What did you do to prep today??

[GOBLIN X]

Today is: "Clear away as much as possible, to begin Holiday Dressing the House".

Problem is, (and most folks will not have much of a mental image from this description, but at least ONE will😁) Our House interior looks very much like the interior of a WWII era Submarine leaving Port for deployment!

OKAY! I have a better description: think of one of the "Hoarder" videos that show up on TV every so often! Ya kinda ned to make a swimming motion to make yer way from room to room!

know your pain, been thinning stuff out, moved a bunch around, i didnt remember there was a wall behind it........

 

[SSG Nasty]

Now you know where the end of the pile is

 

[Mattsn]

Today is: "Clear away as much as possible, to begin Holiday Dressing the House".

Problem is, (and most folks will not have much of a mental image from this description, but at least ONE will😁) Our House interior looks very much like the interior of a WWII era Submarine leaving Port for deployment!

OKAY! I have a better description: think of one of the "Hoarder" videos that show up on TV every so often! Ya kinda ned to make a swimming motion to make yer way from room to room!

As the son of a submariner, I understand.

 

[Inazone]

The wife is always on the "We have too much stuff" tear, and usually directs that at me . . . on account of my (mostly) clearly marked, properly stored stuff. But I think she is finally coming to the realization that between our own purchases and gifts/hand-me-downs from other people, it's the ocean of kids' toys, books, clothes and random crap that got us here. As a sort of experiment, we started boxing/bagging up our daughter's stuffed animals, and she only noticed a couple that were missing, which we miraculously found and returned to her. Next was the clothes, and now furniture. The stuff just multiplies when you turn your back for a moment.

If she ever finds my ammo stash, though . . .

 

[SSG Nasty]

Ammo stash? I ain't got no ammo stash.

 

[O:gweh]

Any woman that thinks she can get between me and my ammo stash can just hit the road !!!!

I'd appreciate if you didn't mention this conversation to my wife.

 

[HandLoad]

SWMBO askes Me alla time: "Do We have enough Ammo? I always answer: I think so...

Buut, if .22lr goes to more than $0.20 per round, I would be sorely tempted to sell a coupla cases of such, unopened.

 

[Inazone]

My "industry source" just helped me adopt 300 rounds of M193, so as to prevent it from falling in with a bad crowd. It's not much . . . but it is ten mags worth, after all.

 

[AGreyMan]

Repaired my 160m band amateur radio antenna.

Now the tree guy needs to get his part done so I can safely get it in the air again.

 

[GOBLIN X]

Repaired my 160m band amateur radio antenna.

Now the tree guy needs to get his part done so I can safely get it in the air again.

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lil detcord here, lil C4 there, how long a strip you need cleared?
hell, here hold my beer......................................................

 

[HandLoad]

Sliced Onions, Dried Glassware, filled Salt and Pepper Grinders, Checked and Shrpened Carving Knives, opened a number of Cans, generally, performed Sous Chef duties.

Then, Sliced Turkey.

 

[240Geezer]

Prepped and cooked all sides. Tended turkey cookery. Carved, scooped, and otherwise plated main meal.
Cleared, washed, containerized leftovers.
Made coffee.
Looking for fire extinguisher while D#1 attempts to caramelize sugar atop creme brûlée.
Pray for me. 🤣

 

[AGreyMan]

A little more “woodworking.”



Wood you cut yourself warms you twice!

 

[Bacash]

A little more “woodworking.”

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Wood you cut yourself warms you twice!

Sometimes I think I should buy a log splitter for all the wood I split. Then I remember that the aggression taken out with a maul probably saves me from hammer fisting some douchebag in a grocery store because he runs into my wife without saying “excuse me”.

 

[240Geezer]

I’d actually rather use a maul too. There’s a lot of heavy lifting with them horizontal splitters. The workout swinging that thing is probably better for me personally.

 

[O:gweh]

Not me. Time is money. 12-15 cord a year. I just want to get it done so I can sit on my porch and drink beer. Give me a splitter every time.

 

[HandLoad]

Reading New Radio Manual. Eating oldest First (rotating stock😁).

Family Fun together.

 

[NoFlyZone]

I used a maul up until I hit about 45.
Then I thought...NoFly, how long would it take someone to find your body out here if you had a heart attack?.
Now I have 22 tons of hydraulic muscle to do the work for me.

 

[240Geezer]

Yup. Processing by maul will be slower. I’ve done both and would like to get a splitter. It’s on the “list”.

 

[Sentinel one]

I prefer a maul.. it is quieter, and I have all the time in the world to stop and take a break.
I need to stay in shape to keep living here.