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#11
Fishing Photos / Re: Lakers and Water Wolfs!
Last post by FinsnFur - February 01, 2026, 04:49:30 PMLooks like several delicious meals 
Those are some nice Pike
Those are some nice Pike
#12
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by FinsnFur - February 01, 2026, 04:47:32 PMI got lucky.
Co-worker came up with a sump pump and we pumped all the water out except for about the last three inches which the pump wouldnt get.
Thinking I surely had a frozen/broken water line, I went on the hunt.
What I found was my garden hose turned on... with a spray gun on the end. The spray gun held it back until it didnt..
Once the water level reach the furnace motor...the furnace said, "good night Irene"
Who in the hell left that hose spigot stored in the "ON" position?
Co-worker came up with a sump pump and we pumped all the water out except for about the last three inches which the pump wouldnt get.
Thinking I surely had a frozen/broken water line, I went on the hunt.
What I found was my garden hose turned on... with a spray gun on the end. The spray gun held it back until it didnt..
Once the water level reach the furnace motor...the furnace said, "good night Irene"
Who in the hell left that hose spigot stored in the "ON" position?
#13
Fishing Photos / Re: Lakers and Water Wolfs!
Last post by Hawks Feather - February 01, 2026, 03:20:52 PMLooks like a good time.
#14
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by nastygunz - February 01, 2026, 01:45:51 PM17° here right now which is actually considered pretty warm.
#15
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by remrogers - February 01, 2026, 11:08:55 AMIt was 61 degrees here yesterday. Coldest it has been here this winter was 25 degrees. Normal precipitation for January is a bit over 5 inches and have only had around 2 inches. Also, our snow pack is in terrible shape. Cascades look like it is mid April and not the first of Feb.
#16
The Tailgate / Today in history 2-1
Last post by remrogers - February 01, 2026, 11:04:16 AM1913
Feb 1
Multi-sport star Jim Thorpe signs MLB contract with Giants
On February 1, 1913, 25-year-old multi-sport star Jim Thorpe—who won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics—signs a Major League Baseball contract with the New York Giants. The signing comes on the same day Thorpe returns his Olympic medals to Sweden for a violation of amateur rules. Years earlier, he was paid to play minor league baseball.
"The peerless athlete, chaperoned by Glenn Warner, his guide, philosopher and friend, arrived early in the morning from Carlisle [Pennsylvania], and on the same day that his prizes as amateur athlete were being returned to Sweden affixed his name to the document which will give him a fat stipend as a ball player," The New York Sun reported.
"Pop" Warner coached Thorpe at Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Thorpe didn't seem upset that he was forced to return his Olympic medals, The Sun reported.
Added the newspaper: "For a greater part of the day the offices of the New York club were filled with fans, rooters, bugs and nuts. Thorpe was the reason."
Warner, a legendary football coach, said the popular Thorpe wasn't a "freak attraction" for the Giants.
"I haven't any doubt that he will develop into a first class ball player," he told The Sun. "He has the ability, mental and physical. He'd rather have played baseball at Carlisle than gone to the track team and was always at me to let him play ball, but he was too valuable on the track team and so played baseball only occasionally."
In addition to competing in track, football and baseball, Thorpe was adept at basketball, boxing, lacrosse, swimming, hockey, handball and tennis. He even won an intercollegiate ballroom dancing championship.
In his first MLB season, Thorpe—an outfielder and pinch-hitter—played only 19 games, batting .143. He played six seasons in the big leagues, finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1919. Thorpe's career batting average was .252.
Feb 1
Multi-sport star Jim Thorpe signs MLB contract with Giants
On February 1, 1913, 25-year-old multi-sport star Jim Thorpe—who won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics—signs a Major League Baseball contract with the New York Giants. The signing comes on the same day Thorpe returns his Olympic medals to Sweden for a violation of amateur rules. Years earlier, he was paid to play minor league baseball.
"The peerless athlete, chaperoned by Glenn Warner, his guide, philosopher and friend, arrived early in the morning from Carlisle [Pennsylvania], and on the same day that his prizes as amateur athlete were being returned to Sweden affixed his name to the document which will give him a fat stipend as a ball player," The New York Sun reported.
"Pop" Warner coached Thorpe at Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Thorpe didn't seem upset that he was forced to return his Olympic medals, The Sun reported.
Added the newspaper: "For a greater part of the day the offices of the New York club were filled with fans, rooters, bugs and nuts. Thorpe was the reason."
Warner, a legendary football coach, said the popular Thorpe wasn't a "freak attraction" for the Giants.
"I haven't any doubt that he will develop into a first class ball player," he told The Sun. "He has the ability, mental and physical. He'd rather have played baseball at Carlisle than gone to the track team and was always at me to let him play ball, but he was too valuable on the track team and so played baseball only occasionally."
In addition to competing in track, football and baseball, Thorpe was adept at basketball, boxing, lacrosse, swimming, hockey, handball and tennis. He even won an intercollegiate ballroom dancing championship.
In his first MLB season, Thorpe—an outfielder and pinch-hitter—played only 19 games, batting .143. He played six seasons in the big leagues, finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1919. Thorpe's career batting average was .252.
#17
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by nastygunz - February 01, 2026, 10:39:32 AMP.S. Good luck with your furnace Jimbo.
#18
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by nastygunz - February 01, 2026, 10:37:59 AMIm 100% ready for this winter to be over 
My fishing poles are covered in dust, my Fords covered in rust and my fuel bills about to bust!.
My fishing poles are covered in dust, my Fords covered in rust and my fuel bills about to bust!. #19
Fishing Photos / Lakers and Water Wolfs!
Last post by nastygunz - February 01, 2026, 10:32:45 AM
#20
The Tailgate / Re: Ok, I'm ready.
Last post by Hawks Feather - February 01, 2026, 09:22:00 AMThat does not sound good at all. Hopefully you will be able to get it (and yourself) fixed up real soon.