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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: One for my friend GWW

« Last post by gww on Today at 10:20:10 am »

It reminds me of the one I heard where before columbus in america the woman would pitch the tipi, cut the fire wood, do all the cooking and cleaning and all the men had to do was shoot something and then just sit around the fire and smoke the pipe and tell stories and we thought we could make it better?

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 10:02:37 am »

I don?t think that the engraving did any significant damage to the seal, do you?
Jim Altmiller

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 09:59:37 am »

Thanks Les.
I just received an email advising Creality Falcon 2 is on sale for $519, $555 including tax, no shipping. I ordered it and then ordered the cover on Amazon, $69.
Do you have a Honeycomb Laser Bed. Do I need it?
Does this Laser come with Laser design software?
Jim Altmiller

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THE 2ND AMENDMENT / Re: Navy gun handling

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 08:17:31 am »

LOL We were all over that on the 2A BB that I haunt. The armorer must have set him up.

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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / One for my friend GWW

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 02:03:39 am »

Jerry Clower and Women's liberation!

Short and to the point!

https://youtu.be/IR63U7_Y7Ik?si=B-LRsF83UIWJIP-r

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FORUM / Re: Gold prospecting using a metal detector

« Last post by max2 on Today at 01:33:12 am »

Nice bit of Gold!
Maybe the mobile phone attracted it?

I'm 76 this year and still don't own a mobile phone!

I can remember party lines - you knew everybody in the village , and their business.

I also remember the time when I would carry around a heavy  6 x 6 camera and develop my own photos.

I remember milking by hand, extracting honey by hand...

Slower times but good times.

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THE 2ND AMENDMENT / Navy gun handling

« Last post by animal on Today at 01:14:39 am »

I can't stop laughing ... 
A Navy commander firing weapon...
Scope mounted backwards
Chicken winging with the stock way up high
Handguard looks like it's crawling out at the top, like its not seated into the delta ring ... maybe just an optical illusion in the photo though
Foregrip almost against the mag, might as well not have it on there and grab the mag well instead
dude looks like he's been chewing fingernails til they bleed
Selector on rocknroll with 2 hunks of brass in the air plus the above .... demonstrating "spray and pray" perhaps ?
or is it just the way navy guys qualify with a rifle ... if you can hit the open water, expert marksman! 

And what's with the hand on his shoulder from behind? Reminds me that I did the right thing when I didn't go in.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-11/navy-backwards-scope-photo-13528758.html

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Follow the Bloom - 2024

« Last post by .30WCF on Today at 01:13:38 am »

And MiracleGro. Apparently they like that stuff. The last two times I?ve fed the stuff I sprouted, the bees came and drank all the blue water.

There are several 5-6 down in the cups, but you can see one here just getting ready to land in a tomato cup stage left.




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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 01:07:41 am »

Hi Jim, I did a quick sample engraving using my name and a bee image and engraved it into an old, black lid. The quality was excellent but when I looked under the lid, it looks as though it may have been a bit hot and marked the plastic seal. I think this could be reduced by either increasing the laser speed or reducing the power. This could be a good option on the tops of honey jars as the process could be easily set up with a jig to accurately engrave about a dozen lids at a time. I don?t think that white or gold lids would work as well as the surfaces would be too reflective. Good thinking Jim, this may be another way to make honey stand out and look a bit different to what is currently available.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by animal on April 27, 2024, 11:11:10 pm »

made a general check on things today and all looked fine. They're not building comb as fast as I expected them to but they are making progress.
Changed out the oil pan because it had just gotten too nasty looking to tolerate. Found out that I need to change something about it as the wood tray underneath the aluminum insert was full of water... no damage or discoloration though. Lots of dead hive beetles in the garbage now ... fresh oil and new pan for more to die in.

A good hour later, I was on the couch and noticed the cat was staring at me, moving it's head around and acting weirded out. After awhile, felt a little tickle on my shoulder .. a very small worker bee. It walked right onto my hand, so it got delivered back to the hive. They seem to do this kind of thing a lot, hitchhike into the house. Cat doesn't like it. Wife doesn't like it. Might have to get a bee suit after all, to make it easier to shed them.