I have not so much as looked on here in a year or two . But People I got to know on here over the years I am still in touch with and they, like me have left tis place , because at the end of the day, we are down to earth people and yes we swear at times and have opinions on political stuff and I just talking for myself put in the odd 3 letter word in my posts here and there. It just saddens me that the old guard as it where is leaving this site , but still keeps in touch with me ...... Paul .... please think about what you are doing to the folks that are the old family. I only write this because after 26 years as a happy member of this place before I left a couple of years ago because of your "new rules " and a bunch of good folks that did the same ........ well have a think ..... and if you don't want to put it out there....... Paul, I know you have my number

Keep us updated . You’re a good guy , Hoss . We miss you.

Honestly, it was a day!.. a very long day split between hauling sap, feeding the fire, and monitoring the boil.

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Quote from article: Initially facing 22 charges in that case, Livermore pled guilty to four felony counts of unlawful killing of deer, four counts of wastage and one felony count of possession of an unlicensed suppressor in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of attempted sexual abuse of wildlife.

As most as you guys know,,, I’m not much of a mechanic,,, and it really sucks because I ( like most of us) don’t have disposable income to hire one.

I’m going to attempt to change the rear axle seal on my 2003 Chevy Silverado. I YouTubed it and the only hard looking part is after pulling off the differential cover and pulling that pin,,, is moving the gears around to the backside and pulling out the clip to pull out the axle.. just concerned I’m going to mess up the gears… any tips?

"The 2022 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) was $3,284.00, the largest in the program’s 41-year history." Bomb baby bomb!

This isn’t true.
Missouri has no restrictions on bait used for trapping.
Game fish may not be used for fishing bait, but may be used for trapping.

I use a squirt of swarm commander spray in the box and a squirt outside on the hole. I use old hive boxes that have enough rot on them that I don’t use them for hives. A peice or two of old comb and a frame or two of foundation. It helps them to keep the comb straight. I’m not always close by and a strong swarm will draw out a lot of comb quickly. Thin plywood on the bottom and a political sign for the top. I screw them down so I can remove and replace them easily. I seem to get about 50 percent success rate.

Very well done Sam and George.

As sawmp wolf said, 6"x6" minimum. And you want to use the rule of thumb for cantilever, in reverse for this application: 1/3-2/3. In other words, at a minimum, if you have 6' above ground, you need AT LEAST 3' below ground. Definitely concrete them in. Don't know your soil, but I would use at least 4 80# sacks per post.
Depending on your span between posts, you could easily use the same 6"x6" material for a span well over 6', and for attachment to columns, Simpson post-to-beam connectors with recommended Tico nails and through bolts would be fine. Or, less gaudy, you could use long 12"x3/4" lag bolts through the beam and into the top of said posts. You will need to pilot the holes and will want a quality impact wrench to sink them.

The reply's make sense.
And just my opinion it was originally a stone rake.
Used to rake stones out of the grain fields before planting.
It also killed sprouting weeds at the same time.
Once the stones were exposed, they were picked up.