Tuesday Turbo Boost

I've enjoyed this song for many years, and now I see that It was featured in a movie way back in 1945


From "Bring On The Girls," 1945.

Feedback!

Good comments make blogging and YouTubing worthwhile, and on a little blog like this one, the mailbox ususally echoes like Charley Brown's.  But today we got a good one.  My little brother shared one of the cat bite slide shows with a friend who just agreed to cat-sit.  Here is what he had to say after seeing the results of a cat bite:


Here are photos of the progression from Day 1 to Day 15. Surgery was on Day 7. The picc line will come out this week, and then I can go back to work.

I have handled the cat that bit me since I've been home....with WELDING GLOVES! I sure don't want to repeat this experience.

Ready Or Not, Here It Comes

Back To The Old Grind!

Not My Victrola: Peel Off Those Long-Johns And Have A Good Soak!

Here is one of my old favorites again, this time, performed by Vaughn De Leath.

e-Postal Tactics

Trying for the big points on an e-Postal target can be a challenge.  The March target had these little 25 point bullseyes in the corners, and I didn't even try for them with my iron-sighted pistols.  The Mk III has a good red dot sight, though and I made a couple attempts.  The sight is dialed in for 25 yards, and the target was set up at 25 feet, so an allowance for elevation had to be figured in.  Using the taco grip on the gun, I placed the bottom of the crosshair in the circle, and was a bit high.  Only one bullet touched the circle, for 25 points.

For the second attempt I put the bullseye between the cross and the bottom of the crosshair, and made three touches, but boy does that require some concentration!  For my third attempt, I went for the easy points.

The ten-ring is not too difficult when you are using a good red-dot sight; that allowed me to relax a bit too much, and I pulled off one shot to barely make a 9.

These monthly contests are good practice for all of us, and they will remind you how each of your pistols shoots, so be sure to join in the fun.  Mr. Completely will not be posting the results of March until some time next week, so feel free to shoot the March target and send your scans in to him.  The April contest is Right Here, so you can shoot them both in one range trip

Weekend Steam: Steamroller Crash!

In this video we see the results of a steamroller going out of control.  Most of these old machines don't have brakes, and they are stopped by closing the throttle, reversing the engine, and then opening the throttle again.  That can be a problem if the operator is also steering the engine.   If you ever find yourself in this situation, you must kill or drop the fire ASAP.  The front end of the engine on the ground means that the crown sheet in the firebox probably has no water on it, and it will overheat in short order.  I was holding my breath when they picked up the front end.  Heating up the crown sheet and then putting water on it can cause an explosion from flash steam. 

Crankin' It Up

Dancing In The Dark by TrueBlueSam

This dance record is from 1931, and it is interesting to hear the change from my Roaring Twenties records.  No Charleston bumps, but just a simple Fox-Trot.  Not up to the Swing era yet.

Spring Really Has Arrived In Southern Illinois

This week we have thunderstorms, wood ducks moving in, folks are planting trees, we've left the wood stove cold for a couple nights, the red maples are blooming, and this fox squirrel was actually seeking shade.  Oh, and ticks.

Rule 8 on the Chainsaw List (See Sidebar)

Click Here for the story.  Tree trimmers are notorious for using one hand and reaching way out with a saw.  Both hands need to be on the saw at all times when the chain is running.  Take the left hand off the saw, and a kickback will do its worst on you.  Hang on, and most kickbacks are under control.

Ruger's Auction To Benefit The Light Foundation

This week you will be bidding on a T & E Mini-14 from way back in 1979, when Ruger was making the Mini with wooden handguards.  This is a highly desirable collectible/shootable Mini-14, and you just have to click over to Ruger's Gunbroker page to join in the action.  This auction ends mid-day, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, so don't delay.  100% of the proceeds from this auction will go to benefit the Light Foundation.

Update: $1375!