Military Veterans and Patriots

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  • there’s no explaining the Maki boys

    there’s no explaining the Maki boys

    Hold on, I need a coffee, it’s like 28 degrees out here. Looking at the lake, many thoughts, I’ll share just a couple so you don’t run for the medications.

    Here’s one

    The Crusades, no one reads that stuff anymore, those happened a thousand years ago. The Old City has changed hands many times, one could view Jerusalem as an outpost of Christianity today. Islam cannot have that. If one is taught Hate from birth, that’s all they know, that is their truth, there is no changing it. sips coffee.

    What a concept

    Be nice get nice

    Picking apples with no guarantee I’d get a pie, my confidence was high

    Those in GAZA just don’t understand that simple concept because they live to Hate, I guess they prefer to dance, so be it.

    sips coffee

    Found a couple mag pouches in the basement, Korea era, eh! I can put these to use. Got some sewing elastic pinned together, Ratdog, now you can carry your own scooby snacks. After I secured them under his belly, he looked me and laid down. What a sad sac that dog is. Ratdog, look at me when I’m talking to you, wasn’t happening, he assumed the postion, his favorite one. Grabbed a bear fur in the basement, thinking he’s gonna need fur after tomarrow, make him look like bear cub.

    Getting him cleaned up only to apply new fur, he’s gonna think real highly me, like I’m nutz or something.

    Sips coffee

    Coming back from getting my pie 🙂 I spotted one of the Maki boys taking the dirt road behind the gas station, ” well that’s something new, I best go check this out.

    Some background on the boys, you see one, the other isn’t far away. Thier grampa built 2 barns, side by side. Those boys operate a traveling sawmill. Outside of those barns look like a ongoing rummage sale, the inside, one is all knotty white pine, the other is all cedar, beautiful craftsmanship. You want woodwork done, go see the Maki boys. With the auto workers strike, the Maki boy don’t care, What caught my eye was the newest installment on thier plow truck.

    Sewer pipe

    Looks ain’t everything, it’s performance that counts, just ask the Maki boys, they’ll tell ya.

    Winter is coming

    Sips coffee

    3 kinds of people in this world, one half just wants to kill the other half, there’s one half that just wants fuck the other half, reference liberals, think with thier rotted crotches, and then that bunch, that just wants to be left alone to live their lives as they see fit. Bothering no one, going about thier business.

    Coffee gotten cold

    Cold can be in seen in another light, with the border wide open how cold can you get…

  • Woodturning – Strawberry Shortcake Bowl Set

    Woodturning – Strawberry Shortcake Bowl Set

    Woodturning – In this video I combine weeping mulberry, douglas fir cones, gold leaf and deep cast from Designer Epoxy to make a very unique bowl set! As always, thanks for watching and please share with your friends!

    Woodturning – In this video, I combine different items such as bunya nut pine petals, sweet gum pods, white pine cones, black walnut shells and leftover resin pieces along with some beautiful boxelder burl to make a truly one of a kind hollow form! Thank you for your support in helping me achieve 100 thousand subscribers, you’re awesome!

  • Amazing Backyard DIY Ideas…

    Amazing Backyard DIY Ideas…

    Amazing Backyard DIY Ideas That Will Upgrade Your Home

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2boSUwjAA
  • Hand Pump Wells …..

    Hand Pump Wells …..

    Hand Pump Wells …..Deep Dive

    Today we will take a VERY close look at hand pump wells. What parts to buy, where to buy them, how to drive the well what pitfalls you might encounter and how to get good clean water with a primitive well.

    Today we will take a VERY close look at hand pump wells. What parts to buy, where to buy them, how to drive the well what pitfalls you might encounter and how to get good clean water with a primitive well.

