GOOD MORNING from Communist Free Lost River Country!

[Lost River]

It’s 09:00 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Lost River, with Pictures, and the truth (almost at dawn, had to feed the minions) on the 1st of January 2021 Hindsight is now 2020!

Right now I’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied/Socialist zones. Please don't move to Idaho! I repeat, Please don't move to Idaho. Try Montana. :cool: The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache. Since 9mm is hard to find, not only for those behind enemy lines, but for those in Free States as well, it is time to dust off those old Warhorses Boys and Girls. It is another day closer the big game and another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the lines, this is your Gun.


https://i.imgur.com/2Zx5dMc.jpg?1


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[BobM]

Just got back from the gym and had my normal off duty M&P40 2.0C in the fanny pack. When I put real clothes on the pistol will go into a JMCK IWB and there’s a 642 in Kramer pocket holster in the jeans pocket. It’s probably going to rain all day but I stopped by the office and picked up a little practice ammo thinking I could probably have the range to myself today.

[Johnny Walker]

It’s 09:00 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Lost River, with Pictures, and the truth (almost at dawn, had to feed the minions) on the 1st of January 2021 Hindsight is now 2020!

Right now I’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied/Socialist zones. Please don't move to Idaho! I repeat, Please don't move to Idaho. Try Montana. :cool: The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache. Since 9mm is hard to find, not only for those behind enemy lines, but for those in Free States as well, it is time to dust off those old Warhorses Boys and Girls. It is another day closer the big game and another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the lines, this is your Gun.


https://i.imgur.com/2Zx5dMc.jpg?1


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Damn funny way to kick it all off in 2021. LTT 92A1 or DW Specialist.... that's whats in my "wallet" ! Both guns AIWB thanks to JM Custom!

[Greg]

Taking advantage of cold weather/longer jackets to carry a G17 OWB.

[CCT125US]

The usual:

P2000 v2 LEM in a JRC AIWB CDAII

Surefire EDCL2T and Kizer Dukes

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[RJ]

All I heard was “Move to Idaho.” :cool:

Glock 48 in a Dark Star Gear Hitchhiker.

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[Oldherkpilot]

It’s 09:00 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Lost River, with Pictures, and the truth (almost at dawn, had to feed the minions) on the 1st of January 2021 Hindsight is now 2020!

Right now I’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied/Socialist zones. Please don't move to Idaho! I repeat, Please don't move to Idaho. Try Montana. :cool: The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache. Since 9mm is hard to find, not only for those behind enemy lines, but for those in Free States as well, it is time to dust off those old Warhorses Boys and Girls. It is another day closer the big game and another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the lines, this is your Gun.


https://i.imgur.com/2Zx5dMc.jpg?1


This is The Way
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[LittleLebowski]

Idaho is beautiful and Wyoming is a windswept, desolate, horrible place :D

[BobM]

Idaho is beautiful and Wyoming is a windswept, desolate, horrible place :D

One of my retirement plans is to rig a Suburban or an Expedition so I can sleep in the back and poke around the interesting parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. I’ll probably still have one of my M&Ps on me but there will be a couple 357 and 44 revolvers along.

[Duelist]

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It’s a beautiful, sunny day in the partially occupied south. Freedom still raises its head every day.

The watch is still ticking. The watch is still ticking.

[SCCY Marshal]

Ithaca model 37 with fixed mod. choked barrel stuffed 4+1 of Remington 1oz #6 shot 16 gauge and more in my vest, Ruger Single-Six on the belt with couple cylinders spare ammo in my right front pocket with my Case trapper, small leather Ka-Bar behind the wheelgun. Greys locked down tight, hares bunkered from the fox that got one last night, and grouse cocky as can be with their season closed.

About to trade the Single-Six for a 2" S&W model 10 plus a 22LR LCR. Little Ka-Bar staying because it can.

[Lost River]

Idaho is beautiful and Wyoming is a windswept, desolate, horrible place :D

I used to like you.

