Good morning!!!!

[DABSGT]

If anyone is thinking of buying a cordless pole saw I recommend looking at the Kobalt 40 volt. Last year I used an arm power saw but having 2 tears in my rotator cuff I made an impulse purchase and not only is it easer on the shoulder but finished the job in no time. Well now I wish I had a grapple but don't think I can pass that off as impulse to the wife. Off to pick up my cuttings.

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[mostly_gas]

Jet boats: never saw anyone water ski behind a jet boat. Not very popular here in the Midwest, most of the had poor ride comfort, and lack of versatility, and too much noise for 8-10 hrs of running on the water. Gas burn per hour will be about 20 gph at 2/3 throttle, and close to 40 at full throttle.

 

[txdon]

Jet boats: never saw anyone water ski behind a jet boat. Not very popular here in the Midwest, most of the had poor ride comfort, and lack of versatility, and too much noise for 8-10 hrs of running on the water. Gas burn per hour will be about 20 gph at 2/3 throttle, and close to 40 at full throttle.

I guess you never saw me on/in Lake Somerville. What was really fun was to raise the rooster tail and drown the skier. What was not fun was getting the ski rope out of the jet intake.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .18 inches rain last 24 hours.

Safety inspection on Tundra about to expire, might try to get one today.

Be safe
Have a great day

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[bakerg]

David, how often do you have to do a safety inspection? In my area, safeties are done when you buy the vehicle and then if it is over 5 years old then you have to have an emissions test done every 2 years. Vehicles do not need another safety until you sell it and that person puts it on the road.

 

[sodamo]

Gary
If I remember correctly a new vehicle is good for 2 years, then yearly. No emissions test here, basically a look over, lights etc. Now they take a pic of vehicle.

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[bakerg]

David, is that just in the State of Hawaii?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Jet boats, brings back memories. Rule 1, drink beer in a long neck bottle to avoid 55mph and higher "beerspray" on your face and body.
My buddy had a highly massaged Olds 455 with a lot of Dr Mondello parts and heads. The pump had been built to handle the added HP. Boat would do an honest GPS 74 mph naturally aspirated. I referred to the engine as a "deep cycle troll motor".

Moved on to supercharged ford 460 in the next boat. Still runs great today on avgas.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Jet boats, brings back memories. Rule 1, drink beer in a long neck bottle to avoid 55mph and higher "beerspray" on your face and body.
My buddy had a highly massaged Olds 455 with a lot of Dr Mondello parts and heads. The pump had been built to handle the added HP. Boat would do an honest GPS 74 mph naturally aspirated. I referred to the engine as a "deep cycle troll motor".

Moved on to supercharged ford 460 in the next boat. Still runs great today on avgas.

Beer + supercharged jet boat. What could go wrong? :shocked::laughing:

 

[sodamo]

Gary, yes.
Seems requirements vary about every state I've lived. Funny thing, when I was a teen, 50 years ago, passing the state inspection in Maine was tougher than here.
In Ga, the emissions tests was a challenge. This truck is a 2012, so hopefully no problems.

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[Kyle_in_Tex]

Beer + supercharged jet boat. What could go wrong? :shocked::laughing:

We only crashed badly when I let my size zero, beautiful blonde cheerleader girlfriend ski. Driver was watching her instead of ahead. We did a bermshot right turn off of a limestone canyon cliff wall. Another 1 of my 9 lives the good Lord let us all escape with just a few scrapes and bruises.

 

[wngsprd]

Another beautiful spring day is almost over as the sun is about to set.

Up at 1AM to drive to meet my son and turkey hunt near the VA/NC border. Saw at least 200 deer on the drive - most I've ever seen along that road.

I finally got the boss tom around 9AM after quite a bit of calling and waiting. It would be a lot easier if they came into my bird feeders like your pic, Ron, but baiting is illegal in Virginia, and if they came to my bird feeders, I'd rather watch them and listen to them, too, than hunt them anyway. One interesting thing happened at about sunrise - a red tail hawk flew in and landed next to my hen decoy...looked at it for a couple of seconds and took off.

 

[wngsprd]

We only crashed badly when I let my size zero, beautiful blonde cheerleader girlfriend ski. Driver was watching her instead of ahead. We did a bermshot right turn off of a limestone canyon cliff wall. Another 1 of my 9 lives the good Lord let us all escape with just a few scrapes and bruises.

How many of those 9 lives you have left?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

How many of those 9 lives you have left?

Very good question. I'm trying to hold on to this one as long as I can.

A few days ago in Austin, an emergency helicopter was trying to rescue a woman with a broken leg. She had broken it on a remote trail . While hoisting her out, a female rescue nurse fell out of the helicopter and died. Sad story.

 

[bakerg]

Gary, yes.
Seems requirements vary about every state I've lived. Funny thing, when I was a teen, 50 years ago, passing the state inspection in Maine was tougher than here.
In Ga, the emissions tests was a challenge. This truck is a 2012, so hopefully no problems.

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Living close to Detroit we cross border shop and there must be no inspection in Michigan because some of the cars I see on the road over there, the junk yard wouldn't take.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle, Our prayers are with you. I had some issues when I was a kid, and kids can be cruel.

Just want to let everyone know that our little Finnly has had a GREAT week at school. We thought we were going to have to pull her out, but all the ladies (principal, her optional teacher, counselor, & special ed administrator) and us, had a good meeting about it. After a good cry by all, they really bent over backwards to accommodate changes to her curriculum. She will be pulled out of the mainstream class for studies. She will join the mainstream for class activities and outside class stuff like art, music and computer classes. They put her back on her previous bus where the ladies who drive it just love Finnly to bits. We told her about these changes last Friday after the meeting and she was happy. They are going to give her special counseling each week, along with her previous speech and occupational therapies.

Come Monday, she was eager to get on the bus, had a great day at school, earned the highest conduct color possible, and the same for Tuesday. Came home in a great mood instead of crying and afraid of home punishment for getting bad conduct grade. I know the Lord has his hand right smackdab in the middle of her education and well being.

Thank you all for the prayers. We have our happy child back.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just had 2 cars in for emission inspections this month. Another EPA mandated way to suck cash out of the wallet. Something like 99% of the vehicles pass, but everyone required to pay to catch the 1%.

 

[DABSGT]

Just want to let everyone know that our little Finnly has had a GREAT week at school. We thought we were going to have to pull her out, but all the ladies (principal, her optional teacher, counselor, & special ed administrator) and us, had a good meeting about it. After a good cry by all, they really bent over backwards to accommodate changes to her curriculum. She will be pulled out of the mainstream class for studies. She will join the mainstream for class activities and outside class stuff like art, music and computer classes. They put her back on her previous bus where the ladies who drive it just love Finnly to bits. We told her about these changes last Friday after the meeting and she was happy. They are going to give her special counseling each week, along with her previous speech and occupational therapies. Come Monday, she was eager to get on the bus, had a great day at school, earned the highest conduct color possible, and the same for Tuesday. Came home in a great mood instead of crying and afraid of home punishment for getting bad conduct grade. I know the Lord has his hand right smackdab in the middle of her education and well being. Thank you all for the prayers. We have our happy child back.

This is the best I have read on TBN all week.

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[Kyle_in_Tex]

This is the best I have read on TBN all week.

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It has been my favorite post of the week. Its hard to write about all the small negative nuance things that were traumatizing her, and there's not enough room online without writing a novel, but I can honestly say that things have totally changed 180 degrees since the prior week.

We are blessed.

 

[KevT]

I am sure I can say we are ALL happy for you, your wife and your daughter. Good things happen to good people Kyle