1.) bluecat - 06/20/2022

I put together a tree watering system that I think might work. I have a lot of young trees that need to be watered and it is not feasible to carry buckets of water to them. So I got a 60 gallon tank and was driving up to the individual tree and letting the water drip for a few hours. Then I would have to drive to the next tree. It works but was not a practical solution as it requires me to constantly monitor each tree and move my vehicle.

With this system, I can use my garden tractor to take the big tank out to each tree, fill the bucket and move on. For the dripper, I chose 2 gph. So far so good. I've got a barbecue place in town that saves all their dill pickle buckets for me. Here it is in action watering a white oak.

2.) DParker - 06/20/2022

I welcome you as a member of the Drip Irrigation Master Race. That looks like it should work just fine.

3.) bluecat - 06/20/2022

Yeah, I was watching the water drip out and feeling powerful. Will have more questions as I attempt to do this to my garden at some point. Feels great knowing your stuff is getting watered. So far I have 11 stations set up with many more to go.

4.) DParker - 06/20/2022

I'm just impressed that you ate so many pickle slices just to be able to irrigate your trees. That's horticultural dedication right there.

5.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2022

Would larger barrels work? Less to'in and fro'in?? You might be able to find some 55 gallon pickle barrels from the right kind of meat processor. I have a good source at Camp Swampy. Great for storing corn, building feeders or rain barrels, hiding bodies, etc. ...

6.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2022

Your vendor would have to be a purveyor of the popular pickled meats ...

I don't no if you have such scrumptious comestibles in Kansas ...

7.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2022

8.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2022

Or, you can get them in bright blue ... LOL

9.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2022

10.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

Not a bad idea but probably a little more eyesore than I'd be willing to undertake as I'll have 25 of these out in my yard. And I'd have to be able to store them in the winter and elevate them at the tree site. Hopefully, I can get my rain barrels going soon.

11.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

I completed my Japanese beetle trap rework. This system is better for several reasons. The bag system you buy flutters in the wind and you miss opportunities. The beetles also collect in the bag only to roast and smell. This smell I believe is not conducive to trapping more beetles. This system deposits them in water. All that is necessary is to quickly remove the bucket, dump and refill (about 6" water). None of the pipes are glued and allows it to be positioned depending upon the terrain. If you have beetles DP, just funnel them down into a deep sided dish for your chickens.

I also don't need to buy these traps again, only the bait which is a whole lot cheaper. I converted a pill container to a bait holder. The pill container has many holes in it to allow scent to escape.
Japanese beetles are just now hatching out so business is picking up. I have 6 traps around the property.

12.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

The juice container is hot glued to the pvc with some strap tape around the neck for additional support. The green square plastic top is wired to the juice container. Everything seems pretty sturdy.

13.) DParker - 06/21/2022

Nice setup. I might have to give that a try. Baiting with OxyContin seems kind of expensive though.

14.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

It's not OxyContin. I can get it real cheap from Roman but I'd rather not talk about that. The beetles get pretty excited, let's just keep it at that.

15.) DParker - 06/21/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67104]It's not OxyContin. I can get it real cheap from Roman but I'd rather not talk about that. The beetles get pretty excited, let's just keep it at that.[/QUOTE]

Ah...so they've been blue-pilled, and are paying a stiff penalty for it.

16.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

Yes, they are forced to take a long hard look at their life.

17.) DParker - 06/21/2022

I know I wood.

18.) DParker - 06/21/2022

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;67098]Or, you can get them in bright blue ... LOL[/QUOTE]

Indeed you can. I bought 6 of these when I thought I was going to need them as part of my elaborately planned garden irrigation system. But it turned out that I had more than enough pressure even after running 200+ feet of hose and drip main line from the garage to the garden, so now they're sitting in the barn waiting for me to eventually use them for a rain catchment system. Here I'm checking one for leaks while the hens ponder what the vacuum bag full of wings might mean. From Karen's expression I'd guess the implications just dawned on her.

([URL="https://i.imgur.com/kl1CHCe.jpg"]Full-sized original[/URL])

19.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

You are mentally torturing those poor things.

