[roadkillbobb]

you mean black gold, have you checked recently the prices of bh 209?..Ive been using 777 pellets, I started with powder in the mid 90s and changed to pellets for convenience, but I have 777 powder and will experiment with loads..in my knight muzzle loader im getting 2-3 inch groups at 100 yards with 2 50 grain pellets and a 240grain xtp sabot... I want to tighten that up and be able to reach out to 200 yards...I have been using federal primers and have on order the 777 primers to see if the crud ring becomes less, its not a major issue with me as you dont usually get a 2nd shot if you miss and the deer is gone..

 

[roadkillbobb]

well its a balmy -20 yes thats a minus 20 degrees on the thermometer this morning without the windchill factor, last night the wind was whipping 30+ MPH..I dont know what the windchill was, but it was dam cold out...wind isnt too bad now..BRRRRRR...there aint nothing flying around outside..not even birds...

 

[Wil]

well its a balmy -20 yes thats a minus 20 degrees on the thermometer this morning without the windchill factor, last night the wind was whipping 30+ MPH..I dont know what the windchill was, but it was dam cold out...wind isnt too bad now..BRRRRRR...there aint nothing flying around outside..not even birds...

Ouch! I heard on the news that your area was going to get hit hard with that freezing vortex. Good luck over there. I pray you and yours will be safe.

 

[roadkillbobb]

I got the wood stove going full blast, so inside is warm...even my sheppard/husky mix doesnt want to stay out too long and he loves the cold...today will be a good inside day for cleaning and organizing..

 

[Wil]

Back in the 70's when our winters were all deep snow and cold, my Dad had a Siberian Husky. You could find Kiska burried under a thick blanket of snow instead of going into his insulated dog house and his run inside a warm building.

 

[roadkillbobb]

I guess the pure huskies and having them outside they build up a heavier coat of fur..snow is a good insulator..think igloo..lol.now its minus 26 degrees..its suppose to warm up later in the afternoon...

 

[Wil]

I guess the pure huskies and having them outside they build up a heavier coat of fur..snow is a good insulator..think igloo..lol.now its minus 26 degrees..its suppose to warm up later in the afternoon...

I worry for the older folks going through those harsh conditions. We are glued to the TV with the news.

 

[roadkillbobb]

if they live in cold areas, they are usually prepared, as long as the electric doesnt go out..then its harder for the older folks ..either no generator or they cant physically set it up..or cant afford one like a generac that starts on its own....its when sub freezing temps hit down south..them people dont know what snow and ice are..they certainly cant drive in it..and most areas that dont get cold have no sanders or plows , so the roads are like ice skating rinks...thats when people die from the cold...
and then you have the darwin awards for the stupid, but that helps clean the gene pool up..lol

 

[Wil]

if they live in cold areas, they are usually prepared, as long as the electric doesnt go out..then its harder for the older folks ..either no generator or they cant physically set it up..or cant afford one like a generac that starts on its own....its when sub freezing temps hit down south..them people dont know what snow and ice are..they certainly cant drive in it..and most areas that dont get cold have no sanders or plows , so the roads are like ice skating rinks...thats when people die from the cold...
and then you have the darwin awards for the stupid, but that helps clean the gene pool up..lol

Lol,love the ending. I'm cracking up.

 

[roadkillbobb]

many times I see people do stuff and just wonder..WTF were you thinking..common sense is not so common...and many take " can you do anything more stupid" as a challenge..

 

[Gypsi]

When I was younger and more cynical, I would make jokes about taking a thermos of coffee and sitting in my car near an overpass watching the boneheads try to get up the hill. Now I just bring in more firewood and stay home lest I be one of the boneheads. In a 2 wheel drive pickup with the ice we had on Wednesday there was no way I was going out of the driveway. I finally went to the post office thursday afternoon. Truck did ok, except it did take 5 tries to get it up the driveway afterward. Had to rev it up on the nice dry street and coast over the ice. Getting out of the post office to the truck was a very slow process, they had not salted their sidewalks. I used sand and epsom salts on mine.

 

[roadkillbobb]

if I cant walk from my house to my truck because the ground is too slippery, no way am I going to drive the roads...I may be able to get around( no guarantee ), but the other idiots on the road crashing into me is more likely...I have had people pass me on a snowy road and next turn they are tangled in the guide wires on the side of the road...

 

[Wil]

I drove tractor/trailer semi trucks hauling steel or freight for the best part of 21 years of my life and after some of those treacherous winter road conditions,I no longer hit those roads even in my car or pick-up truck if I don't have to.Now I just sit back and dream of drinking a Pena-Calota while laying under a palm tree. I used to haul freight for K-Mart all over the East and even went clear up in Maine every Tuesday with a load and then brought big paper rolls back out of the woods. Winter driving there was no fun at all, at least not in a big truck.Off to the side of the road into the woods,it looked like a graveyard for big trucks.

 

[roadkillbobb]

I can imagine trying to control and stop that kind of weight on crappy roads....

 

[Wil]

Beaker, breaker 19 . Best not use the breaks to try and stop , just hammer down and keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down......lol

 

[Gypsi]

I had to mail 1099s, they were 2 days late as it was, because the weather hit while I was finishing them up. Or I would not have gone to the post office. Mail wasn't being delivered so I couldn't hand them off. I reckon half the 1099s in north Texas were late

 

[roadkillbobb]

and im sure the irs will try and hit you with a late fee or fine..they are great for that..lol

 

[Gypsi]

and im sure the irs will try and hit you with a late fee or fine..they are great for that..lol

hope not