  • DUMPSTER DRESSER

    DUMPSTER DRESSER

    DUMPSTER DRESSER: Someone threw this out! Refinishing mid century furniture

    This was pulled from a trash bin; saved at the last moment! It found its way to my workroom and I’ll do what I can to make sure it is ready for the next 50 years. Using oxalic acid, Mohawk markers, and Odie’s Oil, I’ll try to make this as good as new. Or maybe even better than new!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3mJ4UYHpH4&t=938s

    Comment: for some reason, this video would not load for me; but the link works great. Enjoy – another creative idea

  • Project Farm: Best Lawnmower Blades

    Project Farm: Best Lawnmower Blades

    In this week’s Project Farm, Todd Osgood tests replacement/aftermarket lawnmower blades. Blades tested: Maxpower Mulching, Maxpower 3-N-1, Oregon G5 Mulching, Oregon, 8TEN Mulching, 8TEN High Lift and Arnold Extreme.

    Lawn Mower blades compared for grass cut quality (making clean cut), mulching leaves and grass, dispersing grass clippings, distance of grass clipping throw, blade noise, and durability from impacting metal object in yard vs a factory blade on a Craftsman M220 Self-Propelled mower.

  • Are we having fun yet

    Are we having fun yet

    Some david hoggboi lingo in use, ” there I was” minding my damn business while in town when I heard ” Salt!… Salt” I turn around, there’s BOZO with a grin across his face. Normal greetings for Marines, handshakes and cussing. What ya been up to BOZO? ” well I quit my job, decided to go into business for myself, plus I’ll be starting school at the end of month. You know Blubberguts?’. yea I know blubberguts, he’s good people what of him”. Said he’d work the front desk, while I’m the back working. It’s then he pulls out his m18, the new USMC sidearm, BOZO, you just cannot leave shit alone can you, noticing the new threaded barrel. ” you know me salt, I like customizing”.Big BOZO smile. Commences to tell me, he’s waiting for LLC through the state for the federal firearms license. So BOZO, what you doing while in hurry up & wait mode?. ” Follow me to my house, i’ll show you”. was about 7 miles out of my way over that way. Greeted by his ROTTY, Chesty, not seen Chesty since like late last summer, he was all kinds of happy. Go into his garage

    Not getting rich Salt, but I am having fun building chicken coops

    “Says they been selling pretty good, the wifey is happy about money but she’s always making mention I’m in the garage”. Bozo, women are like that, and how she doing?, ” she’s fine, no wait, she’s more than fine, she’s dangerous”. The best kind Bozo. ” He inquired about the Armydog asking how’s he doing, Bozo they unplugged his penis. ” What! don’t tell me, I don’t want to know”. Good, cause I don’t want to talk about it. “Come on over here, I’ll show you something that was the wifey’s idea. Making coffee tables Salt”.

    nice touch the EGA

    Been making these to, shows me the doggo dishes

    Bozo, I have to go, let me know when your shop opens, I’ll stop by, shook hands off I went. Just because the country is fucked-up, don’t mean the fun has to stop.

    This isn’t Bozo, just reminds me of BOZO

  • Butch & Sundance just having some fun

    Butch & Sundance just having some fun

    When Sundance asked Butch, what ya doin?

    ” I’m stealing your Woman”

    Sundance waves his hand, you do that, I’m going back to bed.

    I ran into a similar situation not long ago.

    Back a few days

    Ma, I’m barrowing the roaster oven, ” you do that and keep it I have another”. I knew she did, I should have taken the 22 quart, instead I took the 8 quart… mistake number 1. Instead of smoking meat at 6 hours, sometimes longer because the snowbanks and smoker temp and outside air temp plus wind, it’s a delicate balancing thingy, giving the meat a hot bath finishes the meat in much less time.

    Mistake 2, being in a hurry, never be in a hurry when smoking meats or hot bathing.

    Making homemade smoked Bologna, it’s easy for her to digest and she’s not always wanting full meals, finger foods/comfort foods are handy dandy items.

    So far, so good

    2hours in the smoker, transferred to roaster oven,what the hell is this

    was set at 200 instead of 175

    Throughly done all the way through, just looked like garbage

    175 for an hour plus, now that’s more like it.

    Odin the dog won’t have any problem eating my garbage, he likes my garbage. My garbage tastes just as good as the good stuff, it’s the presentation that’s the problem.

    I know some at the trading post who also likes my garbage,

    file them under garbage guts.

