What did you do today

[Omahkapi'si]

I introduced someone to black powder muzzleloader shooting today too! I was at the range and a young lady RCMP officer showed up to practice for her annual re-certification. Let her shoot my Frontier and she could not stop smiling at all the smoke and the big kaboom. "That is soooo cool..." she said.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Brought the wife home from the hospital, got her settled in and mowed the grass it was starting too look like a hay field and it is calling for rain the next four days, time too play catch up.

 

[Dale Lilly]

not today but yesterday.
I introduced a new shooter to muzzleloading. My 83 year old brother was visiting and had never fired a black powder weapon. 4 shots from the Mortimer and he was grinning like a teenager. several times he said," I have to get one of these!" made my year!

Never too old.

 

[nkbj]

Received a .42 round ball mold to try in the .41 caliber 1858 Remington.

But if round ball works in it, will I need a rifle to go with?

 

[bisleyjohn]

worked 13 hrs of night shift.....im feeling kinda old cause soon time to head back to the plant for another round

☹

 

[Eric Krewson]

Not just today but I am on a mission to throw away accumulated "junk".

A friend left me all his stuff when he died, his hand tools filled the floor of a good sized garage, I had duplicates of most of the stuff so I invited all the friends we shared in common over to take their pick and got rid of most of the stuff.

He gave me all his tubs of nick knacks as well, trophies, leather and a lot of the stuff we store "just in case". I consigned all these tubs to the attic of my shop. Over the years I go by them every now and a look for anything I can use but have drawn a blank lately.

Time to consign this stuff to the trash and clean up my attic, every time the trash has run in the last few weeks I have filled most of the can with junk, either from the basement or the attic of my house.

This past week I filled 3/4 of a large residential garage can with strings of Christmas lights, it seemed like miles of them, they weighed about 40# total, that's a lot of lights. I know my late wife couldn't resist them when they went on sale for pennies on the dollar after Christmas but never used them. They had been in the attic for at least 15 years.

All of this stuff we think we need seldom gets removed from storage and used, what goes in the attic stays in the attic, forever.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Not just today but I am on a mission to throw away accumulated "junk".

A friend left me all his stuff when he died, his hand tools filled the floor of a good sized garage, I had duplicates of most of the stuff so I invited all the friends we shared in common over to take their pick and got rid of most of the stuff.

He gave me all his tubs of nick knacks as well, trophies, leather and a lot of the stuff we store "just in case". I consigned all these tubs to the attic of my shop. Over the years I go by them every now and a look for anything I can use but have drawn a blank lately.

Time to consign this stuff to the trash and clean up my attic, every time the trash has run in the last few weeks I have filled most of the can with junk, either from the basement or the attic of my house.

This past week I filled 3/4 of a large residential garage can with strings of Christmas lights, it seemed like miles of them, they weighed about 40# total, that's a lot of lights. I know my late wife couldn't resist them when they went on sale for pennies on the dollar after Christmas but never used them. They had been in the attic for at least 15 years.

All of this stuff we think we need seldom gets removed from storage and used, what goes in the attic stays in the attic, forever.

Thank you Eric - you have renewed my resolve in cleaning out the (attic, garage, spare bedroom, closets, etc.....) I know I have many garbage cans of stuff I need to get rid of, and as I get older it's getting harder to do what I know needs doing. We still have boxes of stuff that were packed in '86 during our big move that have not been opened since. Time for them to go away...
After the kids were all grown and gone, we went from 4250 sqft to 3200 sqft to 2600 sqft to 1800 sqft and somehow manage to fill most of that up with stuff we don't need or will ever use again.

 

[SOLANCO]

Not just today but I am on a mission to throw away accumulated "junk".

A friend left me all his stuff when he died, his hand tools filled the floor of a good sized garage, I had duplicates of most of the stuff so I invited all the friends we shared in common over to take their pick and got rid of most of the stuff.

He gave me all his tubs of nick knacks as well, trophies, leather and a lot of the stuff we store "just in case". I consigned all these tubs to the attic of my shop. Over the years I go by them every now and a look for anything I can use but have drawn a blank lately.

Time to consign this stuff to the trash and clean up my attic, every time the trash has run in the last few weeks I have filled most of the can with junk, either from the basement or the attic of my house.

This past week I filled 3/4 of a large residential garage can with strings of Christmas lights, it seemed like miles of them, they weighed about 40# total, that's a lot of lights. I know my late wife couldn't resist them when they went on sale for pennies on the dollar after Christmas but never used them. They had been in the attic for at least 15 years.

