Pic Of The Day

J3ff

aero3113

@J3ff , your lucky you weren’t past that last marker yesterday........ Have fun!!

J3ff

Oh I was out there yesterday... Yes in-between the storms!! Zipping back to the dock on a sinking jet ski!

Today was much nicer and stress free.

PickleRick

What's the water temps down there right now @J3ff?


We got sleet and snow last night, some areas with up to 4 inches or so.  Then it hit the 50s today so it's gone. 

this is the little covid kitten all grown up. Little Rick now resembles the cat that came back from pet cemetery after being buried there.  I'm not a fan of cats as I usually view their worth only in dead mice but this little guy has decided he belongs to me.  
  Since this little guy showed up we've taken in 3 more stray kittens.  Im not sure if there are breeding wild adults i never see or they just got dropped off. We've spent way too much on spay/neuter bills since we started collecting covid kittens.  

Aqua_Aura

We are not cat people either however we ended up with this guy needing a home. This is Jack and he lives in my shop 🐈. He killed many mice so now we have no issues with rodents 😁 This cat is like a dog and is super friendly.  

@PickleRick your cat looks like a wild animal, he could totally handle his liquor at the bar. 

J3ff

PickleRick said:

What's the water temps down there right now @J3ff?


We got sleet and snow last night, some areas with up to 4 inches or so.  Then it hit the 50s today so it's gone. 

this is the little covid kitten all grown up. Little Rick now resembles the cat that came back from pet cemetery after being buried there.  I'm not a fan of cats as I usually view their worth only in dead mice but this little guy has decided he belongs to me.  
  Since this little guy showed up we've taken in 3 more stray kittens.  Im not sure if there are breeding wild adults i never see or they just got dropped off. We've spent way too much on spay/neuter bills since we started collecting covid kittens.  

70 degrees water, 80 ish air. Beautiful and refreshing, have been in it every weekend, enjoying these cool temps. Summer was brutal, hopefully it cools down a little this summer!!

PickleRick

Aqua_Aura said:

We are not cat people either however we ended up with this guy needing a home. This is Jack and he lives in my shop 🐈. He killed many mice so now we have no issues with rodents 😁 This cat is like a dog and is super friendly.  

@PickleRick your cat looks like a wild animal, he could totally handle his liquor at the bar. 

Those black and white cats have great personality.

I don't know how well the cat drinks but our pig put down 2 bottles of wine, a few shots of 150 rum, a bottle of kids Benadryl, half bottle of z quill and still wouldnt pass out so we could cut his tusks.  He got groggy, I was able to trim one hoof.  Any time I messed with his tusks he'd get up angrily and run off.

aero3113

@PickleRick , is that a true story?? That’s hilarious!

69fastback

PickleRick said:

Aqua_Aura said:

We are not cat people either however we ended up with this guy needing a home. This is Jack and he lives in my shop 🐈. He killed many mice so now we have no issues with rodents 😁 This cat is like a dog and is super friendly.  

@PickleRick your cat looks like a wild animal, he could totally handle his liquor at the bar. 

Those black and white cats have great personality.

I don't know how well the cat drinks but our pig put down 2 bottles of wine, a few shots of 150 rum, a bottle of kids Benadryl, half bottle of z quill and still wouldnt pass out so we could cut his tusks.  He got groggy, I was able to trim one hoof.  Any time I messed with his tusks he'd get up angrily and run off.

Geeez. You need to buy a snare. I had to go snare both of our gilts yesterday, one is 298 lbs, the other is 280 lbs, so we could give them haircuts. We leave tomorrow for San Antonio, the biggest gilt show in the country. If she places top 4, it’s a $10K scholarship. Then Thursday we load them up once the show in San Antonio is over and drive to San Angelo to show them. 

PickleRick

aero3113 said:

@PickleRick , is that a true story?? That’s hilarious!

100% true.  We were trying to knock him out.  Will try a case of cheap beer and z quill next weekend. 

Hes friendly enough to feed, he used to like getting pet on. At one time he used to lay down to get a belly scratch.

One day I was squatting down to do some fence repair, he rolled on his side for a belly scratch.  He didn't notice he was on an incline so when he when he went down he started to roll all the way over.  He was squealing like i had tired to slaughter him. Since then he only lets you scratch on him while he's eating. 

