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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 8, 2022 12:03:49 GMT -5
My dad on the right and the guy who bought the rack from him. He's the guy that wrote these books.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 8, 2022 12:00:05 GMT -5
I spoke with my dad and again with Keith. He sent me this picture of the rack on a skull plate. It's definitely the same antlers but we are 100% sure they were sheds. My dad bought them from a guy in Ohio for $75. I remember when I was a kid I would spin the nuts up and down the bolts that were sticking out of the bases. My dad is looking for more pictures. I made it clear that we aren't trying to get any recognition from the deer. We are just trying to get the correct information out there. My dad bought and sold the rack. He did not find or kill it. He has never claimed that.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 8, 2022 11:06:01 GMT -5
That is crazy.....wonder who the female is in the pic? The mystery is just starting. I just talked to Keith. He said that buck is being claimed as found dead in Ohio county and was the indiana state record. I know for a fact it was sheds. I just confirmed some details with my dad and I'm calling Keith back.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 8, 2022 10:38:52 GMT -5
Greghopper posted a link to an antler collector who owns the Huff buck. I checked out his page and browsed through a post of giant typical pictures. One immediately stood out to me. It used to hang on our living room wall when I was a kid. It was a set of sheds put on a shoulder mount. My dad sold it for Christmas money when I was young. I've always wondered where those antlers ended up. I sent Keith a message. Hopefully he responds. I could give him some back ground information on them. I'd love to know what that rack would have scored if it wasn't a set of sheds. Years ago I contacted the guy who bought it from my dad. I was trying to track it down. He had sold it and wasn't any help. Thanks for helping me solve a mystery Greghopper. If you want to see the post of the giant typicals, search for Keith Snider on Facebook.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 8, 2022 10:20:31 GMT -5
Looks like the scoring debacle has finally started.....figured it was comming after the antlers score increased after green scoring! www.facebook.com/keith.snider.5/Anyone seen the Finial score sheet ? Thanks for posting that link. I saw something interesting on Keith Sniders Facebook page unrelated to this buck. I'll make a separate post.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 7, 2022 16:36:16 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 3, 2022 9:45:31 GMT -5
Re-reading this post has me in the mood to make a bow. I think I've only made 1 bow in the last 3 years.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 2, 2022 6:31:33 GMT -5
Our forecast is showing mostly ice. I've got the generator ready to go. I'll be filling up 3 cans of gas this morning for it.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 1, 2022 22:13:30 GMT -5
Still my favorite bow and prized possession. Glad to hear that. I can't believe it's been that long ago.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 29, 2022 21:07:28 GMT -5
I'm just hoping Rodgers doesn't go to the steelers.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 26, 2022 17:28:53 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 24, 2022 7:07:43 GMT -5
As a bengals fan, this was a great weekend. They made it farther than I expected this season. The game last night was crazy. I just finished watching it this morning.
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Vicksburg
Jan 23, 2022 21:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 23, 2022 21:19:02 GMT -5
Taking the wife to Vicksburg, Mississippi for a mini-vacation. Staying at a pre Civil War mansion that is supposed to be very haunted. One room has a cannonball lodged in a beam from the battle. The owner used it as a hospital for soldiers from both sides. The Duff Green Mansion. Please take a lot of pictures and share them with us.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 23, 2022 21:18:01 GMT -5
My guess is the carb. I try to start my generator once every month or so and let it run for a while. I put sta-bil in the fuel.
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Hot tub?
Jan 17, 2022 18:27:32 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 17, 2022 18:27:32 GMT -5
I'd save yourself some money and stick with a tank type water heater. I think that's what I'll probably do
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Hot tub?
Jan 14, 2022 21:56:21 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 14, 2022 21:56:21 GMT -5
don't know much about tankless, but it would seem to me you would miss the settling qualities of a tank that would help with any suspended particulates that make it past your well screen and softener (like during really wet ground conditions). I would guess all that would hit the tankless heater directly and muck it up. I don't have well water. I have city water.