20.) DParker - 06/21/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67109]You are mentally torturing those poor things.[/QUOTE]

Except for Roxanne, who always seems to be saying, "I'd try that."

21.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

I've heard some stories about her. She seems to be rather "free" with herself and boys. She's always behind the shack taking a smoke break.

22.) DParker - 06/21/2022

I keep telling her, "You don't have to put on the red light". But does she listen? No.

23.) bluecat - 06/21/2022

[QUOTE=DParker;67112]I keep telling her, "You don't have to put on the red light". But does she listen? No.[/QUOTE]

+ 6, lol

24.) Swamp Fox - 06/22/2022

LOL ...

'Oos up for some fun Anglo/Scots/Irish pub names "brainstorming" ... LOL

25.) bluecat - 06/22/2022

Last night I tried the big tank and it was a fail. The tank sits lower than the buckets so I was not able to transfer water. Additionally, the trailer is a little undersized for the job.



Went with plan B and I think it's going to work. It will just be a matter of transferring the water into the already positioned drip irrigation buckets.

26.) DParker - 06/22/2022

When you make the rounds, take video and post it...speeded up, with a Yakety Sax soundtrack.

27.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

I would be offended by that comment if it wasn't so damned funny.

28.) DParker - 06/23/2022

If Benny Hill taught us nothing else, it taught us that [I]everything[/I] is funny speeded up with a Yakety Sax soundtrack. It's like chimps dressed up and acting like people. It's can't-miss comedy gold, Jerry...gold!

29.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

One of my favorite memories is watching Benny Hill with my dad. It was fun just to watch him crack up.

30.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

Sericea lespedeza



This picture shows how it spreads out and chokes out natives. The previous owner did nothing to curb the infestation of lespedeza on the land. I knew nothing about lespedeza when I moved in until my neighbor mentioned that I had it and I could be fined for not controlling it. So I did a little research and opted to cut it down so it couldn't go to seed. I didn't want to use herbicides and it was an annual after all. I bought a weed whip and spent many hours chopping at it for the first year. There were areas that all you could see was lespedeza and chopping it was not longer feasible. I also ruined my weed whip due to the strain. So I went out and bought a brush cutter. I quicky took it down to ground level. The areas where huge infestations occured, I took the lawn tractor out and mowed it all down. It made the area look pretty bad but I knew it was necesary so the plant wouldn't spread.

After several years of this, I could see no improvement. It seemed to be gaining strength. I finally went to the county extension agent. He told me that there are two types of lespedeza, an annual and a perennial and I had the perennial. He set me up with a chemical that I could spot spray the plants with. More to come.

31.) DParker - 06/23/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67137]He set me up with a chemical that I could spot spray the plants with.[/QUOTE]

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.



Or are we talking something more like Agent Orange?

32.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

Close, lol.

33.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

So my transition from mechanical control to chemical control started last August - lespedeza begins to seed in late August. There were huge patches of it where a pump sprayer was not feasible. So I brought in the big guns. This is my bagworm set up which we'll talk about later but you can see the Stihl backpack sprayer. It can cover a huge swath. I was told that the chemical would not affect other plants. I doubted this but it turned out to be true.

34.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

Because of the area covered and the proximity of bees and other critters, I sprayed at night with a headlamp.

35.) DParker - 06/23/2022

Gas-powered backpack sprayer? You manly-man, you. Mine is only a hand-pump type. I'll go put on a dress now.

I'll be interested to hear how this turns out.

36.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

I lit up the area much like DP's pic. At first I didn't think it was working and called the extension agent back. He said it takes a week to see it start to turn. Right on cue, the lespedeza began to turn a light green, then yellow then brown and crispy. It took two weeks from healthy to death. YES! After the initial blasting, I switched over to a gallon sprayer and hit individual plants easily. I eradicated it completely in the fall. I was curious what I would see in the spring as there are always dormant seeds.

I was pretty amazed this spring. Yes there was lespedeza but nothing like it was. I can hit those plants now with a gallon sprayer only. I'll show some pics of the land and various stages of spraying. I actually look forward to it now as I know that lespedeza hit with the spray is going to die. All the natives remain unaffected and the area isn't shaved. Lookin' good. More pics to follow.

