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Your friend should be careful about buying too much canned goods and storing them too long. Years ago I worked for a grocer in North Queensland, tropical weather, hot and very humid. I know they shouldn't have been there but some of the cans on his shelves were so rusted they were lucky to hold tog...

Contra, that one took my breath away!

Yes, it is better to shut off that feature or scrub it because it’s too revealing but really... all it takes is a subpoena and John Law knows every thing there is to know about you and where you exist. Everything. It ain’t worth the trouble. Unless yer sellin to school children or moving product in ...

Hey, neighbor! Hope to see ya around. Plenty of us here and plenty thirsty (for knowledge).

My Christmas present to me was a new carbine. Specifically a brand new model 1927 A1 Thompson complete with a 50 rd drum and a 30 rd stick. Spent a little extra and had it come in a violin case. Damn is it fun to shoot. Accurate enough at 50 yds to put 5 rds in a single torn hole. Have to spend a lo...

SassyFrass wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:29 pm

Start at TBs first post and work your way to now. Take your time, sip a little as you go along. Watch out for the damn monkey.
SF

And that goddamned cat.

Hey neighbor. Makes dozens of us Texans here. Welcome aboard.

Aspirin and water. Had the goddamned covid... again. Gotta stop catchin that shit. It’s annoying.

Picked up a war issued M1 Garand and absolutely love it. Just had them build me a 27A1 Thompson that is so fantastic to shoot you never want to quit. Then suddenly you out of 45 ball. Now looking for a war issued M1 carbine...tough to find. Our outdoor range is a hour away but 10 min from that is a ...

still_stirrin wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:40 am

F Troop.

Not a movie but great TV. Gotta luv the name “Where the heck ah we.”

I reckon being a reality tv show actor pays a whole lot better than being a "moonshiner". I never met a real shiner that didnt have another job. Most of the ones I knew back in the day, were farmers, raising tobacco, corn, etc... Farming didnt pay all the bills so that's why these guys made and sol...

frunobulax wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:40 pm

Mine! lol, We made 30 gallons of this a month or so ago.

Love it. Mine, too. Only do 5 gals at a pop of Swiss chocholate stout with a hint of vanilla. Milk Chocolate if you you like.

Annoying but not terrible. At least it wasn’t on your boat. Just sayin

TimothyChurch wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:53 pm

Welcome! Another Gulf Coast distiller here! The one issue with Texas is your fellow Texans can be an hour or 12 hours away in this state!

ain’t that the truth. Stand on the west end and your closer to California than to the east end of your own state. But....TEXAS.

“yah there friend, pick upp that 800 gal beaut of a still and mov’ er over half an inch?.. Sea, no problemo… Lataa rip, Tata chip..” Just watched it, too. Funny as hell. ‘Specially the part where the newbie asshole sits a burning cap on the thumper an’ 💥. Well, sez he I guess there was some little a...

Shot a few deer nearby when I went to Blacksburg. Pretty country back then. Quiet, too. Lived next to a cemetery.

It’s entertainment. TV. Fun but not to be taken seriously. They apparently also have someone lurking here, as Ive nited a couple of occasions where we get discussing something unusual and it shows up in a later season episode. Also seen where we would criticize something stupid and it disappears fro...

Well, 6 months ago the HBS did a sale. $10 for 10 pounds of left overs from milling. Guaranteed to ferment, at least 60 pct malts. I’m sittin’ here sippin’ some of the finest all grain I’ve made. Damn it’s good...wish ta hell i knew what it was! Call it “Question Mark Whiskey”.

Made friends with a meadery and a brewery. They aren’t allowed to reuse bottles by law. Convinced ‘em that me recycling em was better’n busting ‘em up. Picked up plenty of wine bottles and over 100, 500ml clear bottles for mead and makings.

Damn, TB that’s some tough luck. But in the end it’s just another opportunity the good lord gave to practice your patience. Enjoy it while it lasts ‘cause any day on the right side of the grass is a good day.

Very nice sounding recipe. What’s the main flavor that comes thru? Do you use a pectic acid to aid in the fruit breakdown?

OVZ you are a decent man and a caring soul. Be at peace.

Welcome and a hearty Foxtrotuniformtango to you! Pots are better at flavor and will regularly run in the upper 70’s, low 80’s. If that ain’t high enough for you....you may need to look at something else in hobbies.

HDNB wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:43 pm

Jaysus. 2 weeks with my family on the farm and a virus would not be the problem. more likely a gunshot.

Um, yeah. ^+1 what he said.

Today I picked up a complete kegerator system, 4 years old in great condition at an “estate sale.” Twin taps, two valve sets, two 5 lb cylinders, hoses, connectors, cleaning gear, a 1/2 bbl and a 1/6 bbl kegs, 2 stainless growlers in pristine condition. $450. Threw in two pistol cases, free (they wa...

I’ve lived a while and done more than a few things. Retired from the US Army, retired as a State police officer. I used to think “preppers” were fringe people that wore tinfoil hats and thought the world was out to get them. Not so much now. With the response to the flippin’ china flu and the rise o...

Blue, it’ll be a while I know but sure am interested in the results. Carefully control the other variables and let us know what you find!

Can’t speak for the US production techniques but while teaching in Izhevsk, i had the great pleasure of touring one of the republics premiere vodka distilleries. The tasting room afterward had a wall, floor to ceiling of various vodkas they had produced. Every one flavored with a distinctive element...

Now that’s fooken funny.

Ahhh, crap, wife’s pissed again. She came in the house and said her car is making a horrible screeching noise, I came back in in a minute and told her I found the horrible screeching and got rid of it. She asked what it was and I said her Maria Carey CD. So I’m back in the garage..... Well at least...