...big snow here.... work called off as well as school... more to come this afternoon....

Got down to see Ma for her 98th yesterday...she was surprised to see me and I had a nice cake for all the inmates and flowers and her favorite fast food, Arby's for her lunch.... we got to sit and talk and have lunch, she is despondent over the election and hates to see the country headed the way it is now going. She being part of the greatest generation and all they went through to preserve the Union I can feel her pain.... I hate to see it also...... I tried to cheer her up..... she has had a long life well lived. Masters Degree in education and taught deaf kids how to function in a hearing world, her and Dad served on the Mission field in Brazil back in the 50's and has always been active in her church.... of course her most sterling achievement was having me for a son...... ok maybe not the most...but top 5 I'm sure......... She was born in Nebraska but raised in Montana..... they grow them tough out there..... she is in good health and clear mind and I better start thinking about how we are going to celebrate her 100th....... maybe I can get Trump to swing by for that..... she does not suffer Democrats well...... Calls the Demoncrats......

time for my mid day nap...... already got the call in for the big snow blower that my buddy has....going to be a few feet of snow to remove.... have a finest day.....

Nice Matt..... forgot you had the custom hood and front.... very cool..... going in to pick up my new glasses at Costco today.... when you fall and hit your head on the ice you break your glasses so it was time to upgrade the prescription and get new ones..... I went with Ray Bans this time...can't go wrong wid old school...

more later I promise....

...or a Nebraskan vacationing in Lincoln.... not.... geez aren't you always on vacay down there in the tropics? don't get all uppity just because you were smart enough to make the move way back when..... shoulda coulda woulda.... considered it in 1981 after a visit to Florida but never pulled the trigger....... oh well.....

My Mom turns 98 this weekend so I am going to go down and see her. Covid be damned...she has had her shots but that did not change much it seems..... got a cake being made and some flowers and will take her gang some Arby's for lunch....those poor folk crave the fast food....

more later as it happens.....

...please tell Rosie to treat that wid some 4 Roses taken as a shot or two..... heals from the inside you know....

big day and I am looking forward to the weekend....did get the new Harley out for a put up the street and back... 50 degrees seemed warmer sitting still.....

headed for the big chair....

55 degrees here so of course I had to rush home and take the Sporty out for a quick run.... it did ok but a couple of things are going to need to be addressed ....... did not stray far from the home 20...

Great song CBob..... one of my all time favorites...

....well we made it through 8 years of Clinton and another 8 years of Obama... I suppose we can get through 4 years of this boob...... and don't even go there wid me on the VP..... geez..... have a swell night...

very nice work Teeb..... top notch I'd say..... still working on a snappy retort Tommy..... don't worry I'll get there...

long day at work....Herbicide meetings.... yawn.... geez glad they had lots of coffee and glazed donuts.... oh yeah...

well was expecting parts today but ohhh noooo its MLK day...always sneaks up on me.... more later after a whisky drink

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.....ha ha ha..... very droll Tbone..... I would have a snappy come back but I have to think about it a bit..... when I think it up it will be great.... uh huh uh huh.....

Had a nice day working on the Sporty...got all the projects done except the horn relocate which has not arrived at the domicile...... put that on and then await the warm weather...... pics when I can get them on the on the dreaded Photosucket........

today into Costco for an eye exam and then to get some stuff and then back and prepare for the next week.... since the lead guy quit it is falling on me and the office manager gal to carry on the work...... not something I was contemplating when I signed up for this gig..... maybe they will find a guy to take the lead again but those guys are not just hanging around....they all have jobs....

have a happy happy Guru's....

.....Harley work today in the warm man cave with beer fridge......... have a good one....

aye she was a blowin snow all over da place today.... I could not keep me from my appointed rounds... the 4 ton Super Duty running in 4H and full of winter blend diesel was cutting through the mess with ease...... couple of semi's in the ditch.... going to be better soon though right?

