What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

I fixed my truck.
Last night, when i was about to head out to work, i heard a pop, and all electrical systems went dead. When i mean dead, i mean nothing. The truck has two batteries, only 1 year old, so, nooooo, it couldnt be the battery. After about 20 minutes of checking everything out, I zeroed in on one battery. I took it in to be tested, this morning, and bingo, there was a short inside it. I put the new one in, and it fired up. The wife was advising me to have it towed, to a mechanic, and let them figure it out. Haaa, only as a last resort.

 

I was making coffee this morning looked out the front window like I do every morning said to myself "Damn that is a funny looking deer sitting at the top of the driveway" grab the binoculars took a look said "Damn that's a wolf" you know they really run fast when you put a couple of 45-70 rounds above their head.

We saw a bear crossing the road Saturday morning, wolf this morning I think it's about time to buy some tags for the rest of the year.

You can just make him out at the top of the driveway laying down




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Life in the Backwoods of North Idaho

 

Damn that's a funny looking DOG.

 

I'm GOING to do a manly thing in a while-my gym workout.

 

My 18 yr old daughter has been bugging me to teach her how to shoot pistols. So, this morning, I took her to the gun range, and taught her with a Ruger .22 cal target pistol, and a Browning Buckmark .22 cal target pistol. I left all my fun guns at home. Better to learn on small calibers. Both are good pistols, but the Browning has a much nicer trigger, and that's the one she gravitated towards. We only shot the 10 yard range, and she could keep them inside of about 12 inches. After about 80 rounds, she was at about 3 inches, average. She and I were both proud of her shooting. She wants to go back again, soon. But, next time, the 12 yr old daughter can come along, so I can devote more attention to her.

 

My uncle, brother and I went to a local sporting museum.

 

Finished honing an old strait razor, after I flattened my stone.
Stroped it for a while.
Shaved 1 cheek with it, to test it.
I'm getting there, considering I've never sharpened a strait nor have I shaved with one.
It worked, it really worked.

I know this is corny but I did a Tim Allen,
Hhhughhargh harghurgh ugh...
Just for good form.
tp

 

Time to do a complete shave and join "The Dark Side".

 

Shaved both cheeks this morning with a bad boy straight razor. First time other than a test last night on one side. My wife looked at me and said in a stearn, deep, voice.

JUST, be, careful!

I think I got her attention.

Finished with my superfine loaded with a second use feather blade.

I know, I know, a few months from now shaving with a straight razor will be old news.

But for now, (insert Tarzan yell)!

tp

 

I set up the external speaker for my TV, in spite of ambiguous instructions.

 

Extra manly if you used lots of duck tape!

 

It's only manly if you never look at the instructions.

 

No tape; just regular manliness (with some womanliness points for at least trying to use the instructions.)

 

Instructions! Say it isn't so!!!

 

Maybe they were in Swedish.

 

Excellent start. Post your shave, with pics, on the Straight Razor section.
https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/what-straight-razor-did-you-use-today.35281/

 

I programmed a new Universal Remote for 4 different gizmos.

 

Were they 4 different gizmos that you actually own and use?

 

Yes; the TV, cable box, BLU-ray player & soundbar.