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Getting off my subject here but I mentioned "The Rothchilds," a famous European banking family at the end of my first post above. I went to Wikipedia and it said they were the richest family--ever. They're still in business but, from what I read, to a lesser degree. Maybe the schools shoul...

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UncleBuck wrote:Personally from what I've read, I think that we still have another 20%-25% decline in housing values, and will then coast along the bottom for another 5 years at least.

UncleBuck,

Sounds about right to me. As you know, markets bottom when they bottom. That's all we can know for sure.

Don

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What are some of your thoughts on the current housing market? Are we near the bottom? Will the United States and world economic events lead to even much lower housing prices? In the past month or so I have spent a lot of time trying to decide what area I want to live in--in California-- and consider...

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Some farmers would pay you an X amount for it for starting brush fires. As when they bulldoze down a fencerow and need to burn it. I've used it often to start a fire in our trash burner back on the farm in Indiana.

Don

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Nice handguns, smooth lines.

Came back to add: Outstanding!

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Some time ago I posted a picture of my 5020 John Deer tractor. Here's a video of the same model tractor but with a v-8 engine. More than twice the power of mine. Notice driver is wearing hearing protection and you can 'hear why!' The implement he's pulling is'nt very wide--especially by todays stand...

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I read he had an elephant electrocuted. Not a bad thing since it had killed one or more people. Electrocuted a few dogs. Never read anything about cats. He was trying to show 'the world' how deadly/dangerous AC current was as an aid in beating Tesla and Westinghouse in the DC vs. AC battle--for a tr...

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Griff wrote:Don, you mean these guys, right? Flying suit/Base junping

Griff.

Yeah. Those are the guys! So amazing I keep going back for more videos.

Don

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Just read an article that said DC current is making inroads. Too, it said DC was best for long distances. I'm confused about this. When Tesla and Edison were having their DC/AC battle they said AC was best for long distance. I'm guessing improvements have been made to DC. ??? Came back to this to ad...

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I've now watched several of these wing suit flights and the ones with excellent photography help make it more real and you get a 'touch' of what the flier is experiencing. I wonder, after about 10 years of this, how many of these guys are still around? And, what about those guys who jump off backwar...

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A friend introduced me to guys jumping off of cliffs wearing Wing Suits. Takes lots of sky diving experience before you're ready for this--plus training. Some amazing videos of this on YouTube. Watch some of these videos and expect you'll be like me and wonder how they can have the courage to do it!...

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Check-out, if you haven't already, the video about Nikola Tesla on YouTube. Parts 1 thru 5. Very interesting! I have become less of a Thomas Edison fan,due to his character rather than his inventions, after reading about his relationship with Tesla. When you have all the money you could possibly nee...

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Too bad he was jealous of Tesla, the real electrical genius. Marlin32: Tesla. Interesting fellow, great inventor. You motivated me to check him out. Never heard of him before and that's just one of many black marks against our educational system. This guy is one of the greats. Eccentric, they say--...

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In these times with so much negative news--was it ever this bad?--I read an uplifting article about Thomas Edison. The author is doing legalities with someone at this time over copyright infringment or I'd post the link. I know links are not supposed to be a problem with copyright law but there's a ...

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I too had a 94/22. Mine was chambered for the LR. I rate it equal to the Marlin model 39 and both at the very top. May get one in 22 mag R.F.

Don

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While 44 mag and 357 mag are not what they shot in the old days or 'true to the history' of the gun you get significantly more performance. Pretty good trade-off. You're still true to the size and appearance. And.....I need at least one 357 mag! One that has better steel and is brand new helps too. ...

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Dick Proenneke has been one of those recurring topics here on the forum. I think we'd like a shot at doing what he did, we just won't walk away from our families to do it! Hobie, Well, Dick was a life long bachelor, like me and his brother Raymond. That's just about a must in order to live as he di...

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Returned home yesterday from visiting with Raymond Proenneke for a couple of days. Yes, I too think Raymond is a pretty gutsy guy with his flying up to Alaska to visit with Dick a couple of times in his small plane. Mention that to him and he'll make light of it. He doesn't see flying as risky at al...

