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Post by othmar on Mar 24, 2006 17:50:08 GMT 12.75
All right, we got him back. We went through hell and are not really sure what the problem was; just suspicion. Anyway he reports that the screens and prompts are now all visible and he will be posting later. Who said computers are easy? These machines have a mind of there own and can be more stubborn than a desert mule. You can kick a mule up the a$$ but it wont work on a computer. ;D
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Post by Paws on Mar 24, 2006 17:54:11 GMT 12.75
LOL!! Glad to see you Othmar. ;D I sure hope we don't have to do that again!
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Post by othmar on Mar 24, 2006 17:59:27 GMT 12.75
LOL!! Glad to see you Othmar. ;D I sure hope we don't have to do that again! I just send you a PM telling you how glad I am to be back here again. I am also impressed with the many kind words that have been said here about me. ;D Yer all my pals, sometime in the future we all should get together for a big OCC hunting camp.
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Post by othmar on Mar 24, 2006 18:18:54 GMT 12.75
Heck no, I didn't ban him. After thirty-five years of not knowing how to sharpen a knife, he taught me how to do it right here at O.C.C. I was too dumb or stubborn to ever ask before, but now, my knives are sharp and actually hold an edge. Hi n2eatn - thanks and I am glad you knives are sharper now. But say, last time I was on here I read about your brother, how is he feeling now and will he get better? What happen to these handmade turkey calls you had on here at one time. I may have a way of selling such hand made products in the very near future.
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Post by Kirbyhill on Mar 25, 2006 1:58:36 GMT 12.75
Glad to have you back Othmar! I was fortunate enough to visit Geneva when I was stationed in France with the USAF! SZtayed at the Montana Hotel and sure did love your country! So CLEAN, good food, and friendly people plus the scenery!! I,Too, now have sharp knives-thanks to you. In fact, I think itwas me that first asked you how tosharpen them as I never could!! My thanks to you and welcome back!!
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Post by othmar on Mar 25, 2006 6:36:18 GMT 12.75
Glad to have you back Othmar! I was fortunate enough to visit Geneva when I was stationed in France with the USAF! SZtayed at the Montana Hotel and sure did love your country! So CLEAN, good food, and friendly people plus the scenery!! I,Too, now have sharp knives-thanks to you. In fact, I think itwas me that first asked you how tosharpen them as I never could!! My thanks to you and welcome back!! Thanks kirbyhill, I am glad too to be back here. Yes Geneva is a nice place and the birthplace of many good organization such as the UN and Red Cross. Your visit must have been after the war, I assume. Because during the war the Swiss closed the borders to everybody, they didn't like the ailed troops. In fact I have seen old posters where the the Generals explained the different looks of different troops. The poster also mentioned that the people should report any foreigners to the police and if a person is seen in a foreign army uniform he/she is free game. It was the Swiss who invented the Jewish Star that had to be worn by all Jews, because they where exempt from being reported or shot at. Our General asked the German government to mark all Jews in that way. Maybe you wonder why I say "The General" and not Government. Switzerland is unique in that way that during wartime the civilian government steps down and is replaced with a Dictator which is chosen by the people and is always one of the Generals. After the war the Dictator steps down and the people vote for a new civilian government. We never had any problems with any Generals not wanting to give up his post after the war. I think this is because the army is sworn in only to the people and the flag of Switzerland and not to a political system. Yes you where the one who started the knife sharpening discussions. Good on you and I am glad you all could benefit from it. Having a sharp knife makes gutting and skinning deer so much easier. ;D
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Post by OLKoot on Mar 25, 2006 9:22:04 GMT 12.75
Hey Othmar, I guess I'm a bit late in welcoming you back.....Glad to see yah here.... I was totally amazed with the show on your homeland.....I also realized they werent going to show us their front line stuff....That would be a poor choice. But as Kirbyhill said, it was also very clean and I did see that the population was very happy and friendly....who wouldnt be if you had your buddies Smith and Wesson inn your back pocket ;D......But I do agree , with that kind of atmosphere, I would feel secure also.....
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 25, 2006 10:15:31 GMT 12.75
Well, I guess Steve isn't anymore late than I am. Where's my manners?........WELCOME BACK OTHMAR!! ;D Now that you've got everyone straightened out on the knife honing, you can come to my kitchen and sort out which knives I need to toss out. Seems like I'm getting too many.....If one can EVER have TOO many! So which set should I keep, the Old Hickory or the LC-Germain? I like both sets. So I guess what I'm asking is which set will last me longer and be easier to maintain.
