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  1. 1 hour ago, HRSchenker said:

    Winter's Bone

  2. 6 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:

    Interesting little back and forth here now.    The fact only 14 replies shows how much water Johnny Football is carrying now.

     

    Johnnys done it now. He can expect to be challenged to a fight at the texag offices.

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  3. https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-to-face-strikes-in-norway-as-unions-back-swedish-workers-action-2023-12

     

    Swedish dockworkers who aren't employed by Tesla then said they would block all deliveries of the company's vehicles from being unloaded.

    Nine unions in Sweden are backing IF Metall, including postal workers who are refuse to ship license plates — leaving Tesla unable to complete deliveries, per the NYT.

    On Tuesday, a labor union in Denmark backed IF Metall in its action against Tesla. 3F said it would refuse to unload or transport Tesla vehicles made for Swedish customers.

    Now, Norway is joining in on the action too.

    The country's largest private-sector labor union, Fellesforbundet, said Wednesday it would block Tesla shipments meant for the Swedish market if the dispute hasn't been resolved by December 20.

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  4. 7 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Around this time every year I start planning trips for next year.  PCT long distance permits are released in November and it just gets my hiking brain going.  

    Right now, I'm hoping to get out for a weekend backpack at Davis Mountains weekend after next, if it doesn't get too cold.  Anything in the upper 30s or so I can handle, but anything below that gets too cold, especially with the wife and dogs in tow.  For now it's looking like 70s/40s, which would be quite lovely.

    Next summer, I'm heading back to the PCT for a section.  Meeting my PCT buddy Stix.  He got all the way to Canada on the PCT after skipping the Sierra, so he's going back this summer to finish it all.  I'm going to meet him at Lake Tahoe and go southbound on the PCT to Yosemite Valley.  Should take around 2 weeks.

    Then maybe thinking a Big Bend trip in the fall?

     

    Anyone else planning this far ahead?

    Thinking about the Camino Norte and Kungsleden next year. Hopefully I'll be able to make it happen.

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  5. You might check out REI. They usually have 2 big sales a year and you can knock off some $ on the price.

    You could stop by/call and ask when the next sale is. Also ask them what they would recommend.

  6. 2 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


    Also, what are your requirements for EDC? I can be pretty picky about certain features, like a deep carry clip. If a knife doesn’t have a true deep carry clip or can easily swap it the clip for one, I won’t buy it. I also think that an EDC blade (especially since I work in an office) should be 2.5-3.25”. I also don’t like when a knife looks like it was designed to be sold in a gas station.

    Thanks all for the replies.

    Seeing the Kizer GottaB posted and the Banter you posted got my mind going. Leaning towards the Banter but going to log off from the computer for awhile and hope the feeling goes away for buying another knife.

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  7. I went this year to Cape Town for about 3 weeks. Stayed with an Afrikaans friend and it was like having my own tour guide. We did the Garden Route and traveled it for almost 2 weeks. Then hit the wineries east of CT.

    I really enjoyed it as I had never been to Africa before. Scenery, food and wine were all great. Dollar is strong and you really got a lot bang for your buck.

    I'd like to go back to SA and see Namibia as well. The South Africans I talked with all spoke highly of Namibia.

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  8. 48 minutes ago, GottaB said:

    Benchmade update. This is most of them. I liked the bailout a lot more than I thought. It’s bigger than the bugout but not notably so in the pocket.


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    How is the mini grip vs the full size griptilian and mini grip vs the bugout? Thanks.

  9. 22 minutes ago, Cajun said:

    Nothing great about this pic other than I’ve been trying to get this fat little tail-less Fox to sit still long enough in my front yard to get a non blurry shot.  Finally happened tonight.  I know I’ve never seen one without a tail and I doubt I’ve ever seen one that is, apparently, addicted to chili cheeseburgers like this one…

     

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    He looks a little heavy. Maybe mix in some statins with that chili cheeseburger to make sure he hangs around a while.

  10. On 10/11/2023 at 9:50 AM, atomheartbevo said:

    Not to mention that Bastrop farmers/ranchers, their friends/family and supporters, vote and will be raising hell both in Bastrop and in Austin if Elmo is fucking up their water (especially with all of the dry patches they've endured the past few years).  Musk doesn't know how to read a room, and I doubt he understands the dynamics of rural Texans. Water is kind of one of their biggest concerns.

    I really hope he is held accountable in regards to the water issue but I don't have high hopes.

  11. 1 hour ago, Saint Tacky said:

    I stumbled across this Scottish Backpacking Challenge the other day, and I am seriously contemplating this for May 2025. It's short notice and my knee won't be ready in time to prepare for 2024.  I'd need to talk my kids into it. We did Philmont together, albeit two years apart. I'd like to get them both out on the trail with me at the same time. 

    One of my friends hiked in Scotland this year and she loved it.

    You might check out "knees over toes guy" for your knee. He's got lots of free videos out there on YouTube, insta, etc. I've found his stuff to be really good for rehabbing and strengthening my legs.

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