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The Tailgate / Re: Breakfast of rednecks
Last post by Okanagan - Yesterday at 08:26:31 PMRedneck breakfast is not the right title. A real full breakfast for me would be eggs fried with venison steak and bacon, morel mushrooms, sliced baked potatoes and pan toast. I like left over baked potatoes sliced with the skin on and fried with the rest.
But the Friday morning crew snack is pretty good!
But the Friday morning crew snack is pretty good!
#2
The Tailgate / Today in history 4-17
Last post by remrogers - Yesterday at 01:19:42 PM1970
April 17
Apollo 13 returns to Earth
With the world anxiously watching, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returns to Earth on April 17, 1970.
On April 11, the third manned lunar landing mission was launched from Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise. The mission was headed for a landing on the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon. However, two days into the mission, disaster struck 200,000 miles from Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blew up in the spacecraft. Swigert reported to mission control on Earth, "Houston, we've had a problem here," and it was discovered that the normal supply of oxygen, electricity, light and water had been disrupted.
The landing mission was aborted, and the astronauts and controllers on Earth scrambled to come up with emergency procedures. The crippled spacecraft continued to the moon, looped around it, and began a long, cold journey back to Earth.
The astronauts and mission control were faced with enormous logistical problems in stabilizing the spacecraft and its oxygen supply, as well as running on batteries due to the loss of the fuel cells to allow successful reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Navigation was another problem, and Apollo 13's course was repeatedly corrected with dramatic and untested maneuvers. On April 17, tragedy turned to triumph as the Apollo 13 astronauts touched down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
April 17
Apollo 13 returns to Earth
With the world anxiously watching, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returns to Earth on April 17, 1970.
On April 11, the third manned lunar landing mission was launched from Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise. The mission was headed for a landing on the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon. However, two days into the mission, disaster struck 200,000 miles from Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blew up in the spacecraft. Swigert reported to mission control on Earth, "Houston, we've had a problem here," and it was discovered that the normal supply of oxygen, electricity, light and water had been disrupted.
The landing mission was aborted, and the astronauts and controllers on Earth scrambled to come up with emergency procedures. The crippled spacecraft continued to the moon, looped around it, and began a long, cold journey back to Earth.
The astronauts and mission control were faced with enormous logistical problems in stabilizing the spacecraft and its oxygen supply, as well as running on batteries due to the loss of the fuel cells to allow successful reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Navigation was another problem, and Apollo 13's course was repeatedly corrected with dramatic and untested maneuvers. On April 17, tragedy turned to triumph as the Apollo 13 astronauts touched down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
#3
The Tailgate / Re: Turn off the fan!
Last post by Hawks Feather - Yesterday at 11:37:08 AMWe become accustomed to having things there and miss them when they are gone. But, you are better off now that if it had come down on your house. We had a F1 tornado come through town last week and there were trees and chimneys down all over. The good thing is that no one lost their life.
#4
The Tailgate / Re: Breakfast of rednecks
Last post by Hawks Feather - Yesterday at 11:34:21 AMThat sounds like you have one amazing daughter-in-law. Also great what they do for the people who work for them.
#5
The Tailgate / Breakfast of rednecks
Last post by Okanagan - Yesterday at 10:44:56 AMHot latte and a package of hot bacon, sausage patties and links brought to my door this morning. Eat your hearts out!
Daughter-in-law is catering to my no carb eating fetish so she left off the gourmet donuts the work crew outside got along with sausage. On Fridays she does morning treats for her husband's crew as they gather out at the shop and they include me.
On an employee's birthday, they celebrate with a food treat of the employee's choice. A valued employee turned 50 last week and requested elk and DIL's legendary homemade blueberry coffee cake. My son chose a primo elk roast and smoked it all night to serve hot on the tailgate along with hot coffee cake, butter and hot coffee.
Can you say testosterone?
Daughter-in-law is catering to my no carb eating fetish so she left off the gourmet donuts the work crew outside got along with sausage. On Fridays she does morning treats for her husband's crew as they gather out at the shop and they include me.
On an employee's birthday, they celebrate with a food treat of the employee's choice. A valued employee turned 50 last week and requested elk and DIL's legendary homemade blueberry coffee cake. My son chose a primo elk roast and smoked it all night to serve hot on the tailgate along with hot coffee cake, butter and hot coffee.
Can you say testosterone?
#6
The Tailgate / Re: Turn off the fan!
Last post by FinsnFur - April 16, 2026, 07:19:27 PMYeah I'm going to have it removed. And then fix that side walk.
The tree removal was $2500.00 plus tax. I said ok, THATS enough for now.
I already miss that tree.
The tree removal was $2500.00 plus tax. I said ok, THATS enough for now.
I already miss that tree.
#7
The Tailgate / Re: Turn off the fan!
Last post by nastygunz - April 16, 2026, 05:34:31 PMGunna remove the stump?
#8
The Tailgate / Re: Sharp uptick in road kille...
Last post by nastygunz - April 16, 2026, 05:30:21 PMMoose like it too, they salt the hell out of the roads in Little Alaska.
#9
The Tailgate / Today in history 4-16
Last post by remrogers - April 16, 2026, 11:59:26 AM1881
April 16
Western gunslinger, Bat Masterson, fights in last shootout
On the streets of Dodge City, famous western lawman and gunfighter Bat Masterson fights what is the last documented gun battle of his life.
