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herm pm'ed me about DIMBY and I told him we didn't think so.

I know it's late notice...but...

we changed our minds.

August 17-19.

Bring your woolies.

We'll be smoking, and freezing, meat in preparation.

Let us know if you're coming.

Herm!

1) herm... :-*

- 0 Degree sleeping bag - Check
- Hot Chili long underwear - Check
- Wooly watch cap - Check
- Balaclava - Check
- Down jacket - Check

 [thumbsup]

So no rain gear?   ;D

I'm in

I din't say that. ;D

We're in.

The whole catastrophe  ;D

Would love to go, but, will be either under knife for shoulder or in recovery mode from shoulder surgery . . .

 [Dolph]
Our AWESOME HOSTS, and

-Herm
-Dan
-Satellite smithy (+ clan?)
-Howie

I'm going out right now to make sure my bike is registered, INSURED, and inspected!

My bike is not registered, insured, or inspected. :P

Neither are you but that has never stopped you before!  [cheeky]

Good point. [laugh]

What are the chances we'd get stopped...   ;D

I don't want to be like herm. :P

Definite maybe as that is my Friday off.

Next thing you know Bick will say he's coming too. :P

I'll believe it when I see it. ;D

Then leave it as it is, because mine is legal for another year!

If I leave it as it is...

I won't be riding, because when we get stopped I don't want to be the only one to get written up. ;D

Funny I was wondering how I could swing this....

You'll have to get your own tent and figure out how to get back inside of it when you wander off.

 [laugh]

It's always fun to see who shows up...

Hope you can both make it!

There will be plenty of help to see that he gets where he belongs   [thumbsup]

Or at least where compromising photos can be taken and posted to the innerwebz!

That's what I was thinking   

Totally uncool, man.

I'll bring a care bear.  :-*

BAHAHAHA...........

keep it away from my tundra...I hear they are bad for the cabin air filter

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

You're the bestest!

The bear lives on?

The one that was here went to CT in Mel and Mike's glove box. Somehow, it got into the plenum.

Mel was not happy.

Don't know what fate the bear suffered.

Yes, I remember that.  How is obvious.  The bear did it himself.

Still suffering huge guilt over this.....

How was I to know that, trapped in the glove box, the poor bear would attempt to crawl out through the cabin air filter ducting??

Poor critter........ :-\

Damn, I can't. The 18th is when my wife's grandson is getting married and I'd risk dying if I bailed.  :(

He's getting married at Dimby?!?  :D

^already been done^

...that would quite a feat but no  [laugh]

We haven't heard from a regular player as of yet.

Painter is an inspiration.

We're not coming.

Ok, we changed our minds.


 [Dolph]
Our AWESOME HOSTS, and

-Herm
-Dan
-Satellite smithy (+ clan?)
-Howie
-Monsterlover and R00tchick

Yay! :-*

 [thumbsup]

wondered when you might poke your head in..... [thumbsup]

Someone has to lead the charge to the impound lot ;D

Planning a road trip for my 40th.

Saw this and was hoping it was in my time frame.  :-[

Sooo not in your time frame?

Time frames are made to be broken....

Or is that just the glass in the frame?

Kinda like plans? ;)

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;D

One thing I remember from last year: raspberry vodka and raspberry brisk go really well together.

It was important. So I remembered it ;D

I would have thought if it was that good,....You wouldn't remember it..
 [shot]

I wrote it down ;D

 [Dolph]
Our AWESOME HOSTS, and

-Herm
-Dan
-Satellite smithy (+ clan?)
-Howie
-Monsterlover and R00tchick
-Randimus

Fricken awesome. ;D

Niccccccee

Yay Randimus   [beer]

^what my esteemed colleague from NY said!

Whoa, Randy?

I guess Texas must be that bad  ;D

85% chance I'm back in Mexico by August.  But if not, I'm in!  Would be nice to see some old faces.

 [thumbsup]

Who you callin' old? ;D

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Mainly just you.  ;D

Howie gets a pass because he has a pony tail.

Thank you Royce  ;D  Hope to see you there.  Let's get together when you are in the area.

You just met me 18 years too late.

There's a story about my pony tail. ;)

Only one?

