Deep Stoner Thoughts

[moose eater]

Driving through a more remote (bumpy, frost-heaved, broken chip seal) area of the Northwest part of the Yukon Territory of Canada, pulling a boat behind me, and it occurred to me;

"You know... I can feel every resistance, pot hole, ripple, or jolt in the road with the trailer's axle and frame transmitting harmonics through the truck's hitch... But if I lost the boat motor off the transom, I'd probably never know it... Hmm.. maybe I should slow down more...".

 

[Hank Hemp]

Maybe you check your motor latches. Just a thought.

 

[positivity]

Most boaters have a pre ride checklist. The ones that don't have all kinds of problems. At least your on the road and not the water
Sounds like anxiety from smoking dank on the road..lol. But best stop and check everything is secure

 

[Gry]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You may not vote on any more threads today. [/FONT]

 

[moose eater]

Hubs, hitch, straps, etc., every 40-60 miles, and the latches are counter-sunk into the inside of the transom... but the transom shows post-production aluminum welds at the rear of the gunnels.

With frost-heaves, and the other road-born mayhem, despite effectively straddling such obstructions with some degree of grace for numerous decades, I still hit one once in a while. And trusting -anything- human-made without question has sometimes led me to poor moments in life.

Most boaters have a pre ride checklist. The ones that don't have all kinds of problems. At least your on the road and not the water
Sounds like anxiety from smoking dank on the road..lol. But best stop and check everything is secure

 

[armedoldhippy]

if i was going any distance at all on rough roads, my motor would ride in the bed of my truck, or in bottom of boat. if it comes out then, i have a lot bigger problem than the motor falling off...

 

[moose eater]

I do that with the old OMC short-shafts for my 1975 19' square-stern Grumman canoe (the bushman's yacht), when it's on the trailer; motor(s) in cradles in the truck bed with the tiller extension, and fuel jugs, etc., in the bottom of the boat.

With the larger boat, removing the motor (remote console steering, etc.) is a far greater chore.

I have a transom-saver modified out of 3/16"-wall 1-1/2" steel sq. tube, fitted to a pre-manufactured adapter for the lower unit, pinned to 'ears' at the center of the rear cross-member on the trailer, and wrapped three or four times with a bungee at the lower unit.

But if the motor comes off somehow, either due to fractured welds at the transom, or what ever, I have no idea if it would make enough of a difference on impact to feel it in the cab.

In 1989 I had a fir-strip canoe, inverted, strapped down tightly on top of a home-built cargo trailer, and the tongue on the trailer broke cleanly in two. The canoe's bow landed on and grabbed the rear gate of the bed of my '53 Chevy 3/4-ton. The impact and change to the feel of the truck was just enough for me to look back in the center rear-view.

On initial inspection, it all looked normal. Then I realized the distance between the bow plate and the rear gate had shrunk... My canoe was supporting the front of the trailer on the upper edge of the rear gate, and keeping the trailer behind us.

A couple hours later and a welding bill less in my wallet, we were back on the road.

if i was going any distance at all on rough roads, my motor would ride in the bed of my truck, or in bottom of boat. if it comes out then, i have a lot bigger problem than the motor falling off...

 

[OregonBorn]

Subject: FINALLY FEELING SAFE!


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I took down my Rebel flag (which you can't buy on eBay any more) and peeled the NRA sticker off my front window. I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch. I bought two Pakistani flags and put one at each corner of the front yard. Then I purchased the black flag of ISIS (which you CAN buy on eBay) and ran it up the flag pole.

Now the local police, sheriff, FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland Security, Secret Service, and other agencies are all watching my house 24/7. I've never felt safer and I'm saving $69.95 a month that ADT used to charge me.

Plus, I bought burkas for me to wear when I shop or travel. Everyone moves out of the way, and security can't pat me down. If they say I'm a male wearing a burka, I just say I'm feeling like a woman today.

Hot damn! Safe at last! Is this a great country or what?





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[Hermanthegerman]

Imagine, human rights are not only 4 the yanks and european.

 

[Stoner4Life]

marry someone who knows how to cook, looks
will fade away, but munchies live on forever.......

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

marry someone who knows how to cook, looks
will fade away, but munchies live on forever.......

Yes I agree Stoner4Life. When I met my wife, just over 10 years ago everything was perfect about her....except that she didn't really know how to cook, so when we moved to Subic I suggested that she might like to attend a Cordon Bleu cookery course.

My wife had grown up in a home without a refrigerator or the funds to fill one up with foods to cook, so she had not been exposed to much cooking other than making rice and boiling/frying eggs. She did have an interest in cooking especially when I said to her that 'The way to a mans heart, is thru his stomach', and so she completed a year of Cordon Bleu cookery lessons and graduated with honors. After that she always produced outstanding meals.

Due to being deported from the Philippines last year I have been separated from my wife now for quite some time, but hope to be reunited with her and her cooking before too long...

 

[Stoner4Life]

Yes I agree Stoner4Life. When I met my wife, just over 10 years ago everything was perfect about her....except that she didn't really know how to cook, so when we moved to Subic I suggested that she might like to attend a Cordon Bleu cookery course.

My wife had grown up in a home without a refrigerator or the funds to fill one up with foods to cook, so she had not been exposed to much cooking other than making rice and boiling/frying eggs. She did have an interest in cooking especially when I said to her that 'The way to a mans heart, is thru his stomach', and so she completed a year of Cordon Bleu cookery lessons and graduated with honors. After that she always produced outstanding meals.

Due to being deported from the Philippines last year I have been separated from my wife now for quite some time, but hope to be reunited with her and her cooking before too long...

I can't imagine being separated from loved ones Gypsy.......

 

[Meraxes]

My wife's grandmother used to make this incredible fried okra...We inherited her frying pan, and yes we're still trying to figure out what to do with it. We can't seem to recreate her fried chicken, it's just not the same man....The gods bless her...

 

[Weezard]

I think I'm married to your wife's grandmother.
She cooks the best fried chicken and okra on the Island, so far.
I watch her.
Here's a tip or two.
Saw that she uses a corn bread mix in the breading.
A well seasoned, cast iron, skillet is required. Teflon simply will not do.

Aloha,
Weeze

 

[armedoldhippy]

the cooking need not be fancy to do the trick either. if a lady can fry bacon without burning it, or fix a hamburger that is not brown all the way through, that is good enough for me...i'm easy to get along with, i don't CARE what my wife says...

 

[Bud Green]

The old cast iron skillets that once belonged to our mothers and grandmothers were of so much better quality than the stuff you can buy today.

Only one piece of cast iron cookware I own and use today is less than 60 years old...

 

[geneva_sativa]

the cooking need not be fancy to do the trick either. if a lady can fry bacon without burning it, or fix a hamburger that is not brown all the way through, that is good enough for me...i'm easy to get along with, i don't CARE what my wife says...

I agree, I am also easy to get along with and reasonable IMO. . .

Not sure why my wife takes issue with the 2 ladys in the kitchen cooking bacon and hamburgers

 

[Meraxes]

We do know she would soak the chicken in buttermilk overnight. The breading was a mix involving Bisquick, possibly cornbread...

 

[Bud Green]

I wonder if the fact that I loved pot pies as a child, led me to love weed so much when I grew up?
...

 

[TrillOG]

Hmm.. My mom did a lot of cooking in pots.. You know it may be something to this line of thinking Sr.