[jdcamb]

i really should move to Maine

Members of my Family. Not me. Have land in Parsonsfield ME. I am strongly considering assuming total control of it. I would have to invest a good sum to make it accessible. The house on the property would require a gut reno. The road going to it would have to be reclaimed whatever the fuck that is. It is adjacent to White Mountain National Forest and on the Saco River. It is on 41 acres. The Saco is a protected waterway. I could pay the back taxes and split the land into 6 6 acre lots. Only if I improve the road and then donate the remaining acres to the town. I am assured by a faulty source that I would easily make some money off the deal. My source is looking into me being able to put a Tiny House on the land. Depending how this pans out. I have somebody willing to buy the lots as long as we can put tiny houses on them. I keep giving people money and then not getting the services so far. Maine folks are rather contemptuous of outsiders.... Even when you own the land. It is still their land. You will always be an outsider. They don't believe in Fences either... It is the Snell Homestead if you're interested.

 

[Westy]

Hope he rebounds from this experience.

It didn't dampen his spirits too much.

 

[jimmydean]

Afternoon Monkeys.

Got lots done on the rig during my unpaid week off. Still a shit ton to do, but every weekend the list gets shorter.

Then I start looking at stupid shit like stereo stuff and the list gets bigger again.

But seriously, Nakamichi touch screen?

 

[jstuhlman]

Members of my Family. Not me. Have land in Parsonsfield ME. I am strongly considering assuming total control of it. I would have to invest a good sum to make it accessible. The house on the property would require a gut reno. The road going to it would have to be reclaimed whatever the fuck that is. It is adjacent to White Mountain National Forest and on the Saco River. It is on 41 acres. The Saco is a protected waterway. I could pay the back taxes and split the land into 6 6 acre lots. Only if I improve the road and then donate the remaining acres to the town. I am assured by a faulty source that I would easily make some money off the deal. My source is looking into me being able to put a Tiny House on the land. Depending how this pans out. I have somebody willing to buy the lots as long as we can put tiny houses on them. I keep giving people money and then not getting the services so far. Maine folks are rather contemptuous of outsiders.... Even when you own the land. It is still their land. You will always be an outsider. They don't believe in Fences either... It is the Snell Homestead if you're interested.

have long considered selling the parent's place there when it eventually comes to us...now, hmmm...

 

[jdcamb]

have long considered selling the parent's place there when it eventually comes to us...now, hmmm...

If its on a lake and assessed seasonal. And can get the camp exemption. Then keep it.

 

[jonKranked]

have long considered selling the parent's place there when it eventually comes to us...now, hmmm...

Is it waterfront?

 

[jonKranked]

If its on a lake and assessed seasonal. And can get the camp exemption. Then keep it.

Our camp is on 10 wooded lakefront acres. We have it assessed as a wood lot

 

[Adventurous]

Our camp is on 10 wooded lakefront acres. We have it assessed as a wood lot

Same with my family's property. Its 40 acres in Canaan that my grandfather bought and has done nothing with except have it logged occasionally. It has road frontage and a stream, but nothing built on it.

Maybe I should go visit. Could hunt it if I was so inclined.

 

[Westy]

I should have gotten a trademark

Prime viewing, without the usual sports bar feel. The Westy

Not your ordinary sports bar. Seasonal rotating menu. Weekend breakfast. Happy Hour & late night dining. Play Skeeball, and arcade classics.

www.thewestyseattle.com

 

[jonKranked]

Same with my family's property. Its 40 acres in Canaan that my grandfather bought and has done nothing with except have it logged occasionally. It has road frontage and a stream, but nothing built on it.

Maybe I should go visit. Could hunt it if I was so inclined.

Canaan as in between Skowhegan and Pittsfield? because that's really close to my family's place.

IIRC in order to have a lot zoned as wooded a certain percentage has to be harvested once every 10 years. there's clauses that allow camps/cabins but i think the primary stipulation is that it can't be year round / primary residence.

 

[jstuhlman]

If its on a lake and assessed seasonal. And can get the camp exemption. Then keep it.

