So Anyway...
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jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
So anyway, my wife's uncle Doug (her mom's brother) passed Monday from COVID-19.
We were pretty close; the 3 of us went to The Rolling Stones show last August.
We saw him several times after that over for Holiday, or a burger and what not. Wife spoke with him on the phone pretty regularly.
Acoustic player for 50+years too.
He had been experiencing some mobility problems, all his blood work, exams, etc., were good so he went to stay at a local nursing home short time for physical therapy. We were appalled to hear that.
He contracted it in there, had no other ailments, non-smoker, healthy before this, etc.
But it took him.
I had some very harsh and pointed words here regarding the PRC but edited it back to avoid political commentary.
We were pretty close; the 3 of us went to The Rolling Stones show last August.
We saw him several times after that over for Holiday, or a burger and what not. Wife spoke with him on the phone pretty regularly.
Acoustic player for 50+years too.
He had been experiencing some mobility problems, all his blood work, exams, etc., were good so he went to stay at a local nursing home short time for physical therapy. We were appalled to hear that.
He contracted it in there, had no other ailments, non-smoker, healthy before this, etc.
But it took him.
I had some very harsh and pointed words here regarding the PRC but edited it back to avoid political commentary.
if that means what i think it does ive said a few uh things concerning that myself but i keep it to myself.. or eESGe in a emails hahahaha. Its like all touchy subjects theres no end to opioins and whose right and who isnt and never really ends well so for restraining urself there jtcnj good for you and sorry for your loss. I have no other place on the Interwebs that i visit for social networking so thats why its always best those touchy subjects stay on Facebook 
RVA
Ambassador
Sorry for your loss. Nursing homes have been the site of the biggest COVID losses in NY.
RVA
Ambassador
Hope you are flailing those digits over the stings again real soon brother!
So anyway, as I'm driving down the road, my aging eyes managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar sight in a pile of discarded trash.
So a quick u turn was in order.
The excitement builds as I get out of my car and near the heap of trash, but it quickly turned into the disappointment of reality.
The item in question... An old Winchester Western Super X wooden shotshell crate.
But it was all busted up...
As a hoarder of cool guy stuff I thought a Winchester crate would be a nice accessory to my wooden Budweiser crate.
However it just wasn't meant to be.
But I was already there, so I loaded up what pieces I could find and scurried home with my treasure.
The only piece of the crate that was even legible and intact was one end panel.
And I proceeded to turn it into this...
Had a few old Winchester 12 ga. shells laying around, so one became a volume knob
And a .30-06 fired case, with a fresh Sierra 125 gr. spitzer bullet crimped in for effect, to make a dandy bridge.
It pays to be a handloader.
So out of a busted up Super X crate, an electric dulci strummer was born.
The evolution of trash.
So a quick u turn was in order.
The excitement builds as I get out of my car and near the heap of trash, but it quickly turned into the disappointment of reality.
The item in question... An old Winchester Western Super X wooden shotshell crate.
But it was all busted up...
As a hoarder of cool guy stuff I thought a Winchester crate would be a nice accessory to my wooden Budweiser crate.
However it just wasn't meant to be.
But I was already there, so I loaded up what pieces I could find and scurried home with my treasure.
The only piece of the crate that was even legible and intact was one end panel.
And I proceeded to turn it into this...
Had a few old Winchester 12 ga. shells laying around, so one became a volume knob
And a .30-06 fired case, with a fresh Sierra 125 gr. spitzer bullet crimped in for effect, to make a dandy bridge.
It pays to be a handloader.
So out of a busted up Super X crate, an electric dulci strummer was born.
The evolution of trash.
Thanks Greg, insanity is one of my better qualities.Yet another fricking-cool project created by the one-and-only: Hackmaster
It’s more of a vision thing. I can relate :dood:
So anyway, Adrian came by today for lunch.
Usually we do a Beef O'Brady's outing, but with the Covid as it is, we decided to forgo public association with germ carrying parasites of the world.
So we commandeered the westernmost swamp outpost and had burgers on the grill, with grilled onions & 'maters for the bill of fare.
Guinness & Budweiser flowed as freely as did our nonsensical banter.
As usual, a gear exchange took place, but will not be revealed until it has fully ripened in the tropical sun of the swamp.
No pictures, no fanfare, just a nice afternoon well spent goofing off.
Usually we do a Beef O'Brady's outing, but with the Covid as it is, we decided to forgo public association with germ carrying parasites of the world.
So we commandeered the westernmost swamp outpost and had burgers on the grill, with grilled onions & 'maters for the bill of fare.
Guinness & Budweiser flowed as freely as did our nonsensical banter.
As usual, a gear exchange took place, but will not be revealed until it has fully ripened in the tropical sun of the swamp.
No pictures, no fanfare, just a nice afternoon well spent goofing off.
What a great way to spend an afternoon .
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
I love the old Super X stuff. My dad has been reloading since the late 70's. I need to have him make me some dummy cartridges for future projects.So anyway, as I'm driving down the road, my aging eyes managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar sight in a pile of discarded trash.
So a quick u turn was in order.
The excitement builds as I get out of my car and near the heap of trash, but it quickly turned into the disappointment of reality.
The item in question... An old Winchester Western Super X wooden shotshell crate.
But it was all busted up...
As a hoarder of cool guy stuff I thought a Winchester crate would be a nice accessory to my wooden Budweiser crate.
However it just wasn't meant to be.
But I was already there, so I loaded up what pieces I could find and scurried home with my treasure.
The only piece of the crate that was even legible and intact was one end panel.
And I proceeded to turn it into this...
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Had a few old Winchester 12 ga. shells laying around, so one became a volume knob
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And a .30-06 fired case, with a fresh Sierra 125 gr. spitzer bullet crimped in for effect, to make a dandy bridge.
It pays to be a handloader.
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So out of a busted up Super X crate, an electric dulci strummer was born.
The evolution of trash.
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
You didn't give the guitar any splinters did you?IVE RUBBED MY JUNK ON IT --- and the WOOD is GOOD baby!!!
Too late, this ain't my first junk rubbin' rodeo.Possibly -- Hack might want to sanitize it for his protection
