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[missourithunder]

MJPetersen,
Your missionary work is amazing. It takes a lot for one to uproot himself and resettle halfway around the world. I've never been stationed in Alaska but did stop off in Ancorage for a refuel once. I must say it is a beautiful place. Hope you get a chance to come home every so often.

Being an Alaskan native, you may be able to answer a question I have. Could sockeye salmon survive here in Missouri ? I want to build a pond no more than 4 1/2 feet deep and stock it with sockeye. The intent is to smoke a couple of them from time to time. Always loved the taste of smoked salmon.

MissouriThunder

 

[irvingj]

Wow, MJ! Learn something new every day! I stand corrected & educated. I'd never seen a true mechanical thumb, but I can see precisely how it works. Good call, and thanks for the free "newbie" lesson. (MT: Mine's a fixed thumb.)

Had a former student who moved to AK, worked for Aero-Twin in Anchorage for several years; designed the new engine mount for the 650-to-850 shp turbine upgrade on a Cessna Caravan. Brother was stationed in Fairbanks back in the late 60's Nike era. Talked about it with wife for years, but I have yet to get "up there."

MT: Learning language has always come easy to me, I guess. Don't know why. Still trying to figure that one out. Fun, in any case.

Had tractor in the woods for the first time today; funny how this works, but the back end (BH stabilzers, ROPS lights, etc.) is STILL wider than the front end, just like in winter! Forgot all about clocking the mailbox with a stabilizer while clearing snow... Had some problems with a couple of the local trees.... I'll have to work on that "clearance" thing!

 

[MJPetersen]

Being an Alaskan native, you may be able to answer a question I have. Could sockeye salmon survive here in Missouri ? I want to build a pond no more than 4 1/2 feet deep and stock it with sockeye. The intent is to smoke a couple of them from time to time. Always loved the taste of smoked salmon.

I have not had good smoked salmon in a long time. The last time was about 5 years ago when I was teaching a course in Moscow and one of the students was from the far East Siberia (close to AK) and he brought some.

Sockeyes do not do well landlocked. The best for landlocked salmon would be Coho--Silver salmon. Those are often stocked in landlocked lakes. An interesting thing is that Sockeye's only spawn in rivers that are headed by a lake.

Mike

 

[missourithunder]

MJPetersen,
Thanks for the tip rearding coho. You're the second person that recommends coho as they tend to survive in captivity longer than other species. I need to get started on the pond. The chrome shop mafia fellas say my chrome pipe will be finished tomorrow...

MissouriThunder

 

[SilverbackMP]

Thunder, you look familiar. When did you go through career course? Are you MP, Engineer, or Chem? When was the last time you were in Korea (I've been here a little over three years--six months in Deagu and 2 1/2 years in command in Seoul)?

I've been stationed at Riley (OIF 1 under 716th and the Marines), L. Wood, and Korea. Before that I was MO National Guard (FA and MP).

CPT SilverbackMP

 

[missourithunder]

SilverbackMP,
Can't say I recognize your call sign but I agree with you in that we've probably seen each other at the PX, food court, etc. And welcome to TBN ! Ft Leonard Wood is a small post compared to other Army Installations. After reading through your thread, I must admit our writing skills are nearly identical. I felt as though I wrote your posts in regards to purchasing property. Must have been the same Army writing 101 class we had in OBC ! No, I am not an MP but rather chemical and have been for 21 years. Went through the captains career course in 2005 and was last stationed in Korea in 1988. Two deployments to Iraq and hoping to retire here in Missouri. Like you, I'm a transplant but it seems the longer you live here in Missouri the more it grows on you. I too had the big dream of buying some ag property but when reality set in the best we could do was an estate that sits on 1.25 acres here in Pulaski county. We still live in base housing and are waiting for our house to get finished hopefully by July. I bide my time with my new tractor by mowing government grass. My neighbors backyard lawns and ours are all connected without fences so it's quite a hoot to see me getting seat time cutting their grass. I've snook into the woodline and dug a few foxholes with my loader also. Hope the housing office doesn't find out as that would cost me some fines !

Best of luck with your "you pick your fruit" farm. These are actually quite popular in Pulaski county. There are two of these farms in Dixon. When I was a company commander, we did many FRG events at these farms. I know for our "Fall fest," the farm in Dixon had a corn maze which was fun, a pumpkin patch for the little kids ($1 per pumpkin each kid pulled from the field) and constant hay rides around the property They had many kinds of nut trees as well. Like I said, if I had the bucks, this would be a great "after the military" job. It just takes money to make money so if you've got the dough saved up then go for it. Hope this helps. Are you in student status or permanent party ? Where at in Missouri are you looking to plant roots ?

MissouriThunder

 

[BXinNH]

MT,

Where have you been? I've been waiting for pictures of the new exhaust system and canopy. Inquiring minds need pictures

Matt.

 

[jdfire]

I've been waiting for pictures of the new exhaust system and canopy.
Matt.

I'll second that. Looking forward to seeing some chrome!

 

[LBrown59]

irvingj,

We still live in base housing and are waiting for our house to get finished hopefully by July.
1* I bide my time with my new tractor by mowing government grass.neighbors backyard lawns and ours are all connected without fences so it's quite a hoot to see me getting seat time cutting their grass. I've snook into the wood line and dug a few foxholes with my loader also.
2* Hope the housing office doesn't find out as that would cost me some fines !
MissouriThunder

1*Be careful here because most insurance policies don't offer any coverage/protection when you have the tractor off of your own property.
2*Fined for what?

 

[missourithunder]

BXinNH and jdfire,
I must admit we've been extremely busy these past couple of weeks. My oldest son graduated HS and we had a house full of realitives from four different states staying with us. They loved the new look on my baby Kubota and you will too. I'll have a gazillion pics posted by 2 pm central time today. Sorry for the wait.

LBrown59,
Living in base housing, we have renters insurance and yes, the tractor is covered. What I meant by "being fined" is in the past military personnel have been fined (ticketed) for cutting down a tree or changing the landscape in their base housing quarters. If the housing office knew that I was digging holes in the neighborhood (yes the woodline in the neighborhood counts), they could be butt-heads and levy a fine against me. Typically the cost to pay someone to repair the ground. It's a pretty big woodline though. The pics are coming !

MissouriThunder