I agree with Jim, there is a different taste based on what they're fed. The Texans who come up and get buck fever on our 250 lb whitetails can't believe how much better they taste than the midget deer eating **** in their area!
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harley jim
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Willy, I have had people tell me the same thing, they dont know!
Cake comes out more golden color with fresh eggs.
Boostingaz, I'm with you on the ducks, I have never had one cooked that I liked.
I am going to get Whitley some to raise, she is the 3yo across the road.
They only clean the house every six weeks, after the chicken wranglers come in and catch the chickens and load them on the truck, then they do use a skid steer. The chicken litter is given to farmers and they spread it with an auger truck (it has a spinner on the back like a salt truck) usually on hay fields, Josh, across the road just put down 40 tons on his fields, thank God it rained the next day. Stinkey x 10
Logan, you are right the little deer here tast nothing like the 250 monsters we had in Illinois, corn fed venison is great.
Cake comes out more golden color with fresh eggs.
Boostingaz, I'm with you on the ducks, I have never had one cooked that I liked.
I am going to get Whitley some to raise, she is the 3yo across the road.
They only clean the house every six weeks, after the chicken wranglers come in and catch the chickens and load them on the truck, then they do use a skid steer. The chicken litter is given to farmers and they spread it with an auger truck (it has a spinner on the back like a salt truck) usually on hay fields, Josh, across the road just put down 40 tons on his fields, thank God it rained the next day. Stinkey x 10
Logan, you are right the little deer here tast nothing like the 250 monsters we had in Illinois, corn fed venison is great.
xtremek
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If you're talking taste differential, try fresh, unpasturized milk. It'll take you a full month at least before you can drink store bought again. The store bought tastes burnt.
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harley jim
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Never had fresh cows milk before, I had some whipped cream made from fresh milk. It was terrific.
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I was working on my driveway approach when my neighbor Tyson showed up with a skid steer and a cooler full of beer.
When I installed the fence and gates I made the gate 20 ft. wide the old driveway was only 10 ft. so we cut the grass out on either side of the old drive back to the fence.
I moved the trailer to the carport so it could be unloaded.
I did some shovel work along the fence and then added some gravel.
I have a drag box that I pull behind my lawn tractor that I dressed all of the gravel with.
It was a big job but its done.
When I installed the fence and gates I made the gate 20 ft. wide the old driveway was only 10 ft. so we cut the grass out on either side of the old drive back to the fence.
I moved the trailer to the carport so it could be unloaded.
I did some shovel work along the fence and then added some gravel.
I have a drag box that I pull behind my lawn tractor that I dressed all of the gravel with.
It was a big job but its done.
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mybigwarwagon
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I am petitioning for an immediate revocation of your country boy care.
Actually there is a brand of milk called Fairlife that is pretty similar in taste to fresh. After you drink it store milk will taste artificially sweet. Unfortunately it isn't cheap.
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I have seen fairlife, I'll get one and try it.
I have had goats milk straight from the tap, its salty as hell.
I have had goats milk straight from the tap, its salty as hell.
mybigwarwagon
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Salty? You sure that was a female?
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HaHaHa, yea I am sure!
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Was going to have a quick breakfast and get busy, Pat derailed that idea.
After a morning nap we'll see what gets done.
After a morning nap we'll see what gets done.
Boostingaz
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We are actually "trying" (they are in the same field now) to get our female goats pregnant right now so we can try our hands at milking! Milk, cheese, soap all kinds of things you can do so I hear lol.
We usually band our boys but we left two intact the last time we got some new ones so we could eventually try all that comes along with breading. We are always up for respectfully learning new things when it comes to animals!
We usually band our boys but we left two intact the last time we got some new ones so we could eventually try all that comes along with breading. We are always up for respectfully learning new things when it comes to animals!
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I have raised lots of goats, mainly pygmy goats for pets, they are hilarious to watch.
My uncle sold hundreds of goats for weekend BBQs. That's where I got to tast goat milk, I personally dont care for it or the cheese.
