The PUB light's ON! :D

[seanz]

Mid-century modern, eh? Dunno, it's popular at the moment here, and especially with the decorating commitee in this house but is it "Pub"? We'll just have to try it and see.
Mind you, some of those chairs are challenging to get out of after a few libations.
Just as long as you don't get rid of my green Chesterfield couch over by the jukebox.







And we're keeping the hammock? Yeah? Glen loves that hammock.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Now we are getting somewhere. This may make someone cranky.

[Mrleft8]

I like that look a lot! It's more..... "Road house".... Or "Tavern" looking to me..... But it's a nice look....
Warmed up nice here. I'm taking the opportunity to clean out the ash from the wood stove..... I won't actually let the fire go out, mind you..... Just die down enough to shovel a bucket of ash out and dump it on the garden.....
Just got back from my father's house again.... Some of the big bamboo fell over in that wind we had the other day..... So I guess I gotta go back down with a saw and some clippers before the weekend....... Like maybe now-ish.....

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Lets talk about this bamboo, Whats big mean? How long/tall is it? Talk before cutting.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I will probably need a double shot of Mezcal when Mr.Left tells me he cut that bamboo into small pieces.

[Mrleft8]

OK...... Done w/the stove cleaning..... The 'Boo is about 3" Dia, and 35-40' tall.... The wall thickness is only about 1/4" though, and the sections between the joints, or rings if you will is about 2' long..... I thought about bow stock for ya Bobby.... If you'd like a piece I can send it, but I don't know anything about it's suitability for making bows... I suppose you could make one and we'd find out now, wouldn't we? How long?... 6'? I could split 'em into quarters for you if you'd like.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

OK...... Done w/the stove cleaning..... The 'Boo is about 3" Dia, and 35-40' tall.... The wall thickness is only about 1/4" though, and the sections between the joints, or rings if you will is about 2' long..... I thought about bow stock for ya Bobby.... If you'd like a piece I can send it, but I don't know anything about it's suitability for making bows... I suppose you could make one and we'd find out now, wouldn't we? How long?... 6'? I could split 'em into quarters for you if you'd like.

That sounds really good, They tell me it is really good for bows. Sounds like you may know more than you tell.

[Mrleft8]

I only know what you, or Larry posted about. I'm off.... But.... I shall return!

[Chip-skiff]

Fine pics, Chip, and a great building.
Need a pad and a few cushions underneath the pool table!

That's my home base, about two miles from the house. It used to be a pretty rough joint, when there was a mountain railroad and lots of logging, but it's settled down a lot. In summer we can put a boat in below our house, run the whitewater, and pull out at the bar. (That's better than having a bar at the launch ramp.)

[Bobby of Tulsa]

That's my home base, about two miles from the house. It used to be a pretty rough joint, when there was a mountain railroad and lots of logging, but it's settled down a lot. In summer we can put a boat in below our house, run the whitewater, and pull out at the bar. (That's better than having a bar at the launch ramp.)

I want to know how you get back home.

[Chip-skiff]

I want to know how you get back home.

Magic!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Magic!

......

[Mrleft8]

I was gonna say "Back stroke!"...

[SaltyD from BC]

What about the western crossroads saloon look?

Here's some beaut Norwegian-style log work, 80 years old and no rot whatsoever. The logs are spoon-adzed and need no chinking.
Here's the dancehall, with the floor mounted on springs from railway coaches (bar out of sight left).



More fine log-work: look at those roof trusses.

I like the look too but those rafters worry me. Maybe it'd be OK if they was greased up real good to keep Bobby from swinging off 'em.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I like the look too but those rafters worry me. Maybe it'd be OK if they was greased up real good to keep Bobby from swinging off 'em.

I think that is more of a Glen and Amber thing. I would be out on that dance floor.

[SaltyD from BC]

Pretty good looking dance floor it is - on railroad springs ta boot! You could cut some mean rug there bud...

I thinks its beer time, maybe a lil tequila 2

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Good thing the power came back on. Beer and Tequila for SaltyD and I will have the same. Glen you around? Quit Tryin to straighten them guys out and come drink with us.

[SaltyD from BC]

Was it the wind that knocked out the power Bobby? Where is that ol Texan anyways

[Geno]

Decorating should be done by accident - whatever the local patrons donate to the cause should dictate the look. I have this fine 1970ish pleather sofa in puke green you can use. It's actually in good condition because my grandmother kept it covered in clear plastic and never let anyone sit on it.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Maybe the power will stay on long enough to post this. Tuesday a bunch of power lines blew down and Wednesday they had our power on and off most of the day. Well it just went off and came back on. Coffee please. This wind is gettin on my nerves.