Did stop at a Harley store today..... imagine that.... prices have not come down on parts.... geez....

more later

Howdy from the Great Plains..... nice today...upper 50's out and I saw a Corvette out and a couple of Harley Dee's..... I have to practice my secret Harley wave now that I'm back in the brotherhood..... someday maybe some pics of the new machine..... got it all apart now making it mine.... keep those custom parts coming in folks.....

Tomorrow.....wind..... Friday more stronger winds and snow....Saturday....who cares I'm sleeping in.....

now back to the big chair.....

Howdy from the Great Plains..... nice today...upper 50's out and I saw a Corvette out and a couple of Harley Dee's..... I have to practice my secret Harley wave now that I'm back in the brotherhood..... someday maybe some pics of the new machine..... got it all apart now making it mine.... keep those custom parts coming in folks.....

Tomorrow.....wind..... Friday more stronger winds and snow....Saturday....who cares I'm sleeping in.....

now back to the big chair.....

..hey hey hey now..... I'm baaaack...... so nice to see everyone.... I had not given up hope but was wondering what the hell is going on here..... but everything is fine...situation normal......

Happy Birthday Teeb..... finally hit 60 that's great.... I like the new Caddy also.... I think we can supercharge it if you would like..... better than a turbo...

So now I know where folks that live in south Florida go for vacay.......further south.... makes sense to me.... I spent my Florida vacation money on a Harley Davidson.... yeah the wife was uh.... hmmm.... ahh..... hmmmm.....its to painfull for me to think about that yet.... Pics coming soon...

Good Christmas.... I gave myself some great gifts...everyone was home and even had some snow.... work going well... my boss quit and so now I'm kinda the boss but not really but nobody seems to know anything.... so I'm taking over and doing everything ...... don't worry what could go wrong?

more later..........

No presents for us this year.....or at least today.... on Sunday we will get what we got coming..... uh that is when all the kids will be here. Bro in law who lost his wife awhile back came up and we talked Corvettes and had dinner here. K bobs on the grill.... very nice day here.

BIL has the 09 C6 in Crystal Red Tintcoat.... He loves the car and is now looking for a C5 Vert in Nassau or Electron Blue...... to join the C6..... Sounds like someone we know.........

A very merry Christmas from me and mine to you and yours....

I am trying to be of good cheer...maybe some hot toddies will be a help..... Warning Danger Danger Tommy..... falling iguanas in your forecast....may hit low 40's or even in the 30's in some areas in sunny Florida.... thought we up here should share some of what we got with all yous down there...

So Gris.... if an AR-15 is chambered for a 5.56 Nato round can it shoot a .223 shell? what is the difference there? I think one won't shoot in the other but can't remember.... I've got a guy who has a lot of .223 rounds who would sell me some but I want to make sure they will work. These are new rounds.... please tell all....

The blizzard is over and now its just cold.... I am going to venture out of the domicile and go find a store and buy some stuff.... then I will scurry back and start a fire in the fireplace and watch some movies or something.....

Have a pleasant day Guru's.....

good news Bob.... sometimes its good to be Negative....

Wind up to 50 and 60 mph today.....up were I work its a blizzard so they called and said not to bother coming up....I better go get some presents in town today.... gift cards are my stock in trade..... and some cash.....

brought in a pickup load of cut and split fireplace wood yesterday.... all stocked up for the cold winter months now.... we like a fireplace fire in the great room where the tree is decorated on a cold winters eve..... snapping and popping away.... some buttered rum to sip on..... I don't even know what buttered rum is but anything with butter in it has to be good.... right?

stay warm and comfy Guru's....

..well now that Nebraska can have Casino's..... I voted against of course because we all know it brings in the Mafia and other undesirables...... but after years and years of trying and spending tons of money in ads....it passed... figure there will be one on every corner.... its the only way to tax the poor you know...... just saying.....

nice day today...and TA DA.....the shortest day of the year so we are heading back up the hill kids to long summer nights to spend banging on a slot machine..... looking forward to dat...

now it is time to head for the big chair.....

