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Awesome. My buddy just got played by his son last night - his son was flying home from finishing basic training, and he told his Dad that his flight had been delayed three hours. Then he had a buddy pick him up at the airport (the flight was actually on time) and surprised his Dad in the kitchen. Many tears.

Done! She deserves all the support we can provide. My buddy Jeff's son is just finishing basic training n TX and will be home for the first two weeks of August prior to deployment - he's in for six. We hope to get him out on the big pond fishing a couple times before he heads back out. I know it's tough for parents; Jeff and I were on the phone last night when his son called, and it was an immediate, "Got to go, bye" situation. But they sure do come out stronger. Respect.

You were smart wearing your harness and linesman's belt. I had a similar situation a few years ago, but the stand was so old that it had grown into the tree and barely shifted. Nevertheless, it was immediately replaced - and nearly all our new stands are ladders. And we still add safety ropes to attach our hitches on the ground before we ever ascend, at least for stands > 15 ft high.

Lots of apples on most of the wild trees on our properties, but man is there a ton of fire blight this year, too. I've never seen so much, from apples to pears, young and old trees alike.

I don't mind the heat...too much...but the bugs get to me. Everything gets compressed for me in September with tree stand work, final mowing, getting the boat put away, and we usually take our vacation in September, that I'm often not completely ready for the season. I always say that I'm going to take a doe for the freezer, but then don't pull the trigger. Honestly, I like MZ for doe anyway. But it's tough not to get out there when you have a summer of trail cam pics and big, bloody racks from September starting to get shiny. Season-to-season is a long wait.

I think I just found God

Trimmed Xmas trees for a couple years early in high school, then spend some time gutting and refinishing old houses for a local lawyer who had bought them to rent out. Worked the line at Taylor Winery my first summer of college.

That sucks! Have a great Father's Day, regardless. My daughter met me at one of the properties this morning and we spend three hours with chainsaw and forest clearing saw, hacking the jungle back from the ATV trails. That's the kind of father's day gift I appreciate!

My brother caught it the same day as Fauci - I asked him whether there's something he wants to tell me lol. The wife and I are still waiting, but assume that it will eventually hit us. The daughter got it during finals week of her junior year of college, so that sucked; she was down for 4-5 days. I think it's safe to say at this point that it really is similar to a bad cold or the flu. Now we keep our fingers crossed that it doesn't mutate in the wrong direction, however unlikely that may be. I'm glad to hear that all who've got it recently seem to be faring decent. Nomad, was that you in the leopard skin Speedo I saw last weekend? I have one just like it.

There's not one politician who's made it to the apex, neither Biden, Trump, or any other, who is looking out for the little guy. They're thinking in aggregate, greater good, playing the long game (well or poorly) - but you can't believe that they're the "people's". And it sucks when you're collateral damage. Good luck in finding something new and fulfilling.

I see somebody mentioned The Game of Logging...this is a great course. Anyone who plans to spend much time with a blade in hand should take it. Plan ahead though, because slots fill fast And while there's no such thing as overkill when it comes to safety, I suspect that Youtube would suffice for simple limbing and homeowner use with a small electric saw. Please be careful however when dropping dead trees. They can be very unpredictable. It sounds like your pine is small, but even so, a 10" blade and standing dead wood demands respect. It sounds like you're thinking this through carefully though. Well played. Quik story: one time, I dropped a lighting-struck pine for a friend where we had to navigate wires and a greenhouse to fell it - he repaid me with a bottle of Ledaig single malt - which would have been great if it wasn't like drinking Patchouli. Essence of the earth lol.

I'm of mixed feelings here. I certainly keep a firearm nearby in the house in case of a case, and I'd rather be armed than not when faced with danger outside the house. But brandishing a firearm seems IMHO more likely to escalate a situation than defuse it. And you need to be willing to use it. With deadly force. I would not take a life to stop a mugging or robbery. In fact, I haven't, case in point being some teenage kid and a likely gang initiation. I ended up giving him one dollar. I see both sides of the argument, but it's not black and white. As I suspect is true of most anything dealing with guns.