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Post by othmar on Mar 25, 2006 10:34:08 GMT 12.75
Hey Othmar, I guess I'm a bit late in welcoming you back.....Glad to see yah here.... I was totally amazed with the show on your homeland.....I also realized they werent going to show us their front line stuff....That would be a poor choice. But as Kirbyhill said, it was also very clean and I did see that the population was very happy and friendly....who wouldnt be if you had your buddies Smith and Wesson inn your back pocket ;D......But I do agree , with that kind of atmosphere, I would feel secure also..... Thanks for your welcome. Someone smart once said; "An armed society is a polite society." ;D America and Canada for that matter would be cleaner too if they would have to pay $500.00 for flicking as much as a cigarette butt on the street. ;D When ever I go back to my Switzerland I am amazed too how friendly people are. Everybody says "Guten Tag" on the street, even total strangers. I think part of that is because we Swiss regard each other as brothers and sisters. For example the Constitution does not speak of fellow citizen neither we are addressed as fellow Swiss, the word used is "Eidgenosse" which loosely translated means "Brother under Oath". Our National Anthem is not a Anthem it is a prayer for us the people and the country. The country does not belong or is ruled by the government, it belongs and is ruled by the people. I think all this aspects and the continued direct involvement of the people in the affairs of government make up this close bond we have to our Nation and to each other. However, this has changed a bit. The younger generation does not not feel that way anymore. The school system has done away in most parts to teach the children the Constitution until they know it by heart. They are not told anymore about the heroic deeds William Tell made to free Switzerland single handed. No more is the National Psalm (Athem) played at school. Luckely all able man of the age 19 still have to make annual military service until they are 65. Still every Swiss citizen when he turns of age is invited to the town hall to reseive an elaborate decorated certificate which welcomes him/her as an full fledged "Eidgenosse" in to the brother/sisterhood of the Swiss Federation and given the right to speak up for the good of all and the honour to defend his/her country. And yes they still put three fingers in the air and make an oath to the country and their fellow Swiss while holding on to the flag with the other hand. I am told that the last sentence of the oath has not been removed as so many times suggested. "I rather shall die trough the sword or in shame than break this oath against any of my brothers and sisters or my beloved country."
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Post by othmar on Mar 25, 2006 10:57:44 GMT 12.75
Well, I guess Steve isn't anymore late than I am. Where's my manners?........WELCOME BACK OTHMAR!! ;D Now that you've got everyone straightened out on the knife honing, you can come to my kitchen and sort out which knives I need to toss out. Seems like I'm getting too many.....If one can EVER have TOO many! So which set should I keep, the Old Hickory or the LC-Germain? I like both sets. So I guess what I'm asking is which set will last me longer and be easier to maintain. Well thank you for welcoming be back. I start to feel here a bit like the long lost and found again brother. To be honest with you there is no way that you ever can own to many knives. I have a cheap set of knives too, a Chinese rip off from Giesser and like them a lot. These knives make a dandy job of cutting news paper for the outhouse, clean toe and fingernails and cut strings. ;D No, lets get serious here. I would keep both sets specially since you like them. Liking a tool actually has a great influence on how much one enjoys working with it. If you are not hard up for cash or running out of space, I see no reason the get rid of one set. I have five sets of knives, some are butcher knives others are chef knives and they all have a story to tell. Now add to that all the different hunting knives I own plus the once I collect and you are talking knives here. You would have to beat me with a 2x4 over the head and then I still would not get rid of them. Ask my wife she understands perfectly how I feel about my knives, they come second right after her.