37.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

[QUOTE=DParker;67142]Gas-powered backpack sprayer? You manly-man, you. Mine is only a hand-pump type. I'll go put on a dress now.

I'll be interested to hear how this turns out.[/QUOTE]

It's a beast. I have a bench I have to sit on before I put it on, otherwise it's almost impossible to stand up with a full tank. Typical Stihl, one pull starting, never fails.

38.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

As horrific as this chemical sounds, it is 1 T per gallon. I can live with that.

39.) DParker - 06/23/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67144]It's a beast. I have a bench I have to sit on before I put it on, otherwise it's almost impossible to stand up with a full tank.[/QUOTE]

Mine is like that even without a motor. And worse is trying to walk and maintain your balance between garden rows with up to 32 lbs of liquid sloshing around on your back. I know it would appreciably increase manufacturing costs, but these things could really benefit from some sort of tank baffle system.

40.) bluecat - 06/23/2022

I was thinking the same thing.

41.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2022

[QUOTE=DParker;67146]Mine is like that even without a motor. And worse is trying to walk and maintain your balance between garden rows with up to 32 lbs of liquid sloshing around on your back. I know it would appreciably increase manufacturing costs, but these things could really benefit from some sort of tank baffle system.[/QUOTE]

Tank baffle system mfg cost $1.95/unit after design & mold costs (two-year recovery)

Tank baffle system up-charge to consumer: $130 (one-time, per consumer)

Gym membership and ballet lessons for unbaffled users: $890/year (ongoing; mostly ballet lessons)

Knee replacements and multiple back surgeries: Priceless (4 out of 5 dentists recommend)



You do the math ....

42.) bluecat - 06/27/2022

Checked the traps on Sunday. Things are starting to pick up. I'm seeing them fly around now. Super effective.

43.) bluecat - 06/27/2022

Lespedeza sprayed last week.



Lespedeza sprayed two weeks ago.


I'll need to continue to go out and look for lespedeza I miss as it is a large field with lots of grass. Once its sprayed though, it is done.

44.) bluecat - 06/27/2022

Lespedeza sprayed last week.



Lespedeza sprayed two weeks ago.

45.) bluecat - 06/28/2022

I found some interesting items in my walk through the field. My most valuable score to date was a pair of lineman's pliers.

Some exploded ordinance, golf ball, lead from bullet and pottery.

46.) DParker - 06/28/2022

That must have been a fun party.

47.) bluecat - 06/28/2022

Dad may have come out with his guns and broken up the party.

48.) bluecat - 06/28/2022

In addition to leaving trash all over his land, the landowner thought it was a good idea to put industrial materials into the ravine that runs partly through the field. It took me three trips to the dump and tire recycler to get everything in its proper place. This pic shows it piled up after excavation and ready to go to the dump. This is a single load. Weighs a ton.


Everything was there except the kitchen sink...oh wait.

49.) DParker - 06/28/2022

"[I]Everybody[/I] must get stoned."

50.) bluecat - 06/28/2022

I also got tired.

51.) bluecat - 07/01/2022

Several years ago I was lamenting the fact that I had no perennial garden like I did before we moved. I had a spot that was a perfect candidate for just such an area. I had a load of dirt brought in and began the process. Unfortunately, the rabbits thought my sedum was fair game and it didn't last long. So the garden will probably have to live with chicken wire around it permenantly. I chose plants that were butterfly and bee friendly. This is its second summer.

52.) bluecat - 07/01/2022

Several years ago I was lamenting the fact that I had no perennial garden like I did before we moved. I had a spot that was a perfect candidate for just such an area. I had a load of dirt brought in and began the process. Unfortunately, the rabbits thought my sedum was fair game and it didn't last long. So the garden will probably have to live with chicken wire around it permenantly. I chose plants that were butterfly and bee friendly. This is its second summer.

Outlining the area







Golden Alexander, Joe Pye Weed, Brown-Eyed Susans, Black-Eyed Susans, Yarrow, Purple Conflower, Bee Balm, Blanket Flower, Sedum, Gayfeather, Dill, Coreopsis, Russian Sage, Smooth Blue Aster, Lambs Ear, Wingstem, Prairie Coneflower.

