jollygreengiant
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Happy Birthday!
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Great birthday weekend with family and friends.
Best friend got in Friday afternoon. We worked on getting a VTac shooting barrier and a rebar target hanger built.
Saturday was the big shoot day, easily had over 30 guns to choose from. Probably ended up shooting over 1k rounds. We started with pistols, then to carbines, rifles, and finished up shooting some blue rock. We got rolling around 10ish after setup and powdered the last blue rock around 4:30. AWESOME day! We cleaned up and had music and beer in the shop, lots of fun stories and tales told.
My cousin sending a few last rounds through his R700 SWAT service rifle before he sends it off to get rebarreled at GA Precision in KC. Has over 6500rds through it currently and is still an amazing shooter. Recently retired and moved to KS from CA.
It was a great weekend, shooting with the VTac barrier was quite the workout, but fun to put yourself into different shooting positions. We had plenty of steel plates to shoot as I added another (4) 10" plates this summer. We had varying ranges from 10-240yds.
Took today off to clean up guns and take a breather before heading back in to the office.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Best friend got in Friday afternoon. We worked on getting a VTac shooting barrier and a rebar target hanger built.
Saturday was the big shoot day, easily had over 30 guns to choose from. Probably ended up shooting over 1k rounds. We started with pistols, then to carbines, rifles, and finished up shooting some blue rock. We got rolling around 10ish after setup and powdered the last blue rock around 4:30. AWESOME day! We cleaned up and had music and beer in the shop, lots of fun stories and tales told.
My cousin sending a few last rounds through his R700 SWAT service rifle before he sends it off to get rebarreled at GA Precision in KC. Has over 6500rds through it currently and is still an amazing shooter. Recently retired and moved to KS from CA.
It was a great weekend, shooting with the VTac barrier was quite the workout, but fun to put yourself into different shooting positions. We had plenty of steel plates to shoot as I added another (4) 10" plates this summer. We had varying ranges from 10-240yds.
Took today off to clean up guns and take a breather before heading back in to the office.
Hope everyone has a great week!
zmotorsports
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Happy belated birthday Marc, looks like you had a great weekend enjoying it.
I was at the same point with our last Harley. I just couldn't justify owning it with as few miles I was putting on it, at least not the last few years I had it, so the thought of selling it became easier and easier.
I love the Camaro, but just don't get a chance to enjoy it as often as the wife and I would like. I keep saying I need to change that, but then I keep taking on side work and not making time to enjoy the car like I intended. I really need to reevaluate things.
I was at the same point with our last Harley. I just couldn't justify owning it with as few miles I was putting on it, at least not the last few years I had it, so the thought of selling it became easier and easier.
I love the Camaro, but just don't get a chance to enjoy it as often as the wife and I would like. I keep saying I need to change that, but then I keep taking on side work and not making time to enjoy the car like I intended. I really need to reevaluate things.
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OutlawDrifter
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Happy belated birthday Marc, looks like you had a great weekend enjoying it.
I was at the same point with our last Harley. I just couldn't justify owning it with as few miles I was putting on it, at least not the last few years I had it, so the thought of selling it became easier and easier.
I love the Camaro, but just don't get a chance to enjoy it as often as the wife and I would like. I keep saying I need to change that, but then I keep taking on side work and not making time to enjoy the car like I intended. I really need to reevaluate things.
Thanks, Mike!
Just need to throw the Camaro into the mix with a drive to work once a week (during the months that allow of course!).
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OutlawDrifter
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Well, month with no updates. I'm still here.
Been busy with other tasks and routine maintenance.
FIL asked me to sell the F250 from earlier in this thread. It went down the road Saturday morning.
My wife's Aunt has requested I help sell her JD 4044R tractor, so I've had that listed simultaneously.
Saturday afternoon I mowed our road ditches for hopefully the last time this year. Very disappointed that our township maintainer hasn't done anything with our road this summer. It's basically a one lane road at this point.
