• 6 bucks

    From john@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 19 16:42:59 2022
    per gallon for ethanol free 90 oct around here... filled up
    and took a 01 road king for short ride on the county line roads.
    Most of the fields are set for beans this year with a
    few early/drier fields setup for corn.
    next round on me to all you dad's out there
    john
    note to self put sunscreen on prior to starting bike

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to john on Sun Jun 19 21:23:33 2022
    On 6/19/2022 3:42 PM, john wrote:
    per gallon for ethanol free 90 oct around here... filled up
    and took a 01 road king for short ride on the county line roads.
    Most of the fields are set for beans this year with a
    few early/drier fields setup for corn.
    next round on me to all you dad's out there
    john
        note to self put sunscreen on prior to starting bike


    I'm partway deep into the guts of the trans on the '90 Ultra . It was
    getting whiny and the primary chain and sprockets needed replacing - no
    big surprise since most of those parts have over 120,000 miles on them .
    I think non-eth premium here is around 5 bucks , haven't bought any in a
    few weeks .
    Actually I've been more focused on the '86 GMC pickup , I've got
    another Harley to ride . That truck is my hot rod project for my "Golden
    Years" ... aw fuck that shit , I've always wanted a truck that would
    smoke the tires on command .
    Damn I do ramble on when I'm drinkin'! Here , y'all getcha some of
    this Ezra Brooks . I got more down in the cellar and Shirley is
    apparently busy over there in the corner ...
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  • From Frank Xzarhadjizamtheopolous@21:1/5 to john on Thu Jun 23 09:52:35 2022
    On 6/19/2022 3:42 PM, john wrote:
    per gallon for ethanol free 90 oct around here... filled up
    and took a 01 road king for short ride on the county line roads.
    Most of the fields are set for beans this year with a
    few early/drier fields setup for corn.
    next round on me to all you dad's out there
    john
        note to self put sunscreen on prior to starting bike

    Thanks for the Boulevard Wheat beer!

    10-4 on the price of fuel. $4.68 for plain ol' regular in the Kansas
    City area.

    I haven't ridden lately. As the say in France, "It's too fuckin' hot!"
    Well, I don't know if they say that in France, but it *was* too fuckin'
    hot. Just >< that close to 100 degrees with high humidity. It was so
    humid that I put a mouse trap in my garage and caught a trout. (Thank
    Johnny Carson for that one.)

    Been building a deck in the back yard during the heat, too. My son has a
    small remodeling/construction business and he is in charge. His schedule
    freed up for or deck job the day it started getting hot. Needless to
    say, I'm sunburned. Even though I put sunscreen on, I was sweating so
    bad that it musta melted off. The wife said I had that boiled lobster look.

    Next round is on me.

    Andy and Frank the Real Biker

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  • From frito@21:1/5 to Snag on Sun Jun 26 18:59:10 2022
    On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 9:24:05 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
    On 6/19/2022 3:42 PM, john wrote:
    per gallon for ethanol free 90 oct around here... filled up
    and took a 01 road king for short ride on the county line roads.
    Most of the fields are set for beans this year with a
    few early/drier fields setup for corn.
    next round on me to all you dad's out there
    john
    note to self put sunscreen on prior to starting bike
    I'm partway deep into the guts of the trans on the '90 Ultra . It was getting whiny and the primary chain and sprockets needed replacing - no
    big surprise since most of those parts have over 120,000 miles on them .
    I think non-eth premium here is around 5 bucks , haven't bought any in a
    few weeks .
    Actually I've been more focused on the '86 GMC pickup , I've got
    another Harley to ride . That truck is my hot rod project for my "Golden Years" ... aw fuck that shit , I've always wanted a truck that would
    smoke the tires on command .
    Damn I do ramble on when I'm drinkin'! Here , y'all getcha some of
    this Ezra Brooks . I got more down in the cellar and Shirley is
    apparently busy over there in the corner ...
    --
    Snag
    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
    want to hear.” -George Orwell

    Was asking Wally about you this week, said he spoke to you regular and then Finns mentioned you wuz still alive an posting here.
    Just doing a welfare check...........
    Hadn't seen or heard from you in a while.

    frito

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to frito on Sun Jun 26 22:40:31 2022
    On 6/26/2022 8:59 PM, frito wrote:
    On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 9:24:05 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
    On 6/19/2022 3:42 PM, john wrote:
    per gallon for ethanol free 90 oct around here... filled up
    and took a 01 road king for short ride on the county line roads.
    Most of the fields are set for beans this year with a
    few early/drier fields setup for corn.
    next round on me to all you dad's out there
    john
    note to self put sunscreen on prior to starting bike
    I'm partway deep into the guts of the trans on the '90 Ultra . It was
    getting whiny and the primary chain and sprockets needed replacing - no
    big surprise since most of those parts have over 120,000 miles on them .
    I think non-eth premium here is around 5 bucks , haven't bought any in a
    few weeks .
    Actually I've been more focused on the '86 GMC pickup , I've got
    another Harley to ride . That truck is my hot rod project for my "Golden
    Years" ... aw fuck that shit , I've always wanted a truck that would
    smoke the tires on command .
    Damn I do ramble on when I'm drinkin'! Here , y'all getcha some of
    this Ezra Brooks . I got more down in the cellar and Shirley is
    apparently busy over there in the corner ...
    --
    Snag
    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
    want to hear.” -George Orwell