[revchuck38]

Lost River - I used to have a set of those Herrett's on my 5" 1911, got them from Gil Hebard. And the 1911 is still wearing the BoMar rear sight...not "BoMar-style" but the real thing. That Colt was cutting-edge technology back in the 80s. :)

ETA: Carrying my full-size PX4 in a JMCK IWB 3 with a spare mag in the same maker's mag pouch.

[fatdog]

I love that motel key fob!

What I have been carrying the last month, going out in a little while.

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[Totem Polar]

https://i.imgur.com/2Zx5dMc.jpg?1



Damn, dude. Single loop tooled SS, Emerson Raven, 1911, and a hipster outside door motel tag from your daughter’s video shoot.

You are so old school, you make a one-room schoolhouse in rural Utah look like the office of diversity and inclusion at Portland State.

You should be next tier in line for vaccination, just based on that photo.

Seriously, Statler and Waldorf called: they want their EDC back...

;)

[Risto]

Montana is full. I repeat: Montana is full. Temperatures approaching -30. Grizzly bears around every corner.

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[Lost River]

Lost River - I used to have a set of those Herrett's on my 5" 1911, got them from Gil Hebard. And the 1911 is still wearing the BoMar rear sight...not "BoMar-style" but the real thing. That Colt was cutting-edge technology back in the 80s. :)

ETA: Carrying my full-size PX4 in a JMCK IWB 3 with a spare mag in the same maker's mag pouch.

The Herretts shown came from a visit with Rod Herrett at the shop and picking a set. I wanted an "old school" set that, and those fit like elk steaks and Idaho Spuds!

[Malamute]

Montana is full. I repeat: Montana is full. Temperatures approaching -30. Grizzly bears around every corner.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210101/584d0ae9ae389cc9d94d0643e404a569.jpg


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Oh thats not the half of it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyLMwzDR4qY

[Clusterfrack]

New Year loadout. Not nearly as fancy as some of y’all’s.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210101/1324bf35f21920fbb6d333e94020590b.jpg

[CZ Man]

Since I'm home and hanging around the house today it's just a G26 on my ankle and an AR propped up in the corner in the living room. Happy New Year everyone.

[45dotACP]

In my recovery from COVID I'm just lounging around in a cardigan, so I'm not actually holstered up, but this is what's been in the holster lately.

Not in God's Caliber, but if I move to Idaho like you're clearly telling me I should, I'll pop on one of my many .45s [emoji41]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210101/42c3f8565c7e60f7814cb88a22ddc774.jpg

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[JAD]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210101/af46418e1691584c08f64cbb14112f71.jpg
.45 CCO in an ex rso, spare etm in a Wilson pouch, ear pods, wallet, cash, mask, and kind of a j-frame Rosary.

Forgot to take my wave endura out of my pocket.

[FNFAN]

Idaho is beautiful and Wyoming is a windswept, desolate, horrible place :D

Oh! You're from Laramie! That's where my son was born! :)

[gtmtnbiker98]

One of my retirement plans is to rig a Suburban or an Expedition so I can sleep in the back and poke around the interesting parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. I’ll probably still have one of my M&Ps on me but there will be a couple 357 and 44 revolvers along.

Can I tag along?

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[Lex Luthier]

Dropped off supplies earlier for my mom at the local COVID ward.
T'was an NPE, so I didn't ask permission.

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Pocket/belt dump in the music room.

Time to break out the guitar and try to toughen my fingers back up. I haven’t played much since my fiddler son moved away..

[BobM]

Can I tag along?
Maybe we could use your camper

[revchuck38]

deputyG23 - I've got a guitar case like that. :) I've been threatening to start playing again, getting my fingertips back in shape will be a challenge.

[Lex Luthier]

The guitar players are showing some good taste, I will say that.

[Totem Polar]

The fact that deputyG23 and revchuck38 both own H&Ds makes me like them even a bit more than I did in 2020. Lex Luthier, did you get a load of the posts following yours?

