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[Mountain Mike]

You can get tired of anything. Just ask my ex wives.

So true! Spouses are like cars. When the model you have no longer gives you satisfaction, it's time to trade it in for a newer model!

[atmilkman]

Both are a rareity for me now...darn gout. But dry aged meat out here is to die for! There is a place outside of Cheyenne, WY I would go to every year. Cut the meat with your fork. Their drunken rib-eye was to die for!
My friend graduated from the University Of Wyoming in Cheyenne. At the time he said his dormitory was the tallest building in the state. It a lot different out your way. Not a lot of people for a whole lotta land. Wyoming has 3.8 head of cattle per person. When I lived in Billings the hospital there was the go to heart place for 4 states.

[coach lou]

On one road trip out in Montana, we came up on a restaurant with a sign out front....FRESH SEAFOOD....we looked at each other.......ah, no lets get a steak!

[aficion]

So true! Spouses are like cars. When the model you have no longer gives you satisfaction, it's time to trade it in for a newer model!

Or just take up walkin!

[Mountain Mike]

When I drove OTR out here all the truckers would wave to each other & chat on CB. Not like in the east.

[coach lou]

When I drove OTR out here all the truckers would wave to each other & chat on CB. Not like in the east.

The one time my X came out to Montana with me, she said that the reason drivers waved as they went by was because they didn't know when they would see another person again.:rolleyes:

[Mountain Mike]

The one time my X came out to Montana with me, she said that the reason drivers waved as they went by was because they didn't know when they would see another person again.:rolleyes:
LOL & it's nice to make a friend in case you break down!

[coach lou]

I was just wondering about these 19,000+ replies in the Cafe'.............how many have we talked about Food!:-?......................:D

[Mountain Mike]

Onetime Grinding up through Cloud Peak Range in western WY it had been a while since I had seen anyone. CB talk was him warning me about steers along the road his way & me telling him about a moose way he was heading.

[Mountain Mike]

I was just wondering about these 19,000+ replies in the Cafe'.............how many have we talked about Food!:-?......................:D
There were several about your butt formed cheesecake!

[atmilkman]

On one road trip out in Montana, we came up on a restaurant with a sign out front....FRESH SEAFOOD....we looked at each other.......ah, no lets get a steak!
It happens coach. They get the pacific stuff. My sister came to Billings one time and I took her to a place downtown that was a converted home, somewhat upscale and she had scallops that to this day swears they were the best she ever had and she's a Florida gal. Contrary to that the best filet mignon I ever had was in Key West supposedly from cows raised down there somewhere.

[coach lou]

There were several about your butt formed cheesecake!


I thought I dispelled that rumor:rolleyes:

That is why the last one I put in a metal tin.

[Mountain Mike]

I thought I dispelled that rumor:rolleyes:

Yeah but it makes a better story!

[Wise Old Owl]

such a nice day - shame on me thinking I should spend it in front of a monitor listening to Jethro Tull and rewriting the resume

[coach lou]

It happens coach. They get the pacific stuff. My sister came to Billings one time and I took her to a place downtown that was a converted home, somewhat upscale and she had scallops that to this day swears they were the best she ever had and she's a Florida gal. Contrary to that the best filet mignon I ever had was in Key West supposedly from cows raised down there somewhere.


I had tuna once in Millinockett that I thought Thoreau had brought up himself.

[Mountain Mike]

Procrastinated long enough. Going to jump in shower & get some stuff done at work. Then hopefully go for walk on outlying hills. Just after 9 here & already 40!

[coach lou]

such a nice day - shame on me thinking I should spend it in front of a monitor listening to Jethro Tull and rewriting the resume


WOO, you must be one of those other gray haired guys I keep seeing at his concerts.......................................... ...me too:)

[atmilkman]

such a nice day - shame on me thinking I should spend it in front of a monitor listening to Jethro Tull and rewriting the resume
I'm lucky, I got my 8 in by 9 this morning. Got up and it was a little cool. Low 60's (LOL) perfect weather for walking in shorts and a t shirt. Head on out WOO, you'll be glad you did.

[coach lou]

Procrastinated long enough. Going to jump in shower & get some stuff done at work. Then hopefully go for walk on outlying hills. Just after 9 here & already 40!

You're right I've got wood to stack and 2 games to work tonight.

[aficion]

Procrastinated long enough. Going to jump in shower & get some stuff done at work. Then hopefully go for walk on outlying hills. Just after 9 here & already 40!

16 here earlier. snow for tonight and tomorrow. chickened out on my fishing/camping trip.

[atmilkman]

All this talk about food has got me trying to figure out what to have for the Superbowl. Any suggestions?

[Wise Old Owl]

So true! Spouses are like cars. When the model you have no longer gives you satisfaction, it's time to trade it in for a newer model!

Cheaper to keep her, but the maintenance is $$$$ Hell


There were several about your butt formed cheesecake! that was Twinkies not "cheese cake" - Cheese cake is "nice ass" Beefcake is what women want

[aficion]

All this talk about food has got me trying to figure out what to have for the Superbowl. Any suggestions?

Leg of lamb, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, and the local brew.

[Wise Old Owl]

So true! Spouses are like cars. When the model you have no longer gives you satisfaction, it's time to trade it in for a newer model!


WOO, you must be one of those other gray haired guys I keep seeing at his concerts.......................................... ...me too:)

Ha - I have had salt and pepper since 26 - I dye it, it was awkward when sitting next to my dad at the pub.

[atmilkman]

Leg of lamb, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, and the local brew.
Sounds good but I think I ruined the lamb idea by eating 3 gyros at the fair this year.

[BirdBrain]

All this talk about food has got me trying to figure out what to have for the Superbowl. Any suggestions?

Ya',.... don't watch it. I admit it. My team is not there so I am whining. Wah

[atmilkman]

Ya',.... don't watch it. I admit it. My team is not there so I am whining. Wah
Sorry your team is not in it. I can watch freely cause my team is it. ROLL TIDE. Plus I like the sibling rivalry behind this years game.

[Wise Old Owl]

19427 Prezel Sandwiches are the most popular here.

[BirdBrain]

Sorry your team is not in it. I can watch freely cause my team is it. ROLL TIDE. Plus I like the sibling rivalry behind this years game.

With you all the way on the ROLL TIDE. I hate Notre Dame and like 'Bama. Which team?

[Train Wreck]

So true! Spouses are like cars. When the model you have no longer gives you satisfaction, it's time to trade it in for a newer model!

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

[Wise Old Owl]

I just remembered Why I like you, it's your wit!

[BirdBrain]

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

Ditto. I ain't trading mine in. That other one might look like a good deal....

[aficion]

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

I shoulda married a better model. Wore botha mine out.

[BirdBrain]

I shoulda married a better model. Wore botha mine out.