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One thing I've wondered about the mountain men. Did they walk right over thousands of gold nuggets while they were setting their traps in mountain streams which later became the scene of prospecting and mining stampedes? Did they not see the gold under their feet? I would find that hard to believe....

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Was talking with Dick's brother Raymond today and he told me about the latest book regarding his brother's life in the Alaskan Wilderness. He thought it might not yet be generally available but I found it was. http://www.alaskageographic.org/store/products/the-early-years I expect this book will be ...

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Outstanding pictures Malamute and Wyoshooter. Kinda makes you want to get your gun and 'walk right in' to one of those pictures--and stay for awhile. Came back to this to add a couple of links to very interesting articles at the Wikipedia site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mountain_Men Just ...

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I think perhaps the biggest attraction--whether conscious or subconscious--of the Mountain Men is their personal freedom. No bosses, you come and go and do as you please. Of course there's no 'freedom' from obtaining food, clothing and shelter--no matter where or how you live. You're 'behold'in' to ...

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I'm getting concerned about the age of Bigfoot. How many years has he been around? And is he a he? What about Mrs. Bigfoot and the children?

And........where's the good close-up picture?

Don

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Just got to thinking about the Mountain Man of the 1820s to 1840s. I know a little and thought I'd bring-up this subject so maybe some of you could tell me some things I don't know. Perhaps some of you participate in Mountain Man types of 'shindigs.' I think I have the time period pretty accurate an...

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Don't know much about growing tobacco but I have heard it's "labor intensive." That is, a lot of hard, physical work. You've got to "cover all the bases" before you sink much money into it. How many years might it take to get it yielding well? When I was back on the home farm in ...

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What a nice Xmas for your family. Wish you and your kids much enjoyment with those horses. In my early years we had a couple of work horses and a half horse/half pony. Never had a great interest in horses although my dad did and a niece loves'em and is a lot more knowledgeable and capable with horse...

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Outstanding story and well told. I'm also pleased to see so many guys here calling it special. My granddad had one of those. Not totally sure but I expect it's the first real gun I ever shot. It was at my dad's place for many years but a few years ago I sent it to a nephew whose "next in line.&...

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While reading the many articles about Erin Bolster I came across this video where a large black bear caused horses to bolt--some with little kids on them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=aTM ... =endscreen

Don

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Not too long ago someone mentioned this outstanding young woman and her courageous act. She was working as a wrangler guiding sightseers on horseback when a deer and then a grizzly, behind it, came out of the brush. I'll let you hear the rest of the story from Erin Bolster who tells about her amazin...

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jeepnik, Thanks for the invitation. Try to remember and let you know when I'm head'in your way. I know there's some unstable ground in that area or is it only on the south, Rancho Palo Verde side? The area fascinates me, much more than the other even more expensive areas. Don The south side of the ...

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Back in Indiana on the home place we have a burning container my dad got from a strip mine. Wide at the top and angles narrower to the bottom. Heavy duty and I think stainless steel with very narrow openings. Just the right height to run wheel barrow up to, catch the edge with top edge of wheel barr...

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Booger Bill, I'm about your age. Too old to make a big mistake with a home buy. Low can sometimes go a lot lower. I'd survive it but sure don't want to experience it. An extra 10 degrees high and low in the Hemet area--or the like--is looking better all the time. After first looking at homes only a ...

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jeepnik,

Thanks for the invitation. Try to remember and let you know when I'm head'in your way. I know there's some unstable ground in that area or is it only on the south, Rancho Palo Verde side? The area fascinates me, much more than the other even more expensive areas.

Don

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Booger Bill, You stated a lot of truths about California. It IS a big state with all kinds of terrain and lifestyles and wonderful things to see and do. All kinds of people--just like any other state--so you can't badmouth California as a whole without stepping on a lot of genuinely good people. I p...

