fish-fighting-illini

Statistically speaking the odds of there being many posts in this thread are slim? J/k lol

Christmas ornament! Lol I agree with stlbob, Raider you crack me up.

That photographer needs to do a better job with lighting. Just sayin

I know that it's been a long winter but this is one of the most twisted disturbing threads ever! Lol I think it will be locked down shortly.

When I drink it black coffe only. No fu fu stuff in my coffee. When I was going through the diverticulitis issue before my surgery it irritated my stomach so I switched to tea. I've never been a fan of how long that coffee creates "coffee breath"

Because it's like eating the consistency of wax shoelaces! The one & only time that I tried it was at a very nice resteraunt. All the other food was out of this world. Calamari= never again. Lol

It's like a potato chip to name just one would be un-American! Hashbrowns & old school greasy fried potatoes. ( I wouldn't live through this of course) Quad City style sausage pizza. I've never seen anything like it anywhere else. Applebee's Bourbon street steak dinner. Medetaranian chicken. My homemade itialian sausage, sautéed r,yel & green peppers, Vidalia sweet onion & garlic.

I've never seen duct tape not leave a residue. It is available in wider widths and stays on much better than run of the mill electrical tape. I've got a piece holding my glove box shut as we speak. Electrical tape didn't do the job.

Yep safety needs to improve. I need to change my fishing habits (ex climbing down rip rock banks in the dark)and use safer fishing judgement. I more often than not fish at night and frequently I am the only person at the lake. Ninety percent of the time I fish from the bank. Too bad that I can't blame it on drinking or something. I never drink while fishing and seldom drink in general (virtually never). I despise any and all drugs so that will never ever be an issue.

P.s. The water wasn't as cold as you might think that it would be. It was sunny out and the water in the cove is shallow. I have found out on my similar mishaps (eye roll) that the water is much warmer than you would think.

Only on two sides. This was in a cove and the east and south sides were open all the way to the banks. A portion of the 3rd side and the open side all had ice. Thus I was not fishing over ice. I fell out of my boat last year.

I was pumped to finally get out of the winter doldrums. There was only a 30yd x 30yd patch of open water but I didn't care I was out with Mother Nature. I got a snag and climbed down some rocks to get it free. The next thing I knew I had face planted in the water! Son of a big mouth bass.

I have hardly been sick ever since I started getting regular flu shots. I haven't even had a cold in 2 years but on Friday I started feeling kind of yuck and it turned into the mother of all colds less than 2 hrs after I got home from work. I was sick fri-night, sat, sun and stayed home from work Monday. I stayed home and worked from home today just to try to keep my co-workers from getting it. Worst part was that I missed the birth of our newest grandson. 8#'s 20-3/4". Mother and baby are fine. FFI - aka Matt Crum - Washington IL Washington Strong

I had just turned 16 & she was 17. She was very shy and a friend of mine kept striking out on getting her to go out with him so I bet him that I could get a date with her which I did. We've been married for 35 years, have 5 daughters and as of saturday 2 grandsons. I hadn't talked to My friend in probably 25 years & e-mailed him last year. I told him I figure with interest that he owes me roughly $1 million. He said that he might consider paying in Pesos!

Raider if I'm ever in some sort of warfare I want you on my side! If that happens I would like to get some sleep on occasion though. FFI- AKA Matt Crum

To Long Mike's point I'd like to know when those times that I have tried to pick up someone's spirit or encouraged them or given a youth some guidance that it has made a difference.

I couldn't do this because then it would count as 3 because I would also find out how much I've fibbed and exagerated!

A 2013 Dodge Journey to replace our Camry that was totaled in the tornado. An Ipad for my wife as an anniversary gift.

We didn't do anything special. I bought her an Ipad a day or so before. She was pleased. I did the flowers for our 35th anniversary on 1/27 so I've made a few points.

Ouch! Lol FFI AKA Matt Crum Washington STRONG,

Less than 1/2 even possibly. For big bucks I think that it needs an original motor or at least needs to be a worked up original. The color scheme is ok but I think that it takes away from the value. If someone wants to donate it I'd be happy to take it as is. FFI aka Matt Crum Washington STRONG!

For the sake of discussion you have to assume that the information is correct. That being said "yes" she needs to be put in her place and if that doesn't work she needs to be dumped on her arse. She is lazy and gets to go out with her friends but he never gets to do anything? Give me a break. Then she asks to go on vacation with her male neighbor? = adios. Tell the guy to grow some stones or quit whining, he's an embarrassment to the brotherhood of men. You can help him grow a little, next time that he is "allowed" to go fishing by the queen bee tell him the phone is off and he hands it to you or he doesn't get in the boat. Maybe suggest that he go to a counselor. Probably needs to go by himself first for stone growing therapy. Then get her to go with. She sleeps in but they have financial difficulty. There's no reason that she couldn't pick up some hours when the kids are at school. Or him for that matter. Just calling it like I see it. FFI Washington Strong

And the crowd boos! That was bad even by my standards or lack there of.

I was fortunate to be a teenager of driving age right when all the muscle cars had aged to the teenager price range. GTO's, Chevelle's, Chevy II's, Charger's, Mustangs, Challenger, 442's, early Comaro's, Barracuda's the list is endless. 326, 327, 396, 440, 351, 330, 426, 454, the Hemi. Four barrels, tri-packs, headers, ah the memories of youth gone by.

A late November tornado and no water for 1 week equals a cold Red Cross outhouse up the street. I think I know where they termed the phrase "blowing smoke up your butt" ! ha ha