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[fishstick]

Morning y'all

 

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[releventchair]

Mornin all.
Friday already? L.o.l..
Kin are going to show up for a work party tomorrow.
Leaves to move off more flower beds and areas of the yard.
A stump digging too.
Ect. in the yard.

 

[Blak bart]

Spanish camp found !!

 

[releventchair]

Alright. Let's get serious.



Have mercy
Been waitin' for the bus all day
Have mercy
Been waitin' for the bus all day
I got my brown paper bag and my take-home pay
Have mercy
Old bus be packed up tight
Have mercy
Old bus be packed up tight
Well, I'm glad just to get on and home tonight
Right on
That bus done got me back
Right on
That bus done got me back
Well, I'll be ridin' on the bus 'til I Cadillac

Next vid. if you let it ride.

Jesus just left Chicago
And He's bound for New Orleans
Well now, Jesus just left Chicago
And He's bound for New Orleans
Yeah, yeah
Working from one end to the other
And all points in between
Took a jog through Mississippi
Well, muddy water turned to wine
Took a jog through Mississippi
Well, muddy water turned to wine
Yeah...
Then I out to California through the forests and the pines
Oh, take me with You, Jesus
You might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
You might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
Yeah, yeah
You don't have to worry
'Cause takin' care of business is his name

 

[Blak bart]

I found some ivory too...amongst other things .....

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[oldmxrat]

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I found some ivory too...amongst other things .....

What do you suppose the ivory was for?

 

[pepperj]

Got another wet day today.
A reverse turn to the green.
Inside sanding preparation for the painting.
Had a plan to be finished by the 15th. 🤣
Should of thought what month.

The fellow that I bought the equipment off of stated he would be thinking Monday for moving some steel beams.
I stated it was my BD play day, the world can ........👌.

Called a new permission, too busy harvesting last fall.
Drop by Monday, loading corn Pepper, shouldn't be too crazy.
He's got 20 homesteads on his country mile (each side) square property.
Map printed, my head is dreaming.
It's in the same farming area where I got the gold coin in November.
That field hasn't been planted yet.

 

[Blak bart]

What do you suppose the ivory was for?

Was a common commodity in the 1700s slave trade. One spanish slave wreck/pirate smuggler had many elephant tusks on it here in the keys. It pops up here and there in the keys.

It could also be manatee bone .... a substitute for ivory, and more common to calusa indians....so im not sure without expert analysis.....but it was amongst spanish ceramics and pottery fragments, so leaning towards African ivory !!

 

[oldmxrat]

Yesterday's foray detecting the waters of the Colorado was plenty fun, but alas, gold is eluding my coil.
Ended up with $7.89 in clad, a 1943-p wartime nickel and a stainless steel ring.

 

[pepperj]

Found a handy helpful set of chisels in the shop.
On the top shelf, took it down.
Brilliant 👏
I remember buying it, the person said $20.
Original price $33.24
Certainly worth a whole lot more now.
Sharp little critters they are.

 

[Evan in CA]

Good Friday morning everyone

 

[releventchair]

 

[newnan man]

Was a common commodity in the 1700s slave trade. One spanish slave wreck/pirate smuggler had many elephant tusks on it here in the keys. It pops up here and there in the keys.

It could also be manatee bone .... a substitute for ivory, and more common to calusa indians....so im not sure without expert analysis.....but it was amongst spanish ceramics and pottery fragments, so leaning towards African ivory !!

I agree with ivory. While Manatee bone is solid it usually turns dark, even purple when buried or submerged for any length of time.

 

[robertk]

Truck repair update:

I got the drivers side valve cover off (will get the passenger side next, just have three bolts left in it). So I can see the cam gear and the timing chain on that side of the motor. I can't see the tensioner yet (front cover is still on), but I can see that the chain is ridiculously loose. If it didn't jump a tooth, it sure looks like it could. And even if it didn't, the timing might still be off because there's so little tension on the chain. So it's definitely time to replace that. I also found that the #8 spark plug had been blown out of its hole. Hopefully it didn't damage the head when it did. And last but certainly not least, I found that I need to replace the EGR pipe. I had been hearing some "diesel" noise at idle, which I figured was an exhaust leak, though I couldn't see one. But the EGR pipe is so loose in its fitting that it is almost certainly leaking. Plus, it has clearly been broken and welded back together before. So I've got a new one of those ordered.

Fun, fun....

 

[pepperj]

 

[pepperj]

 

[Chilli]

 

[relicmeister]

Hoping to detect this weekend. Last weekend thru Tues ( my birthday) spent in Cleveland burbs where my 3 adult kids and my ex wife all live for visiting and of course the Total Solar Eclipse Monday which did not disappoint. Knocked off a big bucket lister with that. Earlier last week was another kinda bucket lister- the 4.8 earthquake which I experienced while at work about 25 miles from the epicenter. It sounded like a passenger jet going overhead just above the rooftop. So convincing I ran to exit to check but it stopped the very moment I opened the door. Maybe my next bucket lister will come out of the ground, lol.

 

[ARC]

Hoping to detect this weekend. Last weekend thru Tues ( my birthday) spent in Cleveland burbs where my 3 adult kids and my ex wife all live for visiting and of course the Total Solar Eclipse Monday which did not disappoint. Knocked off a big bucket lister with that. Earlier last week was another kinda bucket lister- the 4.8 earthquake which I experienced while at work about 25 miles from the epicenter. It sounded like a passenger jet going overhead just above the rooftop. So convincing I ran to exit to check but it stopped the very moment I opened the door. Maybe my next bucket lister will come out of the ground, lol.

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