I would just restrain him and do it but I'm afraid I'll give him a heart attack.  We live in a residential neighborhood so I'm trying to keep down the blood curdling scream of a terrified 250 plus pound pig.

We got a good sample of the screams that bring all the neighbors out about a year ago when he got a tusk caught in the hog wire fence.  Id like to avoid that again.  

Willhound

A day out on the hard water with a good friend. About 0 F with the wind. But warm enough in the hut to take the coats off. Fish didn't cooperate but the beer was cold. Sitting on about 8 inches of good ice over 90 feet of water.

randy56

That is another world altogether. But it is not hard to get the ber cold.

Here is my Supper bowl attire
 

69fastback

PickleRick said:

aero3113 said:

@PickleRick , is that a true story?? That’s hilarious!

100% true.  We were trying to knock him out.  Will try a case of cheap beer and z quill next weekend. 

Hes friendly enough to feed, he used to like getting pet on. At one time he used to lay down to get a belly scratch.

One day I was squatting down to do some fence repair, he rolled on his side for a belly scratch.  He didn't notice he was on an incline so when he when he went down he started to roll all the way over.  He was squealing like i had tired to slaughter him. Since then he only lets you scratch on him while he's eating. 

I would just restrain him and do it but I'm afraid I'll give him a heart attack.  We live in a residential neighborhood so I'm trying to keep down the blood curdling scream of a terrified 250 plus pound pig.

We got a good sample of the screams that bring all the neighbors out about a year ago when he got a tusk caught in the hog wire fence.  Id like to avoid that again.  

Oh they scream when you snare them, but they get over it. I just got home from snaring one and giving it a shot. Tricky maneuver by yourself. 

Willhound

As much as I enjoyed the day outdoors and technically "on the water" I'd much rather be where @randy56 is!

69fastback

Just got inline to unload pigs at San Antonio. They start unloading at 4:00am. Hope to be unloaded by noon. 

69fastback

Aqua_Aura

69fastback said:

That is probably one of the cuddliest looking pigs I have seen. I better not let my wife see this or we'll end up with pet pigs. 

What's the logo on the hat? 

aero3113

Funny @Aqua_Aura I sad the same to myself. Also wondered about the hat logo.

69fastback

Aqua_Aura said:

69fastback said:

That is probably one of the cuddliest looking pigs I have seen. I better not let my wife see this or we'll end up with pet pigs. 

What's the logo on the hat? 

Pretty cute for over 300 lbs. lol

the logo is her horseback team logo. Equine empowerment show team. 

69fastback

Here is the other one we have here. She’s the one with the best chances of finishing really well. Then next month, the other 3 show at our county show, Houston, and Austin  

Aqua_Aura

I wonder if they use Ms Piggy as the gold standard 🤣

69fastback

Well, it can be complicated because it’s one mans opinion on any given day, but these two are breeding gilts. This San Antonio Show is one of the biggest gilt shows in the country.. They judge them on bone structure, muscle, flexibility, squareness, and overall build. A breeding gilt needs to carry properties of bearing litters. 

The other three we have are market barrows, which means they turn to bacon. The majors, like Houston and Austin, are one way streets for them, no matter how they finish. They go to market. So, being they they’re bred for consumption, they are judged on the same traits, but these traits look different than the gilts, because they have a different purpose. 

If you look at the fully body picture of the spot (white one), it has a humongous bone structure, with big feet and legs, and a huge skull. She looks like dollar bills to me. She’s been very successful over the years and we’ve had some great barrows, with big bones and muscular with good flexibility. It gets a lot more complicated because you have to feed them properly in order to look good at the right time. If you push then too early with protein, they get big early and they’ll lose all their flexibility get out of proportion. You’d be amazed at what goes into feeding out a winning hog. 

Black_Diamond

Big fun!

Aqua_Aura

And it's only $77,000 these outboards are really pushing out some power but even the sub 400HP are so expensive. 

Handymans342

More horsepower = less reliable

randy56

And it's only $77,000

Willhound

Hard to tell, but is that a Sharrow prop on there? That would account for about $5000 of that price.

Aqua_Aura

I don't think it is. I saw in the video it was a regular Merc prop. 

reneechris14

Twin prop and only lower unit turns top stays straight. It's a B3!!

mattie

Out for a rip with my boy!