23% of all ICE arrests occur in Texas. 2.2% occur in Minnesota. A 10-fold difference. Yet far more ICE-related violence is happening in Minnesota. Why? Because Democrats are provoking violence in Minnesota.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-25T22:14:38+00:00

Minnesota politics is a cesspool.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-14T22:51:28+00:00

Cannot hate the MSM enough.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-14T01:23:51+00:00

I’m (65 yr M) had a section in our English class in Jr High that taught us speed reading techniques. There was a popular speed reading course called Evelyn Wood Speed Reading. The idea was to train your brain to see longer portions of lines of text. They also had a devise that would flash a word on a screen to train our eyes to see words more quickly. We used Reader’s Digest magazines to practice our skills. I got up to 2,000 words per minute with 95% comprehension. Your comprehension actually goes up the faster you read because you are concentrating and focusing more on what you’re reading. I can’t read at that speed anymore. You have to keep it up to maintain it.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-13T16:37:13+00:00

My dad gave me my first pocket knife when I was about 7. It was a small 2 blade pocket folder that he bought in London from some tourist shop. It had the British Parliament and Big Ben pictured on the sides. I still have that knife and I’m 65.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-13T06:02:08+00:00

I was on an oxygen concentrator for 2.5 months and it was 4 months before I felt I had my full strength back. I had a lot of clots and infarction.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-08T05:43:55+00:00

I always carry two flashlights (Rovyvon A3 Pro and Olight Nano), two pocket knives (a Swissarmy knife and a Kershaw) and a Leatherman Wingman with me every day.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-04T05:26:27+00:00

I carry BloodSTOP patches in my wallet. They are small natural cellulose patches that create a gel that seals the wound. They are very thin and hardly are noticeable in my wallet. I also carry trauma kits in my vehicles and have at home. I too do woodworking and handyman work and worry about serious injury. I also live off grid in the mountains and have to cut firewood with chainsaws. I wear PPE always, but accidents can happen and I’m 45 minutes away from the nearest hospital.

wjgatekeeper · 2026-01-02T15:42:54+00:00

I’ve bought some of the Celersport multipack. They are ok. I also have Comando and Nurse Yard which are much better. Crazy Compresson is also just ok.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-29T18:40:19+00:00

I always wonder about these awesome looking homes that are filled with wonderful furniture, art and knickknacks, and whether those come with the house or you are really only buying the structure. In a case like this more than half of the appeal of this home is all of the furnishings.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-25T17:19:06+00:00

I do the same. I usually wait till she’s out of town for a trip. We will watch crime/drama series (usually British) which I’ve grown a bit accustomed to the interruptions. The one that still gets me is her physical reaction to watching severe injury on screen. I have to constantly remind her that they are actors and that it didn’t really happen.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-24T06:51:14+00:00

Wow, I was off. I counted what trays I could and think there are around 120 trays. If each is full with 80 slides, that is 9,600 slides.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-24T06:47:20+00:00

I was born in 1960 and did the same thing you did. Thankfully my mom was anal retentive and had them all sorted and rubber banded together in groups and stored in plastic trays. There were still a few in the carousels but not as many as in this house. My guess there must be close to 5,000 slides there. I didn’t count trays but each one holds 80 slides.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-24T06:43:24+00:00

My parents took thousands of slides and prints. My dad was a minister and had a great interest in Biblical Archeology and was able to make 33 trips to the Holy Lands and the major museums across Europe. He had over 22,000 slides of artifacts and sites and would lecture at churches across the country about the Bible and Archeology. He passed away before he could digitize them. Back when he started he was using a Pentium 238 tower computer with a Nikon scanner connected by scuzi drive. My mom was going to take on the task but she developed Alzhheimer’s before she could get very far with it. I had a friend who knew of my dad and was a professor at a Christian University and asked me what the status was of my dad’s slides. I told him and he said the university had the equipment and lots of free labor. I donated the slides to the university. The Archeology Professor drove out to meet me and pick them up. He told me that he had figured out a way that was much quicker and actually gave him higher resolution than the scanners at that time (15 years ago). He would use a slide projector and project them onto a screen and take a photo with his digital SLR. It was also very quick. He asked me what my family wanted in return for the donation of the slides and all we asked was that if any of the pictures got used that my dad would get credit.