Is it waterfront?

harborfront. white house, top left side of the harbor, with the shaded cove. turn of the century house decently restored by the parents, although not really to my taste.

 

[jonKranked]

harborfront. white house, top left side of the harbor, with the shaded cove. turn of the century house decently restored by the parents, although not really to my taste.
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if you sell, ask me first.

 

[Adventurous]

Canaan as in between Skowhegan and Pittsfield? because that's really close to my family's place.

IIRC in order to have a lot zoned as wooded a certain percentage has to be harvested once every 10 years. there's clauses that allow camps/cabins but i think the primary stipulation is that it can't be year round / primary residence.

Yeppers, that Canaan.

Howdy neighbor!

 

[jonKranked]

Yeppers, that Canaan.

Howdy neighbor!

from rt 2 take 23N to 152N. about 20 minutes. lands you right in St Albans where part of my Maine family lives and where the camp is.

 

[jstuhlman]

if you sell, ask me first.

parents be like

is still remember going to look at that place in January when I was 8. They got it for like $105k.

 

[jonKranked]

parents be like
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i'll start building the cart.

seriously though, long term goal once kids leave for college is to move to Maine.

 

[jstuhlman]

i'll start building the cart.

seriously though, long term goal once kids leave for college is to move to Maine.

yeah...but fuckity fuckity fuck winter and the neverending mud until may season. i had more than enough of that the first 23 years of my life. my plan was to take $ and mountain property here, pnw, or maybe nor cal. but perhaps if things keep going the way they are global warming will fix that. fortunately the house is like 20+ feet above normal high tide line.

 

[jonKranked]

yeah...but fuckity fuckity fuck winter and the neverending mud until may season. i had more than enough of that the first 23 years of my life. my plan was to take $ and mountain property here, pnw, or maybe nor cal. but perhaps if things keep going the way they are global warming will fix that. fortunately the house is like 20+ feet above normal high tide line.

winter i like. but to your point, it's a short riding season without a fat bike. and the only way around the mud is to go somewhere else.

 

[Adventurous]

winter i like. but to your point, it's a short riding season without a fat bike. and the only way around the mud is to go somewhere else.

The older I get the more I look forward to fall and winter. Hard pass on 90* & 90% humidity.

I'll happily fatbike and ski my way around for more of the year.

 

[jonKranked]

The older I get the more I look forward to fall and winter. Hard pass on 90* & 90% humidity.

I'll happily fatbike and ski my way around for more of the year.

you moved to the wrong side of the country if you like skiing

 

[Adventurous]

you moved to the wrong side of the country if you like skiing

Not downhill, just tromping around in the woods on my Altais.

Don't have the desire or resources for downhill.

 

[jonKranked]

Not downhill, just tromping around in the woods on my Altais.

Don't have the desire or resources for downhill.

ah cross country skiing, rollerblading's winter cousin.

 

[Jozz]

ah cross country skiing, rollerblading's winter cousin.

where did I put my roller blades...

 

[Adventurous]

ah cross country skiing, rollerblading's winter cousin.

Altais really put the X in XC skiing. They are Xtreme.

 

[jonKranked]

where did I put my roller blades...

that's not cross country skiing. i mean, come on, i even see a snowboarder.

 

[jonKranked]

Altais really put the X in XC skiing. They are Xtreme.

extremely neon, hopefully to match the skinsuit.

 

[Adventurous]

extremely neon, hopefully to match the skinsuit.

This is the only skinsuit you'll catch me wearing.

 

[jonKranked]

This is the only skinsuit you'll catch me wearing.

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that'd be a great horror movie: a serial killer wearing a ski onesie made from XC skiers that went missing.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Three glorious hours of solo time in the woods.

 

[Westy]

where did I put my roller blades...

Fuck sports that require "resorts".

Lift based skiing is the golf of winter.

 

[jonKranked]

Fuck sports that require "resorts".

Lift based skiing is the golf of winter.

skiing can be done in absentia of a resort, the lift part just makes it faster to get back up.

 

[jstuhlman]

Fuck sports that require "resorts".

