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Friday, April 3, 2009
« on: April 03, 2009, 03:02:50 AM »
Good morning Montanan, dpe, Southpaw, Forster, MT_Sourdough, Atlaw, pab1, newstart2k, Skunk, kitchawan kid, lurker, CJ, Bilmac,thxmrgarand, Syncerus, Mcwoodduck, Brennemanj83, Old Shooter and TY22.

Well the forecast say the high today is going to be 29 degrees and it's already 30.   The forecast also said snow today and when I let the dogs out I saw "A" snow flake.  Looking at teh sky it's overcast and it looks like it could snow...we'll see.

Had a busy day yesterday.  Climbed the ladder and put up the electrical connection for my lathe.  That one simple little project has been a major obstacle in this bad knee thing. It felt so good to get this little job done  Went through the lumber rack in the garage and attic  and found some lumber for the  loading bench. Did a short tour of the scrap yard, didn't see any thing exciting.  Went grocery shopping with the wife. Went to the lumber yard and picked up a couple 4" x 4"'s for the loading bench.  When I got home, I cut all the lumber to length for the bench.  I will need to run up to Southpaws and notch the legs for the bench on his table saw.  Then southpaw dropped by and we brainstormed some on his bowling ball mortar. He also brought over the wheels he picked up at an auction, for his next cannon.

My knee did well, it's a little sore and more tired. That's alot better than being more sore and a little tired like before surgery.   

Physical therapy this morning.  My last physical therapy is Monday.  Let me give this advice.  If you have to have knee replacment surgery take your pain pills and go to  physical therapy.  Put effort in your therapy.   If you were to visit with me now you would never know I had total knee replacment surgery 8 weeks ago...well maybe from the whining you might...but beyond that you wouldn't know.  Even with the minor swelling and pain I still have, my quality of life is 95% better than it was before the surgery.


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Re: Friday, April 3, 2009
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2009, 04:26:35 AM »
Update...since I posted and hour and a half ago, I have got  1 1/2 inches of snow and the temperature is now 28.

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Re: Friday, April 3, 2009
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2009, 04:56:19 AM »
Well , A good Morning to all , I can't type very well so I just keep it short as possible   ;D
No snow here yet , but clouds are rolling in , 27 degrees . Decided to sit by the fire this morning .
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Re: Friday, April 3, 2009
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2009, 05:07:50 AM »
Good Morning Montana!

Cool (35 degrees) and overcast this morning in NE Wisconsin. We should get a high of around 45. Currently, North winds at 10 to 15 mph. Possibility of freezing rain this evening.

All the snow that I complained about yesterday is pretty much gone today.

Happy to hear things are going well for everyone, well, except for your new snow.

You folks have a great Friday.
Mike

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Re: Friday, April 3, 2009
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2009, 07:17:15 AM »
my quality of life is 95% better than it was before the surgery.

That's what is important isn't it!   ;D  Hearing that your doing well just made my day Doug!
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Re: Friday, April 3, 2009
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2009, 06:33:30 PM »
Today, I saw a fairly large herd of elk, between 50 and 100 head, less than a mile (as a crow flies) from my house here in Metro Missoula.  Just driving home from my gf's moms house and looked up on the hill and there they were.  A fair number of big bulls in the herd.  I certainly want to try to monitor this herd. 
   Have you guys heard of this www.doecowhunt.com.  Apparently it is a resource that connects local Montana hunters with land owners.  The point is, NO TROPHY HUNTING.  No bucks or bulls, just cows and does.   The program seems to be designed to help hunters fill freezers and land owners have access to hunters and reduce crop/hay dammage.  The land owners have the complete control over who they invite to hunt on their land.  The land owner in this program is not being dictated to by the gov like in the block management program.  The hunter/applicants, fill out a profile with pics and some personal information.  The organizer suggests that applicants stress their ethics as hunters and respect for property.  The land owner reads the profiles and chooses from the profiles who they want to invite.  Land owner sets all the rules. 
   I plan to do fair chase hunts this year, but this is an excellent opportunity for my girlfriend and maybe, her son as well.  Her son is registered to start his Hunter Safety Education this Monday.
   I picked up hunting regs today and started filling out my tag drawing applications.  I am going for Antelope along the Big Hole districts and an early season elk hunt in the Rattlesnake Wilderness. 

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