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Going to be a busy day. Yep, can't sleep. Will get up at 7 am. C-spire is digging holes in every yard 2X3 ft. I don't want my Zoysia left for them. Will dig the hole and move the sod up closer to the front door. Trees make grass grow slow or not at all. Granddaughter is sick. Text both sons about a trip to Sardis, MS gun range, no reply yet. They have to be ready to leave for work between 3 and 4 pm. My neighbor said she might go with me. Bad thing is the AC in the truck is out. Hopes windows keep us cool enough. Meeting an army buddy from IN at Sardis haven't seen since '78. Plan to gather 20 buckets of casings. Will have sorting to do when I feel halfway good during the radiation and Kemo. She said Saturday would be better. Husband and oldest son could go with me. The buddy will be headed home then. Saturdays are busy at the range and I hate crowds.

No restrictions lifted but do what you can or feel like doing for now. Radiation and Kemo treatments starting 8/21. Visit with GI doctor being sat up.

Brass casings. Ballistic Products 410-2 1/2" #3924165, uses LP primers. I hear I can use 444 Mar for 3". 303 Brit resized to 1 3/4", use 444 Mar size/decap die to remover taper. Use 444 Mar size/decap die for the 410, 444 Mar and 303 Brit. Use LP instead of LR in all.

Years ago we went on a catfish group camping trip to Pickwick Lake. Not ready to return home we went to Piney Grove campground at Bay Springs Lake, MS. Asked the host about grocery stores in the area. walmart at Booneville, MS 30 miles away. Sunflower in Tishomingo, MS 15 miles away. We went to the Sunflower. There were stacks of cased canned good at great prices. We got 2 cans of Luck's chicken and dumplings to try for dinner, 99 per can. McHenry peaches 99 per lb, got 4. First time seeing or hearing about them. I peeled and sliced the peaches and a taste. No need to add sugar for them to juice out. Great over pound cake with vanilla ice cream topping. My wife fixed a pan of cornbread to go along with 1 can of dumplings, had to open the second to finish dinner. They are made with noodles and taste better than Sweet Sue's. 2 days later with camper in tow we returned to Sunflower. Bought 2 cases of the dumplings, all the peaches and 2 quarts of sourwood honey, $5 per quart. No store in my area stocks them. A cash saver store will order me a case when I want them. Our homemade ones don't go to leftovers no matter how much we make. Yesterday I woke from a nap and hungry. First thing I spotted was a can of the dumplings. I fixed a pan of cornbread, when it was ready I microwaved the dumplings. Afraid the cornbread would give me problems. Nope, ate 2 large slices just fine. Today I fixed a glass of cornbread and milk. The first bite was great, 2nd bite not as good, After 3rd bite Sasha my pup got the rest.

Anyone using brass in different calibers instead of 410-2 1/2 and 410-3? What's your set up?

Dad got a RCBS lube pad in one of his estate deals. We looked online for the best/cheapest lube. One guy was using 30W-SAE oil, 90 cents per quart at the time. Still have a bit more than half a bottle. Stab every 15 to 20th case neck into the pad seems to work good. Trimming seems to go faster. All the brass gets tumbled in corn cob media with polish before primming and loading so oil is removed. Have reloaded most of the same 10,000 223 cases per year for the past 12 years without the first stuck case.

