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General Board / Re: Welcome President Trump.
Last post by steve104c - Yesterday at 10:48:13 PMWhat do you call someone who has no brain and no heart? A Democrat or a Wizard of Oz caricature.
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Travel Guide / Re: UP Michigan
Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 10:44:21 PMQuote from: Machinebuilder on Yesterday at 04:28:00 PMI recieved my Cybertake portable AC todayThat unit is very impressive.
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General Board / Re: Summertime memories.
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Yesterday at 10:37:40 PM Dad worked shift work in the pulp mill department at a nearby St. Regis (Later Container) paper mill and on his off days/off shift he had a family business selling and putting up granite headstones and later chain link fences. My brothers and he were the labor gang.
Usually he would schedule a week off in the summer and we would go back to his home town area in Dixie County Fla near the Suwannee River to visit our paternal grandparents and a few of his siblings and our cousins. While we were down there we would fish and go swimming in the big cold boiling (Bubbles not heat) springs that ran into the river. Sometimes we stayed at a fish camp but usually we stayed at my grandparents. Later he got into catfishing and we would put out bush hooks and fish for catfish using cut mullet, later shrimp and finally Camay soap for bait. We caught a lot of fish but nothing like the size and number I catch up here. If you think my Dad taught me to catfish you would be largely wrong. My old Mentor who was my grandparent's age taught me more and he actually got Dad hooked on it.
The time on the Suwannee River and in the springs and listening to my Grandfather's tales about gator hunting, plume hunting, fishing and some of his work till he became one of the early Fla Game wardens were my favorite memories.
I was never able to spend the quality alone time with either of my grandparents that I try to spend with my grandchildren so I hope when they are older and someone asks them their favorite childhood memories they will say it was the time they spent with us.
Usually he would schedule a week off in the summer and we would go back to his home town area in Dixie County Fla near the Suwannee River to visit our paternal grandparents and a few of his siblings and our cousins. While we were down there we would fish and go swimming in the big cold boiling (Bubbles not heat) springs that ran into the river. Sometimes we stayed at a fish camp but usually we stayed at my grandparents. Later he got into catfishing and we would put out bush hooks and fish for catfish using cut mullet, later shrimp and finally Camay soap for bait. We caught a lot of fish but nothing like the size and number I catch up here. If you think my Dad taught me to catfish you would be largely wrong. My old Mentor who was my grandparent's age taught me more and he actually got Dad hooked on it.
The time on the Suwannee River and in the springs and listening to my Grandfather's tales about gator hunting, plume hunting, fishing and some of his work till he became one of the early Fla Game wardens were my favorite memories.
I was never able to spend the quality alone time with either of my grandparents that I try to spend with my grandchildren so I hope when they are older and someone asks them their favorite childhood memories they will say it was the time they spent with us.
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General Board / Re: Longitude
Last post by Nebraska - Yesterday at 10:31:43 PMThat was interesting. Thanks
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Did something dumb today.
Last post by Ljohnsaw - Yesterday at 10:15:34 PMQuote from: GRANITEstateMP on Yesterday at 08:02:07 PMJohn,Bottom of the grapple?? The pin?
My grapple used to pop off once in a while, a lot easier than I thought was right. I put a couple beads of weld on the bottom of the grapple and it sure did help
I added an extra piece of 1/4" plate on the top side of the bottom slots on my bucket. That helped but still not as robust as I'd like. I also added "ears" on the sides of the bucket bracket to aid in hooking up.
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General Board / Longitude
Last post by Dan_Shade - Yesterday at 09:51:42 PMI watched a BBC documentary on longitude a while back, ironically called "Longitude", it's an interesting story of how England encouraged citizens to solve the longitude problem. Basic methods involve time or celestial bodies.
Shadows are shortest at solar noon. Earth turns 15° every hour, so you can determine your latitude based on the time difference from Greenwich, England at solar noon. The 0° meridian is in Greenwich.
I did an experiment last week using a tripod, a plumb bob, and a knot, measuring every few minutes to find the shortest shadow.
The shadow distance was shortest at around 1:19 pm, DST/12:19 pm EST. Which is 5:19 from Gmt (Greenwich Mean Time).
I calculated my longitude to be -79.74°, Google maps said I was at -79.46°. I calculated my location to be 15 miles further west. I was impressed, my tools were very crude.
Shadows are shortest at solar noon. Earth turns 15° every hour, so you can determine your latitude based on the time difference from Greenwich, England at solar noon. The 0° meridian is in Greenwich.
I did an experiment last week using a tripod, a plumb bob, and a knot, measuring every few minutes to find the shortest shadow.
The shadow distance was shortest at around 1:19 pm, DST/12:19 pm EST. Which is 5:19 from Gmt (Greenwich Mean Time).
I calculated my longitude to be -79.74°, Google maps said I was at -79.46°. I calculated my location to be 15 miles further west. I was impressed, my tools were very crude.
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The Outdoor Board / Re: Outdoors with the kids
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Yesterday at 09:13:55 PMQuote from: doc henderson on Yesterday at 05:00:34 PMmade me cry a bit Howard thanks very much!Doc,
I love me some child life specialists.
I am sure you have many memories and stories about many of your special patients. My daughter should write a story about hers. Many will send chills up and down your spine.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Did something dumb today.
Last post by Bert - Yesterday at 08:17:45 PMQuick Attach is sometimes Quick Attack. I've been close, but that hasnt got me yet. Sorry for the sore foot!
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Did something dumb today.
Last post by GRANITEstateMP - Yesterday at 08:02:07 PMJohn,
My grapple used to pop off once in a while, a lot easier than I thought was right. I put a couple beads of weld on the bottom of the grapple and it sure did help
My grapple used to pop off once in a while, a lot easier than I thought was right. I put a couple beads of weld on the bottom of the grapple and it sure did help
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Travel Guide / Grand Canyon North Fire
Last post by red - Yesterday at 06:41:49 PMwww.grandcanyonnorth.com is the Lodge at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon . . and very sadly it has been lost to a Fire
