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General Board / Re: The Score Of The Day Threa...
Last post by caveman - Today at 08:47:00 PMThe last time I welded a lot of galvanized was early September. I felt terrible the following days. I drank milk, which usually helps, but after three days, I still felt bad and just about everyone in my family (mother, grandchildren, children) tested positive for Covid the next week. I doubt that I contracted it from welding, but I felt bad and DanG near killed my mother. She had a tough time with the virus.
Generally, I grind off as much zinc as I can, have decent ventilation and try to get it done.
Generally, I grind off as much zinc as I can, have decent ventilation and try to get it done.
#2
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by Resonator - Today at 08:43:28 PMYeah life's a game, not every time you roll the dice you get to yell Yahtzee.
Hopefully some of those leftover jerk chicken came home for dinner.
Hopefully some of those leftover jerk chicken came home for dinner.
#3
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Felt Diesel wiper for Norw...
Last post by cmcguigan - Today at 08:31:16 PMQuote from: rusticretreater on April 08, 2024, 10:38:21 AMHere is one I found in my collection of images.How did you make that? Its hard to tell from the pic what is going on.
#4
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by woodroe - Today at 08:27:38 PMyup, blackflies are out but not biting yet. Won't be long though.
Some stellar weather on tap, things drying out enough to start skidding
some winter blowdowns out of the woods.
Deer Ticks been baaaaaad. Been picking them off fido for weeks. Many bloated.
Dog ticks are coming on now, sheesh.
Any time the dog gets walked he comes back with ticks.
Some stellar weather on tap, things drying out enough to start skidding
some winter blowdowns out of the woods.
Deer Ticks been baaaaaad. Been picking them off fido for weeks. Many bloated.
Dog ticks are coming on now, sheesh.
Any time the dog gets walked he comes back with ticks.
#5
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 07:27:04 PMHow right you are.
I keep another place kinda cleaned up, but don't pick up the branches like in the picture. But I have cut out the small fir, Fir don't grow good on my land, I want something else to grow.
I feed the deer right at that place. There is just about an open field on the other side.
The deer are waiting for me at night to feed them, but they wait in the neighbor's woods where there in cover for them to hide. The woods they come through to get the food is an open area.
I keep another place kinda cleaned up, but don't pick up the branches like in the picture. But I have cut out the small fir, Fir don't grow good on my land, I want something else to grow.
I feed the deer right at that place. There is just about an open field on the other side.
The deer are waiting for me at night to feed them, but they wait in the neighbor's woods where there in cover for them to hide. The woods they come through to get the food is an open area.
#6
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 07:24:18 PMWell, I looked at this show as a shakedown run for the trailer and it served very well in that regard. I found my weak spots and really have to work on those. As far as a show goes, it was pretty poor. There was very little work done to get the word out beyond some facebook posts and the crowds stayed away in droves. I don't think I saw 100 people all day long. More likely about 50 or 60 folks. I felt worst for the food vendor across from me, he was up vary late last night prepping and cooking his brisket, jerked chicken, and pulled pork. I could easily keep track of all his sales during the day, from 50 feet away. his had less than 20 customers. I didn't talk to anyone who made their costs back, let alone a profit.
No big deal, live and learn. I had a whopping 20 bucks in sales. It cost me 30bucks for my spot plus donating a raffle item worth $10.. Anybody can do that math, I'd rather not.
But you have to know that I took on this show for several reasons, one it was today, which forced me to kick it up a notch to get ready. The second was, I needed a shakedown cruise to clean up my act, and oh boy do I have some cleaning up to do. The third was that I needed to see how much room my stuff actually consumed. or put another way, how much room do I require? Put yet another way, how does the stuff I have in the trailer relate to the booth size? DO I have enough to fill the booth, too much, or am I short on merch?
So I got answers in whole or in part to all these questions. I had plenty of time to think about it during the show and make notes. Mostly I need to stream line the tying up the benches and other big stuff in the truck. It took WAY too long to get it out, and even longer to get it back in. In fact, at the end I just threw some stuff in the truck cab. I set up in an hour and a half, perhaps less, which isn't too terrible, but loading out very very labor intensive and the constant 20mph wind gusts ran havoc with the canopies all day long. I did not bring weight bags to hold them in place (ooops) and improvised with my spare tire and my red oak chair and also strapped off to the trailer at a few points. We were on black top, and I planned for grass and had lots of stakes.
Yeah, I need to re-do my hanging/tying down system. That is number one. I had more than enough to fill a 10x20 booth and it was a little crowded, but workable, and adding the second table helped a lot. I might need a third if I can figure where to stick it in.
So as a training run it was great and exposed my issues, but as a business venture it was less than a total bust. Life goes on, tomorrow is another day. I can say that I am pooped out tonight and am doing nothing more than having some darker beer and going to bed early. Tomorrow I'll start looking for the next show.
No big deal, live and learn. I had a whopping 20 bucks in sales. It cost me 30bucks for my spot plus donating a raffle item worth $10.. Anybody can do that math, I'd rather not.