....I think Trophy Husband is something all men should aspire to..... is there a list of credentials that we need to know on how to become that? Looking forward to it....

Ok now its starting to get serious.... I better start thinking what I'm going to give out for the Christmas time... money is always in style as are gift cards.... and of course the new clutch for the Grand Sport..... ok..... got me taken care of now what to get other people..... hmmmm.... gift cards to fast food places should work..... ok let's go wid dat...

always sunny in Nebraska.... kinda cold though.... how is it in Florida these days? If I lived in a warm climate year around my Corvette would have 200,000 miles on it.....

today I am setting up the tree and doing some other holiday stuff.... have a happy Guru's

best wishes for a fast recovery to you and yours Matt.... I'm a bit stuffy today but that is normal for me....a bit tired also....I'm thinking more coffee will fix dat..... damned Vid I count it responsible for the massive cheat scandal on the election.... sonsabiches.......

I see a Purdey Sporter 12 ga listed for only $55K online.... half price of a new one..... just thought you might want to add that to your Christmas list..... yikes!

guess I will stick to my old 12 ga Winchester that was my Dad's..... 1965 model....

Nice yellow C7 Vert would be very cool...... auto rotation would be more interesting with that in the mix....

ok..... almost time for my mid morning nap and then I am doing the floors...... my back is much better thank you....

go forth and get a fifth Guru's

Condolences John...... Teeb....did you have the credit card when you were abandoned? Hope so.... because you need some nice presents to yourself....

Well I suppose we can get some T-Shirts that say Letty Strong on dem.....all the money collected would go to her for whatever will make her feel better after this mind numbing fiasco....

Hey hey now.....I was the one putting on the meetings....and my ego is really good right now.....

my insides are cold right now.....I think some JB may warm me up a bit....... onward to da booze shelf Guru's.....

been a long week it seems..... I better start thinking of getting some gifts together...been so busy buying for myself that I have not had anytime for buying for others...

got an early meeting I'm getting ready for.... hope to do some good... more later.....

Finally its Friday.... get up and get with it boys and girls

.....ahhh revolt is in the air.... nothing like $5 dollar gas to bring us all together with a common cause.... gotta love 2 dollar fuel.....

Captain...congrats on the new Pad.... I love a good wood stove.... I find it requires wood though and that is like work to get it and split it and haul it ..... nothing better though.... here they want 60 bucks for a half a cord here...but still better than doing it all myself...

better go get some work done..... have a finest day Guru's

hope you did not get in the way of the germs Bob... folks around here either got sick as dogs or barely had symptoms... not much in-between.... I'm still trying to avoid...stayed in all weekend.... not much else to do with it snowy and cold...

Woke up to 6 degrees this AM...... brisk...glad I had the Super Duty plugged in.....still takes a good half hour for it to warm up ..... cold blooded....

thanks for the Florida weather update Tommy..... I will continue to live vicariously thru your posts.... pics would be nice...... VB enjoy your get away.....totally jealous....

more later....

I'm always behind the curve it seems... I should have seen the push for ammo coming.... I am checking into doing the loading myself like Gris mentioned.... have you got a recipe for a Glock .40.... I have quite a bit of .38 Super and 22 LR's.... nice that we have Gris as our personal armourer...

life is good.....and going to get better.... foggy snowy cold and icy here today.....sounds like a good day to head on up to the roof and put up the Christmas lights....its no fun if there isn't some risk involved..... right? Honey...where are the roof lights? you threw them away? WTH... why? oh yeah.........my back...hmmmm.....ok good no problem but we will get some for next year ok?