Pat has said that there will be no BBQed goat here, she lost what she assumed was a pet, her dad sold it to a man that cooked it. So big time no bueno!
My uncle sold hundreds of goats for weekend BBQs. That's where I got to tast goat milk, I personally dont care for it or the cheese.
Pat has said that there will be no BBQed goat here, she lost what she assumed was a pet, her dad sold it to a man that cooked it. So big time no bueno!
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Jim, I thought the steer my father and his brother bought was my pet. Being told it was the brown paper wrapped packages in the new commercial freezer was heart breaking until I tasted the first steak. I quickly learned the chickens my grandfather raised shouldn't have names.
We stayed at a bed & breakfast in Scotland and arrived late in the day. Liane was thrilled to be able to pet the deer in the fenced field. We were told there was venison stew on the menu that evening and Liane's eyes got real big. Turns out the one in the field is the proprietors' pet and they get their venison from a commercial farm.
We stayed at a bed & breakfast in Scotland and arrived late in the day. Liane was thrilled to be able to pet the deer in the fenced field. We were told there was venison stew on the menu that evening and Liane's eyes got real big. Turns out the one in the field is the proprietors' pet and they get their venison from a commercial farm.
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Bob isnt it funny how are perception of food/ meat is. We raised and butchered our own meat when I was young. Now when you mention something like that everyone freaks out.
I had a women tell me one time that she really didnt care about farmers and there problems as she would just continue to buy all of her groceries from the grocery store! She was serious.
I had a women tell me one time that she really didnt care about farmers and there problems as she would just continue to buy all of her groceries from the grocery store! She was serious.
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Jim, that same woman is bitching about the price of chicken doubling and sees no connection to bird influenza infecting 40,797,257 birds (as of Friday 9/2/22). She thinks the food chain is the store in her neighborhood. Imagine her livelihood being threatened like that -- show up at work one day and everything she's done is gone and what's left of everyone else's work product has to be destroyed.
I wish Bob was wrong...but he's not. Seen it myself as well with many college classmates with 0 realization that food isn't made in the back room of the grocery store....and this was at a college in the middle of farm country USA unfortunately
And what Avian Influenza has done to the chicken industry these past 10 years in the US unfortunately I'm afraid pails in comparison to what will happen when African Swine Fever(ASF) eventually gets to the US. It's the same end effect of basically having to "depopulate" an entire site, however spreads easier and sites have to sit empty longer and on an animal with a time to market about 5 months longer then a chicken.
Hopefully they can keep it overseas for another decade and give time to develop treatment...otherwise when it hits the US pork supply, the increase in bacon prices the last 2 yrs will look like nothing
And what Avian Influenza has done to the chicken industry these past 10 years in the US unfortunately I'm afraid pails in comparison to what will happen when African Swine Fever(ASF) eventually gets to the US. It's the same end effect of basically having to "depopulate" an entire site, however spreads easier and sites have to sit empty longer and on an animal with a time to market about 5 months longer then a chicken.
Hopefully they can keep it overseas for another decade and give time to develop treatment...otherwise when it hits the US pork supply, the increase in bacon prices the last 2 yrs will look like nothing
Grizz1963
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Driveway looks lovely.
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harley jim
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Thanks Grizz, I added 20 tons of 57s and graded everything. I have wanted to finish the approach for several years, I'm blessed with good neighbors.
Next trip over you need to visit the Appalachian mountains!
Next trip over you need to visit the Appalachian mountains!
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harley jim
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I got into a tool challenge thread here on GJ. and Don Long had this pipe wrench that he offered up, so I got it a couple of day ago. The tool you chose has to be refurbished in 30 days and you get to keep the tool.
This is what I picked.
The wrench was well worn to say the least.
I had to regrind the teeth. They are not perfect but better.
Both sets were really bad.
The ferrule was missing so I made one from brass, the retainer nut was in real rough shape so I made one to match the ferrule.
Donnie has a piece of black walnut that I'm going to get tomorrow and make a handle.
While it is drying I'm going to get started on the basement floor, I sold the red trailer today and he wants it this week, It has all of the basement furniture in it. Time to hustle.
