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    I'm Back to the Forum now.

    Yeah, Been in the hospital 10 days. Discharged yesterday PM. I had a infected bladder.. Sort of strange but feeling much better. I'm in a nice apt. in a rest home. My kids are nearby, 15 miles. So far so good. Old 44 guy
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    I AM BACK

    I just got home after a week in the hospital. weak as a kitten. more to follow. Old 44 guy.
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    Snow

    My ex now lives in Florida last I heard. She always hated it here in the Sierra foot hills because of the snow in winter. Well, now the snow must have followed her. LOL
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    Old friends

    Yes, we all have them. I met Joe when we were both 13. My family had just moved to a new town & I was just getting used to living in the country. This was in 1944, so I met Joe then. We hit it off right away. So the years passed, Joe went in the Air Force and I went in the National Guard. This...
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    Earhquake here today

    Oh Yeah. Another one this year. About 3 PM my little place rattled a bit for about 10 seconds. 5.1 on the Ricter [spell] scale. Was in my recliner so didn't bother to get up. Power stayed on and was felt in Sacramento. Just another day in the Sierras. No damage to report.
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    Calif. storms

    Yeah, we had a doozy last night. Wind like to have taken the roof off. A lot of rain also. Don't know the amount yet but it came down in sheets. Further North all the passes over the Sierras are closed but will reopen soon. I live at about 3,000 Ft elevation so we get snow but not as much as the...
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    Restaurant Manners

    I took may daughter, son in law and granddaughter to a nice Italian place for her BD last Sat. Been going there for 50 years. We sat at a table for 4. Across the aisle from us was a booth with 2 older gray haired folks eating. Had my back to them so did not see them but heard this one loud mouth...
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    It's Birthday time again.

    Yeah, today is #93. My mind thinks I am 39 but my body knows the truth.
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    Another pet peeve

    It is TV commercials this time. Sitting here so tried to watch some TV today. Baseball was OK then tried to find a movie. Found a John Wayne western that I hadn't seen in a while. There were up to ten ads for all sorts of **** that doesn't interest me al all. My feet do not have fungus and I...
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    Super Bowl

    Yes, the Chiefs pulled it out in overtime, good game evenly divided. The Chiefs defense was better. ENOUGH SAID.
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    They did it.

    The 49ers pulled it out in the last half.
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    About my youth

    Being born in the bottom of the Depression [1931] I was raised an only child. Tough times for sure. 25% unemployment was common, then WW2 came in 1941 so everything boomed. I had a Daisy BB gun and was a terror to the sparrows around the house. Then we moved to a place in the country on 3 acres...
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    Weather where you live.

    By the news all over the USA is getting very bad. Where we live winter can be brutal. But today [Christmas] was 67 degrees. We spent all after noon on the back deck enjoying the sunshine. But reading the weather report next week we are going to catch what the rest of the nation has had...
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    Birthdays

    Yeah, it's my birthday, June 18th. I was born 90 years ago. Seems like yesterday. Heard from my kids, grandkids & friends today. My son & his wife are taking me out for dinner @ 5:30. Health wise I'm pretty good, aches & pains a tolerable amount. I miss my old hunting pards & being able to hunt...
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    Want to buy

    I need a 9MM taper crimp seating die. If you have one for sale give me a hail. Many thanks.
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    Want to buy

    A 9MM TC seating die. [Tapered crimp.] Any make considered.
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    Fires in California

    Being a 3rd generation Callie, I have never seen so many out of control wild fires ever. I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the smoke from the fires fill both the Sacramento & San Joaquin valleys with smoke. The prevailing westerly winds brings the smoke to us in the hills. The folks...
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    Another one gone

    Spent last Saturday attending my son's Father in law's service. Almost 91 & served in Korea. A Lt. in the medics. Saw some real hairy things. My hats off to all us old soldiers.
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    Joke of the day

    A guy took up sky diving. Had all of the training. First flight he bailed out, counted to 5 & pulled his rip cord. No chute so he pulled the secondary, No chute. As he fell towards the ground he saw another guy coming up towards him. As the passed he yelled the guy coming up, "Do you know...
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    44 Special info

    About 1957 I got a Colt 44 Special 7 1/2 inch made in 1926. 5 years older than I am. That old gun & I have been friends for many years. First I had a S&W 1926 44. It was OK but after reading Keiths book on Six Guns I had a to have an old Colt. I have shot the Hell out that old Colt since then...
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