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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #165552

An inversion table might be good for what ails me!  Orthopedic doctor looked at x-rays and MRIs of my back and said there is little to be done.  He gave me a booklet with exercises to do, but mostly just taking it easy seems to be working okay.  The injury happened either in High School basketball practice, or when I slipped off a log and fell 6′ in a V-notch while laying out road in SE Alaska (1985).  I knew better: never walk on a moss covered log because the bark may slip, but I had to see if that was true.  It was.  Several weeks later I had a lump in my lower spine which comes and goes and usually doesn’t bother me.

Speaking of trees falling, I was out walking with the dog this morning and a dead tree fell down across the bicycle path, 75′ ahead of us.  Surprised us both!

[Kees]

in reply to: Planting Seeds #165551

That is great!  Hope he continues down this slippery slope….

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #165544

Sounds like a good time!

I’ve been taking it easy for a while.  I have a lower back problem from many years ago.  A while back I was taking a box of kitty litter out of the car’s trunk and bent wrong.  For a couple of weeks it was all I could do to get my right foot high enough to get into my trousers while sitting on the bed.  Consequently I haven’t done anything heavy like splitting firewood, or stomping around the hills looking for a suicidal deer.  It’s a lot better now but still, I’m giving it a rest.  I do get out every couple of days to fling arrows in the back yard so I’m not totally crippled up!  A friend made a self longbow for me, 43 pounds and it shoots like a dream if I do my part.

[Kees]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #165139

Yes sir, Saturday opens archery deer season here in Ohio.  I don’t have green & black, but red & black will work well enough.  Unless I do something productive like split firewood….

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #164502

Wish I were that lucky!  I can get 25 yards to my back fence, if I open the gate and shoot from the alley I can stretch it to 35 yards.  Not that I’ve done that; at 25 my accuracy goes to pot.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #164453

That works! Definitely old school.  Like me with my Smoky Bear Pocket Calendar.  We had a ranger who was inordinately fond of his Blackberry and would pull it out whenever an occasion arose.  “Let me check my Blackberry.”  Then I would pull out my pocket calendar with a flourish….

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #164443

I got tired of the lose-the-password problem when MS updates Windows, so I made a word document wherein I listed the site name, user i.d. and password in that order:

Site name A – Winter Hawk / Upthecreek&9

Site name B – my email address / GoofyPW^5

I listed them in alphabetical order and it is saved on the hard drive.  Whenever I get a new log-in I add the information in the appropriate place alphabetically and save it again.  It could be set up in a spread sheet but I haven’t used one since I retired in 2011 and it would tax my brain to figure it all out again.  Anyway, when Microsoft does its thing and I need to log in somewhere I just open up the document, copy the user i.d. and password, then paste them in on the site I’m logging into and all is well with the world again.  It also helps that I am using Firefox for my browser so I rarely lose my bookmarks.

Hope this helps someone to negate some of the frustrations Windows upgrades provide….

~Kees~

[Kees]

in reply to: Bok report; The American Longbow #164434

I intend to, but it will be a while.  I went crazy this month buying sailing books and the budget is overdrawn!

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #164430

Well, it’s been a while since I was on here. I keep flinging arrows in the back yard.  A friend has graciously offered to build a 45 lb. self bow for me in exchange for the Bear Montana.  I get update photos every so often, and it is turning out lovely.  If it shoots as well as it looks I will be one happy fellow!

My water bill has been rising steadily for a while now. Last month it was for 7000 gallons, when normally it runs between 3000 and 4000. A couple of weeks ago I went downstairs to the kitchen at 2:00 in the morning (an old man thing) and heard water hitting the furnace cold air return.  Went into our small basement and turned off the incoming water line and the sound stopped.  Just to verify it I turned the water back on and the sound came back, so I shut it off again and went back to bed. The next day I got into the crawl space to a muddy mess, but I found the leak.  Cut the 1/2″ copper pipe on both sides of the leak and used a “SharkBite” slip fitting to fix it.

Then I checked the water meter and it was slowly increasing.  Not good, but I figured as slow as it was it couldn’t be too bad.  Then I timed it and it was 3 minutes 20 seconds per gallon. That got my attention; 3 1/3 minutes per gallon becomes 18 gallons per hour, and that translates to 432 gallons per 24 hour day!  I went on the hunt, shutting off water to the toilets one at a time and checking if the water meter quit going up.  Found the culprit, got new guts for it and now the meter is rock steady when we don’t have water running.  But, we have already used over 10,000 gallons this month!  My water bill is going to be scary high….

Okay, that’s what I’ve been up to lately.  Anybody else with horror stories?   :>)

[Kees]

in reply to: Bok report; The American Longbow #164429

I was thinking of stir fry veggies, i.e. Bok Choy when I read the subject line….

I bought and read the book when it first came out.  I think I really need to read it again, even if I never build a bow myself.

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in reply to: ? Crazy string #163881

I still don’t see any pictures…   :>(

Ralph, I’m not saying that the pictures weren’t there.  I am saying that I can’t see them, or a link to them….

~Kees~

[Kees]

in reply to: ? Crazy string #163637

Photos?  Pictures?  I don’t see any such critters…. Open my eyes and let me see, please!

~Kees~

[Kees]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #163532

I’d send you some, but I think the bucket would slop over before it got to you….   :>)

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #163519

We had another bout of wind today, although not as bad as before.  I was able to get a handy man who is very conscientious to repair the damage last week, and it was sure nice not to hear the flashing beating itself to death anymore!

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2023? #163413

Gotta keep those wind turbines turning somehow!

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