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B-1 Bomber For Sale A B1 bomber was in here ( Billings , MT ) doing practice approaches and touch and go's. On one of the landings the pilot sets his brakes on fire. He taxis in, and the airport parks him on a taxiway and then puts cones around him until parts and mechanics can be brought in from Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City SD,the next day. The next day is a Saturday, which doesn't have much going on, so we get to laughing in the tower that maybe somebody should hang a For Sale sign on the plane. We convince one of our guys who's well known for doing things like this that it would be a good idea. So he takes off for the hardware store to buy a For Sale sign. On the…

http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.1304/isis-releases-kill-list-of-us-cities.html I live near a few places.. Keep your powder dry.

Was a good weekend for finding Kitty cats here in ND this weekend. These were taken about 125 miles NW of where I live but there is a population that spans our entire state, the last few years cats have been taken in all corners of ND, there was one killed only 8 miles from my house a couple years ago and have been numerous sitings all around my house the last several years, I have seen tracks in the snow while hunting but never seen one in person in the wiild. We also have Bobcats but are rarely ever seen, most are taken by trap or snare and even that is rare, sneaky little buggers. I am personally a coyote caller, have done it my whole life and is great fun. h…

I just took and past eight test to be recertified as an ASE Master Auto Tech.. The test were: engine repair. brakes, automatic transmission/transaxle, suspension and steering, heating and air conditioning, engine performance, electrical/electronic systems, manual drive train and axles, for a total of 188 questions. I've had my Master rating since 1980 and have recertified every 5 years. When I worked for the dealer it meant extra pay per hour but now its so my customers see some kind of qualification. I think this will be the last time since I'll probably be retired in the next 3 years.

As if things couldn't get worse! I really hoped the vehicle accident was going to be the least of my problems. I didn't think much of it but I guess the storm we just had roll through the Pacific northwest here was worse than I thought. Went into work yesterday and the weather was getting bad. Halfway through the shift, the power goes out and stays out. That's when the fun began. We get called off and head home. Downed trees everywhere! Windy as crap still. Managed to finally get home after some help cleared the road for us. I geared up and made my round around my area and spent some time cutting up Downed trees to help clear paths for others. Managed …

Started all as snow yesterday around 6:00pm. Went to bed around 10:30pm with about 2" in the grass. Woke up to this on my deck at 7:00am.................. Here's one of my pooches "high-centered" in the back yard at around 10:00am........ And one of PegPeg "high-centered" in my back yard at around 10:00am!! And now one after the "storm" has passed........................notice the "red sky at night", and my wellhead in the lower right corner of the picture. The top of my wellhead is just below knee high...................

I just read about the flooding that's taking place in Portland, Or....and to Jag & Joe Cool...please be safe! Prayers sent.

I'm just curious what everyone's other interests are. Here are some of mine. *Shooting/training with firearms as well as hunting. *I live on a river and I'm only 45 minutes from the bay so I like to fish, a lot lol. *Camping, hiking, building survival skills, ect. *I play electric and acoustic guitar, just about all genres, even had a band back in early 2000. *Refinishing, modding, and general luthier work on guitars. *Metal fabrication *I went through a large part of my life trying to cope with undiagnosed and very severe ADD/ADHD. Now that it's under control I enjoy learning as much as I can.

Sorry gang... I've got to keep this short and say I'm fighting a local fire near my home. It started in the Hazard drainage and now is heading north threatening Elk Lake Road homes. I've got to be back on the fire line at 7am. I'll report more by tomorrow night.

Michael & Diesel (our doberman) were waking me up at 1am to inform me that a mouse had fallen into Diesel's water bowl & they were both in the kitchen attending this funeral wake. I asked him why he was waking me up to inform me of this breaking news event as I didn't care. I had no intentions of part taking of the festivities.....just go away!! So he's water boarding this little mouse & I'm going to throw him and the dog out with the mouse. Go to sleep!!!!

Lately, some May find I'm just a down and outer. I swear life isn't this cruel but Lately the past 2 weeks have just been that relentless! I got another story for you all and maybe I can receive a pointer as well too. Last night, was thanksgiving, we're hosting it here at our New place. Wife has been working away at prepping the dinner since the start of the week. Making pies and bread etc. I'll add this as well: Monday night she made an Apple, pumpkin and two buttermilk pies. Next morning we come out too the kitchen and the lab had eaten both buttermilk pies! Anyways, we had gotten everything set up thanksgiving day. Wife goes in to shower and the toilet s…

After doing the conversion work on Randy's Tractor Farm and Family I started looking around to see what was there. I got to say there is a killer way to fix gas can to work. Check this out! http://forum.tractorfarmandfamily.com/topic/2888-how-to-fix-a-new-gas-can/

Check this out... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJbKLZ7RmM

Any problems with condensation build up inside a 55 gallon drum of new engine oil? I got a deal on some left over CI-4 rated Dello 400 15-40 but wonder about contamination.

What direction are we wanting to head with the theme of this site now since both Toyota and Nissan will have the same 5.0 L V-8 Cummins engine in them when Toyota releases their new 2016 Tundras.? The Toyota boys are taking the engine and increasing the power and fuel mileage over what Nissan has from what I have read. Are we going to welcome the newest Cummins owners or do we stick with the Dodge Cummins? I have seen no Dodge or Jeep eco diesel boys here yet either.

Everyone!!! Have a God filled, safe, and enjoyable day y'all!!

this site, is a site for nerds. Tfaoro can check my validity on that. Use your arrow keys and hover away from the box. You might find some odd stuff. http://xkcd.com/1608/

Well tonight was the first night of snow in our area. It's still snowing like crazy still as I compose this. Got off work and left for home around midnight. Was carpooling with the mother in law. We are borrowing the brother in laws Forzda. Tried taking it easy all the way home, but apparently the one corner I Tried to take just Was too fast. I Was coming up on it and it came quicker than I thought it Was. So I Tried slowing down. It started to slide instead. So I let off the brakes and Tried to turn, nothing. So I turned the wheels into the bank on my right side hoping that the driveway going uphill Was going to be my saving Grace. on my left, Wa…

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http://m.caranddriver.com/features/instruments-of-war-feature I have a couple more worth reading I will add in the morning.