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by Woodtroll
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 19
Views: 391

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

This is a good real-time video explaining what seems to have gone wrong and the counter-actions the crew took. A sure-enough tragedy. God bless the lost souls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbUXewlQDk
by Woodtroll
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: White Rural Christians are the real threat to Democracy...
Replies: 2
Views: 320

Re: White Rural Christians are the real threat to Democracy...

It shouldn't be any surprise that the author of the article, and the authors of the book detailed in the article, are all left-leaning urban Jews. There's an interview available online with the authors discussing their book, and the hatred they display is disturbing but not at all surprising. We can...
by Woodtroll
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This was a little different.
Replies: 24
Views: 1275

Re: This was a little different.

That's always been my reservation about the Freedom Arms revolvers, as I've read of several instances of this happening. The finely tuned craftsmanship really appeals to me, but like most folks here I use my guns in the field, and we both are usually gritty or grimy at the end of the day. I really, ...
by Woodtroll
Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Joe Pickett
Replies: 14
Views: 595

Re: Joe Pickett

After seeing several references to this show, my wife and I watched the first episode a couple of weeks ago. I was done about halfway through; it took her until the end of the episode before she decided she didn't want to watch any more. By then I was several chapters into a Robert B. Parker western...
by Woodtroll
Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Second battle of Adobe Walls
Replies: 41
Views: 1620

Re: Second battle of Adobe Walls

I agree completely. That's the same point I was trying to make, you just did a better job of it! :wink:
by Woodtroll
Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Second battle of Adobe Walls
Replies: 41
Views: 1620

Re: Second battle of Adobe Walls

He certainly did, although I read somewhere he said it was a "lucky shot". But a man good with a gun, especially one that is familiar to him, can have a lot of "luck" with it. Sort of like some of the Elmer Keith stories folks refuse to believe. I've never approached his level, o...
by Woodtroll
Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Second battle of Adobe Walls
Replies: 41
Views: 1620

Re: Second battle of Adobe Walls

Very interesting post, thanks for taking the time to share the photos! I always wondered what that long shot would look like in person.
by Woodtroll
Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My son Jaeger graduates today
Replies: 20
Views: 468

Re: My son Jaeger graduates today

Excellent, congratulations! What a huge accomplishment for all involved. You deserve to be proud of this.
by Woodtroll
Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CPR propaganda or fact ?
Replies: 27
Views: 918

Re: CPR propaganda or fact ?

The success (or not) of CPR depends in large part on what caused the heart to stop pumping normally in the first place, and also how quickly aid is initiated. Near-drownings, electrocutions, and some narcotics overdoses, for example, are traumatic events but usually involve a healthy heart that need...
by Woodtroll
Tue May 23, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Answered prayers
Replies: 27
Views: 994

Re: Answered prayers

That's fantastic news! Glad she is doing so much better, and pray that her improved health continues.
by Woodtroll
Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 15 Years +
Replies: 10
Views: 514

Re: 15 Years +

Thank you, Paul, for your contributions to this site. I don't post much but visit here a lot, and hope you understand that all of us appreciate what you've done here for those 15 long years!
by Woodtroll
Sun Dec 18, 2022 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Introduction / Andy Larsson
Replies: 49
Views: 2182

Re: Introduction / Andy Larsson

Glad to have you here, welcome. I have several of your sights that I'm pleased with, and just received one of your barrel-mounted peeps for a Winchester/Miroku low wall that I haven't had time to mount yet. Hopefully soon, though!
by Woodtroll
Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loving my life
Replies: 9
Views: 939

Re: Loving my life

Those photos made me smile, but are bittersweet. Just yesterday (it seems) my kids were that age. Today my three grandkids are that age. Time does indeed fly, so take the time to enjoy life with your family!
by Woodtroll
Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This rifle is still going strong
Replies: 10
Views: 1557

Re: This rifle is still going strong

And here I thought this was going to be about Big-Nose Kate! Are you still taking her shooting? I sure did enjoy all your stories about shooting that Sharps - load development, sights, and just shooting in the field.

