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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: dkershen]
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02/27/21 12:23 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Had a choice today of tearing down a carb and fixing it with $2 worth of new gaskets. Or just buying a new one for $20 and bolting it on. I went with the 2nd option. My HS industrial arts teacher would be so ashamed of me. Donate it to a local industrial arts teacher for someone in his class to fix...good luck finding one...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: bill oxner]
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02/27/21 12:34 AM
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reed35
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Well, around here the plumbing ‘man’ is just a bit busy. I spent the afternoon fixing PVC plumbing. Here I now sit with blue fingers from the primer and glue, and drinking red wine.
I did finally get the Propane man, the Generac man, and the septic man. Still a ways from being fully fixed here and there. Been there done that. +1
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 01:01 AM
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Western
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Wade, you're just in a slump, it will hit the mark when you put a full swing set together for your son! Those are of the debil and are true bishes.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 01:10 AM
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angus1956
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Your interests change as you grow older, I've been there done that. You'll adjust it's all good.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 01:17 AM
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topwater13
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The older you get, the more your time is worth. Just life.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: Western]
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02/27/21 01:21 AM
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skinnerback
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Wade, you're just in a slump, it will hit the mark when you put a full swing set together for your son! Those are of the debil and are true bishes.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: skinnerback]
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02/27/21 01:40 AM
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ducknbass
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Wade, you're just in a slump, it will hit the mark when you put a full swing set together for your son! Those are of the debil and are true bishes. In the last 6 months I've done a full wooden swing set/playhouse and a barbie dream house. Think the dream house was worse.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: ducknbass]
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02/27/21 01:53 AM
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skinnerback
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Wade, you're just in a slump, it will hit the mark when you put a full swing set together for your son! Those are of the debil and are true bishes. In the last 6 months I've done a full wooden swing set/playhouse and a barbie dream house. Think the dream house was worse. Help build a pretty girly playhouse for my nieces when they were little, use it for a backyard deer blind now. None of the anti/crybaby neighbors suspect we hunt out of it. It's perfect LOL. Pop a deer from the playhouse, drag it into the garage quick/close garage door. Lay down plastic on the floor/hang from ceiling/clean deer. Roll plastic up/throw away/open door.....howdy neighbor....what deer?
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 01:53 AM
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LonestarCobra
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I was getting that way, but it gets to me watching people fumble around with trying to repair or build something. Just watching the dumb mistakes and hen house ways make me go back to doing it myself.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 02:19 AM
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Dave Davidson
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I’m 78 and I still try to fix things. But, sometimes I look and say screw it. Then I call the man.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 03:13 AM
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KRoyal
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I’m with ya bud before we had Colt I used to tinker and work on all kinds of projects. Now the only think I build/tinker on is ARs. Now I’m so busy with side jobs and Colt I can’t keep up with any projects.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 03:31 AM
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Bee'z
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Kyle, he never finished projects before or took too damn long. His wife is a good source on this. I see why he pays "the man"
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 03:31 AM
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unclebubba
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It's a process of getting older and being more successful. At one point I wouldn't think of paying someone to paint my house. It would be too cost effective to do it myself. The older I get, the more valuable my time is. I hired a buddy who is a painter to paint the exterior of the house. Wife told me I should pay them to do the fence too. I said I could do it myself! She said, When? So... I paid to have it painted.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 04:03 AM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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Wade, Kyle....give it a couple years and when your kids are old enough to help you will find lots of projects to do.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: Scott W]
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02/27/21 05:07 AM
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Greg
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I'd rather coach my son's baseball team in a tournament this weekend. Man I hear ya. My son’s first practice is Sunday and we can’t wait! I agree with the others, Wade. Having kids changes everything.
Last edited by Greg; 02/27/21 05:09 AM.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 06:06 AM
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Homer Jay
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"Like a slice of fried gold!"
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 06:25 AM
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Ranch Dawg
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Lol. What are ya BP 34 years old ?? Hang in there dude.
THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
F##K YOU JOE BIDEN !!!!!
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 01:35 PM
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snake oil
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Well I quit reloading. Never really cared for it just looked at it as a necessary evil. Now I just buy off the shelf or use Chad's reloads.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: Ranch Dawg]
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02/27/21 02:19 PM
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BigPig
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Lol. What are ya BP 34 years old ?? Hang in there dude. Just turned 36
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: Bee'z]
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02/27/21 02:22 PM
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BigPig
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I’m with ya bud before we had Colt I used to tinker and work on all kinds of projects. Now the only think I build/tinker on is ARs. Now I’m so busy with side jobs and Colt I can’t keep up with any projects. I feel ya. Between the spawn and selling real estate full time, along with my popo night job, I’m finding I have more money less time and loosing the desire to do some projects. Some projects I’m glad I lost the desire. Kyle, he never finished projects before or took too damn long. His wife is a good source on this. I see why he pays "the man" You shut your whore mouth! You know nothing! Bet she doesn’t tell you that she’s the reason nothing gets completed does she?
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 02:34 PM
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Texas Dan
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It was only after I retired that I realized the abundance of tools and "stuff" I had acquired through the years to build and maintain things around the house. I'm still trying to figure out why they now seldom get used.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 02:41 PM
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bill oxner
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There will come a time in every man's life.........
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 03:55 PM
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spacejunkie
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73 and still love to make sawdust in the garage.
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: BigPig]
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02/27/21 04:17 PM
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DStroud
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My motto
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: I’ve lost the desire
[Re: skinnerback]
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02/27/21 08:13 PM
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angus1956
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Help build a pretty girly playhouse for my nieces when they were little, use it for a backyard deer blind now. None of the anti/crybaby neighbors suspect we hunt out of it. It's perfect LOL. Pop a deer from the playhouse, drag it into the garage quick/close garage door. Lay down plastic on the floor/hang from ceiling/clean deer. Roll plastic up/throw away/open door.....howdy neighbor....what deer? grin Had friend who has since pasted but lived in Chicago. Had some MONSTER bucks in the neighborhood each year. They would bow hunt from the back yard but had to wait till Christmas time when the neighbor's went to Hawaii. Neighbor's come home monster bucks moved on
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