    Gonna change up some names here, there a Marine I’ve known for a good 35 years, loves to fish, him an his wifey was in there, Etta, I want you try this, ” what is it”, smoked bologna, I’m telling ya right now Etta, you put my meat in your mouth, you are going to forget all what’s his face Oscar Meyer, she chewing, big smile with added mmmmm.

    It’s then she says ” I think I will divorce one Marine and marry another, looking right at Sundance, he was looking at fishing stuff, looks at her, says, ” waves his hand, fine, you do that I’m going fishing,

    looks back at the fishing gear.

  • Toldja, but noooo, mutts don’t listen

    Toldja, but noooo, mutts don’t listen

    Want an example of that, well here you go

    Having applying some dyes and stuff, I sent these out, leather post cards

    4/5 oz

    Italian cows they be like pampered, not a mark on thier hide, Texas cows they be primed, not so much pampered, Argentina cows be like, get out in the G’damn field. So you gotta work around, range marks, fence rubbing, stretch marks from having baby cows and of course bullet holes. Waste not what not. digging through the scrap box, cleaned up and lasered. That’s the easy part, dealing with the post office, well that’s totally different.

    Leather post cards at one time was a normal thing, these days, normal is seen as a thing of the past. Post office has this board of sorts they put different size through for weight & size to charge accordingly

    (They probably need new gym equipment at those rates)

    While I was there last, I had brought my measure stick, inches, points, metric and of course 6 & 12 point

    Tomarrow I am so ready to hear ” what now”

    Last time I was there she let measure the slot for the cards

    If it fit…. it ships!

    With the lace, no dout they will frown and measure while myself

    I’ll be smiling and thinking

    mutts never listen

  • Days of Future’s past

    Days of Future’s past

    Originally a political cartoon by Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in 1754, the “Join, or Die” image became a symbol of the dangers of disunity to the early American colonists.

    When the Redcoats were heading in Concord, they were after the stores of ammo and arms hidden in the church, if they could get the Deplorable patriot ringleaders that would be a bonus.

    Today, if one is anyway connected to Trump (ringleader), they are getting after them hard.

    I’m pretty sure you don’t want to learn about canning smelt

    It probably snowed in 37 just like it is right now, no doubt I’m not first one to have a hind quarter laying on the kitchen table, hard as a hard rock, hoping it’ll be ready to from field to table fare.

    there is a lady who has something you may be interested in for your pantry stores

    her sense of humor is bonus

    To prove the point ” there’s nothing new under the sun”

    The early version of Twitter

    ANCIENT GRAFFITI: HOW ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN TOURISTS LEFT “BAD REVIEWS” IN THIS EGYPTIAN TOMB

    “I visited and I did not like anything but the sarcophagus!”

    That’s just one of many random scribblings left in the Tomb of Ramesses V & VI in the Valley of the Kings.

    Some of the graffiti is poetry, most is the equivalent of “I was here.” Someone would write their name and their occupation, and the most common phrase used was “I admired.” In one case, some dude’s secretary did the carving for him, and he just wrote “I admired” next to it. How lazy do you have to be, that you’re traveling around Egypt with your own personal graffiti artist?

    It’s a little odd to think of Romans going on these elaborate vacations, but that’s exactly what happened. After all, they weren’t all that different from us. The wealthy ones would sail down to Alexandria, where they could see the famous lighthouse. Then they’d get a peek at the Pyramids, hop on a boat, and cruise down the Nile. Two of the Seven Wonders checked off the list.

    A team from Poland did an extensive survey and found over a thousand instances of ancient graffiti in this tomb. But it’s not all just people writing their names and saying they had a nice time.

    “I cannot read the hieroglyphs,” wrote one person.

    “Why do you care that you cannot read the hieroglyphs? I do not understand your concern!” wrote someone else, right below it.

    It seems that even back then, they had Twitter replies. I can just picture some Roman holding a torch, reading what someone else wrote, and thinking “JHC, what a moron. You’re looking at all of this awesome shit, and that’s what you’ve got to say?” So he hands his torch over to his buddy, pulls out a knife, and starts scratching a rebuttal.

    Well…he probably didn’t say “JHC”