Pic of the Day

[wheelbender6]

I posted this because of the way the owner modified this Savage. He cleaned-away-the-bling, painted the tins with some nice charcoal paint and swapped for a mustang seat. No expensive kit or additions.
We had a thread on Savages a while back. They are simple to own and maintain, but they has a tough time keeping up with Sportsters and Scouts.

It was tough to figure out how to reduce the file size enough to post it here.
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[2LZ]

Freaking juvenile male bird has been beating itself up on reflections and crapping all over my truck for weeks now. Hope the lonely sucker finally finds someone soon. Have to leave the windows up or he craps on my door panels.

This is about all I can do to deter it, at the moment.....besides pellet gun.

[JerryHawk250]

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FYI. The sign is referring to Fat Female Crabs.

[2LZ]

Me and Spot trying to figure out what the meaning of "Final final" really means. I'll let Mrs. 2LZ make the last call. It's safer that way.

[herbie]

I love it when animals are treated like one of the family, he looks like a good dog! Wish I could give him a treat

[TominMO]

My eyes aren't what they used to be. Spot's the one on the left, correct?

[2LZ]

I love it when animals are treated like one of the family, he looks like a good dog! Wish I could give him a treat
Spot....a she dog....will take all the treats you can offer! And yes, it's been a long row to hoe, but she'll be two years on July 14.....and is a very good dog, especially for her young age.
Like I tell people, "We used to be very strict with our dogs. They knew their limits and boundaries. With Spot now? Don't shit in the house and come when you're called." We set the bar low this time. She's very happy and VERY spoiled. Damn Cattle Dogs are super smart.

[herbie]

Spot....a she dog....will take all the treats you can offer! And yes, it's been a long row to hoe, but she'll be two years on July 14.....and is a very good dog, especially for her young age.
Like I tell people, "We used to be very strict with our dogs. They knew their limits and boundaries. With Spot now? Don't shit in the house and come when you're called." We set the bar low this time. She's very happy and VERY spoiled. Damn Cattle Dogs are super smart.

Oh shoot, sorry Spot! I’ve lost 2 very good dogs, a border collie and a black lab and I’ve thought about getting another but don’t know if I could take the loss again, they become so close to you after time

[2LZ]

I’ve thought about getting another but don’t know if I could take the loss again,
It was ten years for us. I get it.

[Emerikol]

https://www.chinariders.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26923&stc=1&d=1653767622

https://www.chinariders.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26924&stc=1&d=1653767622

So we went to Gadsden Alabama today to meet a dog we're thinking about adopting. It was tons faster to hop in the plane and fly over instead of drive. It appears that meeting a dog is very tiring for Mrs E and the Mutant... :hehe:

[herbie]

Where's the pic of the dog and did you adopt it?

[TominMO]

Oh shoot, sorry Spot! I’ve lost 2 very good dogs, a border collie and a black lab and I’ve thought about getting another but don’t know if I could take the loss again, they become so close to you after time
Over time, you will probably come to the idea that the joy of having a pet far outweighs the pain of their loss. The way I look at it now, I know that I provided them with a really good life and when it is their time, well that's that. After a short period of grieving, time to get another buddy and give him/her a great life too..

[Emerikol]

Where's the pic of the dog and did you adopt it?

We did adopt him, but we couldn't fit the crate in the plane, and didn't want to have him spooked by a plane ride with strangers. I'm driving out tomorrow to pick him up in person. I'll get some pictures then!

[herbie]

Very cool! :tup:

[Emerikol]

http://www.chinariders.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26934&stc=1&d=1653843569
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http://www.chinariders.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26936&stc=1&d=1653843569

Meet Merlin!

[TominMO]

From your sig:
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.

[Emerikol]

From your sig:
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.