Afterwards my wife took me out on a date as we were kidless for the the night.
Sunday my cousin came over and we replaced the headlight housings in his 2015 Silverado. The core support cover, grille, and lower trim piece all have to come out just to remove the headlight housings. Fail GM! Same process to change the bulbs. Afterwards we had lunch and went to the small gun shop I frequent.
Fall is here in Northeast KS, and harvest is quickly rolling along. Hope everyone has a great week!
Been busy with other tasks and routine maintenance.
FIL asked me to sell the F250 from earlier in this thread. It went down the road Saturday morning.
My wife's Aunt has requested I help sell her JD 4044R tractor, so I've had that listed simultaneously.
Saturday afternoon I mowed our road ditches for hopefully the last time this year. Very disappointed that our township maintainer hasn't done anything with our road this summer. It's basically a one lane road at this point.
Afterwards my wife took me out on a date as we were kidless for the the night.
Sunday my cousin came over and we replaced the headlight housings in his 2015 Silverado. The core support cover, grille, and lower trim piece all have to come out just to remove the headlight housings. Fail GM! Same process to change the bulbs. Afterwards we had lunch and went to the small gun shop I frequent.
Fall is here in Northeast KS, and harvest is quickly rolling along. Hope everyone has a great week!
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zmotorsports
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That's a clean looking JD tractor Marc. Hopefully it will go to a good home.
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Very low hours for the year, its a 2019 w/167hrs. I wish I could justify the extra horsepower, and having heat and AC would be really awesome! We've got it priced fairly aggressively, so we'll see how it goes...plenty of tire kickers and people wanting to buy just the included implements.
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XJSuperman
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Wait, wait, wait.......did you just say you can't justify more horsepower?!? You!?!? Who are you and what did you do with Marc?
It sure looks like it'd be a nice upgrade for your place.
It sure looks like it'd be a nice upgrade for your place.
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Wait, wait, wait.......did you just say you can't justify more horsepower?!? You!?!? Who are you and what did you do with Marc?
It sure looks like it'd be a nice upgrade for your place.
I thought the same thing but didn't want to call him out.
This is Garage Journal for hell's sake, more HP doesn't need to be justified, it's a requirement.
zmotorsports
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Yeah, that was a ballsy comment to make on this forum Marc. Are you feeling ok?
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Wait, wait, wait.......did you just say you can't justify more horsepower?!? You!?!? Who are you and what did you do with Marc?
It sure looks like it'd be a nice upgrade for your place.
I thought the same thing but didn't want to call him out.
Well...I walked into that one
Yes...I'm okay...I think, haha
For the record...my current tractor was already 10hp more and one frame size larger than I "needed"
And truth be told, I don't think the Deere will fit under the carport...no need to put foolish thoughts in the head of fool, gentlemen! AND then there is that entry price for the JD, yikes!
But if you're still worried about where my head is at, I've been researching an 8.1L swap (that's 496 cubic inches for those watching at home) for my Suburban.
jollygreengiant
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Well...I walked into that one
Yes...I'm okay...I think, haha
For the record...my current tractor was already 10hp more and one frame size larger than I "needed"
And truth be told, I don't think the Deere will fit under the carport...no need to put foolish thoughts in the head of fool, gentlemen! AND then there is that entry price for the JD, yikes!
But if you're still worried about where my head is at, I've been researching an 8.1L swap (that's 496 cubic inches for those watching at home) for my Suburban.
Not to worry, you're only one phone call away from that carport getting raised enough that you could get that nice shiny Deere under it. I think it would be a very good fit for you, that cab with AC would keep you nice and comfortable in your harsh Kansas weather lol.
And an 8.1L swap? Why are you even debating that one? Just put it in already. That would be a fun ride.