Yup. Very, very important choice. Much more important than buying a used car. Problem is most men can't see past the grill and the trunk. After a couple of years they wonder, "what did I do?" You treated it like a used car. No wonder you aren't satisfied.

[Astro]

Well, even though it's not hiking related at all, since the cafe is all about social and thread drift is mandatory, I figure it's a good spot to issue this invitation. Plus it seems like all the regulars in here are good folks so I won't wind up with any tools in my group.

If you're a NASCAR fan and interested in joining my group in a fantasy racing league, PM me and I'll give you the info. It's on ESPN's website and anyone can play in the fantasy league as a whole but this group is private.

Wow, NASCAR fans in Iraq. It really is a small world.

[Astro]

Puxatawney Phil......Does not see shadow, an early spring he assures!

YEAH !!! :banana:banana:banana

[BirdBrain]

Wow, NASCAR fans in Iraq. It really is a small world.

Good morning/afternoon Astro. How does a man from Searcy become an Astro fan?

[Astro]

Doesn't that mean more ticks...?

Come on Oz, be an optimist and enjoy the warmer weather. :sun

You only bring up the ticks if it stays cold as being a silver lining to that cloud.

[Astro]

Billion dollar satellite systems, billion dollar military prowess, billion dollar space programs, billion dollar computer systems ....and you all rely on a rodent to make seasonal weather predictions?????
:D

Hey, don't knock Old School. Of course that is if it really works.

[Astro]

I have a similar map in our Mud Room. Only it has red stars where I have slept. Western montana looks like the Milky way!:D

That is awesome! :sun

[BirdBrain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmbuKSWLDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmbuKSWLDE

[aficion]

Yup. Very, very important choice. Much more important than buying a used car. Problem is most men can't see past the grill and the trunk. After a couple of years they wonder, "what did I do?" You treated it like a used car. No wonder you aren't satisfied.

Ahem. I treated neither of them as a used car; far from it. You know not whereof you speak.

[Astro]

You have a place to stay any time you want to visit Black Hills & Badlands area.

Definitely do not miss the Badlands if you get out that way. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. Almost like being on another planet. Also lots of other neat stuff nearby: Mt Rushmore, Bison, Wall Drug, etc..

[BirdBrain]

Ahem. I treated neither of them as a used car; far from it. You know not whereof you speak.

Again, yup.. That is usually the case. Wasn't talking about you. Just a general statement.

[Astro]

Banned superbowl commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=68al-o2XSpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=68al-o2XSpE

Good stuff. anytime you start out with dueling banjos, you know it should be good.

[Drybones]

It happens coach. They get the pacific stuff. My sister came to Billings one time and I took her to a place downtown that was a converted home, somewhat upscale and she had scallops that to this day swears they were the best she ever had and she's a Florida gal. Contrary to that the best filet mignon I ever had was in Key West supposedly from cows raised down there somewhere.

The best seafood I've eaten was at the Blue Stone Inn between Harrisonburg, VA and Broadway, VA on Hwy 11...years ago, hope the food is still good.

[coach lou]

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

Well they cost alot more to work on when something goes wrong.

[BirdBrain]

Ahem. I treated neither of them as a used car; far from it. You know not whereof you speak.

Just making what I thought was a safe observation. Seen many failed marriages that had there foundations being glitter and hype. I have been happily married for 27+ years. I can honestly say the vast majority of issues in my marriage were my fault. I do not say things perfectly, as no doubt many have observed here. It is a subject of happiness verses heartache. No one goes into a marriage hoping for misery. Just though I have useful information to impart. It is never my intent to get in someones grill on here. Just trying to help. I am about ready to delete this account and move on. I fear I am offending too many people. It is not my intent.

[Drybones]

Well they cost alot more to work on when something goes wrong.

You can make'um last but the older they get the more washing and waxing required, maybe a new paint job and new exhaust system, headlights at some point need replacing and a lift hit doesn't hurt either. I've been driving mine for 36 years, it's working on an overhaul, just got home from Gold's.

[BirdBrain]

You can make'um last but the older they get the more washing and waxing required, maybe a new paint job and new exhaust system, headlights at some point need replacing and a lift hit doesn't hurt either. I've been driving mine for 36 years, it's working on an overhaul, just got home from Gold's.

36 years. Now there is a success story. Drybones, you are the EFHutten here.

[Wise Old Owl]

I still blame Kuerig for my current marriage downfall, she used to make us both a cup each morning - now the machine arrived for Christmas - she expects me to make my own.... Damn Pod Machine.

[Drybones]

36 years. Now there is a success story. Drybones, you are the EFHutten here.

It's an older model but still drives pretty good, backfires occasssionally and has a blow out now and then but still keeps going. I believe you need to drive them hard once in a while to keep the carbon build up cleaned out, just floorboard it and see what blows out the tail pipe.

[Sarcasm the elf]

It's an older model but still drives pretty good, backfires occasssionally and has a blow out now and then but still keeps going. I believe you need to drive them hard once in a while to keep the carbon build up cleaned out, just floorboard it and see what blows out the tail pipe.Thanks a lot... Now everybody in the diner is looking at me wierd and wondering why I'm cracking up.

[BirdBrain]

It's an older model but still drives pretty good, backfires occasssionally and has a blow out now and then but still keeps going. I believe you need to drive them hard once in a while to keep the carbon build up cleaned out, just floorboard it and see what blows out the tail pipe.

I am listening. If my model complains during a doublerainbow tonight, I am going to tell her that Drybones told me too. That oughta' work.

[BirdBrain]

Hey is that annoying ironic dwarf on here again? I have him on my ignore list, but I felt a disturbance in the force.

[coach lou]

Thanks a lot... Now everybody in the diner is looking at me wierd and wondering why I'm cracking up.

I had that experience yesterday reading Tipis PJ balls post.

[Train Wreck]

Funny how the conversation moved from lobstering to crawfishing after I made that comment :D

[coach lou]

Choo Choo, you know us men by now...............Food...girls.....cars......sport s.......the order of importance gets jumbled sometimes:D

[Train Wreck]

Choo Choo, you know us men by now...............Food...girls.....cars......sport s.......the order of importance gets jumbled sometimes:D

Don't I know it.
Just enjoying the backpaddling :D

[Train Wreck]

It's an older model but still drives pretty good, backfires occasssionally and has a blow out now and then but still keeps going. I believe you need to drive them hard once in a while to keep the carbon build up cleaned out, just floorboard it and see what blows out the tail pipe.


Thanks a lot... Now everybody in the diner is looking at me wierd and wondering why I'm cracking up.

Please do not follow that particular nugget of advice. Speeding is not recommended :)

[Papa D]

here is a very useful book that I would recommend to you all:

www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_5/189-4752101-1001914

[Drybones]

I'll stick with this old F-150 I have but if I was looking for another ride I believe I'd try a pre-owned model, I believe your come out better financially, it's cheaper and most of the bugs have been worked out, as long as the body's in good shape, the drive train is solid, motor runs smooth and the rear end is in good shape it should be a safe buy.