My daughter carried me to the clinic to have stitches removed yesterday. The 10 minute visit with the nurse turned into an hour. We asking questions that she couldn't answer. She asking questions that I could. I asked about changing the acid reflex pill to evening instead of morning. No, best suited with my morning drugs. I've been wanting chicken livers for some time now. A stop at Jack Pirtle's on the way home was a bit out of the way but we made it. I walked to the window and placed our orders, 6 piece dinner for me. Could have done the drive thru. I talked with the cashier about the old days, mid 80's when I worked Maintenace at the 12 restaurants and warehouse and us Desoto County people wanting one built near us. After about 8 minutes she said your order should have been ready before now so she filled it. I opened the box to find it filled with livers and 2 cups of gravy along with fries and biscuits. I ate 4 on the way home, tiny bites with gravy. I felt a gag and stopped. At my driveway my acid reflex kicked in and she got to see one of my gagging spells. 3 hours later I felt better and heated the box for my dinner. I got 6 livers down with gravy and fries this time before the gagging started again. My pup Sasha got 3 livers while I ate mine. Knowing that the remaining livers wouldn't be good heated up again I bagged them for Sasha as treats. I counted another 18 livers. During these acid reflex gagging attacks I spit up a lot of flim of stomach acid and mucus, no food. It leaves my esophagus and throat raw. I'm on an acid reflex med that I don't think is suited to me. At 6 pm I searched all the online action sites that are local. All closed for the day. I started watching a new to me old western on Utube. I nodded twice and caught myself. Later I nodded again, the movie was at a point where I felt like I missed some. Yep, 1 minute 13 seconds. Got to watch that better. I don't need to fall off this stool and be laid out in the floor. Being wore out from the day I was in bed before 7 pm. At 1:20 am I'm awake with a million tiny burps and a raw throat again. I think this is the longest I've slept since being home from the hospital. I ate a few cookies with a strawberry boost and I was back in bed from 3:25 till 6:40.

My truck was full of building materials that needed to go to my daughter's house before that first attack. The truck has sat long enough that the battery is dead. I got my granddaughter to give it a boost. She has no clue so I did the work, not bad just warm. She drove, she's short, hard to see the road. The oldest son met us there, some material was stacked in the carport to be used soon and the rest in the storage building. Took him about 20 minutes while I watched. Dang, wish I could help. We swapped to the car at home and headed to Kroger. The 4 that helped me that day were working and I had a chat with each. 2 of 6 employees that I like to chat with were there too. So the 3 bag $90 trip was long. Instead of walking with a cart I got a scooter. I watched a zoom auction that's in Senatobia, MS last night. Dang, everything sold close, at or over retail, I bought nothing. Example: Grainger brand vaseline, small jar 2/$3, walmart brand $1. I'll watch his dealer's sale tomorrow, if I don't buy anything I'm done with them. I didn't take a nap so I started nodding near the end. Went to bed at 9:10 pm, up at 2 am hungry. We keep boiled eggs in the fridge, never know when we'll need 1 or a few. I had 2 and a small drink of 7-up. Back to bed at 2:45 am. I woke at 8:20 am. Best night's sleep since I returned home. I found out today my beekeeper, 81 year years old is retiring/ closing business in 30 days. I buy 5 to 6 gallons per year from him, no sugar used by me. Honey only since 2012. He just went up to $50 per gallon when I bought my last, about half gallon left. Need to go soon and get a bulk order. Looking at facebook and marketplace honey is double if not more most places I see it, plus the extra miles to get it. I found a cold tonic years ago and followed the recipe, too much, If I get a cold now a fresh batch is made at half recipe and some gets thrown out. 2 to 4 doses the first day and the cold is gone. No need for a doctor's visit or over the counter drugs.

