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[cooperhawk]

Lakeville, MN
Unknown Precip, 32°F, Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
South wind around 5 mph.

Casa Grande, AZ
Clear, 52°F,Humidity 34%
Wind Speed E 3 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

We had the coach washed and polished yesterday. I came close to getting sunburned.

[CT_Shooter]

After a couple busy days with dr appts for my wife today we get to stay home. All is good with her lungs with her breathing tests very close to the same as her last test in 2022. Whatever caused the infection a month ago is gone.

Very good news.

[markiver54]

After a couple busy days with dr appts for my wife today we get to stay home. All is good with her lungs with her breathing tests very close to the same as her last test in 2022. Whatever caused the infection a month ago is gone.

Very good news.

Ditto

[Sir Henry]

This is the life!

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[Mags]

49' with overnight rain. Maybe 52' later. Rain expected for the next 7 days.

[GFK]

In 1986 a pack of smokes ran about $1. At a pack a day that’s $365 a year. If you bought $365 worth of Microsoft stock in 1986 it would be worth around $800K today.

My neighbor who is my age is a heavy smoker and is always broke. I remind him of that fact every time he asks me for $20.

That is interesting. That is kind of how I stopped smoking. In the early 90's, I was probably smoke a pack and 1/2 a day. I remember getting a cartoon of smokes for about $7.00 on base. I was doing a fitness readiness test and did not do as well as I would like. As such, I was provided with the option of participating in an aerobic class. During that time, I stopped smoking as well. In order not to start back buying cigarettes, I started putting $25.00 a month in savings; so, I did have the money available, even if I wanted to smoke. Next time around, I did better on the fitness readiness test, and I still put the $25.00 a month into savings. But now, the $25.00 a month has grown to a few hundred a month. Just cutting out one bad habit has allowed me to live a more healthier and less financial stressed life. But, I do still drink beer.

I traded a smoking habit for a latte addiction. It costs me about the same amount each day. I lead a very frugal life until I retired. Now I live like a king in paradise.

[RanchRoper]

Spring weather here. Been camping even through the cold and snow we had. Considering selling my reloading gear and cartridge guns. May divest of all but my flintlock. It’s all I shoot anyway.

Didn't you have a single shot black powder pistol? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else.

I remember a couple of rendezvous's that had a pistol trail walk. One was a rifle, pistol, knife and tomahawk trail walk and you even had to set a medium sized trap.

my pistol

No, I have a 1860 Colt Richards cartridge conversion. But here in Chinada now can’t buy handguns or sell them. If you own one and want to shoot it, need special permit from RCMP to take it to the range and back. Stop for a coffee along the way and get caught with it? No more firearms for you, big fine and maybe some criminal charges along with it.

Good reason to only keep a flintlock which isn’t classified (yet) as a firearm, but an antique regardless of date of manufacture.

[dave77]

Spring weather here. Been camping even through the cold and snow we had. Considering selling my reloading gear and cartridge guns. May divest of all but my flintlock. It’s all I shoot anyway.

Didn't you have a single shot black powder pistol? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else.

I remember a couple of rendezvous's that had a pistol trail walk. One was a rifle, pistol, knife and tomahawk trail walk and you even had to set a medium sized trap.

No, I have a 1860 Colt Richards cartridge conversion. But here in Chinada now can’t buy handguns or sell them. If you own one and want to shoot it, need special permit from RCMP to take it to the range and back. Stop for a coffee along the way and get caught with it? No more firearms for you, big fine and maybe some criminal charges along with it.

Good reason to only keep a flintlock which isn’t classified (yet) as a firearm, but an antique regardless of date of manufacture.

So you have to shoot a handgun at a public range? Is it OK to shoot your flintlock at home on a safe shooting range and could you also shoot a pistol like mine at home?