The Shoot The Bull Thread

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Thanks for your all's concern. Compressors can make very effective bombs. It removed 3 of my basement door windows and most of the window paynes in a larger window on the same wall.
It is repaired.

Northern Dancer, The shame! I can't believe you paid someone to do your school work.

Nice to see you on line Jason.
-----> Sins of the past. I never did really well in any of the shop subjects. One thing for sure - I developed a respect and admiration for tradespeople, many of whom, have come to my rescue on numerous occasions. Glad things are okay Roybrew. That was some notch out of the canoe.
 

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Jason, Snake guards and a machete? Wow sounds like a good outdoors job. Gator hunting? You all got them mean water moccasins down there in Florida. Here we have copper heads and rattle snakes. They don't come after you like them cotton mouths do. I have to wear safety toed shoes where I work. Lots of standing on a concrete floor. Something happened to my legs last year. I know I'm a little over weight, but my legs and knees hurt so bad I was afraid I was going to be cripple in a couple of years. I get off in the mornings and hit the sack as soon as I get home. My legs would hurt so much I would have to move them every couple of minutes till I fell asleep. I couldn't lay on my side or my knees would ache. Last fall when I was camping I couldn't sit in the canoe for very long cause my knees would hurt real bad. I would constantly move my legs back and forth. It felt better to be standing and walking then sitting. I've gone through several pairs of insoles in the past 3 months. I am pretty flat footed, so shoes, or insoles, with any type of arch kills my legs. Make sure you get boots with the foot bed that fits you feet well. A person can always get insoles with an arch support, but if your boots already have a molded in arch support there's not much you can do if it's to much.

Dancer, yep I'm a master of disaster. I'm the type of person that just jumps on into a project. Sometimes you better off paying someone else to do it. I'm getting ready to build a work shop. I've got to do some excavating and pour a concrete pad. I've never worked a concrete pad before, so I've been studying up on it. Here I go...yeehaw! I'm sure I'll mess something up, but it'll be a learning experience.
 

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Jason, Snake guards and a machete? Wow sounds like a good outdoors job. Gator hunting? You all got them mean water moccasins down there in Florida. Here we have copper heads and rattle snakes. They don't come after you like them cotton mouths do. I have to wear safety toed shoes where I work.
I will be working for the county mosquito district. Treating ponds, swamps, flood areas etc... for mosquito larva/pupa. So lots of outdoor work, which I'm happy about, at least until my first hot day in full gear then we will see. Really happy about getting benefits again, and not worrying about being laid off, and I will have most weekends off. I am excitedly nervous as it is an lot more then the night time truck driving treating for adults.

Sorry to hear about your knees. I googled best outdoor work boots and have been trying to read as many as reviews as I can. I'm taking advantage of amazons wardrobe option too, where I can try out boots (really it covers all sorts of clothing) free for 7 days before I buy or return. Granted I've only tried two so far, and within the hour I found I didn't like them. I am between a size 12 and 13 and wide foot so it can be hard sometimes. Plus I prefer to be barefoot as much as I can. Not sure if the amazon wardrobe option would work for you or not.

I've been out in the yard all day today, and got a 2 inch book I need to learn so off to studying I go.
 

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I will be working for the county mosquito district. Treating ponds, swamps, flood areas etc... for mosquito larva/pupa. So lots of outdoor work, which I'm happy about, at least until my first hot day in full gear then we will see. Really happy about getting benefits again, and not worrying about being laid off, and I will have most weekends off. I am excitedly nervous as it is an lot more then the night time truck driving treating for adults.

Sorry to hear about your knees. I googled best outdoor work boots and have been trying to read as many as reviews as I can. I'm taking advantage of amazons wardrobe option too, where I can try out boots (really it covers all sorts of clothing) free for 7 days before I buy or return. Granted I've only tried two so far, and within the hour I found I didn't like them. I am between a size 12 and 13 and wide foot so it can be hard sometimes. Plus I prefer to be barefoot as much as I can. Not sure if the amazon wardrobe option would work for you or not.

I've been out in the yard all day today, and got a 2 inch book I need to learn so off to studying I go.
-----> That's a lot of "stuff" Jason. It will be nice to have a bit more security and I'm happy to see things going your way so to speak.
 

