Recent content by Westwind

That is really nice. I didn’t know here were insurance issues with the outside boilers. I might have to look back into getting a stove. Take another run at convincing the loving bride!

NW Illinois. We are basically Iowans, lol.

@Catscratch I could never convince my wife that we need an outdoor boiler. I cant tell you how many years of “free” heat I pushed in a pile and burned. It bothers me every time I do it.

I have been engaged in warfare with hedge trees since 1997 when we bought our place. Remove them. But know what you are getting into. They are twisted up, often you cant tell what way they will fall if they are bigger trees and as you piece them out branch by branch they will hang up, bind...

Sorry man, that is rough. Our pets are part of the family and it sucks to lose them. One night years ago my older daughter let our big, happy black lab out the back door and stood there to wait for him to pee . He disappeared into the darkness (black lab) and she heard all kinds of sniffing...

Sorry, I don’t know what you mean. That picture is Spicoli from Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Fast Times is a comedy not a documentary. I just posted it because I thought it was funny. Pretty sure it was supposed to be California since Spicoli was supposed to parody a weed smoking surfer dude...

GNARLY!!!!! Yes the 80’s were a lot of fun. How did the generation of sex, drugs and rock and roll start worrying that kids might dress up like cats? NUKE THE WHALES!!!

I do not take seriously any news source pushing articles about furries. Those jokers are trying to push our buttons to make money. That ain't news.

How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue “There's an entire business model built off the back of Google ads with misinformation attached to clickbait headlines,” says the center’s CEO, Imran Ahmed. “The Gateway Pundit is a habitual...

Thats a fact! A tangled web for sure. I just wish we Americans were a bit more discerning about our willingness to retweet and repeat bs created from whole cloth that comes from over seas. The thing that really grabbed me wa the claim that 26% of the sites spreading the misinfo were fake...

A company called Cyabra specializes in the identification of misinformation, where it originates and how it is spread. It is releasing a report today. The report found that 26% of the social media accounts putting out information about the recent Iranian missle/drone attacks were fake...

Love that pic! Glad to see an incredible recovery.

Yep! I absolutely get that- it definitely adds an interesting layer to any constitutional discussion! I’m in a state that follows “limited lockstep” with the U.S. constitution. Makes life a little easier. It’s kind of tough to discuss stuff like this online- definitely varying levels of...

We as gun owners argue for a strict reading of the Second Amendment. Shall not be infringed etc etc. From the Fourth: “persons, houses, papers, and effects, (are protected), against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Where does that get us with a strict reading? I don’t see anything there...

Years ago I had a brush pile burn get away from me. It was in a spot that it should never have made the jump but it did. Got into neighbors corn stubble. Corn stubble burns so hot I could hardly believe it. It is an understatement when I tell you it scared the hell out of me.