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Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 07, 2019, 06:04 PM:
so to speak. Dog wanted to play threw a paw out and raked my arm with a toe nail. I have that old woman skin now so have a long blood type bruise trail down the arm.
Get to the high country and unload the truck. Went to the shop to finish unloading. Turned around to go to green house next thing I knew I was on the ground with the air knocked out of the left lung. Skinned knees and one skinned elbow. Slowly got my air back but could feel a very sore ribs under the left Brest now.
Hobbled around all day feeling like crap. Hoping I can sleep tonight in the bed may be in the lazy boy type chair before morning.
Don't have a idea why I tripped but that shale does hurt like a mother and rips skin very easy. I should be black and blue from head to toe my morning.
Also temps are dropping and fresh snow on the peaks up here. Have the maters and pepper in the green house covered and hay packed around them. Even my squash that just popped out in the open air garden I covered for the night. Have a couple nights of this to get through then back to normal. What a spring.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 07, 2019, 08:01 PM:
EarthGal;
I hear ya on the thin skin !!!
All I need to do is to walk by mesquite or a cat-claw bush and I'll glance down and notice that I'm bleeding...
"When did THAT happen ??"
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 08, 2019, 04:36 AM:
My Airedales greet me with teeth on my arms in a loving gesture I call old man bruise up and down both arms nice to be loved !
EW be well and dammit be careful !
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 08, 2019, 04:41 AM:
Im the same way, plus dark purple splotches, havent a clue where any of them came from.
Then there are the results of Pinky hanging on my forearm. Like a meat tenderizer. He seems not to care?
Good hunting. El Bee 🐝
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 08, 2019, 06:34 AM:
I just bump my arm new skin bruise !
Posted by NVWalt (Member # 375) on June 08, 2019, 06:38 AM:
HMMM, So I am not the only one that noticed the thin skin and easy bleed thing that goes with getting older.
You got snow and I got thunderstorms and heat. Must be that global warming crap they try to convince us of.
So today I have to go and feed and check "The wife's"chickens. Did I mention I now have deep resentment for those chickens.
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on June 08, 2019, 08:07 AM:
Walt when my wife got chickens a little over 2 years ago she was going to take care of everything.
Yeah right..
(edit) sorry to hear about the rough go of it Earthy.
[ June 08, 2019, 08:08 AM: Message edited by: Dave Allen ]
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 08, 2019, 12:35 PM:
Still kicking. Sore as hell. Did some work this morning and got the body warmed up and was doing okay. Then I stopped and now it's a SOB to move.
Looks like a snow storm moving in. Had to cover the maters and peppers in the green house last night. Right at dawn it went to 33 degrees so slipped a small heater in it. Looks like I'll have to do it all over again tonight.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 08, 2019, 12:45 PM:
I've come to the conclusion that getting old ain't for sissies but I'm going to continue to do so as long as I can.
It's 103* out on my patio right now.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 08, 2019, 02:17 PM:
We caught 88* today !
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 09, 2019, 02:34 AM:
We hit 65 yesterday. Then a hail storm came in went to 48 then slowly raised back to the 50's.
32 out at 0400 so hobbled out to the green house to plug in the little heater. Suppose to be upper 80's by Tuesday. What a crazy spring.
Going to be a fight to keep a garden going up here this year it is looking like.
Found the rib that is sore just to touch. It's high up and under the breast but it's sure letting me know it's hurt and angry. Pain pills wore off reason I'm up so early.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 09, 2019, 03:24 AM:
A few weeks ago I bought a nice little patio tomato then came out to find it a nice shade of black ! some spring went from frozen to 90* right quick ! May 28 we had 3.5 inches of snow today it will be 90* the weather is more unusual than usual !
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 09, 2019, 06:22 AM:
Another perfect day down here in the People's Republik. Eat your heart's out, Pilgrim's!
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 09, 2019, 06:42 AM:
My hearts just fine is Newsome still your governor ! LOL how is Nancy did she get her meds right today , are they still shittin in the streets in her district ! All's well if the weather is fine ! G et the fuck outta there Leonard !
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 09, 2019, 07:22 AM:
Weather is simply a matter of adjusting to nature's rhythm instead of fighting it.
