BourbonAndDiet

As of July 2023, the settlement consists of a dilapidated campground, and its founders are working on establishing roads and utility services before beginning building residences.

I've various caches but in review I should probably rethink some things.
You always assume you can defend what you have but superior firepower and / or numbers may exist. Definitely time to rethink some things.

My freeze drier should be in soon. Just in time for the spring / early summer vegetables to die. Was hoping to have it sooner. Ah well, this crop will be dependent upon refrigeration.

It seems like there is more to the story, as in what led up to where you picked up.

I will say that you seem to be on a mission with this thread, which makes me question things.

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You a collector?

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I try not to be but this stuff keeps dragging me in. I'm guessing you are as well? I generally don't keep the Coleman 500x stoves I find, and the 501s are worth too much to keep and too dangerous to use. If I want to use something vintage for giggles, I either use a 502 or an M-1942 stove.

I generally love anything that burns white gas, or gasoline. /hijack

Burning my storm debris which is mostly leaves.

I enjoy your threads. I apparently go to some of the same sales, though I don't tend to cast as wide a net as you do. I have two main niches, which typically don't get as much attention as others and I try not to call attention to them.

I try not to buy anything for resale that won't net me at least $50 after eBay fees, shipping, PayPal fees, etc. That's excluding things that I keep personally or buy for others. That policy tends to keep me in my lane and from bringing too many things home.

Bawnold Trump

Random six month update. I couldn't bring myself to put him down before I left...I just didn't have enough information and I wasn't ready to let go. I chose to put him on phenobarbital. My folks, in laws, and neighbors kept a better watch over him than I would have expected. No seizures were observed during our cruise. The phenobarbital made him a different dog. Not my dog, more of a zombie. Muted, but never seemed at peace. Would pace from room to room in a relatively confused state. Went from jumping straight into a 3' high bed to refusing to climb pet stairs into it. Couldn't make it around the block on his routine walk without dang near hyperventilating.

This lasted for about four months before I decided to wean him off of the meds, against the advice of my vet. I figured if he was going to go, better to do so in a less vegetative state. Surprisingly he's completely off of any medication and doing well. There are still lingering effects that I doubt will go away, such as refusing to claim pet stairs or jump into the bed like he used to. He now sleeps on the floor or the couch. Still not sure what caused the seizures but hopefully it was something acute and not chronic. I'm looking to start him on CBD oil next week to see if that will provide some relief to a few aches and pains he seems to have.

Regardless, his quality of life is good and that tail still wags like crazy. Here's to hoping for another good year or two...at some point he'll be the last living dog named after Deuce McAllister.

TLDR; dog is doing better than expected, I hope all of your pooches are in the same boat.

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You don’t want a good dog to seize and aspirate. Especially if you’re not there.

Put the good dog down before you go. The trip will help you a bit

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I definitely want to be there, hence my hesitation toward this cruise. Can't do it. Can't rush it. The wife (again no pics) doesn't want to go alone with the boy, and while I understand that I can't betray my dog over some BS vacation. Two days, two seizures at this point...but that might not be the end. I don't want to draw things out but I don't want to react too strongly. It's just a case of bad timing.

I lost my youngest and smallest dog to a coyote two weeks ago. Now my oldest dog (~13 years old) is having seizures. Never had one before Tuesday in the wee hours. Had another this evening. Multiple vet trips and his blood work and other metrics look great. All signs point to a brain tumor and at this point we'll wait and see what happens in the next week.

I'm supposed to leave Friday morning for a Disney cruise (trashy, yes I know) but F that noise. Wife (no pics) is unhappy with that sentiment but this dog, over the last 12+ years, has taken me from single life, to married life, to children. There's no way I would leave him in this state under anybody's care or watch other than my own. If any decision has to be made, I don't want it to be anybody else's but mine, and I want to be there. ^@(*&@$@@#$(&*

Unfortunately, the Taco Bell near McKinley burned down about 20 years ago. RIP.