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OutlawDrifter
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I'm not sure why we subject ourselves to -20*F to 110*F out here in the midwest
...and its not even a dry heat hahaI've been trying to find a lower mileage engine out of a Topkick/Kodiak that was run on natural gas or propane. The larger trucks have the correct front engine accessory brackets that accept my AC compressor in the correct location for the factory lines. Best part is, the 8.1l drops right into the engine mounts as is. Just need to rewire for the newer ECU.
madison069
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Passing everything except a gas station. 
I got one of those vehicle already, or 2.
I got one of those vehicle already, or 2.
jbmatth
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Marc,
I'm late to the party, but I'll pile on, having more HP and a nice heated cab this winter would sure be nice pushing the white **** around.
I have to agree on the grill/headlight arrangement on the '14-'19 trucks, coming from mostly GMT 800 trucks where you can change a bulb in under a minute or a grill in 2 to a '14 that takes nearly an hour for a bulb change.
Now having an 8.1L in the Suburban, you have my vote.
JB
I'm late to the party, but I'll pile on, having more HP and a nice heated cab this winter would sure be nice pushing the white **** around.
I have to agree on the grill/headlight arrangement on the '14-'19 trucks, coming from mostly GMT 800 trucks where you can change a bulb in under a minute or a grill in 2 to a '14 that takes nearly an hour for a bulb change.
Now having an 8.1L in the Suburban, you have my vote.
JB
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OutlawDrifter
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Marc,
I'm late to the party, but I'll pile on, having more HP and a nice heated cab this winter would sure be nice pushing the white **** around.
I have to agree on the grill/headlight arrangement on the '14-'19 trucks, coming from mostly GMT 800 trucks where you can change a bulb in under a minute or a grill in 2 to a '14 that takes nearly an hour for a bulb change.
Now having an 8.1L in the Suburban, you have my vote.
JB
JB, the cab would be awesome for sure!
After watching a few videos at Youtube Technical College, I was not impressed with the "engineering" that GM used in that application. We put all new bulbs in, hoping that lasts until he trades for his next rig.
jbmatth
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I didn't mind being on my tractor with the elements during the summer, but I did have the canopy/roof panel to that helped a ton. But in the winter, I did not like it, of course I'm not a fan of winter anyway.
For me it was the two bolts above the frame rails that frustrated me the most. Sometimes I just want to go back to a GMT800, CCSB 2500 6.0 4x4...a man can dream I suppose.
JB
madison069
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I want to go back to a 78 or 79 Chevy or ford truck but with fuel injection installed. maybe one day I will get to play with another truck of that age.
zmotorsports
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You guys talking about having cabs to keep the sun off in the summer and cold out in the winter crack me up. That's what hats and coats are for. We never had either back on the farm. I think my dad viewed a tractor as a tool and not necessarily a comfortable one. Triple digit heat or single digit cold, didn't matter, either me, my dad or my brother were on one of the tractors either spreading manure, pushing snow, plowing, harrowing, cutting or bailing hay. I was envious of my friends who got to use cabbed tractors with heat and A/C.
Hell, I remember spreading that sloppy manure in the late fall and early spring out of the corrals out into the fields and my dad would get pissed at me when I would disconnect the PTO on turns in the field because I didn't want to get hit by flying ****. He'd tell me to keep the augers and conveyor going until it was empty, period. Yuck, I hated spreading manure. I would much rather have been my brother or dad on the loader in the corral loading up the manure spreader.
In the summer when bailing hay, that rocking motion of the plunger would almost rock me to sleep. I can think of a couple of times that I caught myself on a turn before I missed it. And don't even get me started about cutting hay. If I left anything standing at a turn, my dad would chew my *** and tell me I'm being wasteful. I tried to make a game out of the corners seeing how far I could go past the turn before I had to cut the steering and cutter brake to swing the swather back to just grab those last few stalks of alfalfa that were standing before I'd miss anything.
To this day when the wife and I are driving through farm country and we see missed alfalfa stalks standing at the corners, my wife will tell me "your dad would have your ***", and I can actually still hear him. God I miss that. What I wouldn't give to hear him one more time tell me to go back and get the ones I missed. 