[Lex Luthier]

The fact that deputyG23 and revchuck38 both own H&Ds makes me like them even a bit more than I did in 2020. Lex Luthier, did you get a load of the posts following yours?

I did! My two favorite semi-trad small-shop builders are H & D and Dana Bourgeois. All really nice cats, too.

[revchuck38]

The fact that deputyG23 and revchuck38 both own H&Ds makes me like them even a bit more than I did in 2020. Lex Luthier, did you get a load of the posts following yours?

Honesty requires that I burst your bubble, at least concerning me. The case looks like that, but it doesn't contain an H&D. Story follows, Lex Luthier might wince while reading it.

I was in Bagram, Afghanistan from 5/03 - 2/04, having been transferred from scenic Tikrit. I was not quite a REMF, but close. There was a base chapel and the Catholic chaplain needed help with the choir, so I had my wife ship my Gibson MK35 to me. I had been playing at my local church for several years before my mobilization so I figured I'd be able to contribute. I played for a few months and while practicing, the guitar went tango uniform - the internal bracing apparently let go. I contacted Gibson and was told they didn't do repairs and gave me the info for the factory-approved guy in Baton Rouge. I shipped it to him and he repaired it to like-new, and it cost me more than I paid for the guitar when I bought it used.

But in the meantime, I needed something to play. I ordered (from Musician's Friend) a Takemine EG-240, a fairly cheap acoustic-electric and, since I needed a case anyway, I got one that looks like deputyG23's. I was lucky with that guitar, too, it sounds way better than it should for what I paid for it.

[deputyG23]

I did! My two favorite semi-trad small-shop builders are H & D and Dana Bourgeois. All really nice cats, too.

And H&D is 1.5 hours away from my front door.
We toured the shop in ‘08 just after I bought the guitar.
They polished it up, told me when it was made (2005), and put a strap button on the base of the neck for a reasonable price.
It is much more instrument than I deserve.
My son can flat pick a la Doc Watson and can play his version of Black Mountain Rag fairly well.
He sounds like a million bucks on the H&D.

[Robinson]

Colt Lightweight Government.

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[Duelist]

My best guitar is a Martin D35. Not an H&D, but still quite a guitar.

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[Coyotesfan97]

From the blazing windswept sand dune hell of the East Valley in Aridzona where no one should move to the Radscorpions are about to swarm from the Superstitions to feed on AJ ghouls. I’m carrying my normal G26 EDC. The G26 is sporting a Gadget now. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210102/8ef6b6c542eeb38446a2cc329832c8a5.jpg


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[Lost River]

One of my retirement plans is to rig a Suburban or an Expedition so I can sleep in the back and poke around the interesting parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. I’ll probably still have one of my M&Ps on me but there will be a couple 357 and 44 revolvers along.

Bring a fishing pole.

And a stampede string for your hat.

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[Savage Hands]

All I heard was “Move to Idaho.” :cool:

Glock 48 in a Dark Star Gear Hitchhiker.

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Close enough to what I’m carrying, meet you in Idaho :cool:

[Lost River]

Today is a good day to kick it back a few years and bring out an oldie.

https://i.imgur.com/sJYV6lC.jpg?1

I bought this in 1991. The EX companion that accompanies it still has the old Idaho City stamp on it. I had the factory bushing replaced but never had it tightened up, or any accuracy work done. I figured since it always went BANG, that was far more important. :cool:




CHEERS!

[Lost River]

Close enough to what I’m carrying, meet you @LittleLebowski 's in Wyoming :cool:

[farscott]

This is how we roll in north Alabama during the great ammo and primer shortage of 2020-202x. STI Lawman (.45 ACP of course) finished in NP3 in a Milt Sparks HR-LTD (unfortunately no longer in production) holster, a spare Colt Checkmate magazine tube with Tripp Super 7 internals (the last witness hole in the eight-round tube shows no round) in a Matt del Fatti magazine carrier, and a Chris Reeve Sebenza with a tanto blade. Ammo is old school (down to the last case of my old stash) Federal 230-grain standard pressure "bonded" Hydra-Shok.

