Well, finally got off my rear and hit the river Saturday. Met up with a couple guys from the fly tying forum, over on the Pere Marquette River. Caught a little Coho Salmon, lost a trout and a good size King. Hopefully the rain last night will bring them into the river a little heavier though.

 

9 AM and a lovely -4 C on the front porch, hopefully enough frost to kill off all the blackflies Off for a quick coffee somewhere, then off to work again. Sun is up, going to be one of those 20 degree C fall days, still t-shirt weather, lets hope it rolls on for a while.

Enjoy.

 

Had this sent to me. Enjoy.




Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. I think, "It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."

-- Babe Ruth


An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

-- Ernest Hemingway


When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

-- Paul Hornung


24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not.

- H.L. Mencken


When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So let's all get drunk and go to heaven!

George Bernard Shaw


Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

- Benjamin Franklin


Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.

-- Dave Barry


Beer: helping ugly people have sex since 3000 B.C.

-- W.C. Fields


Remember "I" before "E", except in Budweiser.

Professor Irwin Corey


To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a "support group." Salvation in a can!

-- Leo Durocher


One night at Cheers, Cliff Clavin explained the "Buffalo Theory" to his buddy, Norm. "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine! That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.


Shortround out

 

Couple shots of the fish Saturday just got approved in my gallery.

 

Nice!

chaikwa.

 

Nice fish Redleg ... what's the best way to cook them ?? VERY NICE CABIN !!!

1/2 a cup down and I am almost ready for the first meeting of the day. Jeez ... how did I ever survive without meetings ?? It's a wonder I didn't die of exhaustion with all the WORK that actually got done instead of sitting on my backside looking at .... them . Oh well ... it all pays the same I guess.

You folks have a great day ... so far it looks pretty good from here.

PISTOL

 

HOWDY from the bottom of the well hole....
Friday morning, I am laying in bed recovering(?) from what the Doc has told me is an upper resperitory infection...and the BOSS says " theres no water... I mean nothing at all"..... bottom line.. the well pump has given up the ghost and we have no water in our new house... no showers, no drinking... NO COFFEE.... panic time.....
Buy a new pump at the local Home Depot for a mere $470 and bring it home.
Call around to both the local well companies and they cant be here for about a week.. that wont work.. go out, pull the well cap and look down 180 foot of well to find the guy who put in the pump last time didnt attach a recovery line to it. SOOOOOO.... I start pulling it up by the pipe...hand over hand... all 180 foot of 1 1/2 inch clay and water covered pipe with a 60 lb pump hanging off the end of it. Tied a short lenght of rope to the tractor bucket and at every joint I had to hold up the pipe with one hand and tie it off with the other so I could disconnect it...took me all day. Got the new pump wired and reveresed the process to lower it all back in. YEA!! we got water... and man do we got it! When I shut the power off to the well pump, I also shut off the SUMP pump!!! Now I got almost two feet of water flooding the storm cellar .... Start the pump back up and IT decides it is retirement time, and gives a small whimper and dies..... Back to the store and buy a new sump pump, replace it and all the plumbing and wiring, let it pump the cellar out, set up fans to dry the room, scrub all the mildew off the walls that had been growing for some years I beleive, and repaint it all with a concrete sealing paint. Gee, I feel much better after a little rest....

So how was everyone else"s weekend???

 

After hearing about your weekend .... pretty darned simple !!! I wish I was in the area, I would've given you a hand (or at least handed you a beer).

PISTOL

 

Happy? Tuesday.
We finally got a little measurable precip (~1/2") for the first time in about a month.
That brown stuff covering my yard actually started looking a little green.

Hopefully not too much on the Gotta-Do list today.

Y'all B safe,

 

Nother morning.
Last morning in Va for a while. Going to Ct. tomorrow morning for four glorious weeks (yeah right).
OH well, the money is good.

 

That cabin looks awesome Redleg. Those fish would look good mounted in it
Got my new GN yesterday. Even though it is much shorter than a lot of trailers here, it is the longest thing I have towed. I'm gonna' need one of those "Caution: This vehicle makes wide right turns" signs. Learning to back it and control the direction will take some gettin' used to as well. My wife's eyes popped out of here head when I showed it to her at work, as it is much bigger than I will need 95% of the time for just the m/c and atv. The bigger the better I say

Have a safe trip to CT Joel. Are you gonna show 'em how it's done up there?

Have a good one,
~doIneedaCDL?Rob

 

Cool man, post some pics.
Yeah, I'll show them but they won't listen anyway.

 

Put 'em on last night:



~Rob

 

Nice trailer.

 

Thanks guys. Rob, that guy came out of the catch and release stretch, he had to go back in the water. Gonna go back out this week and get some smoker fodder. There are 2 browns in the freezer for the wall though. Just gotta get off my duff and get them to the stuffer. Nice trailer, you'll have room on it to pitch a tent up out of the mud when your trail riding.

Chris , I don't feel so bad about my well issues anymore. It feels good haveing all new and high pressure now doesn't it? Just don't forget to get all the grounds connected for lightening protection.

Time to start another pot.......