MikMacMike 479 #1951 Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Boy, I love my quiet corner of the world! Me too, Ive often wondered though how to stop all Toronto or Montreal Traffic period.....Makes me think of an ol jock ops joke from years ago and wonder if it would work on them? My buddy we call Newf.....well he decided to head west! Well off he goes, driving west on what is considered the busiest hwy in north america, he was smart to avoid Montreal cuz he doesnt know how the language. Down the road he drives....Toronto 300km, Toronto 200km Totonto 100km then he saw this sign saying Toronto left. Boy was he so pissed off he turned around and went right back home......Hmmmmm he really is a good ol boy, drink ya under the table! But I figure thats ok, he always baught the beer heheheheh. Edited May 8, 2021 by MikMacMike 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #1952 Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Boy, I love my quiet corner of the world! My quiet corner happens to be a couple miles from a nice lake and within driving distance of Illinois. 😞 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #1953 Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) Same is happening here. Fortunately we are off the beaten track, 3/4 mile off the main road and down a dead end. Edited May 8, 2021 by Stormin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,821 #1954 Posted May 8, 2021 County clean up day. Hazardous waste and junk tires... 10 per vehicle, Mrs. P and I are in line with two trucks of tires... Apparently someone else got the flyer too... 2 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 2,992 #1955 Posted May 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, pullstart said: County clean up day. Hazardous waste and junk tires... 10 per vehicle, Mrs. P and I are in line with two trucks of tires... Apparently someone else got the flyer too... Wow, how fast does the line move? Might be there all weekend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,821 #1956 Posted May 8, 2021 1 minute ago, OldWorkHorse said: Wow, how fast does the line move? Might be there all weekend. I’m almost to the merge of two entrances. It started at 9, I arrived 8:57, it’s 9:25. There’s also a horse show at the same place, so there are police directing traffic and plenty of lost people driving in circles in the infield 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #1957 Posted May 8, 2021 41 minutes ago, pullstart said: I’m almost to the merge of two entrances. It started at 9, I arrived 8:57, it’s 9:25. There’s also a horse show at the same place, so there are police directing traffic and plenty of lost people driving in circles in the infield Dang nabber!!! ok heres my 2cents.....should have braught the wheel Horse and a wee trailer, offered to run to each load in the line up.....and say 2 hour or 2 dolla hahahahahah, the ones driving in circles I bet are the J.D club. there always lost in the head lights. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,230 #1958 Posted May 8, 2021 Finished up the “new” trailer with some graphics by @Vinylguy… 4 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,627 #1959 Posted May 9, 2021 Nuff said! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #1960 Posted May 9, 2021 21 hours ago, pullstart said: and plenty of lost people driving in circles in the infield That's a rather amusing visual. Here in my municipality we can dispose of 2 tire per household per week. The only thing a little difficult to get gone is waste oil. Sometimes small containers fall in the fire pit. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,903 #1961 Posted May 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Here in my municipality we can dispose of 2 tire per household per week. The only thing a little difficult to get gone is waste oil. Sometimes small containers fall in the fire pit. Here in my neck of the woods, old tires are used as fire starters when burning brush piles and for flower pots. Old oil is used in oil burners, chain saw bar oil, dirt road sealer 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #1962 Posted May 9, 2021 Just now, Ed Kennell said: oil burners We had a local business taking it but ((@@&$#@))_$&@__))) people were leaving containers outside his shop after hours that were holding a lot of water or whatever else. Needless to say he quit that favor. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,627 #1963 Posted May 9, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 2:34 AM, posifour11 said: My quiet corner happens to be a couple miles from a nice lake and within driving distance of Illinois. 😞 Nice lake...check,....Stone Wall Jackson Lake, Stonecoal lake,Bunsville Lake, and Sutton Lake all within an hr, and 2 10min away!(but Not within driving distance of anywhere but here!) State record musky just caught @ Burnsville! 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #1964 Posted May 9, 2021 Just need a plate full of chips to go with that. A very big plate. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,165 #1965 Posted May 9, 2021 Went for our second covid jabs today. Our route took us past a field with three wind turbines in. One looked a bit odd in the distance so we got a bit closer. I'm not sure how the damage was done but its pretty spectacular, if it was a bird strike we must have some pretty beefy sparrows out here. I'm guessing its pretty much scrap. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #1966 Posted May 9, 2021 Been and Well that's what it sees like. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,878 #1967 Posted May 9, 2021 11 hours ago, ebinmaine said: The only thing a little difficult to get gone is waste oil. In and around Charlotte NC and Monroe NC any auto parts store ( Auto Zone, Advance Auto ) will take used motor oil and ATF... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #1968 Posted May 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: In and around Charlotte NC and Monroe NC any auto parts store ( Auto Zone, Advance Auto ) will take used motor oil and ATF... Wish it were that easy here. From what I understand we have to put the old oil back in the original containers and return it with the receipt... IF the store takes it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,627 #1969 Posted May 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: I'm not sure how the damage was done but its pretty spectacular, if it was a bird strike we must have some pretty beefy sparrows out here. I'm guessing its pretty much scrap. Ive been in the vicinity of a couple similar failures, had the tip of one try to take out the equipment shack at a tower site. Looks like this one started to fail and got flexing enough to strike the mast, then...kabloooie! Fwap fwap! Shred shred shred! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,878 #1970 Posted May 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Wish it were that easy here. From what I understand we have to put the old oil back in the original containers and return it with the receipt... IF the store takes it. Hope they don't start that down here...I'll be pitting it back in the ground... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,878 #1971 Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Ive been in the vicinity of a couple similar failures, had the tip of one try to take out the equipment shack at a tower site. Looks like this one started to fail and got flexing enough to strike the mast, then...kabloooie! Fwap fwap! Shred shred shred! I'll take coal or nuclear... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #1972 Posted May 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: I'll take coal or nuclear... Solar holds my interest as a future power source. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,627 #1973 Posted May 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Solar holds my interest as a future power source. Solar and passive solar especially, with alternative storage methods other than batteries.(heat sink, hydro gravity, solar/geothermal) using thermodynamic principles that take advantage of temperature differentials, and continuing to make our electrical devices more efficient will get us there eventually! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #1974 Posted May 10, 2021 The Solway estuary where I am is tidal of course. Over the years there has been talk of a barrier with turbines in and a road for light vehicles. Tide goes in and out twice a day and the road would cut out a 40 mile drive to get round. Nothing gets done because of the environmentalists. I'm all for protecting wild life but let's have some common sense. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #1975 Posted May 10, 2021 58 minutes ago, Stormin said: common sense I read somewhere recently that common sense is no longer common. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