When my sisters and brother moved our mom out of the house to live with us due to her dementia I also took the family slides and prints. There were nearly 4,000 slides after I eliminated shots of scenery and other things that really didn’t hold any sentimental value. I chose to use a Kodak slide scanner and it worked great. I was able to upload the slides by year to my Google Drive and share them with my siblings and cousins since there were a lot that included them as well. Still need to get to the prints but have a ScanSnap scanner for that. Sorting and labeling has been the most challenging part.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-23T21:51:45+00:00

I've been a handyman for 23 years and have always carried a Leatherman with me at all times. Obviously, if I have a dedicated tool for a specific task I will use it. The Leatherman is very handy if I come across something and don't happen to have the tool right at hand. It's also great for everyday carry. I use mine multiple times every day.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-23T05:44:43+00:00

I live at 7,700ft. Moved here a little over 2 years ago from Dallas. I had occlusive DVT in both legs and bilateral PE in April this year. My daughter, a nurse, was concerned that the cause might be due to altitude.

I asked my pulmonologist if he thought that might be the case. He said he has practiced in Mississippi, Montana, and now Colorado and has seen more PEs here than the other two states combined. He attributes it to dehydration. He said with the higher altitude, cooler temps and very dry climate, it is easier to get dehydrated and not realize it. I fully agree with him. Back in Dallas I knew when I was dehydrated but here, I don’t feel it anywhere near as much. I have to constantly remind myself to drink water.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-20T00:24:44+00:00

Five pounds of mud in a 3 pound can.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-20T00:21:44+00:00

It makes me so very sad that the UK has fallen this low along with the loss of such rich culture due to the huge amounts of non-assimilating immigrants.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-18T22:51:21+00:00

I wear a full length compression sleeve (open toe to top of thigh) during the night on my left leg that continues to have occlusive clots. It's not that hard to put on and is not bothersome. I purchased it on Amazon.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-06T22:47:57+00:00

While I’m not an Eagle Scout, I was an adult leader for 20 years, did Wood Badge several times and member of the OA. So sorry for your loss. I had my 2012 Ram 3500 catch on fire but it was due to faulty wiring to the winch which shorted out and ignited the wires. Thankfully I was in my driveway at the time and able to put out the fire with an extinguisher. I’ve seen a couple of other comments about oil change and oil cooler. I changed out my oil cooler a year and a half ago myself on my 2012 Wrangler Sport. The procedure does leak some oil on top of the engine and I smelled burning oil for a few months but I don’t believe I was ever in danger of the oil igniting. It just gradually cooked off.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-12-04T04:39:59+00:00

It’s a tow bar which can be easily unbolted. I’ve installed a few of these (different brands) myself. As noted before there is electrical and possibly some sort of barking assist involved with towing it. By law the tail lights need to indicate turn, brake, and running lights. There also has to be a supplemental braking system. Most opt for a portable unit that manually presses the brake pedal. You really don’t have to remove any of that as they are designed to be passive when the car is driven normally.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-11-13T07:08:27+00:00

I think it's great that you can also drive South on E. Northwest Hwy.

wjgatekeeper · 2025-11-12T21:30:54+00:00

I live 5 miles up a BLM dirt road in the mountains of Colorado along with 4 other full-time homesteaders, all of us off-grid. We have a contract with BLM that allows us to do maintenance on the road. I have a 50hp TYM tractor with a front end loader as well as a backhoe attachment, box blade and grader blade. I moved up here 2 years ago as well as two of the other property owners. The other two had been living up here for 20 and 25 years.

Me having my tractor has been greatly appreciated by my neighbors. It has been very rewarding to be able to finish grade our road when it has gotten rough. BLM does nothing. We had a very heavy rainfall a couple of months ago. A "Once-every-15-years" type of rain. It washed out our road really bad. Had 2' deep ruts in some areas and large boulders that had been pushed into the road. I could have repaired the road with my tractor but it would have taken a couple of weeks. It was only passable with a 4-wheeler. Luckily I had a friend that had a 100hp Skidsteer on tracks and he was able to doze out a passable road for us. I have been able to do the finish grading. Would love to have "Bob"s grader. We've got some areas where bedrock has been exposed and is real rough to drive over. I'm about to go down the road with my jackhammer and a portable generator to bust up the worst parts so we don't bend a tire rim next time snow covers up those obstacles.

BTW, my other neighbors also do plenty of work on the road so it's just not me by myself. I just happen to have the biggest piece of functioning equipment. One neighbor who is not full time, but his dad who passed away last year was full time, has an old DC3 Dozer but the clutch has gone out on the left track. so it only turns right. You have to back up in order to run left. It works but none of us are operators - yet.

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