Two Becker's of every kind on Noah's Snark

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granitestateofmind said:
It's so much cheaper to buy it from the store or local producers given the costs of equipment, time to boil it down and all that other stuff...
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People whine about the retail cost of maple syrup and especially maple sugar... but they generally have no clue how much work and energy it really takes to make that happen. I was spoiled rotten in that regard as a small kid, because I had a great-uncle who (among other things) made maple syrup, sugar and candy on his farm (on the same land his immigrant Dad was "given" by the US gov't under the original HomeStead Act)... so I got to see the whole process, and I got lots of yummy samples for free.

There's a very good reason it costs so much... and there's a very good reason it's worth it. :)
 
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DunkEm said:
Do you go back in through the same holes next season or tap new ones?
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New ones.

And for all the other stuff we pay good money for, maple syrup seems like a good value to me. I'll never have that fake sh!t on my table. I like to make blueberry "syrup" when they're in season. Close second for pancakes imo.
 
Spent all day watching "Judge Judy" first hand.... Got subpoenaed to go to the preliminary hearing as a witness about that bullet going through my window. Was told to be there at 8am... I was... They didnt ask me a single question until 12:50..... Had to sit and watch everyone else's cases...

Thats the 2nd time i have had to go down there for this, and they said they would contact me and let me know the next time im needed, and i will be needed.... Told them im moving to Florida in July.. They said thats fine but they may have to fly me back if its continued after i move.... I feel like im being treated as the criminal.... I hate people.

They did say something about witnesses getting 5 dollars once everything was over :rolleyes: ... I dont know if they meant when we were done today, or when the case is over..... And 5 bucks wasnt worth sticking around to find out about. I walked off the stand and out the door-
 
Iirc if you take the money, you also have to fill out more forms for taxes than your time is worth

Bah humbu
Ask them if you can sewer out a one time affidavit

For all this trouble you should sue the perp for $59000000 :)

Since he does not have it the state may pay
 
Ugg... please don't mention taxes :(

We decided to get an accountant to do ours this year because of our solar stuff. Turns out all the child tax benefits that we are supposed to get went under me instead of the wife. I owe $600 to the government. My wife has a return of $700, however the cost of the accountant was $220 leaving us $120 in the hole. Yeah, its not much but I'd rather spend that money on a new knife :D
 
Bladite said:
Iirc if you take the money, you also have to fill out more forms for taxes than your time is worth

Bah humbu
Ask them if you can sewer out a one time affidavit

For all this trouble you should sue the perp for $59000000 :)

Since he does not have it the state may pay
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Staying in there even 2 extra minutes wasnt worth 5 dollars.

But there was a couple funny cases that entertained me while i waited. Ignorance ran high today. One guy yelled out "I smoke CRACK" when he was asked why he committed his crime and the entire court room, including the judge, fell over laughing.... Everyone already knew the answer... But the way he said it with such devotion, almost like he was proud of it, was hilarious... There was quite a few hilarious moments in there today actually. Probably shouldnt post about other people's problems though...

And there was a Barnes and Noble in walking distance so i managed to grab the only 2 copies of BLADE magazine they had. So not a total loss of a day i guess. Long and drawn out though.
 
Vodka and orange juice is a hell of a good combination. :thumbup: Feeling no pain right now. Feels great after a long week at work.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Well, the stock trigger is unpredictable and has waaaay too much travel and pull weight....one of the mods I found online was to add a 5x8.5x3 mm bearing from the (RC car) hobby store and remove the spring.....so I did. Not hard, the trigger breaks better now and has MUCH less force to pull....still a little unpredictable, but at least I don't have to pull it all the way to the end of it's travel to get the damn thing to fire. I've got another bearing if you want it....pretty easy mod to do, even for me - and I am a complete neophyte with this stuff. PM me or give me a call, or maybe I'll see you in a couple weeks, hopefully? Charlie Da Tuna trigger should be here soon. Everything I've read says that is the BOMB. Still a hella fun gun to shoot.
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I put a Charlie Da Tuna on mine and it is everything they say it is! It's like a real trigger rather than a federally-regulated "toy" trigger. I need to dig it out of the cabinet and put some lead downrange this weekend...
 
james terrio said:
People whine about the retail cost of maple syrup and especially maple sugar... but they generally have no clue how much work and energy it really takes to make that happen. I was spoiled rotten in that regard as a small kid, because I had a great-uncle who (among other things) made maple syrup, sugar and candy on his farm (on the same land his immigrant Dad was "given" by the US gov't under the original HomeStead Act)... so I got to see the whole process, and I got lots of yummy samples for free.