Well Big dead Red was upset again in a game they were favored to win yesterday.... we are so bad at every aspect of the game.....our golden boy coach who is very rich now is taking on a more brown tinge as we look at our 4th straight losing season..... there is angst in the camps......

looks like a good day to binge watch The Walking Dead and see how many zombies they can get today....... nice! Still looking for AR 5.56 Nato rounds if you have a stash.... no joy so far....... have a safe day in the trenches Guru's..

...ya....dey smell goood.....

....Heck yeah....I tell them I will only go to the reception...I'm there for the food and drinks.....

We have around 4 to 5" of new snow... and I sent my wife out early to scoop it...... hey hey... my back you know...

the Huskers will be playing at 11 today and with the snow I'm sure that almost every TV in the State will be tuned in....hope the Millennial's don't go all sissy on us because of the cold weather.... only going out on the field if they have to.....the majority will be gathered around the sideline heaters I'm thinking.....

got no projects going in the shop...basements done.... I need a shop project.... I need to build a Harley..... brilliant...
may have a source since in my new job one of our big customers are the 4 brothers that own the Harley store in Columbus... they have barns full of old Hogs and parts.... they also farm about 7,000 acres of prime bottom land.... long hair big beards old Harley T shirts....these guys are right up my alley....... we spent about 2 hours the other day talking old Hawgs and fast women....or was it fast Hawgs and old women....

Go Big Red today...... and a pox on the Supreme Court..they have really let us down....

thanks CBob.....I will check that out..... don't know about mailing ammo thru the mail or Fedex and things.....

thanks CBob.....I will check that out..... don't know about mailing ammo thru the mail or Fedex and things.....

...snowing here today.... and more on the way.... winter you know....finally decided to show up..... very dry here and we could use some moisture.

I use a lite weight S&W Revolver for my personal carry which is always in the console of the truck it seems..... .357 loads for defense and .38 Specials for target practice... it's pretty violent to shoot with the .357's..... but it is badass....... I also have an AR 15 I have never shot...and good luck trying to find Ammo right now.... the shelves are bare..... again......the coming apocalypse or something is the reason..... it is the Springfield Armories Saint model.... 5.56 Nato...

I also need some .40 ammo for the Glock and can't find it anywhere....... ammo hoarding .... geez

ok time to hit the trail....enjoy the day Guru's....

Morning fellow travelers.....

yeah.....I been on the Government teat for about 4 years now..... nice to have coming in......I paid out plenty and still am since I am gainfully employed still....

60's again today..... Doc said my back was healing well but no deadlifts yet....

change in weather coming on.... snow by Friday..... tis the season....

took a hot bath last night and was in bed by 8:30 and woke up feeling ok today..... went on in for a Dentist appointment and my 2 week back check up..... no problems on either of them ..... back to work tomorrow

Saw a Long Beach Red C8 in the wild today..... it did look good..... nothing wrong wid dat color.....

have a swell night Guru's...

...ya Chuck Yeager.... now there's a guy who lived a full life....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/20 ... /08/chuck-yeager-obituary

They did not send the second wave of planes did they? Seem to remember that from history class.....or U tube..... that would have been when they taught real American History.... not about Marilyn Monroe......

not feeling so hot tonight....kinda achy wid a headache.....no fever though.....hell I have not been anywhere to catch anything..... but that don't mean anything these days.... hopefully feel better tomorrow...... If I sleep 11 hours I know something is up ya....... right Teeb?

wow...new computer....got tired of kick starting the old one I suppose..... a good IT man is as invaluable as a good plumber and honest mechanic.... once you find one take care of them.....

got some touch up paint in the basement to do and then put it all back in place.... a moment we have been waiting on for a long time. especially the pantry....I love a good panty....er pantry I mean.....

sun is out...going to get up in the 60's next week... that means outside decos...oh wait....my Doc said none of that...
got to milk this back thing for all its worth...

and as another sign of the impending apocalypse...the Huskers won yesterday.... there is dancing in the camps....and all is right with the world....

move your asses Guru's..... you think you're going to live forever?

