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re: Sabine NWR

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 10/5/26 at 3:45 pm to
I aint gonna lie. It's been a long time since I hunted Sabine NWR...back in the 90s me and a couple buddies walked in. There was no bottom. You literally sank up to your nuts in mud. Then the mud had a suction on you it took serious effort to pull your leg out to take the next step. We hunted on the side of the road where West Cove is. Maybe the west side of 27 is better. Only time I ever found hard bottom was on a mud-boat trail and then it was damn near overtopping my waders. We hunted there every weekend we could. Killed a lot of gadwalls, teal and a few big ducks...mallards and pintails. Plenty of smileys, blackjacks, ringnecks and mergansers too.
Well I don't run farm tags. I actually know a guy (friend of my late dad) who used to do it all the time in La. He lived on the property where the guy I used to work for bailed hay (Alicia) and he'd fill up on that guy's farm diesel back in the 80s-90s. He never got checked either. No Farm tags though. Dad used to joke that the inside of his tank was probably stained.
So she's essentially taking the road tax off of diesel?

Who's gonna know?

I mean I could load up on firewood and say it's for timber....

To be honest I've never been checked.

Rat Shot in 22LR Pistol

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 9/24/26 at 7:05 am
Dad always carried his 22LR revolver loaded with "rat shot" with us fishing in case of snakes (his words). I know the powder charge on a rat shot round probably is not enough to cycle an auto (or is it?? has tech changed?).

Not looking for a Judge or anything like that, if I'm gonna buy a revolver, that's fine but I'm curious if there are any 22LR semi autos that will cycle with a 22LR (or 22WMR) rat shot type round. I've also seen 9mm shot shells and was wondering on those too.
Dang. I never realized the US exports nearly 1.5-19 million bpd of diesel. We produce about 5.3 million bpd. Now that makes it even more interesting as to why the prices are so high...oh yeah: Market speculation. And likely the Chinese and Indians buying it up as fast as they can. I also didn't know that Australia is the world's greatest importer of diesel.

Maybe if Trump stops exports it'll force some of our allies to step up and help us end this war with Iran. Maybe they'll finally wake up and smell the coffee.
We still don't have a dominant run game. A lot of that is due to the OL. Sam Leavitt doesn't appear to be the game tested QB we thought he'd be. He's still got the deer in the headlights look sometimes.
But nothing about the humanitarian crimes of Iran against their own people? Pah....that's another reason to LEAVE the UN.
Not only do Flock cameras catch criminals, they help with SILVER alerts.

True story from my family. My mother lives in Sulphur and was going to visit my sister in Vicksburg for the holidays last year. At the time no one knew my mom was battling dementia. She got confused and got lost near Monroe. My sister called the cops and they put out a SILVER alert (like an Amber alert but for Senior Citizens). They used Flock cameras to track my mom's plate and found her at a hotel checking in for the night. Sister was able to get her to her home safely. Mom has since been diagnosed and is in treatment and living with me.

And for all those people who think it's easy for you to get a person diagnosed with a brain health issue (the words mental health carry a stigma) in Louisiana, you need to try it. People have rights and laws protect them. Those laws can sometimes work against you trying to protect loved ones.

re: New Tires

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 9/10/26 at 11:50 am to
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Guy at the tire shop (discount tire) and another at my dealership both said to stay away from the KO3s.

They both said they have seen multiple KO3 come back because they get out of round when a wire slipped and or broke. I was looking at tires at the time for my son's truck. They both said Ridge grapplers are the one's they have had the least issues with and that's what I bought.

I have KO2s on my truck and love them


I heard a similar story. Tire guy said he's had to warranty a BUNCH of KO3s due to "egging" and out of round conditions. Recommend I stay away from them for my C2500. I went with Nitto Ridge Grapplers and I've already put 4000 miles on them and I'm about to head to the shop to get them rotated. No complaints about them
Love it. No where in the US Constitution does it have a concession for Welfare. Our framers didn't believe in that.Now if we could get the federal government out of Social Security and return that money to workers....that'd be another plus!
Probably late to the game, but what shelving units are those? Love the weathering. Airbrush or stick? Definitely looks airbrushed...what brand of airbrush?
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Because of federal ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and export control laws governing rocket and defense technology


Boy oh boy...did I ever know that. Just the ITAR/EAR training we had to take every year. It sucked.
I hate our engineered HW floors. We moved in April 2014. By October of 2016 the two labradors we had already had destroyed several planks with their claws at the back door. Literally took the top veneer of of the planks. We are either gonna go back with vinyl or real hardwoods. You can't sand down and repair EHW.
Honestly I've probably spent less that $50 in my lifetime...and I'm north of 50 years old.

Filibuster Question

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 7/28/26 at 12:28 pm
When folks talk about ending the filibuster, is that for one bill and one bill only or does that affect all bills for that congressional session?

In other words if Bill A is up for debate and the filibuster is ended/canceled, when Bill B comes up later that week...does it have the filibuster in place or is it gone based on precedent of Bill A being canceled. Does it matter if the 2 bills are related?

re: Nutsedge control

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 7/27/26 at 2:10 pm to
One not mentioned: Certainty. I have not used it but I know a lot of people who use Certainty and Celsius together in Bermuda lawns. I don't see roses listed on the tolerant ornamental plants though. Always try to look at the label for tolerance for ornamentals.
Yup...all those oil and gas speculators are killing America. America doesn't use that much oil from that region..but they'll make you believe we do. Either that or India, China and Japan do and they are buying it up and pricing America out of the small amount we do get from the Middle East.
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My wife if she became a protestant I would question the leadership in my own household


Damn. Sounds kinda hypocritical to me. I guess you believe the Pope can do no wrong either.

And yes, I'm a lifelong Catholic...but I see the errs of the Church. If my wife became Baptist or another non-Catholic Christian religion (as long as it's not a cult), I'd probably be a better man for her bible knowledge would quickly outpace mine.

re: Weed ID

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 5/14/26 at 11:36 am to
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The forbidden MSMA would only be used on Bermudagrass or zoysia turf, it will kill St Augustine and centipede turf. OP, NASA is telling you MSMA is not labeled for use on residential turf, meaning it’s is violation of federal law to use it in that manner.


Thanks for catching that. I see so much on Bermuda I thought his was Bermuda also. I see now that it's not. Yeah don't use MSMA on St Aug or centipede.

re: CIA Raided Tulsi’s Office

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 5/14/26 at 9:49 am to
I thought the CIA couldn't or shouldn't operate on US Soil.

re: Weed ID

Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 5/14/26 at 9:48 am to
Best way to combat the Satan of weeds aka Dallisgrass is a good pre-emergent schedule/program. Once it seeds, it's the devil on Earth.

After they have rooted: When you cut it, you'd be smart to cut the seed heads first with a pair of scissors and bag those heads so they don't broadcast with the mower. If they broadcast...you'll be fighting it every year...ask me...I know.

Of course the forbidden MSMA also works, but I can't endorse it or tell people to use it.