[Montana rider]

Posted from the afterworld [almost]

Friends wanted to float the Lazy River *2 drink minimum™ and were hankering to paddle upstream and explore some more narrow tributaries...

We made it 5 minutes until our first moose encounter [a ~2 yo female], so we turned around at which point this mom with her 2 calves had decided to join the party -- and we were officially trapped between swamp donkeys...

[moose / calf are quite dark but directly ahead of the floater in the willows...]

We waited 20 minutes to see if she would move on, and eventually we decided to try to give her as wide berth as we could but alas the stream was only 12' feed wide here.

I was nominated to go first, and by that time the mom was on the opposite bank as her babies.

She snorted and charged me and I was a bit slow to react... [thank FSM for 30 mgs of "medical" chocolate] but gave two quick back paddles to let her know she had the right away.

She snorted at me some more, called for her kids and finished crossing the stream.

No pants were stained but it was a shitshow to say the least.

 

[stoney]

Of all the american creative ways how to misuse wood, this must be my most "favorite" one. FTS.

 

[canadmos]

Yep, its new deck time.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Of all the american creative ways how to misuse wood, this must be my most "favorite" one. FTS.

Mine was rather large, too - the 1st level goes almost the full width of the property. Goddam landscape timbers... dumb asses. And to make things even more entertaining - the two levels in my yard were shared with my neighbor - they didn't even separate the wall between properties.

 

[SkaredShtles]

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Someone has a *bunch* of new retaining wall in their future.

 

[Westy]

Someone has a *bunch* of new retaining wall in their future.

Or just yank it out and install a hill

 

[rideit]

Mine was rather large, too - the 1st level goes almost the full width of the property. Goddam landscape timbers... dumb asses. And to make things even more entertaining - the two levels in my yard were shared with my neighbor - they didn't even separate the wall between properties.

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Yeah, but did they bring you Vindaloo for lunch?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Yeah, but did they bring you Vindaloo for lunch?

Heh - the Sherpas indeed constructed all the dry stone wall you see.

The large walls (lower timber) was just recently replaced by another landscape company...

 

[Westy]

Heh - the Sherpas indeed constructed all the dry stone wall you see.

The large walls (lower timber) was just recently replaced by another landscape company...

Good thing rock retaining walls never fail. At least as long as the ground never freezes or has any significant changes in moisture levels so you should be golden.

 

[rideit]

He lives in Kansas, not Golden. As 6th would say.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Good thing rock retaining walls never fail. At least as long as the ground never freezes or has any significant changes in moisture levels so you should be golden.

Our dry stone walls have some of this going on. Which reminds me - I need to give the Sherpas a call and have them give it the once over.

 

[6thElement]

We have a dumb wooden retaining thing at our house. I've never thought it was a good design...

 

[Full Trucker]

...burrito'd instead of taco'ing...

You're gonna have a bad time.

 

[Westy]

You're gonna have a bad time.

Nah, it was glorious. Didn't feel like fiddling with several tacos when a burrito would do the job.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Didn't feel like fiddling with several tacos

Sometimes I question your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

 

[Westy]

Sometimes I question your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

Literally the same ingredients I would have put into a taco except wheat vs corn tortilla. Tacos are great but the burrito is superior packaging.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Literally the same ingredients I would have put into a taco except wheat vs corn tortilla. Tacos are great but the burrito is superior packaging.

Nonsense. Utter nonsense.

 

[rideit]

The flavor of tacos comes with the head-tilt, and not the ingredients. It’s experiential.