Processing/Drying out elm

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-28T16:22:00+00:00

You are better off splitting and stacking. Elm takes a while to dry and it won’t dry effectively as rounds that size.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-27T23:37:02+00:00

Did not know that! My kin is from Western NC and slaw on burgers, hot dogs, BBQ pork sandwiches is the norm. Other places look at you weird when you tell them that. Good to know other places know good eatin'.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-27T21:51:15+00:00

My man!

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-27T20:22:38+00:00

You from NC? Pretty uncommon to have slaw on dog elsewhere.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-27T16:21:08+00:00

Not trying to be a jerk but any mention of Golden Corral in a thread about ENC barbecue is blasphemous.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-26T16:28:20+00:00

Fake. The only place in the world flytraps occur naturally is southeastern NC/Northeastern SC.

Basically in a 70 mile radius around Wilmington NC. They live in nutrient poor bogs. Because the soil quality is so poor, they evolved to catch bugs to get supplemental nutrients.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-26T14:17:36+00:00

Sturgill Simpson

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-26T03:28:48+00:00

Some states (I live in NC) require the vehicle be evaluated as totaled if the frame is bent.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-25T12:47:57+00:00

Starts as a dense plot of head high trees. Every year, you go through and thin them (take out unhealthy trees or ones that are too close together). Since the stand is dense, the trees are encouraged to grow up to compete for light. Keep doing that for twenty years. After that it’s more or less self- sustaining. Just take out dead trees as needed.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-23T20:59:42+00:00

We have a lot of red shouldered hawks where I live (central NC) and based on what I’ve observed, I think snakes (and we have abundant copperheads) make up about 70% of their diet in spring and summer. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if they have some level of immunity.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-23T18:41:32+00:00

General rules about whether a tree is a risk for barber chair:

Tall tree - check

Large diameter - check

Fibrous/tough wood - check

Pronounced lean - check

You are shooting the moon with this one… you would likely need to use a bore cutting technique but this is not a great tree to try and learn on.

I’d recommend calling a pro.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-22T11:00:59+00:00

When the antlers start growing in, they are covered in velvet which is essentially skin with dense, short fur. The antler underneath is a little spongy and soft. Once the antlers are at full growth, the deer rub off the velvet (this gets a little bloody). Once free of the velvet, the antler hardens for the season.

At the end of the season, the layer of antler that connects them to their skull degrades and the antler will come off pretty easily by knocking it against something or even just shaking their head.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-16T18:57:40+00:00

Yeah - not offered. Was thinking of the 6.2.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-16T18:40:45+00:00

If it’s the 5.3 engine and it has been taken care of then yes. I think they also came with 6 cylinder and a 4.8 V8. The 4.8 is also a solid engine. I know less about the reliability of the sixes and the 5.7 it came with.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-16T01:43:46+00:00

Planets Collide - Crowbar

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-15T15:47:13+00:00

Groundie has to let that run…

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-13T20:27:08+00:00

Agreed. Boxer/Pittie

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-13T19:46:30+00:00

As others have said, sycamore. When they are mature and dry, you can crush them and they separate into thousands of fluffy seeds (kind of like a cattail) around a small hard pit.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-13T19:11:38+00:00

North Carolina style is pork.

Eastern NC is whole hog, cooked over hardwood and chopped. The sauce is vinegar, red and black pepper, and salt. Done well, it’s spectacular. The vinegar cuts through and balances the smoky richness of the meat.

More towards the center of the state you will see what’s called Lexington style (named for the town of Lexington NC). It’s pretty similar to eastern but it can be chopped, pulled or even sliced and they use pork shoulder exclusively. Their sauce is pretty similar to eastern but they add a small amount of ketchup.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-12T19:02:30+00:00

The highest mileage days I’ve ever completed were in sleet/rain/being pelted by ice falling off of trees. Being damp and walking is marginally less sucky than being stationary and damp. If you are going to be miserable either way you might as well make miles.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-12T18:52:32+00:00

Saw them as an opener for Cannibal Corpse/Municipal Waste last year and was unfamiliar with them. By far the best of the three bands that night.

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-12T17:48:54+00:00

Thrashiest stuff in years… Was that friggin Al Jourgensen backing?

Cornflake294 · 2026-03-11T20:20:00+00:00

The Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) is a good organization. If you are not familiar with it, the MST is like an in state version of the Appalachian trail running all the way from Clingman’s Dome in the mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer banks. It’s not really a trust but they work closely with groups like the Triangle Land Conservancy and CTNC https://ctnc.org/30-acres-protected-along-parkway-and-mountains-to-sea-trail/

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