Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[JohnDF]

If I remember correctly some 53 years ago that's how my first and last blind date went "lukewarm"

My first and last Blind Date ended up in a Wife that I love dearly

 

[Jack Black]

I carry a lambsfoot...

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...because I never drink alone. (Shaken, not stirred. But with English gin, not vodka!)

How 'bout you?

Very cool Vince, your AC is looking better and better

Good morning

If I could be added to the map, I’m in Long Beach, CA.

It’s crazy how fast this thread grows, miss a few days and I come back to 10+ pages!

Joe

Great pic Joe

It almost always is. We had a week of rain and people act like the world’s ending. But it always comes back to this, so I can’t complain.

Joe

It's a bit like that here if it DOESN'T rain for a week!

 

[Prester John]

If I remember correctly some 53 years ago that's how my first and last blind date went "lukewarm"

Never had the courage to do a blind date.

 

[Jack Black]

Never had the courage to do a blind date.

Me neither!

 

[Prester John]

Me neither!

"She's got a great personality" was not very persuasive.

 

[btb01]

I may have to look into an insulated cup because I hate it when my coffee cools. Yuk!

They are inexpensive and widely available these days John, much like all-stainless flasks. At some point, the manufacturing process must have gotten cheaper, because the first double-wall stainless camping mug I bought (which I still have) cost me £25 in the mid-80's. That was about $50 at the time! I definitely recommend getting stainless, rather than the cheap aluminium ones though, keeps your coffee nice and HOT

I will have to find one without the metal ring at the top. I dislike tasting metal as I drink my coffee. I have one at work that I use as an emergency cup, but the metal bothers me. I'll have to do some searching.

My brother & I will recommend CONTIGO. They makes excellent car holder type cups that hold hot all day - are unbreakable - and at least, the one I use has no metal in the drinking area. Also dishwasher safe. I think another brand is YETI though they seem to be stupid expensive and are primarily intended for keeping stuff cold. Don't know all that for certain. Been using Contigo for quite a few years though and don't hesitate to recommend.

YETI's insulated cups are a bit expensive, but they definitely work. I'm not a daily coffee or tea drinker (though I do like both), so I do use mine more often for cold beverages, but it works great for hot drinks, too. Almost too well, in fact. If you put hot coffee in there -- I'm talking about that point at which you just made it and it's still too hot to drink -- and put the lid on, it'll still be too hot to drink in an hour!

Good morning

If I could be added to the map, I’m in Long Beach, CA.

It’s crazy how fast this thread grows, miss a few days and I come back to 10+ pages!

Joe

You're on the map, Joe! (Good looking coffee mug. I haven't had In-N-Out since we moved from Arizona almost a year ago.)

 

[dc50]

Never had the courage to do a blind date.

 

[Jack Black]

Looks like a good piece of kit Barrett I've got that Willie Watson gig on Thursday

 

[Prester John]

Hey, btb01 , I believe @Pt-Luso has a lambsfoot he posted a few pages back, but haven't seen him on the map.

 

[btb01]

Looks like a good piece of kit Barrett I've got that Willie Watson gig on Thursday

Thanks, Jack. I hope you enjoy the show!

Hey, btb01 , I believe @Pt-Luso has a lambsfoot he posted a few pages back, but haven't seen him on the map.

I think we have a few Guardians who haven't yet asked to be added to the map. I made the decision when I started putting it together that I'd only add folks who requested to be added. Just trying to respect everyone's desired level of privacy/anonymity/etc.

 

[Jack Black]

I think we have a few Guardians who haven't yet asked to be added to the map. I made the decision when I started putting it together that I'd only add folks who requested to be added. Just trying to respect everyone's desired level of privacy/anonymity/etc.

Good call Barrett, I'd say there are more Guardians off the map than on it, but they need to come here and ask to be added - and unfortunately some of them come here only rarely

 

[bonzodog]

Good call Barrett, I'd say there are more Guardians off the map than on it, but they need to come here and ask to be added - and unfortunately some of them come here only rarely

I’m in Norfolk,uk.If you would like to stick a pin in for me please.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack. I hope you enjoy the show!

