Recent content by BearBio

After 15 re-writes, I knew I was close to submitting my thesis when my Committee Chair was in the circulating edit mode (back to my original wording!) I FOOLISHLY submitted my thesis and went to Yellowstone with my wife!

Heard a USFS Biologist say that a grad student was the cheapest form of labor=they had to do what you said and you didn't have to feed them!! (Hey, can I get reparations?)

Like many of us, the only time I heard my dad say it was while working on a car!!

I'm not that fanatical ab out it. Neither the cost nor the effort is justifiable to me. Thanks, anyway!

Just ordered one but all they had was the 16.1" barrel. Will be here Wed. I don't care for the folding stock=is there any add-on fixed stocks available? (I'm old school and learned on a G.I. M-16)?

I was that way about evening classes (I am a morning person) but grad school gave me no choice. Hated a 7-10PM seminar followed by an 8AM class the next day

Ah, Biology 101 lab at 8AM, M-W-F!! A good whiff of formalin was a sure cure for a hangover (if it didn't kill ya!)

The Op was about black powder arms, rifles and pistols, we should stay on topic. On the contrary, cartridge firearms were pretty common, both rimfire and centerfire: For "buffalo rifles", I'll refer you to: "Buffalo Cartridges of the American Frontier" By Chuck Hawks and for lever rifles...

You're confusing formaldehyde (a gas) with formalin (a liquid). Formalin is formaldehyde dissolved in water. Common error. I've bought formalin at pharmacies but you have to sign the "poison book" (a register). Alcohol does not preserve as well and will discolor. Might try the local...

You're confusing formaldehyde (a gas) with formalin (a liquid). Formalin is formaldehyde dissolved in water. Common error. I've bought formalin at pharmacies but you have to sign the "poison book" (a register). Alcohol does not preserve as well and will discolor. Might try the local...

I have read that many old-timers considered muzzle-loaders to be more reliable than early cartridge arms. Remember "Wild Bill" Hickock carried Colt Navies well into the cartridge period!

That's all I use but I don't can meat! Smoke fish and cheese. KISS at first!!

Popeye's chicken with "Meghan Thee Stallion"==obviously, she doesn't know what a "stallion" is! Re: Insurance: I have Medicare A and my Federal Blue Cross/Blue Shield. No real complaints!

I agree. I got into canning when we moved to Washington. Do about 15 jars of blackberry jams, a dozen each of pickles, peppers, salsas (red, green, Hatch and enchilada) and LOTs of spaghetti & pizza sauce (about 2 dozen quarts in a good year). It's not rocket science=just do a good...

No! Death is part of the cycle of life!