53.) DParker - 07/01/2022

Very nice. And the shredded bark (or wood chip, I can't tell which it is) mulch appears to be quite effective at weed control. I need to give that a try next year.

54.) bluecat - 07/01/2022

Wood Chips. All of the wood that gets chipped here stays here for mulch. It's an annual event. In January my brother and I logged 22 man hours (I said man) of chipping over a period of 1 day. I get all the chips I need and the garden gets what it needs. It amends the soil as well. I've done some research and tried different things. The black plastic or the cardboard all work as weed shields but rob your soil of oxygen and kills beneficial critters in the soil. We'll revisit all of the chipping at some point.

55.) bluecat - 07/11/2022

I was hoping I could get by with spraying once but sometimes you have to hit them again as bagworms don't all hatch out at the same time. It's one of the most unenjoyable things I do at the ranch as it's about a 2 hour process at night with a headlamp. I've found that sitting on the tailgate is actually a pretty comfortable way to get that tank on and off your back. I use the orange stick that you see laying in the back to mark where I've been as I walk back for another fill up. I'm confident that the previous owner did nothing to control bagworms. I don't know how many cedars I have but if I had to guess maybe 100?

I don't use the sprayer for anything but bagworms now but I did use it last year on the lespedeza as it was out of control. The lespedeza is almost completely gone now and an easy chore with a gallon sprayer. The Stihl sprayer will spray maybe 20 feet up in the tree. It's the only option I have in reducing their populations. It does seem to work really well and I don't notice many living bagworms.


The Spinosad that I use is a very effective natural treatment that also controls spider mites.

56.) bluecat - 07/11/2022

The original driveway to the house consisted of asphalt tailings and dirt. Because of the slope, whenever it rained all the tailings would wash away. There were some nasty ruts, especially up further to the barn. It was so bad, that I didn't think it was smart to drive on it as it might damage the car. We had loads of medium size cobble brought in and leveled. The rock holds and is perfect. I just have to keep it clean which is impossible without the weed torch.

57.) DParker - 07/11/2022

It sounds like you need a lot more woodpeckers and wasps to help control those bagworms.

58.) bluecat - 07/11/2022

You said pecker.

59.) DParker - 07/11/2022

[I]And[/I] wood.

60.) bluecat - 07/13/2022

The next stop on the pain train is the damage done by Carpenter Bees on the previous owner's watch. They did nothing to stop them as they bored holes in the joists under our barn's lean-to.
Soon after arriving and assessing the situation (and doing a little research as I did not know much about them), I caulked all their holes one rainy day while they were inside. That cut a pretty big swath through the present population. Then built traps that passively collect them. It has worked wonderfully and catch about 10 a day during peak activity months. It's as fun to watch them enter the trap as it is to watch Japanese beetles enter their trap.

There are four entrances that angle up at a 45 degree angle to meet up with a central hole that leads them to the plastic peanut butter jar. No bait is required. I have about a dozen out right now with hopes of building a few more for next year.

61.) DParker - 07/13/2022

You said "caulked".

I've heard about the damage that carpenter bees can do but so far have been lucky enough to not experience it. I'm glad you're getting a handle on the situation.

On a related note, I can pass along a recommendation for something that I just started using to deal with the fly issue caused by the chicken coops and run. No matter how frequently and thoroughly I clean them they're fly magnets, and they find their way not only to the outside areas we frequent but also inside the house. So after doing a lot of review reading I ordered some of these:

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Just make sure you don't mount them near your house. They smell like rotting carrion (which makes sense as a fly attractant), but work amazingly well and fast. Within an hour of hanging up the first one near the coop there must have been 30-40 flies in the bag. Over the next few days that count went up to what appears to be hundreds. So while it's clearly not only getting what's already on the property but also pulling them in from surrounding areas, it's doing the job and then some.

62.) bluecat - 07/13/2022

I've seen those things and glad they are working for you. The beetles smell bad if not emptied and I've noticed large carrion beetles around. Gross.

If you find an attractant or solution for wasps I'm, like O'bama, all ears.

63.) Swamp Fox - 07/16/2022

[QUOTE=DParker;67373]You said "caulked".

