Local guy got shot by his hunting partner as they were getting their rifles out of the truck in the K-Mart parking lot, where they met to go hunting. Should not have been loaded, obviously, but he...

My wife is a big Mets fan from growing up in NJ. We got the baseball package for $95 after the all star break and it's been great entertainment. Watching lots of Mets and Twins, both pretty good this...

That's a good way to put it. Just looking at that audience, all I could think was frat boy spring break partiers and the girls that go along. I have to admit I was somewhat impressed with those...

And the U.S. has pretty much destroyed Mexico too over the past 20 years, with the drug war creating the market for the cartels, and then our gun industry arming them with high-powered smuggled...

Could also have been a swipe at the oligarch who employed her. A lot of them are on Putin's shitlist these days due to speaking out against the war (because it fucks up their rich lifestyle). Some...

Speaking of assumptions, you are making three (planted drugs, coerced confession, lying media) vs. two (she likes to vape and got caught). Occam's razor says you're wrong.

I remember I had one landlord who would come over to fix something and he could never understand why we kept our mountain bikes in the living room.

The bar-mount seat didn't really work for me although I considered it. I actually don't mind having the seat mounted on the dry box, it still opens 90 degrees which is plenty, and it actually makes...

This spring I mounted an NRS highback swivel seat on my drybox so my wife would be more comfortable. It's great. I suppose I'll replace my rowing seat eventually with a highback although it's never...

No Greyhound bus service?

Used to see Jerry Joseph play all the time at the Top Hat when he was with Little Women. Dude has been around a loooong time.

I thought this doc was absolutely fascinating. As I watched I kept wondering why the whole thing failed to register with me at the time. Then I realized I'd just gotten married on July 17 that year...

Planted maybe, but nobody in the fucking history of the world has ever "accidentally" packed illegal drugs when traveling to a foreign country. JHC

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Lending Club is paying 2.07% on my high yield savings account now. Considering I've moved all my kids' college money into that account, it's a pretty good chunk of change.

Speaking of music, had a great time at my first Red Ants Pants festival Saturday night. Been waiting 20+ years to see Son Volt and they were awesome. Then Grace Potter, who I never even heard of,...

As far as any of us have been able to tell, they are not following up or keeping track of who does or doesn't take the random test. Have not heard of anybody having trouble crossing because of not...

The abundance of homeless people who gather in Missoula has resulted in most camping close to town being closed off. You could possibly find a place to park up Deer Creek Road, across the Clark Fork...

Meanwhile this is what 2 million will get you on the Rocky Mountain Front. I love this area and that river.
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Absolutely fucking ridiculous for one of those tiny units. Let us know what it eventually goes for.

I will say the new siding on those buildings makes a huge difference in their curb appeal. I...

So leather upholstery is just another way to fleece pet owners? Okay I guess I can buy that. Sure as hell doesn't make sense for anything else. I recently had to replace the driver's side seat...

Why do most people seem to prefer leather apholstery in cars? Leather is hot and sticky in the summer and cold and stiff in the winter. Much rather have cloth.

Thought. Rhymes with bought. "Thot" rhymes with snot.

I've floated everything from Polebridge down to where it joins the Middle Fork. Nice floating, nothing scary when flows are low, although once into August there are definitely some thread-the-needle...

Ha. That is so true.

If you want to float Montana rivers do yourself a favor and get this book.

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Sounds like you're talking about the North Fork Flathead, not Blackfoot, if you are floating from the border. Unless you mean float from the border of the wilderness, and are calling the main...

Yeah from Harry Morgan put-in by Ovando down to the main Blackfoot, many times. Friends are doing it this weekend, apparently the flow is still strong. Never floated above that.

It's inconceivable to me that Google won't be $200 a share at some point. You're going to double your money on that bet, within 5 years or probably sooner.

And to quote Sargeant Schultz, "I know...

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Money talks, and the Uber rich need their servant class close at hand.

I've talked to numerous folks in Helena this summer who have moved here from Bozeman due to affordability. Which obviously means Helena is headed in the same direction to one degree or another.
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People who have chosen to get on with their lives despite covid are not outliers. The ten people who populate this thread with obsessive covid talk are the real outliers.

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Nah, I've read enough of his posts to know he's an idiot.

Who said anything about Jesus? That's the second time I've seen you bring up that bullshit for no reason. Leads me to believe you're pretty fucking stupid.

Anybody want to take a shower with Harry?

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Moose Creek is great if you like camping with homeless meth tweakers. Cromwell Dixon is much more open, has a nice breeze, and even though the highway is nearby the traffic shuts down after 11. Way...

If it were me I'd camp at Cromwell Dixon campground on Macdonald Pass and ride the CDT south to Switchback Ridge descent. You'll either need to pedal back up the pass or arrange a car shuttle.
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Hopefully this will coincide with fewer WFH people moving there and will result in some good old fashioned competition to get the places rented out.

Actually there were some extraneous circumstances, mostly the fact that he had a bad toothache so was on painkillers and antibiotics (only at night but they made it hard to sleep). Plus he had just...

My 90 yo dad got a ticket for "wandering" in his lane a couple months ago while driving across the country. Had to go in and take a bunch of tests for reflexes, vision, cognitive stuff, etc. Passed...

Mountain goats yesterday on Red Mountain, high point of the Scapegoat Wilderness.

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Just the smell of those things when I'm in the store almost makes me sick. The pickles rule but those buckets leak, sometimes all over the fucking car. Now I make them give me a plastic bag (which at...

I mean ideally you can get 20 yards off trail and downhill. Then you don't have to worry about the horse squashing your chickenshit ass. Stepping off to the downill side is commonly accepted as...

I assume everybody here knows that hikers and cyclists should always step to the downhill side of the trail to let horses pass, so in the event the horses spook, they spook uphill rather off a steep...

My phone was acting wonky but the other day I dropped it in the river and it seems to be working fine now.

#1 rule of writing: Never write about dreams or acid trips. Nobody cares.

Glad to hear she's doing all right, Harry.

Just got back from a trip to visit my dad (90) and my wife's parents (her dad is 85). My dad is doing remarkably well all things considered, her dad is...

^^I can agree with that, considering the vaccines don't prevent you from getting the disease and the tests don't tell you whether you have it or not.