Well, I finally cut a hole in the garage ceiling to store stuff up there because I couldn't fit all my crap on the shelf and it turns out the drywall on the ceiling was doubled up. Cutting the hole in the ceiling to store stuff is a really bad idea. You have compromised the firewall between the gar...

chevyobsession wrote:One thing that drives my wife nuts is I hate to half ass something I build. I figure if in gunna build something or make something I might as well do my best and do it right.

So you never finish projects either?

We have quite a few new WPAs or expanded WPAs in the last few years. One of the areas I hunt was expanded considerably. We saw 22 pheasants there Friday. The place is full of predators or there would be more.

Front page of today's Strib:
"Hunter's Appeal Misses Target"
It must be a slow news day

h2ofwlr wrote:The world going to hell is in refernce tot he 'fruity' drinks the youngins seem preffer now days.

The wife likes Mikes and I'm not complainin'. She's hardly a youngin'

And another lawyer enriched. I wonder if he ever told the poacher he had no chance.

Auto ride is a beautiful thing I have only been in a few cars with it but it's nice, heard it's expensive for parts though Yes, I have replaced the pump and shocks. I think each was a $550 job. Only one of the shocks was bad, but I replaced them both. The service guy claims there was a deposit on t...

If you take care of them they will last longer and stay stronger than a gas truck imo. But if you don't like the smell, noise or starting issues when it's cold, stick with gas. It used to be quite common to wear out an engine or at least require a valve job. I've wore out the tranny and rear end on...

My Dad has a 20 gauge he bought in 1950. A neat feature is the bottom eject suitable for either right or left handers. It is very light and knocked me on my ass the first time I shot at a rabbit with it. I was about 12 and my Dad nearly fell over laughing. My Dad can no longer lift his heavy S&W...

cstemig wrote: I stuck with Black Cloud again this season...no complaints!

Are you using the close range stuff? I tried a box of 3.5" #2 (the regular stuff) a few years ago. It patterned too tight for me and kicked like a mule.