Good Morning!

[Dotch]

Ah, a large cup of lasagna soup and I'm warming up from the inside! 

Quitting them heaters is a toughy. I got the job done after some of my buddies knew I had them hidden in my truck. Would come out to get in it and it was turned upside down constantly. At over $3 a pack that really pi$$ed me off!  My boss about 30 years ago used to bum them off of everybody too. I fixed him. I'd been out to a farmer's place and had taken samples of his nice leafy alfalfa hay to send in for analysis. I plugged one cigarette and made sure he got it as he went out back to check up on the help. About 30 seconds later he came running in, grabbed me by the back of the neck and shouts, "What was that?" I'm sure he thought it was wacky weed but when I showed him the bucket containing the alfalfa we both had a good laugh. Never bummed any more off of me after that. 

[smurfy]

I don't smoke cancer sticks..........I smoke bowls.......................of pipe tobacco!!!!!!!!

[Dotch]

You sure about that? 

[smurfy]

25 minutes ago, Dotch said:

You sure about that? 

GAWD............ not you too!!!!!!!!!!! reb #2!!!!!!!!!! not sure I can handle that!!!!!!!!

[delcecchi]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

I don't smoke cancer sticks..........I smoke bowls.......................of pipe tobacco!!!!!!!!

Then I hope quitting is as easy for you as it was for me.  No real cravings at all.   But, like Bill Clinton, I didn't inhale.  

[leechlake]

kind of funny what happens every day to the Good Morning thread.  Yesterday it was about coon hunting and today it's about quitting smoking a pipe.  I didn't even know people smoked pipes anymore.  Then again I never thought a coon would fall on my head from 120 feet up either. Curious to see what tomorrow will bring.

 

Edited February 23, 2016 by leechlake

[RebelSS]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

GAWD............ not you too!!!!!!!!!!! reb #2!!!!!!!!!! not sure I can handle that!!!!!!!!

We be here to get ya, in stereo!!!  What could be better??!   

23 minutes ago, leechlake said:

kind of funny what happens every day to the Good Morning thread.  Yesterday it was about coon hunting and today it's about quitting smoking a pipe.  I didn't even know people smoked pipes anymore.  Then again I never thought a coon would fall on my head from 120 feet up either. Curious to see what tomorrow will bring.

 

We might as well call it the "morning gossip" thread. We could get our own morning show, with each person having a specialty...."Down on the farm with Dotch",  Lurking with Leech, Smoming with Smurf, Blathering with Boar, Day tripping with Del, Rappin' with Reb, etc. Anyone NOT included here consider yourself on the normal side. 

 

 

 

 

 

This friggin' MERGE   S**** has gotta go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Edited February 23, 2016 by RebelSS

[bobberineyes]

Ya I'm a chewer too, if my eyes are open and am not eating,  one is in. The sick part is going through the bank statement and seeing all the super america  stops through out the week. Hope your feeling better dotch,  can't remember the old saying , feed a fever drown a cold....one or two. Good luck smurf on your task!!!

[RebelSS]

You just missed the cut, bobber. I was gonna add "smokin with the bobber'', but then realized that little blue munchkin already was smoming, then it was too late to edit. You haveta try to keep us on track, anyway. Someone does.  

I just ate the chicken noodle soup of yers, Dotch...the pest never showed up to get it. Hope yer feeling more perky.

Edited February 23, 2016 by RebelSS

[Dotch]

Thanks guys. I should be on the mend soon. Tincture on the way. Warms the cockles of my heart! 

 

 

[smurfy]

On 2/5/2016 at 7:00 PM, leechlake said:

Dotch hope this misses has enough respect not to paw ya when your I'll. And reb why ya all bent on the merge? Don't add up on posts?

Sheez how that happen 

[leechlake]

huh?  I never posted that.  I don't even know how to do the smiley face with the tongue thing.  I even looked back and nothing like that coming from me.

[smurfy]

I know you didn't. It's what I meant in the other thread. I tried qouting dotches post and that came up. Must be my phone thingy!

[Boar]

morning gentlemen,, having granola and anda banana, sitting here contemplateing the weekend. im not fishing, so its cath up time, got the bathroom to paint, and gonna breaking in my new cold smoker, did i mentioned it came in the miail? Ive got some things i havent tried before, its a surprise. so watch for results.

[leechlake]

Whoa!!!  I just looked up form the kitchen counter and my 17 yr old son was standing there in cut off jean shorts and no shirt.  High School section final game tonight Wayzata vs Cretin... and it's a "USA Out" meaning wear clothes that comes before the word "out", so he now has a USA hockey jersey Jack O'Callahhan jersey on and of course the jean shorts.  He looks like Jack from the movie "Miracle" and actually looks pretty close to TJ Oshie.  At hockey camp the little kids thought he was Oshie since Oshie frequents the camp in the off season.  I'd hate to think who I look like.  

