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  1. My winter garden is mostly planted, a combination of direct seeding and starts in pots that I’m keeping in partial shade because it’s so hot. I’m going to keep planting and see if I can make a succession of veggies for the winter. So far I have: Snap peas, snow peas, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, fennel, red beets, golden beets, two kinds of carrots, three kinds of radish, endive, three kinds of lettuce, arugula, dill, cilantro, basil, green onions, chives and a few Cherokee purple tomatoes I started in mid summer.
  2. I love a good shitbox convo. What about an S2000? You could probably get a driver grade higher mileage one for mid teens and that transmission is about the sweetest shifting piece on god’s green earth. Nothing ever broke on the one I had and consumables like brakes and tires are very inexpensive. You could also get a 2.0 manual trans Cadillac ATS in the mid teens. I’ve only driven a V but it’s a very competent chassis if a little boring on the motor. If you’re city parking it then I’d avoid anything that you see in street takeover vids. The G35/37 is the king in those other than Chargers and Challengers.
  3. I like their barrel proof offerings. Decent replacement for Stagg Jr if you can’t find that.
  4. Just got back from the lease and the four Amazon solar panels I put on feeders/cameras last year have all shit the bed. Are these disposable or is there an actual reliable option out there? I also second the Spypoint LM2s, they’re cheap to run and the plans are pretty solid as well. I just do unlimited during season and it’s my favorite thing to check while I drink coffee.
  5. It had been a long time since I’ve had a glass of this one. Great rye spice on the bourbon sweetness, it reminds me of older, low proof MGP rye. Which isn’t a bad thing when you’re warming up for a 10 pm kickoff.
  6. He was the Brian Ferentz of defense.
  7. Got ‘eem. Killers never prosper.
  8. This. I hope he turns super red in useless anger.
  9. I looked and couldn’t find the seed packet for them. I tried a couple last year and this one is definitely unique with a shiny green look compared to Clemson red or the more normal light green kind. They all taste about the same to be, but definitely don’t want to let any of them get more than 3-4” long. That’s all she needs, allegedly.
  10. I have six okra plants and they just started producing because the deer trimmed them down to nubs twice while it was really hot and dry. I’m expecting about a dozen per day from these shortly.
  11. I liked that tan one in all the press pics, but the other trims and in person have been a huge disappointment. That motor failure disaster is also horrible. We had a last gen GX and it was entirely flawless if slightly antiquated. I don’t want to live in a world where Lexus vehicles are blowing motors under warranty.
  12. Ha, that would have been a huge whiff otherwise.
  13. Of course there’s a podcast. Why didn’t I think to check? I love a good podcast and will check it out.
  14. Everywhere is better than Texas. Costco in Alaska was sitting on tons of cheap McKenna in August.
  15. So what’s the best current value for something to whack pigs at night from 100-120 yards? All the feeders at my lease are very close and I want something easy and cost effective so I don’t feel bad sending a teenager out to use it. I got a hog light last year and it sucked so I’m looking for something better than that. Maybe NV instead of thermal? https://pulsarnv.com/collections/digital-nv-riflescopes Cheapest Pulsar? https://nightvisionguys.com/pulsar-thermion-2-xq35-pro-thermal-imaging-riflescope-2-5-10x-384x288 Cheapest Thor 4? https://www.atncorp.com/thermal-scope-thor-4-384-1-25-5x
  16. These barely run, more like a little soybean shrub. Nowhere near the mayhem of cantaloupe or watermelon vines.
  17. Little Book is great again this year if you’re into rye. It’s not quite as good as last years PHC 10 year rye, but it’s also going to be way easier to find.
  18. Got my first watermelon, I’m not sure who asked for personal size with seeds although the flavor was great. I can’t keep up with the damn cowpeas eating them fresh as green beans so I let a bunch go and harvested them as black eyed peas. Laborious AF shelling them, but it’s at least new and interesting. They’re an incredible cover crop to keep weeds down so I might have a literal million next season.
  19. Tomatoes are running out of steam, but the soybeans and cowpeas are coming on strong. The cowpeas have to be the easiest thing to grow that I’ve ever attempted. They’re from seed and are already producing and have never had irrigation on them. I was gone for 10 days and they looked better than ever when I got back. l I also have some cantaloupe and watermelon that are doing pretty well. The corn seems a bit stunted but we will see how it works out.
  20. Hooked it trolling for kings. My dad is a resident so no slot for him.
  21. Took the boat 100 miles out to the open ocean off the coast of Yakobi island, smoked a limit of king salmon and a 24 pound long cod. On the way back it got a little sporty in front of Glacier Bay, but it’s hard to shoot video when 4-5’ waves are going over the bow, so it’s just 2-3’ in the vid. The pic off the bow is about 5 minutes after the video and it never ceases to amaze me how much turning one corner can change conditions in the inside passage. Also a bonus video of a killer whale chasing salmon away from the boat. IMG_1078.mov IMG_1066.mov
  22. Docked up, cruising up Tracy Arm and backing down on a waterfall yesterday. We did 180 miles in a day, my longest trip yet in this boat. Beautiful water the whole way with mostly calm seas and a little sub 2’ wind chop here and there.
  23. A blazing hot 60* day up here in God’s country. Balmy weather and calm seas so I can cruise through it at 40 kts on the way to fish. Saw an excellent whale show today as well.
  24. I have a Lander GMT with the original brass crown which became difficult to turn after 4-5 years. They said they could service it for $400 which really sucks on a $1300 watch. They look great, though.
  25. 2.5l sucks bad, but the 2.4l turbo in the XT is fun. The CVT reminds me of a smooth shifting old 3-4 speed auto and it’s a lot more relaxing in traffic than my ZL1. Great sound system and tech, rubber floor mats and came tuned to 90.5. I’m going to throw on my Chacos and live the dream. I would have preferred the Onyx visually, but went with the Touring to get ventilated seats.
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