Lift based skiing is the golf of winter.

what about shuttle based service at an atv park in tennessee? VIVE LE WINDROCK!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

harborfront. white house, top left side of the harbor, with the shaded cove. turn of the century house decently restored by the parents, although not really to my taste.
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Barf - that's a fucking city.

 

[Rockland]

Barf - that's a fucking city.

Round Pond is a metropolis.

@jstuhlman you ever see the shipwreck on the other side of the island? Owners denied a mooring; they just dumped it there.

 

[jonKranked]

Barf - that's a fucking city.

Round Pond is a metropolis.

buncha hermits

 

[DirtyMike]

Go to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor for the exam and not a hearing aid sales center. Good to know if it’s caused by a medical condition or loud noises. In my case it was from my profession and hearing aids won’t help. Saved at least $3k on something useless.

Yup, already been. The range of hearing I have lost is gone. Already know I will need a full dome type so it can amplify what I need while reducing tones that overload. Itll happen this year or next. She is working on setting me up with stuff that will work with my work radios..... My doc is really good. The set I end up with will have what they call a tinnitus mode, which is basically a very low sound ifbstatic/rain/waves as a background noise. Supposed to help.

Shooting with no ear protection?

Recently picked up some Walker's electronic ear muffs. Hoping that will be an upgrade over the usual foam plugs I've been using.

18 years automotive, loud music for as ling as I can remember.... and yes, years of shooting with no ear pro.

Walkers are good, I have the ear plugs for hunting, and a nice set of muffs. However, if you are going to be shooting strings or have a training day, no electronics are as good as passive plugs. My Plugs offer 26 db reduction, and my muffs I want to say are 29db..... My hearos passive foam are 36 db and pretty much turn off sound.

Because of my past damage, I have to wear ear pro even with a 22lr.

I have these for hunting, work great

Amazon.com : Walker's Silencer Digital Earbuds, Sound Activated Compression, NRR25dB, Dynamic Wind Reduction : Clothing

Amazon.com : Walker's Silencer Digital Earbuds, Sound Activated Compression, NRR25dB, Dynamic Wind Reduction : Clothing

www.amazon.com

 

[dan-o]

These are my go-to ear protection.
Can hear conversation perfectly on indoor range with loud air handlers and no discomfort after 8 hours shooting next to a dozen other rifles during high round count training.

Supreme Pro Earmuff in Hearing Protection | MSA Safety | United States

us.msasafety.com

 

[DirtyMike]

These are my go-to ear protection.
Can hear conversation perfectly on indoor range with loud air handlers and no discomfort after 8 hours shooting next to a dozen other rifles during high round count training.

Supreme Pro Earmuff in Hearing Protection | MSA Safety | United States

us.msasafety.com

I have used those, and my ears ring after. They are only an 18 db reduction, which is comfy, but I would highly suggest something much better for indoor range use

 

[Nick]

I use the Leight Impact ear protection. They work well for me.

Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff

At the range or on the hunt, the Howard Leight Impact Sport Electronic Shooting Earmuff keeps you protected from hazardous noise and connected to your environment. It carries a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of 22dB. When the electronic ear protection is switched on, it employs built-in...

www.howardleightshootingsports.com

 

[jonKranked]

Members of my Family. Not me. Have land in Parsonsfield ME. I am strongly considering assuming total control of it. I would have to invest a good sum to make it accessible. The house on the property would require a gut reno. The road going to it would have to be reclaimed whatever the fuck that is. It is adjacent to White Mountain National Forest and on the Saco River. It is on 41 acres. The Saco is a protected waterway. I could pay the back taxes and split the land into 6 6 acre lots. Only if I improve the road and then donate the remaining acres to the town. I am assured by a faulty source that I would easily make some money off the deal. My source is looking into me being able to put a Tiny House on the land. Depending how this pans out. I have somebody willing to buy the lots as long as we can put tiny houses on them. I keep giving people money and then not getting the services so far. Maine folks are rather contemptuous of outsiders.... Even when you own the land. It is still their land. You will always be an outsider. They don't believe in Fences either... It is the Snell Homestead if you're interested.

that's pretty far south. we're closer to central Maine.