Sorry Barrett, I missed this before. I'd take a photo of a Lambsfoot and the tickets, but they're electronic By chance, I have a few friends going also, so I'll be able to watch them drink some beers after the show. I've never been to the venue before, think it's kind of stuck-up, so be interesting

 

[donn]

They're old enough routes that you can probably find them on the internet - think they used to be graded as Diff and V.Diff respectively - more scrambles than rock climbs, but a bit slippy because of the limestone. If you get into difficulty, it's easy to traverse to either side Yeah, I went to the Abbey with my Goddaughter in the summer, went in as usual, and then got sent back by this woman wearing fancy dress. The woman in the visitor centre told us it was still supposed to be open to the public as usual, but she couldn't get hold of her boss. Apart from being £50, you had to book in advance on the internet, so no chance of going in, but it looked like a total rip-off, just a fancy-dress part for posh kids We were going to go in the museum yesterday, but that was closed, and the cafe was full of screaming kids unhappy about not being able to go to the museum

Cheers Jack! I just watched a Youtube dual Go Pro/drone video of some bloke ascending that. I didn't know it existed and apparently neither did one of my old climbing mates who still lives in Sheff'. It looks quite easy but definately NOT in the winter

Hopefully you're watching the remake, it's fantastic. I still consider it to be the BEST TV series of all time. Give it several episodes to let the plot develop and hopefully you'll be hooked. Have fun.

That Lambsfoot is such a lovely knife, Jack.

Good Morning Guardians
I carry a Lambsfoot...

Because it takes a little Force to open it.

May the Force be with all of you today

It's one thing raising X-Wing fighters out of a swamp, but a completely different thing opening my rosewood lambsfoot... I need Yoda, Obi Wan and Darth Vader all working in unison.

Cool pic John! I'm glad you're liking the Lambsfoot

This scifi series was a bit of a cult hit here in the 70's and 80's - mainly because people ccouldn't stop laughing at the cheap costumes and the cardboard and duct tape sets!

Big Woody Guthrie fan

Awww!!! Blakes 7! Fantastic series! I seem to recall it being alot darker and more brooding than U.S sci-fi

Good morning to you and RALF Jeff



Thanks Dennis

I thought you sci-fi fans might like a look at this very unusual Lambsfoot

I don't have one, so had to get pics from the net.

That's really unusual! Looking forward to seeing Johns. If you like the shuttle you need to read "Into the Black" by Rowland White. A very good story of the shuttle and it's first flight.

It's the only Lambsfoot I have, so, I post it once in a while...

Good to see you on the Guardians thread PT Those bone covers seem to be wearing to a nice shade

Boy, I wish I could get rid of my car! I have to drive 40 miles to work every day, though, mostly on a single lane road (one lane in each direction) past farms and fields. No buses, no trains. Gotta have a car or truck in Texas!

That sounds a great commute Mine is horrible

donn - You need an avatar!

Crap! Yes I do! I've got one and was meaning to set it up but forgot. Also I'm not sure how I do it off Imgur. Does anyone know if I just use a normal size picture or do I select one of the 'thumbnail' sizes in editing?

Oops! I forgot.

I carry a lambsfoot ...
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to defend myself from bloodthirsty marauding vegetables!
How 'bout you?

- GT

Errr...... Where's the pie....???

Wow this thread really moves at a cracking pace...





LOL, I hear genetic researchers are trying to create a capsaicin bearing, spicy tomato. But the grail and pinnacle of this whole line of human endeavour has to be a beer producing cow, eh?

Ummm, anyway...

An Antipodean Guardian reporting in!

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The Lambsfoot points to the spot, right around Melbourne, Australia.

Looking out to the Southern Ocean, next stop Antarctica...

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Thanks for doing this Barrett btb01 , it’s pretty cool to see the map.



Lookin’ good GT. A tasty and colourful plate.

Yeah, I dug up that post Jack was referring to on how to smooth out the walk’n’talk, and slightly lighten the apparent pull weight on stiff or gritty actioned knives.

There’s a bit of discussion preceding that post as well, regarding using abrasive compounds to lap in your pocket knife action, which came from a tip from Stan Shaw.

Oh, and yes, that’s the same ol’ prodigal Lambsfoot I lost for a few weeks GT, after using it in the field to harvest some tasty mushrooms. Absence sure did make the heart grow fonder in this case!

Enjoying a beer and burger down along the Shipwreck Coast:

Thanks for posting those lovely shots! I spent alot of time in Melbourne and along the southern coast and really miss it.
I've seen Eastern Browns, Jumping Jacks, Cassowaries, Tiger Snakes, Tassie Tigers, Funnel webs, Huntsmans..... But a...."beer producing cow"...???

What did an Aussie once say to me? In six days God created the Heaven and the Earth. And on the seventh day he shoved everything he couldn't be bothered finishing in Australia...

Good morning

If I could be added to the map, I’m in Long Beach, CA.

It’s crazy how fast this thread grows, miss a few days and I come back to 10+ pages!

Joe

It's wierd saying this but that just "looks" warmer.

 

[screened porch]

I carry a lambsfoot because, I don't always have a box of wrenches on me.