Bartholomew "Bat" Masterson had made a living with his gun from a young age. In his early 20s, Masterson worked as a buffalo hunter, operating out of the wild Kansas cattle town of Dodge City. For several years, he also found employment as an army scout in the Plains Indian Wars. Masterson had his first shootout in 1876 in the town of Sweetwater (later Mobeetie), Texas. When an argument with a soldier over the affections of a dance hall girl named Molly Brennan heated up, Masterson and his opponent resorted to their pistols. When the shooting stopped, both Brennan and the soldier were dead, and Masterson was badly wounded.
Found to have been acting in self-defense, Masterson avoided prison. Once he had recovered from his wounds, he apparently decided to abandon his rough ways and become an officer of the law. For the next five years, Masterson alternated between work as Dodge City sheriff and running saloons and gambling houses, gaining a reputation as a tough and reliable lawman. However, Masterson's critics claimed that he spent too much as sheriff, and he lost a bid for reelection in 1879.
For several years, Masterson drifted around the West. Early in 1881, news that his younger brother, Jim, was in trouble back in Dodge City reached Masterson in Tombstone, Arizona. Jim's dispute with a business partner and an employee, A.J. Peacock and Al Updegraff respectively, had led to an exchange of gunfire. Though no one had yet been hurt, Jim feared for his life. Masterson immediately took a train to Dodge City.
When his train pulled into Dodge City on this morning in 1881, Masterson wasted no time. He quickly spotted Peacock and Updegraff and aggressively shouldered his way through the crowded street to confront them. "I have come over a thousand miles to settle this," Masterson reportedly shouted. "I know you are heeled [armed]-now fight!" All three men immediately drew their guns. Masterson took cover behind the railway bed, while Peacock and Updegraff darted around the corner of the city jail. Several other men joined in the gunplay. One bullet meant for Masterson ricocheted and wounded a bystander. Updegraff took a bullet in his right lung.
The mayor and sheriff arrived with shotguns to stop the battle when a brief lull settled over the scene. Updegraff and the wounded bystander were taken to the doctor and both eventually recovered. In fact, no one was mortally injured in the melee, and since the shootout had been fought fairly by the Dodge City standards of the day, no serious charges were imposed against Masterson. He paid an $8 fine and took the train out of Dodge City that evening.
Masterson never again fought a gun battle in his lifetime, but the story of the Dodge City shootout and his other exploits ensured Masterson's lasting fame as an icon of the Old West. He spent the next four decades of his life working as sheriff, operating saloons, and eventually trying his hand as a newspaperman in New York City. The old gunfighter finally died of a heart attack in October 1921 at his desk in New York City.
April 16
Western gunslinger, Bat Masterson, fights in last shootout
On the streets of Dodge City, famous western lawman and gunfighter Bat Masterson fights what is the last documented gun battle of his life.
Bartholomew "Bat" Masterson had made a living with his gun from a young age. In his early 20s, Masterson worked as a buffalo hunter, operating out of the wild Kansas cattle town of Dodge City. For several years, he also found employment as an army scout in the Plains Indian Wars. Masterson had his first shootout in 1876 in the town of Sweetwater (later Mobeetie), Texas. When an argument with a soldier over the affections of a dance hall girl named Molly Brennan heated up, Masterson and his opponent resorted to their pistols. When the shooting stopped, both Brennan and the soldier were dead, and Masterson was badly wounded.
Found to have been acting in self-defense, Masterson avoided prison. Once he had recovered from his wounds, he apparently decided to abandon his rough ways and become an officer of the law. For the next five years, Masterson alternated between work as Dodge City sheriff and running saloons and gambling houses, gaining a reputation as a tough and reliable lawman. However, Masterson's critics claimed that he spent too much as sheriff, and he lost a bid for reelection in 1879.
For several years, Masterson drifted around the West. Early in 1881, news that his younger brother, Jim, was in trouble back in Dodge City reached Masterson in Tombstone, Arizona. Jim's dispute with a business partner and an employee, A.J. Peacock and Al Updegraff respectively, had led to an exchange of gunfire. Though no one had yet been hurt, Jim feared for his life. Masterson immediately took a train to Dodge City.
When his train pulled into Dodge City on this morning in 1881, Masterson wasted no time. He quickly spotted Peacock and Updegraff and aggressively shouldered his way through the crowded street to confront them. "I have come over a thousand miles to settle this," Masterson reportedly shouted. "I know you are heeled [armed]-now fight!" All three men immediately drew their guns. Masterson took cover behind the railway bed, while Peacock and Updegraff darted around the corner of the city jail. Several other men joined in the gunplay. One bullet meant for Masterson ricocheted and wounded a bystander. Updegraff took a bullet in his right lung.
The mayor and sheriff arrived with shotguns to stop the battle when a brief lull settled over the scene. Updegraff and the wounded bystander were taken to the doctor and both eventually recovered. In fact, no one was mortally injured in the melee, and since the shootout had been fought fairly by the Dodge City standards of the day, no serious charges were imposed against Masterson. He paid an $8 fine and took the train out of Dodge City that evening.
Masterson never again fought a gun battle in his lifetime, but the story of the Dodge City shootout and his other exploits ensured Masterson's lasting fame as an icon of the Old West. He spent the next four decades of his life working as sheriff, operating saloons, and eventually trying his hand as a newspaperman in New York City. The old gunfighter finally died of a heart attack in October 1921 at his desk in New York City.
#10
The Tailgate / Re: Turn off the fan!
Last post by Okanagan - April 16, 2026, 12:04:17 AMWhew! Good job. I'm glad that risk is not hanging over you anymore.