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Jason, Snake guards and a machete? Wow sounds like a good outdoors job. Gator hunting? You all got them mean water moccasins down there in Florida. Here we have copper heads and rattle snakes. They don't come after you like them cotton mouths do. I have to wear safety toed shoes where I work. Lots of standing on a concrete floor. Something happened to my legs last year. I know I'm a little over weight, but my legs and knees hurt so bad I was afraid I was going to be cripple in a couple of years. I get off in the mornings and hit the sack as soon as I get home. My legs would hurt so much I would have to move them every couple of minutes till I fell asleep. I couldn't lay on my side or my knees would ache. Last fall when I was camping I couldn't sit in the canoe for very long cause my knees would hurt real bad. I would constantly move my legs back and forth. It felt better to be standing and walking then sitting. I've gone through several pairs of insoles in the past 3 months. I am pretty flat footed, so shoes, or insoles, with any type of arch kills my legs. Make sure you get boots with the foot bed that fits you feet well. A person can always get insoles with an arch support, but if your boots already have a molded in arch support there's not much you can do if it's to much.

Dancer, yep I'm a master of disaster. I'm the type of person that just jumps on into a project. Sometimes you better off paying someone else to do it. I'm getting ready to build a work shop. I've got to do some excavating and pour a concrete pad. I've never worked a concrete pad before, so I've been studying up on it. Here I go...yeehaw! I'm sure I'll mess something up, but it'll be a learning experience.
-----> There have been times I knew "...I should have done this or that." Somehow I never did get around to it. But like you, I have tried things and have had to learn on my own. Sometimes I get to thinking to myself, "What are the worse possible things that can go wrong?" But I do admit that I'm not mechanical or technical. At one time I regretted it. Thank goodness for solid friends who pointed out there are a lot of things that I do professionally that are important to others. They tell me frequently that they can't do the things I do. I get comfort from that. Thanks for sharing. :Smile2:
 

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Put some latches on my wannigan yesterday.
It's a little tall in the canoe, but it'll do untill I can make a fancy one with matching wood strip pattern.
Holds everything, essential, I need for a quick camping trip, of course there's more stuff then I really need, but I don't get in to roughing it. Got to make an inventory list. I'll never forget the time I forgot my sleeping bag.... That was awful.
 

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...a canoe trunk, how clever, and well constructed as I can see. You just didn't purchase one - you made it, making it all the more personal. Yes, I'm very much into lists and have one for each trip and adventure. When you are on the water it's a long way back to pick up one sort of thing or another that you have forgotten. I have camp boxes, as you know. They remain partly packed and ready to go. It saves a lot of time and energy. There are different sizes too - used mostly for base camp.

Goof "stuff" captain - the season is just about right for a new year of adventure.
 

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Roybrew

....I was thinking about you this afternoon. I took my canoe off the shed and gave it a quick examination. I was surprised to see little wear and tear from the winter snows. O, ya...today is the first day of spring. Anyway, I'll be sanding it down and adding some new leaf decals, and getting it ready for the summer albeit a tad earlier than normal. I gave away my large blue barrel and I realized today that I actually need it for the canoe. What to do? I looked at your creation and thought...gnaw - instead, I bought a large dog food plastic container for the canoe. It should work just as well without all that serious labour. But I have to admit your creation is certainly more creative than my idea.

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Thank you, but yours is water proof and will fair better around moisture. Why'd you give away your barrel?

So are you going to sand the whole canoe?
 

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Thank you, but yours is waterproof and will fair better around moisture. Why'd you give away your barrel?

So are you going to sand the whole canoe?
=====> Good question. I have two small ones I use for inside a pack and found the bigger one being used less. A colleague said he wanted one so I gave the barrel to him. But then again, I think I was rationalizing my intention to purchase something else that I thought would be more interesting and possibly helpful. The containers come in various shapes and sizes and because there isn't anything on them I'm at liberty to decorate them with my logos and words of wisdom. They are air-tight and waterproof.

There is some peeling and some nicks on my Souris River Prospector and to improve the appearance and to usher in spring I thought I would give it a complete "facelift". Sanding is the biggest job because coating it doesn't take any time at all.
 

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I've thought about getting a barrel, but don't know if I would use one enough. So after you fine sand your canoe, what do you use to re-coat it with? I've been meaning to do mine because it has some fine scratches on the bottom. Doesn't seem like it takes much to scratch one.
 

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I've thought about getting a barrel, but don't know if I would use one enough. So after you fine sand your canoe, what do you use to re-coat it with? I've been meaning to do mine because it has some fine scratches on the bottom. Doesn't seem like it takes much to scratch one.
=====> The manufacturer recommends polyurethane [clear]. When I've used this product I found that it drys quickly and retains its shine. Normally, we don't paint canoes but when you have one as old as mine it needs an uplift from time to time. The manufacturer also sells the decals and I will be replacing them this year. I have an extra light Kevlar so I'm using 120-220 grit sandpaper with the sander.

In regards to the barrel - I use an olive barrel for my pack. Our large grocery store use to throw them out on a regular basis so I would just stop by and pick them up. The entire crew has two or three on hand. When management got wind of what I was doing they began to charge five bucks a barrel. Still really cheap considering. It keeps my clothing and valuables completely dry without waterproofing each item.