The magazine in the pistol is a CMC Power Mag. Careful observers will note that the magazine without the base pad should be the reload. Funny how that works, but I like the reload without the pad.

[Borderland]

One of my retirement plans is to rig a Suburban or an Expedition so I can sleep in the back and poke around the interesting parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. I’ll probably still have one of my M&Ps on me but there will be a couple 357 and 44 revolvers along.

Drop on down to Utah while you're there and avoid drinking with any sheep herders (ranchers) when in WY. You'll know who they are.

[SCCY Marshal]

This is how we roll...during the great ammo and primer shortage of 2020-202x.

Dispense with repeaters entirely!

https://i.imgur.com/WZNI9IDl.jpg

Had a 4" S&W Highway Patrolman full of 158 grain SJHP full velocity magnum and a Ka-Bar backing it up. Spare ammo for both guns in various pockets.

[Lost River]

That is a dang big bunny! Comparing it size wise to the shotgun, you know you have a meal right there. A couple of those in the crockpot and some spuds sounds pretty good!

[Totem Polar]

Dispense with repeaters entirely!

https://i.imgur.com/WZNI9IDl.jpg

Had a 4" S&W Highway Patrolman full of 158 grain SJHP full velocity magnum and a Ka-Bar backing it up. Spare ammo for both guns in various pockets.

Something about the placement of the apple sticker thrills me.

[SCCY Marshal]

That is a dang big bunny! Comparing it size wise to the shotgun, you know you have a meal right there...

It made a fine pot of stew with buttermilk dumplings. Feet are in alcohol right now and get drained to swap into a borax solution tomorrow. Then dry and cap with opened jingle bells for charms.

[Lost River]

And for a few new pics from Communist Free Country..

Here are a couple of pics of my oldest kiddo Ms Kimber.

She took her horse to Utah state mounted shooting championship. This is a horse that she has been working on, but the horse is still green and she did just wanted to get the horse used to competing . They ended up winning, taking the buckle for Utah State Ladies overall champion, so we were quite pleased.

https://i.imgur.com/qz0mh1M.jpg

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[Lost River]

A good way to start the season for the kid.

https://i.imgur.com/36WP6Mt.jpg?1



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[Bruce Cartwright]

Lost River:

Congratulations to your daughter. That's a fine accomplishment. As some of my friends who used to get wet and sandy said: "It pays to be a winner."
Good job doing he Dad thing with her.

Bruce

[rd62]

That's awesome! Congratulations! How old is Ms Kimber and at what age did she begin competing?

[Caballoflaco]

That's awesome! Congratulations! How old is Ms Kimber and at what age did she begin competing?

Right. I had to check to check and make sure I was still at PF and not on the dictionary.com page for aesome when I saw that post.

[Duelist]

Congrats to Ms. kimber, Lost River!

[Lex Luthier]

Something about the placement of the apple sticker thrills me.

You ain't the only one, bub.

Lost River - Your daughter is an inspiration. Cherish these days, sir. They pass so fast!

[Totem Polar]

More great stuff from LR. Congrats!

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[okie john]

Well done, all of you.


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[Lost River]

That's awesome! Congratulations! How old is Ms Kimber and at what age did she begin competing?

rd62 Kimber was I believe 5 when she first started. She is 18 now.

The semi-short version is that I rode bucking horses for Boise State's college team. Years later a gal that had been on the team with me ended up being in the same community. She didn't have kids of her own, but is still a serious rider. She said she wanted to teach Kimber to ride and basically "adopted" her. She was and still is a tough coach. Started Kimber on a difficult to control pony so she would have to work hard and learn to be a better rider, when all the other kids had easy horses. It really paid off because before long she became a very proficient rider, able to handle more powerful horses in spite of her small size.


I would help her with the gun stuff.

