Neanderpundit

Sometimes I think four cycle therapy is as good for me as percussive therapy; though summer is ages away, the First Mow took place today, and damn, did it feel good.

Now, I had to move the little flags the utility company put in the yard, scuttle has it they’re doing some work on the gas lines. But some of the grass was getting to be a foot tall; I may even have to mow it agin in Monday just to keep it where it needs to be. And you can see their spray lines in the cut grass, still, so I will put their flags back in.

I will resist the temptation, as someone who knows me all to well suggested, to scramble the flags. Lord knows it is my nature, but these guys are just trying to do their jobs, and I’m not anxious to make it harder for them.

Not too anxious, anyway.

Anyway, the bottomline is, I mowed, and though I spent a good part of the day on my feet, I feel pretty good. I think it’s a combination of decent shoes, Dr Scholls custom arch supports, and a healthy dose of Vitamin I this morning. We’ll see how I fare tomorrow. Maybe I just needed that Briggs and Stratton Vibro massage on my knee to align things again.

Nappannee is always a great show, and since we were joined there by Mr B and friends, and the Oglet and Ogwife, the breakfast bar shuddered in fear.

If I could buy 300 lbs of that bacon, I would. And then I would eat bacon until I popped.

Anyway, the Nap show is the wrong place to look for AR parts, it’s a place to find nice old rifles and shotguns, and man, were there a bunch there. I especially like old .410 shotguns, and they had a powerful bunch of them. Not much I could afford, of course, but it’s nice to look; a gunshow like this is like a museum where you can pick up and touch the exhibits.

There was an Alexander Henry double rifle- back action, underlever, safety hammer- in 450 BPE. The guy was asking $3500, but I imagine it could be brought home for less than that. I saw not one but two Markham Chicago BB guns. A guy even had a good array of deer-legal longbows.

And over in the “entry” room was a guy with one Cardinal Forge carry handle, which was priced well below what it would cost to get a cheap cast carry handle (Like the one I broke putting my front handguard on)

When I got home i looked at RRA for the same carry handle (This one was new, apparently a takeoff from a new rifle) and RRA wants $162. I paid less than a third that, so I am most pleased. I also found a very nice wood takedown cleaning rod (Which I’ve discovered is too large for the double- damn!) and the Ogwife and Oglet brought a TON of books etc. from the Amish Shopping mall next door to the show. I also got a quart of locally raised honey, the real stuff not that hyper-filtered santized stuff.

We stopped on the way home to get Chick-Fil-A, and now I need a nap.

plus Bacon.

Hoping to find a forged carry handle for the AR. Hoping to survive the damage 23 lbs of bacon will do to my coronary arteries.

Looking forward to seeing the quickbuggies and the look of horror on the faces of the Mennonites as they see the lot of us descend on their sleepy little village intent on mayhem and gluttony.