Sunday, August 16, 2026

Great Safety Reminder From Living With Wood Fires, in the U.K.

 Accidents are unplanned events. You must plan and prepare to avoid them. A full comp .375 chain has 10 teeth per foot, and at 45 miles per hour, the chain can cut you 660 times per second. Big, Bad Cuts! Take a class, use your safety gear, plan every cut.

Back To The Old Grind!

Weekend Steam III: Our Modern World Could Not Exist Without The Steam Shovel!

 Thanks, Merle!

If you like steam shovels, you really should plan a trip to Rollag!

Weekend Steam II: Roll Veneer Mills

 You probably have seen roll veneer being made if you have been to a few engine shows. The mill in this video actually came out of a box and basket factory in southern Illinois. 

Here is the primary product made from veneer peeled off of a spinning log.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Ten And A Half Years Ago...

 ...was our big break-in. Yesterday I found another piece of glass in the driveway from that night! This surely has to be the last one...



Weekend Steam: Pinckneyville Weekend!

 Susan and I aren't going this weekend, but you should if you can. We always have a good time, but the heat got us down this week and we are not up to it. Here are a few videos from years past.


Susan and her mother. Patti left us eight years ago. 


Definitely not for row crops!


Always plenty to see!




Friday, August 14, 2026

Running Slow

 The temps were still in the 90s at Pistol League, and I had been hot during the day. I was running slow. I usually shoot five plates in the 5 second range, and this time is was always 6-something. I did have two runs under 6 in my final turn. No missed plates, but I did have to go back a few times before the stop plate.  The sun is setting earlier every week and we will soon be driving at sunset, so Pistol League is nearly over for us this year. 


Thursday, August 13, 2026

Great Plains Windmill Service

 Now you know who to call for all your windmill needs! I was terrified of the thought of climbing these when I was a kid!

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Eastern Fence Lizard

 


  

This little guy lives in Susan's garden. Makes me think of a horned toad. Not skink like at all

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Wednesday Windage: Respect The .22s!

 Who-Tee-Who is not a typical gun writer, and he puts out a lot of content every week. He shoots, he hunts, he spends a lot of time in his favorite gun shop, and he will give you plenty to think about.