In this pic I think she was 6 maybe. At that age the kids get off the horses to shoot the balloons. They still shoot the same full power .45 loads, but just under the safety and control of the adults. At that age, she couldn't hold the heavy gun up on target for literally 2 seconds, so we had a method we used, and I used to make her say it out loud to be safe. The short version was gun up, front sight, hammer back, finger on trigger, squeeze, finger off trigger, etc. There was some sloppy handling by some of the participants and I did not want her getting used to being casual with a handgun, so we did it that way.

https://i.imgur.com/fNiMbqD.jpg

I still help her a bit with the gun stuff when she needs it. In fact before the Utah match we were discussing how to shave 10ths and 100ths of seconds with economy of motion work. Over the course of a match, that really adds up. Just like in USPSA, matches can be won or lost by those margins.

I am sure I have posted this one before, but this is a pic from one shoot where she came in too hot and got pitched. I told her that these things will happen and you just suck it up, ice up, and get back on and ride. We switched saddles and put her on a less powerful horse and she ended up winning that day, in spite of her injury. We didnt tell her mom about that wreck until after we got home!

https://i.imgur.com/gPPPdMu.jpg


Her real success is due to having a tough coach who basically was a 2nd mom, and one that pushed her hard for years. I'm just like the hired help. :cool:

[rd62]

That's awesome Lost River

[JAD]

I'm just like the hired help. :cool:

Dude, you two are using up all the cool in the room.

[SecondsCount]

A good way to start the season for the kid.

https://i.imgur.com/36WP6Mt.jpg?1

That's pretty awesome!

Where did she compete? I would have come and cheered her on if you were close by.

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[Lost River]

Where did she compete? I would have come and cheered her on if you were close by.






This was at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden.

I thought that was pretty cool, as when I rode bucking horses, the Golden Spike was one of the rodeo arenas within our region. So to have the kid ride there 25 ish years later made me smile.

Reminded me a lot of of Chris Ledoux's song "Utah Tribute" and the lyrics:


And you brought your little children, and I've seen 'em all grow tall
Yeah I watched you grow, and I owe you more than you'll ever know
And all the wild and wooly cowboys, dancin' and yellin' for more
Your hats and sneakers an cowboy boots, stompin' on a hardwood floor
And you waltzed those Utah ladies beneath the spotlight glow
Yeah you helped me grow, and I owe you more than you'll ever know



https://youtu.be/JdTAdZXrbFQ

[SecondsCount]

That's 15 minutes from me. Sorry I missed you guys. Maybe next time.



This was at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden.

I thought that was pretty cool, as when I rode bucking horses, the Golden Spike was one of the rodeo arenas within our region. So to have the kid ride there 25 ish years later made me smile.

Reminded me a lot of of Chris Ledoux's song "Utah Tribute" and the lyrics:


And you brought your little children, and I've seen 'em all grow tall
Yeah I watched you grow, and I owe you more than you'll ever know
And all the wild and wooly cowboys, dancin' and yellin' for more
Your hats and sneakers an cowboy boots, stompin' on a hardwood floor
And you waltzed those Utah ladies beneath the spotlight glow
Yeah you helped me grow, and I owe you more than you'll ever know



https://youtu.be/JdTAdZXrbFQ

[willie]

Does the young lady prefer a 45 Colt Single Action to have near her when not competing?

[Lost River]

Does the young lady prefer a 45 Colt Single Action to have near her when not competing?


She was a little kid, age 11 when she received the pair of Ruger Vaquero Montados for Christmas:



https://i.imgur.com/VmGUrZ7.jpg


I allowed her to keep the .45s in her room.

By then she was totally proficient, having shot a great many rounds through the guns owned by her coach. There were other handguns available, but it only made sense, as it was a matter of unconscious competence, and she was mature enough. Not mature enough keep her room clean, but mature enough to keep guns in there. :cool: So on evenings when she might be home alone, we were at least comfortable that she could handle hammering some lead down the hallway in the event she needed to. We had discussed a couple of courses of action and she could decide to shelter in place or scoot to the neighbors, depending on the situation.