But you have to know that I took on this show for several reasons, one it was today, which forced me to kick it up a notch to get ready. The second was, I needed a shakedown cruise to clean up my act, and oh boy do I have some cleaning up to do. The third was that I needed to see how much room my stuff actually consumed. or put another way, how much room do I require? Put yet another way, how does the stuff I have in the trailer relate to the booth size? DO I have enough to fill the booth, too much, or am I short on merch?So I got answers in whole or in part to all these questions. I had plenty of time to think about it during the show and make notes. Mostly I need to stream line the tying up the benches and other big stuff in the truck. It took WAY too long to get it out, and even longer to get it back in. In fact, at the end I just threw some stuff in the truck cab. I set up in an hour and a half, perhaps less, which isn't too terrible, but loading out very very labor intensive and the constant 20mph wind gusts ran havoc with the canopies all day long. I did not bring weight bags to hold them in place (ooops) and improvised with my spare tire and my red oak chair and also strapped off to the trailer at a few points. We were on black top, and I planned for grass and had lots of stakes.
Yeah, I need to re-do my hanging/tying down system. That is number one. I had more than enough to fill a 10x20 booth and it was a little crowded, but workable, and adding the second table helped a lot. I might need a third if I can figure where to stick it in.
So as a training run it was great and exposed my issues, but as a business venture it was less than a total bust. Life goes on, tomorrow is another day. I can say that I am pooped out tonight and am doing nothing more than having some darker beer and going to bed early. Tomorrow I'll start looking for the next show.
#7
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by barbender - Today at 06:55:36 PM It's been my experience that while most folks equate the "park-like" look with well tended, or healthy, that is not necessarily the case. If your aim is for your woods to look like a park, then great. However, if one of your goals is to have good wildlife habitat, having the understory cleaned up to the park like level is often the opposite of good habitat.
About 15 years ago, the State of Minnesota partnered with a forest agency in Finland to see what information and techniques could be shared. Some foresters from MN visited sites in Finland, what I remember them reporting back is that from a strictly timber standpoint, the Finnish forests were beautiful. Intensively managed and manicured, but also devoid of wildlife. I think I remember the term, "sterile" being used to describe them.
The Finnish foresters that visited Minnesota were taken aback by the diversity of wildlife in the forests they toured. I didn't hear it from them, but other Finns I've spoken to give me the impression that they think about our forest management kind of in the same way we think about the neighbor that has 3 broken down cars in the front yard, that hasn't been mowed all summer😁
I've shared the story before, we had a huge windstorm that went through in 2012. We had a nice area of mature basswood and bur oak on our property that got ravaged. It made a real mess. Things being what they are, I never cleaned any of it up. The basswood blew over with the rootball attached, which are standing 6'-8' tall. The trees didn't die, but put up new shoots all along their trunks. This had the effect (I later learned) of creating corridors, which contractors that do deer habitat will charge you big money to create.
Deer use this area to bed, and feed,and just hang out in general. They feel secure because of the cover apparently. We also have a lot of ruffed grouse back there. It's the worst looking spot on our property🤷
About 15 years ago, the State of Minnesota partnered with a forest agency in Finland to see what information and techniques could be shared. Some foresters from MN visited sites in Finland, what I remember them reporting back is that from a strictly timber standpoint, the Finnish forests were beautiful. Intensively managed and manicured, but also devoid of wildlife. I think I remember the term, "sterile" being used to describe them.
The Finnish foresters that visited Minnesota were taken aback by the diversity of wildlife in the forests they toured. I didn't hear it from them, but other Finns I've spoken to give me the impression that they think about our forest management kind of in the same way we think about the neighbor that has 3 broken down cars in the front yard, that hasn't been mowed all summer😁
I've shared the story before, we had a huge windstorm that went through in 2012. We had a nice area of mature basswood and bur oak on our property that got ravaged. It made a real mess. Things being what they are, I never cleaned any of it up. The basswood blew over with the rootball attached, which are standing 6'-8' tall. The trees didn't die, but put up new shoots all along their trunks. This had the effect (I later learned) of creating corridors, which contractors that do deer habitat will charge you big money to create.
Deer use this area to bed, and feed,and just hang out in general. They feel secure because of the cover apparently. We also have a lot of ruffed grouse back there. It's the worst looking spot on our property🤷
#8
General Board / Re: 20 years
Last post by Andries - Today at 06:38:05 PMThat's a great answer.
Could be along the lines of: "as you get older your health becomes your true wealth".
Have a great vacation in Italy and enjoy all of their history and great food!
Could be along the lines of: "as you get older your health becomes your true wealth".
Have a great vacation in Italy and enjoy all of their history and great food!
#9
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by WhitePineJunky - Today at 05:53:17 PMPretty nice day sunny and around 10c, zombie black flies out another week or so they will be biting
Deer ticks are out as well
Deer ticks are out as well