Glad to see you back, Scott.
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch
Replies: 13
Views: 2419

Re: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch

Thanks, guys, I appreciate your interest. Marlinman93, thanks for the offer - it sounds like you have the knowledge to make this work. I'll pull the switch out (wires intact) and try to get some photos for you; each wire position has a letter stamped into the metal plates on the switch, and I rememb...
by Woodtroll
Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch
Replies: 13
Views: 2419

Re: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch

Thanks, guys, for the feedback. These type of fans seem to be no longer made, at least not that I can find, so that's why I was hoping to find some type of similar replacement switch. I wouldn't have thought it would be that tough to find. But I agree that it's not worth doing a whole lot of work to...
by Woodtroll
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch
Replies: 13
Views: 2419

Re: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch

Thank you. Yeah, it appears Lakewood is no longer in business, and I haven’t found anyone offering similar fans for sale new anymore. And I hate the new ones with small high-speed plastic blades that whine like a mosquito, like a computer fan on steroids. But these things were so commonly sold by mu...
by Woodtroll
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch
Replies: 13
Views: 2419

Electronics Help, Please? Need to find replacement switch

Hello, friends, Having no air conditioning in our old farm house, we depend on window fans to help keep us cool during the hottest parts of summer. I have an older Lakewood window fan purchased about 1992, the heavy metal chassis kind that adjusts to fit the window and has three speeds, reversible f...
by Woodtroll
Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charlie Daniels RIP
Replies: 11
Views: 1901

Re: Charlie Daniels RIP

He was indeed a real man, a gentleman, and a proud American. Rest in peace, Mr. Daniels. I think this was the debut of "In America" on one of the country music awards shows, at one of those times in history that America was taking a beating from the rest of the world: https://www.youtube.c...
by Woodtroll
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruined Rifle UPDATED
Replies: 27
Views: 7742

Re: Ruined Rifle UPDATED

I'm thinking that the .22 WMR bore is usually a couple thousandths bigger than the .22 LR bore. Might still work, though. Glad you got it shooting again!
by Woodtroll
Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Having to log in every time you visit?
Replies: 53
Views: 7144

Re: Having to log in every time you visit?

Okay, I figured it out, Others might try editing their bookmark to this site, or delete your existing bookmark and recreate it after you log in. That was my issue as well, although it wasn't as simple as adding an "s". But deleting my existing bookmark and saving a new one seems to be wor...
by Woodtroll
Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most entertaining movies no one has seen
Replies: 64
Views: 9734

Re: Most entertaining movies no one has seen

" Good Ol' Boys "! From the book by Elmer Kelton. Sure wish it was on DVD... needs to be on 4K, I've only found on VHS! I enjoy that movie, too. Here's the DVD, Griff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A92MF6Q/?coliid=I17L8TPVHGC9T3&colid=3DUW1O7S2GY0J&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
by Woodtroll
Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dec 7th, 1941 --- Never Forget
Replies: 10
Views: 1051

Re: Dec 7th, 1941 --- Never Forget

Some of us will never forget.
by Woodtroll
Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heads up on unscrupulous seller on here - Pete44ru
Replies: 48
Views: 6271

Re: Heads up on unscrupulous seller on here - Pete44ru

I was interested in that gun, too, but even the blurry pictures he posted led me to believe that the condition was not as he had described. I'm glad I passed, and I'm sorry JMiller didn't. The lack of better photos upon request would have sealed the deal for me, but we tend to trust each other here....
by Woodtroll
Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is worst?
Replies: 3
Views: 806

Re: What is worst?

I've been there, Joe, and I sympathize with you and your son. The positive part is that he knows that everything that could possibly be done, was done, and I'll bet done right. I'm retiring in just a few short years, but my son is carrying the EMS torch onward, just like your son. He and I have had ...
by Woodtroll
Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?
Replies: 11
Views: 1477

Re: Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?

