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Does anyone know a BETTER way to knock one down?

The only thing you'll need forgiveness for is if you stop posting like you always have! You're part of the family. Take good care of yourself!

Sounds like a C130 "Spooky" gunship. It's the only thing called spooky that will let a marine sleep like a baby because you know if it's overhead "flying the cone", nothing is gonna get to you!

I've seen this done a couple times. This one didn't go quite like the ones I've seen though. This one was a much taller silo. It collapsed more straight down than falling over. It really isn't a crazy way to do it. Lots of farmers know this old trick. It IS very entertaining though!

I buy GM because it is WHAT I LIKE. I can afford a Mercedes, but I LIKE GM. I buy Levi's because it is WHAT I LIKE. I can afford $300 jeans, but I LIKE Levi's. I buy the fishing gear I have because it is WHAT I LIKE. It just happens to be Shimano, Revo STX's, Dobyn's and Loomis rods... Why? Because it is WHAT I LIKE. I don't care what you fish with.

These work fantastic! I use them and they get the cork as bright as new. http://www.amazon.com/WYPALL-Waterless-Wipes-Bucket-PRICE/dp/B002K2JTG2

A boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into. I have an 18' hole in the water. I spend what is needed to maintain it properly and so far I have had no issues. Here's the thing, truly affording a boat isn't just having enough money for the purchase price. If you are uncomfortable throwing some money in the hole now and then, then you cannot afford it. Don't buy a headache. If you ARE ok with the money for the upkeep, then take your time and educate yourself about the boats you are interested in. I spent about a year reading everything I could about bass boats.If you spend enough time reading, you will see patterns on which boats/motors have little or no issues, and you'll also see which boats/motors to stay away from....especially which motors to stay away from. If you get a motor that is known to have issues it can completely ruin your boating experience. Take your time! Do it right! Then you will be rewarded with many flawless hours on the water with your son!

Lol! Quite the little death metal darling!

That's the biggest rattler I've ever seen! I haven't read the rest of this thread so I apologize if this has already been beaten to death.

Not bad for only playing for four years. He needs to work on his rhythm a little, he lost it a few times during the solo. Overall, not bad though.

Last year we had a local company come and clean out our air ducts in our house. As far as we know it had never been done at this house so we thought it was a good idea. Part of the process was a "full furnace inspection". I should have seen this coming. They came to clean while I was at work on a weekday. At about 11:00am my wife called me in a panic that our house was filling up with carbon monoxide and we needed over $1000 in furnace repairs to fix the problem. I said "whoa, whoa, wait just a minute. Don't do anything, I'll be right home!" (I work at a utility company that also employs natural gas technicians and furnace repair men) I had a buddy who was a furnace repair man come with me and I was home in ten minutes. I immediately asked the OWNER of the business to show me the problem. He showed me two "major problems" with my furnace. He said the parts would be $400 and $600 labor to install them. After his speech I laughed at him and told him that the pipe he said was leaking was actually a double walled "y" pipe and NO carbon monoxide was leaking. (My buddy showed him the readings on his air sniffer gauge he uses to test for this type thing). I also told him that I could get the parts from the local HVAC supply shop FOR ABOUT $60 and do it myself! I told him to get his crew and tools and get out of my house! A few weeks later my mother in law's garage caught fire and she had smoke damage throughout her house. The restoration company representative (my mother in law's cousin) was telling me what needed done and that the ducts needed cleaning. I told him my story of the attempted scam and he said he would never use that company again! That cost that crook about $50,000 per year in lost business! What goes around, comes around!

Adding to #64... No piece of paper can be folded in half more that seven times.

What an incredible DISAPPOINTMENT. Once again Hollywood has taken a great story and attempted to put their own spin on it and completely ruined it. Kinda like having no time left on the clock, and a free throw to win the NBA Champoinship. Fifty million people watching... AIRBALL! Hollywood, you suck.

I use my Terrova in a lake full of trees and stumps. There IS a short learning curve but I can take my boat anywhere in those stump fields just as easy as a cable steer. The trick is to go slow, set the autopilot, and make small course corrections with the right and left buttons on the front of the foot pedal. I almost never use the foot pedal itself. Just an easy toe tap right or left to miss a stump and you're picking your way through the stumps no problem! Also, a toe tap will turn on or off the autopilot and/or the constant speed cruise control. It takes some practice but it is verrrry easy once you get the hang of it

Do yourself a favor and don't try it the first time in a crosswind. Ask the previous owner how far he put the trailer in the water when he owned it. The depth of the trailer can make or break you. There is a sweet spot. Study it on YouTube. Go to a bass tournament and watch the launch and recovery if you can. A busy boat launch on a Saturday is some serious comedy.

I love big trees. They're awesome.

Right there with ya StlBob. I respect others' decision to not get involved, but I'm just not put together that way either. I'm in, and I hope YOU are nearby when I do step in!

My wife thinks I'm ridiculous for spending as much time as I do on the thinkin' man's throne. My legs are always falling asleep.

Egotistical narcissists who think they are the center of the universe. I work with one and it is a good day if I don't run into him. I stopped handling things like this a long time ago, but I'd still LOVE to grind him into the concrete!

Brussels sprouts, endive.

Takes some serious conditioning to get to this point!

Balls of solid rock. There really IS a fine line between brave and stupid.

Twenty years ago when I used to party and was much more fit and full of testosterone, a buddy (6'8" 315) and I (6'2" 205) came out of a bar and heard screaming down the street to our right. We looked to see a dude gripping his girl by the hair on top of her head and punching the snot out of her. Instantly we were both in a full sprint after this P.O.S. As we arrived I see his head turn towards us and his eyes get as big as saucers as he discovers his situation. My buddy open hand slapped the dude (he was about my size) and knocked him backwards over a large concrete planter that he was standing beside. That pretty much ended his night. His girlfriend was instantly afraid for their safety and started screaming at us to stop. She didn't know how far we were going with this butt whooping. She helped him up and they took off across the street when he turned around and started woofing at us like some kind of superhero. Again we both said nothing and began our sprint towards him (at this point I was feeling a little left out and wanted my turn dishing out some street justice). He turned and ran away. We laughed and returned to our bar hopping. I can't stand by and watch a guy beat on a girl. I don't care what the circumstance, I get involved. My son has quite a few butt whoopins' for hitting his little sister. No doubt, he has learned that lesson, loud and clear. Zero tolerance. Chances are good that some woman, at some time in your life, will make you feel like knocking the heck out of her. Hitting her is cowardice in its purest form.

Robert: "Top gun to tower, climbing to 5000 feet, turning to three two zero, (sputter, sputter heard in background), Uh, I think I have a problem, uh, crap. I think I just turned into a $21 million lawn dart."