[Mrleft8]

I see some folks talking about big solar flares..... Which explains a lot! I just figured it was David G and Chip lighting farts....
S'posed to be warm here today, but windy. Which could be good..... Or not..... I'll take it as long as it's not rain!
Pastrami and corned beef Reuben on genuine NYC deli rye bread. Served with shoe string fries, and a massive, humongous, gigantic, colossal, make Linda Lovelace blush, kosher dill pickle.
Spicy Thai butterflied grilled chicken, with jasmine rice, and deep fried garlic.
Maryland crab cakes.
Fried chicken. Served with shoe string fries, and cole slaw.
Chioppino, made with scallops, clams, oysters, shrimp, and cod cheeks... Served with a fresh out of the oven loaf of sourdough bread, and sweet creamery butter.
Hot gazspacho.
Special on tap: Cherry Lime-aide.
Other special on tap: 3 Philosophers.

[ChrisBen]

Mornin Gents, coffee's up.

[Canoez]

I'm all about the Reuben... Mebbe a bit of cole slaw on the side, too.

Have to skip the 3 Philosophers, tho. Not my taste. Perhaps a bit of He'brew instead?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Cherry Limeade, with extra lime and a shot of Tequila. Chuck told me I was gonna be an alkeehaulic if I kept hangin out in this Pub.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Chris, coffees good, how is the weather down your way?

[Mrleft8]

Morning Nooey, CB, Bobby!
Tequila and limeaide...... Yeah...... I guess that works! You want extra maraschino cherries in that?

[ChrisBen]

Hey Chris, coffees good, how is the weather down your way?

Oh, it's miserable. Sunny, 70°, easterly breeze blowin through the main salon. It's pure hell I tell ya.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Oh, it's miserable. Sunny, 70°, easterly breeze blowin through the main salon. It's pure hell I tell ya.

Tough life but somebody has to do it.

[ChrisBen]

How's things with you up there in Tulsa? Wind die down yet?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

It has slowed down to 15 to 20mhp. temps dropped from 70 to 35 and raining. At least the dust is settled.

[Mrleft8]

15-20 and 70f would be a nice compromise.......

[Canoez]

What's on the "to-did" list today, Lefty?

[Mrleft8]

Chuck's last few posts here..... Clearly he knew more than he was letting on. I'm glad that Bobby has been heeding ol' Chuck's advice.

Pearly Gates staff dunno got store bought booze....ya gotta make whatever you want yourself. I hear Raisin Jack is very popular.

Milk of 40 coconuts, box of seedless raisins, 5 lbs sugar 2-3 gallons water, 1 cake of bread or brewers yeast, seal in rubber bladder tank (cleaned well of course), set on beach in the sun for a couple of weeks, strain, distill...enjoy.

Bobby...they dunn locked me up...bad infection, am on sulfa something or the other....need a minimum of 10 days antibiotics and it's 8 days until scheduled surgery. I really hope this one works. I are getting tireder and tireder and tireder all the time. Now can't get from the triage room to the bathroom without help. All this and I get a call from the Cocker rescue wanting me to adopt another Cocker Spaniel....a cute lil critter, all gold color, 18 months old and taken in by a professional trainer from the rescue group.....sorta afraid to get the critter attached and then leave it. My sister has agreed to take Lil Critter if something happens, and she knows how much this pup is attached.

Cinnamon rolls? Someone mentioned cinnamon rolls.....and coffee? I want some.
Looks like "stew" here tonight.
Bobby, hang in there. Don't dwell on things, try to keep going as normal as possible. Try to keep your significant other at ease. I do not speak of the subject with my siblings, just try to take care of any necessary "business" in advance. The less you think about it the smoother your life will be. You only have a short visit on this earthly veil of tears, make the most of it.

May ya be in heaven for 2 days before the devil discovers ye gone.

[Mrleft8]

Today..... Today Aldo and I try to finish up that little 3 hour job that we've been working on for 2 weeks.
Then we go down to my father's place to cut bamboo for Bobby.
Wish I still had my truck....
But, on that note, I guess that Aldo and I otter get on the move.... We shall return!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I think I would still trade places with him. Don't tell Lefty I said that. Heres to old Friends.

[Canoez]

Don't trade. You'd miss out on this:

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I really like to watch those working dogs. Had a friend that trained them, they are pretty good on livestock too.