Reminds me of old BillH.....

clear and crisp out but working towards a decent day.... got chores but still being careful to not tweak my back.... got no car or bike projects in the shop this year... my BSA project never has moved forward since I can't find the guy to get it bought......

could not work on them anyway all stove up like I am..... soon though the Doc will give me the green light to move about the shop at will........

supposed to go get the Christmas tree today..... it will be a small one since my lifting abilities are hampered...... fine wid me....

life is a game of inches Guru's.....keep moving forward...

everyone I met with today has had the virus and was over it....its like a tsunami wave out in the country.... most did not have a bad time of it some sicker than others.... so far so good for me...... don't know how long I can keep doing my job and dodging the bullets.......

It's Friday night...... let's all relax..... oh yeah....

I am going to work and nobody try to stop me....... nice here today and my back is fine real fine..... later

Gris.....congrats on the 78 milestone..... Dude you are getting seriously old..... stay lubricated is all I can tell you....

Tommy go in and see the Spine Doc and they will take some pics of your back and then tell you what they can do to fix it.... It is one week since I went under the knife and I am 97.6% better...in another week I hope to hit 99.9% better..... all lower leg shooting pain is gone and once the 3' scar heals up I will be good as new..... or was that 3" anyway chicks dig scars....tell them you were in a knife fight back in Boston....when they asked why its on your back you can tell them because you were just protecting your front.... don't worry they will believe it.......

Gris I'm raising a cold soft drink in your direction..peace be upon thee......

....great Rant..... I'm holding up a cold ice water in your direction..... can't drink a beer yet I'm still in healing...

...always want to share Tom....cold and windy here also... #1 daughter is headed back to the land of flakes and nuts... Seattle.... I see they have a group of Sovereigns now who say everything belongs to everyone and will move into houses when folks are gone and not want to leave when they get back.... I guess that is what happens when no one has guns to shoot people for trespassing.... do not think that is going to fly out here in reality world.....

speaking of keeping your powder dry..... top three most dangerous cities in Oklahoma.... 1. Shawnee 2. Tulsa 3. McAlester..... do not go there Gris.....

Ok another day of laying up and getting better.... the full plates of warmed up food and pie with ice cream are not over yet..... must stretch this out as long as I can....

let's get fired up Guru's

Howdy.... well the process of healing is taking its time.... I'm still maintaining on Advil but have started to take the muscle relaxers they gave me..... having more pain now in my hips which they say is normal and will go away.... still staying out of the Hydrocodone for now.

Nice weather here today... 50's and sunshine.... feel like I should be doing something but I can't.....

live large Guru's....

we also had 7 gathered around the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.... lots of gravy that I put on almost everything... I'm a big fan of gravy.... everyone was healthy and I was doing fine on some Advil's...... all the cobwebs from the anesthesia seem to be gone today..... I had slight hand shake and elevated heartbeat yesterday but not today.....

Big Red on against Iowa coming up at 11....I will see how far I can get before switching channels..... geez we are bad...

Teeb glad you seem to be on the mend... may have just been something else going round... have a swell day Guru's

Happy Thanksgiving.....enjoy the day Guru's......

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I remember in 1964 my Mom and Dad got a summer job teaching Peace Corps trainees in Gainesville Florida that were going to Brazil... my folks had spent about 5 years in Brazil as Missionaries out on what was then the frontier.... Spent all summer down there in one of the dorms and this was before AC......we had fans......

One of the things my Dad splurged on when we got back to Kansas was a console Motorola Quasar Color TV.....it had a square tube...not round like the RCA's had.... it cost a $1,000 dollars in 1964 money.... that is the equivalent of $8 large today.... are you kidding me?

It was all worth it when we saw our first NBC Peacock in living color...... all the neighbors would come over and want to watch Bonanza....Mom and Dad let them in had folding chairs set up........56 years ago...... pretty amazing how far its come........