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by Far Rider
Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:11 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: I don't think I can resist much longer
Replies: 2
Views: 13

Re: I don't think I can resist much longer

Are the little ape hangers stock? They have really gotten behind marketing the RG.

I was in Sturgis the one year when they came out with the updated faring, I think that was around '13 or '14, with all the vents inside the faring to let air flow through better.
by Far Rider
Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:00 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday February 3rd
Replies: 2
Views: 15

Tuesday February 3rd

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

23° no air movement yet.

I saw on book of face that Ms T is selling her street glide. I think she said there will be a cloud riders this year and she'll be there without. If this weather holds up between here and there, I might be tempted to take one more long ...
by Far Rider
Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:22 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday February 2nd
Replies: 2
Views: 13

Monday February 2nd

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


21° and still air.

I think it was the year before, in Shoshoni, when they tore down an old motor court, they found what may have been an old speak easy underground.
I've never understood the "blue" (?) laws. When I was stationed in Charleston SC, you could join the ...
by Far Rider
Sun Feb 01, 2026 6:39 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday February 1st
Replies: 4
Views: 31

Sunday February 1st

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

23° and still

Wasn't sure if it was a goat or a sheep as it had very small horns.

When I did all my back and forth travelling and other travelling just because. I always made sure to lay every little thing on the bed when I was getting repacked, to make sure it got ...
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 31, 2026 6:13 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday January 31st
Replies: 2
Views: 22

Saturday January 31st

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

24° no flag movement outside my window.

On my return from Riverton yesterday, I got to thinking that because our winter here has been so "mild" that the Pronghorns and Muleys might have a good chance of recovering their losses of two winters ago.
And then for the ...
by Far Rider
Fri Jan 30, 2026 6:19 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday January 30th
Replies: 3
Views: 33

Friday January 30th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

24° no breeze so far.

Grandfather had an apple orchard of about 3 acres, I would stop by after returning home from deployment and the red delicious apples were at the right stage of picking and eat right off the tree. Now you can't find one decent red delicious ...
by Far Rider
Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:33 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday January 29th
Replies: 2
Views: 28

Thursday January 29th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

19° and the flag is still.

When I got this WH replaced the plumbing company told me about the tankless kind but being there is only a 1/2 inch supply gas line coming in to feed the heater there isn't enough volume of gas to supply the heater and the tankless WH. I ...
by Far Rider
Wed Jan 28, 2026 6:24 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday January 28th
Replies: 2
Views: 36

Wednesday January 28th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

13° and a light breeze is moving the flag out front.

I sure hope the WH drain valve is cooperative about opening and closing to try to drain the sediment. Sometimes if it hasn't been drained every year the sediment builds up in the bottom enough that it won't allow ...
by Far Rider
Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:40 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday January 27th
Replies: 3
Views: 39

Tuesday January 27th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

8° and clear

While going through some boxes, that have been packed since our move to Bridgeport for my job at the trooper post, I finally found the second Wusthof 4.5 inch vegetable knife. We had bought them at Sur La Table way back, I liked the size and shape of the ...
by Far Rider
Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:27 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday January 26th
Replies: 2
Views: 45

Monday January 26th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


-12° this morning, the snow, "accumulation of less than a half inch" that was supposed to come in really early Sunday morning started around 6 yesterday and accumulated around 4 - 6 inches. had to break out the electric snow blower with help from the leaf blower.

At ...
by Far Rider
Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:41 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday January 25th
Replies: 2
Views: 45

Sunday January 25th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


Minus one here this morning, so far the overnight snow hasn't shown up.

I sure do mis the wood stove we had in the place back in cali. I do have what looks like a high end fireplace in the basement with the hot air circulation in it and the blower controls are on the ...
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 24, 2026 6:17 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday January 24th
Replies: 2
Views: 51

Saturday January 24th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


it's -7° currently and maybe heading up to 20+ got the light dusting of snow yesterday, maybe an inch after 3 AM coming early Sunday morning.
by Far Rider
Fri Jan 23, 2026 6:21 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday January 23rd
Replies: 2
Views: 56

Friday January 23rd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


Currently 11° with a predicted high of 13° maybe some trace of snow coming here.

