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I did a simple cook tonight--butterflied a 2.5 lb pork loin, dusted with a homemade rub inside and out, and spread apple pie filling inside. Closed it up and covered it in a bacon wrap. I cooked it for 3 hours at 225F, using hickory for the smoke wood, sauced it with warm Blues Hog during the last 30 minutes, and pulled it when the internal temp hit 150F. I threw a few potatoes on the smoker for a slightly smokey side, and sautéed some spinach to go with it. The leftover pie filling went into a ramekin with crushed graham crackers topping it. Dinner was a hit.

NY deserved to get slapped down for this egregious bit of governmental overreach. This stems from NY's attempts to pressure, sometimes with overt threats, banks and insurers to stop doing business with the NRA. Today the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that in doing so NY was in violation of the First Amendment. “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the most senior liberal, wrote for the court. US Supreme Court unanimously sides with NRA

SPF! Thanks.

We can't use these after we move, so need to sell them here. I have more pictures of each available, on request. Generac GP5500 5500 watt generator. (Hurricane season is coming!). SPF to @Bklynracer Barely used, mostly to test the generator for 30 minutes every few months. Starts on first pull. Oil changed regularly. Compact size, includes installed wheel kit to make it easy to move, owner’s manual and plywood cover to keep the generator dry during bad weather--though the generator has always been stored in the garage. The generator has 2 120 volt 20 amp duplex outlets and 1 30 amp 120/240 volt outlet, all protected by circuit breakers. Rated for 5500 continuous watts, with a surge output of 6875 watts—enough to keep critical home systems running during a power outage. It has a 390cc engine with automatic low oil shutoff. The onboard 7.2 gallon gas tank will run the generator continuously for 10 hours. This generator has been flawless for us, but we’re moving to a. home with a whole-house generator. Must pick up—I can’t deliver it. $700 new, selling for $400 cash, and I'll throw in a classic 5 gallon plastic gas can--with a vent, and without the government-mandated automatic valve shutoffs, and multi-segment leaky spout! The halogen light in the photo isn't included. Giant-Vac walk-behind leaf blower Model 52. 5.5 hp Briggs & Stratton gas engine, starts first pull every time. Works great, saves an enormous amount of time in yard or driveway cleanup. Owner’s manual included. Low time…used only at our home, never used commercially. Air flow can be directed sideways or forward. Garage-kept, oil changed yearly. Come give it a test drive! Must pick up in Morris County—I can’t deliver it. $225 Cash

No response from @Christopher Hoppe; all primers and bullets are still available. Let's get these sold!

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That would be awesome...Idaho is famous for it's backcountry airstrips, as you probably know. But I'll either be joining a flying club, or renting aircraft...and I suspect there will be prohibitions on backcountry landings. I don't think buying a bush plane is in the budget. After I take a mountain flying course, I hope to at least see a few of those strips from the air.

The temps aren't a lot different than here, lower humidity, a bit more snow in the winter, but not crazy amounts. Oddly enough, the panhandle has the mildest climate in Idaho, as it's around 2,000-2,500' above sea level, while most towns in Idaho are 3,500-7,500' above sea level. The high peaks get close to 13,000' I think the fishing is pretty good, I look forward to finding out. I knew they had salmon and a few varieties of trout in the panhandle, but apparently smallmouth and largemouth bass, perch, and a half-dozen other gamefish are common. And the northern pike get pretty big. That's the state record fish, caught last year in Hayden Lake-40.76 lbs, 49" long. I had no idea pike got that big. Yeah, the "Greater Idaho" movement is interesting. It shows how bad Oregon has gotten, that 2/3rds of the counties have voted for secession. Oregon won't let that much tax money go, unfortunately. I'm always impressed by the roads...I've never seen a pothole, the maintenance is impeccable. I guess that's what happens when a state actually spends the gas tax on road maintenance. I think the schools are pretty decent. Water everywhere and cheap hydro power! Thank you!

