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[bill from lachine]

Just finished jarring some sweet and sour wild grape syrup. Managed about 3 1/2 jars of 8 oz.

Here's the recipe if anyone wants to give it a try.

https://foragerchef.com/sweet-and-sour-wild-cherry-berry-or-grape-syrup/

 

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[ECS]

For the heck of it...from a group that never received enough credit for the lyrics they came up with for their songs. They wrote these at that young an age! By themselves!
We know the tune...ever really listen to the words?

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead used Hanson as his band at several of his solo gigs, including at NYC's WETLANDS venue.

 

[ECS]

FILE UNDER: Dangerous Neighbor

Four years ago, my next door neighbor of 20+ years sold his house to a man who instigated a confrontation at a Deland gas station with two Hispanics, resulting in a fight, and he retrieved a handgun from his car, shooting the man in the stomach. He got off, citing "stand your ground".
Moving in next to me, he turned his back yard into a 24/7 floodlight lite compound with 8 feet of fiberglass fabric added onto the existing 6' chainlink fence, and mounted cameras on his house, trees, and the fence pointed at all his surrounding neighbors.
He also has spotlights and one of those rotating holiday "bat" lights aimed at our bedrooms and sliding glass door, and said my DIRECT TV dish was sending "death rays" at his house.
He removed my property markers, dumping garbage on my lawn, claiming it as his.
One of his hobbies is building explosive devices and setting them off, shaken everyone's windows.
We have has some serious confrontations.
He has threaten everyone in this subdivision, many times with a gun, trying to instigate a confrontation, but for some reason the Sheriffs Dept , who were called many times, were unable to do anything, but were well aware of this man due to hundreds of complaints.
Jan 2018, he was walking his dog in the middle of the street, refusing to move aside for a car. Words were said and he kicked the man's car, denting the door. Getting out his car, and realizing he was dealing with an unstable person, turned to get to his car and was stabbed in the back.
Somehow, he got off again with "stand your ground".
Many nights he would wander about the neighborhood, or carry furniture out of the house and destroy it.
A motorhome was purchased that was parked in the driveway became his residence.

Tuesday, October 27, he was playing super loud music aimed at the neighbor across the street, his current target for harassment, sitting in his car waiting for that neighbor to confront him, when a Sheriff's deputy responded to the noise complaint.
Getting out of his car, he aimed a handgun at the deputy, telling him to get off his property, and during the standoff, yelled "shoot me"!
The deputy stayed cool, and disarmed him, finding another gun holstered on his ankle, took him off to jail.
He got out on bail, with the condition of surrendering all his firearms, which he did not.

Monday, Nov 1, 12:00PM the Marion County Sheriff's swat team with a warrant to search and retrieve these firearms, and arrest for non compliance of a court order, finding a lot more than firearms, of which there were many in two safes, and the Bomb Squad was called.
They also found five IED's, a couple of live military hand grenades, bomb making materials, and lots of ammo.
The inside of the house was totally destroyed, with the walls lined with electrified steel mesh, creating a Faraday cage, I guess to keep out the DIRECT TV death rays.
The Sheriff's continued gather evidence until after 10:00 PM.
During the time the Sheriff deputies were on site, neighbors would drive by cheer, one yelled, "It's about time".
Yes it was, and a BIG THANKS to the MARION COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT for a good well done.

 

[ARC]

Sheesh man... I call a neighbor like that a "one eyed neighbor"...

For the simple reason...

you always have one eye on em. heh

 

[WannaDig3687]

Wow! That’s crazy! I just looked up the news story. You and your whole neighborhood are fortunate they got him before he wiped you all off the map! Man! I just can’t imagine!

 

[bill from lachine]

Here's the balsamic type syrup which I jarred also sides for supper. Some pumpkin with olive oil, maple syrup, garlic and rosemary. The potatoes have lemon juice, olive oil and herbs de provence.

We'll grill up a rib steak on the barbeque for the main course...yummy!

 

[pepperj]

I read that ECS and all I can say is WOW!
That was neighbour from hell, gee I hope life in your neighbourhood will settle down now.
But with the track record this crazy has-I'd be buying myself something to take him away for good if he showed up again.
Makes one wonder how far somebody can push the boundaries of the law-before the law protects the general population.
Kind of sad the laws that he flaunted.

 

[ECS]

Wow! That’s crazy! I just looked up the news story. You and your whole neighborhood are fortunate they got him before he wiped you all off the map! Man! I just can’t imagine!

That news article and what I posted on #27283 is just a basic summery of the last four years.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Afternoon WHADIFIND

 

[pepperj]

Morning world.

 

[ARC]

Morning Pepper.

 

[Rookster]

Good morning Tnet

 

[Rookster]

Morning AARC and pepperj

 

[ARC]

Morning Rook.

 

[pepperj]

Morning Rook

 

[bill from lachine]

Good morning ARC, Jim & Rook.

 

[Rookster]

Morning bill

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning ARC, Jim, Rook and Bill!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Sorry for my absence from the forum of late, been dealing with some situations here at home this week.

First off, on Saturday we picked up our new puppy and we've had to change our sleep arrangements to accommodate here house training/bathroom needs.

The second thing I've been dealing with lately is Shingles. On Tuesday I visited my doctor and it was confirmed the a persistent rash, which I initially thought was Psoriasis, turns out it's Shingles.
Thankfully, it's located on the inside at the top inside of my left leg and is at least tolerable.

I'll be contagious for 48hrs and I don't want to infect my wife, so she's chosen to sleep on our livingroom couch until tomorrow.

Hope you've all been doing well,
Dave

 

[Blak bart]

Wow.....we are close to a galleon.....im sworn to secrecy and we are using encrypted messages to communicate. Lots of great stuff being found....plus a whole nother wreck from the 19th century !! Just broke camp for the holidays so we will pursue further next year !!