Ok, it makes no sense, but I bought this little toolbox of wrenches Saturday for $7.50. Some of them have supped too full of battery acid, some are Chinese, some are USA, the two supporting the lambsfoot are made in England.

 

[btb01]

Sorry Barrett, I missed this before. I'd take a photo of a Lambsfoot and the tickets, but they're electronic By chance, I have a few friends going also, so I'll be able to watch them drink some beers after the show. I've never been to the venue before, think it's kind of stuck-up, so be interesting

I did think it was interesting, Jack, when I first emailed you about the concert, that the ticketing for that venue was through "Opera North."

I've seen the band that Willie used to play with, Old Crow Medicine Show, in concert at least half a dozen times. The first few times were in Fayetteville, Arkansas at a sort of grubby little bar called George's Majestic Lounge, which had an open, barn-like back room they used for concerts. Then, when we moved to Arizona, I saw them a couple times at the Mesa Performing Arts Center, which couldn't have been more different: fancy-looking theatre with cushy seats, modern art in the lobby and ushers to show you to your seat.

Don't worry, I've got ya covered on Lambsfoot content.

 

[Jathes]

If someone could message me a dealer from which to purchase a lambsfoot for US delivery, it would be appreciated. I've looked at this thread too much.

 

[Cambertree]

Great photo my friend. I used to work at the Airport desk Calgary, booking folks a bus to Banff National Park. I was asked numerous times if I was from Australia? I'm thinking it must have something to do with the phrases and words that I was raised with, that's a real bugger eh?

Is that in the same way as in Ireland, I have noticed it more in the north? Great pics again Chin

Thanks lads. Yes, I guess it is, Jack. And I suppose it’s where the ‘eh?’ way of ending a sentence comes from originally - I think the Scots do it too, so I guess it might partly be a Gaelic conversational legacy?

I may have to look into an insulated cup because I hate it when my coffee cools. Yuk!

I definitely recommend getting stainless, rather than the cheap aluminium

YETI's insulated cups are a bit expensive, but they definitely work. I'm not a daily coffee or tea drinker (though I do like both), so I do use mine more often for cold beverages, but it works great for hot drinks, too. Almost too well, in fact. If you put hot coffee in there -- I'm talking about that point at which you just made it and it's still too hot to drink -- and put the lid on, it'll still be too hot to drink in an hour!

Yep, I can vouch for the effectiveness of the Yeti cup too, in keeping your beverage cold or hot.

As Barrett said, they work surprisingly well. My youngest brother went on a minimalist outdoor gear kick, and took a stainless steel, double walled insulated cup as his only drinking and cooking container on a multi day hike once. He was reminded the hard way that it’s nigh on impossible to heat anything up in them! I don’t get any taste off stainless steel, as opposed to aluminium/aluminum, and as Jack said Ti is definitely inert on food and drink (but has poor heat retention).

It was very strange Ron, after photographing them, I contacted Wright's, and they said they'd replace the knives. The next time I was going over, I took them back out of the drawer I'd put them in, and there was nothing wrong with them!

It’s odd the extreme level of distortion you and Ron got. Or I suppose the issue is the horn’s already in a distorted state when it’s put together, and it wants to return to its original shape.

This article on the Plastics Historical Society website seem to suggest that the trade of Horner reached its peak around the 17th to 19th centuries and some processing techniques may have been lost since then.

Thanks for posting those lovely shots! I spent alot of time in Melbourne and along the southern coast and really miss it.
I've seen Eastern Browns, Jumping Jacks, Cassowaries, Tiger Snakes, Tassie Tigers, Funnel webs, Huntsmans..... But a...."beer producing cow"...???

What did an Aussie once say to me? In six days God created the Heaven and the Earth. And on the seventh day he shoved everything he couldn't be bothered finishing in Australia...

Ha, cheers Donn. Nice one, that you got to spend some time down here. Yes the flora and fauna in Oz is quite incredible. I mean, who would credit the implausible Platypus - an egg laying mammal, with poison spurs, and a ducklike bill? Apparently they can sense the faint variation in electrical fields, when commands are sent from the brain of anything close by them for its muscles to contract (ie. during any movement). They use this ability to home in on prey in muddy creek bottoms, but it makes them very rare to walk up on in the wild, although they do live in my local area.

Here’s another little town, just off the Great Ocean Road:

 

[Prester John]

That sounds a great commute Mine is horrible

Not a bad commute at all. So much better than the crowded freeways of Houston and Dallas. Or L.A., Atlanta, etc.

 

[Pàdruig]

Good evening, Guardians. I checked out a bit over the weekend and I have some catching up to do here.

I hope everyone is well. Trying a bit of an Oregon oddity with my Lambsfoot this evening.