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CHIEF

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  1. My father started this: https://www.facebook.com/BIBLE-Connection-INC-896842657329230/?ref=page_internal, all of the proceeds from his business I ran from 2019-2020 went to purchase Bibles for populations that had too few literate readers to have Bibles made by the Gideons. I am a Christian, but pale in comparison to my parents. However, my mother and I donate heavily through our non-profit to https://lifetoday.org/outreaches/water-for-life/. It is James Robison's ministry that drills almost a well per day in Africa. Clean water is probably the greatest preserver of life that can be provided. When my father died, a Church in Belize that my father had heavily funded, had their song leaders come and sing at his funeral. His bass is the pride of a guy he gave it to, in Serbia. This is a great thread. Matthew 25:40-45 CHIEF
  2. When you loose that much weight, but probably didn't pick up any foot speed, you are no longer capable of being a Div.I football player. You are just some average un-athletic dude. CHIEF
  3. Sounds like a good time for some Ukraine pilots to go pick up some Polish MIGs. I mean what's good for the goose, is good for the gander? Right? CHIEF
  4. Last of him on 24/7, he was at Butler Community College, in Kansas. He has never been on the roster. CHIEF
  5. I think he went full Blutarsky: CHIEF
  6. Wish I would have known this last Friday. Some MFer threw out a lit cigarette butt at the intersection of Hwy 4 and 377, here in Granbury, before turning into the QT for fuel. Had me contemplating chambering a round and following him to the pump. I hate feeling that way, but it put my HEB (when it's open) at risk. CHIEF
  7. Don't forget to have someone erase your browser history. CHIEF
  8. I asked my Lockheed engineer buddy why equipment is so incredibly expensive. It's all the design, mock up, and redesigning parts that fuck up during testing. He said it is not uncommon for a new generation of fighter jet to have close to a half million redesigns. I asked him, "so if one component has been redesigned 5000 times and the design still isn't working, what happens next?" He said, "well, you start working on redesign 5001." It's all trial and error, and still needs to meet government requirements. CHIEF
  9. The sage advice that my late father taught me was momentum always makes up for a lack of traction. BUT, that logic doesn't hold up in tanks or tractors. CHIEF
  10. We are right on the line at dry and critically dry at the deer lease, in King county. Gonna go pick up the blind and travel trailer this weekend. I don't think it's a mater of if the lease is gonna burn, but when. CHIEF
  11. The engineer that hires all of the other engineers, at the Ft. Worth Lockheed, was at my crawfish boil this weekend. He gave the hard sell to CHIEF Jr. (again) this weekend and told him to pick out his classmates that have true mechanical aptitude, and can turn wrenches to come apply. F-35 and F-16 orders are going through the roof. This has scared the hell out of Europe, Japan, Turkey, and the Baltics. He said Lockheed is about to be building "balls to the wall". If any of you have a kid that is about to graduate with an engineering degree, feel free to DM me. It's a great job, with great benefits. CHIEF
  12. See how much, and apply the "it was on my ranch, and already written off the books discount". Under 100k miles, it's a $60k truck. My 2018 F350, that looks just like that, other than being a Ford, is worth $17k more than I paid for it. CHIEF
  13. I would take solace in not knowing when I was going to hit the ground, as it would be impossible to see through the fecal matter covering every inch of the windscreen of the entire cockpit. CHIEF
  14. We had our first big boil (6 sacks) and about 25 people: Sorry its sideways, too lazy to turn it. Of course, we didn't want anyone driving home drunk: We have one sack left for lunch. CHIEF
  15. Exactly. But imagine if someone had killed your wife (that wasn't one from the divorce thread in IPIHB), and held onto one of your children (Donbas), and then said he was done fighting, what would you do? The Ukes want their pound of flesh, and it's coming. Let them run the Russians completely out of what the Ukes consider Ukranian territory, and let them become a NATO member that day. Keep sanctioning Russia, and never let them have the funds to rebuild their military again. CHIEF
  16. Looks like he has slimmed down a little. He must have ran out of his neighbor's pets. CHIEF
  17. Here is CHIEF Jr. sleeping in ours, behind the office chairs. There is plenty of room. He is 6' and 220 lbs. CHIEF
  18. Get called a psycho for entertaining an idea to keep Belarus out of the conflict and see where that gets ya'. CHIEF
  19. It will buff right out. No problemo. CHIEFO
  20. Used to be a pretty good BBQ stop in Rice's Crossing, but that was 25 years ago. If it is still there, I hope it made it. With the wildfires, I was worried about Mary's in Strawn, the tornado in Jacksboro, earlier today, I was worried about Herd's, in Elgin, I was worried about Southside Market. I should I be ashamed, but I always lead with my stomach. CHIEF
  21. If the tornado hits College Station it will do about $5mm in improvements. CHIEF
  22. Sure. I bought it from www.AmericanGreenhouseCompany.com. I am assembling it myself, with CHIEF Jr.'s help. It was only $8677.00 with no assembly. It can be assembled in about a day, but assembly runs about $3k. It has a lifetime frame warranty, and a 15 year panel warranty. The sheets are supposed to flex enough to be 250x as resilient as glass. The day I bought it, the owner/installer was assembling one in my neighborhood. They are about 8-10 weeks out, but only if you pay for all of it up front. They do have financing available as well. Not sure where you live, but if you are close to me, I get a 10% referral fee, which I would be glad to split. I'm in the DFW area. If you go wider than 12', the price goes up considerably, since everything has to be double braced. It's much better to go longer than wider. CHIEF
  23. Was watching the Jacksboro tornado, worried Herd’s was going to take a hit. Told CHIEF Jr. it went west by a little over half a mile. It was past the turn to Antelope. That Jacksboro high school and the Dollar General took the direct hit. Hate to be right for once. CHIEF
  24. I always loved cruising at about 2000 feet to look at shit on the ground. This just goes to show that altitude gives you more time to get mentally prepared, and gives you options on where to go. Out by our lease, it's probably safe to be near FL 10k. It's easily 30-40 miles between useable runways. CHIEF
  25. Bought a 12x24 greenhouse this last week to put by my shop. Once I get my well on electricity, should be good to go. It will not be here till mid-June, but I should be able to grow year round.
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