I mean, they’ve let others go on no bail for similar crimes….

Of course, those others were nobodies of importance, so  the District Attorneys didn’t care, felt it was more imp0ortant to Make a Statement….

And, of course, Mr. DePape is white, so as a perpetrator, he is not a privileged    person….

I expect that they will soon attempt to tie Mr DePape and his attack on Paul Pelosi to either Trump or some Right leaning organization…

The day did not go as planned:

Forecast was for clear skies, high in the upper 50’s. Perfect weather to split and stack wood. Not too hot, not too humid, and a gentle breeze to keep me comfortable. (woulda been a nice day to fly too, but no joy there for another few MONTHS…)

So I pulled the woodsplitter up to where I was gonna stack it, tried to fire it up. No joy. the 15+ year old (and it was used and discarded then) old car battery finally gave up the ghost. Not a big deal, I had another (used, but serviceable) battery ready to go. I had kinda expected this to happen…..

Changed that out and tried to fire up the engine. No joy. Had spark, and it would fire on Carb Cleaner, so….fuel. Changed the filter (it should have been changed a long time ago)….but I had a spare on the shelf for just this eventuality, took less than 5 minutes. Again, not unexpected.

Ok, the engine on the splitter fired, and I took the tractor and got a round of dead and dried hickory about 20″ in diameter and hauled it over to the splitter. first piece split wonderfully. Second one ditto…..then the return line from the valve split wide open. Sprayed hydraulic fluid everywhere. .

Shit. That I don’t have a spare for….  and the only decent hydraulic shop is closed on Saturday.

So I pulled the hose off and capped the port and and will wait until Monday.

I cannot really complain, this hose is one that was on the splitter when I bought it 2 engines ago (something like 17 years, I dunno for sure) and it was old and hard then.

There is a part of me that says that I can afford the 1500-2000 dollars for a decent 20 ton splitter, but this one will do closer to 40 tons what with the really big ram on it. Plus I am as cheap as a man can be. (“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” has been the way I lived , the way my parents taught me….)

Now, in case you don’t remember, I bought this at an auction 17 or 20 years ago. It was a project that someone had made. Built “Hell For Stout”….likely with parts “sourced” from industry….like maybe the Steel Mills in Gary. I dunno, but it is really overbuilt. I’ve put two used engines on it (it came with an 11 HP vertical shaft Briggs….used in a lot of mowers and I’ve put a 14HP and a 15HP used engine ( same engine “family”) on it as they are all the same size and the bolts line up) and have used it many times over the years. It will split Oak and Hickory like nothing. Even Hedge doesn’t give it trouble. So I am loathe to try and replace it with a modern unit with a 5 or 10 HP engine…. but the thought is tempting…..

But no splitting today.

I guess I can start my Saturday Drinking early…..

Maybe I will see if I can get a plane to rent for an hour or two….

The Democrats are pushing “A Woman’s Right To Choose” as a reason to vote for or against a candidate. It is all over the Chicago stations. Nearly every single election ad has that term used. I heard that term 18 times in just one commercial break this morning.

If only the Dems could use real rights as an argument…Free Speech, Right to Bear Arms, that sort of thing, rather than their made up “Right to Choose”. (and I am not coming down as Pro OR Anti abortion….but it isn’t a right either way.

Of course, as a wedge issue, it works. But their ads make it seem as it if were a Civil Right….Or one enshrined in our Constitution.

If only they cared as much about real constitutional rights or just Freedom in general. But those don’t sell as well in a commercial.

Of course, they condoned violence against Supreme Court Justices and any Republicans that opposed their liberal views and goals…..

(Not that I condone the attack on Paul Pelosi, Nancy’s husband….)

But the thing is, they condone violence against anyone that disagrees with them or who might be an impediment to their agenda…..and yet they dislike it when it happens to them.

I don’t think that this is what they thought it might turn out to be though. I feel sorry for Mr Pelosi. But his wife wished the same sort of thing on anyone who she disagrees with.

And yet we find this:

Drought in Missouri’s Ozark region exposes lost sections of caves used in Civil War era as a hiding spot for spies – and Sunday meeting point for families

So all the Glowbal Warming Climate Change hoopla is lies….it isn’t “unprecedented” at all. The cave was dry enough to be used during (and before) the Civil War (1861 to 1865). Lots of gasoline vehicles in use then. Lots of airliners. Coal power plants. all that stuff.

Or just maybe the droughts are normal seasonal variations…..And the river levels rise and fall over the years.

But when they say “unpresented” they are lying.

Or, for that matter, anyone with two working neurons.

China ‘no longer deserves benefit of the doubt’: Bombshell Senate report concludes that COVID ‘most likely’ leaked from lab – as lawmakers point the finger at Beijing. Policymakers said ‘substantial’ evidence pointing to lab accident has emerged

Anyone who said otherwise for the past 2 or more years is a blatant liar. Public officials who lied to protect China are traitors (Looking at you, Anthony Fauci).

Seen yesterday in the wild:

I mean, we need to find a way to not have folks like the one I saw today.

I’m filling two gas cans at the gas station…dude (not a chic) about 30 years old drives in (at least, I think it was a dude, not a woman, but these days, one never knows) and pulls up to a pump. Only to find out that the filler is on the other side of the car

He looks sheepishly at me and the other guy, say “new car, heh” and gets back in and pulls around to the other side of the pups….WITH THE FILLER STILL ON THE WRONG SIDE.  The car is , of course, facing 180 degrees from the first direction and he is, of course, on the other side of the pump… but he cannot comprehend that the filler is still not on his side of the car.

He gets out, looks, looks at us, tries to pull the hose over the back of the car (would have worked if he’d have pulled ahead about 3 feet) and gets back into the car. Pulls up to the other line of pumps….ON THE WRONG SIDE.

He looks, gets back into the car, and leaves the station.

I laughed, but I felt a bit sad too. He’s likely gonna mate with some girl and produce children. And that frightens me.

Seeing as how the shooter, Orlando Harris, appears to be black.

Since it won’t fit the meme, the story will die rapidly.

Yep, another cord (Yes, a cord, 3 ricks) of seasoned firewood cut, split and ready to be stacked.

What with the expected price of fuel to heat the home, I expect I will use it all.

Now I gotta get it under cover and split at least one more cord for my emergency stash before winter.

Hey, it’s good core exercise that doesn’t kill my aging back.