We never had either back on the farm. I think my dad viewed a tractor as a tool and not necessarily a comfortable one. Triple digit heat or single digit cold, didn't matter, either me, my dad or my brother were on one of the tractors either spreading manure, pushing snow, plowing, harrowing, cutting or bailing hay. I was envious of my friends who got to use cabbed tractors with heat and A/C. Hell, I remember spreading that sloppy manure in the late fall and early spring out of the corrals out into the fields and my dad would get pissed at me when I would disconnect the PTO on turns in the field because I didn't want to get hit by flying ****. He'd tell me to keep the augers and conveyor going until it was empty, period. Yuck, I hated spreading manure. I would much rather have been my brother or dad on the loader in the corral loading up the manure spreader.
In the summer when bailing hay, that rocking motion of the plunger would almost rock me to sleep. I can think of a couple of times that I caught myself on a turn before I missed it. And don't even get me started about cutting hay. If I left anything standing at a turn, my dad would chew my *** and tell me I'm being wasteful. I tried to make a game out of the corners seeing how far I could go past the turn before I had to cut the steering and cutter brake to swing the swather back to just grab those last few stalks of alfalfa that were standing before I'd miss anything.
To this day when the wife and I are driving through farm country and we see missed alfalfa stalks standing at the corners, my wife will tell me "your dad would have your ***", and I can actually still hear him. God I miss that. What I wouldn't give to hear him one more time tell me to go back and get the ones I missed. madison069
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You guys talking about having cabs to keep the sun off in the summer and cold out in the winter crack me up. That's what hats and coats are for.
Hell, I remember spreading that sloppy manure in the late fall and early spring out of the corrals out into the fields and my dad would get pissed at me when I would disconnect the PTO on turns in the field because I didn't want to get hit by flying ****. He'd tell me to keep the augers and conveyor going until it was empty, period. Yuck, I hated spreading manure. I would much rather have been my brother or dad on the loader in the corral loading up the manure spreader.
In the summer when bailing hay, that rocking motion of the plunger would almost rock me to sleep. I can think of a couple of times that I caught myself on a turn before I missed it. And don't even get me started about cutting hay. If I left anything standing at a turn, my dad would chew my *** and tell me I'm being wasteful. I tried to make a game out of the corners seeing how far I could go past the turn before I had to cut the steering and cutter brake to swing the swather back to just grab those last few stalks of alfalfa that were standing before I'd miss anything.
Well, I remember working in the carports repairing all the family vehicles in the gravel driveway or in the stickers, or as some call them goat heads or sand burrs, covered yards while on my back getting those stickers buried in my back because I slid off the cardboard I had placed down.
Now look at us working in climate-controlled garages with lifts.
I will admit that current society has made us soft since we can now make task more comfortable a lot easier then back in the days. What I would give to have these portable fans and fancy digging equipment back in the days when I used to have to dig fire bunkers and trenches in the oil field pastures with a shovel in the hot West Texas triple digit heat wave with no shade, which to us was just another normal day.
zmotorsports
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Well, I remember working in the carports repairing all the family vehicles in the gravel driveway or in the stickers, or as some call them goat heads or sand burrs, covered yards while on my back getting those stickers buried in my back because I slid off the cardboard I had placed down.
Now look at us working in climate-controlled garages with lifts.
I will admit that current society has made us soft since we can now make task more comfortable a lot easier then back in the days. What I would give to have these portable fans and fancy digging equipment back in the days when I used to have to dig fire bunkers and trenches in the oil field pastures with a shovel in the hot West Texas triple digit heat wave with no shade, which to us was just another normal day.
