The PUB light's ON! :D

[seanz]

Doing anything for the next 11 minutes? No? OK. There's a 2 minute intro followed by some Oz blues. Ain't it weird what happens to American music when it escapes to foreign shores?

[Mrleft8]

Well..... It's cold and rainy, and one of the guys that was supposed to come help with house repairs last week, finally shows up this morning....
So.... Grab a piece of pie, and a beer.... I shall return if I'm not found sprawled dead on the lawn having plummeted from the top of a slippery ladder....
Special on tap:Anchor Liberty Ale

[Figment]

Swapped a 24" bar for 18"?? Why would you want to have to bend over that extra 6" when trimming limbs off the log?

[Mrleft8]

Swapped a 24" bar for 18"?? Why would you want to have to bend over that extra 6" when trimming limbs off the log?

Because having that extra 6" wiggling in the wind 99% of the time can get you in trouble...... Or so I've heard.....

[Chris Woodward]

It has a decompression button (I'd never seen one of those until I had to use a Stihl 098 with a 60" bar)

Back in the late 70's the local saw shop had 6 brand new 098s, never been used, for half price that they took in as trades from NiMo(the area Electric Utility Co., now National Greed) Asked, what's the story on them? He says that they couldn't start them. First guy dislocated his shoulder, Second guy dislocated his elbow, third one broke his finger, so the boss got rid of them. They had no idea about the decompression switch. We used it with a 48" bar and Alaskan Mill to slab up root slabs. It still would hurt you when it caught top dead center. Shoulda had a kick start. When we got a Woodmiser I traded it in for a Husquvarna 672 or somesuch # with a 28" bar and rip chain for the grunt work.

[Chris Woodward]

Doing anything for the next 11 minutes? No? OK. There's a 2 minute intro followed by some Oz blues. Ain't it weird what happens to American music when it escapes to foreign shores?

Yeah Seanz thems some good blues. Makes a joyous noise!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I think I am still alive, ifin ya call such things livin. Lets do a double Jose and a Dark Truth. Time to self medicate.

[Glen Longino]

Here you go, Bobby!
Glad you're still alive.
Hope this magic elixer makes you feel better.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Well Glen, That really will help. Good to hear from you my friend.

[Hwyl]

Glad to see you Bobby, I could do with some self medicating too

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Careful there Gareth, You might get yourself in trouble, but maybe not. I am just kinda slow movin today.

[Chip-skiff]

G'day, Bobster, Hwyl, Lefty, Glen, Seanz, Chris, Figment, et al.

None of your clever mixtures for me. I'll have a pull of the Guinness, and drink like an honest man.

The Wolf Goddess helped me tilt the big solar panels, which involved climbing a ladder and wrestling large bolts, while cussing a blue streak. Naturally, the dog and cat had to go out and take turns lurking under the ladder, risking death-by-crescent-wrench.

Nice to hear the Pogues. Here's a favourite, with a bit of Irish break dancing (shut your eyes if it's too sexy for you).



And on the heels of that, I'll have another Guinness and a baby Powers as well, to help the day along.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hi Chip, You really need to try that Dark Truth beer, Maybe a little stonger than that Guinness. You are doin good on the juke box, not twang but good. Seems like those animals know just where you don't want them.

[Glen Longino]

Yep, Chip, great music on the jukebox...hmm!
That's okay, you've tolerated more than your share of the twangy stuff...here, have another Gutles...er, I mean Guiness!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Yep, Chip, great music on the jukebox...hmm!
That's okay, you've tolerated more than your share of the twangy stuff...here, have another Gutles...er, I mean Guiness!

He trys Glen, Wolfmen are just different.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Been good long as I can.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

This one is for John T, The one from Texas.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

[Chip-skiff]

The Pogues are always a shot of pure wayward madness. Wonder how many teeth poor MacGowan's got in his head?

I love classic twang: Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, that kind of thing. The newer stuff ain't really country, it's trailer court (or condo). It kills me to hear an interview with some "country" star who talks just like everyone else, and then starts singing with that put-on twang.

Here's a nice cowboy song, written by Utah Phillips. Joe Ely sings it, too, but the videos were crappy.



"It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin. . ." I identify with that.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

He must live next door to me, That wind thing. Tell Sophie I scrubbed the place with bleach, smells better now.

[Chip-skiff]

Because having that extra 6" wiggling in the wind 99% of the time can get you in trouble...... Or so I've heard.....