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Post by Kirbyhill on Mar 25, 2006 14:26:17 GMT 12.75
I was trying to think back to what summer it was that I visited Geneva and it was 1958! In May on my 21st Birthday I went to Brussels and to the Worlds Fair, then took a 30 day leave and went home to visit my parents in Wisconsin , and then in August took a tour thru the Swiss Alps. Had 60 days leave time coming so used them up and I'm glad I did!! ;D
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Post by OLKoot on Mar 25, 2006 14:36:21 GMT 12.75
A bit off topic....Kirbyhill, you old rattlesnake....I didnt know you were that old.....My goodness, you make me feel soooooooooooo young!!!!! Like an old fart, but we have to find a title for you...like we once used years ago over at NAHC when one of the members told us all he was at least 80 and still kickin...We named him "The Chief Elder Flatulatous Emeritous"..... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by othmar on Mar 25, 2006 15:00:17 GMT 12.75
I was trying to think back to what summer it was that I visited Geneva and it was 1958! In May on my 21st Birthday I went to Brussels and to the Worlds Fair, then took a 30 day leave and went home to visit my parents in Wisconsin , and then in August took a tour thru the Swiss Alps. Had 60 days leave time coming so used them up and I'm glad I did!! ;D If you would have come in 1953 and visited my parents you could be my godfather. ;D 1953 was a bad year for my father. At least that is what he told me everytime I would misbehave. "First the people voted to abolish the death penalty and then you lot came along." With "you lot" he meant of course me and my two brothers all at the same time, quit a sensation in them days. He would smile when he said that because we knew he loved us to bits and took us everywhere to hunt and fish the moment we could stand somewhat secure on two legs.
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Post by Kirbyhill on Mar 26, 2006 0:58:53 GMT 12.75
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Post by OLKoot on Mar 26, 2006 5:54:05 GMT 12.75
Am I Jellin? it depends on the weather, right now its about 45 and cloudy but when the summer hits...MANNNNNNN its hot and yup, I'll be jellin!!! ;D ;D
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Post by othmar on Mar 26, 2006 10:57:52 GMT 12.75
I found this Joke which I do not know where to post so I post it here.
WARNING: Before you read the joke but any beverages down or you are liable and do what I did when I read the joke. I spilled coffee all over the keyboard. It is hanging now outside on the washing line and I am writing this on my notebook.
Hot Chilli Contest.
Judge #3 was an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from Iowa. He stated after a few weeks of recovery: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted".
Here are the scorecard notes from the event:
CHILI # 1 - MIKE'S MANIAC MONSTER CHILI...
Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick. Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild. Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy s***, what is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.
CHILI # 2 - AUSTIN'S AFTERBURNER CHILI... Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang. Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously. Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.
CHILI # 3 - FRED'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI... Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of peppers. Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting s***-faced from all of the beer.
CHILI # 4 - BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC... Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing. Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili.
Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-pound woman is starting to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating. Is chili an aphrodisiac?
CHILI # 5 LISA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER... Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. Judge # 2 -- Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement. Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those rednecks.
CHILI # 6 - VERA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY... Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spicesand peppers. Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb. Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric flames. I s*** on myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone.
CHILI # 7 - SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI... Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers. Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably. Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
CHILI # 8 - BIG TOM'S TOE NAIL CURLING CHILI... Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence. Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor feller, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot chili?
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 26, 2006 13:40:55 GMT 12.75
Holy chilli! That was funny!! ;D
Glad you're back Othmar! I've been saving up a couple of questions for you, I'll get to in a minute.
Thanks for asking about my brother. He came home yesterday after twenty-seven days in the hospital for his first round of chemo. He had developed some pretty bad infections due to his body not being able to fight of any type of viral or bacterial infection. He spent eleven days in the intensive care ward and died twice, but they were able to bring him back around. My whole family's been praying sooo hard. He still can't walk from being so weak and has to have help with toileting and eating, but he's growing stronger by the day. He has at least four more such treatments ahead, but the doctor's agree that the next ones will not be as intense. They are also convinced he has a really good chance of beating this horrible disease. He's convinced that if there was no hope of a cure, he would rather they not revive him, should it come to that again.
Turkey calls? Yep, I'm still making them. I've started making box calls and shotgun shell calls to go along with the wingbone calls. They have gotten a lot of compliments. I used one of my box calls to bring in both of my turleys already this past week and today I called in a longbeard for a buddy of mine visiting from New York. You get an outlet for them, I'll be glad to make a selection for you.
Now, my questions, how long can you let turkeys go before cleaning and putting on ice? I try to do mine as quickly as I can, but yesterday, I killed a tom at 8:30am and moved to another location to call on in for another guy and wasn't able to get mine cleaned until noon.
It was in the seventies, but it was almost four hours before it was cleaned. Do they turn bad faster than venison or wild pork, or about the same? There was no smell, but I hated to leave it that long.
For field care of the turkeys, if you gut them, can you hang them in the shade with the feahers on or would it cool better if you skinned it before hanging it?
Glad to have you back!
