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by mark08
Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bow building
Replies: 21
Views: 3438

Re: bow building

I forgot, he used hickory and elm
by mark08
Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bow building
Replies: 21
Views: 3438

Re: bow building

Hey grizz, a few years ago i had a friend who made bows for a living on the reservation. I will tell you what i know of how he did it. He dryed the wood for several years after having split it while green. The splitting assured the grain was straight. From this, he cut down the blank with a drawing ...
by mark08
Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Silverado
Replies: 21
Views: 2515

Re: Silverado

Glad to know that I am not losing it. I did fine the other two films. Sure beats what We are given today. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by mark08
Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Silverado
Replies: 21
Views: 2515

Re: Silverado

:D A few years back ( like 40 ) I remember seeing a movie titled "My Name Is Nobody" I really enjoyed that western, had a few levers. But so many have told me it didn't exist, said I must have dreamed it.... WELL it does exist.. Found it on YouTube last night. A good movie I thing Ya'll wi...
by mark08
Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has anyone tried this...
Replies: 7
Views: 1844

Re: Has anyone tried this...

Hey Doc. The bullseye is good advice. Still enjoying being able to see and shoot. Thanks
by mark08
Fri Apr 15, 2016 6:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....
Replies: 30
Views: 3138

Re: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....

HEY A big thanks for that memory Blaine you are the man make my eye sight sorta blurred a bit.
by mark08
Fri Apr 15, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....
Replies: 30
Views: 3138

Re: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....

Want to get fancy????? same recipe !!!!! Just mix til combined, wet dough , roll gently to 1/2', be gentle, cut about 1' to 1 1 /2', she had a little tin can, dipped in water for each biscuit, baked at 425 til just light brown.. My first wife passed 18 years ago, but she all but supported us at one ...
by mark08
Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: sight problem
Replies: 2
Views: 470

Re: sight problem

Duh,, There is a village without an idiot.. Thanks Gamekeeper :oops:
by mark08
Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: sight problem
Replies: 2
Views: 470

sight problem

Well! It is more a memory problem. I am unable to find the post where ya'll gave me earlier about zeroing sights. It was so simple but i didn't write it down. Could ya'll help me again? The answer started with the distance between front and rear sights. Thanks
by mark08
Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Master Eye Shift
Replies: 15
Views: 3877

Re: Master Eye Shift

Always shot left handed because of bad right eye. Had retina surgery on left eye now my right eye is the better eye. :shock: Still not good. But the better. After much trigger time I am now right handed. Ain't easy but in time you can change handiness. Now i am more accurate right handed than i ever...
by mark08
Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Instead of pop ups I have a icon in the tray for the win 10 up grade. A white four pane window that says " get windows 10" . Has it already loaded? :evil:
by mark08
Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Hey!! Thanks for all your input. I am getting closer to upgrading. Still have that service pack #1 yet to come out. Feel better after a few bugs are found and fixed :mrgreen: Maybe longer than expected. if no or few bugs are in 10. Lets hope :o Again thanks for your advice.
by mark08
Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

That may not be a bad idea
by mark08
Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Thank you Stew. I have not upgraded yet! BUT! Have not heard a lot bad stuff. Your's is good
by mark08
Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guy in my town shoots another stealing his truck- Update
Replies: 49
Views: 4998

Re: Guy in my town shoots another stealing his truck- Update

So often the police think their job is to make a report so you can make an insurance claim. Some do investigate but that seems a small percentage. Out here 911 is only minutes away when seconds count! So today with so many we come across at all hours that are armed we have began to keep a weapon in ...
by mark08
Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can't fix stupid.
Replies: 12
Views: 2829

Re: Can't fix stupid.

Here an ADULT on the 4th lost a hand by holding a mortar in his hand. Local news has an interview with him saying that he wants to do a PSA showing kids what a fire cracker can do!!!!!!!!! Blow you hand off dummy.
by mark08
Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a black steer for eatin'
Replies: 11
Views: 1390

Re: Bought a black steer for eatin'

I grew up, to a point, on a dairy. Still have neighbors that dairy. You are right the black and white's give about 3% to 3.75% BF. Jerseys about 5%-6%BF, Brown Swiss can as high as 8% BF. Bull caves at about 250- 300lbs., just above veal, are some good eaten.
by mark08
Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

A little off subject. But why can I not change a saved or produced PDF file without buying Adobe? Can only open and read. Is there a way to open and change a PDf file with another program?
by mark08
Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Breeding Bull
Replies: 6
Views: 899

