Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Very interesting.
Looking at it now you can see the constant progression towards Allied victory. But I'm sure it didn't feel that way in 42' and 43' when bombers were getting shredded and early forays with Japan were unsuccessful (with the exception of Midway, the most kick ass battle ever).
Hitler never would have won against the Allies but had he played his cards right the war could have dragged on for years and possibly he could have signed an armistice to retain part of Europe. OTOH for Japan, you can't fix stupid. Yamamoto knew defeat was imminent from the start.
Oldman47
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If you can believe what you see and read, Yamamoto was a great Admiral that did not get the respect he deserved from his own military heirarchy. He was dismayed by the attack on Pearl because he believed it spelled doom for his side of the war.
When they didn't destroy the carriers at Pearl he said that IJN would rule the seas for 6 months. He was one day short of being exactly right.
Oldman47
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Yep, a great admiral.
Stopped by the neighbors for a BS session. He was making maple syrup. He's got 35 gallons of sap so should end up with just short of a gallon of syrup.
Here's a portion of sap that has already been reduced by half.
Here's a portion of sap that has already been reduced by half.
It's maple syrup weekend here in NY. All the shacks have open house and are giving tours. A big one nearby has a pancake breakfast. I think I'll go tomorrow morning with the family after my night shift. Fill my belly and then sleep. Yum.
Kudos to the vets. That display is an amazing piece of history and honor. I'm sure it makes you and the family proud. My grand father was a WWII vet and Purple Heart recipient. He was a paratrooper and shot in the leg on the way down. I wish I had more time with him before he passed from heart issues, I was pretty young.
Kudos to the vets. That display is an amazing piece of history and honor. I'm sure it makes you and the family proud. My grand father was a WWII vet and Purple Heart recipient. He was a paratrooper and shot in the leg on the way down. I wish I had more time with him before he passed from heart issues, I was pretty young.
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
Very respectful posts you folks have put up concerning Veterans.
If Germany did not invade Russia they would have easily over powered England, and we would not have had a Staging point from which to launch D Day.
Also, our tanks were no match for the German tanks, especially the Tiger tanks, although things improved when we upgraded from the 75 mm gun. We basically stayed in the fight by replacing the fallen soldiers, something Germany was not able to do, but I'm sure that did not seem like victory to the guys in the field.
The German machine guns, with water cooled barrels were also far superior to ours, and their tracers did not start burning until several hundred yards out. Our tracers lit up at the muzzle, as soon as we started shooting we got it back! Our barrels were also air cooled and had to be exchanged out in the heat of the battle.
Another quote from my Dad I will never forget. They issued him a 30 carbine (he was a radio operator), which was near useless in the wide open German countryside. He said "The first thing you did was exchange it for an M-1 with someone who did not need his any more."
Also, our tanks were no match for the German tanks, especially the Tiger tanks, although things improved when we upgraded from the 75 mm gun. We basically stayed in the fight by replacing the fallen soldiers, something Germany was not able to do, but I'm sure that did not seem like victory to the guys in the field.
The German machine guns, with water cooled barrels were also far superior to ours, and their tracers did not start burning until several hundred yards out. Our tracers lit up at the muzzle, as soon as we started shooting we got it back! Our barrels were also air cooled and had to be exchanged out in the heat of the battle.
Another quote from my Dad I will never forget. They issued him a 30 carbine (he was a radio operator), which was near useless in the wide open German countryside. He said "The first thing you did was exchange it for an M-1 with someone who did not need his any more."
Wayne68
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Yes without the vets we might not be here enjoying days like today. Tomorrow is sap boiling day for us here, we have about 12 gallons to process down. One thing I have learned is that watching sap boil and continuously stoking the fire makes for the perfect beer drinking environment.
OK, so does that mean there is a Maple Brew on the way that you intend to share with us, I think it would be great for US/CA relations!
Moving along. This is about 25 gallons of sap reduced down to about 5. 10 more gallons of sap to add.
Wayne68
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Thats a great idea. I will conduct a very thorough case study on it and let you know how it goes
A big thanks to all that have served and serve .
Getting a bit hard to scrounge up some wood with so much snow , with more than 3' in the woods I gotta look for targets of opportunity .
The neighbour has a popple with a dead top by my near empty wood racks .
So , I stomped a trail down and got it down , we'll see how high the stump is after the melt LOL
I cut up the top and got that up to the house , closer to the butt end was starting to get awkward to get it up the hill in the snow trail so I did it Euro style , blocked it up at 32" and split it on the spot , I found it easier to bring the splits up the trail .
I cut that pile up and resplit the larger splits .
The reason for the small splits is that they are a little wet but my mm sez that it's still good to go
Getting a bit hard to scrounge up some wood with so much snow , with more than 3' in the woods I gotta look for targets of opportunity .
The neighbour has a popple with a dead top by my near empty wood racks .
So , I stomped a trail down and got it down , we'll see how high the stump is after the melt LOL
I cut up the top and got that up to the house , closer to the butt end was starting to get awkward to get it up the hill in the snow trail so I did it Euro style , blocked it up at 32" and split it on the spot , I found it easier to bring the splits up the trail .
I cut that pile up and resplit the larger splits .
The reason for the small splits is that they are a little wet but my mm sez that it's still good to go
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Wayne, I drove past Listowel today on my way to Bowmans auction sale. Picked up more stuff I don't need but the price was kinna right.
Beauty of a welding bench, 4x8 with 1/2" thick top on it. I really don't need it but was cheap enough. Bought the 280 that was there, didn't need it either. Bought a running gear so I'll have a spare log wagon and some other small stuff.
Beauty of a welding bench, 4x8 with 1/2" thick top on it. I really don't need it but was cheap enough. Bought the 280 that was there, didn't need it either. Bought a running gear so I'll have a spare log wagon and some other small stuff.
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Was that your firewood pile beside the sale?
Wayne68
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Looks like you got some good stuff there. I wish that was my wood pile, maybe I will sneak in there tonight I'm sure they would't miss a measly 16" off the end of each and every one.
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