Thanks a bunch, everyone, I appreciate all the information. I had considered just replacing the roof, sure enough, but all except the porches on this old house are a 10:12 pitch at least two stories high. I put the first roof on the year I was married at 21 years old; I'm not doing it again at 55. A...
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?
Replies: 11
Views: 1477

Re: Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?

Thank you, GunnyMack, I appreciate the help. I forgot to mention that my wife wants a light blue color, not silver, which rules out the usual fibered metal silver "tin roof" paint that many of us are all too familiar with! (Flashbacks to summer barn roof painting as a teen...)
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?
Replies: 11
Views: 1477

Painting a Galvanized Metal Roof?

Way OT here, but I'm betting someone can help... I put a galvanized metal (the old 5-V "tin" roof) on our farmhouse when we moved into it almost 35 years ago. I've painted it a couple times since with an alkyd enamel paint that stuck okay to the rusted parts, but sloughed quickly from the ...
by Woodtroll
Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on faux ivory grips
Replies: 17
Views: 2811

Re: Thoughts on faux ivory grips

Some of the folks who post over on one of the 1911 forums have been happy with this synthetic ivory; it even has "grain" to it: https://guitarpartsandmore.com/mainCategory.php?Resin-Ivory-trade-Gun-Grip-Blanks-57 However, I have no first-hand experience with it, but have been tempted to ma...
by Woodtroll
Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Costner & Harrelson.......
Replies: 29
Views: 3674

Re: Costner & Harrelson.......

Costner makes a good movie, but he is for more gun control and is on almost everyone's list of actors who are anti-gun. Google "Kevin Costner gun control" or something similar if you don't believe me. It's a real shame, because he has talent - for making movies. Just another hypocrite who ...
by Woodtroll
Fri Feb 08, 2019 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Parker DH 10 gauge
Replies: 33
Views: 2225

Re: Parker DH 10 gauge

Got a mold from a friend on castboolits today and cast 75 slugs . Think they’ll be used in this DH next year to kill a man eating Virginia Whitetail ! Haha! Never known the whitetails here to actually eat a man, but they sure are rough on vehicles when they attack them! :shock: Fine looking gun, ev...
by Woodtroll
Fri Aug 31, 2018 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites
Replies: 34
Views: 4418

Re: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites

Easily done, I can certainly understand that (although L'Amour is by far my favorite over Grey!)
by Woodtroll
Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites
Replies: 34
Views: 4418

Re: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites

Rainbow Canyon. And of course the book to which it is the sequel. How many know which book that was? I can't find reference to that one.....dark canyon and silver canyon but no rainbow one so far..... It's the sequel to this little known book, "Riders of the Purple Sage". That was a Zane ...
by Woodtroll
Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites
Replies: 34
Views: 4418

Re: Louis Lamour Westerns - Your favorites

My overall favorites are the Sacketts series; if I had to narrow it down to two it would be "Sackett" and "The Sackett Brand", which focuses on Tell Sackett. Reading the novels, I am picturing Sam Elliott, who played the role in the TV movie already mentioned. These two books als...
by Woodtroll
Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch

Very nice watches, thanks so much for posting. I really prefer the Arabic numbers (although I am not happy that they are called that!), and a lot of those watches really check all my boxes as what I think of as a vintage pocket watch.