Shopping at the same stores as long as I have, I know where each item is I want. I get in and out fast. I was in the hospital 2 years ago for a week in ICU, congestive heart failure. Doctor said to get more walking in. The neighborhood isn't that safe since people let their dogs run loose. Heat during the summer and cold during the winter. I went to the stores to walk. 2 trips through super walmart without buying a thing, 3 to 4 trips through Kroger with a shopping cart full when finished. Some stores have drive thoughts, I walk in. Sam's Club is large with slow moving customers. I couldn't keep my pace going. Losing as much weight as I have in less than 6 months has slowed me down. My neighbor has volunteered her sons to mow my yard to keep code enforcement off me. She has volunteered to take me where needed if my kids are busy. She is just a little shorter than I and less than half of my weight, afraid I'd hurt her when shopping. I haven't received any bills yet. See what insurance paid and pay them $100 per month until paid, face to face. I want the paper trail. I called Medline about the wheelchair parts needed without buying them. Nope, carry it to a bike shop so they can order, pay for right parts. Nope, I'll run it in an ad as spare parts, get some of my $35 back. After one shopping trip I took a nap. Opened the front door for a walk to the mailbox. There's a used Drive wheelchair with leg supports at the porch. Where it came from was answered hours later. It was at someone's trash pile and my oldest brought here. I cleaned it up, made replaces, parts from the Medline. Lubed the wheels with Rem oil. Man, that thing flies. One of the state's outdoor range is about 50 miles south of me at Sardis, MS. I want to go asap and see about setting up a meet and greet for when it gets cooler. Maybe pick up some needed brass too. It's open noon till dark mostly on Friday, Saturday, Sunday. $20 per day to shoot. Make the meet for TN, MS, AR members and anyone else that wants to join us. Set up canopies for lounging with cold cuts, burgers and dogs. If you want 9mm brass here's your chance to get more than needed. Their buckets are full and no place that recycles wants it.

Good price for those that see your entry and need that ammo. Reminds me of years ago. Russell Hardware has his store at Brook and Millbranch in Memphis. He had a large section framed off for gun related items that closed at a later date. By the time I found out about it he was almost empty. Ammo was 75% off, reloading supplies were 80 to 90% off. I had just bought a SKS and shot reloadable brass. I got 5 boxes of bullets for 95 cents each. At a later date a person over in AR wanted 6.5 Jap ammo, only made by Norma. I checked, 3 boxes at $4.50. Since I did the shopping and would be carrying them to him I wanted $15 per box, Still a great savings over other dealers. He didn't want them. Said he'd shop around more.

My old son carried me shopping yesterday for much needed supplies. He uses a gym and gets home about 4:30 am. I wanted to go earlier before the heat got high. Years ago I bought a Medline wheelchair for my wife. Auction house price $35. It is spiked black/silver in color. The leg/foot support is solid black. Not a match unless needed work is supplied. The less than 24 hours in ICU messed up my sleeping. I don't shop at one store, to many things needed from other stores too. Don't like to be stuck with a brand or product we don't like and trash it at a later date. Plus the price is better than others. We went to 6 stores. First stop was Sam's Club in Southaven. I did fine with my left leg over my right leg in midair with him giving me a push with the cart. At the next store I got an electric scooter. Had to run it slow for him. Back home and got supplies almost square away. I'm worn-out from my first day of outdoor adventures and took a nap. When I awaken I open the front door, planned to check the mailbox. Oh, there's an older wheelchair sitting at my front door with supports so I bring it in and forget about the mail. It will be washed with Peroxide before use. I don't know who left it to give them a thank you or hug. At 2:30 am my son sent me a text. "Found the wheelchair, left it at the porch." This morning the hospital sent me an email survey to fill out. I tried to leave good comments and it had space for replies. I requested a meeting in the room I had, with a few department heads and they will sit in their wheelchairs as I conduct the meeting. Yep, I'll be letting my male B shine.

Restrictions now are stay in out of the heat. With the stitches I can't wear a hat. Get as much exercise as I can to keep this 73 year old body going. Don't go anywhere unless there's an able body to help if needed. Don't tilt head to look up or down, keep it straight as possible. No driving for 6 months. July 26 office visit to have stitches removed. July 30 office visit to see the doctors and staff. I have a million questions, hope they have the time. I picked up a new issue yesterday while at this computer. I was hearing a perfectly time tic. I searched everywhere without finding it. A bit later while checking my blood pressure I did. It was my heartbeat at the void left in my head. All these services are sending me emails to set up portals for my health. I get to answer question and can't leave comments, change that for sure. All have to be assisted by my phone. Nope, change your end and get it off my phone. To many people use their phones in public. No, it's my private business, return the call when I get in the car or back home. I still want a meeting with directors at the hospital. Make them all sit in those luggage carts instead of chairs during the whole meeting without a complaint. Plus the other things I'll be addressing. I figure a bit more than 2 hours. My daughter and wife came to prep room Thursday morning with me, wife in a luggage cart. Complained every 10 minutes about it. I told her to go out to the others and sit in a better chair. After it was announced I was out of surgery she went home. Still complaining about that cart this morning. At 3 am Friday I got to ride on one of those carts for an MRI. Please let me walk back to my room. Can't do. I take all my meds when needed except the Sleepy Joes. Don't feel like I need those so save them for later. The first few I took I had to use a cane to keep from wobbling while walking the house.

