Discretion - The Better Part of Valor

metalspinner · May 24, 2007, 01:58:47 PM

TR,
You're killin' me with all that food talk. Mmmm Mmm. Can't wait for some goood cookin'.

WDH · May 24, 2007, 06:46:28 PM

Leweee,

Do they come with the blonde ???

WDH · May 24, 2007, 06:48:48 PM

All TR cares about is food.......well, maybe some branch water too......I bought him lunch today and he was right sociable company (probably because of that big ole Texas hamburger he was chomping on :

).

WDH · May 24, 2007, 06:52:19 PM

Me and Tcsmpsi went to look at a block close to his homeplace today. I pulled off the county road toward the gate to the tract and was almost stuck

. Our discretion overrode our valor, so we walked ;D. Have I ever told y'all about how bad the deer flies are in Texas ???

.

Quartlow · May 24, 2007, 06:57:48 PM

The problem is your driving the wrong vehicle. If you look real close at the front they circled the problem :D :D
you need one of these bad boys

Unimog

now thats a truck made for off roading.

WDH · May 24, 2007, 07:33:10 PM

Yes :D. And, we could haul out the "slapped dead" deer fly carcasses with us (there was at least a truckload)

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Tom · May 24, 2007, 07:41:28 PM

I was told that a straw hat would keep them from bothering you so bad. They come to the heat of your body rising over your head but are too stupid to fly under the brim because they can't see you. :D

I've tried it and it seems to work. But, it might also be that I'm too ugly for them too. Don't you hate it when one is biting you through two shirts right between your shoulder blades. And then your fingers start to itch and you look down to find that each on has a yellow fly on its knuckle that has already been there awhile.

WDH · May 24, 2007, 08:14:04 PM

Beenthere a while ;D.

Larry · May 24, 2007, 08:51:09 PM

I to have met the mud of east Texas.

Mile off road on a lease. Caught a herd of hogs in a trap so I tell B-I-L I'll walk back and get the truck while you start dressing hogs. About time I get back to B-I-L the hubs go out on the front. We call for a tow truck...he gets stuck and has to winch himself along few feet at a time. Did you know yapon trees are not very good to tie your winch line around? $400, 8 hours, and a missed school program and were unstuck.

That hog was the best I've ever had...and the most expensive.

WDH · May 24, 2007, 08:55:20 PM

You mean you missed the school program :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(. Getting stuck is such a poor excuse ;D.

What is that red object in the foreground?

Gary_C · May 24, 2007, 08:56:50 PM

Haven't you heard about deerfly patches?

Tred-Not Deerfly Patches

As one old DNR Forester described them to me, "the best thing about them is you get to watch them squirm!"

WDH · May 24, 2007, 09:00:22 PM

Gary_C,................ I LOVE IT! That is what I needed today >:(.

Larry · May 24, 2007, 09:11:37 PM

Quote from: WDH on May 24, 2007, 08:55:20 PM
You mean you missed the school program :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(. Getting stuck is such a poor excuse ;D.

What is that red object in the foreground?

Missing the school program was really bad...I've caught a lot of flake over that. :-[ :'(

The red object is my bottle jack...our first thoughts were to jack up the back end of the truck and put down boards we tore off our deer stand to get out. We ran out of boards and only advanced the truck about 10 feet. ???

B-I-L also got a scratch from the winch line and ended up with blood poisoning...I don't remember how much that cost...but good pork is really expensive.

customsawyer · May 24, 2007, 10:07:49 PM

About all I can say about this subject is please bring that rain with you on your way home.

Tom · May 24, 2007, 10:10:47 PM

I was guessing that the red thing was your hat. :D

I stepped off in a pond like that one time and floated mine too.

tcsmpsi · May 25, 2007, 08:10:46 AM

You know those deerflies are just part of the local color, WDH. They can't help what they are. Besides, they don't eat much. :D

Larry, the Yaupons are for building mats. Not tying on to. ;)

Here is the county road Danny is speaking of, where we pulled off.

Nettles Cemetery Rd

DanG · May 25, 2007, 09:12:02 AM

I thought you people out there in Texas had horses. ??? :

;D

tcsmpsi · May 25, 2007, 09:23:28 AM

Unfortunately, we too, have had to pinch salt and depend more on horsepower, rather than horses.

However, this notable liquid fuel increase to feed that horsepower, might bring about a bit of a change in that perspective.

I sold my last horse, Crow, several years ago. :(

DanG · May 25, 2007, 10:05:32 AM

Well, I said that in jest, not being able to resist taking a potshot at such an easy target. But now that I think about it, it seems that a good horse would be an asset to a Forester in that kind of situation. Sure would beat walking!

tcsmpsi · May 25, 2007, 10:19:15 AM

I think a good mule would be optimum. ;)

But then, I would rather walk. Who knows?...one might come across a patch big enough to get lost in, and big enough for others not to find him one day. ;D

thurlow · May 25, 2007, 10:36:04 AM

When's the last time you's on a mule? I know Festus rode one and one of my neighbors used to have one that would pace (or single-foot; it's been a long time ago). Used to ride one home from the field when I'se a kid; neighbor about my age fell off and got tangled up in the harness/hame strings/trace chains and was drug to death. That (my Mama) put a stop to my mule-riding. smiley_horserider

Texas Ranger · May 25, 2007, 11:07:00 AM

DanG, man, mules now adays got four tires and a roof! 8) 8) 8) 8)

thurlow · May 25, 2007, 11:20:15 AM

You're right; what was I a-thanking?

tcsmpsi · May 25, 2007, 06:05:50 PM

thurlow

Actually, it's been a pretty good, long while since I've ridden a mule.

A while back, younger and prone to such things, a couple nights I roped off a friends mule, just for the fun of it.

Seems I can remember something about dodging the hooves on one, though.

:D

Texas Ranger · May 25, 2007, 06:25:10 PM

WDH talks about my love of food, well, folks, that shoe fits both feet. Now I wont tell all, but you have to see the man wrap his self around a steak, or like the other day, a batch of meat loaf and beans. But I appreciate the meal, and your welcome back, Miss Sue says next time give us some warning and we will bar-b-que the goat for ya. 8)