Only one that matters.

The one time when his pony tail was caught in a windmill....
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Hey, a literary reference.  This place is classing up a bit.

Continuing with the analogy: who is Sancho Panza then?  Cory?

...or George. :P

They're both...'units'. [thumbsup]

I think Cory fits the bill pretty well..... 8)

I don't see his name on the list. He better be there.

He just shows up.

George.  Definitely.   

Our AWESOME HOSTS, and

-Herm
-Dan
-Satellite smithy (+ clan?)
-Howie
-Monsterlover and R00tchick
-Randimus
-DesmoDiva

Yay Desmo Diva!  B coming too?

Unfortunately not. He has to stay home and take care of some things.  He likely send a bottle of whisky or bourbon in his place.

Well....if you consider all the places he'll be, it sounds like four or five bottles of whiskey are in order.

Nice!

Too bad B can't make it though.

I'll bring the Welsh whiskey. You all can help me make it go away.

Howie, I'm looking in your general direction.

Do we have to stay up all night? :P

isn't that the tradition?

Actually only happened once...for me anyway. :P

I'm blaming ung.

You guys do what you want. No make the beast with two backsing way I'm staying up all night.

I am not one of the Horsemen and I'm ok with that ;D

The birds get really annoying. ;D

jajajajajajajaja

You, Howie, ung... Was there a fourth? 

Cory.

Not sure he'll be able to be here this year. Something about an out of state wedding.

Thaaats right. Cory. I knew there was a fourth.

Damn weddings. He's busy Friday AND Saturday night?  Tell him to prioritize ;D

Let me give you Jeannie's number. He knows who's boss. :P

I willl do my best!

 [thumbsup]

You guys want us to make dimby sliders again?

Any, and all, help feeding the masses is welcome. ;)

How many you want I should make?

So far we have 11 adults...couple pans?

I think the options are 24 & 48

I can bring some ribs  :)

I'll leave it up to you.
Beef, or pork? :P

T and I were talking about menus earlier. Let me get back to you. She's sleeping.

We have a brisket, and a pork butt that we'll be smoking ahead of time.

That said, if you're buying and cooking, food is good. ;)

BTW, everyone...there's a Fishtail day on Monday. ;D

YES!

Always the more option!

Pork.

I make my own sauce and dry rub.

This!

There is always the option to put a fresh fried eggs in the left overs for breakfast.

I have a dessert option in mind, includes lots of chocolate and cream cheese. 

Yes!

48 it is. Bring your stretchy pants.

I do not have any . . . But, do not be affraid, you will be eating and drinking and I shall be recovering from surgery that weekend

Wait.....

So you're going to make it?

NO . . my surgery is the Friday DIMBY starts . ..

BUT, I will raiding Denver in mid September

The boss says if you're buying and cooking...bring it.

Me too?  The marinated tips?

It's almost like he doesn't know us at all.

Give him a break. He's old and forgets easily. [evil]

Ribs and tips?

Sounds good to me.

I'll let you and Dave work out the cooking schedule.

We do have the small charcoal smoker grill as well as the propane grill.

Looks like I just need to worry about Friday night, and breakfasts. [thumbsup]

I'll bring some liquids, whatever fits in the saddle bags  [shot]

Maybe some  [bacon] [bacon] too?

Does anyone like bacon?

Just don't bring rain.

I was thinking I'd precook and bring them and reheat-I let 'em sit for a good four hours.

Uh oh...a rocket scientist thinking.

No good can come of this. :P

Y'all don't want me cooking drunk while watching to see if the kids are being eaten by bears. Might as well eat yer own race boots at that point.

That is how I do ribs, and it always goes very well!
I cook them in the oven at least 24 hours in advance, really slow. maybe 250 for 3 hours or so, wrapped tight in tinfoil. When it's time to heat them up, I let them come up to room temp, and then throw them on the grill with BBQ sauce just long enough to heat them up.

Tasty!

Picked up a unique bottle last night. 

Basil Hayden's recently released Two by Two Rye.

 [shot]

No more gin for you?

She's saving it for you.

;D

I still have it on occasion.   Been more into Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, and the likes.  Had a nice Singapore Sling the other night.  Just depends.