[SaltyD from BC]

Cherry limeaide. Gawd, the things you'll do for friends. Hit me, and could I get the rueben with a lil extra hot mustard on the side to wash down the limeaide?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Mr.SaltyD. hows it going for you today?

[SaltyD from BC]

Not too shabby at all Bobby. I'll have a drink to old friends with yus too. Let's get a round for linemen out fix'n up the power lines down your way too. Jus one though, we don't want 'm to fall off a pole!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Heres to'em They only work in the best conditions, not.

[Mrleft8]

Hey Bobby..... I got one piece quartered, and after it gets flattened, it'll be about 1 5/8" wide..... If I leave em in halves you'd get (duh) twice that.... They split very easily. Do you still want em all quartered before I mail em, or would halves maybe be better for you? (There's 3 pieces about 7' long 2 1/2"-3" Dia.)

[seanz]

Cinnamon rolls and coffee it is then.


And here's to linemen, they are as Gods to us.

After the quakes they worked till they dropped. Course they sharpened up a bit after the first day in Sept.....the flash/bang when the 400v arced under the road down the end of our block really put a spring in SWIMPAL's step. Ya can't just fix a break and fire it up, they had to go for a drive and see what else was broken first.

[SaltyD from BC]

Lefty that video reminds me of this crazy kid I met. Well, he's probably mid 20s no kid. See at our last place we had a pretty nice view but there were a lot of deseased alders and some evergreens that were in the way of the money shot. They were on a downslope property owned by a fellow who didn't live there just had it as a holding property or whatever. I met him and asked if I could at my cost remove some of the trees, I was up front saying I wanted to improve the view but pointed out that they were dead on the tops and ready to come down one of these storms. He was a nice guy but a tree hugger, and his french Canadian wife a super tree hugger so that wasn't on. I asked about doing some aireal limbing to clean the trees and help out with our view. They were down with that.

So falling the trees I was up for. As long as no one was within a tree length of them in any point of the compass I would be able to drop them with realative safety I figured. Climbing and limbing? Never learned that and at 51 I don't intend to. So I hired young dude from the next island over who learned the arborist trade down in the city and came back home and started a lil company. Anyways, great guy and could climb like a bugger - he did some logging as a kid too.

So up he goes on this POS Alder that by any sence in the world should have been dropped. Spurring and cutting his way up with spikes and a belt using a way cool little Stihl saw all hopped up that hung by a carbiner when he climbed. He gets near the top asking me if he'd gone high enough, I give him the thumbs up. He spurs about half way down and stops. He takes his pack sack off and throws it to the ground. WTF?? Line spews out of the pack as its falling and he jumps straight off the side of the tree, falls about 8 feet then swings in a big circular path about 40 feet over to another tree which he grabs gracefully like a squirrel and throws his belt around it. Silly bugger scared the hell out of me, I'd never seen that!! He tells me later that he used to do a lot of rock climbing, says its a big time saver. He had some cool knot he showed me that I forgot, that he could release from down below that he tied to the top of the last tree, and get his line back. ..

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Bobby..... I got one piece quartered, and after it gets flattened, it'll be about 1 5/8" wide..... If I leave em in halves you'd get (duh) twice that.... They split very easily. Do you still want em all quartered before I mail em, or would halves maybe be better for you? (There's 3 pieces about 7' long 2 1/2"-3" Dia.)

Halves will work or whole which ever is easiest for you.

[Mrleft8]

Ha! Amber just told me a secret!!!!!!!
(We were talking back in the kitchen )
Apparently Glen Really likes this movie!

[Mrleft8]

Yeah..... I know a couple of climbers that'll do that..... They tend to be slightly nihilistic I think..... Most of them seem to burn out and either burst into figurative flames, or fizzle and smolder....
One of my best childhood friends is a tree guy out in Oregon..... or Washington..... Has a tree top tourism business, where you can book an afternoon, or up to a long weekend up in the tree tops using nothing but zip lines and ropes to get around..... Complete with meals, bedding, and such...... I once asked him what sort of meals they served up there..... "Not chili!" he said.....

[Bobby of Tulsa]

What eggzakly was you talking about? You and Amber.

[Mrleft8]

OK Bobby..... How bout I send one whole, one halved, and one quartered?....
I don't know what to do with the node bits, so I guess I'll let you figure that part out!

[Mrleft8]

What eggzakly was you talking about? You and Amber.

She was just saying that Glen really liked it..... I assume she was talking about the Monkees' movie.....