We figured if she can handle a galloping horse and two guns at the same time, then that's a pretty good indicator that she would probably be ok with one in her bedroom.

https://i.imgur.com/uwPriJt.jpg?1





Some later events caused me to have her carrying a Smith Shield at 17 y/o. She took to handling the semi autos very quickly. And some of our members here pitched in and donated the carry gear she uses today. :cool:

We tried a couple different locations:

https://i.imgur.com/JpZyRP6.jpg




https://i.imgur.com/51VaHRt.jpg


She settled on behind the hip mostly.

[Lost River]

She likes the Glock 19 as well, but it is a bit big on her scrawny frame for carrying.


https://i.imgur.com/nnlCUxM.gif


And under "Welcome to the conversations in our house" is this gem of a text.


You might be in the "Lost River" house if your teenager asks if you swiped her 9mm out of her room, and you admonish her for leaving her .45s in the kitchen. :rolleyes:





https://i.imgur.com/X8SajK1.jpg

[Hieronymous]

She was a little kid, age 11 when she received the pair of Ruger Vaquero Montados for Christmas:



https://i.imgur.com/VmGUrZ7.jpg


I allowed her to keep the .45s in her room.

By then she was totally proficient, having shot a great many rounds through the guns owned by her coach. There were other handguns available, but it only made sense, as it was a matter of unconscious competence, and she was mature enough. Not mature enough keep her room clean, but mature enough to keep guns in there. :cool: So on evenings when she might be home alone, we were at least comfortable that she could handle hammering some lead down the hallway in the event she needed to. We had discussed a couple of courses of action and she could decide to shelter in place or scoot to the neighbors, depending on the situation.

We figured if she can handle a galloping horse and two guns at the same time, then that's a pretty good indicator that she would probably be ok with one in her bedroom.

https://i.imgur.com/uwPriJt.jpg?1





Some later events caused me to have her carrying a Smith Shield at 17 y/o. She took to handling the semi autos very quickly. And some of our members here pitched in and donated the carry gear she uses today. :cool:

We tried a couple different locations:

https://i.imgur.com/JpZyRP6.jpg




https://i.imgur.com/51VaHRt.jpg


She settled on behind the hip mostly.

Hank Williams, Jr. needs to update his song to be more gender inclusive ;) I'm pretty sure your "country girl" will survive!

[JRB]

My wife and I now have a little bun in the oven that measured 6.5 weeks at yesterday's ultrasound. Should that little bun grow up to be a daughter, I hope like hell we're both the kind of parents that manage to raise a daughter like yours.

[Lost River]

My wife and I now have a little bun in the oven that measured 6.5 weeks at yesterday's ultrasound. Should that little bun grow up to be a daughter, I hope like hell we're both the kind of parents that manage to raise a daughter like yours.:cool::cool:


That is Super Cool news !!


Congratulations my Friend!

Daughters will make your hair go gray like nothing else. There is no doubt about it, but they can win you over with just a smile. :D

They also can hang with the boys when it comes to "cool factor"


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[1911Nut]

LR: I would tell you how blessed you are, but you already know! God bless you and your family.

Ken

[theJanitor]

My wife and I now have a little bun in the oven that measured 6.5 weeks at yesterday's ultrasound. Should that little bun grow up to be a daughter, I hope like hell we're both the kind of parents that manage to raise a daughter like yours.


Hell, I hope I can raise my son to be like LR's daughter. And congrats, JRB

[Catshooter]

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That is Super Cool news !!


Congratulations my Friend!

Daughters will make your hair go gray like nothing else. There is no doubt about it, but they can win you over with just a smile. :D

They also can hang with the boys when it comes to "cool factor"


https://i.imgur.com/1DGRYwi.jpg?1



Man, that is one outrageously ginormasly cool pic! Your vest buttons must have popped off years back. I'd say she can hang with boys, for sure. Good on you and her.


Cat

[GJM]

Hey, Lost River, you have an alibi?

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/man-pulls-gun-on-bull-that-tried-to-enter-stands-at-rodeo

[Hieronymous]

Hey, Lost River, you have an alibi?