Was up about 4:30 a.m. having breakfast. Sat out on the patio having coffee watching the sunrise. (Awesome)
Been out burning brush in the burn barrel and doing misc. yard work. Actually, I care little about the yard and spend most of my time doing range maintenance on my archery range out back.
In a couple of more hours, it's gonna get hot. Time to come inside under the a.c. and take a siesta.
Toward evening, fire up the bbq and have a sundowner while watching the sunset.
BTW; I live on a dirt road & we have two stop lights in town, one on each end. Refresh my memory, where did you say Paradise was ????? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 09, 2019, 09:21 AM:
We don't need no stinking stop lights LOL we do have railroad arm however ! And lots of antelope this time of year.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 09, 2019, 09:33 AM:
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 09, 2019, 10:12 AM:
No stops lights or railroad here. Just a lot of wandering plugging up road sight see'er's. Dama flatlands.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 09, 2019, 12:43 PM:
There you go with the flatlander stuff again! We are people too!
You mountain people can be so uppity!
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 09, 2019, 01:08 PM:
Us hill-billys done call ourselves Mountain Americans, now. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on June 09, 2019, 08:13 PM:
Flatlanders hmmmm..
I thought this thread was about chickens ?
Wait what the hell were we talking about ? ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 09, 2019, 08:23 PM:
Dave,
That's the beauty of this place
nobody really knows what we're talking about.
Posted by DiYi (Member # 3785) on June 10, 2019, 03:46 AM:
Age and 'bruising n bleeding'.
After my complaining my Doc said,'just be happy you're still bleeding'.
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 10, 2019, 03:52 AM:
DiYi, smart doctor.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 10, 2019, 04:19 AM:
Goin to work this AM cleaning up a property people are such pigs its simple work and I do it slowly and completely. when I m finished it looks like mamma nature just left. This is a small 2.5 acre deal last one was 40 acres of meth heads needed a helper on that one. Bleeding arms and all just glad to still be here lovin it ! At the cancer clinic they call me miracle man most don't get past 1.5 years and I'm working on six ! Just glad to be here bruises and all I want o die a very old man ! LOL
love every minute its all you really have !
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 06:50 AM:
Damn! Pearls of wisdom this morning!
Lone Howl, lock this thread!
Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on June 10, 2019, 07:39 AM:
Before it gets locked just have to say good for you Paul !!
Property clean up huh ?
My biggest problem being a small acreage guy is weeds !! Damn it never stops, then the sometimes never ending wind blowing all kinds of shit in.
Mustard weed.. ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 09:36 AM:
Keep them wheels turning, Paul!
You all are cleaning the wrong kinds of properties. Couple local guys contract with various landlords to clean out apartments and houses from which bad tenants have bailed or been evicted. Amazing the kind of stuff they find, which they're allowed to keep if they want. One time, a guy found a perfectly good kevlar vest. Not outdated and in great condition. I just so happened to be looking to buy one and then price was right - free.
About two months ago, two apartments in a four-plex had been vacated by tenants leaving with extreme prejudice and the cleaning guy was there. I commented about how they appeared to leave "suddenly" and he led me inside to show me a tightly sealed block of marijuana, about half the size of a car battery - in the freezer. First thing I said was that he probably oughtta leave the door unlocked so they don't have to kick it in when they realize what they forgot and come back to get it (and that I thought they would be back), and second, they need to let the police and drug task force know it's in there so they can sit on the place. Said he was just going to tell the owner and not get involved.
Seems to me y'all are working with the wrong kinds of weeds.
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 09:59 AM:
Sumbitch! Just got the call. Been off work for 6 days with this blown knee. Can't do surgery until the 20th and won't be released until at least July 3. Netflix blows and doing nothing sucks. Can only check Facebook so many times. Been thinking about a new writing project - might just be the time. Sitting doesn't hurt, but standing up from my comfy officer chair hurts like a MFer. Don't none of you guys and gal get old. It ain't for sissies. LOL
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 11:18 AM:
Whiners....
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 10, 2019, 11:19 AM:
C-Dude;
Go to You Tube. Type in Fred Bear Video. Should be an endless stream of links after that.