[BirdBrain]

here is a very useful book that I would recommend to you all:

www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_5/189-4752101-1001914 (http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_5/189-4752101-1001914)

As a person who has sailed in fog with visibility less than 2 boat lengths, I can tell you it boils down to one thing: Stay out of the shipping lanes. If you are in the shipping lanes they will run you over and keep chugging.

[Sarcasm the elf]

I had that experience yesterday reading Tipis PJ balls post.

Me too, that was a classic.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Hey is that annoying ironic dwarf on here again? I have him on my ignore list, but I felt a disturbance in the force.

Never call an elf a dwarf or vice versa!!! Otherwise I'll sic Gimli on you! :D

[BirdBrain]

Never call an elf a dwarf or vice versa!!! Otherwise I'll sic Gimli on you! :D

Is Gimli a guy or a girl? I get confused.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Wow...I just discovered that I've been subscribed to this thread for several months. Every single time someone has posted to the cafe, I've received an email to one of my older email accounts that I don't check often...

[Sarcasm the elf]

Is Gimli a guy or a girl? I get confused.

It's hard to tell the difference with dwarves. Usually you can tell by the relative thickness of their beards.

[BirdBrain]

It's hard to tell the difference with dwarves. Usually you can tell by the relative thickness of their beards.

I never saw a female dwarf. I thought they just sprouted from the ground or something.

[Coffee Rules!]

Wow, NASCAR fans in Iraq. It really is a small world.

Well, my home of record so to speak (i.e. it's where my driver's license was issued) says North Carolina. It's required by state law. :p

[coach lou]

That must be why Choo Choo keeps wreckin' those trains:eek:

[rocketsocks]

here is a very useful book that I would recommend to you all:

www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_5/189-4752101-1001914 (http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_5/189-4752101-1001914)And that's why I'm a land lover.

[BirdBrain]

And that why I'm a land lover.

This is why I love the ocean too.
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[rocketsocks]

This is why I love the ocean too.
19430He two can swim:)

[rocketsocks]

19427 Prezel Sandwiches are the most popular here.Never saw one of these before....that looks good!

http://www.rei.com/product/833850/klymit-inertia-x-frame-sleeping-pad

Must be a hiker thing! :D

[Train Wreck]

He two can swim:)

and back paddle...;)

[rocketsocks]

and back paddle...;)I am a master at thee ole' crawfish...all it takes is practice!....been getting a lot of that lately.

[aficion]

We got orange crawfish here. Only place on earth with this particular species. Trout lovem, easy to see, yet they seem to prosper. Only in one creek. Magic.

[rocketsocks]

We got orange crawfish here. Only place on earth with this particular species. Trout lovem, easy to see, yet they seem to prosper. Only in one creek. Magic.That's why I bring a small can of day-glo orange paint, and some WD-40:D

oh yeah boy....here we go!...............and I use a litterbug!

[aficion]

That's why I bring a small can of day-glo orange paint, and some WD-40:D

oh yeah boy....here we go!...............and I use a litterbug!

No really. North Fork of the Buffalo. True.

[aficion]

That's why I bring a small can of day-glo orange paint, and some WD-40:D

oh yeah boy....here we go!...............and I use a litterbug!

You may be thinkin of Orange Sunshine. My condolences.

[rocketsocks]

You may be thinkin of Orange Sunshine. My condolences.Yep, were dead!

[Train Wreck]

Never saw one of these before....that looks good!

http://www.rei.com/product/833850/klymit-inertia-x-frame-sleeping-pad

Must be a hiker thing! :D

oh, give me a break!
you're paying like, 100 bucks for holes?

[Train Wreck]

I am a master at thee ole' crawfish...all it takes is practice!....been getting a lot of that lately.

so I noticed :D
the guys did a few practice strokes earlier, but then the old ADD kicked in & on to another topic.

[atmilkman]

so I noticed :D
the guys did a few practice strokes earlier, but then the old ADD kicked in & on to another topic.
Was ADD the cause or was it ED?

[Train Wreck]

Was ADD the cause or was it ED?

ADD this time.
You were responsible for the ED outbreak yesterday, on the vaseline thread. Nothing but crickets after you described the toluene spritz :D

[aficion]

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

Unfortunately neither ex came with an instruction manual, only a bunch of instructions for me to follow. Did not work out either time, and won't happen again. However, the 25 years invested has fortunately resulted in 5 magnificent kids and one incredible grandchild. Life has its way of trumping the bad with the good.

[Train Wreck]

Unfortunately neither ex came with an instruction manual, only a bunch of instructions for me to follow. Did not work out either time, and won't happen again. However, the 25 years invested has fortunately resulted in 5 magnificent kids and one incredible grandchild. Life has its way of trumping the bad with the good.

The manual was probably online, you just didn't look hard enough.

[aficion]

and back paddle...;)

Prefer back pedaling myself. Less painful.

[aficion]

The manual was probably online, you just didn't look hard enough.

Hard enough was probably the problem.

[atmilkman]

ADD this time.
You were responsible for the ED outbreak yesterday, on the vaseline thread. Nothing but crickets after you described the toluene spritz :D
Yeah. That probably caused the turtle head syndrome after that.

[BirdBrain]

He two can swim:)

You can't imagine how hard it is to get a good picture of one of these things. They are very skiddish and only the size of a fat bluejay. Plus they live on islands 10 miles from the mainland. When you get near the islands that far out your 30' boat is going up and down about 1/3 of its length. I took about 100 pictures and this is the only good one I got.

[Train Wreck]

Yeah. That probably caused the turtle head syndrome after that.

seriously thought about posting this ;):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcjIhP_6ng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcjIhP_6ng

[Train Wreck]

You can't imagine how hard it is to get a good picture of one of these things. They are very skiddish and only the size of a fat bluejay. Plus they live on islands 10 miles from the mainland. When you get near the islands that far out your 30' boat is going up and down about 1/3 of its length. I took about 100 pictures and this is the only good one I got.

That's a great pic. I thought it was from some official nature site or something.

[BirdBrain]

That's a great pic. I thought it was from some official nature site or something.

No. and thank you. I am a shutter bug. I have a lot of pictures that I am proud of. Every picture I post on the cafe are mine. If I ever get them organized I plan to post some on my gallery. The key to taking a good picture is to never show the bad ones.

[Train Wreck]

No. and thank you. I am a shutter bug. I have a lot of pictures that I am proud of. Every picture I post on the cafe are mine. If I ever get them organized I plan to post some on my gallery. The key to taking a good picture is to never show the bad ones.

How'd you get the chickadee to wear the little mortarboard? :confused:

[BirdBrain]

That's a great pic. I thought it was from some official nature site or something.