[/QUOTE]


[I]And[/I] hole ... LOL


You could always try the bag of water trick for flies... Maybe even throw some pennies in ... :wink


Best thing for wasps is a quiet summer evening, three or five beers, and a couple cans of Raid.





[That's what *she* said ...]

64.) bluecat - 07/21/2022

Slave labor


Removing contaminated soil


Preparing for the pour


Shoehorning a 76,000 lb truck between two trees
I said 'horning'.




truck load 1 of 3


setting up


ramp to the barn for mowers etc.


When we moved in I was delighted that there was an existing barn. It had so many possibilities. The previous owners had not put in a concrete floor and the whole barn was absolutely filthy. They had poured some sort of chemical on the dirt in the barn possibly to keep the dust and dirt down. It smelled a little like oil or diesel fuel. We had wanted to put in a concrete floor but it was too much to handle at the time as we had a whole host of issues we had to take care of first to make the house liveable.

I've been planning this for a year now and actually had the concrete man out last July.
Fast forward to early this week when the concrete trucks rolled in. It was a little hairy as there wasn't a lot of room to drive trucks through. We spent June moving all the stuff in the barn to new temporary locations. It really does suck to move and then need things that you can't get to.

The first item on the list was to get all the contaminated dirt out of the barn and off my property. Then there were strict instructions to have the concrete thick enough (5" - 6") to drive on if necessary. I, like DP, overbuild and overdesign everything. I'm happy to say that it has exceeded my expectations. I will finally have a place to store items and a place to work.

65.) DParker - 07/21/2022

Nice!!! Doing the same thing in my hay barn (which is smaller than your barn) is on my list as well (behind a few other home improvement projects I promised the wife we'd do first). May I ask what that cost you per sq. ft., assuming you didn't do the work yourself?

66.) bluecat - 07/21/2022

I believe our barn is approximately 30 x 50. I just got the bill which is sitting right next to me. The guy did me right as he didn't hardly raise the price at all from last year when he came for a quote. 11,281. That's with 6 inches of concrete with aggregate and a ramp. Also removal of contaminated soil.
No, I didn't do any of the concrete stuff. Just the prep.

67.) DParker - 07/21/2022

Thanks. It looks good. I imagine I'll want a 6" slab as well, given that at a minimum I'll be parking the tractor on it with implements mounted, and who knows what else I'll end up putting in there at some point.

68.) bluecat - 08/08/2022

So yesterday I answered a question that had been lingering for quite a while. Ever since I arrived here, I've been trying to take care of the infestation of honey suckle that has completely choked off areas of our land making it inpenetrable. I have been taking care of the smaller honey suckle (diameter < 3") with various methods. But I needed to find a way to remove them that didn't involve chaining them to a vehicle (which works by the way) but it isn't feasible in many areas and is not good for the transmission.

Chopping them off only encourages them to sprout and then you have no way of actually removing them. I didn't want to invest in chemicals nor did I want to pollute the area.

So last December I purchased a gas powered winch and have been studying up on using a pulley rig to make things more efficient. I saw on the web where someone took 3 pulleys and put them together to make a sort of block and tackle system. It's hard to find a 3-pulley block and tackle that isn't outrageous. I have less than 100.00 in the rig with another 100 or so for a professional rope. The winch was very expensive but if it worked it would pay for itself.


The winch


The block and tackle and chain


The victim

69.) DParker - 08/08/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67633]But I needed to find a way to remove them that didn't involve chaining them to a vehicle[/QUOTE]

Have you tried poking them with the soft cushions?

I used my front-end loader and a chain to do the same thing with a couple of dead bushes that were in the front of the house, but their roots weren't nearly as big and deep as what you're dealing with there. I'm going to keep this in mind if I'm ever faced with something as tough as that. I'd love an excuse to buy a good winch for my truck, which I haven't been able to talk myself into yet because, yeah...decent ones ain't cheap.

70.) bluecat - 08/08/2022

I think I have a 7:1 mechanical advantage so it lessens the amount of work on the winch. The winch can pull 2,000 pounds from memory. The one thing I didn't use because it's still buried in the barn contents somewhere is a wheel rim that I'll put next to the honeysuckle so the chain will pull above the honeysuckle instead of laterally. That will also assist in efficiency.

