OT: The Thread About Nothing CCVI: Sitting in the blind

[JimEIV]

The WMA, or the HC bow permit you pull?

And dont be a Sally; good grief.

HC Permit.

On the pics my Dad is in all of them. It's not a huge buck but it's nice.

 

[JimEIV]

I'm just curious, when people say "8 point", is that per antler or total?

Total. 4 x 4

Edit:

Like this

 

[TheUnseenHand]

That's why my wife got the Outback. Extra space. I like it. We had it for two years. Good vehicle for the stuff we do. I have even slept in it a few times.

Too station wagony for me. I also feel like the cost was more for less. My brothers wife had a Forester and she was pretty unhappy when she saw what I got in my car for less $. We will see on the longevity. I will say, the cx5 is as good in the snow as my 94 grand Cherokee (my favorite vehicle) was and my 94 land rover was. Great on gas and drives like a sedan. It's really been a great vehicle so far.

I've found Subaru owners to be somewhat extremely biased (like Apple people), and I was quite disappointed when I finally started test driving cars. They all felt small, cramped, and clunky to drive. No doubt they are built like tanks, though. You can feel it when you drive them.

 

[JimEIV]

Too station wagony for me. I also feel like the cost was more for less. My brothers wife had a Forester and she was pretty unhappy when she saw what I got in my car for less $. We will see on the longevity. I will say, the cx5 is as good in the snow as my 94 grand Cherokee (my favorite vehicle) was and my 94 land rover was. Great on gas and drives like a sedan. It's really been a great vehicle so far.

I've found Subaru owners to be somewhat extremely biased (like Apple people), and I was quite disappointed when I finally started test driving cars. They all felt small, cramped, and clunky to drive. No doubt they are built like tanks, though. You can feel it when you drive them.

I know this sounds ridiculous but a requirement for me is to be able to put a air mattress in my vehicle and lay down comfortably. I go to a lot of multi-day archery events that are camping. Most of the time I will just tent...but a lot of times the car is more comfortable. There is one event in Sussex county NJ every 3rd week of April and there have been many 30 degree nights. The other thing is if can lay flat I know I can fit all my rods, my long bow and deer in the vehicle. That's important to me.

 

[BenedictGomez]

They all felt small, cramped

This is the bit I dont get, the Crosstrek is one of the smaller Subarus, and it's just as big as your CX5.

Even the trunk space, while smaller, isnt dramatically different. Seems like a psychological thing.

 

[BenedictGomez]

The other thing is if can lay flat I know I can fit all my rods, my long bow and deer in the vehicle. That's important to me.

This is why I want to buy an old, beaten-up, rusted, pick-up truck, for deer and other farm-type jobs. There's no way I'm putting a field dressed deer in my Acadia, lol.

For now, this is my solution, I wrap the deer in a giant tarp to protect it from road dirt, then bungy-cord it down for the trip to the butcher.

 

[JimEIV]

This is why I want to buy an old, beaten-up, rusted, pick-up truck, for deer and other farm-type jobs. There's no way I'm putting a field dressed deer in my Acadia, lol.

For now, this is my solution, I wrap the deer in a giant tarp to protect it from road dirt, then bungy-cord it down for the trip to the butcher.

I put a buck in the trunk of wife"s mother's Mercedes.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

This is the bit I dont get, the Crosstrek is one of the smaller Subarus, and it's just as big as your CX5.

Even the trunk space, while smaller, isnt dramatically different. Seems like a psychological thing.

The cx5 has 10 more cubic feet of cargo space with the seats up and 5 more with the seats down. That's not insignificant. You may be thinking of the cx3.

I don't know what else to say. I essentially had my heart set on a crosstrek. I was actually excited when my previous car died so I could finally get a crosstrek. I was disappointed when I sat in one with how small and compact it felt. I don't think it's psychological, but maybe it is. I'm also coming from a place where I have had vehicles will exceptional visibility. My landrover was like a safari vehicle. Windows everywhere. The Crosstrek and some of the kias felt like they just had less visibility.

 

[njdevils1982]

'98 toyota tercel…..no snow tires……

…..good times are ahead

 

[tr83]

'98 toyota tercel…..no snow tires……

…..good times are ahead

Tire chains

 

[njdevils1982]

Tire chains

not needed…….i roll the tercel 'bareback'

 

[JimEIV]

If my stuff can't fit in a car I can't use it.