Red, almost I have 2 quarts of lead 358-120 bullets that need to go on trays to cure. My boys rearranged my room and I can't find the trays. Most of my supplies are in flat rate boxes, heavier boxes and totes in front of them that I'd have to empty to move. I'll fill my fridge with canned drinks, no beer and use the box for trash. It gets replaced with the next and used as starter for the fire pit. Can't find the empty box that was here. I recycle aluminum cans, 20 cents per lb trade for lead items mostly, had 1 bucket close to full and a back up, now 2 empty buckets. Guess I'll dig through trash container in the morning. I want some range time, indoor range 5 miles away won't let me shoot lead. Next is 45 miles away outdoor, open weekends. Will have to visit doctor before released to shoot, within 2 weeks and get a ride.

I woke at 3:40 am and read over the top news reports then searched for background stories on the big one. Political, I'll stop there. At 7:30 I text my neighbor, coming out for fresh air. We lasted 15 minutes, 91 degrees with 101 heat index. She's on MM and asked if I wanted a toke, Nope, to many drugs in my body now, I may not enjoy it. Took almost 2 hours to cool down. Took a nap while my youngest son extended the backrest on my stool. Been on it since waking from nap. Feels great to sit up instead of on the bed. Back, legs and B not bothering me. Plus be in here to keep pet odors down. Someone just fired up a mower nearby and it sounds like I'm in a shop with 10 running. One thing I wanted my son to do was get in the garage, find my shooting bag and get my headset. Guess I'll live with the extra noise until someone can get them for me.

I have 9 pills to take morning and evening, 3 at lunch and bedtime. I haven't had a pain pill since I got home yesterday and feel great. 8 muscle relaxers daily that I'll be asking about Monday when I set my next visit My granddaughter lives with us. She started a new job in Southaven next door to a Mex restaurant, the doorway concrete is black with grease. She slipped in the rain and now her bad back is bad again. She was supposed to keep my pet room clean while I was away, never got touched. I called our 2 sons for help, Mom got mad cause she didn't know. We buy a lot from a local auction house that's on zoom and live on Fridays and a dealer's sale on Mondays. I ask about Exp dates, won't buy food items close to date. Got to keep an eye on the wife cause she'll buy if it's cheap. Both boys carried home boxes and bags of out of date food today to be used as chicken feed. Our daughter picked up the grocery list, shopped at wrong location, delivered and left. I'm sitting on my bed, 90 degree angle with computer in lap. My back is hurting. I told the sons to extend the backrest on my work station stool and fix it tomorrow. They are sending me links for new taller chairs and stools at $80 to $200. Nope, fix mine for less than $5, I have all the material. My work station pet room was my carport, 2 steps up into the kitchen. During the early 80's I was laid off from work, drawing unemployment and couldn't find a job that paid more than it. Needed to separate my 2 fighting boys. A neighbor was building houses and needed his trash truck dumped daily. I got the better material they threw away. Squaring up the slab, how many yards of concrete you need. Sheetrock, 12 footers, how many. It cost me nothing. My computer desk is a large chest freezer with a cheap kitchen stool/step ladder. My portable reloading bench is behind me and my work bench is behind it. Most anything I can do on my shop's work bench I can do inside the house.