The cool part to all of this is I can do all of this myself on my own time instead of having to work with a buddy. I'm also out of the line of fire if something should let loose.

71.) bluecat - 08/08/2022

[QUOTE=DParker;67634]Have you tried poking them with the soft cushions?
[/QUOTE]

I've tried about everything. I'll go through some other methods at some point. I think this was about 4" in diameter.

72.) DParker - 08/08/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67636]I've tried about everything. I'll go through some other methods at some point.[/QUOTE]

Not the comfy chair!!!

73.) bluecat - 08/08/2022

The same

74.) Swamp Fox - 08/09/2022

I question anyone who wants to get rid of honeysuckle, especially if they have lived in Mississippi ... :ek:

75.) Swamp Fox - 08/09/2022

Not question in the sense of Question, but just question in the sense of question ....




:wave:

76.) Swamp Fox - 08/09/2022

.....

77.) Swamp Fox - 08/09/2022

What have the Greeks ever done for us?

Anti-jelly bastards ...

78.) bluecat - 08/09/2022

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;67647]I question anyone who wants to get rid of honeysuckle, especially if they have lived in Mississippi ... :ek:[/QUOTE]

Although honey suckle sounds sweet and innocent, it's an invasive species (like kudzu) and spreads rapidly. The only way to get through parts of my land is on your knees and even then it isn't pleasant. It's so thick that you have to cut the tops down with a chainsaw just so you can get in with a chain to pull it. The deer can't go through it. It destroys all the trees by competition and completely shades out the undergrowth. I'm kinda of a live and let live kind of guy with a few exceptions. Honey suckle, honey locust, poison ivy, lespedeza, various types of burs, rats, mice, wasps, gophers, japanese beetles (I said japanese), carpenter bees, moles all fall in to the category of nuclear warfare. It's the only way to be sure.

79.) bluecat - 08/09/2022

I'll buy you some honey suckle perfume if that's what you need.

80.) Swamp Fox - 08/10/2022

See, you don't even like mouses ...Let me tell you 'bout my mouse ranch (before the cat ranch)...




You seem like a horrible person.

81.) bluecat - 08/10/2022

Wow, where did that come from? Have you been talking to my wife per chance?

I hate mieces to pieces. Ask me about replacing all the wiring on one of our vehicles (twice).

82.) DParker - 08/10/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67661]Wow, where did that come from?[/QUOTE]

He needs a Snickers.

[video=youtube;MixNh9L7G5M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixNh9L7G5M[/video]

83.) bluecat - 08/10/2022

Just ordered all my drip irrigation stuff for next year. Fingers crossed as this will be a new experience but hey it's just a bunch of tubes and water right?

84.) DParker - 08/10/2022

I think you'll be pleased by just how easy it really is to put together.

85.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2022

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;67655]See, you don't even like mouses ...Let me tell you 'bout my mouse ranch (before the cat ranch)...

You seem like a horrible person.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=bluecat;67661]Wow, where did that come from? Have you been talking to my wife per chance?

[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=DParker;67662]He needs a Snickers.

[video=youtube;MixNh9L7G5M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixNh9L7G5M[/video][/QUOTE]



LOL .... :wave:

86.) bluecat - 08/30/2022

pile of roots


cleared area


tools of ignorance


Nothing is easy. I went through this area last year and topped all the honey suckle with a chainsaw just so I could get into the area. Last weekend I went through and pulled the roots out with my winch. I attempted to plant a tree there but had to resort to the pick axe to make hole.

87.) DParker - 08/30/2022

[QUOTE=bluecat;67831]
̶t̶o̶o̶l̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶i̶g̶n̶o̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ implements of destruction[/QUOTE]

FIFY. That said, you're missing a lot of 8x10 glossy color photos with a boatload of circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.

88.) Swamp Fox - 08/31/2022

Let us know if you find any dinosaur bones or Viking swords ...

89.) Swamp Fox - 08/31/2022

Even better: Viking bones or dinosaur swords...




(*[I]AND[/I]* for bonus show-off points :grin:)