 

[JimEIV]

I got the wool out today and I am still cold

 

[Devils Dominion]

I got the wool out today and I am still cold

Talking about negative windchills early Friday morning

 

[JimEIV]

Talking about negative windchills early Friday morning

The wind blows

 

[BenedictGomez]

Talking about negative windchills early Friday morning

It's 6 degrees out here in Vermont, and lord only knows what with wind chill.

 

[JimEIV]

This morning I am 18 pounds heavier
than I was three Fridays ago. How is that even possible?

 

[Bleedred]

This morning I am 18 pounds heavier
than I was three Fridays ago. How is that even possible?

Because you have consumed 63000 more calories than you’ve burned since three Friday’s ago haha. Well, maybe not, some of it could be water/glycogen weight. I sometimes weigh 6-7 more pounds if I get on the scale after my cheat day and I’ve consumed 4500 calories the day before. It usually comes back down within 5-7 days and about 3-4 of it comes off within two days and is preceded by a by about 4 massive pisses, even on top of whatever I drink that day.

 

[Davegarri]

This morning I am 18 pounds heavier
than I was three Fridays ago. How is that even possible?

Have you thought about taking a pregnancy test?

 

[JimEIV]

Because you have consumed 63000 more calories than you’ve burned since three Friday’s ago haha. Well, maybe not, some of it could be water/glycogen weight. I sometimes weigh 6-7 more pounds if I get on the scale after my cheat day and I’ve consumed 4500 calories the day before. It usually comes back down within 5-7 days and about 3-4 of it comes off within two days and is preceded by a by about 4 massive pisses, even on top of whatever I drink that day.

I went for a 2&1/2 hour walk maybe I burned a couple calories.

 

[BenedictGomez]

This.

And even if they, "only thought it would be 1 or 2 inches" - the roads obviously should have been treated.

You know what just dawned on me is going to be the worst part of this? The politicians will now OVERDO everything this winter and enact ridiculous "State of Emergencies" and mandatory "No Vehicles on Highway" bans when it's not warranted, because they're going to be gun-shy about taking criticism again.

Whelp..... didnt take long for this prediction to come true.

Murphy is having NJDOT salt the roads right now for tonight's storm. FYI, it's currently 40 in most of Jersey, and not slated to get below 34, and that being only in the middle of the night. Reminder: h2o freezes @ 32 degrees. Your tax dollers at work.

 

[Davegarri]

Whelp..... didnt take long for this prediction to come true.

Murphy is having NJDOT salt the roads right now for tonight's storm. FYI, it's currently 40 in most of Jersey, and not slated to get below 34, and that being only in the middle of the night. Reminder: h2o freezes @ 32 degrees. Your tax dollers at work.

Lmao not surprising at all. f***ing idiots. Idk why they even thought the last storm was only going to be 1-2 inches. My phone was saying 6 inches all week leading up to it. Phil probably doesn't even know Hunterdon and Warren county exist.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I cant even keep up with the deleting in my junk email account.

Perhaps I'm less consumerist than most people, but I find Cyber Monday annoying as hell.

 

[None Shall Pass]

I cant even keep up with the deleting in my junk email account.

Perhaps I'm less consumerist than most people, but I find Cyber Monday annoying as hell.

I have mixed feelings about Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

On one hand, I am very anti-consumerism in general. Don't really need to go further than that without delving into the political.

On the other, I got myself a new laptop that I'll need for when I go back to school for $400 less than it was the day before, and my loved ones are getting a bunch of great presents that I can afford a lot better.

I'm not a wealthy man, so stuff like this is pretty nice at the end of it all.

 

[New Jersey]

Whelp..... didnt take long for this prediction to come true.

Murphy is having NJDOT salt the roads right now for tonight's storm. FYI, it's currently 40 in most of Jersey, and not slated to get below 34, and that being only in the middle of the night. Reminder: h2o freezes @ 32 degrees. Your tax dollers at work.

Lmao not surprising at all. ****ing idiots. Idk why they even thought the last storm was only going to be 1-2 inches. My phone was saying 6 inches all week leading up to it. Phil probably doesn't even know Hunterdon and Warren county exist.

you guys should be so lucky to be one of like 700 people in jersey that actually anticipated that storm.

people wanna get all jokey-jokey about the powers that be but seriously anyone who isn't essential personnel who went to work that day or didn't leave by 1:00 pm is an idiot, including myself.