I still have some of the bottle I had the first time she was here.

Her gin is safe with me. ;)

[laugh]

So I finally got a hold of some raspberry brisk to put with some raspberry vodka. They don't sell that brisk in my area of the country.

Anyway, I must have been lit when I decided it was great at the last dimby because it was terrible this time  :-X

Cran-raspberry juice made it all better ;D

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

You had regular Brisk here.

A 50/50 mix of root beer and vodka tastes just like root beer.

It's a little too good.

Huh. Noted.


Sounds good enough to try.

A 50/50 nmix of ginger beer and vodka tastes just like a Moscow Mule.

Very tasty. [thumbsup]

I love the Mule when it is so cold that there is slush in the glass!

Used to be able to buy them at the package store in Colorado. Smirnoff I think

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Although I remember the label being red?

But dangerous!

Sounds like I need to start preparing my liver.

No place for amateurs. :P

Working on preparing my liver.  [shot]

;D

mine is working overtime, with the wrong ingridients

It's like back to back triathlons!

Ride
Eat
Drink

Repeat...

Although I might have the order of events mixed up...?

Breaking news! I recently purchased a bottle of this on a dare........

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We (my tall buddy John who some of you met at DIMBY a few years ago) tossed the bottle in a cooler full of ice and then passed it around for swigs over the course of a few hours.

Is GOOD!   [shot]
( the Kracken was very hard to get untangled from the next morning..)

Expect to see it at a gathering near you......

I'll help with that.

More liver training!   [shot]

there you go . . .

One week!

I rarely get off my training regimen. ;)

Camp firewood is cut and split. Have to try and get it stacked up and covered, although the rains and humid weather might be over for a while.

Is everyone's registration up to date?

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Not mine. I'm going to try to get it done before the weekend. :-\

I have a ton of stuff to do.

Packing and baking.

Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces.

Dave, are Paula and the kids coming?

Yup! Last years was expensive, so i'm on top of it....

Yup! The whole catastrophe!

Awesome!!

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How's that....

 [thumbsup]

All I see is a minus sign

there was a photo there with herm holding a kraken bottle with Kevin and a state trooper

Google moves photos around. Posting a link from them is temporary.

If you want to use google as a host you need to generate a link from this site  https://ctrlq.org/google/photos/?_ga=2.30359100.2054658367.1524554495-1970507374.1524554495

ok, fixed. i think...

It's fixed.

And great.

Ahhh...so it's the same pic that Kev posted.

With one important change ;)

 :D

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Will you be rocking the beard barrettes again this year, ML?

The chop is irrelevant.

Every time I ride!

Bring the waterproof ones.

Looks like rain Friday and nice Saturday Sunday last I looked.

Friday A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Not a total washout by any means, but we'll get some rain. We'll have the canopy set up.

Monday is supposed to be sunny and around 80. :P

I can ride in the rain. I've done that before.

A couple times.

It's traditional to have torrential drought during dimby.

Hi everybody!

Ducpainter, can you ask T if she has mayo, worchestershire, and/or mustard?  I'm planning out the dimby sliders.   ;D

How much of each do you need?

I asked her.

She said we still have the damn Miracle Whip from last year. ;D

We have all that stuff. :P

LOL.  I never use Miracle Whip other than for sliders either. 

I'll need 3 TB mustard and a tsp Worchestershire, and either 2/3 cup each miracle whip and Mayo, or just 1 1/3 cup Mayo.  I don't always use the MW.  I can always pick up some Mayo at the store--I don't want to hog it all!

Thanks!

We have plenty.

I'm going to get fat this weekend.

I need to put some weight back on, I burned a lot of calories the last 2 days

Fixed it. [evil]

That too!  Alcohol is a great source of precious calories :D

Looking forward to this weekend!

 [beer]

Hi All,

I'm diving  :-[ up which means I can bring stuff.  Jewish style cucumber salad and a very basic tomato sauce.  Kirbie cukes and San Marzanno tomatoes from the garden.  Of course I will also stop by the liquor store. 

See ya soon.

 

Bags packed, then repacked to make room for a few necessities..... And to keep the rain gear near the top.

