very much. :)

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Okay, I'll stop. Thanks for indulging me. :):):)
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That’s awesome, Dwight! 🙂

echoscout said:
My next suggestion is that when you hit the Texas border to load up on Blue Bell ice cream to make peace should you encounter a rowdy Texan. 😁
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I really want to try this one, but I can’t get Blue Bell in Minnesota. Maybe next time I’m back in Arkansas.

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Jack Black said:
Thank you Bob :) One of the reasons that the Sheffield cutlery firms, for the most part, never really mechanised, was because wages were so low. Today, there is talk of the 'Gig Economy', but that is just how the cutlery trades were run, with nominally self-employed workers buying or renting their own tools, and paying for power, and a space in a factory. They were part of what was, and still is, called the 'Liver and Draw' system, in Sheffield, where they were only paid when they delivered the knives they had made to the gaffer. Such 'piece work' does not encourage high standards, when the rates are low, as they always were, since cutlers had to work very fast to earn a crust. After WW2, with increased foreign competition, Sheffield cutlery companies sought to compete on PRICE, rather than QUALITY, buying cheaper materials, and paying their workers even less. Because of WW2 though, there was actually a shortage of labour, with many new employment opportunities opening up. Only a dull boy, with no other employment prospects, would have wanted to train as a cutlery apprentice, where he would have probably been sweeping the floor for the first two years in any case. Cutlers did not want to take on apprentices, because it 'slowed them down', and they could make fewer knives. Where apprentices were taken on, they were widely misused as cheap menial labour (though this was certainly nothing new). The training they received could be very poor, and given to them by cutlers who had been poorly trained themselves. Stan Shaw is a very rare exception. He went into the trade because he had had no formal education, and was lucky to be apprenticed to a kind, knowledgeable cutler, (Ted Osborne), who was approaching retirement. There were certainly other good cutlers, but most, in the latter days of the Sheffield cutlery industry were mediocre, and simply trying to put food on their family's table. The foremen were also underpaid, and cared more about numbers, than quality. As for the owners, their forebears may have built great firms, but they were different men, for the most part, spoiled, cossetted, and detached from the trade. They saw no reason to invest, no reason to raise wages, no reason to better their workforce in any way. When their firms went under, they blamed it all on Hong Kong or the Japanese, and they carpet-bagged what they could, while sending their workers to the dole office. Sadly, there are a lot of mediocre Sheffield pocket knives, because a lot were produced. And they still are :(
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Always interesting to hear the history, Jack, even when it makes you shake your head. 🫤

Jack Black said:
I'm not holding my breath Pete :( I'm still attached to the practice though, so I have SOMEONE :rolleyes: :thumbsup:
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😳😉🤣

Jack Black said:
That was SOME year! :eek: 🤣 I can remember folks asking me to rein it in a bit with the Lambs! :D My instincts were that it wouldn't last, and I regret not getting John Maleham to make MORE now :rolleyes: Still, we got a few good 'uns :thumbsup:
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I read that line that I made bold and thought, “Yeah, I bet those people wish you’d made more now!” Then I read the rest of your paragraph. 😁

Made a sandwich for lunch today. Cajun turkey, swiss cheese, mayonnaise (Duke’s) and Momofuku chili crunch. My open jar of chili crunch only had enough for half my sandwich, so I went ahead and opened up the jar of “Extra Spicy” chili crunch, which I hadn’t tried yet, for the other half. Maybe this wasn’t the best application for comparing the two, as I couldn’t really tell a difference. Tasty, though.

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btb01 said:
Made a sandwich for lunch today. Cajun turkey, swiss cheese, mayonnaise (Duke’s) and Momofuku chili crunch. My open jar of chili crunch only had enough for half my sandwich, so I went ahead and opened up the jar of “Extra Spicy” chili crunch, which I hadn’t tried yet, for the other half. Maybe this wasn’t the best application for comparing the two, as I couldn’t really tell a difference. Tasty, though.

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That looks delicious with a side of sweet lamb Barrett.👌
 
btb01 said:
Finally turned on the heat Friday afternoon. 🙂 Nice pic, Steve. :thumbsup:
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Thanks Barrett, I got out the down jackets yesterday 👍
btb01 said:
Made a sandwich for lunch today. Cajun turkey, swiss cheese, mayonnaise (Duke’s) and Momofuku chili crunch. My open jar of chili crunch only had enough for half my sandwich, so I went ahead and opened up the jar of “Extra Spicy” chili crunch, which I hadn’t tried yet, for the other half. Maybe this wasn’t the best application for comparing the two, as I couldn’t really tell a difference. Tasty, though.

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Tasty !
 
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