We need a Happy Birthday thread like we had at the old joint. Don't know how feasible that is but it would be nice.

Terry

I'm Dead



Terry

I used to enjoy fixing old guns. Sometimes that would fix other things besides the firearm. A good friend (let's call him Devin) and his anti gun wife (I'll call her Diane) found her dad's old 22 in the barn. It was a Mossberg 351k, under appreciated but a fine old rifle.  I guess it was nostalgia but Diane wanted it brought back to life. It was rusted up externally, but as is common on rimfires because of the lubed bullets the bore was good. Broken firing pin but I was able to find an aftermarket replacement. Anyhow, for $20 I sent him a new firing pin and talked him through the fitting process. Being that he's a farm boy it took very little talking, you know how they are. My redneck bubba check for protrusion was to fire several rounds with welding gloves and a face shield. Examination of the fired cases showed no issues and they all went bang. We got lucky there.
Anyway, Diane is no longer anti gun and is somewhat of a gun nut now. Funny how that came together. Their eldest son now uses it for squirrels.

Last night's dinner. I found a great dressing recipe for the shrimp.
https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/shrimp-s...ent-455434
The broccoli has been mixed with Kraft zesty Italian dressing.

Here's what you get when the urban wildlife experts call the shots. The last line of the story says only 50 cougar attacks in California since 1890, gee, wonder what changed?
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-year-att...=113344231

Terry

The work that is. I spent the last month converting an old dog kennel into a useful shed to work the horses in. I had a 17'x 7' slab under the kennel and I ended up widening it out to 11'. I built a 12' wide 10' long covered 12' tall shed on the slab and added 4' long by 12' wide awnings to each end to make the covered area 12'x18'. Code only allows a 120 sq. foot building without permits but they allow a 54" awning over the windows as long as it is only supported by the wall it attaches to. I beat the system and have the coverage I need in the package I had to have. 

I went a tad overboard on the siding as I enclosed both side walls inside and out, and I did the ceiling as well. I put some shelves in too. Rubber mats on the floor and cross ties in the corners (I need to finish those). 





The wife likes it and that is all that matters.......pretty fancy for a horse shed. Now the farrier can stay out of the weather and the wife has a safe place to groom and bathe the horses. I'm going to add solar power, battery storage, and 12v lights for her too.