Here is another. My favorite spot in the USA. Monument Valley.
19431

[BirdBrain]

How'd you get the chickadee to wear the little mortarboard? :confused:

Touche. That is a photo-shopped image. I should say excluding my avatar. Back paddling again...

[Train Wreck]

Here is another. My favorite spot in the USA. Monument Valley.
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ah...the Four Corners area is a magical area! love that region! our last few vacations have been in and around that area.

[aficion]

seriously thought about posting this ;):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcjIhP_6ng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcjIhP_6ng

Now you've got my gecko in a frenzy.

[BirdBrain]

ah...the Four Corners area is a magical area! love that area! our last few vacations have been in and around that area.

Canyon De Chelly is beautiful too. Spider Rock 750' tall. Check out the road to the left of it for perspective of size.
19432

[atmilkman]

Canyon De Chelly is beautiful too. Spider Rock 750' tall. Check out the road to the left of it for perspective of size.
19432
I don't know what's up but your pics wont expand for me when I click on them directly from your post. It has to be from a quote reply. From those they do just fine.

[Train Wreck]

Canyon De Chelly is beautiful too. Spider Rock 750' tall. Check out the road to the left of it for perspective of size.
19432

Did a 3-day horseback ride & camp there :)
Will have to post a couple of pics later on.

[BirdBrain]

I don't know what's up but your pics wont expand for me when I click on them directly from your post. It has to be from a quote reply. From those they do just fine.

I need to get my gallery up. I have a picture of Comet Hale-Bopp that I am very proud of. Took 10 rolls of film to get one I liked. Not sure where the digital version is.

[BirdBrain]

Did a 3-day horseback ride & camp there :)
Will have to post a couple of pics later on.

Would love to see. They would not let us in the Canyon that day because of high water. That river to the left of the road is normally a stream that you drive right through.

[Train Wreck]

Now you've got my gecko in a frenzy.

This one?......

19433.....

[BirdBrain]

This one?......

19433.....

My lizard is getting hungry.

19434

[BirdBrain]

My better half is calling. L8er.

[Train Wreck]

Would love to see. They would not let us in the Canyon that day because of high water. That river to the left of the road is normally a stream that you drive right through.

The water levels were pretty low when we were there and the horses just walked on through. The second night we got to camp in a huge alcove, just 100 feet away from an Anasazi ruin. It was a full moon that night and the light shining off the ruins was just magical. I tried to get a photo but mine didn't turn out too well. I will definitely load a couple shots in the next couple of days.

[aficion]

This one?......

19433.....

The crickets might eat that one.

[Train Wreck]

Off to try a new Thai restaurant.
I just might have a new post for Rocketsocks' What Warms Your Belly thread when I get back :eek:
btw, RS, the thread didn't get deleted, it's just languishing a few pages back.
later!

[rocketsocks]

Off to try a new Thai restaurant.
I just might have a new post for Rocketsocks' What Warms Your Belly thread when I get back :eek:
btw, RS, the thread didn't get deleted, it's just languishing a few pages back.
later!Oh..cool. Have a great dinner, just finished my leftovers...good stuff.

Oh, and my Wife, family and friends surprised me with a party at the restaurant...it was a really nice evening! :)

they totally got me, and each one of them I spoke to that day said "ok, well I'll stop by during the week, to drop off a little somethin...those little stinkers!

[Deer Hunter]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/miscgreen/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by coach lou http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/buttonsgreen/viewpost-right.png (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1407279#post1407279)
I wonder how many of us have had PMs from the Gator....wait lets make it a more reasonable number.......since the Cafe opened it's doors?

"Count me in for one....."

No PM but a comment to more or less change the subject matter.

[Rasty]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/miscgreen/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by coach lou http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/buttonsgreen/viewpost-right.png (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1407279#post1407279)
I wonder how many of us have had PMs from the Gator....wait lets make it a more reasonable number.......since the Cafe opened it's doors?

"Count me in for one....."

No PM but a comment to more or less change the subject matter.

I think I am PM free on the Gator bites!

[Deer Hunter]

Here are the countries I have been in.
Green = Home state (oops, country)
Blue = Spent quite a bit of time in.
Brown = Spent at least a night in
Pink = Day trip

19414

Yes, I know they are states. Just been to USA and parts of Canada.

Fortunate enough to have been in 49 of the fifty states and in Ontario, Canada twice. Hawaii is still on the list of states to see.

[Deer Hunter]

A good morning in Monument Valley

19423

Nice place to visit. I always wanted to go there after watching "The Searchers". It took a few years but I finally went.

[Deer Hunter]

19420 Mt Rushmore, 19421 Free range buffalo in Custer Stae Park.19422 Buffalo trace excavation where indian for centuries drove them in to kill them. 19424 Little BigHorrn. Missle silo19425 THe Baddland, Deadwood, Devil's Tower,...

Nice area Mike. Lots to see.

[Train Wreck]

I think I am PM free on the Gator bites!

Ditto here, one post delete
i deserved it :o

[Train Wreck]

just popped back in for a minute to ask yall to tell Mike or Smike or whoever he is today, when he comes back on, I expect to see some major crawfishin on that car remark from this morning :mad::D:banana

[hikerboy57]

I think I am PM free on the Gator bites!

its really not that difficult if you take 3 deep cleansing breaths before responding.

[HikerMom58]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FEOFDwWv4fk

This is a test of my youtube posting skilzzz But as you can see it didn't work... I'll keep trying...

Wow it worked!!!

[Wise Old Owl]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/miscgreen/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by coach lou http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/Eloquent/buttonsgreen/viewpost-right.png (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1407279#post1407279)
I wonder how many of us have had PMs from the Gator....wait lets make it a more reasonable number.......since the Cafe opened it's doors?

"Count me in for one....."

No PM but a comment to more or less change the subject matter.

uhh truth? Two!

[Deer Hunter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FEOFDwWv4fk

This is a test of my youtube posting skilzzz But as you can see it didn't work... I'll keep trying...

Wow it worked!!!

Your getting it mom. :)

[HikerMom58]

uhh truth? Two!

Ahhh... I had my PM message thingy allowing PM for admins turn off. I turned it on when I realized that was the case. So far nothing for me.

You helped Deer Hunter.. I can try now... I just hope I remember how I did that! LOL!

[Wise Old Owl]

This one?......

19433.....


The crickets might eat that one.


What - no moe saving at Geico?

There's a question for you folks.... spavings! Do you really eat up stupid advertizing that You can save money by switching? What are they taking away - what features and benifit are you loosing? Do people really believe this crap?

[Wise Old Owl]

This one?......

19433.....


Ahhh... I had my PM message thingy allowing PM for admins turn off. I turned it on when I realized that was the case. So far nothing for me.