    Was asking Wally about you this week, said he spoke to you regular and then Finns mentioned you wuz still alive an posting here.
    Just doing a welfare check...........
    Hadn't seen or heard from you in a while.

    frito


    We're doing just fine down here in The Holler . I've gone Total
    Hillbilly , got a garden , half a dozen hens and eight bee hives . So
    far the only Hogs we have wear a bar and shield logo ...
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    want to hear.” -George Orwell

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  • From Rick Begeman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 24 19:17:53 2022
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.
    --
    Ironhead Rick

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Rick Begeman on Mon Jul 25 15:38:14 2022
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

    My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and frequent
    triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks . The only
    reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation system fed
    from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some stuff has been
    wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .
    --
    Snag
    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
    want to hear.” -George Orwell

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  • From john@21:1/5 to Snag on Tue Jul 26 08:48:56 2022
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

      My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks . The only
    reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation system fed
    from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off. pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
    01roadking

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to john on Tue Jul 26 12:04:38 2022
    On 7/26/2022 7:48 AM, john wrote:
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

       My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and
    frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks . The
    only reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation
    system fed from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some
    stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off.  pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
        01roadking

    Mine were robbed by my other 6 stronger colonies ... I'm fine staying
    at six , they give us more honey than we can use and the wildflower
    population down here in The Holler has exploded since we got them . I'm
    pretty much hands off , they been doing this for thousands of years and
    I've been doing it less than ten ...
    By golly , look at the time ! It's beer-thirty ! SHIRLEY! Set 'em up
    on my tab .

    --
    Snag
    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
    want to hear.” -George Orwell

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  • From john@21:1/5 to Snag on Wed Jul 27 15:28:41 2022
    On 7/26/2022 1:04 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/26/2022 7:48 AM, john wrote:
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate
    a second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

       My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and
    frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks .
    The only reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation
    system fed from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some
    stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off.  pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
         01roadking

      Mine were robbed by my other 6 stronger colonies ... I'm fine staying
    at six , they give us more honey than we can use and the wildflower population down here in The Holler has exploded since we got them . I'm pretty much hands off , they been doing this for thousands of years and
    I've been doing it less than ten ...
      By golly , look at the time ! It's beer-thirty ! SHIRLEY! Set 'em up
    on my tab .


    mine were robbed & then the ladies left in a swarm.
    beer thirty is one my favorite times of the day,
    Guinness raised your directing Cheers
    john
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  • From Rick Begeman@21:1/5 to john on Thu Jul 28 15:03:50 2022
    On 7/27/22 12:28 PM, john wrote:
    On 7/26/2022 1:04 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/26/2022 7:48 AM, john wrote:
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate
    a second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

       My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and
    frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks .
    The only reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip
    irrigation system fed from our well . And it ain't doing all that
    well , some stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off.  pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
         01roadking

       Mine were robbed by my other 6 stronger colonies ... I'm fine
    staying at six , they give us more honey than we can use and the
    wildflower population down here in The Holler has exploded since we
    got them . I'm pretty much hands off , they been doing this for
    thousands of years and I've been doing it less than ten ...
       By golly , look at the time ! It's beer-thirty ! SHIRLEY! Set 'em
    up on my tab .


    mine were robbed & then the ladies left in a swarm.
    beer thirty is one my favorite times of the day,
    Guinness raised your directing Cheers
    john

    Mine are all swarm captures or cutouts except one.
    3 swarmed. I caught one swarm back and thought I had 2 queens and split
    them. One swarm queen got mated, 10 more days to wait on the split and
    the mother colony.
    Weather has been goofy and I don't expect much honey, I heard a speaker
    the other day say 2022 was done and over.

    My robbing has not started YET. Clover still has blooms, so there is hope.

    I'll match ya round for round, since I haven't in a bit.
    Yes I have had my bike out! < I think it's been more than a while...

    --
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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Rick Begeman on Thu Jul 28 17:36:50 2022
    On 7/28/2022 5:03 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 7/27/22 12:28 PM, john wrote:
    On 7/26/2022 1:04 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/26/2022 7:48 AM, john wrote:
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to
    populate a second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

       My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and
    frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks .
    The only reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip
    irrigation system fed from our well . And it ain't doing all that
    well , some stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off.  pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
         01roadking

       Mine were robbed by my other 6 stronger colonies ... I'm fine
    staying at six , they give us more honey than we can use and the
    wildflower population down here in The Holler has exploded since we
    got them . I'm pretty much hands off , they been doing this for
    thousands of years and I've been doing it less than ten ...
       By golly , look at the time ! It's beer-thirty ! SHIRLEY! Set 'em
    up on my tab .


    mine were robbed & then the ladies left in a swarm.
    beer thirty is one my favorite times of the day,
    Guinness raised your directing Cheers
    john

    Mine are all swarm captures or cutouts except one.
    3 swarmed. I caught one swarm back and thought I had 2 queens and split
    them. One swarm queen got mated, 10 more days to wait on the split and
    the mother colony.
    Weather has been goofy and I don't expect much honey, I heard a speaker
    the other day say 2022 was done and over.