The longer the bar, the more chance of a kickback (especially when limbing green timber) and the more leverage the bar exerts when it does kick back. Those safety stop things work, but your hand has to be in the right position on the grip, and the chain can still do quite a bit of damage if it hits your face. Happened to a friend of mine– just missed his left eye. Left him with quite a scar.

[Mrleft8]

Must be after 3PM..... My schnozz was completely fine until about 20 minutes ago, then it just plugged up like someone poured a bucket of hydraulic cement in there.....
Had to come in to try to get some feeling back in my fingers.... It's so cold, damp, and just plain old ugly out there today, that my whole body's shivering..... Worse than yesterday even.... And it was supposed to be nice today.... (According to the weather man yesterday....) Now they say it might be nice tomorrow afternoon..... But maybe not.....
No sun in the forecast except maybe Monday afternoon..... But I'll bet that if I finish up this outside work, the weather will turn beautiful, so.....

[Mrleft8]

When I was out in California a couple of guys I ran into while out scavenging for firewood (Louisiana Pacific logging slash) were using these saws..... They offered to let me try one, but I declined. They said that they didn't pinch as easy as a bar, but I didn't want to find out the hard way that they were wrong.... Never seen one back here before or since.

But I think we really ought to get one of these for Kevin....

[Bobby of Tulsa]

The thing about those saws, things go through the bar and you have to stop and untangle them. If Kevin had that he could like stop all bike stealers.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

[ChrisBen]

Man, it was a scorcher out there today. I'm ready fer an ice cold Sierra.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Man, it was a scorcher out there today. I'm ready fer an ice cold Sierra.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for the man.

[ChrisBen]

Thank you sir, got any frosted mugs back there?

[Mrleft8]

Man, it was a scorcher out there today. I'm ready fer an ice cold Sierra.

Shut up shutupshutupshutupshutup I can't hear you NANANANANANANANA!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mrleft8]

I'm still shivering, and I've been doing indoor chores for over an hour now.....

[ChrisBen]

Wanna trade fer a week?

[Mrleft8]

Just a week? How about all of last year and the last week or so?

[ChrisBen]

And here I thought you'd say "let's make it permanent".

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Glen where are you? We got a challenge for you.

[Mrleft8]

Last time I was in Florida it was almost exactly like it is here right now..... But colder.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Last time I was in Florida it was almost exactly like it is here right now..... But colder.

Heat wave and drought in Tulsa. Beer weather.

[ChrisBen]

Last time I was in Florida it was almost exactly like it is here right now..... But colder.

That ain't Florida, that's southrun Jawgia.

[2MeterTroll]

its 38 here at the moment (hottest part of the day) drizzling and overcast. we moved to the mountains to get away from soggy weather; seems to be following us.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Beer Please,

[Bobby of Tulsa]

its 38 here at the moment (hottest part of the day) drizzling and overcast. we moved to the mountains to get away from soggy weather; seems to be following us.

You guys Need some summer.

[2MeterTroll]

heh we on the west coast haven't had summer in several years. I think the bees have all headed south till further notice.

Good thing Erica and I make heating stoves. I do feel sorry for our neighbors that are in the 7 th and 8 th cord for the year

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I would offer you some of ours, but Tornadoes come with it.

[ChrisBen]

Mezcal an Lone Star for Bobby, another Sierra Nevada for me. How bout you Ernie, what's your pleasure?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Thanks Chris, I thought Sure Glen would show up by now. Pig wrasselin and all.

[ChrisBen]

De nada.

[2MeterTroll]

Hi ChrisBen, Well seeing its afternoon and all i think three to five fingers of scotch neat will do. thank you!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hi ChricBen, Well seeing its afternoon and all i think three to five fingers of scotch neat will do. thank you!

This is my kinda drinkin man. You probably could keep up with Glen.

[2MeterTroll]

I go easy on drinking..... figured out they make it faster than i can drink it and they have a head start

[SaltyD from BC]

Whaaaaaaazuuuuuuuup homeys? Beer me please. Just got the feezer out of the truck by meself, a clever study in physics and carefull planning I wish I could say but I slid it down some planks with a hard landing. Then tipped it up to get it started in the door. Them remembered you're not supposed to do that, doah! Cleaned it all out nice and plugged it in. Nothing. Then slowly it started chugging along. whew. my luck's not usually like that.

[ChrisBen]

Beer fer Salty. Hell Ida tied that sucker off to a tree an hit the gas.