You helped Deer Hunter.. I can try now... I just hope I remember how I did that! LOL!

You cant turn off PM from admin!

[HikerMom58]

You cant turn off PM from admin!

WOO... I'm not kidding... you can ask my hubby. He saw it as well... Somewhere I saw that that was an option & seriously it wasn't on until I changed it. I couldn't believe it either....

[Deer Hunter]

Ahhh... I had my PM message thingy allowing PM for admins turn off. I turned it on when I realized that was the case. So far nothing for me.

You helped Deer Hunter.. I can try now... I just hope I remember how I did that! LOL!

Practice makes perfect. :)

[Astro]

Go west young men.

Michael W. Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_SjUVg49-iA

[Astro]

Been through Sturgis 3 times. Never stayed right there. Stayed in Rapid City twice. Went all over. Went to Rushmore from there. Devils Tower over in Wyoming. I can't remember it all. Badlands NP, Custer SP. I can't remember it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MfElvLzq7w&feature=player_detailpage
Dwight Yoakam Rapid City, South Dakota

[Astro]

My friend graduated from the University Of Wyoming in Cheyenne. At the time he said his dormitory was the tallest building in the state. It a lot different out your way. Not a lot of people for a whole lotta land. Wyoming has 3.8 head of cattle per person. When I lived in Billings the hospital there was the go to heart place for 4 states.

That sounds good to me. 38.8 cattle per person means a lot of steak! :)

[Astro]

Yup. Wish they could finish it. I have heard they were offered help from the government, but turned it down. I respect that stance, but hope they can get the job done. It would be an incredible sight.

I know it is REALLY BIG, but why don't they finish it? :confused:

[Astro]

LOL & it's nice to make a friend in case you break down!

You got that right. I was on a trip to Houston once and had a blowout. Whoever had put tire on had used an electric sock wrench, so there was no way I was going to get it off with the little mini one leg tire iron that came with the van. I was "rescued" by a couple guys I bet were illegal aliens. They did not speak a bit of English, just "Houston Amigos". But they had an old 4 way tire iron in their car that did the trick. So I gave them a couple of twenties and we all lived happily ever after.
:sun

[Astro]

Mountain Mike FyI they are Bison not Buffalo.

lobster prices plummetted three months ago - you can get it airmail now, and cheap at some supermarkets

You don't reckon Red Lobster would be willing to pass that savings on to us do you? :-?

[Astro]

A woman that used to work at the Lake Worth pool where I used to swim told me that back in the 30's they used to kick the lobsters up on shore with their feet in the Intracoastal Waterway every night. Said she grew tired of lobster.

My dad was a general contractor and couple who guys who worked with him that were really good snook fisherman. The carpenter set all kinds of records, and was always glad to take my Dad with him, so he could catch over the one person limit. A brick/stone mason he used would times offer for him come as much he wanted. They loved catching them, but there is so much your family is interested in. So we enjoyed there excess.

[Astro]

I thought I dispelled that rumor:rolleyes:

That is why the last one I put in a metal tin.

I hope you didn't dent the metal pan when you sat down. :rolleyes:

[Wise Old Owl]

Serious I looked up the menu and they are using a higher mark up and working on the theory that folks don't know about the labor war in Maine on Lobster.


Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/17/lobster_prices_plunge_to_fishermens_chagrin/

[Astro]

With you all the way on the ROLL TIDE. I hate Notre Dame and like 'Bama. Which team?

Still Alabama-Georgia rematch would have mad a better game. Perhaps they should call the SEC Championship the Championship Game, and make the rest of BCS just consolation games.

[Astro]

Read the instruction manual. A truly experienced driver would be able to keep that engine running! The finer cars are built to last :rolleyes:

TW, after over 21 years at it, I like that one myself. :)

[Astro]

Good morning/afternoon Astro. How does a man from Searcy become an Astro fan?

Grew up in South Florida. Worked for 18 years in Houston (was looking for a southern city that was a National League town with an NBA team). Grew up a Dodger fan (going to Spring Training in Dodgertown). But after many years in Houston and after taking my boys to the games, the Astros grew on me. Especially with the Killer Bs (Biggio, Bagwell, Berkman).

[Astro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmbuKSWLDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmbuKSWLDE

Great Movie! :)

[atmilkman]

Still Alabama-Georgia rematch would have mad a better game. Perhaps they should call the SEC Championship the Championship Game, and make the rest of BCS just consolation games.
Georgia was only 5 yards away from playing for the title. But that was the ghost of Bear Bryant that made that stop.

[Rasty]

I think I am PM free on the Gator bites!

its really not that difficult if you take 3 deep cleansing breaths before responding.

I like to type it out then delete it before posting. Self moderating.

[Astro]

and back paddle...;)

TW, last time I thought you meant back pedal, but in this case it really would be back paddle. :D

[Astro]

oh, give me a break!
you're paying like, 100 bucks for holes?

Just what it might cost with the holes filled in.

[Astro]

No. and thank you. I am a shutter bug. I have a lot of pictures that I am proud of. Every picture I post on the cafe are mine. If I ever get them organized I plan to post some on my gallery. The key to taking a good picture is to never show the bad ones.

That is one thing that drives me crazy about my wife. She will throw away pictures because they are not "good enough". I am like, hey that is my kids (or whatever) I want that. Now I understand why.

[Astro]

Serious I looked up the menu and they are using a higher mark up and working on the theory that folks don't know about the labor war in Maine on Lobster.


Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/17/lobster_prices_plunge_to_fishermens_chagrin/

Wow, as Sergeant Schulz would say, very interesting!

[Astro]

Finally caught up. Been busy day running back and worth between one son in Basketball tournament and another in Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament. Middle son led Quiz Bowl team to qualify for State Tournament, so that is a good thing! :sun

[quilteresq]

Mountain Mike FyI they are Bison not Buffalo.

lobster prices plummetted three months ago - you can get it airmail now, and cheap at some supermarkets


You don't reckon Red Lobster would be willing to pass that savings on to us do you? :-?

Lobster prices plummet every time they molt - which I believe is twice a year. Not as much meat, but they're better lobsters.

[hikerboy57]

Is Gimli a guy or a girl? I get confused.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKrei80jBg8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKrei80jBg8

[Sarcasm the elf]

I thought I dispelled that rumor:rolleyes:

That is why the last one I put in a metal tin.

Thanks again coach, those two slices of cheesecake became my breakfast the next two nights on the trail.

[hikerboy57]

I like to type it out then delete it before posting. Self moderating.ive done that more than a few times.i react to some idiocy, start typing , and then i think , nah, why bother, and hit cancel.

[hikerboy57]

Thanks again coach, those two slices of cheesecake became my breakfast the next two nights on the trail.
coach is definitely a good guy to have along.
he brings surprises.