Meeting Ddan tomorrow morning for the ride over. We usually make a 2 hour ride last all day, but the weather might have a say in our route  :P

We're picking up Diva now and heading to our mid point camp ground. See you all tomorrow!

Checked in for my flight.

Will also stop at a liquor store on the way from Logan Intl.

 [beer]

In case you don't know, liquor is *far* cheaper in New Hampshire.

Why, you could bring twice as much for the same price.  ;D

...and it just so happens there's one conveniently located on your way. You don't even have to get off I-93.

Have fun, stay safe(ish) DIMBYers!

Apparently the liquor retailers in NH are overjoyed!

The 'liquor retailer' in NH is the state.

Only beer and wine is available elsewhere.

.2 miles from the I-93 Off ramp, and 1.9 miles from Nates spread.......

Really. Wow!

It’s cheap though so no matter.

That one is gone. :'(

They put one in at Exit 23, and a new one in Plymouth.

<takes notes>

No, no, all wrong. Take liquor, not notes.

When did it close?  It looked open when B and I came through in June.

On the road.   Packed up before the rain.

About a year, or so, ago.

The signs were even gone in June. You saw the traffic for the gas station.

Boarding the plane at BOS.

Thanks for a fun weekend!

 [beer]

...and there they were...

gone. :P

Thanks to all of you for coming.

Made it home in one piece! It was great to see everyone, and the regulars who couldn't make it were missed (you know who you are!)

To our hosts,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU

You guys have been putting this together, and putting up with all of our personalities for a decade now! Amazing......

At the layover.   All set up, cooking dinner.


+1

Couldn't have said it any better.  Nate, T, and Z; you rock.

I really enjoyed the pyrotechnic display.

FTR... 9000 grams...19.8416 lbs of blowing shit up.

I love blowing shit up. ;D

...at least as much fun as a good fire. [thumbsup]

The look on your face when you showed me that stash told that story very well ;D

Currently cooking dinner at our campground. Thanks to all of you for putting this on yet again, and also thanks to the rest of you for showing up to help us drink all that booze and eat all that amazing food!!!

Recipes I want-

The cupcakes
The mashed potatoes
The Ribs

Between the ribs and the steak tips I now know what it's like to sweat gravy and have a beef hangover.

10/10 would Dimby again :D

Nate and T, thanks again for your wonderful hospitality. We had a great time. [beer]

No love for the brisket? :'(

I think it was better, but don't tell anyone.

Oh God the brisket!  I knew there was a meat I was missing.

Yeah, I hogged down brisket too. That was killer. I don't have a smoker but I'll take the recipe anyway.

The guys in the shop have been talking about a smoker.

Hell, I should probably also have the steak tips recipe.

If it's gonna be a meatpocalypse there's no reason to do any of it by halves ;D

Me too...

fire is so...

cave man. ;D

It is truly our pleasure.

It's great to have people come to visit...and have fun.

Sliders for supper. :P

I didn't know there were any survivors.

Another great DIMBY!  Yep, great food, incredible booze and spectacular fireworks.  Best part by far is the people, both attendees and our gracious hosts [clap]

A package from Stella showed up.  THANK YOU :-*  Wonderful shirt and stuff.  I haven't set up a hosting site so someone else please post a photo.

You were supposed to take them.

You wouldn't be cooking right now. :-*


Oooops...that would be me... right? [laugh]

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Why not, just post ALL RECIPES . . .

Thanks for having us, Nate and T!

That was a nice hike you recommended.

Finally got those kids to bed.

You'd think they'd be tired after the hike, and the ride. :P

I can hear 'em both chattering away.

 :P

I'm telling you, harness that energy and use it to power your home.

Food recipes, or different ways to mix the Kraken?

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!

ALL

Back in Texas.

I miss the campfire already!

 [beer]

...he says through clear, unwatering, eyes. ;D

Here a shot of the bean launch pad

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Does this look right to you guys? 

I feel like something might be wrong.

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They all do that.

No, I think you've laced up that shoe correctly.
Granted, those loop things are a bit funny, but looks to me like you're good to go.

Home.   [thumbsup]

Thank you ML and Rootchick for the ride, food, and great company.   [beer]

Yes, the shoe is properly laced. 

I think the can went more to the left.  Three beans on my car.