Good luck on the mend !!!!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 12:01 PM:
I'm going to post this bullshit in it's entirety. I have a hard time understanding why somebod comHide y would write such contemptible trash. I really don't? But calling him out for the pointless meanness is hard to fathom? What would he like to have, another; "SHE who shall not be named"? I'm not going to do anything excpt encourage her to keep doing EXACTLY what she has been doing. This guy is sick, read it here:
earthwalker "not my day" post
Mon, Jun 10, 2019 11:28 am
amcorcastle
To nbosin@aol.com nbosin@aol.com
C'mon LB,
Enough already of the bitchy, whiney and unsolicited posts from earthwalker. The old bag needs to zip it!
I enjoy reading your forum but earthwalker gotta go, dude!
Amelon D. C
[ June 10, 2019, 12:40 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 12:39 PM:
then I get this:
To nbosin@aol.com nbosin@aol.com
*** this email is confidential and FOR YOUR EYES ONLY and cannot be copied or reposted to the internet. Any violation of this agreement shall subject you to penalty and possible imprisonment***
Sir,
I will be watching you...
AC.
So, Mr tough guy has me worried, I will probably be hearing from his legal department soon.
says who? I get all kinds of stuff emailed to me on the Internet and some I forward, occasionally, I post it on my fucking Board! Do something about it, asshole!
[ June 10, 2019, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 02:09 PM:
I'm of the belief that-
***this email, sent to me and once opened, is my property to do with as I please. If you don't want me to post the stupid shit you send me, refrain from sending me stupid shit. Kiss my lily white ass.***
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 02:22 PM:
Found him. Amelon Castle
Last known address/ San Jose, Kalifornia
[ June 10, 2019, 06:00 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 02:31 PM:
Thanks, Lance! As if I needed another reason to never join FaceBook! But, it doesn't matter, I genuinely have no secrets. Look me up, check my record, it's been done, I don't have one.
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: PS what did you find on me, Lance?
[ June 10, 2019, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 02:31 PM:
Not from Facebook.
From the data, he looks like, well, me. LOL Seems like a pretty cool guy. Found all that on the first site I looked at when searching the name on your email. His "reputation score" on mylife.com is about the same as mine. Just goes to show you that even if you avoid social media like the plague, they still know all your shit. Facebook being what it is, social media is more a distraction than a serious resource. Most of the stuff people post is about 180 degrees off the mark anyway and acts like a decoy to distract from the real person anyway. Whatever someone posts, think the polar opposite.
I'm thinking the Iowa Amelon is a better person than the Kalifornia Amelon. Coulda guessed that without all the drama. Just sayin'...
[ June 10, 2019, 06:01 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 02:41 PM:
I just looked up me: (90% of this shit is incorrect)
Summary
Leonard Bosinski is 76 years old and was born on 09/15/1942. Leonard's Reputation Score is 3.51. Leonard Bosinski lives in Upland, CA; previous cities include Larkspur CA, La Puente CA and Yucca Valley CA. Sometimes Leonard goes by various nicknames including Leonard J Bosinski, Leonard Bosinki, Leonard J Bosinski, Leonard J Steele and Leonard James Bosinski. Right now Leonard is a Mr. at retired. Background details that you might want to know about Leonard include: ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is unknown; and religious views are listed as Christian. Currently, Leonard is married. Sylvia Steele, Shelley Steele, Leonard Bosinski, Kelin Bosinski and Corey Steele, and many others are family members and associates of Leonard. Leonard's reported annual income is about $100 - 149,999; with a net worth that tops Greater than $499,999. View All Details
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 02:46 PM:
Damn, Lance! Impressive. I guess it pays to be involved in litigation?
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 03:10 PM:
However, here's his denial. He could be right, the only thing that site had right about me was the name.
quote:
I see that your detective "C Dog 911" has determined that some guy named Jeff Amelon is me. Nope, my first name is amelon and I think you already have my last name (Castle) and I'm near San Jose CA. I've never been to bumfuck Iowa and am not connected to this Mr. Amelon in any shape or way
Since it's fairly certain that Mr. Jeff Amelon has nothing to do with any of this, it might be wise for you to at least delete that gentleman's information. If your bitch boy c Dog wants some of me, that's fair...what isn't fair and is not cool is for the c Douche to implicate someone else that is entirely absent of the point of this all : REMOVE THAT FLEABAG earthwalker garbage from your sight!
Amelon D. Castle
ps and FUCK YOUR lil' yapper CDog!