That was one thing I always took with me in my flight training days. There are two types of flight instructors: One (usually the younger one who just got his instructors ticket, is just building time to go to the airlines, and just watched Top Gun for the four-hundredth time) would demonstrate a stall by standing the airplane on its tail, and the subsequent break over would float everyone six inches above their seats. The other (invariably the retired guy who instructs to keep his skills sharp and share a genuine passion of flying with the next generation) would demonstrate a stall in a much more real-world scenario. Reduce power, gently pull the yoke back until the airspeed bleeds off, and the break would be very gentle and easily recoverable. Personally, I always tried to demonstrate the second type of stall as often as I could. Sometimes you'd get an advanced student who really grasped the hows and the whys, and you could do an accelerated stall and all the forces at work would make sense to them, but that's really the only time there's any value to such aggressive and exaggerated maneuver demonstrations.

[TominMO]

Forgot to say, congrats on the new family member BTW.

Another saying I like to remind myself of is that 4WD helps you to go, but it doesn't help you to stop. Every winter I see 4WD SUVs on the side of the road, where overconfident drivers overdrove the road conditions.

[Emerikol]

Thanks! So far he's been settling in just fine.

My personal opinion is that 4WD is only good to get you stuck further away from help...

[TominMO]

Thanks! So far he's been settling in just fine.

My personal opinion is that 4WD is only good to get you stuck further away from help...In my entire life I have only ever needed 4WD two times:
1. when snow was so high the bumper was being used as a plow. Subaru Loyale with all-season tires.
b. driving on a mountain back road in former Yugoslavia, trying to get to the Romanian border in a foot of snow. 4WD Toyota Tercel wagon with snow tires.

[herbie]

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Meet Merlin!

Hey merlin, looks like an awesome dog!

[cheesy]

Merlin looks an awful lot like my grand pup, Anna, who is staying with us this holiday weekend. Her and Buster are almost best buds.

[Emerikol]

Merlin is supposed to be a black lab/border collie mix. I think there's got to be some boxer in there somewhere because everytime he drinks, we need to mop the floors... :ohno: Regardless, he's been great so far. There've been a couple inevitable accidents in the house, but we put him right out, clean up the mess, and everything is fine. We're really happy with him, and he seems to be really happy to be here with us.

[wheelbender6]

From your sig:
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.

Back when I was flying, my mantra was "A Superior Pilot becomes an old pilot by avoiding situations that require his Superior Skills".

[2LZ]

One of our "adopted kids" (local kids who adopted us?) graduated with her RN on Saturday with a 4.0. Sooooo proud of her. She's been in SF the last 2.5 years, going to nursing school full time and working two jobs to support herself through the process. It's youngin's like her that give me hope for the future.

[Oddball Matt]

Congrats to her! Both my mother and my wife are nurses, it's a messy thankless job that requires a certain calling to be able to do it, I sure couldn't so hats off to her.

[Emerikol]

Back when I was flying, my mantra was "A Superior Pilot becomes an old pilot by avoiding situations that require his Superior Skills".

That's based on a well-known Frank Borman quote: “A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill”

[Sport Rider]

We got to have a drink with Johnny Cash this weekend while visiting Nashville.

[Emerikol]

http://www.chinariders.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26958&stc=1&d=1654044828
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Meet Merlin!

[cheesy]

L to R:Chinese Piece O' Crap, Russian Piece O' Crap, Rusty Chevrolet.
https://i.imgur.com/AAVOvjAl.jpg

[TominMO]

Back when I was flying, my mantra was "A Superior Pilot becomes an old pilot by avoiding situations that require his Superior Skills".
We're just glad your screen name isn't propellerbender6.

[2LZ]

Never underestimate the hypnotic power of a cheese ball.

[2LZ]

Thought for the day

[wheelbender6]

I was probably taking a nap during the fighting

[wheelbender6]

There is always one oddball Tae Kwondo guy in every Kung Fu fight

[2LZ]

there is always one oddball tae kwondo guy in every kung fu fight
lol!

[wheelbender6]

Combines our favorite hobbies.
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[2LZ]

Did the Daytona tour while visiting Jacksonville. The museum is amazing and has really upgraded since I last saw it 25 years ago. Highly recommend it for NASCAR fans and motorsport fans, alike. Mrs. 2LZ really enjoyed herself and had a blast. She's a fellow gear-head though, and loves racing of all kinds.