Yes we have to get our directive thing filled out for health stuff and I suppose we should get off our butts and set up a will and such.

Dis the library visit occur? I need to get to the ...
by Far Rider
Thu Jan 22, 2026 6:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday January 22nd
Replies: 2
Views: 59

Thursday January 22nd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


6° and maybe another trace of snow coming in later tonight and into Friday.

When we're doing our one mile walk around the gym track, I get to daydreaming and forget to click the counter at the start/finish line.
by Far Rider
Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:24 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday January 21st
Replies: 2
Views: 63

Wednesday January 21st

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

7° and we did get a very light cover of snow yesterday around 1 in the afternoon.

Guess I'll have to wear my sweat pants to cover my legs for the transition between the car and the gym today.
by Far Rider
Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:11 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday January 20th
Replies: 2
Views: 70

Tuesday January 20th

Morning all . . . . :coffee:


10° clear. Didn't go drive over to the buffalo pasture to see if we could see the aurora around 2 AM, because the cat alarm is still set for sometime between 4:45 and 5:15 in the morning. If I don't get up the one keeps popping the side of the bed until my bladder also ...
by Far Rider
Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday January 19th
Replies: 2
Views: 90

Monday January 19th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

19° and areas of patchy fog, I guess if you count the hot springs pools and the other springs around, then yes.

Had a pretty good breeze off and on yesterday.
by Far Rider
Sun Jan 18, 2026 6:21 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday January 18th
Replies: 2
Views: 86

Sunday January 18th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

16°
The gun show here was kind of a disappointment, mostly old rifles and some old off brands. I didn't hold or look too hard at them. I guess I would have to go to a Cody or Casper show to see what they are like.
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday January 17th
Replies: 2
Views: 78

Saturday January 17th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

16°

I guess a hay truck blew over in the canyon on the really windy day here, took a while for them to get a tow and pull it back upright. I guess tow companies are well versed in getting trucks back on their wheels here as much as it happens here.
One year my dad and I ...
by Far Rider
Fri Jan 16, 2026 6:10 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday January 16th
Replies: 2
Views: 84

Friday January 16th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

29° the wind really kicked up yesterday, when I looked out at 10 PM there were signs we got the 20% chance of snow, there was a very light accumulation on my pickup windshield in the lee of the wind.
by Far Rider
Thu Jan 15, 2026 6:36 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday January 15th
Replies: 2
Views: 81

Thursday January 15th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

20° another tease of possible snow later today.

While at the gym yesterday the trainer was having someone do some steps on a rope ladder looking thing laid out on the floor. Reminded me of a Jacobs ladder, but smaller. Then it brought back memories of being anchored out ...
by Far Rider
Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday January 14th
Replies: 2
Views: 88

Wednesday January 14th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


29° and zero wind

Some years back I had heard of the North Rim of the GC and we booked a room at the lodge, it was the best visit to thee GC we had ever done, then last year's devasting fire wiped all that out. What a sad loss. I sure hope they could at some point ...
by Far Rider
Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:22 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday January 13th
Replies: 2
Views: 80

Tuesday January 13th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


30° and no air movement at the moment


Two years ago was the final big move driving the cab over moving truck, South Pass had closed just as we made it to Lander so had to drive around via Jackson Hole and Hoback junction in almost white out conditions, had planned to ...
by Far Rider
Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:38 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday January 12th
Replies: 2
Views: 86

Monday January 12th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


26° and still

Had a dream of how to put sauce on spaghetti mixing it into the noodles verses putting it on top of the noodles. No idea where that came from, weird.

Heard a saying, "people don't quit the job, they quit the boss". Kind of the story of why I retired ...
by Far Rider
Sun Jan 11, 2026 6:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday January 11th
Replies: 2
Views: 82

Sunday January 11th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


20° yes it stayed around the low thirties for the warmest all day here.