And, I'm sure some well meaning asshole will make sure that individual in Iowa is aware of his notoriety here on Huntmasters. So, IDK? You can edit if you wish? I'm going to severely modify his second email because he specifically asked me to not publish it. LB
edit: However, this guy has been pestering our Board for quite some time and he knows that every single time, I post the entire email. This time was no different, and it's meant to shame him, which he could interpret as actionable, IDK?
[ June 10, 2019, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 05:34 PM:
I have done a little homework, and never mind that I'm retired and on a fixed income that he cannot touch, I guess my furniture might be at risk? But, I have saved every one of his harassment emails going back at least about 3 years, so my pro bono advice is, sure he can waste your time and his time, but he will lose.
Good hunting. El Bee
PS see why I say this is a thankless job? There's always one of those types (insert appropriate word)
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 05:58 PM:
So, the question begs, who is this guy and how come he's your friend? Did you just get lucky and he pulled your name out of a hat or what? Old PM buddy maybe?
Signed, (and I take this as a compliment given the main focus of this board)
The "Yapper"
PS - what's his issue with earthwalker? Seems like a very nice lady to me.
PSS- I will edit out the other guy's information because 1) he has no dog in this fight, 2) Amelon seems to me to be a typical out of control, lefty liberal, and 3) some fuckers don't know humor - another indicator he's a lefty.
PSS- you've got a stalker, ya lucky bastard!
Oh, and Amelon, Iowa doesn't want you anyway. Pretty sure they think as much of you as you of them. They don't do Kalifornians well.
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 10, 2019, 06:07 PM:
Looked him up. No such critter.
Interestingly, the word "amelon" returned this:
"Amelon
A Chaldean hero, who reigned thirteen sares. A sare = 3,600 years.—Banier: Mythology, vol. i.
Source: bartleby.com"
A Chaldean hero's castle. I can see that.
Last person I had this pissed at me was Huber, and that was, like, 0.002777778 sares ago. But, we're good now.
Edited to replace the "o" in Chaldean to an "a".
Edited again because I put a random "r" in there, too. Oops.
Doesn't really solve the mystery here, but I'm betting my money that he isn't using his real name. Searched for Chaldeans and found the following link in Urban Dictionary...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chaldean
Welcome to America, Amelon. I sincerely mean that. Sounds like your people have had a hard time finding peace. Hope you find everything you're looking for, but why the anger? As LB has said many time, this place is a big tent. No place on the web as tolerant as here.
[ June 10, 2019, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 10, 2019, 06:29 PM:
Wow, am I surprised! A man that sends harassing emails, making demands is using a fictitious name? I'm shocked! SHOCKED!
My guess is he will crawl in his hole again, but he always comes back. I wonder if this is her ex husband? Reads like it.
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: you're right, Lance. Every time someone invents an obscure historical handle nobody ever heard of, he's a card carrying Liberal! Was there ever a doubt?
and, if he isn't, I expect to soon hear from a crybaby; the unfairness! He watches Hannity, etc. lol
[ June 10, 2019, 06:37 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 10, 2019, 08:34 PM:
A melon; a Chaldean heel who picks on old women and likely buggers young boys.
Hey Hero
if you don't like this place, might I suggest clicking on the X in the top right corner.
Truly pathetic.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 11, 2019, 03:27 AM:
Are you kidding me, hope this dopey shit does not go on often. What a monumental waste of time Ameion . Why don't you go sort the lint in your sock drawer. God bless you leonard I had no idea you had to put up with this shit !
Lance
pre illness I had a business in the valley rehabbing leased homes for an outfit that had a bout 5k homes we would go in and do plumbing, electrical, finish carpentry, paint, blinds and so on when we left they were like new we were asked to remove washers dryers and refrigerators and any contents of the home I'm still wearing a new pair of Croc's still in the box when I found them. Some were a simple clean and repaint some were a war zone drugs always found in the house. the really sad part was when you go to the last bedroom it was that of a three year old ,so sad broke my heart every time.
Sold a lot of appliances back then lol!
Many times we would find the paperwork for an arrest warrant laying on the kitchen counter ,went to one home had a nice pool table in the living room with no time or a way to move it went to the sledge hammer 2" of slate to the dump. Never found pets assume neighbors took care of that before we got there did find an aquarium once fish still swimming just not real fast !