One of our highly placed physicians had a thought that I'd never considered regarding kids and guns. It was simply this: ready access to guns makes it easier for kids to act out that teenage impulse, which disappears in most of us as we age. If that impulse is suicide, it's much more likely the kid ends up dead than there would be by overdose or whatnot. If that impulse is to shoot up their school... I appreciate that sometimes there's planning in an attack like this, it's not always an impulse act. Regardless, I think it's smart to pay particular attention to kids and guns. Trust, but verify. Firearms training. Parental oversight? Honestly, this latest incident leaves me numb and unable to think rationally. I can't even imagine. It's hard to come up with a logical response when the emotional impact of the situation is sending my brain spinning sideways.

Yeah, you guys are right. Dems are geniuses, pulled the wool ever everyones' eyes. I'm not sure why we even try to fight the evil overlords. Anybody who can't see it must be blind or part of the problem...even somebody who acknowledges issues, but stops short of alleging actual conspiracy. I've got fish to catch - peace out. Chihuahuas not Great Danes

Oh, I have no doubt that big wigs from both sides have been up to a whole host of shenanigans. I mean, isn't that the definition of politics? Walk as close to the line as you can, cross it if you think you can get away with it, win at all costs? My skepticism arises from the contention that there is a conspiracy. If Dems have managed to get away with everything they've been accused of without leaving obvious trails, particularly in this day and age, in diverse regions and from top to bottom, then they deserve the brass ring. They are miracle workers. And if I were the opposition, I wouldn't be heralding that fact too loudly. Regardless, a push toward greater transparency can't be a bad thing. Human nature being what it is.

You must stop...you're crushing it, but the impersonation is getting stale. Seriously, though, I do wonder how many people honestly believe that there's a global conspiracy? Personally, I can't see it given our system's transparency - there's always going to be cheaters, but the scale doesn't compute - but I do think that it exemplifies how marginalized most people feel, both on the right and on the left. If your voice doesn't (and can't) count, then what option do you have? Violence, right? It certainly explains much of what we are seeing, hearing proposed, experiencing these days. Again, from both sides, neither of who feels heard. PARROTS NOT LIONS

First, let's define what is acceptable proof, comrade. lol

The wife and I watched a live birth this past weekend, and we've seen two other fawns on their feet in the past week.

Well, that sucks! Best wishes getting it straightened out. The past two years have been ridiculous trying to deal with anything DMV related. Hopefully there's still time.

Wait a sec. How can an average anything be on tape? Did they digitally interpolate everyone and make a composite video lol? Just saying.

Hahahahaha....both sides are equally bad. The difference is how they execute their mission. The left bans what they don't want to hear, the right simply shouts louder so you can't be heard. The guy in the middle is left reeling. Sigh.

So, you can't vote in the primary? That's not the same as not being able to vote. and I'm not sure why your blood is boiling. You can still vote in the general election. If you want to vote in the primaries, get yourself registered Republican in your new residence, just like we all do when we move. Easy peasy.

Dude, you are killing it. LMFAO. Everybody knows, all the smartest people agree...I get email saying so all the time. As for the actual topic of election fraud, I'm a bit amazed that the right, which I generally support, can't get enough traction to even begin to prove what half our country is convinced of - right or wrong. Frankly, it makes them look, well, incompetent. If election fraud was so prevalent, then we should be seeing it play out in the right's favor. I mean, even the Supreme Court is 6-3 now. If fraud happened, and 18 months later this is where we are...that's just embarrassing. I'm not sure I'd carry this torch, given how it has panned out thus far. Better to focus on the future than past failures (regardless of whether they won legit or we just got outplayed).

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I will mention that I know two older gentlemen who both hunt with a draw lock, and one of them uses a shooting stick when ground hunting. Looks unwieldy as all get out, but both guys say it's not bad at all. Both also switch to crossbow when it's legal. I've been with them when they've killed deer.

Good to know. I've never had one on me for more than 30 minutes (that I know of), but if I found one the next day, I'd certainly petition for a full course. Lyme is scary stuff. I know one of the guys on habitattalk.com's daughters had it bad, and she was unable to get out of bed most days. There's some tick borne illnesses that can transmit within 30 minutes, too, but so far as I know, not around here...so far as I know.