get a M1008 as yer ranch truck dood... I drove into a backfilled swimming pool up to the axles w/ a pallet of 80 lb sackrete in 'er (2 tons or so...) it pulled right out in low...

 

That would make one fine piece of "yard art" that's for sure... NOT!

 

I have had close to about 20 4x4 pickups over the years, this is just the first time i don't have one as my daily driver. I do have a sweet 78 FJ40 that goes just about anywhere, but i have been restoring her back to near perfect condition!

 

Was looking on my computer here at work for some of my old trucks, this is all i can find...


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A dirty and dusty pic of my FJ40, still going thru restoration...


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My last Jeep Wrangler, sold it when i lived in New Mexico...


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Can't find a pic of my last "moon buggy" on this computer, but it was very simular to this one...

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And of course, a pic of my wife and kid watching me compete...

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Sounds like a great first day at the ranch!. I'd sure like to hook up with you and Nuhawk soon. I just picked up an 03 Hawk. Ridin easy til the APE's are in and gota put a bandaid on the forks til more dough comes in for a rebuild. I'll throw in some BADLY needed rear brake pads this weekend. Hope to be safe in a month. Got some good twists outside of Bandera. Bet you got some good ones around Austin. Don't care where. Just want to ride.

 

My wife and I went to the Florida State Fair's 4-H area. A lot of really neat exhibits showing what Future Farmers and the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs can accomplish

One of the last exhibits we stopped at (the very last) was the breeding bulls area.

We went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said,

THIS BULL MATED 50 TIMES LAST YEAR'

My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs .....Smiled and said,
'He mated 50 times last year.'

We walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said,
''THIS BULL MATED 150 TIMES LAST YEAR'

My she gave me a healthy jab and said,
'WOW~~That's more than twice a week! .........You could learn a lot from him.'

The sign at the third pen...In capital letters, said
'THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR'

She was so excited that her elbow nearly broke my ribs, and said,
'That's once a day ..You could REALLY learn something from this one.'

I looked at her and said,
'Go over and ask him if it was with the same old cow.'

My condition has been upgraded from critical
To stable and I should eventually make a full recovery..


I'll probably skip the Fair next year

 

Arrggggggggggg... never, never let a grease monkey touch your bike.... EVER.
Had to have a state extortion..errr I mean inspection done on the SH... Told the moron to be mindful of the lower when he put the kickstand down as it's easy to catch your pant leg on... "Hey man, no problem we will watch it.. ,, you know we work on a lot of these kind of "home built" bikes ***"Home built" said with a .... shitty,, please beat my *** tone**
40 min or so bike is done I walk back to look at the state tag plate they installed for "free" ,, and sure enough,, the lower fairing is broken near the kickstand.. .. ... to make it even better when the second service dude brought my bike out (you know because only specially qualified service techs are competent to move a motorcycle from the service bay to the parking lot) I remind the guy, to watch putting down the kick stand because the fairing is already broken from the other tec...........................CRUNCH... ahh **** never mind just get the **** off my bike.

Spent the last two days glassing the broken parts and fixing up the 2 years of rock chips..
Paint it drying now...........

 

Fucktards are in mass quantity at most of the shops these days...

 

So what's shakin

 

Event at Central Texas Power Sports this Sat..Free ****...and food and stuff...I may wander up that way and see whats up..Anyone local want to go, shoot me a pm or text...

Also thinking about heading down to the Austin Rifle and gun club for the IDPA comp...

 

I have been thinking about entering the IDPA shoot for a while now...just need to do it..

 

smooth move there slick!

 

We need to get a lunch run in soon...before the weather gets weird again..

 

Lamp

 

Gun

 

Road

 

Pipe

 

Dog

 

Buy

 

Government at work... Read this entirely to the bottom.. you won't regret it.. Ted A.



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The Dam

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This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his property. It was sent by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania . This guy's response is hilarious, but read State's letter before you get to the response letter.

SUBJECT: DEQ File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County

Dear Mr. DeVries:
It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel of property.. You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the following unauthorized activity:

Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet stream of Spring Pond.

A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A review of the Department's files shows that no permits have been issued. Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.

The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially failed during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream locations. We find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and cannot be permitted. The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all activities at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream channel. All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 2010.

Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff. Failure to comply with this request or any further unauthorized activity on the site may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action. We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.

Sincerely, David L. Price
District Representative and Water Management Division.
Here is the actual response sent back by Mr. DeVries:

Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County

Dear Mr. Price,

Your certified letter dated 08/17/09 has been handed to me to respond to. I am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget Lane , Trout Run, Pennsylvania .

A couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of constructingand maintaining two wood "debris" dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond. While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, I think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of natures building materials "debris."

I would like to challenge your department to attempt to emulate their dam project any time and/or any place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their dam work ethic..


These are the beavers/contractors you are seeking. As to your request, I do not think the beavers areaware that they must first fill out a dam permit priorto the start of this type of dam activity.

My first dam question to you is:

(1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers, or

(2) do you require all beavers throughout this State to conform to said dam request?

If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, through the Freedom of Information Act, I request completed copies of all those other applicable beaver dam permits that have been issued.

Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.)

I have several concerns. My first concern is, aren't the beavers entitled to legal representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute and are unable to pay for said representation -- so the State will have to provide them with a dam lawyer. The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing them and calling them dam names.

If you want the stream "restored" to a dam free-flow condition please contact the beavers -- but if you are going to arrest them, they obviously did not pay any attention to your dam letter, they being unable to read English.

In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows downstream. They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy Spring Pond. If the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection lives up to its name, it should protect the natural resources (Beavers) and the environment (Beavers' Dams).

So, as far as the beavers and I are concerned, this dam case can be referred for more elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2010? The Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice then and there will be no way for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them.

In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real environmental quality, health, problem in the area.. It is the bears! Bears are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating bears and leave the beavers alone. If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your step! The bears are not careful where they dump!

Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact you on your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office.

THANK YOU,

RYAN DEVRIES
& THE DAM BEAVERS

 

Even if you put up to thousands of dollars to get them off to a proper start. **** it! I just as soon leave the freakin' door locked which is the way it is right now. They can take their problems down the road without me or my condolensces.

 

LAN that's the best dam story I've read all winter. Government at its dam best, indeed. I was laughing so hard I think I'll print this and put into my dam file. Very dam good! Thanks and send my best to the dam beavers!

 

Yes

 

Salt Lick...Nuff said..

 

Poker night...

 

Naw, we need to go down to the hanger and make KD buy us lunch. Then take us out to the new ranch so we can look around.

 

Fixed it for ya..LOL