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 11, 2019, 08:35 AM:
One of the biggest shocks to me when I first started carrying mail was how frequently, and how common, people would dead beat out of a place. Move in, run the bills up to the point that disconnect notices are arriving, then move out overnight. I knew it happened, but da-yum! You wouldn't believe how common it is.
At first, I was pretty naive. Someone would move out and vacate a property overnight, then pop up someplace else a few days later in another part of town.I was a sub and did all the routes and figured I was doing them a favor by just delivering their mail from the old address to them at the new address with a friendly note on it to be sure and forward their mail not realizing they were running from those letters. Usually the same bunch of reprobates living together and once they'd exhausted all the names in the house for different utilities, they'd recruit someone knew to the clique. Fact is, I had falsely concluded that my responsibility in delivering the mail was to deliver it to the recipient whose name appeared on the mail piece.
In truth, my responsibility is to the sender. They're the one that paid their money to have me deliver that item safely and accurately, and if I'm not able to do that because the person has moved from that address, we are obligated to let the sender know so they don't waste any more postage trying to reach that person there. Postal regs are very clear - leave the mail to accumulate for 10 days, then bring back to the office and hold for an additional 10 days to see if a forward order comes through. If not, we submit a form that marks that person at that address as MLNA - Moved Left No Address, and all their mail is returned from that point on. I do about as many MLNA's nowadays as I do actual forward orders, but that's a lot to do with my route. Not the most affluent part of town.
Bottom line? If you're not a dead beat, you're the minority anymore.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 11, 2019, 10:30 AM:
Yes, I certainly understand about being that category of minority.
A personal story, and I deserve, but don't bother to offer free advice, ok?
I bought a house that my son had been renting, because he was going to be evicted and had these unrealistic plans to actually buy the place himself.
So, at one point I got fed up with utilities being shut off and told him, look, here's the deal, I will pay all utilities and add it to the rent so you are forced to pay. Me. (where did that logic come from?)
So, One day, I'm out front in my truck parked in front and talking to him when I noticed a small pickup driving down the street and stopping at every house. So, I asked son what was that about, and he said that was the city with the "door hangers." Well, the City of Banning provided all utilities and they were giving notice of shut off within 5? days if a certain amount was not paid, in most cases, in cash. So, we watched this guy continue all to way to the end of the street and leave, but he didn't stop at my house. My son grinned and told me, that's the first time he has been bypassed! That gives you some idea of the neighborhood. One long dead end street and (guessing) at least 40 houses and everybody is getting shut off notices every friggin' month!
I won't go into my stupidity of assuming responsibility for the utility bills. No good deed goes unpunished.
Maybe one thing it points out is the cultural situation in this country with that certain segment and their constant economic shortfalls. Payday loans, title loans, evictions and repos, police presence and what else? People just barely able to get by, and treating it like it's normal. I must have lived a sheltered life, paying bills on time? Pathetic.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 11, 2019, 03:31 PM:
Throughout the years of the Obama Regime, a lot of folks struggled. Yet, here in our little town of 8k, the city commission decided that it was a good time to undertake several very expensive projects that were by no means needed, but were wanted by a relatively small minority of more affluent folks. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood and have been lucky enough to withstand their frequent increases as they cycled from property taxes to sales taxes, all the while we were enduring income tax changes.
I was speaking with a newcomer to the commission one evening in my driveway and expressed my concern for the impact these changes were having on the economies of folks on my route. He told me he really had no way of knowing about those struggles and I told him he did. On the 1st of each month, water/sewer bills are mailed out. Late notices go out on the 25th. He was a businessman and I suggested he contact the city office and ask about the number of late notices being issued each month over the past several years, and to use those numbers as an index by which he could see obvious trends in the community's financial health. I then told him that I was delivering late notices to as much as 80-85% of my route every 25th which tells me that those people were struggling. With Trump in office, the percentage is, maybe, 40%. People are doing better. When he suggested these numbers to the rest of the commission, they basically ran him out. Sad thing. Now, we have all these really nice things that the city underwrote and none of the locals can afford to take advantage of them. We spent all that money without a clue that those investments would need upgrades and maintenance, and now we're taking it in the ass to keep them online and functional. The more you have, the more you need to maintain. Some folks don't get that.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 11, 2019, 05:38 PM:
If all that's true, Lance, it's no damned wonder these people are so receptive to Socialism. No matter what happens, the demographics are going to kill us.