Thank you all for the prayers, They worked. 7/11/24, up at 4 am. At hospital at 5 am. Prep started at 5:45 am. Emergency surgery held my start until 11:50 am. Woke up in recovery at 3:50 pm with giant crappie all around me. Laying on the bed I was able to kick my left leg over my head. Answered all the questions right and was transported to my ICU bed. My transporter reloads 45 ACP so that was a great slow trip. To much light and noise to sleep, room across from nurse's station. 4 monitors would go off loud with every finger movement. Heart rate maintained 52%. 7/12/24 3:40 am transported for MRI and CT. Lot of stuff needs fixed/replaced in my room. I made a list and wanted to see the head bedpan machinic and his boss. I didn't get the offer and left the list taped to the door. 6:40 am the doctor came by. The 14X19X27 CM brick came out almost whole. Want to go home today? Yes. Then show us you can eat your food. Pancake and scrambled eggs were like sand and granola was like gravel. Not enough bites. Lunch was cheap nasty tuna in gravy, ate enough for a release. Home at 3:55pm and a nap. 6:40 pm 90% of a good can of tuna with half a cracker with each bite. Half liter Coke shook 3 times helped. Got help setting laptop in lap at 8: pm. The space in my head gives me a double echo to all sounds. May never get better or go away. 5 lb weight limit, no lifting or lowering face/head to see, no steps/climbing for 20 days as of now. Hospitals and doctors don't like sharing time/patient while there. I think stomach is better some. The 2 might have been connected, will see over the next few days. My wife brought me the filled drug caddy after my dinner (and explained each to me, as if I want to know.) Told her 3 times to slow down for all I heard was mumble. She left saying something, another mumble.

A month ago I was shopping at my local Kroger. Got finished in self-check and pushed my card into the reader. My left leg started shaking. I was on the floor for 15 minutes trying to control the shaking without any luck. 2 managers and 2 employees came to my aids as well as they could. One used my phone to call my daughter to come fast. Another called an ambulance. All was good by the ambulance arrived. They loaded me in, checked me out and found nothing wrong so released me when family arrived. The next day at dinnertime I left my computer stool to start dinner, my wife is blind and can't help. The tingling started again. By the time I walked to the door 8 ft away I couldn't raise my foot to the first step and my granddaughter helped me to my bed as well as she could. For 20 minutes my left leg was shaking out of control with the rest of my body fighting it, it won that battle. My granddaughter pressed my right foot against her leg and pulled top of foot and heel of left leg. Within seconds it was over. My wife and I take a lot of medical drugs and she thought I might have over or under balance myself by going to a salt free diet. Gave me one of her pills for that. I was able to cook dinner and enjoy the rest of the evening. The next day I made an appointment to see a GP to get service started for the next Tuesday. A week later my oldest son is headed my way so we can shop together. He texted that he was there and I headed to the front door to left him in. I made 3 steps before the shaking was so bad that I was on the floor. He picked my and we headed for my bed. Granddaughter had both feet as before. Son and grandson were rubbing/pulling on my left leg and my wife was helping me on the right side. Nothing helped for 45 minutes. Felt like an endless battle. It would slow down then start again. He said 5 miles to the hospital and we are heading there now. He went in for a wheel chair with my driver's license and insurance card and told them I was having chest pains. I was pushed through the door and into an exam room. CT was ordered up right then, As soon as test comes back the doctor on the monitor showed us a mass on the top of the brain right rear. MRI ordered. Within minutes I'm told I have a tumor putting press on my left leg control of the brain. Less than 1/16" movement forward could give me a stroke. I'm placed in ICU for the night. 10:10 that evening my visitor was from the best head doctors group in Memphis. For an hour he showed me all the returns from both test. It needs to come out right now. The bad thing is we can't do this in Desoto County, MS. Have to do it in Memphis. He leaves to check on other things for the evening. At 9:20 am he returns with some news. I'm in a Baptist hospital. If I stay I can get a transfer to Memphis Baptist in 4 to 6 weeks. If I go home it could be 8 to 10 weeks. St Franes hospital is 7 to 8 weeks. An hour later he finds out that Methodist hospital is tomorrow morning, 7/11. Have to check out of Baptist asap and get to his office and sign in as new patient. Reading over paper work from him I have restrictions from 4 to 6 months. Must pass test before each is released. Can't bend my head to look up or down for 4 months. Can't walk steps for 4 months. Can't drive for 6 months are the big ones for me. Granddaughter will have to scoop cat litter and change out dog pads since they are in the computer room 3 steps down. I'm preregistered for a new beginning at 5 am tomorrow, 2 days in ICU and 2 days ICU stepdown. I'll be back when I can.