I can almost taste the freedom! I came to NJ right out of grad school, and have trying to get back to my native state ever since. Turns out, I had to wait till retirement to pull it off. At least that gave my wife, a born-and-raised Jersey girl, time to get used to the idea. I’m not sure when we’ll actually be moving, we’re neither packed and ready to move, nor is our current home ready to go on the market. I’m hoping we’ll be ready within the next six weeks or so. Because…drum roll please…we closed on our new house today! We’ll be moving to Coeur d’Alene, in the Idaho panhandle. There are lots of lakes, state forest, and BLM land surrounding a decent size town, just over 30 minutes from Spokane International Airport. Four ski hills within an hour’s drive. Lots of wildlife. Plenty of brewpubs. Hiking/biking trails everywhere. Constitutional carry. Our property tax bill will be reduced by 80%. State income tax is lower, and when the state is running a surplus (most years) they mail checks to the residents to refund the overage. It’s a nice house on which we closed, but I mostly show the views from the deck. We’ll be on a hill overlooking Hayden Lake, which is located between the larger Coeur d’Alene and Pend Oreille lakes.

The meat looks great, and that is a REALLY impressive stuffed baked potato.

No BBQ today, but I cooked osso buco and a polenta/parmesan/tomato bake for dinner. I'd never even had osso buco in a restaurant before, but I won the meat in a BBQ comp, so I spent a few hours cooking it up today. The recipes were from the internet, so I can't claim credit for innovation.

I drain all of the yard equipment at the end of the season, and then run the fuel line and carb completely dry. But between mowing and late-season leaf mulching, it still sees fuel 9 months of the year. I think @Bomber's crappy valve theory is probably correct.

Thanks, @Krdshrk. I'd looked on Pure-gas.org and saw Newton as an option. Was just hoping there was a closer source that hasn't been reported to that site. @Scorpio64, I hadn't considered marinas. I may make a call or two to the Lake Hopatcong area, as that would be closer than the jersey shore shore. It's for a 4 stroke mower, which runs fine on regular economy gas, but once a year I have to replace the fuel shut-off valve when it swells to the point of not turning. Since I put in a new valve today, I thought I'd look to make this one last longer.

Or anywhere near Morris county? I only need a couple of gallons, but would prefer not to have to drive too far, nor resort to leaded Avgas.

Bump!

Sold to Bklynracer!

Bump, with price reductions and new items added!

I know of a nice one coming on the market soon in Morris County!

Not as a loose gun, rattlin' around with all the other junk in the purse. Nope, just don't do it. Something is bound to get caught in the trigger guard during the draw...I'm looking at you, lipstick. A holster somehow affixed in the fashionable handbag would be an improvement, but a real concealed carry handbag is better still. In addition to the dedicated handgun compartment already mentioned, they generally have a thin steel cable running through the shoulder strap, to shut down the 'slash and grab' purse snatching scenario. On-body carry is still better, if at all possible, but it can be a real challenge to make it work with women's attire.

They have Taylor Pork Ham Roll in the UK, Thailand, Malta, Ireland, Nepal, or wherever the heck that couple got ahold of a right-hand drive car?

I cooked my first Tri tip yesterday! It's very popular in the southwest, but impossible to find in the northeast. I'd won a gift certificate from Porter Road Meats in a BBQ contest, and that was one of the things I'd ordered. I dry brined with kosher salt for 2.5 hours, added Montreal Seasoning for the rub, then smoked it at 225F on the WSM using hickory chunks for the smoke. It took less than an hour to hit 120 internal, at which time I transferred it to a hot grill to sear. Along the way, I made a batch of bacon-wrapped sausage appetizers, with a brown sugar glaze to finish. I also prepared an au jus to serve with the meat, by putting a pan containing beef broth, and cut up carrots, red onion, jalapeño, hatch chili, and garlic underneath the Tri tip while it cooked. It caught the meat juices during the cook, then I strained out all of the veggie bits to serve. I didn't take a lot of pics, but I've added one of the appetizers ready to go on the smoker, the Tri tip and apps on the top rack shortly into the cook, some of the finished appetizers, and the only picture I got of the finished Tri tip...the only slice that was left after dinner.