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Hot tub?
Jan 14, 2022 12:51:59 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 14, 2022 12:51:59 GMT -5
Installed many of those tankless water heaters in our business and found that they cost more and do not have near as long life as a standard tank type water heater. Wasn't unusual for a tankless to poop out in 5-7 years. Only reason I would install tankless, is if I did not have space for a tank type. 100 percent agree Tankless water heaters do save money on gas electric But we have found Cost to buy and install can be 2 to 3 times the amount for a family of 4 or 5 you can overcome that cost with savings 2 people not going to happen you normally can’t save enough If your water is not good they won’t last Unless you have good water pressure you won’t be happy A break down normally is going to be a higher cost to fix a lot of the times I could buy a standered water heater for the same money I’m not talking DIY repair but a service call I personally would not buy one for these reasons if you have the room it’s hard to beat a power vent 40 gallon gas tank on natural gas LP over electric depends on cost of LP vrs KW cost and water usage So would you recommend I stay with a tank water heater? All my appliances are electric. I don't have gas. It's just 2 people living here except every other weekend than there are 2 teenagers staying with us. We have hard water. I definitely want to to install a water softener no matter what way I go with the heater.
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Hot tub?
Jan 13, 2022 9:15:36 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 13, 2022 9:15:36 GMT -5
I've never had to leave the water on to prevent frozen pipes and I've lived here 12 years. I just hate the idea of heating water 24 hours a day when we only use hot water in a 2 hour span in the evenings. A simple, inexpensive fix would be to run your existing tank type water heater through a water heater timer. For a little more money they have them in wifi which can be controlled from your smartphone. The downfall to a tankless system is water pressure can suffer if too many fixtures are running at the same time. As a plumbing inspector I come across tankless heater installs pretty regularly. The biggest complaint many people have is that 2 people can't shower at the same time (in separate showers of course) without a reduction in either pressure, temperature or both. For a family with more than 5 people a second water heater is almost a necessity. Also, you mentioned installing a water softener, if you are going to go tankless you will definitely want to add a softener. If not the lime scale will end up clogging your system and it will be an expensive repair or replacement. Just some stuff to keep in mind if you are considering tankless. We have very hard water. My tank water heater is 12 years old and I fight it leaking every year when I clean it out. A softener is definitely going to happen when I go tankless. We only use 1 shower at a time so that isn't a problem. I need to remove the tank heater to make room for the softener. I want a very small utility sink next to it that is fed from the hard water. I need a place to fill up my water filter pitcher. I don't like the taste of softened water.
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Hot tub?
Jan 13, 2022 8:34:32 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 13, 2022 8:34:32 GMT -5
I just checked. I have a 200 amp breaker. The tankless water heater I want to get will be electric. I don't have gas. The thing about the tankless is that you aren't using energy to keep water hot in the tank when you aren't using it. The flip side of the coin is that if you wanted to trickle warm/hot water on something to defrost it in the kitchen sink, you might not be able to because they need "X" Gallons per minute flowing through them to turn on. The one that I had 15 years ago IIRC turned on at .75 gpm which was too much of a flow to trickle heated water. The new one I have now needs 1/2 gpm to turn on. When we had that very cold snap 3 or 4 years ago with the wind, mine froze and split the heat exchanger. I took that to a radiator repair shop but then the circuit board was bad from the water. It was 50% of a new one just for the board to get it fixed, and when I called Bosch they said that because I was an existing customer that a new one would only be 75% of a new one so I just replaced it. I've never had to leave the water on to prevent frozen pipes and I've lived here 12 years. I just hate the idea of heating water 24 hours a day when we only use hot water in a 2 hour span in the evenings.
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Hot tub?
Jan 12, 2022 20:58:38 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 12, 2022 20:58:38 GMT -5
I just checked. I have a 200 amp breaker. The tankless water heater I want to get will be electric. I don't have gas.
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