There's a very good reason it costs so much... and there's a very good reason it's worth it. :)
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I have an idea of how much work goes into it.....

TravisH said:
Yeah, locally, 8oz $10, 32oz $20 :mad:
Oh yeah, like when it's dripping down the sides of my waffles :love_heart:
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so, how many quart bottles of real maple syrup should I bring with me to the gathering as trade goods?
Uncle Luke's brand is definitely less than $20 a quart at my local Sam's after taxes, probably closer to $15.
not the best I've had, but far from the worst.
 
Hmmm... I think need to remember the maple syrup token economy on half-moon ridge the next time family is passing out jars.
 
I'd been wanting to try one of those folding stoves I'd seen at the local sporting goods store. Unfortunately they were out. So I ordered one on-line.

Caught a pic seconds before the fuel tab ran out.



The cup of tea turned out well, but I wish I'd been paying a bit more attention and gotten the Esbit. The paint is already cracking on this one. Oh well. It wasn't much.

Inspired me to build what will likely be the last fire of the season, unless we can get lucky and get a late cool front.

Sitting out here, lightly sweating and killing the occasional mosquito. But it's totally worth it!

 
Nice fire Dunk.

Nos it's pretty easy once you know what you are doing. But if you never done it, it's kind a pain in the ass ain't it?
 
Chameleonbear said:
Nos it's pretty easy once you know what you are doing. But if you never done it, it's kind a pain in the ass ain't it?
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Yep. At first it was pretty hard. We've had firesteels around, just never used 'em. I figured out that the can opener's blade on a SAK works really good for shaving magnesium and throwing sparks.
 
GSO1962 said:
I put a Charlie Da Tuna on mine and it is everything they say it is! It's like a real trigger rather than a federally-regulated "toy" trigger. I need to dig it out of the cabinet and put some lead downrange this weekend...
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I figured that when you said you'd put an aftermarket trigger on yours, that'd be the one. Put about 50 rounds through mine this evening. The RC bearing mod works, but I'm really looking forward to trying out the Charlie Da Tuna. Not that I know anything about triggers or guns, mind. Or shooting, either. Just that the Benji is a shit-ton of fun. I like that it seems fairly easy to cock, and I like how powerful it feels. Still working on the homemade trap, tho.....compressed rubber patio tile seems to be the ticket, but I've still got a little fine tuning to do.

Noswad0208 said:
Yep. At first it was pretty hard. We've had firesteels around, just never used 'em. I figured out that the can opener's blade on a SAK works really good for shaving magnesium and throwing sparks.
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Dryer lint works really well. And wood shavings from a spokeshave or plane....the key for me was to pull the steel and not the knife. On another tack, I've got a couple Mora made LightMyFire knives that work awesome for fire starting. Use those more than almost anything else....
 
worldwood said:
Staying in there even 2 extra minutes wasnt worth 5 dollars.

But there was a couple funny cases that entertained me while i waited. Ignorance ran high today. One guy yelled out "I smoke CRACK" when he was asked why he committed his crime and the entire court room, including the judge, fell over laughing.... Everyone already knew the answer... But the way he said it with such devotion, almost like he was proud of it, was hilarious... There was quite a few hilarious moments in there today actually. Probably shouldnt post about other people's problems though...

And there was a Barnes and Noble in walking distance so i managed to grab the only 2 copies of BLADE magazine they had. So not a total loss of a day i guess. Long and drawn out though.
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last time i did jury duty, i didn't take the money. it was an insult on my time.

congrats btw on the blade magazine btw.

you should celebrate with crack :> the natural kind :D with a hooker :D
 
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