more little jobs done lately. I did get the awning installed on
the camper and it works well (without any 911 calls) I also
cleaned out my truck. Now that may not seem like much but
if you ever seen the bed of my truck you would know what
an accomplishment that actually is. My truck bed is constantly
filled with backpacks, tarps, tools, fishing equipment, axes and
such plus whatever project I am working on (playing with ) at
the time. It's still all in there but I compressed it into two totes
that can be removed easily. Plus I can remove the tonneau cover
without worrying about the weather. With two kids moving,
that's a necessary feature.
Speaking of which after making a recent delivery I took a
small side trip on my way back home to somewhere I have
been wanting to visit for some time. Flint Ridge. An area
about a hour or so from my home that I had heard about on the
primitive weapon forums that I frequent. Flint, although not
exactly rare in my area, can be difficult to find. A extremely
nice lady on Flint Ridge has opened her farm to anyone that
would like to dig in the seven or eight mile vein of flint that
crosses her property. For a modest price you can go pick all
of the flint that your little heart desires. Many go there for
the colorful stones to polish and make jewelry out of. Since
I was only looking for a few stones to napp into flakes for
use with a flint and steel fire kit I was able to simply go to
one of the pre dug pits and pick up more than I could ever
use without lifting a pick or shovel. Of course that meant
that when I got home I had to make a couple new fire steels
to go with my new acquisition. But then I needed some
practice with the torch and forge anyway so that worked out
too. So I ended up with a couple new fire kits plus a fun
outing.
The link for the Nethers farm site is
http://mcrocks.com/ftr10-1/StreeterSeptember2010.html Very interesting (at least for me lol) so check it out in your
spare time..
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