[Sport Rider]

phase 2 completed. I will never again make trusses myself. :D

[cheesy]

phase 2 completed. I will never again make trusses myself. :D

Thanks to my Dad, I despise carpentry. It doesn't mean I can't do it, I'd just rather slam my hand in a car door.

In that same vein, this is Kevin, our French Tech in Yucatan. Nine hours into a one hour job. He's laying across boxes of rail insulators.
https://i.imgur.com/2l7KaC0l.jpg
He's kind of a big boy and wasn't enjoying the heat, humidity, or the job, at all.

[Sport Rider]

phase 3 done. I had lots of help!

[JerryHawk250]

That's going to be a little rough getting the rain to drain off the roof. Must of had the plans upside down :lmao:

[Sport Rider]

nah...it's to catch it and divert to my cistern. :D

[TominMO]

That's going to be a little rough getting the rain to drain off the roof. Must of had the plans upside down :lmao:He got the plans from Australia. Forgot to flip 'em for the northern hemisphere.

[wheelbender6]

So true.
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[wheelbender6]

The Sonders Metacycle is a looker. Alas, the 5k introductory price has ballooned to 6500 bucks, and there are still no bags or cargo rack. You better have a good backpack.
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[TominMO]

Redneck Amphibious Vehicle

[TominMO]

I can bearly contain myself.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZ3hXdDt7s

[Oddball Matt]

https://www.snowblowerforum.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.snowblowerforum.com/attachments/img_20221205_123304-jpg.204142/
A fighter jet did a barrel roll flying over me with afterburners on.

[Zapkin]

oh great so now even the fighter jets are leaving chemtrails...

[wheelbender6]

its beginning to look a lot like...
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[wheelbender6]

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[2LZ]

Another excellent and intensely informative tracking record, courtesy of the USPS.

[2LZ]

Never thought I'd need to buy more tools until I got the BSA. After 53 years of wrenching, I feel like a kid again grabbing a wrench that looks like it "may fit". Sheesh......

1/4"W? Apparently, Whitworth measures the threaded shank of the bolt is how it marks its tools.

Question.... How the hell do you know what size the shank is unless you find the right "spanner" and pull it out!?

[dirtbkr188]

There's a lot more moisture and dampness in the UK, things have a tendency to "swell" because of it...you'll be good to go

[cheesy]

Youngest grandson, Owen, and I had a boys night out at the roller rink.
https://i.imgur.com/W0TuQOml.jpg

The little guy saw some kids about his age who were on skates for the very first time. He made it his job to show them how to skate.

[cheesy]

Youngest grandson, Owen, and I had a boys night out at the roller rink.
https://i.imgur.com/W0TuQOml.jpg

The little guy saw some kids about his age who were on skates for the very first time. He made it his job to show them how to skate.

So I took my Roces roller blades that I have not been on in years. I keep them in an old Descente bike messenger bag that hung on my shoulder when I bicycled to work. While taking a breather, I went through a couple of the pockets to see what I probably forgot about. I found an uncashed expense check from 2010 for $120.00.:wtf:

Sunuva...

[2LZ]

I found an uncashed expense check from 2010 for $120.00.:wtf:

Sunuva...
Really hate that part......

[cheesy]

Really hate that part......

Mrs.C will never know.

[wheelbender6]

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[wheelbender6]

Boring party.
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[wheelbender6]

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[cheesy]

This was Tuesday at O'hare.
https://i.imgur.com/djhSzMUl.jpg

I've flown American for 26 years and I don't ever recall seeing this old livery 'cept on old TV shows.

[cheesy]

https://i.imgur.com/QSRKC0kl.jpg

This was Monday.I was in N. WI at my brothers place for a couple days of sledding. My first time in over 30 years. My SIL and his Dad were there, too. Anyway, this was at the end of our high speed run. I hit 93 mph and it was a hoot. It was also our final high speed tun as my SILs rental sled turned out to be governed to 65 mph. So, we limited the rest of the time to between 25 and 50 on the trails.