It's a sunny day in our neck of the woods and the temperatures are climbing today - I'm cleaning up the back of the property and just enjoying the sunshine. Our Covid shutdowns are being eased and people are doing some odd things.
 

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That's what I was thinking they recommend was 220 grit for finish sanding. After I fiberglassed my canoe it had issues with amine blush. I had to do some major scotch Brite and soapy water scrubbing to get rid of it before I could apply the polyurethane. I think I did finish sand with 220 grit. To fine of grit and poly may not adhere as well. I used Spar Gloss polyurethane applied with a 4" foam roller. Then after 3 coats I rubbed it down with 0000 steel wool.

Wife and I got our first covid vaccine yesterday. I'm glad my mask covered my ouchie look. I'm a wuss.
 

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I heard there was an eagles nest on my side of a mountain. Been sitting on porch with binoculars trying to them.
It's about two miles away. I saw a couple of big birds flying around the end of it, and then the disappeared into the trees. Maybe it was the eagles? I could tell for sure.

Been picking at my canoe wannigan every now and then. It's slow putting the strips on, one at a time, and then you have to wait for the glue to dry before adding another. I'll get there eventually.
 

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Wanted to let yall know we are alive and well. What with this plague and stuff we been hunkered down and havent done anything this year to brag about. If we ever dry out I will be more active and wanting to talk we have over 50" of rain this year. The weather folk have gotten to refer to rain in inches/hour! rained on our house 5 inches today and still raining. We been rained in for 2 weeks now high and dry at home but cant go far cause roads are closed.
 

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Wanted to let yall know we are alive and well. What with this plague and stuff we been hunkered down and havent done anything this year to brag about. If we ever dry out I will be more active and wanting to talk we have over 50" of rain this year. The weather folk have gotten to refer to rain in inches/hour! rained on our house 5 inches today and still raining. We been rained in for 2 weeks now high and dry at home but cant go far cause roads are closed.
-----> I've read your post carefully Cappy and found myself thinking of a canoe trip that I took where it poured down for the entirety of the event. Normally I would be irritated at best, but on this occasion, I was quietly afraid of what I was observing. Nothing was moving - man or beast. At times, the rain was so loud smashing against the tent wall that conversation was suspended. The skies had that ugly black and every now and then the winds picked up and growled at us. We sat in quiet for most of the time and only did what we needed/could do. We watched puddles get larger and larger and not drain away. There was nowhere to go. Sleep was exhausting because in the dark we could only hear what was going on but not really able to see anything. This went on for three nights and four days. When there was a break in the weather we decided to pack up and get out. We examined our map carefully and had a contingency plan should the skies open up again. Dressed in full rain gear [first time ever] we got back to our access point and with remarkable speed had the vans packed. I've never been so happy to sit in a rustic, dry, cozy, and warm restaurant downing a hot coffee and a hamburger with fries.

I hope it comes to an end soon Cappy and appropriate sunshine and warmth return quickly. Thank you for sharing - it brought back a memory for me. :Frown2:

 

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After 3 days of sunshine the yard is almost dry and Lord say the same either late this evening but definitely tomorrow I can again begin cutting etc my yard projects. The water ways are all dro[ping back to the banks and the local bot landings are almost outa da water. Fishing aint gonna be great ti;ll the water stabillizes and fully gets tween da banks in the mean time I will be chipping away at the yard.
 

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Send some down here. Freaking so dry I don't even need my rain boots in some of the swamps. Dryer then a popcorn fart down here. I'm already going crazy at work, and have resorted to cutting new trails and opening up others. Guess the guy before was more interested in seeing deer then working from what I was told. But I'm enjoying the new position. I get some toys to use. They provided rain boots, snake guards and a manchette. Although I finally broke down and bought this cheapy on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3ugUAmh) because theirs was maybe 14 inches on a good day. Might save up for something better one day, but this gives me a bit more reach which is nice. Just got access to 500+ acres we had to cut trails in today. After two days of use I've dulled it already. I do enjoy being out there by myself in some of these areas though. Could deal with less of the "watch what you say" around some people.

Coming home today to no water, and seeing what that will cost was not fun either. But such is life. Wife and kids went to my parents, I'm taking care of the animals. I'll jump in the pool after my glass of Tullamore Dew so I don't have to smell myself in the truck tomorrow. I figure I owe you all some pictures at least. The cranes were at a park I took lunch at one day. Had no fear of me, sadly I only had some nuts left when they got to me. I know I got more pictures, but cannot find them.

Also if anyone listens to music artists like Jackson Taylor and the Sinners, Whiskey Myers, Christ Knight, Blackberry Smoke I'm looking for suggestions on similar type of music.
 

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