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That was from the Hermosa Beach Pier. Don, just get the one in Palos Verdes. It is a long way but we can see up a range in the bowling alleys. :D Old Savage, I'll have the bowling alleys 'extended' and we'll make good use of the bowling pins. High speed electric car to and from targets and two guys...

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Sorry to here about your loss reddnek. Were they in a safe? Getitdone, I kept my 22 Diamondback. I was lucky. Owen hightime, It's a dandy for sure. Action felt very much like the Phython. The grips were very similar to the Phython's. Today's big price tells you what people think of them. Don

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It's a long recoil type of action like the Browning A5 or Remington model 11 but with some lighter, stamped parts. Should be an overall lighter gun than the A5 or 11. It's a gun I might be interested in and think you got a good deal. It's supposed to shoot all loads as is. Made for about 19 years an...

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Hi Standard revolver (model?) 9 shot, 22 MRF Browning B-92 lever-action, 357 magnum Colt SAA, 45 Colt, 4 3/4 bbl Anschutz model? bolt-action 22 LR. Beautiful gun. Bought around 1968. Colt Python, 357 mag, nickel, 4" bbl Colt Diamondback, 22 LR, 4" bbl (Sold to uncle along with Lawrence hol...

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Old Savage, No, I can't identify that spot. Where are you located? Jkbrea, Thanks for your welcome and offer to help with my choice of location. I have a friend in Hemet who has a nice little home--and get this--his "grass" is small rock painted/stained? green. He's a very particular, neat...

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Get internet hook-up and next day my video chip goes by-by so 5 days in the shop. During this time been re-visiting some of my favorite spots along the ocean. Redondo Beach and Palos Verde Estates. Beautiful homes, beautiful ocean-beach scenery. I need a fatter pocketbook! Yesterday went down to Oce...

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Yes, in terms of appearance and hunting the model 100 is fine with the factory magazine. In terms of self-defense--or the option of same--more rounds would be welcome. I'm sure you can't make a 100 as durable or as reliable as an M-14 but think it'd be fun to give it a try. In terms of handling and ...

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I've said it many times here. The Browning B-92 just can't be beat. Equaled but not beat. Had one in 357 and will probably have another one in 357. Like some have said, they sell for considerably more than when in 44 cal. I don't believe Browning ever made a deluxe B-92 other than the Centennial tha...

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new pig hunter,

Thanks for that gun show list.

Don

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Been some time since I mentioned this gun. Been reading about it on the internet. Read Nu Line Guns have all the parts for it and are experts about this gun. Haven't checked them out yet. Also read that a military M-14 magazine will work in the model 100 with minor modifications. How "on the ma...

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Holy cow, just now read on internet that they banned the huge Pamona Gun Show I used to go to in Pamona, CA. Believe they said they moved it to Las Vegas, Nevada. Won't be going there! I know this is very old news for some of you but sure surprised me. What is now the best gun show in southeren CA--...

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Returned to mention something I think some of you would find interesting. Back in the 70s I worked on a ranch at Antone, Oregon. Post office there long gone, even then. The owner of the ranch, Clint Harris, had been a classmate of Richard Nixon's at Whittier College, Whittier, CA and owned the Oldsm...

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Could you give us some better idea of where you are? Old Savage, I'm in Bellflower. Neat, clean apartment but not so neat area. Only temporary until I find a better place or buy outside the high traffic area. Interesting, out here you can drive down a street and see many low income homes and there ...

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About 2050 miles and here I am--again--back in southern California. Left here in 98' and went back to Indiana to help my elderly parents. They are now gone and--as many of you know--the world will never be the same. A few uncles and aunts also died while I was back there. Things change and sometimes...

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Thanks Charles. Nice response. Who writes the history books DOES make a difference. Yes, I've read it more than once that Lincoln said he'd keep slavery if it would keep the union together. But, I also know he was against slavery. Interesting to note that England and France (well..so I read) came cl...

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I'm getting duplication of my posts. Bad mouse, I think doing double click when I submit when I only click once.

Sorry. Delete at will.

Don

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