While I was working in the shop this afternoon an airplane crashed behind the house in a wooded field, I actually heard the engine quit and heard the impact, thay called a code 73, no survivors. News crews are all over the place I shut and locked my gates
This is what I picked.
The wrench was well worn to say the least.
I had to regrind the teeth. They are not perfect but better.
Both sets were really bad.
The ferrule was missing so I made one from brass, the retainer nut was in real rough shape so I made one to match the ferrule.
Donnie has a piece of black walnut that I'm going to get tomorrow and make a handle.
While it is drying I'm going to get started on the basement floor, I sold the red trailer today and he wants it this week, It has all of the basement furniture in it. Time to hustle.
While I was working in the shop this afternoon an airplane crashed behind the house in a wooded field, I actually heard the engine quit and heard the impact, thay called a code 73, no survivors. News crews are all over the place I shut and locked my gates
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kaymccampbell
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Well that's a mixed post if ever there was one. No like button will cover it. Nice work on the wrench. Just wow on the plane. I haven't tangled with planes hitting things since a 707 clipped the top 20 feet off a weeping birch at my first house.
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I like to keep ya'll on your toes.
Thanks, the wooden handle pipe wrenches have my attention right now for some reason.
I just watched the news, it was a 4 passenger Cessna with 2 onboard, doa, they were coming from texas to I think they said N. Carolina? They think it was weather related. I heard it stall then rev really hard then you could tell he was in the trees, it had been raining very hard and it let up just when I heard it. Damn Rednecks are hiking into the woods to look, the cops have there hands full. The whole area is locked down and you have to prove you live here to get in. I'm just outside of the blockade.
Thanks, the wooden handle pipe wrenches have my attention right now for some reason.
I just watched the news, it was a 4 passenger Cessna with 2 onboard, doa, they were coming from texas to I think they said N. Carolina? They think it was weather related. I heard it stall then rev really hard then you could tell he was in the trees, it had been raining very hard and it let up just when I heard it. Damn Rednecks are hiking into the woods to look, the cops have there hands full. The whole area is locked down and you have to prove you live here to get in. I'm just outside of the blockade.
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don long
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Jim
Life is full of excitement and sorrow.
That wrench is looking very good and I'm happy that you took it on as a challenge. I enjoyed doing the draw knife for my challenge.
We've had 2 small plains land on our freeway here in town the last couple of weeks and it does cause a stir!!
Life is full of excitement and sorrow.
That wrench is looking very good and I'm happy that you took it on as a challenge. I enjoyed doing the draw knife for my challenge.
We've had 2 small plains land on our freeway here in town the last couple of weeks and it does cause a stir!!
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Don, I'm drawing inspiration from the draw knife.
I have never looked twice at a wooden handled pipe wrench before, latley I find myself searching for them at sales, I dont know why!
The weather was terrible yesterday the saddest part is that the plane was lined up with a four lane highway he just needed to be 200 ft. to his right. I'm sure they couldn't see it for the rain.
I have never looked twice at a wooden handled pipe wrench before, latley I find myself searching for them at sales, I dont know why!
The weather was terrible yesterday the saddest part is that the plane was lined up with a four lane highway he just needed to be 200 ft. to his right. I'm sure they couldn't see it for the rain.
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Wrench is looking great, Jim!
Very sad about the crash.
We had one here a couple weeks ago in Hanna City.
A couple had taken off in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were very close to the Peoria, IL airport and ran out of fuel.
The pilot actually landed the plane in the middle of town, but on the ground, he swerved to miss a car.
When he did, he clipped a telephone pole which spun the plane into one of our favorite restaurants.
Wife died on impact, husband shortly after.
No fuel, so luckily no fire.
Very sad about the crash.
We had one here a couple weeks ago in Hanna City.
A couple had taken off in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were very close to the Peoria, IL airport and ran out of fuel.
The pilot actually landed the plane in the middle of town, but on the ground, he swerved to miss a car.
When he did, he clipped a telephone pole which spun the plane into one of our favorite restaurants.
Wife died on impact, husband shortly after.