Anytime, Diva. You were great company as well!

I think I'm experiencing beef withdrawal

Y'all asked for it.

Here's my patented "Better-than-anything-Kopfjager-could-make" ribs.

Dry rub:

4 parts sweet mesquite
1 part garlic salt
1 part dried onion
1/2 part red cayenne pepper ( will be hot). Cut in half if not so hot is desired
1/4 part black pepper
1/2 part brown sugar

Sear on BBQ 5 minutes each side,
Place in oven. @ 250 degrees for 4 hours. Check in 2 hours to drain grease. After drain grease, baste with BBQ sauce if desired and finish 2nd 2 hours.

Rib BBQ sauce:

    1¼ cup ketchup
    4 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
    1 Tablespoon minced garlic
    1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    1 teaspoon salt
    ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    ½ teaspoons onion powder
    1 teaspoon dry mustard
    ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    ¾ cup brown sugar
    ⅓ cup molasses
    ¼ cup honey

    Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan and stir well.
    Bring to a boil over medium high heat and then turn the heat down to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring constantly.

Muchas gracias

I have the exact same pair of shoes. You're good.

[laugh]

I doubt we'll ever find it.

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Some pics from the trip out and back

Heron in lake Oneida. Or the lake ness monster
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Stopped for lunch and hiked the trail to the gorge since it was there.
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I'm getting tired. Hey copilots r00tchick and Desmo Diva let's talk about something to keep my brain going.

Both copilots are asleep and useless for conversation.

Time for group selfie
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Keeping that camp fire company
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THE SLIDERS MUST BE EXTERMINATED!

Feeding frenzy ensues.
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Chewbacca keeping guard. I guess the F in F150 stands for Falcon?
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Dan in perfect form. On hand for the tongs, one to keep Guy away from the beef.
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Hogback mt overlook on the way home. They have ice cream.
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Camped at Green Lake state park on the way back. We always hike around the lakes before we leave. Had to get a shot of the creepy rubber glove floating in the water. It's the only piece of trash I've seen in the water there ever.
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Fun pics and tales of good food and company!   


Howie:  the Denver Tool Library squirrel stuff is compliments from a whole bunch of DMF'ers.  I just fetched the stuff like a dog and brought it to the post office.  (whoza good girl?!)

 [beer]

See... you're the one being negative. The launch was so completely awesome that the can traveled so far as to be impossible to find. :-*

My latest theory is that it hit 88mph and went into the future.

Well, thank you to all involved and especially Stella!  That is a really good looking squirrel.

88 MPH on the way home didn't get me into the future ???  My guess would be height achieved by the trajectory :P

My guess is you forgot to add the 1.21 jigawatts.

What the heck is a jigawatt?

I'm guessing you'll never get 'Back to the Future'. :P

http://www.myfluxcapacitor.com/gigawatt-jigawatt

I think he was quoting the movie  :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5cYgRnfFDA

1.21gw is somewhere in Europe, or where is he?

Exactly!

Your flux capacitor is.... fluxing!

Brisket...

One flat cut brisket. Not just the point cut.

Rub with salt and pepper, and let it reach room temp...cook on a smoker, I use lump charcoal and apple wood, at ~225 until the internal temp is 165. Wrap in foil...double it up...no time to get cheap...and continue cooking until the internal temp is 190-195. Remove from smoker and place in an empty cooler for 2 hours. You can serve it then, or refrigerate and reheat later.

Thanks to all that came. We had a great time.

[thumbsup]

Thank you very mucho my friend . . .

Recipe for the Amazon cupcakes (from Made from Scratch: Daily Bread Bakery & Cafe by Betsy Bott)

Makes 12 jumbo cupcakes, or 2-9" cake pans, or 24-36 small cupcakes--Use cupcake liners or grease and flour pans really well

Filling:
1/2 lb (1-8 oz package) cream cheese (I found Philadelphia gives the best creamy texture)
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup whole walnuts (or pieces)
2/3 cup chocolate chips

Beat together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and walnuts (if using pieces, fold in at end with chips) until very smooth.
Stir in chocolate chips just to distribute.