I tried to post in announcements but can't find the new thread space. Looked again, it's for staff. New thread starting in Feedback/support.

Western Auto then Target then Sears for cheap ammo back in the day.

I couldn't make it, spend to much time at the head. AC in truck not working, wouldn't have been a fun drive. I went after 8 bundles of shingles at 9 am and the heat wore me out.

From American Reloading my son ordered 3,000 Fiocchi small pistol primers, 5,000 Ginex small rifle primers, 5 lb jug of MP 155 and 8 lb jug of MP 520. Order delayed until June 10th.

It was PointBlank first time going there. It wasn't the same after Range USA took over. I asked around with coworkers seeing if anyone shot there. Most everyone went to creek/river banks and used turtles, snakes and gar for targets.

I checked out Range USA years ago while looking for local reloading supplies. They had some bullets but nothing else. The place was a bit more crowded than I liked and they didn't want my cast bullets with Alox. Range time was by the hour. A trip to Range Masters was about half the mileage so I shot there 4 times. Space in lanes was great. I carried my granddaughter and a friend, could get all 3 of us at the bench to show them how the guns worked at the same time. Shoot as long as you like. My 5th trip they were closed. My CCW permit class was in Southaven with shooting at Bullseye. It was small, dark with narrow lanes. I shot there twice before the class. The night of the class those walls seemed to get closer. Shoot as long as you like. Range USA has a new store in Southaven. I went there when it first opened to check them out. Have checked them out a few times online since. Can have orders shipped to store.

Yep, that time again. I called the local high school MCJROTC officer about cleaning the range room. Was there at the appointed time. The cadets had cleaned one room and left me a container. I cleaned the second room. Counting the bucket I got 34 pounds of spent tin .177 pellets. When my grandson was on the rifle team there were 25 cadets. 2 to 3 computations per week as far south as Columbus, Grenada and Greenville. Lt. Col said this year he had 5 cadets and 4 students, never got a call for computations. Lt. Col. gave me the phone numbers of the 5 other schools in Desoto County that had rifle teams in the past. None had enough to fill a team either. Some removed it from the program. I built a fire in the pit, laid a steel bar across and added a grate. Sat the Dutch oven on and filled with pellets. Added more wood. As the pellets melted I was able to empty the bucket in the pot. After they melted I added a scoop of sawdust, stirred, scrapped the bottom and sides, spooned the trash off and added a second scoop of sawdust. Stirred, scrapped the bottom and sides, spooned the trash off again. I got 28 cornbread stick ingots of tin. Roughly 1 lb each, I'll weigh them later.

Got my 16 tomato plants growing. Had a late bamboo habitat cutting day this year. Got me some new stakes 9 ft long. Got sheets of cardstock from pallets at Sam's. Cut/fit around plants and covered with sawdust/leaf mulch. Got to replace some of my buckets that split down the side. 5 quarter inch holes in the bottom, filled with last year's kitchen compost and leaf mulch, placed between plants. All chemicals and watering goes in the buckets. I use to plant a 2 liter drink bottle by each plant for the same.