No fuel, so luckily no fire.
Jayman17
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HJ, the wrench is looking nice! Nice work on the teeth, what did you use on those.
That’s a shame about the plane crash. We had a float plane accident in Puget sound the other day, all 10 on board died...
Jay
That’s a shame about the plane crash. We had a float plane accident in Puget sound the other day, all 10 on board died...
Jay
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harley jim
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Terry, people try to push it to much now days, they will gamble on making it.
Jay, I took a grinding stone for my dremel tool and reground it to the correct angle to fit the teeth then smoothed them out with a three sided file,
There seems to be so many plane crashes latley, this is about the fourth one in the cleveland area, definitely the closest one to my place. I actually heard it hitting the trees, it was spread about 300 yards through the woods.
Jay, I took a grinding stone for my dremel tool and reground it to the correct angle to fit the teeth then smoothed them out with a three sided file,
There seems to be so many plane crashes latley, this is about the fourth one in the cleveland area, definitely the closest one to my place. I actually heard it hitting the trees, it was spread about 300 yards through the woods.
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Didnt get to play in the shop very long today, I got about 30 minutes then had to help the bil acquire a sales tax number from the state, his cpa has been trying since March, there is a 24 hour waiting period after you apply, I can call back after 2:00 tomorrow and get the number.
So I spent my 30 minutes polishing my brass!!!
So I spent my 30 minutes polishing my brass!!!
shortykorte
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You polish a knob quite well. 
Scary about the plane.
Scary about the plane.
xtremek
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Dang.
Chrisb62
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You are going to need those white cotton gloves to handle that handle knob, so you don't get finger prints on it.
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It was missing the steel ferrule when I got it, I was looking for a mandrel to form a piece of steel around when I came across the brass king pin, so I thought why not just cut one.
It will look good on the shelf with the rest of my stuff!
It will look good on the shelf with the rest of my stuff!
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I have been busy preparing for the car show this weekend, that has kept me out of the shop for several days. Today me and the bil were going to assemble 100 lexan trophies but the socket on the bottom dosnt match the base well enough for the standard glue to work, so!
Donnie is going to go see the lexan guy tomorrow and see what we can do!
So instead of tropheys I finished my tool challenge wrench.
I got a piece of black walnut to turn the handle, then cleaned up all of the parts and assembled it.
So it's done, now I guess I'll hang it on the wall and start something else!
Donnie is going to go see the lexan guy tomorrow and see what we can do!
So instead of tropheys I finished my tool challenge wrench.
I got a piece of black walnut to turn the handle, then cleaned up all of the parts and assembled it.
So it's done, now I guess I'll hang it on the wall and start something else!
Michael B.
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Jim I have never seen a wooden handled pipe wrench before. I will probably never see another one as nice as your restoration! Good job sir!!
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Thanks Michael it is a bit over done but it was a tool challenge,
This is a little more typical!
This is a little more typical!
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harley jim
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Hand tool restoration challenge contest (Read post #1 for the rules)
I’m starting a thread that will challenge your tool restoration skills. The idea is to find a tool in your stash of old junk that you maybe or maybe not were planning on restoring or at least making it useable and not be ashamed of how it looks. To participate, you have to post several good...
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xtremek
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That's a super nice job on the pipe wrench. Too purrdddyyyy for me.
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harley jim
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Thanks, Kirk
It's a wall hanger now!
Building car show tropheys today, 100 lexan for the top 50,
Donnie is laser cutting the glass Diamond 5 for the top five.
We also have 24 plaques for specialties, a club trophy, and a peoples choice trophy.
I guess I wont be working in the basement this week!
It's a wall hanger now!
Building car show tropheys today, 100 lexan for the top 50,
Donnie is laser cutting the glass Diamond 5 for the top five.
We also have 24 plaques for specialties, a club trophy, and a peoples choice trophy.
I guess I wont be working in the basement this week!
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Donnie is cutting dash plaque today, I'm trying to finish trophys.
mybigwarwagon
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No participation trophies?
shortykorte
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Yeah, we want a participation award. 