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Me too.Stayed out of deep water since Jaws, 1975.
I miss fishing with my dad too. He tells a story of the first time he took me out. I was like 5 years old and he rented a row boat and we fished a pond in Ohio, where we lived at the time. He said all I wanted to do was "row the boat". I wish he were still around to tell the story. He loved to make us laugh.
Anyway, after we moved to Utica, NY, just south of the Adirondack Park, we became pretty good fishermen, my dad, my younger brother and I. Many, many hours spent on the West Canada Creek dry fly fishing for brown trout. We fished and camped on most of the Fulton Chain lakes. Also took trips to Boston to fish Flounder. Best eating fish there is, IMO, fresh fried Flounder fillets (say that 5 times fast!).
Thursday my brother, my oldest son and I have a trip planned to our old fishing spots on the West Canada. I don't care if we catch anything or not.
We might catch something though. Here's 2 nice Brown Trout that my brother's SIL took from the same spot. I cut his head off to protect his identity. He's a good guy.
You're right, I've been living in Ivory coast and noone would have time to sit on a croc without getting a broken leg and a hefty bite. They're quite lively under the sun!Bullshark !
Its true I tell you.
Jolipapa ..that croc looks dead....but thats what they do...
Me too.
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Something like that? (Tintin's submarine)
I happened upon this magnificent garden sculpture. It lives at Congo NSW south coast not the one where gorillas come from.
It acts like a weathervane pivoting on the pole.
Cool but sinister ...when I was taking a pic it would squeak around to the head on position...as if lining up for the attack.
I wonder if the builder was truing to make a one man submarine which could be launched at popular beaches and swimming spots for maximum terror .....thats what I would do..you could pedal it and look out through the jaws.
It's that time of year again...The fire seems to be under control
I'm retired now, have some spare time, and like to travel. call me anytime!Thundering Typhoons ! &
Blistering Barnacles!
You're right Jolipapa ...i pinched the idea off Herge.....we should get a couple and launch at the Faroe Islands....and Im thinking in Japanese indoor swimming pools and bath houses.
These guys do a wonderful job, very dangerous. Recently a very skilled Canadair pilot crashed in a fire. He was the team leader. Hats off!The wife and I got up this morning with nothing particular in mind but around 10:00AM the scanner went off with a description of a forest fire starting about three miles from the house so we got some glad rags on, jumped in the truck to investigate and rode up into the Modoc National Forest to get eyes on it. It was too far off road to get a good look so we went down to a local lake the sole purpose being to supply water for forest fire fighting. Here are a few pictures of one of the helicopters in action.
Here is a helicopter coming in for water. The fire is just off frame to the left looking at the picture.
Following is a series of pictures as it comes in, fills the basket with water and heads to the fire for a water drop.
And there he goes.
The fire seems to be under control but the wife just came in to say she still heard heilicopters and saw a water tender (tanker truck) going by the house headed that way.
It's that time of year again...
Dry forests and thunderstorms are a bad combination.
I hope this fire season will be a lot less tragic than last year.
It's a scary time of year.We had really, really, really, severe thunder storms come through here Wednesday night. Hundreds of lightning strikes in the area. This fire most likely sat in a tree trunk or the like for a day and a half just smoldering before it burst into flame and took off.
Fingers crossed.The wife and I got up this morning with nothing particular in mind but around 10:00AM the scanner went off with a description of a forest fire starting about three miles from the house so we got some glad rags on, jumped in the truck to investigate and rode up into the Modoc National Forest to get eyes on it. It was too far off road to get a good look so we went down to a local lake the sole purpose being to supply water for forest fire fighting. Here are a few pictures of one of the helicopters in action.
Here is a helicopter coming in for water. The fire is just off frame to the left looking at the picture.
Following is a series of pictures as it comes in, fills the basket with water and heads to the fire for a water drop.
And there he goes.
The fire seems to be under control but the wife just came in to say she still heard heilicopters and saw a water tender (tanker truck) going by the house headed that way.
You and I live different zones.I always keep an eye out for pawpaws this time of year. I found this perfectly ripe one - tried to put it in my pocket to take it home to share, but it started to get mushy after a couple of miles so I was forced to eat it on the spot. I discovered that the little multi-tool I keep in my bike tool kit does not have a knife blade! I managed to cut it in half with the nail file, then peeled it with my fingers. VERY inelegant - don’t leave home without a knife, people, or risk being similarly humiliated.