Random Thought Thread

[Richard338]

Yesterday I drove a rental van 400 miles up the east coast, through NY City. Today I loaded it and drove back. Two weeks ago I flew 1000 miles one way, cleared thousands of pounds of crap out of our old house, loaded a Uhaul and drove back.
I don't mind driving, but unless you get lucky with traffic, the east coast isn't driving.

 

[Blues]

Following college, I drove a taxi in NYC for several months before I got a job by putting an ad in the passenger compartment.

Talk about going nowhere fast over the course of a day.

 

[SharpBits]

I commuted daily for twenty years in north east traffic. These quotes are 100% accurate.

the east coast isn't driving

Talk about going nowhere fast over the course of a day.

 

[pease]

Today is a good day

 

[Fonedork]

I have some sort of cold or flu lately. I thought I faintly heard a mourning dove just now but it was actually me wheezing

 

[KnifeVice]

Thoughts and prayers go out today for all of those among us who have lost someone in the service of our country. We are incredibly grateful for their sacrifice, and yours.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

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Today is a good day

Save one for me

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I have some sort of cold or flu lately. I thought I faintly heard a mourning dove just now but it was actually me wheezing

Probably Ebola

 

[Mendoman]

So we went camping in the ponderosa pines last weekend and our Plott Hound has pine sap spots all over her belly and legs.
Any suggestions on how to remove the sap? I use WD-40 on my hands / arms when I get stuck but I'm not sure it would be good for the dogs.

My dogs get sap from being around trees I cut all the time. Mostly Douglas fir trees here. Olive oil works well at getting rid of it.

 

[Mendoman]

Cali is a long state. My sister and I lived 750 miles apart on the same road. I would drive it in a day. Turn out of my driveway go south for 750 miles and then turn into her driveway.

 

[darkheldstars]

It’s sad to see all the emails I’m getting saying “let’s pause for all the service folk who gave their lives” and then it’s shameless and disgusting in the same email that hey! “We’re running sales on all our inventory”. It really does depress the hell out of me.

I needed to put this out there.

 

[Blues]

"They gave all so that you can buy"...is apparently the message.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Abby and one of her birds

 

[abraves]

"They gave all so that you can buy"...is apparently the message.

That is what a lot of places are about. There is one knife company I follow that posted “No discounts, no sales.” Today is to remember those who gave all for this country. To all my brothers and sisters buried under our flag I say thank you for the freedom you have given me.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

3 of the 6 eggs hatched so far this morning. Those are flycatcher eggs and are about the size of a Cadbury Mini Egg.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Here is a shot before they even had hair this morning.

 

[beeinak]

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Abby and one of her birds

Turkey vulture?

 

[Jo the Machinist]

Black vulture. She says that turkey vultures are redheads.

Turkey vulture?

 

[beeinak]

Black vulture. She says that turkey vultures are redheads.

I thought it might have been a juvenile turkey vulture. I have not seen one in decades, but I still remember the odor from where a slew of them (couple of dozen) were in a tree. The excrement was really potent. I was bowfishing for Tilapia in TX…. We did not hang out in that area for long.

Awesome Abby is getting that experience.

 

[Casinostocks]

I wonder if those sharp talons which Abby's birds of prey have will persuade Nathan to come up with a karambit or hawk type blade? Those are not traditional American patterns (neither was the Khukuri for that matter) but maybe as an inspiration for something in D3V?

ETA: specially if there is going to be some extra steel left over after a project, A smallish type of blade for a neck-knife pattern named The Abby