I'm almost thinking about breaking out a hose to soak the rose plants root ball.
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 10, 2026 6:49 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday January 10th
Replies: 2
Views: 86

Saturday January 10th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

12° I kind of like when it's cold enough and a light snow doesn't melt the first few flakes and I can blow the walks with the leaf blower, but here it always seems we have a prevailing breeze from the West and it blows the snow "dust" back in my face. But the ground is ...
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 10, 2026 6:45 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: too pretty to ride
Replies: 2
Views: 87

Re: too pretty to ride

A lot of money right there.
by Far Rider
Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:43 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday January 9th
Replies: 2
Views: 83

Friday January 9th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


19° the snow was a bust, only a few flakes in the air if you were looking at the time, I guess Greybull got enough to cover the ground.

The ice fishing derby has been called off for Boysen reservoir due to lack of ice.

Hope you get rid of the headache
by Far Rider
Thu Jan 08, 2026 6:34 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday January 8th
Replies: 2
Views: 86

Thursday January 8th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


19° this morning now possible 40% chance of snow after 1 today.
by Far Rider
Wed Jan 07, 2026 6:22 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday January 7th
Replies: 2
Views: 90

Wednesday January 7th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


43° and no breeze so far.
Had a really Wyoming breezy day here yesterday, had to go down to Riverton and there was no breeze outside of the canyon from the reservoir to Riverton and back until the canyon.

You may have lost a shih tzu to the Wyoming breeze the pair of ...
by Far Rider
Tue Jan 06, 2026 6:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday January 6th
Replies: 2
Views: 85

Tuesday January 6th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:


42° and a slight breeze, the sprinkles didn't happen yesterday and now they are teasing us with some snow maybe on Thursday.

Found a recipe for sausage gravy some years ago, called sawmill gravy, it uses some chicken broth besides the 3 cups of milk.

Also sheet ...
by Far Rider
Mon Jan 05, 2026 6:27 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday January 5th
Replies: 2
Views: 100

Monday January 5th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

33° and the site says possible showers after 1300 today.


Made free standing meatloaf last night, found that it doesn't stick to parchment paper like it does to foil when you line the cookie / cooking sheet when you use parchment paper.

So is it cookie or cooking sheet?
by Far Rider
Sun Jan 04, 2026 6:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday January 4th
Replies: 2
Views: 100

Sunday January 4th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

38° and clear

Really need to warm up the gas blower and change the oil just in case and top off the tank with non alcohol fuel with stabl added.
by Far Rider
Sat Jan 03, 2026 6:16 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday January 3rd
Replies: 2
Views: 101

Saturday January 3rd

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


27° and probably clear, usually my house thermometer is off by about 5 degrees higher than the "official" temperature, yesterday I put the sensor in an old cottage cheese container and put it on the ground out by the crabapple, now it's only 2 degrees higher, but ...
by Far Rider
Fri Jan 02, 2026 6:17 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday January 2nd
Replies: 3
Views: 144

Friday January 2nd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


38° there is some moisture on the patio out back.

We're still pretty dry around here.
by Far Rider
Thu Jan 01, 2026 6:33 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Happy New Year 2026!
Replies: 2
Views: 114

Happy New Year 2026!

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

25° and a tease that there may be a slight shower later.


I can't remember when I stayed up until midnight last for the New Year. Grandfather used to let loose with a shotgun blast when I was younger, we tuned in to watch the coverage of NYC at 10 last night.
by Far Rider
Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:00 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Cataract surgery
Replies: 6
Views: 219

Re: Cataract surgery

I don't think mine went that intense, I do recall some tugging while I was out for the first one, the second one they must have given me the whole injection to put me out.

Then wearing the eye patch /cup thing for I don't recall how long.

