I ain’t always an idiot
Posted by TFG on June 30th, 2007
My Way News - Flooded-Out Texans Urged to Leave Again
About 100 people near Marble Falls in central Texas remained stranded for a fourth day. Flood and water damage made roads impassable, said Christa Bromley, a Burnet County Emergency Management spokeswoman. The residents had been notified of the evacuation but chose to stay in their homes near Hamilton Creek.
That’s the reason, honey, right there, that I like keeping a couple of shrink-wrapped cases of water in the garage. As well as the rest of that survival crap that’s a big joke to everyone.
The big news is in North Texas, though, where the Brazos is going berserk upstream from the old ranch. I never thought I’d see the day when Texas had enough rain, but I think this is pretty close to it.
I finished 90% of my deck today, and I did it working in the mud. I just couldn’t take it any more. The remaining 10% is some shingling on the house roof that I want to re-do, and of course, I need four or five days of dry & sun to make sure it cures. If I don’t get it, I’m just gonna nail a 2×4 across the roofline and caulk the heck out of it.
Now, for the smoker. I’ve been saving my pennies for a while now, and I’m pretty sure I’m going for this one from Oklahoma Joe:
Yeah, it’s kind of lame not to build my own, but I don’t have a plasma cutter, a welder, a few ounces of engineering sense, or any oilfield pipe. I personally find it humorous to be considering a Super-Longhorn model from a company called Oklahoma Joe’s. Frankly, I find it proof that anyone can get along if they put their mind to it.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Amen, Brother;
My wife of 24 yrs is from Woodward, OK, and I’m from Denton.
I kinda took a likin’ to the ‘73 Sooners team when I was a kid, mostly because they prolly could’ve beat a number of pro teams that year.
Between that and discovering that we both loved the Big Bend (and not just the park) we have made it this far.
I could tell about a few nights spent runnin’ in Norman with an old high school buddy that she prolly wouldn’t want to hear about… but I better not.
Sometimes it’s ok to cross the old Red…
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:44 pm
That is one sweet looking smoker. The removable ash drawer is probably worth $100 alone in time spent cleaning out the firebox.
I’m jealous but for now, my Brinkman special from Wally World will have to do the trick.
July 3rd, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Brisket first; then turkey. That was the deal. Lookin’ forward to sharing of recipes; marinades, sauces, preparations, et.al.
-k-