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[Oregon Viking]

Good afternoon !!

 

[Oregon Viking]

Hazy on the coast today.

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

Projects.... Fireplace mantle is the plan. bar maybe.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Visited these guys today, and brought/spent money !!

 

[pepperj]

Morning everyone

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning!☕️ We broke the dry spell yesterday with 1.5”. And we’re getting more this morning.👍🏻

 

[pepperj]

Garbage run yesterday then onto an auction pick up.
Interesting thing about the garbage dumping fees.
"Cash or receipt?"
Cash works
7x12ft dump trailer full of construction waste and trash.
$80
Note to self-saturday is the garbage run day.

Picked up my new harvester yesterday. Covered in barn dust and spider poop. Still had the plastic on the intake chute. It's probably one of the best made one's on the market when they produced this model. Still for being 10 yrs old and less than 1/3 retail.

Hooked the power cord up to it and it started so fast I was kind of shocked.
420CC, 3 stage, 30" intake, electric directional discharge chute.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Picked up my new harvester yesterday.

What does it harvest?

 

[pepperj]

What does it harvest?

Snow

Here's the best of all, the Mrs saw it, and I swear it was like angels singing folks.
"Maybe I can learn how to use it"

 

[k0bgalan]

One small item and one large one! First, every airgun I have owned was suppressed except one. It was a .177 cal (actually a true measurement) pump gun. It was hand clap quiet!

The second item, the biggest one to me at least, is using the word "Silencer"! No device, attached to a firearm, totally silences them. Even the WWII British De Lisle was not truly silent! Please folks, they're SUPPRESSORS not silencers!!!

 

[releventchair]

Snow

Here's the best of all, the Mrs saw it, and I swear it was like angels singing folks.
"Maybe I can learn how to use it"

Careful , that'll toss a frozen dog turn 20 feet ....

Had a very old 3 stage years ago.
Chain drivin top auger / 3rd stage nibbled on snow banks slowly if not effectively.
That matters after snow that has been moves sets up hard.

Nice device for unclogging the auger.
I shattered a 2x2 on the old blower I had. Not on purpose (though my fault entirely) so it was quite a surprise.

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.
Rain in the night. Light fog again.

Old dog had a rough night. (Belly and internals .)He is resting fairly comfortable now.

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Ahoy Mates
It's been a while, so just checking in. Yeah I'm still alive, not that anyone noticed me missing
Back to getting things in an order around here hopefully. Now that wife's retired, I've almost convinced her into a Camper Van to do some exploring, I mean traveling, . Yes I have treasure hunting on the agenda as I've been waiting for this damn summer heat to scale back a bit first. So many hunts and now setting my sights on which one first 🤔
--List of Hunts 2026--
* The Secret (Roanoke casque)-- 2nd attempt April 22 with same results, no casque. Lost to the elements of nature (Pics provided)
* There's Treasure Inside -- 2nd attempt upcoming Sept/26 with more promising leads.
* 2 Civil war battle areas on private land (Civil War encampment) -- TBD after Rattlesnakes and gators hibernate. Yes we have them here.
* Artifact hunt on 1710 Indian and colonist battleground.
* More Gold panning before it's cold
* Researching a possible shipwreck, before I'm no longer able to dive, which I stumbled across as a kid. I'd just take satisfaction in recognition of the find for others to explore.
* Always more relic and bottle hunting around my hometown waterways.
Well that's a start and too much to cover before the end of year, but the drive is still there!
Excited to look back into the TN forums as to what you guys have been up to this summer. Hopefully all the disagreements have been settled between you skallywags 🤣... Has Bart hit the Motherload yet? How about Blossom and her notable finds? How about it Vike, RC, MxRat and Pepper, you guys seem to still be holding the Thread together I see? It's still so awesome to see this much uncovered treasure found on here these days.
I've recently caught up on some old information of lost treasure just in my own state. So much I was so unaware of. History that fell quiet and some that's being rediscovered.


#roanoke

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Mornin all.
Rain in the night. Light fog again.

Old dog had a rough night. (Belly and internals .)He is resting fairly comfortable now.

Hate it when we have to deal with our ailing pups. 🙏

 

[Surf_Pirate]

That's a great sales tactic!

Unlike this clown
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So true! That thing is a Beast!

 

[newnan man]

Ahoy Mates
It's been a while, so just checking in. Yeah I'm still alive, not that anyone noticed me missing
Back to getting things in an order around here hopefully. Now that wife's retired, I've almost convinced her into a Camper Van to do some exploring, I mean traveling, . Yes I have treasure hunting on the agenda as I've been waiting for this damn summer heat to scale back a bit first. So many hunts and now setting my sights on which one first 🤔
--List of Hunts 2026--
* The Secret (Roanoke casque)-- 2nd attempt April 22 with same results, no casque. Lost to the elements of nature (Pics provided)
* There's Treasure Inside -- 2nd attempt upcoming Sept/26 with more promising leads.
* 2 Civil war battle areas on private land (Civil War encampment) -- TBD after Rattlesnakes and gators hibernate. Yes we have them here.
* Artifact hunt on 1710 Indian and colonist battleground.
* More Gold panning before it's cold
* Researching a possible shipwreck, before I'm no longer able to dive, which I stumbled across as a kid. I'd just take satisfaction in recognition of the find for others to explore.
* Always more relic and bottle hunting around my hometown waterways.
Well that's a start and too much to cover before the end of year, but the drive is still there!
Excited to look back into the TN forums as to what you guys have been up to this summer. Hopefully all the disagreements have been settled between you skallywags 🤣... Has Bart hit the Motherload yet? How about Blossom and her notable finds? How about it Vike, RC, MxRat and Pepper, you guys seem to still be holding the Thread together I see? It's still so awesome to see this much uncovered treasure found on here these days.
I've recently caught up on some old information of lost treasure just in my own state. So much I was so unaware of. History that fell quiet and some that's being rediscovered.


#roanoke

Nice to hear from you and about your experiences. Too hot to do much here in Florida. I do my yard chores in the AM.

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning all

 

[ArfieBoy]

Good afternoon crew! We had a couple of thunderstorms pass through with some hard rain showers with each one yesterday. Forest fire smoke less than we have had in about a month. Some clouds building up now (1pm PDT). 85.5F as I type this.
You all have a great day!