I found an older prescription that was pretty close to my ...
by Far Rider
Wed Dec 31, 2025 2:57 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Cataract surgery
Replies: 6
Views: 219

Re: Cataract surgery

OL Mike wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 9:55 am Hope you never have to have a vasectomy...
What do you mean you cut the wrong tube doctor?
by Far Rider
Wed Dec 31, 2025 6:39 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday December 31st
Replies: 3
Views: 166

Wednesday December 31st

Morning all . . . :coffee:

19° no air movement and I can see the stars.

Yes just about everything is brought into Hawaii by cargo freighters or now aircraft for some goods.
Juneau AK is the same way as it is land locked, everything comes in by ship or float plane, but the Costco hot dogs are the ...
by Far Rider
Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday December 30th
Replies: 2
Views: 129

Tuesday December 30th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

15° highs in the mid to upper forties predicted.

Here in WY we have to travel to get to somewhere, people grumble about the prices of or the quality of things at the grocery store here on book of face, they don't see the logistics of getting the things we do get at ...
by Far Rider
Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:24 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday December 29th
Replies: 2
Views: 117

Monday December 29th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


8° and nothing wet predicted the rest of the week.

Well will have to wear my sweat pants to the gym this morning, I can get away with dashing from the house to the car and car to gym at 35° plus wearing only my gym shorts with a heavy flannel shirt and Steamboat hat.
by Far Rider
Sun Dec 28, 2025 6:27 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday December 28th
Replies: 2
Views: 130

Sunday December 28th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


11° the predicted less than half inch of snow last evening turned out to be less than 1/2 MM.

Finally got around to putting cabinet handles on the other corner counter handles on the spinning shelf thingy. Just don't keep your fingers in the handles as you spin it ...
by Far Rider
Sat Dec 27, 2025 6:32 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday December 27th
Replies: 2
Views: 133

Saturday December 27th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


36° the patio was damp last night before ten last night so some trace of rain must have happened, the flag is tapping on the screen currently.

For some reason I read something about a Harley Rushmore engine water pump needing replacement, so I was checking prices and oh ...
by Far Rider
Fri Dec 26, 2025 6:31 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday December 26th
Replies: 3
Views: 174

Friday December 26th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


43° no wind and I can see a star.


Looks like where I used to live in CA is really getting hammered with snow, and the power has been out since around Noon on Wednesday, due to some trees getting blown over on some power lines, South Cal Edison says they may get ...
by Far Rider
Thu Dec 25, 2025 6:27 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sneak peek at Harley's new Limited models
Replies: 2
Views: 182

Re: Sneak peek nat Harley's new Limited models

Interesting. Hard for me to believe my Limited is now ten years old.
by Far Rider
Thu Dec 25, 2025 6:24 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Christmas Morning (Thursday)
Replies: 2
Views: 150

Christmas Morning (Thursday)

Merry Christmas everyone . . . :coffee:


55° and a breeze is blowing the flag against the front window screen in this room.

Well we didn't get any rain or snow overnight.
by Far Rider
Wed Dec 24, 2025 6:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday December 24th
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Wednesday December 24th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

38° maybe slight chance of showers very later.

Happy Christmas eve all.

They finally opened the bridge across the river they did a concrete re-decking on on Broadway Street.
Why it is named Broadway Street I don't know, maybe like Maine Street in Fallon NV.
by Far Rider
Tue Dec 23, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday December 23rd
Replies: 2
Views: 158

Tuesday December 23rd

Morning all . . . :coffee:

35° and now wind, yet.

Belated happy birthday Mike.

Had to get a couple more Christmas cards yesterday to send out, finally was able to go by the propane place and pick up a couple Western themed calendars.
by Far Rider
Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday December 22nd
Replies: 2
Views: 165

Monday December 22nd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


54°? it barely made it to the mid thirties yesterday.

The pets must have a clock hidden somewhere, the one comes in around 5 plus a few minutes and pops the side of the bed, and the other is laying out in the hallway waiting for me to get up.
by Far Rider
Sun Dec 21, 2025 6:36 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday December 21st
Replies: 2
Views: 142

Sunday December 21st

Morning everyone . . . . :coffee:

16° this morning of winter solstice today.