Re: Breeding Bull

Needed his breath sweetened is all.! :mrgreen:
by mark08
Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Would it be mistake to ask FORD or Chevy? :mrgreen: I have more than I can chew. Swallowing and digesting will be the next issue. I thought it simple. But! I'll sit tight for awhile and let time settle what I do. :roll:
by mark08
Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

David thanks you for all you do around this site. I only know PC so that is what I have done. But as others have said it has it's problems and wait a while for the exterminator to get the bugs.. A little side story,,,, a few years back when I bought this thing a friend bought a MAC at the same time....
by mark08
Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Well!!. It seems windows has it's followers but they are not that happy with windows. Mac world followers are happy and wonder why the rest us don't wake up? Life was simpler without computers but then I would not have the benefit of this forum!!!!!! :o Seems like should wait for the bugs to be fixe...
by mark08
Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

David that is what my son said :shock: He also said it is the most invasive windows yet. Wants everything on a cloud,, I ain't quite ready for a cloud..... yet
by mark08
Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Re: Windows 10 FREE????

Thanks for the input. Also seems that 10 seems to track you(NSA) I think ya'll are right and to wait and see. Since win7 pro does all I want with no problems yet. Thanks folks Always get good advise here. :D
by mark08
Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 FREE????
Replies: 99
Views: 17231

Windows 10 FREE????

I had windows vista and a lot of problems :cry: . so my son convinced me to change to windows 7 pro :) . I have had no real problems with 7, just different. I am an old dog and can learn new tricks. But slowly. NOW WINDOWS HAS OFFERED A FREE UP GRADE TO WINDOWS 10! :shock: Whats up with this? Free? ...
by mark08
Sat May 16, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B. B. King passing
Replies: 15
Views: 2197

Re: B. B. King passing

You might try Earnest Tubb's record Shop or Ernie's record Shop in Nashville, Tn.. If they don't have it they will make it for. I think they're are still in business!!!!
by mark08
Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is it rudness, or am I too geezerly?
Replies: 59
Views: 4996

Re: Is it rudness, or am I too geezerly?

Could just say " None of your business" That was polite when I was growing up. Still is.
by mark08
Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poke Sallat Anyone?
Replies: 28
Views: 2527

Re: Poke Sallat Anyone?

Dig the roots, wash them good, Boil til tender enough to make a paste. Mash up with fork. Put the paste on poison ivy and it will dry it up and cure overnight. BUT for 30-45 minutes after the paste is applied it will burn like fire. NO PAIN NO GAIN
by mark08
Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poke Sallat Anyone?
Replies: 28
Views: 2527

Re: Poke Sallat Anyone?

How about that classic song "Polk Salid Annie"?
by mark08
Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Worm grunting?
Replies: 15
Views: 1544

Re: Worm grunting?

On bare ground sprinkle some corn meal, meal again about every two weeks keep covered with "toe" sacks or canvas, etc, keep wet. When you need them there are there.
by mark08
Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Servel Refrigerators USA
Replies: 3
Views: 724

Servel Refrigerators USA

Hey Folks, On another topic about appliances the old Servel refrigerators came up. Well they are still made in Sweden and sold in the USA under the brand Servel/Dometic. The Amish also make a Gas Refrigerator in the USA..branded Diamond.. Servel was proudly Built in Evansville, Indiana from 1927 tho...
by mark08
Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GE Spacemaker Dishwasher Problems
Replies: 38
Views: 2251

Re: GE Spacemaker Dishwasher Problems

Hey Steve, I did a little research and SERVEL is not out of the gas refrigerator business. They merged with Dometic. They are now manufactured in Sweden. Need a refrigerator in the middle of nowhere off the grid. The Diamond brand is made in the USA by the Amish. WHO KNEW?
by mark08
Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I got lied to!
Replies: 7
Views: 821

Re: I got lied to!

I understand. The boat had wi-fi you could connect to their wi-fi but their wi-fi was not connected to the internet. Well that's what they told me last week when wi-fi didn't work.
by mark08
Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GE Spacemaker Dishwasher Problems
Replies: 38
Views: 2251

Re: GE Spacemaker Dishwasher Problems

just a note about appliance's service life today compared to years ago. My son has my great grand mother's first fridge up in his hunting cabin. It still works!!!!! it is a 1932-1935 Servel gas n/lp that replaced the old ice box that my sister still has. I guess the ice box would work if she could f...
by mark08
Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need some Electrical Advice--Help Please.
Replies: 42
Views: 4270

Re: Need some Electrical Advice--Help Please.

