Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

PJ I am looking wantingly at a Winchester 1873 lever action grade II III wood case hardened rife 45 caliber $1699, I droll every time I look at it

 

[PJSprog]

rural often means isolated and the crooks know this.

We've been seeing this around here, too. A Facebook page we follow called Metro East Crime documents the daily criminal activities here on the Illinois side of the St. Louis area, and they seem to be reporting a lot more activity getting closer to us. It used to be mostly confined to East St. Louis and its surrounding areas. Lately, it's crept out to the smaller towns like Lebanon and Highland, both less than 10 miles from us. Last week, someone stole a municipal tractor and mower from the village of Summerfield IL, which is about seven miles from us.

Used to be that rural also meant armed. I'm not convinced that really deters these idiots anymore.

 

[B7510HSD]

Currently San Leandro California… birthplace of Caterpillar Tractor and home to lots of Industry that no longer exists here like Western Electric, Kellogg’s, Crown Zellerbach, Simpson Strong Tie, Kraft, etc…

County areas in WA where friends really hard hit is the Key peninsula… I’ve had issues outside Olympia… rural often means isolated and the crooks know this.

My son was a LEO in Olympia and he walked away when all the defunding started back to be a mechanic!

 

[PJSprog]

PJ I am looking wantingly at a Winchester 1873 lever action grade II III wood case hardened rife 45 caliber $1699, I droll every time I look at it

Nice. I'm still kind of struggling with the current prices, but I know the longer I wait, the higher they're going.
Dirt is supposed to be arriving for the new berm this week. Might be the catalyst I need to get me to make the big trade for a .357 lever and start shooting more again.

 

[riptides]

....

Mowed for 4 hours yesterday...never got too sweaty until I stopped and used the air compressor to completely clean the Zero, when I was drenched. What a difference a little 8 to 10mph breeze makes zooming along on the mower.

LOL. I can relate. I was nice and dry, except for my back, and then I got the blower out. Of course walking into the house, the wife yelled at me NOT to sit down. Yeah...I knew I was sweating, but not that bad.

The bad part of this weather is with so many chores, one does not know when is the best time for a shower.....or two.

 

[ultrarunner]

We've been seeing this around here, too. A Facebook page we follow called Metro East Crime documents the daily criminal activities here on the Illinois side of the St. Louis area, and they seem to be reporting a lot more activity getting closer to us. It used to be mostly confined to East St. Louis and its surrounding areas. Lately, it's crept out to the smaller towns like Lebanon and Highland, both less than 10 miles from us. Last week, someone stole a municipal tractor and mower from the village of Summerfield IL, which is about seven miles from us.

Used to be that rural also meant armed. I'm not convinced that really deters these idiots anymore.

Rural America Reels From Violent Crime. ‘People Lost Their Ever-Lovin’ Minds.’ — The Wall Street Journal

Murder rates didn’t soar only in cities during the pandemic; small-town sheriffs and prosecutors are overwhelmed with homicide cases

apple.news

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I stopped following the local police FB page (where I work) because they went woke. You want our support, don’t cave to the daily social cause.

Now, back to our regular program:

We got .19” rain with an early morning thunderstorm. Quite a storm in Ohio last night.

 

[Buppies]

Drew this one’s for you

 

[daugen]

speaking of showers, took me as long getting the bits of lawn and grass out of shower when done than cleaning myself. Sure felt good
Buppies, make that boat a little bigger and i'd be happy to be on it. Honestly not a fishing person.

jaw is throbbing, not taking my arthritis meds due to epidural on Thursday, had to stop a week ahead. One unhappy molar.
This is going to be a little sore. yup

 

[toppop52]

I stopped following the local police FB page (where I work) because they went woke. You want our support, don’t cave to the daily social cause.

Now, back to our regular program:

We got .19” rain with an early morning thunderstorm. Quite a storm in Ohio last night.

Our sheriff is the best I’ve ever seen, on Sean Hannity a few years ago he said; “ Don’t like your interaction with law enforcement, try not breaking the law. “
Very old school no nonsense guy. Our DA is also a strict believer in do the crime, do the time. The governor was here last night, he slammed the liberal judges and DA’s in Baltimore and suburbs.