We racked up about 150 miles on Monday. Tuesday was just under 140 and the last 3 hours were in the rain. Bleah!

[cheesy]

Effing squirrels.:ohno:
https://i.imgur.com/gUijfywl.jpg

[cheesy]

Channeling a little John Prine. Peaceful Waters.
https://i.imgur.com/Zre3vy5l.jpg

At least it was before I slipped and fell on my ass getting off the kayak. With an audience.

Note to self, wear swim trunks next time.

[cheesy]

When you need a break from the world.
https://i.imgur.com/0gJKFQTl.jpg

[bigdano711]

Are you wearing swim trunks?

[cheesy]

No, why?

[GypsyR]

No, why?

Because he read post #2066?

[Sport Rider]

Are you wearing swim trunks?

Naked kayaking? :D :D :D

[cheesy]

Because he read post #2066?

Ah. No, because I’ve figured out the technique on how to get off without getting wet. It’s still easier to get out of a Corvette.

[dirtbkr188]

Naked kayaking? :D :D :D


Close! :lmao:





https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1021/xKJIFH.jpg

[Thumper]

The red clogs are a nice touch. :hehe:

[2LZ]

That's one hell of a condom......

[cheesy]

https://i.imgur.com/GBxh3M1l.jpg

[Bruces]

Our two knuckleheads are getting sh1t for tearing up the garbage bags (that were full of their toys they destroyed ) in the backyard .10 month old Finn ,and 3 month old Meatball ,they are doing great together

[cheesy]

How the hell did this happen?
https://i.imgur.com/YDjvkKnl.jpg

50th high school reunion. A lot of old people were there.

[cheesy]

Elburn(IL)Lions Club Car Show yesterday. It's a big deal. I was working in the ABATE tent this year so I didn't get many pics.

This one is of my young friend Tim, aka the Inky Tim, and his award winning car, 'The Sultan'.
https://i.imgur.com/EjwtglJl.jpg
His car is one of the 'Golden Ticket' cars. They are invited to the show and all are in the front row. The kid has made a name for himself in the custom car world.

My connection to the car is that I picked up the engine for him in Springfield, MO and hauled it back to Elgin, IL. It's a 327 SBC out of another coworkers old 'vette.

I was such a horrible boss.

[cheesy]

Utah mud on from outside Canyonlands Nat'l Park.
https://i.imgur.com/fyvqw0Gl.jpg

Utah mud off.
https://i.imgur.com/tKiJgbOl.jpg

[tknj99]

Ready to take on the world!

[Do©Hawk]

Elburn(IL)Lions Club Car Show yesterday. It's a big deal. I was working in the ABATE tent this year so I didn't get many pics.

This one is of my young friend Tim, aka the Inky Tim, and his award winning car, 'The Sultan'.
https://i.imgur.com/EjwtglJl.jpg
His car is one of the 'Golden Ticket' cars. They are invited to the show and all are in the front row. The kid has made a name for himself in the custom car world.

My connection to the car is that I picked up the engine for him in Springfield, MO and hauled it back to Elgin, IL. It's a 327 SBC out of another coworkers old 'vette.

I was such a horrible boss.
I dig cars and and tattoos, but don't think I overlooked that skateboard deck in front of the car!

[cheesy]

I dig cars and and tattoos, but don't think I overlooked that skateboard deck in front of the car!

I offered him my old board that I'll never ride again but he declined. I think the decades of stickers may have turned him off.:D

[Do©Hawk]

I offered him my old board that I'll never ride again but he declined. I think the decades of stickers may have turned him off.:D

Hehee....I'm a sticker hoarder. If I do apply stickers it's not on the deck. The deck is a wear item, a consumable to be used up, broken, and/or disposed of/repurposed.

Here's a little weight rack I made for my son.

[dirtbkr188]

I offered him my old board that I'll never ride again but he declined.


I can't imagine why not...:lmao:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3971/awOg5S.jpg

[cheesy]

Hey, that was my first board. It died under the wheels of my mom’s Rambler.