People want things without leaving their homes.....purchases online....food delivery...movies delivered to your home (streaming)...etc etc... I thought they might do well....plus I had bought and sold stocks before that...just got real lucky on that one

Bad News: Jaw and tooth were killing me thought I needed an emergency root canal. Gum and jaw swollen, very painful especially when I chewed.
Brushed my teeth several times and got toothpaste on my shirt creating a couple stains, ruined my favorite shirt.

Good News: Repeated brushing, mouthwash, peroxide, and Naproxin made it go away overnight.
Must have just had some jerky or pistachio caught between the tooth and gum.

Good news...My kid and his buddy with the forward mounted optic AR went shooting at Capital Forrest today. My kid took the Lamirth 80% 9mm AR of mine. along with 300rds of 9 and same of 223. Came back unscathed ...no holes

Bad news....They stopped at Cabelas on the way home and picked up some SRP and H335.....





My reload bench is about to be invaded by 18yr olds...

Hell hath no fury like a dad whose tools are broken or missing.

No kidding.
Now I know why my dad was always yelling at us!
Everytime I want to work on something I first make the kids go on a tool search.
Have a large screwdriver set that's usually on the living room table so I can see from my chair if any are missing.

[quote="WaJim"]Good news...My kid and his buddy with the forward mounted optic AR went shooting at Capital Forrest today. My kid took the Lamirth 80% 9mm AR of mine. along with 300rds of 9 and same of 223. Came back unscathed ...no holes

Bad news....They stopped at Cabelas on the way home and picked up some SRP and H335.....





My reload bench is about to be invaded by 18yr olds...[/quote]
That's excellent!
More satisfaction and visible end results then video games!!

Yeah, I really don't mind....reload class starts after school today.

Single stage and bullet trays FTW.

Brass is in the tumbler.

I got mine into reloading when he was about 15. He still reloads in occasion, just doesn't shoot as much anymore as his money now goes to his motorcycle or truck or fishing gear...
He had a leach for a girlfriend for pertnear 4 years that ran him broke and depressed spending every penny he had, his fault for staying with her though. Now that he see's he doesn't have to count change for fuel and can drop a grand on bike suspension.

Jim still has his shop class tools from 1968

NOW That's what schools desperately need ..shop class.

That's where I learned how to swap a camshaft in my car, run an engine lathe and no shit....WELD.

But its gender pigeonholing...what the Uberlib school system cant be a part of.

I see your retirement income teaching the younglings how to mechanic and in the convenience of your own home. People will drive and fly from all over the country to learn. Sound familiar?

I did the wood/metal shop, and the cooking/sewing class. I have no regrets, and thoroughly enjoyed all of them.

Never did the cooking or sewing....but definitely was a taste tester.

Most of the cookies didnt turn out so well.

IIRC it was my first exposure to too much bakin soda.

Ship to 2:14 for a scene of Jim with baking soda.

Good --- nice weather lately.... saw the first lizard of spring the other day.... they are out in force today - saw ~10 of them sunning on the block wall.

Bad --- I see that the wasp nest I failed to kill last fall has awoken... time to get all medieval on their asses before they become as big of a problem as they were last summer.


Xtra Good ---- I built 4 wren boxes last spring... the wrens found them, started building nests, but didn't actually use them.... I see that one has a fully lined nest in it! Wrens are so cool....