All of this stuff we think we need seldom gets removed from storage and used, what goes in the attic stays in the attic, forever.

Rented a 20x8x5 dumpster for the month of May. Went through the basement and barn getting rid of that sort of stuff. Still not sure we got everything we should have. But it certainly looks more civilized.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Fixed up the lacing on this sheath and tied off the top with a leather lace as well to hold it together nice and snug. Pretty happy with how it fits and carries. Very secure and quick to draw.

 

[Woody Morgan]

Ran a patch through the Deerhunter and the Trapper and got packed for a couple days of fishing in the High Sierra.
Hitting running water this trip checking out the Owens River.

wm

 

[Treestalker]

Eschew obfuscation!

 

[Eric Krewson]

Just heads up; some stuff that I have cleaned out that still had value I put on the Facebook Market Place at a give away price and every bit of it sold.

Here is an example; I had a Harbor Freight Lynixx electric pole saw, loved the thing, it worked like a charm. On my last trip out the chain drive quit, Harbor Freight said they didn't carry parts for the saw so I was SOL. So, I have a no good saw and an almost new 40V battery and charger, I was about to throw it in the trash and thought "Marketplace". I priced the battery and charger at $25, It took 3 days, I had two tire kickers and finally a guy with Lynixx tools that wanted an extra battery. He wanted me to ship it, I checked, $9 to ship, he agreed, sent me money via PayPal and it was off in the mail.

Most of the stuff I sell is gone in a matter of minutes, people know a good deal when they see one. I meet them in the parking lot of a local grocery store (pistol in pocket) two miles from the house for the exchange. The charger and battery is the only thing I have shipped.

Gone;

 

[hanshi]

I just got Rotor Rooted, the dock said I would be over it in a week, I was still passing red stuff at 7 weeks if I strained picking anything up, even if it was light.

Pathology on my removed tissue showed no cancer.

Bottom line, get the laser not the old style water jet like my doc recommended.

Been there done that and won't do it again.....unless my life depends on it.

 

[hanshi]

Listen up everyone. Getting old is somewhat treacherous but in no way sinister. Take care of yourselves, eat well, get plenty of sleep, don't smoke but do enjoy a bourbon on occasion. Try and stay as active as you are able.

Dogs are angels with wiggly butts. I lost my last little girl nearly two years ago and it still hurts. We used to have four in the house with us and always one or two slept with us. They were our babies. I truly empathize with the loss of any furry child. I'll stop now before I start to tear up.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Too hot to bend side sets today so I decided to make a new Powder Horn instead! Almost nine hours, starting with a raw horn, and it is finished.

 

[BS]

Drilled a square hole today for a peep sight base.

 

[hanshi]

Beautiful horn and I like that a lot!

Hey, BS; where can I buy one of those square drill bits?

 

[SOLANCO]

Listen up everyone. Getting old is somewhat treacherous but in no way sinister. Take care of yourselves, eat well, get plenty of sleep, don't smoke but do enjoy a bourbon on occasion. Try and stay as active as you are able.

Dogs are angels with wiggly butts. I lost my last little girl nearly two years ago and it still hurts. We used to have four in the house with us and always one or two slept with us. They were our babies. I truly empathize with the loss of any furry child. I'll stop now before I start to tear up.

Chloe is our fourth Lab and she is 12 years old. That's nigh on 50 years of Lab love and devotion. Thinking of any of them can make me tear up. It will be bitter when she goes. Bitter.
My impulse is to get another when she goes. But I am 74 and wife is 76. A pup can live 12 or 14 years. Is that fair to the dog? I can not predict the future and so...do not know.
Maybe a rescue dog........

 

[BS]

Beautiful horn and I like that a lot!

Hey, BS; where can I buy one of those square drill bits?

Dumont makes them.

 

[painter]

Listen up everyone. Getting old is somewhat treacherous but in no way sinister. Take care of yourselves, eat well, get plenty of sleep, don't smoke but do enjoy a bourbon on occasion. Try and stay as active as you are able.

Dogs are angels with wiggly butts. I lost my last little girl nearly two years ago and it still hurts. We used to have four in the house with us and always one or two slept with us. They were our babies. I truly empathize with the loss of any furry child. I'll stop now before I start to tear up.

I'm advancing in age...70, but I fail on the smoking thing. Been doing it since I was 9. I've quit a few times, but always return to it. Most of us here are children of the 60's. Nicotine is the worst drug...evah.