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  1. Davy Crockett

    Bills and resolutions that have passed and still alive for crossover

    Too many to keep up with, out of 900 there were 600 that made the cut. Which ones are important and worthy of an email ? I'm still seeing some that I never knew existed.
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    Prayers needed

    You and your bride are still in our Prayers John.
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    South Dakota Atty General

    Must be trying to hold his ground based on innocent until proven guilty even as evident as it is.
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    Kicker motor speed control

    The servo motor went out on my troll master so I went shopping online and cross referenced the part numbers and found enough new parts to build a complete unit for just a few bucks. Mine is hard wired with the steering in the same controller and I put a remote control from a winch on the...
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    The miracle on ice happened 41 yrs ago today(2-22-80)

    Nice of you to offer SL , I just looked and saw that I have it on SCRIBD in audiobooks, I might have to give it a listen. If anyone needs a service manual or repair manual for anything that has ever been invented it might be on scribd . The service manual for my JD backhoe cost was about 300...
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    The miracle on ice happened 41 yrs ago today(2-22-80)

    It was crazy in those days , Needle and thread on the bench sometimes. An old saying something about they wore nut cups to protect the head that did the most thinking, I forget how it went. Do you think he flinched when we saw a big windup for a slapshot at the blueline ?
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    The miracle on ice happened 41 yrs ago today(2-22-80)

    "The Boys of Winter" - - - Updated - - - - - - Updated - - - must be a copyright issue or something , You can click on "Watch this on you tube" and it works.
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    Clam Sled Runners

    What I like about skis is if you are loading it into a pickup you can put a snatch block in the front of your pickup box and drill a hole in ski tips and thread your rope through the tips and you have an oilfield style "Loading hitch" . One person can pull the rope and load the sled with...
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    The miracle on ice happened 41 yrs ago today(2-22-80)

    I remember I was working double shift so I bought our first new VCR and recorded the games...
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    Fargo Shooting -- spitting out the bullet story true or bs

    Not the first time someone got shot in the mouth "in Fargo"
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    Fargo Shooting -- spitting out the bullet story true or bs

    Back in the 70s, ABCs wide world of sports had a special one time where a guy caught a bullet in his teeth that was shot from about 50' . I couldn't believe my eyes and always wondered if anyone tried it at home.
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    Prayers needed

    Thoughts, Prayers and hugs to you, your bride and family.
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    weather terms for~

    Retired guy- LCM is lost circulation material used when you are drilling and hit a void/fracture to try to plug it. usually bags of wood chips or cotton seed hulls or cedar fiber. Snow , I had to google it. I remember filling mine with compressed air once and they got tight on my...
  14. Davy Crockett

    Current thoughts on the covid vaccine???

    Pretty sure I'll be getting it when my turn comes based on what I know now.
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    weather terms for~

    Bunny boots were the only thing I wore on the rigs once it got cold out. I still have a pair that I never wear because they are wore out and slippery.
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    Old guys, Reflections

    Did anyone else dream about owing a Johnny Eagle someday ?
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    weather terms for~

    Was lucky enough not to burn my coveralls but I remember a guy who bought a new nylon snowmobile suit and the same day saw him running across location with one leg on fire. Warm clothes have improved in leaps and bounds since back then. Wife and I were just talking about that yesterday...
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    weather terms for~

    We had lots of propane but only one or maybe two torches. We mostly used smudge pots under the mud gauge and standpipe valves to keep to them thawed out or anywhere we needed a little heat. Worst part was scrubbing the soot off the winterizing in the spring when it warmed up.
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    weather terms for~

    And smudge pots too , LCM and diesel in a metal bucket .
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    Gas Powered Ice Augers

    I missed that part , Do augers attract or scare fish ?

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