Cake:
2 3/4 cups unbleached or all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 3/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup cold water
2/3 cup oil, sunflower or other light variety
2 TBS vinegar, white or cider
1 3/4 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.  Make a well in the center.
In a separate bowl, whisk together water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
Pour water mixture into well of dry ingredients.  Beat with whisk or spoon until combined; 25-30 strokes. Will be real soupy, and may have a few lumps.
Fill muffing tins 2/3 full of batter (for small cupcakes a scoop of a 1/3 cup measure works great).
Drop between 1/2 and 1 TBS filling into center of each.  When making cake pans, I just randomly drop the filling throughout the pan.
Bake 35-40 min until cake portion springs back to the touch.  In my convection oven the small cup cakes only take 20-25 min.
Store in air tight container.  Freeze well.

 [drool] [drool]

There are SO MANY recipes....... I recommend starting here...

https://www.krakenrum.com/cocktails/

So much for staying sober.

those are just guidance, you can stay sober

 [laugh]   [shot]

It's overrated.

Seems so long ago...

but I didn't forget.

Took some trash down to the shed behind the barn and something caught my eye.

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Can you make it out?

I didn't measure it, but it's roughly 50 feet. I'll let herm climb in there with the dumb end of a tape next year and we'll measure.

Added to the collection. [thumbsup]

That is FANTASTIC!

Elon Musk, eat your heart out!!!

We should all put money in a pool with our guess for distance...

That's got to be a record [bow_down]

Without a doubt!

Seems like every year we get better. Soon it wont just be the fire chief at your place.  We'll be on the FCC's radar before we know it :D

Awesome!!  [bow_down]

I was just thinking about this the other day.  Though maybe with the leaves coming down it might be easier to find.

The news will be reporting about a UFO sighting in NH.

That's the exact reason I found it. Leaves are really thinning out.

Is that a bean can?

You'll have to come to DIMBY to find out. :P

It is the remnants of our beanular sacrifice.

I could throw a can of beans further.

Sure, but could you simultaneously extinguish a campfire?

 ;D

Should we apply for a grant from NASA?

Nah-just conversations.

And also entertain a bunch of drunks while you did it?

BTW, it's past time for a Bean emoticon...

hmmm...

Missed a few posts.

I figured it was a bean can after so many comments over the years.Lol!

Bonfire, beanworks, fireworks.

Mates of mine used to fill a tail shaft with fuel, lay it in a fire, then drive like mad to a ‘safe’ (highly relative term) distance to listen and observe.
Crazy buggers!

The next morning was spent searching for the landing site! Lol!

Ok, I'll bite...

What's a tail shaft?

Drive shaft from engine to differential. Semantics!

Thought it might be that.... Thanks for the insite!

Figured that, here in the US that term is used for marine drive shafts.

I just wanted to make sure you all didn't forget about this glorious moment.

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Boy...those two are old. ;D

My hair is brown...the mirror tells me so.  :P

That's all that counts anyway

Well ya.

There's a huge dose of color perspective involved here. ;D

Now I want to make ribs.

Since when do we cook when it's light? [bang] [laugh]

I'll admit to be hungry while scrolling through pics on my phone.

Dave- make the ribs. I'll send you a shipping address.

getting older  :P

if the food isn't done before bedtime, we might go to bed hungry..

Right after I get my bottle opener  ;)

DIMBY bottle opener? Where do I sign up?

It should be in the shape of a burning boat!

or a burning shed...

or an exploding can of beans...

or toasty with a hole in his head...

or a speeding ticket...

or carebear...

or evil horsey!

Care bear riding the evil horsey.

A brave toaster firing a can of beans from a burning sailboat at a carebear astride an evil horse on top of a burning shed.

This would make a killer mural on the side of a barn.

I believe we know someone with a barn.   [evil]

Yeah, but do we know someone with the talent?

I'll make a deal with you...

after you re-side the barn you can paint the mural on it. :-*

Siding party at DIMBY next year?  Wood or metal?

I wouldn't put metal siding on a 150+ year old barn.

I would, and will before too long, put a metal roof on it.

A DIMBY weekend isn't enough time. When would we drink? :P

Red Baron?

Wood it is.  Board and batten?

Maybe it's a DIMBY week not weekend.


About time he make an appearance!

