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Tony will make it home this afternoon. https://youtu.be/vkCjarWjixc?t=129

he appears mia. last post 2/4, i sent a pm on 2/6 and again this morning, not being read, no responses-i hope he is just out of the country. lee

chucks' soapbox sted on 03.13.2020 Survival Our nation - and for that matter, every other nation on the face of the planet - is in a state of anxiety, confusion and bewilderment about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has caught even the most technologically advanced nations on earth totally unprepared to deal with it. It is my belief that China refused to admit that they had a catastrophic problem until infected Chinese citizens, had traveled and disbursed around the world spreading the virus, thereby owning the lion’s share of the blame for our present-day situation. But let’s stay on the pragmatic side and deal with the ramifications, review the mistakes the world health apparatus and politicians have made in dealing with it, in hopes never to make them again. First of all, you can’t deal with something you don’t know about and China’s failure to acknowledge and inform about the coronavirus cost a lot of valuable time, when a few days in the laboratories for the best and brightest around the world could have shortened the time to develop a cure and therapeutic drugs to treat those already infected. We have known for many years that the potential for a deadly flu with pandemic capabilities could come along and we should have been much better prepared to deal with it, with a backlog of drugs, medical supplies and sanitary products, etc... China’s silence delayed the time for lifesaving containment protocols to be implemented and manufactured and delivery dates for vital testing kits, and diagnostic tools our Heath experts so desperately need. Politicians on either side of the aisle who try to score points on this national tragedy only prove they care more about the health of their party than they do about the health of the people and should be remembered as such when the polls open. I knew that we were dependent on China for way too many products, but when I found out we were dependent on them for so many of the vital drugs we need, I was totally shocked. Who, what politicians, what companies, or what unholy alliance of the two would place the health and welfare of this whole nation into the hands of a communist regime whose main goal is replacing the USA as the leading economy in the world. There was gain of some kind involved, follow the money, follow the power and it will eventually lead to the board rooms and back rooms where politicians and business tycoons with dirty hands and dirtier hearts practice their own particular brand of treason, yes treason, in this case tantamount to turning the manufacturing of our military’s munitions over to the Russians and depending on them delivering it intact and on time. Putting the manufacturing and shipment of drugs that Americans need to live is a form of treason in my book and the parties responsible should be identified and disgraced for selling the welfare of America. The United States of America depending on any other nation for anything as critical as medicine is downright dumb and an ever-present threat to national security. There is a lesson to be learned here, over the years, high tax rates caused American businesses to outsource so much manufacturing to China that our economies have become so entwined and so much money made off the cheap Chinese labor that we have basically turned a blind eye to what our enabling of an oppressive communist government has accomplished for them. The Chinese military grows in strength and threat every day, using the enormous profits from Sino-American trade deals to maintain the largest and technologically armed, standing army the world has ever known. It’s time for America to adopt an “If we use it here, we should produce it here” attitude. For the first time in modern times, thanks to the common sense and foresight of Donald Trump, America is energy independent, our economy no longer has to depend on the largess of Saudi Arabia or any other nation who hates our guts. Now it’s time for America to bring it all back home. If we use it here, it should be made here. Oh, and by the way, the Chinese government is now saying that America caused the pandemic. No way, Jose - or Xi - or whoever is responsible for this farce, it originated in China, you let it fester, you didn’t inform a vulnerable world about it. You own it. Period... What do you think? Pray for our troops our police and the peace of Jerusalem. God Bless America — Charlie Daniels

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and now mia for another 2 weeks. one of us should have gotten his cell# lee

i suppose it is not too difficult to take 260 west and turn left on fossil creek road back eastbound. a very wild river below the old plant, filmed 'Easy Rider' in the hot springs, 4x4 wet crossing to pine mtn wilderness, smallmouth, largemouth, channels and flathead. no fossil creek permit necessary. https://youtu.be/ApN1c-opQkw?t=2

gisela mogollon rim railroad tunnel trail regal mesa/mine west of seneca lake. a personal fav. hardscrabble mesa west of strawberry childs power plant/verde hot springs-fossil creek permit required i think.(never mind-road from strawberry is closed permanently) lee's ferry

well that got my blood pressure up! told by not-so-bright pinetop azgfd office worker i cannot use frozen anchovies, sardines and bait shrimp for catfish and pike. "no live bait" she says. 'they are frozen' my reply. "no live bait allowed-you will get a ticket"! i asked just how would i get a live sardine to fool hollow and got "no live bait allowed". i was nice and just hung up before i had a stroke. par for the course huh-4% unemployment lol? let me know guys where there are bait freezers in the valley, gila county and flag-all my bait sources have dried up over the years. thank you, lee ps still don't know if a green sunfish is considered a sport fish and cannot be used for cut bait-the reason for the call. .

those peccary's are tough.....'Fix bayonets!'

all i want for my 60th birthday is a couple lbs of frozen anchovie. not gonna happen

just mentioned i could not find any frozen anchovie anywhere.

no bueno este ano.

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these two are..........funny..............i think............

any ATL's?

i still keep the old family sized camp kitchen in surplus wooden rocket motor boxes. mom wallpapered the entire inside of them and there are still cedar blocks from the '60s in there. dad modified the lids with hinges and weatherstripping. lee

i thought it was an army inoculation or vd station. close. wwII surplus i had seen a photo of one in use on guadalcanal in some old book. Here is a military surplus desk combo. It includes a chair, a desk writing surface and some fine drawers. All designed for easy transport and quick storage.

this prick is an equal opportunity hater. hates everyone like dirty harry. who the heck invited him to the party? lee

head2head 1 win scoring.

you forgot the link.

just don't be on ultra's when you are loading those trophy rounds. congrats. lee

just watched a video. it appeared that the fellow caught 2 rainbows over 20" below chevelon canyon dam. fish like that below the dam is intriguing. chevelon is running bank to bank over the spillway. this is a monster storm coming it looks like-3" for gila county. if that really happens it will finish off roosevelt capacity and cause releases into the dry salt river. lee

did anyone get his phone number? Tony are you doing OK?? it was good to hear from you.

done gone

it's horn season. get out starting now and put miles on your boots. steeper the better and bulls don't like mud any better than you do. my earlier suggestion is where most people start-black canyon lake and the dead center of the unit. lots of pressure. 2 points: only about 10% of tag holders will be out on any given day sunday thru thursday of the late hunt. there are bulls from hutch road to the rim road and from sr77 to the young road-learn the exact boundaries of your unit. and whatever you do don't hunt anywhere near town