[hikerboy57]

by the way, i got home from work about half an hour ago and had to wade through 12 pages of absolute dreck.
and i loved every post.
we're gonna hit 20k way sooner than i would have thought. id figure less than a week.

[hikerboy57]

coach is definitely a good guy to have along.
he brings surprises.
i bring pepe

[Drybones]

Michael W. Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_SjUVg49-iA

M.W.S. has done some good stuff, I have a CD with this on it, haven't heard it in a while, I'll have to see if I can find it.

[Sarcasm the elf]

i bring pepe

Well he was a bit of a surprise...he does grow on you after a while.

[Drybones]

I like to type it out then delete it before posting. Self moderating.

That's what I normally do but sometimes my fingers overload my brain and they hit the post button....wood shed time!

[hikerboy57]

That's what I normally do but sometimes my fingers overload my brain and they hit the post button....wood shed time!
try the 3 deep cleansing breaths, and remember, without idiots, wed all be average.when it comes to politics religion guns wet dogs and other "controversial"subjects ive found people in person to be much more mutually respectful than in online forums.kinda like morton downey jr meets sean hannity, with a dash of rush limbough and a touch of che guevara thrown in for fair and balanced reporting

[HikerMom58]

try the 3 deep cleansing breaths, and remember, without idiots, wed all be average.when it comes to politics religion guns wet dogs and other "controversial"subjects ive found people in person to be much more mutually respectful than in online forums.kinda like morton downey jr meets sean hannity, with a dash of rush limbough and a touch of che guevara thrown in for fair and balanced reporting

That's the truth!!

Do ya'll remember that guy from FL that never showed up at the hostel in GA? (David) He was supposed to start hiking the trail a couple of weeks ago? He's back online posting on a hiking page. LW said he might not want to be found... Well, who knows what happened to him but he's acting like nothin happened as far as I can tell. How embarrassed would I be if my face was plastered all over the place as missing, when that wasn't the case at all.:eek: Maybe he just got cold feet but he's talking about hitting the trail again soon.

[hikerboy57]

That's the truth!!

Do ya'll remember that guy from FL that never showed up at the hostel in GA? (David) He was supposed to start hiking the trail a couple of weeks ago? He's back online posting on a hiking page. LW said he might not want to be found... Well, who knows what happened to him but he's acting like nothin happened as far as I can tell. How embarrassed would I be if my face was plastered all over the place as missing, when that wasn't the case at all.:eek: Maybe he just got cold feet but he's talking about hitting the trail again soon.
well it seems like some people feel we're owed an explanation.same with dakota joe.i guess they have it coming to them in the first place if they announce their grand plan here on wb, but dakota joe did not, and yet everyone feels like he should be letting us know what going on every day. i had once thought about hiking for charity, then thought better of it because i would have to give constant updates, and i didnt want to feel any kind of pressure when i was hiking that i had to keep in touch.i wouldnt ever journal my ld hikes, just take pictures(which i can later delete the day before i go home:mad:)

[Sarcasm the elf]

I hope this gif will format correctly:

If it does, here's the question, is the dancer spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

There isn't a correct answer.

[aficion]

Then I am again, incorrect.

[atmilkman]

I hope this gif will format correctly:

If it does, here's the question, is the dancer spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

There isn't a correct answer.
Both ways. I've seen her switch directions right in the middle of turning.

[aficion]

Me too. Orange sunshine all over again.

[hikerboy57]

I hope this gif will format correctly:

If it does, here's the question, is the dancer spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

There isn't a correct answer.
wrong.
the correct answer is yes.

[Astro]

by the way, i got home from work about half an hour ago and had to wade through 12 pages of absolute dreck.
and i loved every post.
we're gonna hit 20k way sooner than i would have thought. id figure less than a week.

Yeah, I was way off too. Way we are going (and growing exponentially) we might just hit 25K by your daughter's birthday. :)

[Astro]

I hope this gif will format correctly:

If it does, here's the question, is the dancer spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

There isn't a correct answer.

Both, she goes one way for a while, and then switches (rotates?) to the other. Pretty neat, thanks for sharing. :cool:

[Astro]

wrong.
the correct answer is yes.

I thought the correct answer was 42. :confused:

[Drybones]

I hope this gif will format correctly:

If it does, here's the question, is the dancer spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

There isn't a correct answer.

Like most things in life, it depends on your point of reference...are you looking up, or looking down.

[Astro]

Saw this on the wall when eating at Jimmy Johns today with my son.

An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" The American asked.

"Only a little while." The Mexican replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The American then asked.

"I have enough to support my family's immediate needs." The Mexican said.

"But," The American then asked, "What do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats."

"Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"

To which the American replied, "15-20 years."

"But what then, senor?"

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions, senor? Then what?"

The American said slowly, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos..."

[hikerboy57]

http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20070216/238542495_21bb5b1747.jpg

[hikerboy57]

Saw this on the wall when eating at Jimmy Johns today with my son.

An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" The American asked.

"Only a little while." The Mexican replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The American then asked.

"I have enough to support my family's immediate needs." The Mexican said.

"But," The American then asked, "What do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats."

"Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"

To which the American replied, "15-20 years."

"But what then, senor?"

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions, senor? Then what?"

The American said slowly, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos..."

i think its an excellent plan

[Drybones]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.

[Astro]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.

Drybones, that is Awesome! I will not be out there until July and different section even then. I wish you well. Only about 7 weeks to go! :cool:

[BirdBrain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKrei80jBg8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKrei80jBg8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip5T89jfJoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip5T89jfJoA

[Astro]

http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20070216/238542495_21bb5b1747.jpg

Even the Lego people are struggling with with way is up. :)

[hikerboy57]

love lego


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFd5z-FmJOw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFd5z-FmJOw

[BirdBrain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-fUqXaJAw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-fUqXaJAw

[atmilkman]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.

Excellent, excellent, excellent. Super good news. That is great. Write me something in the register at a certain shelter and I'll look it up.

[aficion]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.

When you come through here, if you want a break/bath/feed/laundry opportunity/shuttle to Walmart and or grocery and back, you got it. My pleasure. PM for my cell #. Have fun! Appreciate all the witty posts.

[OzJacko]

Procrastinated long enough. Going to jump in shower & get some stuff done at work. Then hopefully go for walk on outlying hills. Just after 9 here & already 40!
It was 35 here at 9.:sun:(

[atmilkman]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.


Excellent, excellent, excellent. Super good news. That is great. Write me something in the register at a certain shelter and I'll look it up.
Drybones you're gonna be about 4 days behind me and about 400 miles ahead. Dang you hike fast. If you can think of a shelter register to write something, tell me the name of it and I'll mark it in my book and look it up and take a pic.

[HikerMom58]

Well, I purchased my airline tickets yesterday to get me back to the trail. Start at Hampton on 3/24, knees willing I'll hike to Harrisburg, PA and return home, That'll give me about 700 miles. Hope to meet some of you cyber-hikers on the trail.