Agreed Cody. Hell, I will postpone jobs or shuffle things around to avoid having to use jackstands these days but 20+ years ago it was nothing to have a car on jackstands in the shop and another outside getting work done, and I was just thankful my tools were inside the shop. Now I refuse to work on anything outside and if I can't fit it inside the shop, it can wait until I can.
madison069
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I know the feeling. If I can't fix it standing up in the driveway, I will push a dead car into the garage before I work on it.Agreed Cody. Hell, I will postpone jobs or shuffle things around to avoid having to use jackstands these days but 20+ years ago it was nothing to have a car on jackstands in the shop and another outside getting work done, and I was just thankful my tools were inside the shop. Now I refuse to work on anything outside and if I can't fit it inside the shop, it can wait until I can.
jbmatth
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I would have loved to have gotten to use a tractor with a cab, but now don't have a tractor, or farm, or the need for one. My first real job was working on my neighbors black angus ranch, pitching 80 acres of alfalfa square bales with 3-4 people but one was on the tractor bailing and the other was driving the truck so my brother and I were doing all the pitching. Another fun job was building a decorative fence for the boss's wife, a post every 8' and 4 face boards down their entire driveway. That is where I got a PHD (post hole digger) in hard work, did I mention their driveway was a 1/2 mile long. 
After we finished the fence we were moving some equipment into one of his other barns and discovered he had a auger for the tractor, we asked why we didn't use that to plant the post he said it was good for us...or unsafe, whatever.
I miss that sometimes but also glad I can focus on other things too.
JB
After we finished the fence we were moving some equipment into one of his other barns and discovered he had a auger for the tractor, we asked why we didn't use that to plant the post he said it was good for us...or unsafe, whatever. I miss that sometimes but also glad I can focus on other things too.
JB
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OutlawDrifter
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Worked great, wish I would have seen this earlier. When I moved my 20gal oil catch can, there was a bead of oil underneath it.
Yes, to answer you question, yes, I would do both products again.
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OutlawDrifter
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So today was another episode of the parts **** show.
Pulled the wife's Tacoma in after coffee this morning and started with an oil change. After that, it was time to do the brakes. After pulling the inspection plugs, I was thinking just the fronts, but after pulling the drum, they were close enough to just replace. Might as well, right?!
So NAPA had the shoes, and was supposed to have the spring/hardware kit, but didn't...so that wasted an extra hour out of my day.
All 4 corners with new brakes (lines bled for good measure), oil changed, greased, and tires rotated. Raybestos E3 rotors and Akebono pads for the front. Tires are at 9 and 10/32nds with 7k miles (original was 13/32nds). This tracks with the usual 30-35k we get out of a set. Tools cleaned and put away. The new Milwaukee 12v impact and ratchet are awesome, and the new ICON needle nose slip joint pliers are FANTASTIC.
Tomorrow is outside projects.
Pulled the wife's Tacoma in after coffee this morning and started with an oil change. After that, it was time to do the brakes. After pulling the inspection plugs, I was thinking just the fronts, but after pulling the drum, they were close enough to just replace. Might as well, right?!
So NAPA had the shoes, and was supposed to have the spring/hardware kit, but didn't...so that wasted an extra hour out of my day.
All 4 corners with new brakes (lines bled for good measure), oil changed, greased, and tires rotated. Raybestos E3 rotors and Akebono pads for the front. Tires are at 9 and 10/32nds with 7k miles (original was 13/32nds). This tracks with the usual 30-35k we get out of a set. Tools cleaned and put away. The new Milwaukee 12v impact and ratchet are awesome, and the new ICON needle nose slip joint pliers are FANTASTIC.
Tomorrow is outside projects.
zmotorsports
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Sounds like a productive day Marc.
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Cold weekend here, but looks like temps are headed back into the 60s later in the week.
Traded a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag (that I bought 25+ years ago and haven't shot in at least 10) for a new CZ pistol. Went with a P10F topped with a Holosun 507 Comp reflex sight. We'll see how fast I can run this one.
Saturday was spent piddling around in the shop. Decided to put the Suburban's 3rd row seat back on the shelf, when I got to the tractor, one of the back tires was almost flat...again.