And, to make it worse, like I have been screaming about for a long time, WE COMPLETELY FUCKED UP PASSING THE VOTE FOR 18 YEAR OLDS! They have no idea the concerns and responsibilities of the average adult homeowner. I was going to say, doesn't matter the political party, but there is no doubt the Liberal Democrats have joined the Lunatic Fringe.
Reagan said it, Freedom is always one generation away from extinction!
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 12, 2019, 04:37 AM:
Clint and I we very lucky that we were never got shot in the neighborhoods we worked in, our Gangsters were like bankers never a shot fired before 9:00 A.M. on a side note one of the things we did regularly was replace the copper plumbing on the outside of the house, gone in a New York minute !Also would leave Ac unit in garage it would be reset at the time of new tenants by an ac guy.
[ June 12, 2019, 04:42 AM: Message edited by: Paul Melching ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 12, 2019, 08:09 AM:
I had something like that happen a while ago. Knock on the door, an officer of the law standing there. "Can I help you?"
This one called me outside and started pointing at the ground, here and there, I didn't know what the hell he was (not) talking about, but finally he said that he was called by the neighbors next door and decided to check out adjacent properties.
Somebody had come by and unscrewed all my brass sprinkler heads! Moderately expensive, but they last forever, yet some asshole stole them and would get 10 cents on the dollar for scrap at the reclamation center. It's just so fucking rude! I replaced them with plastic and ever since, they have a definite finite life. So, I can't say for sure, but the idea of a couple of 40 year olds stealing sprinkler heads does not compute. Oh well, we used to steal hubcaps....once. One time. Pointless.
Good hunting. El Bee
PS gonna be another scorcher today! Maybe not as bad as yesterday?
[ June 12, 2019, 08:11 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 12, 2019, 09:37 AM:
Leonard these guys will steal anything for a dime bag of meth! On our large landscape projects we had to put our backflow devices in cages bolted to the ground and locked bout 120 lbs. of brass in a 4" backflow !
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 12, 2019, 01:09 PM:
Years ago, Kansas passed a law requiring scrap metal businesses and reclamation places to require ID and have the sellers sign in what they were selling. Those records were then checked routinely against police reports, like a pawn shop, to identify who stole what and where. Made it so there was no place to sell the copper, etc. without risking getting caught. Still happens occasionally because they'll deliberately insert a couple extra steps to create distance between the thief and the seller. Drugs are the leading cause of property crimes today.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 12, 2019, 02:57 PM:
Yes, and somebody told me that they restrict shell casing brass? IDK?
I used to work for a large company that made switchgear, distribution panels and stuff like 12,000 amp service disconnects. All this required lots of laminated silver plated copper bars used as conductors. Turned out that there was some janitor on graveyard that was selling these prime components for scrap prices. Involved many thousands of dollars and the asshole was selling it for a few hundred bucks. Shameful waste!
I also heard about some guy that tried to steal a bunch of 500MCM cable on a energized transformer with a pair of bolt cutters-but he was careful; wore gloves! They think he was black to begin with but when they found him, he was also extra crispy.
So, it's not greed, huh? Motivation is for drugs? A main ingredient is stupidity. That's like a couple times I read where they had a disabled tanker trailer involved in an accident and with gasoline leaking, people were filling pails and any sort of containers they could find until some spark set 50 people on fire. I believe it happened a couple times with same results, hard to believe so many people could be so ignorant of the danger.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 12, 2019, 07:12 PM:
You gotta realize, Leonard, that liquid gasoline doesn't burn. Fuel concentration too high. Right up there at the spill, you're pretty safe. That is, until someone downwind decides to cause a spark or light a cigarette, not realizing that the barely noticeable hint of gas smell in the air is, in fact, the right ratio of fuel:oxygen and kablooey!!! Chances are the guy who lit off the fireworks got knocked on his ass, but outlived everyone else between him and the tanker.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 13, 2019, 03:23 AM:
Yup its the fumes that ignite back when I was a dumb kid before I was a stupid adult I would put my butts out in gasoline just to prove this point never had ignition a spark is much hotter than the coal on a cigarette.