The old one ran OK then quit? OK! A thought, did you re-use the pig tail from the old dryer? Short lesson Phase "A" 120volts Phase "B" 120 volts No Phase "C" on this,, but there is a Neutral (Ground ) (+) for safety is not in circuit. Put meter on "A" and &quo...
by mark08
Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unertl Scope
Replies: 5
Views: 744

Re: Unertl Scope

Check out Pete44ru's post for a carry handle :o
by mark08
Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some IDIOT got spray-paint on my windshield . . .
Replies: 14
Views: 1098

Re: Some IDIOT got spray-paint on my windshield . . .

Hey Doc, Most hardware stores carry a "graffiti' remover for spray paint.... Quicker used the better. On glass should work even after a few days.
by mark08
Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!
Replies: 37
Views: 3929

Re: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!

With my aids I can answer phone calls with my aids or use the phone or the speaker.. Can use the phone's microphone as additional input or can record.
by mark08
Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!
Replies: 37
Views: 3929

Re: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!

Got my hearing aids two weeks ago. 90% loss in right ear, 25% loss in left ear and the lost of much of my higher freg. Have an aid for each ear that I remote control from my cell phone. The TV volume went from 38-40 down to 18-22. Haven't said,,, HUH or I did not hear you in two weeks. VA covers hea...
by mark08
Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pharma Guys/AJMD
Replies: 28
Views: 2044

Re: Pharma Guys/AJMD

I got my shot last year after three of my friends had it. I darn sure didn't want what they had..... so I got a shot. One friend had it from the middle of his back to the bottom of his bottom on his right side. Said the whole area was like a blow torch 24/7 for about five weeks. The others hurt for ...
by mark08
Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy with your Rossi 92?
Replies: 52
Views: 6261

Re: Happy with your Rossi 92?

Got mine from pawn shop..... A 1980? Rossi src 357 20" Interarms import, Many on the forum me gave good advice.. I ordered Nate's Dvd & spring kit plus a bullseye sight and have no complaints. Nor have any number of coyotes complained. Runs smooth shots straight. Grab you one.
by mark08
Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: pyhon and diamondback prices
Replies: 28
Views: 1779

Re: pyhon and diamondback prices

Hey ya'll got me thinking. I have a diamondback, 4in, blue, 38spl. A friend's dad was a deputy sheriff and had ordered it but got sick before it came in. He had paid in full when ordered, so the shop held it for him. He died about a year later. Then about three years later the shop called the son to...
by mark08
Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House Crickets...
Replies: 22
Views: 1758

Re: House Crickets...

I good bait for perimeter and such is boric acid. I use twenty mule team brand. Borax and water = boric acid. But being lazy I just sprinkle TMT borax dry around the foundation and let mother nature do the mixing. Works for termites too. Being a label reader I find boric acid an active ingredient in...
by mark08
Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House Crickets...
Replies: 22
Views: 1758

Re: House Crickets...

Hey O.I. did those bug bombs work for you?
by mark08
Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House Crickets...
Replies: 22
Views: 1758

Re: House Crickets...

Dr.,,,,, i don't know but I have never had them in my house.. Do have problems at the barns from time to time with carpenter ants and carpenter bees and use I Sevin on them. Sometimes I will use malathion because I don't have Sevin handy. I like liquid Sevin better than Sevin dust for applying aroun...
by mark08
Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House Crickets...
Replies: 22
Views: 1758

Re: House Crickets...

Hey Hey...... I having been putting a # or 2 of moth balls under my house for years. just throw them all around.. Haven't had a bug problem since i started doing this..
by mark08
Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need a magazine spring for a 24" Rossi 92, 38/357
Replies: 10
Views: 1042

Re: Need a magazine spring for a 24" Rossi 92, 38/357

Try M&M Gunsmiths Hazel Green Al.
by mark08
Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's finally over :)
Replies: 13
Views: 2118

Re: It's finally over :)

An education at any age is great. Later in years is more difficult in some ways but I have not met anyone who regretted getting a good education at any age. Mine was in the world of hard knocks. Hey Doc. my step son is where you described but sixteen years after high school and many dollars more in ...
by mark08
Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm Back!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2200

Re: I'm Back!!!

How to dig out from all that e-mail.... select "ALL" then select "DELETE" If it was important it will return.. Used to come back from vacation and at work throw everything into the trash. If important, would get a notice or phone call... SIMPLE
by mark08
Sun Jun 01, 2014 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old West trip
Replies: 27
Views: 4228

Re: Old West trip

On airlines. Have firearm in a locked,ASA approved case and lock, unloaded and declared as a firearm to the airline clerk.. Check-in at a kiosk? you will be asked if baggage is special, like sporting equipment(skis, golf clubs, guns etc) just push the yes button. NO AMMO.. PERIOD. Counts as one piec...