boydeste Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 26 minutes ago, jcolorado said: Looks pretty big. Too bad you can't use them for bait. I have encountered quite a few very large rats, horible things they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yessongs Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 It has been absolutely blistering hot here in San Jose the last week or so, tons of fires and the smell of smoke is in the air big time this morning. Makes for some nice sunset pics though. 130 degrees ( 59C) in Death Valley Sunday, suntan weather. Had lunch over at Santana Row yesterday and rewarded wifey with a new pair of "Ray Ban" sunglasses. Some absolutely top notch Asian "Poontang" gals all over that place....geez some stunning Vietnamese girls having lunch at "Straits" cafe. Had never seen this Mercedes SUV before either.......nice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) A lovely little town in France called Vitry Le Francois. Edited August 20, 2020 by boydeste 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yessongs Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Bad day yesterday here in the bay area, tons of fires going on here from "lightning strikes" this past week-end. I feel bad for alot of people who no longer have homes, it's brutal. Many evacuations. About 2:30pm yesterday wifey calls me out from the garage, noticed it kind of felt dark all of a sudden. Looked outside and I thought the world was ending! Geez a thick plume of smoke just took over the entire area, sun was orange trying to break through. Like a bad movie, eventually got a little better later, but still alot of smoke all over. Over for a jog at 7:00pm at the High School. Not good for the lungs. Much better this morning thankfully. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Yessongs said: Bad day yesterday here in the bay area, tons of fires going on here from "lightning strikes" this past week-end. I feel bad for alot of people who no longer have homes, it's brutal. Many evacuations. About 2:30pm yesterday wifey calls me out from the garage, noticed it kind of felt dark all of a sudden. Looked outside and I thought the world was ending! Geez a thick plume of smoke just took over the entire area, sun was orange trying to break through. Like a bad movie, eventually got a little better later, but still alot of smoke all over. Over for a jog at 7:00pm at the High School. Not good for the lungs. Much better this morning thankfully. That looks nasty for sure, breathing that shite can't be good for ya methinks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Oops! 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Having a bit of a soar...on the California coast. Edited August 20, 2020 by lazarus 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boydeste Posted August 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) I was in the boat in the previous picture when it capsized. The prop got jammed in the weed and I leaned over the back to free it. Unfortunately the weight of the motor, plus the battery and me was too much and water came flooding in. Within seconds I was underwater and the engine flipped over and hit me on the head, at the same time my life jacket inflated and rammed me up under the boat trapping me momentarily. I managed to swim and drag the boat as close to the bank as I could, then get myself out. My head was bleeding quite badly and I was a bit shakey. My mate cleaned me up and we sat and had a cup of tea whilst working out a plan to retrieve the boat and hopefully the engine and battery. We had a decent length of rope in the car and some rope on a weed rake, together they were long enough to allow me to tie myself around the waist and swim back out to the boat. My mate then pulled me back in with the boat. Incredibly the engine was still hanging on by one clamp and the battery was trapped under the other clamp. With a bit of good fortune I released the battery and guided it into shallow water and trapped it under my foot preventing it from slipping down the shelf. My mate then went under the water and retrieved it. The engine came off easily and we were able to then drag the boat out to empty it and start over. The engine and battery were left in the sun for a few hours to dry out and everything worked fine after. I was very lucky, I always wear a life jacket and in this instance I have no doubt it saved my life. Edited August 21, 2020 by boydeste 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 52 minutes ago, boydeste said: I was in the boat in the previous picture when it capsized. The prop got jammed in the weed and I leaned over the back to free it. Unfortunately the weight of the motor, plus the battery and me was too much and water came flooding in. Within seconds I was underwater and the engine flipped over and hit me on the head, at the same time my life jacket inflated and rammed me up under the boat trapping me momentarily. I managed to swim and drag the boat as close to the bank as I could, then get myself out. My head was bleeding quite badly and I was a bit shakey. My mate cleaned me up and we sat and had a cup of tea whilst working out a plan to retrieve the boat and hopefully the engine and battery. We had a decent length of rope in the car and some rope on a weed rake, together they were long enough to allow me to tie myself around the waist and swim back out to the boat. My mate then pulled me back in with the boat. Incredibly the engine was still hanging on by one clamp and the battery was trapped under the other clamp. With a bit of good fortune I released the battery and guided it into shallow water and trapped it under my foot preventing it from slipping down the shelf. My mate then went under the water and retrieved it. The engine came off easily and we were able to then drag the boat out to empty it and start over. The engine and battery were left in the sun for a few hours to dry out and everything worked fine after. I was very lucky, I always wear a life jacket and in this instance I have no doubt it saved my life. Rather you than me mate, and all in a days fishing lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 hours ago, boydeste said: I was in the boat in the previous picture when it capsized. The prop got jammed in the weed and I leaned over the back to free it. Unfortunately the weight of the motor, plus the battery and me was too much and water came flooding in. Within seconds I was underwater and the engine flipped over and hit me on the head, at the same time my life jacket inflated and rammed me up under the boat trapping me momentarily. I managed to swim and drag the boat as close to the bank as I could, then get myself out. My head was bleeding quite badly and I was a bit shakey. My mate cleaned me up and we sat and had a cup of tea whilst working out a plan to retrieve the boat and hopefully the engine and battery. We had a decent length of rope in the car and some rope on a weed rake, together they were long enough to allow me to tie myself around the waist and swim back out to the boat. My mate then pulled me back in with the boat. Incredibly the engine was still hanging on by one clamp and the battery was trapped under the other clamp. With a bit of good fortune I released the battery and guided it into shallow water and trapped it under my foot preventing it from slipping down the shelf. My mate then went under the water and retrieved it. The engine came off easily and we were able to then drag the boat out to empty it and start over. The engine and battery were left in the sun for a few hours to dry out and everything worked fine after. I was very lucky, I always wear a life jacket and in this instance I have no doubt it saved my life. You're very brave to adventure on the water in that plastic miniature bathtub ! No way for me, and I am only 60 kg .... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 One of our dogs gets a bad reaction to mossie bites and there are a lot around currently. So Sai constructed this anti-mossie pavilion for "SeeNuan". 🤣 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Returning a big fish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 ocean fly fishin' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 brothers.... 8 months old. Happy and relax ! VID-20200824-WA0007.mp4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan China 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post thumper63 Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 Sunrise in the rockies. It's always a beautiful sight. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 historic trolly san francisco...out of service now due to C-19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 The French like their little flying machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 A day spent riding in the mountains... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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