Will you stop and say hi to me in Roanoke? I believe you were the one that called me a damn Yankee & it's true. :P PM me for my cell # and i will be more than happy to meet up with you in Daleville.

[Deer Hunter]

When you come through here, if you want a break/bath/feed/laundry opportunity/shuttle to Walmart and or grocery and back, you got it. My pleasure. PM for my cell #. Have fun! Appreciate all the witty posts.

If he isn't able to, I would be glad to help. Pm me if you would like my number just in case.

[OzJacko]

by the way, i got home from work about half an hour ago and had to wade through 12 pages of absolute dreck.
and i loved every post.
we're gonna hit 20k way sooner than i would have thought. id figure less than a week.
I'm gonna try and get you guys off to bed at 19900 and then have a long talk with myself!!!:banana

[OzJacko]

i bring pepe
Now that's a good surprise!

[Sarcasm the elf]

Now that's a good surprise!

Lou and I still need to introduce Hikerboy to the other Pepe:

http://www.pepespizzeria.com/

Easily the most famous Pepe in Connecticut.

[hikerboy57]

Lou and I still need to introduce Hikerboy to the other Pepe:

http://www.pepespizzeria.com/

Easily the most famous Pepe in Connecticut.
im quite certain that the two pepes are compatible

[aficion]

im quite certain that the two pepes are compatible

thats so wrong.

[OzJacko]

My day so far...... (hope this works)

Went and saw these here...
19437
...and then took them here....:D
19438

Fixed It!!!!
Been blueberry picking again!

[hikerboy57]

thats so wrong.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TWNFBT87U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TWNFBT87U

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s890o920pF0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s890o920pF0

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZr0YHZeSTg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZr0YHZeSTg

[Sarcasm the elf]

im quite certain that the two pepes are compatible

They are. My friends that live in New Haven have confirmed this.

[aficion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TWNFBT87U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TWNFBT87U

Nice hat. Where's the pizza?

[aficion]

Night all. Go Ravens!

[Sarcasm the elf]

Night all. Go Ravens!

Never more!

[nitewalker]

ethan pond campsite in may of 1997..back when i still used primative gear, lol...

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/549877_547617751922861_549847100_n.jpg

[coach lou]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZr0YHZeSTg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZr0YHZeSTg

HB that was wonderful!

[coach lou]

ethan pond campsite in may of 1997..back when i still used primative gear, lol...

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/549877_547617751922861_549847100_n.jpg

What gear ......the flannel shirt?

[nitewalker]

What gear ......the flannel shirt?

belive it or not i had a lot of stuff on that trip. i carried 50+lbs on that haul...

and the flannel shirt was a must back then...

[BirdBrain]

ethan pond campsite in may of 1997..back when i still used primative gear, lol...

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/549877_547617751922861_549847100_n.jpg

I am just wondering what all that white stuff is all around. The obvious choice is snow... don't look white right... and May... Hmm

[nitewalker]

same trip and there was plenty of post holing snow. we were doing the willey range and it got to 70* on this day and it was a struggle to get 5 miles a day. my shins were all banged up by the time i got off the trail. i did put long pant on at some point....

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/484706_547620111922625_1785797168_n.jpg

[BirdBrain]

same trip and there was plenty of post holing snow. we were doing the willey range and it got to 70* on this day and it was a struggle to get 5 miles a day. my shins were all banged up by the time i got off the trail. i did put long pant on at some point....

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I think you need to post this picture over on the real hiker thread to settle that debate.

[nitewalker]

just another trek in the mtns. im geting ready for a winter trek real soon. i need to proceed with caution because i am going to bring a novice bacpacker with me. he has limted experience in summer and no winter experience. i want to go up washington but thats out of the question rite no due to his lack of gear. my 1st option is to hike from mt watatick in new hampshire to the shore of rhode island. i can use the mid state trail and the north south trail and make it 175 miles or so...

[coach lou]

just another trek in the mtns. im geting ready for a winter trek real soon. i need to proceed with caution because i am going to bring a novice bacpacker with me. he has limted experience in summer and no winter experience. i want to go up washington but thats out of the question rite no due to his lack of gear. my 1st option is to hike from mt watatick in new hampshire to the shore of rhode island. i can use the mid state trail and the north south trail and make it 175 miles or so...

Hold on....am I reading this right? You are bringing a novice on a 175 mile walk in February

[coach lou]

Oops.....I just ruined Overloads Peasoup. She made a huge batch for church Superbowl raffle. I was suppose to warm it up this morning. I put it on the stove and went to the head..........she got up to the burning smell. She isn't bringing it.......I'll eat it......so it has a little twang to it.

[Mountain Mike]

Oops.....I just ruined Overloads Peasoup. She made a huge batch for church Superbowl raffle. I was suppose to warm it up this morning. I put it on the stove and went to the head..........she got up to the burning smell. She isn't bringing it.......I'll eat it......so it has a little twang to it.

Bad boy! All the pea soup for you!

[hikerboy57]

belive it or not i had a lot of stuff on that trip. i carried 50+lbs on that haul...

and the flannel shirt was a must back then...

so let me get this straight. no poles, no microspikes, flannel, cotton, and you survived?without a cell phone?
it must have been a harrowing experience.
did you at least have mountain house?

[hikerboy57]

Bad boy! All the pea soup for you!
dont throw it out!!
im sure itll taste great on our next hike.

[hikerboy57]

HB that was wonderful!

yeah i thought that was pretty cool

[coach lou]

I'm ignoreing what must be a very special responce.

[Mountain Mike]

dont throw it out!!
im sure itll taste great on our next hike.
It will have that cooked over a fire taste!

[hikerboy57]

It will have that cooked over a fire taste!
i traversed from nauman to madison one year, stayed at the hut and they served pea soup which i never really cared for before.
had 3 bowls.
everything tastes better when youre starved for calories

[Mountain Mike]

i traversed from nauman to madison one year, stayed at the hut and they served pea soup which i never really cared for before.
had 3 bowls.
everything tastes better when youre starved for calories

So true! Peanut butter is one thing I rarely eat at home, but a staple on a long hike.

[Mountain Mike]

I started making a google map to help OZ with his drive down 81 & it kinda expanded from there. Anyone who wants to help with my beta version pm me.

[hikerboy57]

So true! Peanut butter is one thing I rarely eat at home, but a staple on a long hike.
i dont remember who it was but there was a routine by a comdian not too long ago talking about how he never has bread at home, but when hes eating out, hell eat like 2 loaves.

[Mountain Mike]

Hiking also removes guilt with the calories you burn. On long hikes I have even taken it to what would gross many people out in normal settings. Like the times a bunch of thrus got together & made burritos at the hostel in Pearisburg. Guy frying hamburg up asked what to do with the fat? We let it congeal a bit & spooned it on...man they tasted great!

