Neat pictures I've taken

classicman · 10-10-2011, 07:57 PM

Wow. I'm so jealous.

glatt · 10-10-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Wow. I'm so jealous.

Just think of shoveling it in the winter.

BigV · 10-10-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Just think of shoveling it in the winter.

yard truck with a dozer blade

Nirvana · 10-10-2011, 08:39 PM

That is our acre pond the cows drink from and we have a loader tractor YAY!

classicman · 10-10-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Just think of shoveling it in the winter.

puh. I wouldn't go anywhere till the snow melted.

That or I'd be too busy Ice skating

BrilliantDisguise · 10-10-2011, 10:37 PM

Beautiful view Nirvana!

plthijinx · 10-10-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

puh. I wouldn't go anywhere till the snow melted.

That or I'd be too busy Ice skating

hey! i test snow melt panels!!

glatt · 10-16-2011, 07:08 AM

Yesterday I went with my son's cub scout den to a Civil War reenactment of the battle of Cedar Creek. I'd never been to one of these before. It was an interesting view of a culture I'd never seen before. These reenactors spend thousands of dollars to buy their own gear and costumes and they join the battle just for the experience. They don't get paid.

They buy reproductions of period tents and camp the whole weekend using only period camping gear (at least the stuff left out in the open. Maybe they had down sleeping bags and air mattresses inside the tents.)

There are vendors who have larger period tents set up off to the side, and they sell most of the stuff that the reenactors need. So you could just walk up to one of these events and buy everything you need to join in on the fun.

glatt · 10-16-2011, 07:15 AM

They started off the action with a little skirmish between two mounted groups. Not much gun fire, but lots of clanging sabers. Nobody "died" during this, because I guess they didn't want to fall off their horses.

glatt · 10-16-2011, 07:21 AM

Then the two armies marched on each other and just basically fired volleys at one another from a short distance. The Confederates did well during this part of it, and drove the Union soldiers back. More people "died," but seriously, I don't think it was historically accurate. Out of a couple hundred people shooting at each other over a distance of about 50 yards, only a dozen people died. This was cool to watch. They also had cannons behind the lines going off.

10-10-2011, 07:57 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow. I'm so jealous. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-10-2011, 08:39 PM	#4
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	That is our acre pond the cows drink from and we have a loader tractor YAY! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

10-16-2011, 07:08 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yesterday I went with my son's cub scout den to a Civil War reenactment of the battle of Cedar Creek. I'd never been to one of these before. It was an interesting view of a culture I'd never seen before. These reenactors spend thousands of dollars to buy their own gear and costumes and they join the battle just for the experience. They don't get paid. They buy reproductions of period tents and camp the whole weekend using only period camping gear (at least the stuff left out in the open. Maybe they had down sleeping bags and air mattresses inside the tents.) There are vendors who have larger period tents set up off to the side, and they sell most of the stuff that the reenactors need. So you could just walk up to one of these events and buy everything you need to join in on the fun. Attached Images Last edited by glatt; 10-16-2011 at 07:28 AM.

10-16-2011, 07:15 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	They started off the action with a little skirmish between two mounted groups. Not much gun fire, but lots of clanging sabers. Nobody "died" during this, because I guess they didn't want to fall off their horses. Attached Images

10-16-2011, 07:21 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Then the two armies marched on each other and just basically fired volleys at one another from a short distance. The Confederates did well during this part of it, and drove the Union soldiers back. More people "died," but seriously, I don't think it was historically accurate. Out of a couple hundred people shooting at each other over a distance of about 50 yards, only a dozen people died. This was cool to watch. They also had cannons behind the lines going off. Attached Images

10-10-2011, 10:37 PM	#6
BrilliantDisguise Master of the Domain Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 224	Beautiful view Nirvana!

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