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/man-pulls-gun-on-bull-that-tried-to-enter-stands-at-rodeo

Epic. If that gentleman is representative of the general population of Idaho in any way, the State moves to the top of my "wish I could live there State":)

[Lost River]

Hey, Lost River, you have an alibi?

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/man-pulls-gun-on-bull-that-tried-to-enter-stands-at-rodeo

HA!

I can't imagine WTF .

That right there has got to be a transplant...:rolleyes:

[GJM]

Good reason to pack a field pistol to the rodeo.

[Lost River]

Epic. If that gentleman is representative of the general population of Idaho in any way, the State moves to the top of my "wish I could live there State":)

My thought process differs a bit. It may make for a great picture, but I see a total jackwagon, who needs his ass handed to him.

If I was the roughstock director I would want to take the pistol away from that guy and smack him over his head with it. WTF is he thinking?

Having spent a fair bit of time in the rodeo arena, I look at it quite differently. Bulls get loose all the time. They go over panels frequently. That's why there are pickup men in the arena (the two guys on horses with ropes that are present each time a rider bucks out). The pickup men are not only there to push the stock (animals) around, but to deal with safety issues. They are in a sense, lifeguards.

I have seen bulls/horses (especially wild mustangs) go over panels and get into pretty much every area possible, including escaping the rodeo grounds completely on rare occasions. 99% of the time the pickup men get control of the stock and get them put away where they need to be.

The last damned thing you want is some dude from the stands flinging bullets. There is absolutely NO safe backstop. I guarantee that guy is a city slicker who bought a hat and came to watch the rodeo. Nobody in their right mind would throw shots in that environment.

Funny picture, but that guy needs to be taken out back behind the chutes and given some wall to wall counseling by the pickup men..

[Hieronymous]

My thought process differs a bit. It may make for a great picture, but I see a total jackwagon, who needs his ass handed to him.

If I was the roughstock director I would want to take the pistol away from that guy and smack him over his head with it. WTF is he thinking?

Having spent a fair bit of time in the rodeo arena, I look at it quite differently. Bulls get loose all the time. They go over panels frequently. That's why there are pickup men in the arena (the two guys on horses with ropes that are present each time a rider bucks out). The pickup men are not only there to push the stock (animals) around, but to deal with safety issues. They are in a sense, lifeguards.

I have seen bulls/horses (especially wild mustangs) go over panels and get into pretty much every area possible, including escaping the rodeo grounds completely on rare occasions. 99% of the time the pickup men get control of the stock and get them put away where they need to be.

The last damned thing you want is some dude from the stands flinging bullets. There is absolutely NO safe backstop. I guarantee that guy is a city slicker who bought a hat and came to watch the rodeo. Nobody in their right mind would throw shots in that environment.

Funny picture, but that guy needs to be taken out back behind the chutes and given some wall to wall counseling by the pickup men..

Fair points all, and I certainly know when to defer to a subject matter expert and neither am I an advocate for discharging a firearm in that context. I am only viewing this through the humorous lense it was presented. It does give new meaning to "stand your ground" though!

[Lost River]

Its a funny assed pic and see the humor in it just as GJM did. I just also see a total dipstick. Rodeos bring out retards like flies to honey.

For comparison, during the Sturgis motorcycle rally, you get a bunch of corporate execs and dentists with Softails and Road Glides who for a week think they are badass bikers giving hard looks to people at the gas stations, riding/acting like complete fools, bowing up on virtually anybody, and pretending they are something that they are not.

Rodeo brings out the same types. They dig out their cowboy boots and cheesy straw hats that they bought at the fair and pretend they are Casey Tibbs or Lane Frost. They get a belly full of beer then into fights at and after the rodeo, at the bars whatnot, and generally make complete fools of themselves.



The bright side of it all though is Buckle Bunnies! :cool: Girls in cutoff shorts and tank tops!

Buckle Bunnies were really the best reason to ride bucking horses in college. Even if you got bucked off, that # pinned on the back of your shirt just seemed to attract pretty girls like crazy. :)

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Todays loadout

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