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Post by Two Tales on Mar 26, 2006 17:27:14 GMT 12.75
I'm not an expert on the subject..but when I was stationed down south we would field dress the birds by making a slit and cutting around the vent,,pulling every thing out..trimming the gizard,heart and liver and then puting them back into the cavity and placing a couple of them cold pack in there also... cooled the bird off and kept it cool..the ice packs were kept in a cooler until ready for use...oh and the ice packs were the flexable blue ones not the hard plastic kind...
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Post by othmar on Mar 26, 2006 19:02:34 GMT 12.75
Holy chilli! That was funny!! ;D Glad you're back Othmar! I've been saving up a couple of questions for you, I'll get to in a minute. Thanks for asking about my brother. He came home yesterday after twenty-seven days in the hospital for his first round of chemo. He had developed some pretty bad infections due to his body not being able to fight of any type of viral or bacterial infection. He spent eleven days in the intensive care ward and died twice, but they were able to bring him back around. My whole family's been praying sooo hard. He still can't walk from being so weak and has to have help with toileting and eating, but he's growing stronger by the day. He has at least four more such treatments ahead, but the doctor's agree that the next ones will not be as intense. They are also convinced he has a really good chance of beating this horrible disease. He's convinced that if there was no hope of a cure, he would rather they not revive him, should it come to that again. Turkey calls? Yep, I'm still making them. I've started making box calls and shotgun shell calls to go along with the wingbone calls. They have gotten a lot of compliments. I used one of my box calls to bring in both of my turleys already this past week and today I called in a longbeard for a buddy of mine visiting from New York. You get an outlet for them, I'll be glad to make a selection for you. Now, my questions, how long can you let turkeys go before cleaning and putting on ice? I try to do mine as quickly as I can, but yesterday, I killed a tom at 8:30am and moved to another location to call on in for another guy and wasn't able to get mine cleaned until noon. It was in the seventies, but it was almost four hours before it was cleaned. Do they turn bad faster than venison or wild pork, or about the same? There was no smell, but I hated to leave it that long. For field care of the turkeys, if you gut them, can you hang them in the shade with the feahers on or would it cool better if you skinned it before hanging it? Glad to have you back! Thanks for your welcome note. Your brother. Thanks for updating me and I hope he will keep his strength to pull trough it. I believe with a strong family he will pull trough. I can get quit upset when I hear how many billions the cancer research makes every single year yet they have barely anything to show for it. You ought to think with the kind of money they rake in we would be much closer to get rid of cancer. Please tell your brother that my thoughts are with him. Turkey: What Two Tales said works for me too. You can leave the feather on the bird. I never skinned a turkey as I feel it dries out the meat. Like Two Tails said I too field dress them right away and make the opening as big as possible to get air into it. If I have to move on to get me another turkey I hang the first one in a tree with a rope around the feet. Once I hunted near a creek the tom came in the Winchester belched and an angry swarm of #4's hit the tom square in the noggin. I field dressed him tied a rope around his feet, placed a stone in the cavity and chucked the bird in the creek. My hunting buddy almost fainted when he saw that. You know how some hunters feel about game and water don't mix. Not me. Whatever it takes to cool a body down fast will be done. Once I chucked a nice fat corn fed doe in the same creek. Now you know why some hunting buddy's think I am a bit off the wall in my tactics, but hey they work. Turkey Calls: I am in the process of making a huge hunting website, something like a online hunting magazine. This website will have an online shop where I want to offer some good products that I have personally field tested. I thought it would be a unique touch to also add some "home made" products in the catalog, such as turkey and deer calls. Often hunters look for the unusual and home made products. Such products often can become quickly "collector" items. I am still planing that online shop and have not yet made a final decision what it will look like when it's finish and what side products I will carry. But your calls look interesting and with the right marketing I see possibilities. My calendar tells me that I am going to be in Tennessee in sometime in the coming fall. It only would be a skip and hop to Florida. Maybe we could catch up and go on a boar hunt together which you talk so highly of If you shoot a smaller hog than I do you pay for the beer. ;D
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Post by othmar on Mar 26, 2006 19:48:45 GMT 12.75
Here in Vancouver it is now midnight and I'll go to bed. I get up at 5:00 am and go to my favorite trout fishing hole, hope the weather stays as it is. On the way back I hope to get a shot at some really big bass we have around my home lakes. Will let ya'll know how it went by tomorrow evening.
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