Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Nov. 24

 Happy Thanksgiving!

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There is absolutely nothing square at Snakebit acres.

 I pulled measurements off two fences to get a rough layout for the batter boards. Every time I walked a 90 degree measurement, I was off by three feet.

I thought I was having some kind of navigation problem.
THEN- after setting batter boards for the short side, I used the measurements (off the other fence) for the long side.
After setting the two parallel string lines, I squared up it and barely had space to do it. 
Now I'm going to have to get the wife involved.

....Or use 6' batter boards set 6' away from where I think they need to be.

 

Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Nov. 17

 

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I just noticed

 When the toaster oven/air fryer is done making tater-tots....
It says "Hoon".

On Veterans Day

 Tommy
~~Rudyard Kipling~~

I went into a public 'ouse to get a pint o' beer, 
The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." 
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, 
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: 
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; 
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, 
O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play.  

I went into a theatre as sober as could be, 
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me; 
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls, 
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls! 
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide, 
O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.  

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap. 
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit. 
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll, 
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes," when the drums begin to roll. 

We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too, 
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you; 
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints, 
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints; 
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Tommy, fall be'ind," 
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind, 
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind. 

You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all: 
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational. 
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace. 
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot; 
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please; 
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!

Your Rule 5 puzzle for Monday Nov. 10

 

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Nov. 03

 

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Sob stories about swamp creatures

 

The median salary of Air Traffic (and probably most other .GOV swamp creatures) controllers (ending in 2022) is About $130,000 per year.

Which is $10,833/month.

 

I made about 1/3 of that.

When I was unexpectedly retired, I had just -the year before- put over half down on an F-250, so my bank account was.... on the low side. I had to wait almost a month and a half foe SS to kick in.

I still had enough money (at 1/3 of the average .GOV employee) to live and pay my bills for those 90 days easily.

 

WHY are these swamp creatures needing food pantries and side hustles to make up that missing money?

 

OR is it more likely that the Left leaning Media is lying (again) to try getting sympathy for the Devil? 

Free government healthcare

 American style-

Got back from Ortho at the VA.

It went from 18 years of "we'll just do PT for that shoulder and it should make it feel better" -to (finally)- "Lets do an MRI on it" last year.

 

To- "WOW, that biceps tendon is really ganked, we'll do a cotortozone injection to see what happens" -to- "Okay, we'll cut and reattach that tendon" -to- today. "WOW, it looks like we'll need to rebuild that whole rotator cuff".

 

That's what free healthcare is.

AND the VA isn't covering 350 million people.

Your Rule 5 monday puzzle for Oct. 27

 We'll be using my pics after seeing the last example of what JP thinks are hot chicks.

 

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Oct. 20

 Something suggested to me when I opened JP.

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Oct.13

 

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SHIT!

 I KNEW I should have bought that 2500 Denali even though it was a year older.

This is the second F-250 tailgate I've ruined by rolling a full 5x6 round bale off.
At least a welded steel tailgate can handle 1100 pounds of hay.

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 UPDATE- 
$575 on FB Marketplace.... without the camera.

It'll be reinforced, I just don't know if it'll be channel, angel iron or square tubing inside that flimsey-assed thing. 

Spreading the knowledge

 In case you were wondering, an M-1 Abrams is compatible with school zones.

 

Your Rule 5 Monday puzzle for Oct. 6

 

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Sept.29

 

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On being watched

It's really annoying to be working on something fiddly when you want to use two hands, but only have room for one.
THEN you have people standing around watching you.

 

 

Family drama and long distance calling

 I saw something on my FB timeline about long distance calling back in the stone age....
It was about her only being able to talk to her deployed BF on Saturday afternoons because of where he was- long distance.

I remembered back when we were deployed to Guam back in the 80's and we'd be able to schedule calls to home via MARS (phone-HAM radio-phone).

I'm not sure how much those relay operators paid attention to what was said because they probably had to listen for "over" when someone was done talking.

BUT- I'm sure they heard a crapload of things the shouldn't have, or didn't want to. Death, illness....Jody, financial problems...........

Your Monday rule 5 puzzle for Sept. 22

 Just so Gnome Sane doesn't have a problem with this serving of free ice cream......
I made sure the date was right and a brand spanking shiny new girl was sent from Bacontime just for you.
 

Feel better?

 

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Your Rule 5 puzzle for Monday Sept. 09

 

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Sept. 08

 

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Your Rule 5 puzzle for Sept 01

 Happy Labor Day!

Have some working girls-

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Aug. 25

 Yes, we've seen her before but are you going to complain about a hot redhead? 

 

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Your Rule 5 puzzle for Monday Aug. 18

 

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Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for Aug. 11

 

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FB threw something up on my timeline.

The post was from something called 'Heavy metal lovers".... or something.

Their idea of heavy metal was 'Stairway to Heaven'. 

THIS is literally "heavy metal'.  FFS that must have been another A.I. posting 

Your Rule 5 puzzle for Mondau Aug. 4

 

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I don't have a dog in this fight

 And I couldn't care less about either of them in this little snit they're having.

BUT
 

Is Mooch starting to show her male pattern baldness? 

 

Your Monday Rule 5 puzzle for July 28

 Because I finally got caught up on everything and can start welding on the dump bed trailer again.
Now if I could only get the VA to do something about my shoulder, I'd be able to weld more than 30 min. at a stretch.

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This-

Right here is why I hate letting the F-250s fuel tank get below half full.
Plus it's easier on the fuel pump.

I don't know wtf is going on with fuel prices this year. It used to be they'd go up and stay for a while and change back down for a while, but this year it seems like every time I go into town, the price has swung 30 cents in a day or two.