During!

How you talk...vertical siding is not the answer.

Clapboards, or shingles.

He'll never make it east of Colorado.

I'm not hosting for a week...just sayin'. I mean...I love all ya'll...but I like to see you leave after a couple of days too. [laugh]

Just what I was thinking.  What could go wrong?

Marlowe wrote a paper at school describing his trip to New Hampshire.

"My favorite part was the fireworks. It was a great trip"  :)

The fireworks were pretty cool

I figured I'd put this little piece of shit news here, since I think you guys met him at this DIMBY.

My friend, and neighbor, Cory has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Keep him in your thoughts. It's going to be a long process.

Damn.....

Sux!

Tell Cory hey, and let him know the crowd is in his corner.

Shit!  Please send Cory and his wife my best.

Shit, best wishes to him and wife

Sorry to hear.  I wish him the best in his battle.

WTF?  Cory, mate.....   ???

A giant collective call out of "C O R R R R E E E E E E E E E....."  is required...

Sending the gritty little bastard Good Thoughts and positivity from afar - he's gonna need every bit of it for this battle.

Not much more to add then what has already been posted. What a crappy lot to draw for such an awesome guy. Let him know the ML's are thinking about him.

Tell him he will be in my thoughts. My dad had it too....

Cory's surgery is today. It's a 12 hour long deal. He's, so far, had 6 weeks of chemo then a month of radiation, so this part should be a piece of cake...right?. :-\

He's a tough guy. We're all pulling for him.

Wishing your friend and DIMBY supporter a fast and full recovery after what sounds like a grueling day (& year).

Good luck, Cory.

Rooting for ya, Corey mate (coz you're gonna be a while in recovery, so somebody needs to  ;) ). 

Seriously.... here's wishing you all the very best in this tough round, of this tough bout of yours.

My best to you Cory.  To a quick complete recovery [beer]

Cory made it through the day. He lost pieces of pieces, and some entire pieces. All in all, not bad for a gig you're not supposed to survive.

Hoping I can get to visit him soon. Due to his weakened immune system, we haven't been able to visit in...forever.

[thumbsup]

Video chat him?

Cory has a flip phone. :P

Zoom?  Write him a letter?

We text...it'll be fine.

When you do visit him..... do me a favour?  (I know this is asking a lot)...  Pull the pin out of a beer can and say cheers from me.

Texting on a flip phone...gah!

He texted me today...said he was thirsty... ;D

Well it was just his pancreas...so his liver should still be fully operational.  ;D

Cory is home. He has a fair amount of discomfort, mostly at night.

The good news...his doctor called yesterday and all the biopsies they took during surgery, both of the surrounding organs and lymph nodes, came back clean.

Looks like the little make the beast with two backser has it beat, for now anyway. [thumbsup]

Outstanding!

Even for you...

that's an understatement. ;D

 [thumbsup]  Excellent news!

Awesome!

Great news!

Excellent!

 [thumbsup]

That's absolutely beaut news  [beer] [thumbsup]

This is very late, and not the best news. Cory's cancer is back. He's on chemo, again. Saw him for the first time since it came back on Sunday. He asked about all of you.

We're going to do DIMBY again next year. Let's hope he can join us. [thumbsup]

All I'll do is think positive. He's a tough dude. It would be a bonus to see him again as well as all the rest of you next year [thumbsup]

His attitude is amazing. I'm thinking positive, as well.

Good vibes for Cory, and hope to see him (and all) at DIMBY 2023!

Likewise.  Wishing Cory the best!

D23!  Best to Cory.

Is there anything we can do for Cory?

Don't think so, other than think good thoughts.

Like Kev said, he's a tough nut, and he isn't giving up.

Best to Cory.

Hope I can make to one of these again.

It's a year out. Get it on the schedule!

I'm not the host.

And dates aren't set.

I've got it penciled-inish.  :-*

See?  You*can* do it!

Tell the gnarly little make the beast with two backser that he if isn't there to drink beer with me next DIMBY I'll be crankier than a cut snake. 

Tell him yourself.

I have no doubt that the dude will make it. He looks like shit...he has cancer you know...but it's Cory.

OK.  I will.   

 [thumbsup]