[ June 13, 2019, 03:24 AM: Message edited by: Paul Melching ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 13, 2019, 06:11 AM:
Well, what I was speculating was that some barefoot native throws a pail to Kunta Kintay and it bangs off the fender, creating the spark we need. Both of the news events that I saw reported were in illiterate parts of Africa.
One time, in my back yard, I was talking to my brother, and used a five gallon G.I. gas can to start a fire in a big BBQ pit.
I never said anything, just kept talking while I took the gas can and walked it across the lawn and left it, all capped up and went back to the BBQ, still on the subject and tossed a match. Whoomp! it went, and there went a streak across the lawn three quarters of the way to that gas can sitting in the middle of the lawn. Tom just looked at me, and being the car salesman that he is, had no clue and said: I wondered why you did that!
I think an empty tanker full of fumes is a potential bomb, whereas if it was full, it would just catch fire. A hell of a fire but not explode. You know the theory of that Military air/fuel bomb, right? Release a vapor cloud with a time delay before it ignites. Spectacular explosion!
Anyway, Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Semp (Member # 3074) on June 13, 2019, 12:06 PM:
As I was reading the keyboard commando's email, it reminded me of the old "seize and desist" letter from the red toad. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 13, 2019, 01:35 PM:
This is my opinion about criticism I receive concerning the Board, in general and once in a while, somebody doesn't like someone else.
That's what this is. We have email from fake name amcorcastle. He says ban Earthwalker. Gives no reason. So there is no reflection on her, at all. He didn't say she misspells words all the time, like Paul does. No valid reason. So, in my opinion I owe Earthwalker no apology for posting an email from somebody that doesn't like her. This was intended as showing how petty a grown man can be, Yet, I have read that somebody here is upset at me for running this Board the way I please. I owe an apology because somebody thinks some unknown asshole talked shit about Earthwalker. He didn't say anything, he doesn't like her. Is that what it's about? Everybody has to like everybody. I didn't post an email from Earthwalker, I posted an email from some unknown jerk, and my intention was to show our members how petty a grown man can be. I guess if somebody writes to me and says they don't like a certain member, that member deserves an apology because I told everybody that I got a demand to ban another member. It's always like that; censorship. Telling me what to do. There's nobody else to blame around here besides me, the buck stops here.
Anyway, in a way, it's nice to hear from members about what I do and how I do it. But when it's criticism, don't expect me to say thanks for butting in here, on a personal level and trying to make me look bad, shame me for sharing email from a jerk. It's about him. It's not about me! It's not about a valued member and you guys can take your personal opinion about my actions and stick it up your ass. I'm doing this my way, not your way. Case closed.
Well, it's not "closed" exactly because I've never been accused of not allowing or suppressing speech and opinions. Just remember, this little fucking Board ain't a democracy, it's a dictatorship and I'm the HMFIC.
[ June 13, 2019, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on June 13, 2019, 05:05 PM:
Few years back one of our lookouts got hit. Old copper lightning lines all around the building for safety. They got some of the copper back because it had been soldiered and we knew what it looked like and told the LEO that when he seen it he'd know. there was several involved across the whole valley. Don't know if they caught the king pins or not.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 13, 2019, 07:04 PM:
I used to work part time in a recycle lot.
You guys would not believe the people selling 'scrap' that I met on their way to their 'pharmacists'.
Hint; If you're going to sell stripped or burnt copper wire,
you need a contractor's license w/ #s
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 13, 2019, 07:45 PM:
LB, you're right on the empty vs full fuel tank. A partially full tank has a void space in the top part above the liquid where fumes concentrate. Heat it up and you risk a BLEVE, rhymes with HEAVY. Official term is Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. Fire service term is Blast Leveling Everything Very Effectively. Underwent considerable training on controlling propane tank and gas tank fires. Some of the funnest training we did. I suppose searching YouTube for BLEVE vids would produce some interesting shows.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 14, 2019, 03:28 AM:
Leonard I actually spell very well I was taught by Sister Mary Gawdamit at our lady of Eternal Agony school, I just don't keyboard worth a shit !
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 14, 2019, 07:02 AM:
I know, Paul. I just made it up because I can't always be using ko ko as an example. He has a face only a mother could love; see how that flows together so well? Not true, he's a handsome young lad. I have never threatened him with the loss of his vowels. You, on the other hand are always on the brink.
Good hunting. El Bee
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