So I brought the bottle jack out and my new M12 3/8 stubby impact. It zipped the lug studs and nuts off no problem. Then I did my impression of CrossFit with the tire/wheel combo. After filling the tire with air and hitting it with soapy water, decided the inner bead was leaking. Broke the tire down and cleaned everything up...still leaking. Que up a trip to NAPA for some bead sealer. Slathered on a good coat and GTG again.
Afterwards I got everything put back together and the 3rd row up on the shelf. Filled the tractor with treated diesel, so it should be good for colder temps.
The wife was obsessing over soup on Sunday, so after a grocery store run I made a big pot of cheesy potato soup. Here it is in the middle stages.
Traded a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag (that I bought 25+ years ago and haven't shot in at least 10) for a new CZ pistol. Went with a P10F topped with a Holosun 507 Comp reflex sight. We'll see how fast I can run this one.
Saturday was spent piddling around in the shop. Decided to put the Suburban's 3rd row seat back on the shelf, when I got to the tractor, one of the back tires was almost flat...again.
So I brought the bottle jack out and my new M12 3/8 stubby impact. It zipped the lug studs and nuts off no problem. Then I did my impression of CrossFit with the tire/wheel combo. After filling the tire with air and hitting it with soapy water, decided the inner bead was leaking. Broke the tire down and cleaned everything up...still leaking. Que up a trip to NAPA for some bead sealer. Slathered on a good coat and GTG again.
Afterwards I got everything put back together and the 3rd row up on the shelf. Filled the tractor with treated diesel, so it should be good for colder temps.
The wife was obsessing over soup on Sunday, so after a grocery store run I made a big pot of cheesy potato soup. Here it is in the middle stages.
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Sounds like a nice weekend Marc. I don't know what it is, but making Sunday dinner and letting it cook all day making the house smell good, is something that I really crave these days. My wife put a roast on yesterday complete with potatoes, carrots and onions and by late morning the house smelled so great. We went on a walk early afternoon as we had such nice weather, as soon as we opened the back door of the house the smell hit me like a brick and my mouth instantly began to water.
Next weekend it is supposed to be cold and wet and I asked the wife if she'd put a soup or stew on for Sunday dinner. Already looking forward to it.
Next weekend it is supposed to be cold and wet and I asked the wife if she'd put a soup or stew on for Sunday dinner. Already looking forward to it.
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OutlawDrifter
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Sounds like a nice weekend Marc. I don't know what it is, but making Sunday dinner and letting it cook all day making the house smell good, is something that I really crave these days. My wife put a roast on yesterday complete with potatoes, carrots and onions and by late morning the house smelled so great. We went on a walk early afternoon as we had such nice weather, as soon as we opened the back door of the house the smell hit me like a brick and my mouth instantly began to water.
Next weekend it is supposed to be cold and wet and I asked the wife if she'd put a soup or stew on for Sunday dinner. Already looking forward to it.
Mike, I use the crockpot A LOT, always fun to come home to dinner 90% done, and as you said, a house smelling wonderful!
zmotorsports
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Agreed Marc. We use the crock pot a lot as well. Well, the wife does at least, but I'm getting pretty good at cutting up vegetables trying to help.
Several years ago we bought a larger crock pot so we could make enough for not only when we have our kids over for Sunday dinners, but also my wife makes extra as we do leftovers and lunches throughout the week using the crock pot on Sunday. Our smaller/older crock pot we started using in the coach as we travel, especially on those long travel days when we don't want to go out after a long day of driving and just want to relax at our campsite upon arrival. The wife will prep everything, then we wedge it in the sink in the coach, plug it into an outlet that runs off the inverter and when we arrive at our destination, we have a fantastic home cooked meal, plus an added benefit is the smell inside the coach.
Funny, we've been on the soup kick as well lately! I actually made a new roast concoction in the crock pot yesterday, twist on french onion soup and roast, will be curious to see how it comes out, but from the smell of the house yesterday, I think it should be good!