No dreams last night but I did wake up wondering what the difference is between a Farm and a Ranch.  I think I'm trying to continue my agriculture knowledge base.  I deer hunt at a place that they call a Ranch.  They farm corn and beans but also have cattle and I assume that means it's a Ranch but don't know.  Problem is that I know people who also farm crops and have livestock and they call it a Farm.  Frankly, Ranch sounds cooler to me.  I think of Ben Cartwright, branding irons, cowboys, and cool looking fences.  A Farm makes me think of dirt and silos.  To make it more confusing a Dairy Farm isn't called a Dairy Ranch so I'm missing something.  Please advise and have a good Wednesday.

[smurfy]

morning all.............. 12 noon I be outta here...........gone fishin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThunderLund78]

I think Farm is when you do all the work and ranch is where you hire people to do the work.  You know, ranch-hands, cowpokes and the like.

[Coffee118]

Good morning all, just a rainy day here. 

1 hour ago, Boar said:

morning gentlemen,, having granola and anda banana, sitting here contemplateing the weekend. im not fishing, so its cath up time, got the bathroom to paint, and gonna breaking in my new cold smoker, did i mentioned it came in the miail? Ive got some things i havent tried before, its a surprise. so watch for results.

Sorry boar I know u always get a typing reprieve but it struck me funny when I read its cath up time and have to paint the bathroom my first though was good god how full was your bladder and are you ok if you now have to paint the bathroom. Yes it's a slow day at the shop

[smurfy]

well coffee, you just get use to boar after a while and take it stride!!!!!!!!!! personally I think its after affects of mrs boar when mr boar doesn't do what he's told, called a cast iron skillet upside the ole noggin!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Ah, CHORES done, at work and preparing for a short presentation on potential for our upcoming growing season in about an hour. I love it when a plan comes together.  Actually I can keep it light, drown them in local data and weather trivia for about 5 - 7 minutes, take a few questions, then eat. Never want to be that guy who comes between the audience and lunch with a long boring presentation. The mind will only absorb what the butt will endure.  

As far as what's a ranch and what's a farm LL, it is as you point out somewhat a matter of semantics. Also to some degree geography. As one drifts west especially into the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, etc., the terminology tends to become more "ranch" oriented as row crops become less common and grazing livestock becomes more common. Oh not to say there aren't some exceptions and pockets of wannabe cowboys and the like to the east and especially south and some row crop, certified seed  and small grain farmers interspersed to the west, but typically that's how I see it. 

[smurfy]

thanks dotch, but that does beg the question. does that make LL a rancher of disposed walleye fillets?????????

[reinhard1]

Good Morning.  Planning another try to Grindstone.  My wife's knee is feeling better and she's seeing a "specialist" tomorrow so I feel better about that.  I want to go to the Grind before Pike season closes  One line in the portable for trout and another line [tip up] out for pickled pike.  Phasing into our diet plan this week to include skin on chicken.   Things are looking up.  Chicken wings tonight.  Nice to have carb free rice with it but salad will be the side.  Last night we had burgers from the grill with cheese on top [no bun] and roasted vegies on the side.  Mixed in some yams along with carrots, zucchini and mushrooms.  Probably start straightening up the garage again.  Every year it seems like I move everything to one corner and then be proud of myself and next time I move everything somewhere else and feel good about it.  Well as long as I feel good about it, may as well continue the insanity.  Lot of that stuff is still from the kids.  Have to have another garage sale I think.  good luck.

[leechlake]

RH- my neighbor has just rented a dumpster some times instead of the garage sale.  I can't seem to bite the bullet but I think that's the ultimate garage solution.

Smurfy- I'm pretty sure I'm in second place in wishing I never brought something up, namely the fish fiasco.  First place is that guy that brought up his neighbor lady.  His name slips my mind right now...

 

[RebelSS]

Some morning so far.....  Didn't sleep much last nite, then get woke up early by an obviously pre-recorded message in SPANISH blasting out of my answering device that lasted forever. Got up, and finally figgered out it was from Dell, not San Diego Del, but the computer company. WTH? Did I order in Spanish? I can say "uno burrito, por favor gracias"  and that's about it, besides when asked about Smurfy's brain, " Un poquito"  Put the cawfee on, and went on-line to check status of my computer, just what I wanted to do with one eye half open. Ended up with an online chat person named salweeh wangdooey or something, who chatted my order never went through. Gave them my confirmation #, the E-mail copy of it went thru, delivery date,receipt, production etc etc. Was told to call or chat with the "order troubleshooting" branch. She was nice; just felt not very informed. Decided I'll just call my good ol' Dell sales person Sai back (I had asked his extension in case of probs like this) he confirmed it went through; it's "in production" right now, being made. "There is no problem, Mr. Mark, it is in production" "Thank you for calling Dell and have a good day, sir". Well glad that's all solved. Now I have a headache to go with the tired aching body.

[smurfy]

14 minutes ago, leechlake said:

RH- my neighbor has just rented a dumpster some times instead of the garage sale.  I can't seem to bite the bullet but I think that's the ultimate garage solution.

Smurfy- I'm pretty sure I'm in second place in wishing I never brought something up, namely the fish fiasco.  First place is that guy that brought up his neighbor lady.  His name slips my mind right now...

 

never went the dumpster route, did only one garage sale! my preferred route to get rid of something is to set it by the street and put a free sign on it, if it isn't gone in a day or to I put up a sign...........for sale $20 . usually stolen within a couple hours!!!!!!!