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UglyBob

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  1. Someone once asked me if I smoke after sex. I answered, "I don't know. I never looked..."
  2. About 15 miles west of this guy.
  3. I have enough trouble doing it standing flat on the ground...
  4. I'd rate this pretty low. It would never work for me. I like to have control of the PB to jelly ratio.
  5. I thought this thread was going to be about dirty redheads...
  6. When we did RAMM I used RVParky to find free dump stations. We used mostly truck stops, but also found that some of the small towns had free dumps at their public works locations. They also let us fill the water tanks for free. When going cross-country in our own RV we also hit the truck stops for dumping and overnight sleeping if we're just passing through. Some have specific areas for RVs and other will tell you just to park out of the way of the trucks.
  7. WoUB is retiring at the end of February so we've talked about HH now that we'll have more time to travel. Right now we mostly hit state parks or just boondock. We have solar, a generator, an inverter and I've added battery capacity, so power to run our CPAPs isn't an issue. I kind of prefer the boondocking just because you can get away from the crowds. Some of the snowbirds and full-timers in the campgrounds are a bit too chatty for my liking.
  8. April/May will be starting to warm up, but fear not. Arizona is a pretty diverse state. We go from just above sea level down my Yuma to over 12K feet up in the mountains. If it gets too warm in the valley it's a short drive to the cooler elevations. As for MTB trail, we have some of the best riding in the country. That time of year, the trails around Sedona or up on in the rim country will be great.
  9. WoUB is retiring Feb. 29th, so we'll be spending a little time traveling around in the RV. First order of business is to figure out how to get her to relax...
  10. Invitation is open to anyone heading this way.
  11. I have no idea. Maybe 20+. I'm kind of a pepper-head. I even have ghostpepper jelly in the fridge. It's great with cream cheese on a bagel.
  12. Oops. Forget to tag @sheep_herder in this one!
  13. This popped up on Facebook. 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬, 𝗠𝗧, 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟭. The town of 1,000 had 41 saloons. Miles City was started just four years earlier to serve 800+ troops at Fort Keogh, which was built in response to Custer’s 1876 defeat. The F.J. Haynes photos showed Park (now 5th) Street looking south from Main Street. A Black man held a broom at the corner of Lodging House, which had signs for Billiards and [John] Bechtel’s Theatre. Next in view were a Book Store (sign under overhang), J. Basinski’s mercantile, Palace Theatre, and Brewery Saloon. Coal had been delivered in front of some buildings. - Additional Background - Park (now 5th) Street ran north from the N.P. Depot. The businesses faced Riverside Park, which was then part of the Fort Keogh military reservation. The small park was the only Fort land east of the Tongue River, and allowed temporary refuge for those avoiding local law enforcement who had no jurisdiction on federal land. During the summer of 1880, many Sioux bands surrendered to Col. Nelson A. Miles, the Fort commander who later became Commanding General of the Army. In June 1881, five steamboats transferred thousands of Sioux to Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory. Capt. Grant Marsh, the legendary steamboat pilot of the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, commanded the flagship. In 1876, Marsh had commanded the steamer Far West, which supported Gen. Alfred Terry’s Dakota troops, including Lt. Col. George Custer’s 7th Cavalry. There was a slight breeze that blurred the lettering on Basinski’s awning and the hinged sign for a barbershop operated by [Chris] Hehli and [Tommy] Dechert. Haircutting and shampooing were 50 cents each. Baths in artesian well water were 55 cents. I am confident that this is the first time that the lettering on that sign has been publicly stated. Prices in this frontier town were multiples higher than in eastern population centers, but would begin falling with regular service from the Northern Pacific Railway. Freight costs by steamer and bull train for whiskey and goods from Bismarck had been astronomical. Until the N.P. completed a steel bridge across the Missouri River in 1883, transportation costs from eastern suppliers to Bismarck had also been high. The studio of famed Old West photographer L.A. Huffman, who had worked for F.J. Haynes before moving to Montana, had been one block south on Park Street, between Bridge and Fort Streets. In July 1881, Huffman would build a new studio on Main Street, about 708 Main by the current numbering system. That block was home to at least one photographic studio until 1957, when Coffrin Studio relocated to 1600 Main. I used Photoshop to clean and clarify the view a bit, but the original scan file was excellent. This and other Frank Jay Haynes images are held by the underfunded Montana Historical Society. The MHS’s site has valuable visual history … and the most cumbersome search function I have ever encountered. -Gary Coffrin
  14. Mine is pointed forward so I can take out the idiots ahead of me who are blocking the trail...
  15. UglyBob

    Time capsule

    Good start, but all of the Karma books use alliteration in the titles using K words or hard C pronunciations. Maybe something like Camera Karma, or Comatose Karma. Crazy Karma is already taken (book 4). Give it another shot. I'm open to suggestions.
  16. UglyBob

    Time capsule

    Oh yeah, that right there is a solid gold writing prompt! Of course the story would have to involve several characters inspired by some of you all, and I already have a title in mind: "TTIWWP" Fitting? I think so...
  17. UglyBob

    Larry Bird

    When you talk about the dribbling, are you talking about Larry or me? I have been known to dribble a little, but alcohol is usually involved...
  18. You fit in your underwear drawer? Actually, I can believe that...
  19. You mean she hasn't broken up with him and wrote a song about it yet?
  20. I worked with a doctor who grew up in the same Dublin neighborhood where The Commitments was filmed. His name was James O'Brian. He went by Jimmy. If you want a good Scottish name, my grandfather was Angus Erastus Cunningham. Can't get more Scottish than that.
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