    My robbing has not started YET. Clover still has blooms, so there is hope.

    I'll match ya round for round, since I haven't in a bit.
    Yes I have had my bike out! < I think it's been more than a while...


    I posted earlier (hasn't shown up ...yet) about my bike , bad low RPM
    miss on the rear jug . I thought it was ignition , but a spray of carb
    cleaner at the back side of the intake manifold sez it's a vacuum leak .
    I got the parts on hand to fix that ... Trans and primary worn parts
    have been replaced , along with a new belt since the old one has a half
    inch hole in it from a rock . One more day , I'll be ridin' it by
    Saturday (knock on wood) .
    --
    Snag
    “Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
    want to hear.” -George Orwell

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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to john on Sat Jul 30 20:30:53 2022
    On 7/26/2022 5:48 AM, john wrote:
    On 7/25/2022 4:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

       My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and
    frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks . The
    only reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation
    system fed from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some
    stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    hmm last year my colonies got robbed too.
    was going to buy some more but though I'd
    catch a swarm or take a year off... seems I'm
    taking the year off.  pretty hot here (normal
    summer) too a ride in shorts looked down and
    the shorts were bellowing nicely for air flow
    felt good then my thoughts turned to that of
    flying stinging things getting up my shorts,
    decided to head back... arrived home unscathed.
    john
        01roadking


    Oh the memories. I was riding on Fortuna Rd between US80 and HWY95 one
    day when I noticed a honey bee flying for all she was worth right in
    front of my hand. I glanced at the speedometer and I was running about
    50. I just sat there in awe watching that bee fly for all she was worth
    on the wave front in front of my hand. I don't think bees can fly 50MPH straight line continuously. She had to be riding a wave of air in front
    of my hand. I'm sure it had to be only a few seconds she raced with me,
    but it was a moment frozen in time. It seemed like it was quite a while
    she poured on the coal to show me what fast really was. When I saw the
    gap start to close I let off the throttle a bit, but it was too late.
    She gave up and bounced off my hand leaving her stinger behind.


    Fortunately I don't really react to bee stings. It just hurt a little.

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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Jul 30 20:21:31 2022
    On 7/25/2022 1:38 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 7/24/2022 9:17 PM, Rick Begeman wrote:
    On 6/26/22 8:40 PM, Snag wrote:

    and eight bee hives .

    Started keeping bees last year.
    I have 14 colonies and way too many boxes just starting to populate a
    second outyard. Too many bees in the back yard.

      My 2 new colonies got robbed out ... we've had a drought and frequent triple digit high temps here for the last several weeks . The only
    reason my garden hasn't burned up is the new drip irrigation system fed
    from our well . And it ain't doing all that well , some stuff has been wilting a bit in the afternoon sun .

    When I was a kid I used to grow tomatoes right up against the east side
    of the house here in the desert. By noon they were in the shade. I'd
    take tomatoes over to my folks grocery store all summer long.

    I've been playing with another idea lately. Didn't do it this year, but
    I might next year. Some areas around here they plant corn as early as February. I think one place right on the river plants at the end of
    January. The manager there claims they are in some special thermal
    pocket along the river and it NEVER freezes. I'm about 90-100 feet
    higher elevation and several miles from the river. We do still get
    freezes in January, and the hardest freezes I've seen have always been
    in February. Some years we don't get a freeze. Anyway, I've been
    playing with planting a bunch of Illini Super Sweet around the end of
    February (depending on the moon phase.) The idea is to plant three rows
    of corn and leave a row for a fruit plant. Plant three more rows and
    leave another row.

    The three rows of course is so there is enough corn together to get good pollination. The gap row can have peppers, tomatilos, tomatoes, etc.
    The corn will let light through, but only for a short time at mid day
    will the plants to be exposed to the direct full force of the sun.
    Kinda like my tomatoes against the east side of the house when I was a
    kid. I don't know if its a good idea or not, but I'm a gonna try it.
    I'll leave the dry corn stocks standing as long as I have other plants fruiting.

    Last time I planted a bunch of corn I blanched and froze a bunch of it.
    Lasted for several years. Its time to grow another batch.

    Maybe this winter I'll set my pellet gun out by the back door and try a
    winter garden again. Stupid blackbirds and grackels wiped out my
    seedlings last time I tried. Or maybe I'll be smart and put wire over
    them. LOL.

    I might plant that corn in stages so I don't have to spend two days
    blanching and freezing all at once.

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