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[Rick]

Hate a thief.

[Ricky Spanish]

Hate a thief.

I don't have to mow.
The City of Champaign code enforcement people will basically take that house thru a fine mechanism of $750/day for unmowed lawn then charge $5k to mow it.
I guess I move the bees to arkansas or just tip the hives on their sides and kill them.
Sounds simple enough.

[Ricky Spanish]

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Hey OOF do you still want these?
I need to quit moving them around the house.
You need to pick up a Swiss army knife to go with the Swedish reels.
There are about 100 new fishing poles in the house but they were new in 1996.

[Anotherone]

Hell yeah! That’s like the Winchester model 12 of fishing reels.

[Ricky Spanish]

Burning things.
There's no trash service. Too cheap to pay.
So we do it arkansas style.

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[Ricky Spanish]

Hell yeah! That’s like the Winchester model 12 of fishing reels.

I can't work one for shit. Have even nicer stuff but I'm no fisherman.
Magnatek?
Japanese reels.
They're new in boxes.
I end up with the stuff and ???
Someone needs the junk and I'm overloaded with junk but it's nice expensive junk.
Spent hours arguing with my mom about the contents of her hoard.
She's dickering about money then drops it that there's a first edition signed "Lawrence of Arbia" by T.E. Lawrence in the house.
Im like "sell that book and buy a mower if it's so precious".
House is full of shit like that.

[Ricky Spanish]

Had time to investigate better now.
Two bikes are gone.
A cheap Walmart one and a vintage folding bike from Italy.
The thieves gained entry by popping this window off its rails. Very easy to defeat this style.
Avoid them.

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The rails pop off too damn easy.

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[Anotherone]

It’s them damn meddling crackheads from down the street.

[Ricky Spanish]

It’s them damn meddling crackheads from down the street.

Yankeegray says it's meth heads. Down south and to the east and here too...yup.
They creep around in the dark.
I'm thinking about this.
How's it work?

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They got in the window. Two bikes were right there.
They rode off and got help.
They'll be back for the electronics they had in a lil pile.
You can't get out of there now. Set the internet camera and call 5-0 when it alerts me. Might actually work.

[Anotherone]

Set a bear trap below window.










Gotta go early American on em.

[Ricky Spanish]

Set a bear trap below window.










Gotta go early American on em.

I'm thinking 330 conibears but ...yeah.
Im searching for pics of them mowers.

There...knew I had one.

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[Ricky Spanish]

This screen is telling me that my SD card is too big and it dont see it.

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I think anyway. This is new to me. Duck hunters don't use trail cams.
View on map? GPS or what?

[Ricky Spanish]

This is a cheap one. Compared to what I had it's impressive. Small.
Need a 32 GB Micro SD card.
Then we get to see the rats if they return.
They'll steal the camera and eat it.

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$10/month and you get unlimited pics sent .
The free plan you get 100/month.

[Ricky Spanish]

Pulled honey finally.
Got to the hive in the shade.
I'm used to cute cuddly bees and bam these are like tigers. Got stung on my hand and armpit. Armpit???
Yeah they crawled up under my jacket and pow pow pow.

Ouch.
Got stung more times today than all year combined.
Sounds awful. It uhhh stings.

[Ricky Spanish]

Since it's not raining.

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I don't do it every year but every other year.

[Ricky Spanish]

The chickens didn't kill each other.
The ones from the tractor haven't figured out roosting yet.
When it gets cold and the ground is frozen theyll find them roosts. Got 8 eggs yesterday.
It's boring I know...
Cluck cluck.

[Ricky Spanish]

Weird storytime.
Target is selling officially licensed Illini gear with a bird on it.
The "new mascot" its not official....is a belted kingfisher.
So ashamed.
In the future these will be collectible once this mascot thing falls on its face.

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[Anotherone]

Since it's not raining.

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I don't do it every year but every other year.

That sure is a pretty prop. I’m shocked the methmen didn’t take that too, around these parts props are always coming up missing.

[Anotherone]

Weird storytime.
Target is selling officially licensed Illini gear with a bird on it.
The "new mascot" its not official....is a belted kingfisher.
So ashamed.
In the future these will be collectible once this mascot thing falls on its face.

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Belted Kingfishers are duck hunting annoyances where I hunt. Loud birds.

[Ricky Spanish]

Weird storytime.
Target is selling officially licensed Illini gear with a bird on it.
The "new mascot" its not official....is a belted kingfisher.
So ashamed.
In the future these will be collectible once this mascot thing falls on its face.

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Belted Kingfishers are duck hunting annoyances where I hunt. Loud birds.

taste like merganser?

[Anotherone]

Big head like a hoodie and a fish eater, so probably.

[Anotherone]

Tip of the day:
How not to launch boat.

[Ricky Spanish]

Usually I see the huge pontoon boat dumped on the ramp when it rolls off the rollers. Happens all the time.

[Duck Engr]

Saw a guy dump one off his trailer last January on a steep ramp during icy conditions. Before I could park my truck to go help they had it back on the trailer and in the water. He wasnt the only one prone to errors that morning. I backed my boat in, hopped out of my truck and promptly fell flat on my back after slipping on an icy ramp.

[Ricky Spanish]

Saw a guy dump one off his trailer last January on a steep ramp during icy conditions. Before I could park my truck to go help they had it back on the trailer and in the water. He wasnt the only one prone to errors that morning. I backed my boat in, hopped out of my truck and promptly fell flat on my back after slipping on an icy ramp.

Seeing the panic and how close he came to rolling a car tire over himself is pretty extreme.
Me? I'm the guy that uses riprap from the shore to chock my wheels. For decades it was my thing because I was using trucks with clutches and shifters.
Emergency brakes tended to fuck up on me.
Counting on it to just stay in gear?
I couldn't.

[Deltaman]

Quite a show down here during the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo in July every year. Parties are in full swing in the campground across the street from the big boat ramp on the Island, as they cook out, drink beer, and watch the f'ups that occur off and on over the 3-day event. Good Times!!!!!!

[Ricky Spanish]

This sticker has meaning.
550 POUNDS.
Start cyphering.
Motor+gas+battery+decoys,guns, and ammo.
I'm about 175 maybe. Dog call it 100.
Ain't much wiggle room so...
If you're even thinking how you'd like the "idea" of riding along I'd let you but be aware of that little 550 number.
(Wink)
I WISH I'd done this a year ago.
Save some crying.

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[Anotherone]

Is the boat and blind ready for the honker opener?

[Ricky Spanish]

Is the boat and blind ready for the honker opener?

Yeah. It's pretty much the way I left it on January 31rst except cleaner.

This is not clear to me.
Out for delivery or not?
The graphic is dumb until you use it daily.
I do not and am sitting here playing with my dick waiting.
The driver is supposed to call.

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It's 35 minutes to his DEADline.
This is duh hood main.
Usually these delivery companies are super thorough about asking if a truck can get in and out. This SAIA company is wacked. If you drive I think I'd avoid them.

[Ricky Spanish]

Called at 10. Hour late.
Uhhhh.
If you read the online reviews on this SAIA company it's a book of horror stories.