Thanks again,
Regan
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch

Thanks very much for the advice, lthardman. After spending a fair bit of time watching videos and reading websites, I think I could do the work, but picking the right parts would be a real challenge! I realized I’d be money ahead to be patient, maybe spend a little more, a get a solid watch that’s e...
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch

Unfortunately I can't find a watcher maker to service them. And they need it. Joe Joe, I stumbled across this repair service when I started looking at old watches. Some places want several hundred dollars to clean and lube these watches! This outfit charges $70-90 depending on which watch you have:...
by Woodtroll
Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch

Thanks for the help, everyone! To clarify a little bit, I'm looking for an older, American mechanical pocket watch not for convenience or even every day use, but because I think they're really neat and there are times I would enjoy carrying one. Sort of like hunting with a vintage lever gun - there ...
by Woodtroll
Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Looking for a Solid, Reasonable Pocket Watch

I have always wanted a vintage pocket watch of my own. I don't want anything rare or fancy, but would like to have a reliable, functional example of a working man's pocketwatch, and I don't really know much about them except for looking at many different ones on eBay over the years. My only real &qu...
by Woodtroll
Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GREAT books - autobiographies of Charles Askins and Elmer Keith
Replies: 18
Views: 5755

Re: GREAT books - autobiographies of Charles Askins and Elmer Keith

Did you know him well enough to know he lied to you?????? I didn't know him at all, but anyone with a little real world experience and common sense can tell a lot of his stories were pure b.s. Calling a man you don't even know a liar will get you a drubbing in a lot of places in this country, mostl...
by Woodtroll
Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request - Update 8/1/18
Replies: 24
Views: 3184

Re: Prayer Request - Update 8/1/18

Very sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers up for all of your family.
by Woodtroll
Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dog died yesterday.
Replies: 27
Views: 3033

Re: Dog died yesterday.

Very sorry to hear about that. And yes, the other dogs definitely suffer the loss along with you. Prayers for you and your family!
by Woodtroll
Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots
Replies: 20
Views: 3047

Re: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots

I thought about this yesterday but didn't put it in the post. go to Wal mart and buy a pair of their foam in soles. They do really make a difference in the boot fit, I have had to use two pair in some boots. Thanks, Jerry, that's definitely going to be my next move. More than one way to skin a cat!
by Woodtroll
Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots
Replies: 20
Views: 3047

Re: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots

Yep .... too much room at the heel will make socks move. Problem is loose boot fit, not a sock issue. Agreed, but I'm in a bind on the size. Due to an old ankle injury, I don't have enough foot/ankle flex to get my right foot into and out of a size 12 western boot (my normal lace-up size). Since mo...
by Woodtroll
Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots
Replies: 20
Views: 3047

Re: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots

Thanks for the replies, everyone, I appreciate the help. The Redhead wool socks MM Wright mentions have been my go-to socks for years now, but they're not working for me in the pull-on boots. The heel slip does indeed seem to be "eating" them. I'll take a look at the brands y'all specifica...
by Woodtroll
Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots
Replies: 20
Views: 3047

Re: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots

Well, I'm no cowboy, just a hillbilly with a new pair of "cowboy" boots. :lol: No, I DO NOT want to discuss underwear, or lack thereof! :shock:
by Woodtroll
Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots
Replies: 20
Views: 3047

Looking for Cushioned Socks That Stay Up with Western Boots

I've worn lace-up boots, typically logger-style, for all of my adult life. My wife recently talked me into trying a pair of nice engineer/western style boots as a little bit dressier boot. Now I remember one reason I gave up cowboy boots in my early teens - they eat socks! I can't get my socks to st...
by Woodtroll
Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Computer Memory...
Replies: 7
Views: 1480

Re: Computer Memory...

I like that explanation, Paul, thank you. It makes it easy for simplistic minds like mine to understand.
by Woodtroll
Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Projectiles
Replies: 7
Views: 1398

Re: 45 Projectiles

No harm, Jeepnik. I'm just proud that our friend 6-point didn't refer to them as "boolits". :lol:

(My apologies to my fellow members of the Gunloads board by the same name!)
by Woodtroll
Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Commercial Electrical Help Requested
Replies: 8
Views: 1766

Re: Commercial Electrical Help Requested

Thanks, everyone, for your help. I didn't make it clear in my original post that this building DOES have three-phase power, and I'm just trying to figure out what is in the box so I can get his motor ordered. I'm not about to start messing with this circuit myself and because of the complex building...