[coach lou]

Well I'm having a bowl of breakfast pea soup right now, and I think it is fine. She used her 14 yr old daughter as a judge!?????????? No wonder she isn't bringing it. I figure I'll have some now, I've got an aweful lot to not let go to waste............there goes that diet.

[Mountain Mike]

What 14 YO like pea soup? For years I couldn't stand look or texture of it. Now when cooking a ham I think...awsome I better buy some split peas too for soup when I get to the bone.

[Karma13]

Peas in any form ARE SATAN.

:eek:

[coach lou]

What 14 YO like pea soup? For years I couldn't stand look or texture of it. Now when cooking a ham I think...awsome I better buy some split peas too for soup when I get to the bone.

This is exactly my point!

[coach lou]

Peas in any form ARE SATAN.

:eek:

Overloads son Clifton feels the same way.

[coach lou]

............there goes that diet.

I think I'll have a second bowl.:p

[Karma13]

They're such an innocuous thing to hate so strongly--yet I do! (And Clifton too, it seems!)

On the other hand, I love lima beans and Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts may be my actual favorite food (when I remove the stuff that's not actual food, like ice cream and Heath bars).

[Mountain Mike]

Peas in any form ARE SATAN.

:eek:

Then I am going to hell. Anyone know of any good trail guides for the area?

[coach lou]

They're such an innocuous thing to hate so strongly--yet I do! (And Clifton too, it seems!)

On the other hand, I love lima beans and Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts may be my actual favorite food (when I remove the stuff that's not actual food, like ice cream and Heath bars).

Oh my....those are THE 2 vegetables that I cannot stand. My mother is always telling Brussel sprout stories at holiday dinners. We never had lima beans, she must not like them either. Overload and her daughter love them .

[atmilkman]

Peas in any form ARE SATAN.

:eek:
I'm sure Linda Blair will agree. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-emQAsGMeQ

[aficion]

For Dad's 11th birthday he requested and got a bowl of limas with candles instead of a cake. Or maybe he just made that up to get the four of us to eat our beans. Either way, I lovem.

[Mountain Mike]

Oh my....those are THE 2 vegetables that I cannot stand. My mother is always telling Brussel sprout stories at holiday dinners. We never had lima beans, she must not like them either. Overload and her daughter love them .
You never had my brussel sprouts in a marsala sauce!

[atmilkman]

I think I'll have a second bowl.:p
I love split pea or cream of pea soup with a grilled homemade bread and pimento cheese sandwich. And those little cheeze-it crackers are good in soup too.

[HikerMom58]

I started making a google map to help OZ with his drive down 81 & it kinda expanded from there. Anyone who wants to help with my beta version pm me.

You are nominated as one of the most helpful trip planners on WB. You're nominated and you WON!! WINNING ............ and thanks for ur kind offer for a place to crash out West.. :)

[Mountain Mike]

You are nominated as one of the most helpful trip planners on WB. You're nominated and you WON!! WINNING ............ and thanks for ur kind offer for a place to crash out West.. :)
Just like to pay it back & help others with things I have learned.

[HikerMom58]

Well I'm having a bowl of breakfast pea soup right now, and I think it is fine. She used her 14 yr old daughter as a judge!?????????? No wonder she isn't bringing it. I figure I'll have some now, I've got an aweful lot to not let go to waste............there goes that diet.


Aww... poor coach. Pea soup is OK but whenever someone says pea soup- I think of FOG. Any time it was really foggy, it was as thick as pea soup.

[Mountain Mike]

You are nominated as one of the most helpful trip planners on WB. You're nominated and you WON!! WINNING ............ and thanks for ur kind offer for a place to crash out West.. :)
Means a lot from someone that has taken in hikers & offered help when storms were coming.

[HikerMom58]

Just like to pay it back & help others with things I have learned.

Yeah, I know..ur awesome like that. :) THANKS!!

What do ya think of those pic from nitewalker? Snow in May can be the BEST/WORSE. That reminds me of living in NH. It would be so warm, snow should be long gone but NO. Get out in the woods in the mtns, and BAM there it is!! Cool pics from nitewalker!

[Wise Old Owl]

One of the coolest place to search is News of the Weird - Check this out - it have you die laughing!


http://www.yourtango.com/2013172728/weird-news-when-self-love-almost-kills-you

[Mountain Mike]

19440Yeah, been there done that. Many of my PCT pics show me in shorts & t-shirt hiking in snow. At first my secretary couldn't comprehend snow when it was warm. Once a great day took a dramatic turn. Was teaching woman I was hiking with some orienteering on a saddle with a nice view. Then I saw storm clouds so we decided to hustle to campsite. We got there it was nice & level, fire ring & under about 3" of water. Storm hit as we (I ) was trying to navigate across snowfields. As I was postholing like Nitewalkers pic & cursing like a sailor she was trying to say how pretty the rain made it with all the waterfalls running off the rocks. Had to bail below snowline to find a decent camp.19441

[HikerMom58]

Means a lot from someone that has taken in hikers & offered help when storms were coming.

Thanks MM...I like to help out any way I can. I like people so that's a plus 2 ;)

[HikerMom58]

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Books That Matter (https://www.facebook.com/booksthatmatter?group_id=0) and had to share it. No fancy technology in this little spot of heaven in Dedon Island, Siargao, Philippines, but sometimes just some natural building materials and a bit of minimalism can create some incredibly great structures.

Oh NO... I think I might be learning just enough to be DANGEROUS. I'll stop now....

[Coffee Rules!]

HM, I don't think the UL'ers will like that setup. :p

[Drybones]

Excellent, excellent, excellent. Super good news. That is great. Write me something in the register at a certain shelter and I'll look it up.

If you see this in a register you'll know I've been there.
19443

[BirdBrain]

I hate peas, but love pea-pods. T-bone steak and pea-pods being cooked as we type.

[Mountain Mike]

I hate peas, but love pea-pods. T-bone steak and pea-pods being cooked as we type.
I'll take mine med-rare. Could you saute some onions too while you are at it?

[atmilkman]

If you see this in a register you'll know I've been there.
19443
That'll work. I'll be looking for it.

[BirdBrain]

I'll take mine med-rare. Could you saute some onions too while you are at it?

Yum... and some 'shrooms. Medium rare... we are on the same page there.

[Mountain Mike]

Yum... and some 'shrooms. Medium rare... we are on the same page there.
I was going to ask for the schrooms too, but I thought it would be pushing it to far! lol

[Drybones]

Aficion, HM, Deer Hunter....I appreciate your gracious offers....may take you up on them.

[nitewalker]

You never had my brussel sprouts in a marsala sauce!

i freakin love brussel sprouts. i eat em every other day as part of my on going diet....