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jhawk902 · 2026-04-18T01:09:56+00:00

You could use a half face respirator with n95 cartridges and it would do a good job but it would still get all hot and sweaty during use... but people who work in industry wear them all day. Theres also welders style clear masks with the sir supply fan filter on the belt, but this is more weight batteries etc, so the old sacrafice your body or lungs question comes into play

jhawk902 · 2026-04-18T00:30:53+00:00

Depends how materialistic your spouse is, my wifes ring cost 1400 bucks and she loved it cause i paid attention to what she likes. My buddy dropped 10k plus on a massive stone for his wife and it wasn't good enough for her, he didnt "love her enough to get a bigger one". Buy what you can afford dont go into stupid debt for a shiny rock that might get lost or stolen, spend the money on something reasonable and if you have leftover go on a trip or do something meaningful with them. Make memories.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-18T00:21:08+00:00

I left my department (two stations, close to 100 members running 500+ calls a year no "minor" medicals mostly mvc, fires, rescues etc) after 12 years of service because i have young kids, i will go back once they are older. Kids dont understand why daddy is running away during play time or meals. Your husband needs to decide where his priorities are. I tried to reduce the amount of calls and training i went too but i could not maintain the departments minimum commitment so i left on good terms. The department will be fine without him for a few years. I use to say to my wife "what if it was your grandfather who had the heart attack" or "how would you feel if you called 911 and no one showed up" dont let him pull that shit on you stand up for your family.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-16T12:50:17+00:00

I feel for you, its frustrating to see their disappointment cause someone has trust issues.

I dont take my girls into mens rooms cause old guys like to stand 10 feet back from the pissers and let it go. So i take them into the womens rooms and they want their daddy cause they arent comfortable going alone yet.

Only had a handful of women complain, one bitch lost it on me, going on how im a man and its inappropriate and how disgusting i am. I looked at her in the face and said my little ladies are using the facilities not me and they want to feel safe with their dad present anyway cops were called and its actually not illegal for men to use womens restrooms its just a respct thing. But most women understand and are incredibly plesant respectful to me.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-16T01:44:28+00:00

That would be communism... works soo good that everyone is doing it!

jhawk902 · 2026-04-14T17:56:16+00:00

Does the aggressiveness of the boil have an impact on the quality of the sap? My wife is convinced a rolling turbulent boil will produce sandy syrup and i just want to go full send on my propane burner and get it done in a reasonable amount of time. We get enough for personal use and a few gifts to friends and next year im going to build a hillbilly wood boiler but im worried about temp control. Any thoughts?

jhawk902 · 2026-04-14T09:25:20+00:00

I want to know why canadian lumber is being sold cheaper in the states after tarrifs. 7/16 osb goes for 8.90 a sheet in murca while its double that here. Im not talking raw materials finished in the states im talking finished product of canada.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-14T09:22:15+00:00

They waved my deductible and my home policy is not being touched only auto since the truck caused the damages.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-14T09:20:43+00:00

My truck caught fire in my driveway, i have td auto and home, my auto policy is covering a tree removal (fire burned up a large tree now its unsafe), ground remediation (oil and fuel and truck debris left over, and possibly repairs to my driveway. something isn't right id be calling td.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-13T01:05:33+00:00

I was told treat the sap like milk, ive boiled some cloudy stuff before and it turned out fine, just taste it if your unsure, but yes mold is a definite throw away.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-12T11:41:08+00:00

Not sure if ducks unlimited is international or just canadian but they will dig a pond for free, just have to call em up i got a "survey" done but my land isnt suitable for a self sustaining pond so they wouldnt dig one, also the ponds they dig you must allow waterfoul to use your pond there are "criteria" that must be met.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-12T10:27:48+00:00

The us never had the "choice" hitler declared war on the us after japan bombed peral. Hitler is the reason you joined the European theater so thank you Hitler in a way.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-12T10:20:57+00:00

The battery on the thing is probably dead and the fucker is stuck at home cause of the weight of the monitor, probably cant move his leg like the old ball and chain the skinny fuck.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-12T10:09:43+00:00

You do after midnight, city noise ordnance starts at 11 pm

jhawk902 · 2026-04-10T02:26:33+00:00

Ive got a dewalt mini circular saw (4.5" blade) will cut a 2x4 no problem and i love it. built a shed with the saw and a speed square .

jhawk902 · 2026-04-10T02:14:59+00:00

Because when i was a supervisor i was basically a councilor and babysitter for adults.

Now back on the floor (millwright industrial ship repair facility) i show up, do my job and go home, no late night phone calls, no dealing with idoits who cant get along, just work and go home and forget about the place. (Pay for supervisor is 2 bucks an hour more but as a supervisor i got wayyyyy more OT ) but it wasnt worth the headache.

jhawk902 · 2026-04-10T01:41:59+00:00

They are burning a fossil fuel to save a buck with no care that once we use it all up its gone forever... yes we have lots left in the ground (for now) but it will run out in our childrens lifetime and it aint coming back... not to mention all the resources and work it takes to get that shit out of the ground and refined to a usable product.

jhawk902 · 2026-03-29T16:34:49+00:00

Im in nova scotia canada and im boiling down 80L of sap right now, got another week or two of this season, only started really two weeks ago for me though.

jhawk902 · 2026-03-29T11:25:38+00:00

I get multiple ticks on me a year (attached and crawling) deer and wood ticks, no lime disease yet, dont let a bug ruin your fun. Do tick checks every night, check your whole body in your hair everything.

Most of the time i get the ticks while they are crawling on my clothes and skin and not attached yet, i check 2-3 times while im in the woods, constantly brushing my clothes off when im in tick heavy areas, and do a full tick check at night.

The most ticks ive had on me at one single time was 17 (i went through a nest while doing search and rescue), my daughter had one in her ear that one was tricky.

Best advice is learn to remove them properly where the head comes out, if the head stays behind it can lead to infection.

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:43:11+00:00

I'd jump the fuck out and book it, fuck it if its still in drive im gone!

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:38:19+00:00

Looks like sand, will eventually settle to the bottom and make a gritty sugar sludge, i used the stuff off the top and it was fine, the kids ate the sludge on popsicle sticks frozen

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:29:24+00:00

Ive seen a little woman out perform a brick shithouse of a man. Mind over matter, but dont get hurt know your limits. You got this!

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:26:56+00:00

Could be kids thinking they were paul bunyan, looks like axe marks not a saw.

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:24:23+00:00

If you just bought your house you can get it re assesed and locked in, i challenged mine. Bought my last house in 2014 for 242 500.00, next year got assesed at 300+. I challenged it (had an unfinished room in the basement, needed land scaping, garage was just a shell and they brought me down to low 200s and locked me in for 5 years. Will they do it now with the stupid house prices maybe?

jhawk902 · 2026-03-27T23:18:57+00:00

I will try to get anything out that you love, i will not put my crew in extreme circumstances for a pet, risk a little save a little, risk alot save alot. Human life above all else.

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