pbbbbbbbbbbbbbt you just had to have been there earlier. ;):rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
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pbbbbbbbbbbbbbt you just had to have been there earlier. ;):rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
I suppose you have pictures, so everyone can see what you saw?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Border crossing...
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Anyone know where?
Midwest driving...
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Going to guess we can all figure out where this is lol.
If that were the Missouri/ Kansas border there would be more armed guards to keep those Jayhawkers out.
Hey lol! It was Quantrell's raiders... that really started it all, and according to some, even the civil war!! :)
Really, I suppose John Brown sneaking across the border and burning entire communities had nothing to do with it. Not to mention Doc Jennison and the good Senator James Lane..
Oh here we go lol!!Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
LOL, Just joking, just joking lol. I am sure you know more of the states history than I do. I am just quoting the History Channel lol. It is a fantastic topic though. I would never have guessed all the things that happened in those two states before I moved here!
The border crossing is the Detroit / Windsor crossing.
I thought it looked familiar but I usually go through Sault Ste Marie when I go into Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by earcutter
BTW It aint over til its over and we aint quit yet! LOL Actually I just love the history around here, the books from school taught that it all started at Ft. Sumter in '61, if that is true Missouri and Kansas were close to 10 years ahead of the rest of the country.
Right! That was the point the History Channel was making. Its kind of cool. Actually, back when men were men (or cowboys) our two respective states had an incredible amount of history going on. Heck! If St.Lewis won the contract to be the train hub that Chicago ended up becoming, I can't even imagine how different America would look today...Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Anyway, that's a whole other thread.
Well, nice going nun2sharp, you've reignited the War between the States!! Now, I need to move and join up. I'm not staying here, I figure Kalifornia will declare neutrality and boycott the the violence. Then the Ninth Circuit Court will condemn the act, and the state will raise taxes to help provide for the refugee's. I think I'll join the South, at least they cook stuff I like!!Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Excuse me, but our Southern members may refer to it as the War of Northern Aggression. As kids, back home in B.C. we called it the War of Southern Stupidity. Just sayin'.
As kids back home in Texas, Canada was someplace that had funny looking money that wouldn't spend. :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
Like Kelly said, it ain't over. ;)
JUST for my friend from the land of strange money..
CACTI
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GIT SOME!
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The "prickly pear" up close.
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Those little soft, fuzzy looking tufts are about a million little stickers.
Well I don't know MLA - I think that the south might have lost a battle but won the war now that I am down here! If culture is an indication anyway lol!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
I mean to say that country music, pulled pork, and watching cars go in circles is all the rage here in KS!
Yeah! Didn't you see the movie Santa Fe Trail? What the Hell was Custer doing on the east coast?!?! BWAHAHAHAHAHA:rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
If you're down there, they definitely lost!Quote:
Originally Posted by earcutter
Wullie, didn't you mention there was a bumper crop of the things, prickly pears? I'll take a couple pics of some around here, must be a good year for them, they're going crazy out here. I'll also include a photo of something you can get me for Christmas!! I can only imagine how excited you must be!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Rare spider halts Texas road project - AP State Wire News - The Sacramento Bee
Wullie, please tell me it ain't so! You guys didn't let some Californian's slip into your government, did you?
I hope this link works out, if not, lemme know, sad thing.
I am thinking the dude who owns the bar on the alternate route planted it!!
Yer Saucy....you saucy you !!:p......I used to be a saucier y'know(Saucy -A). Now I'm just a saucey-B
Probably because we've "found" a few billion extra to blow. That's San Antonio anyway. It's been invaded by refugee Austin eco-terroristas that ran out of shit to whine about in Austin and headed South to ply their whine.Quote:
Originally Posted by donv
Yes donv, there is a bumper crop of those things this year. That bunch in the pic is about the size of the one that a hammer headed horse and I fell into one afternoon when I was a kid back in the 60's. Looked like both of us had been in a fight with about a hundred porcupines. It was NOT an enjoyable ride back to the house.
One thing good about that trip was that the horse wouldn't go near a bunch of that stuff after that adventure.
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Y'all kin say whut y'all want 'about the South,but y'all never heard o' nobody retirin' an' movin' North.
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Back to road pictures! I took these on a parts run up the Feather River Canyon to a town called Quincy. I knew it was gonna be a pretty drive, so I took a camera. The first big rock is called Grizzley Dome, don't worry, it's safe, they put signs up not to climb the rock. Then, something I love, rather than just blowing up the smaller rocks, they just pushed them to the side. If you ever get a chance, go this route in the Spring, lots of waterfalls, and the river is awesome.
It's about the control. I'm sure that guy from Rage Against The Machine would say that, anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
Geeze.........that's a big a-- rock !Quote:
Originally Posted by donv
Wouldn't ya love to abseil down that? (knees, back and such allowing)Quote:
Originally Posted by donv
That little boulder ain't big enough to abseil down Carl. What choo smokin' dude?!?!
Or are you referring to the big rock, with the hole in it, to let the cars and trucks through? It looks to be an easy abseil to me, but I could be wrong. Photo's don't always do justice.
Mick
Thanks for the link to the day planner, is that the best you can do? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
That wasn't a link, it was citation of a title, which should be underlined according to The Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian, K.).Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Yeah, big rock with the hole in it...Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
I clicked it, it is a link, I am well aware of the grammar and punctuation involved. Have fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
Yep, tombstone trotting again.
Little treasures like these are why I stomp around old cemeteries.
Times were rough on grown folks too.
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Close up of the porcelain pic showing the original stone. No idea who the menfolk were.
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KILLED BY INDIANS and the dubious honor of being the first to be planted.
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One for Kelly, 8 MO CAV C.S.A
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One for Hirlau, I have yet to kill all the bugs, PLENTY of seed stock left. All those little dark spots are grasshoppers waiting to be smashed.
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Yo Wullie!!
You wanted some Kali Cacti, by golly, I came across some!
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So I am in France - Normandy in particular, for the 60 anniversary of D-Day. I was roaming the Cemeteries when I came upon this one marker that stated something about here rests the last remaining male of the (insert name) family. It was kind of touching, so I took a photo.
It was too weird as when I got back home and my mother in law saw that photo… she almost burst into tears – she knew the family. It was quite moving. I can't seem to find the photo right now, but I’ll try. In the mean time on that same trip to France I also got a shot of the Lizard Kings headstone.
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Old barn,
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older barn,
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Head stones,
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Cool little building.
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I could live in that Cool Little Building & be happy.
I remember the aloes and the bald hills, was not so green when I last passed that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
Cool sunset on the way home from work!
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Yes, that is a beautiful shot.
Looks nice. Reminds me of the one and only pub that's left in my home village. Sort of a wild west sometimes :beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
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Those trees are beautiful.That looks just like my hometown back in Michigan !!:cry:
