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The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
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Posted on 12/20/2004 9:01:36 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Though we pass them by today...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: 300winmag

I would just like it to hang my bridles from, and stash other things in the pretty box ;~D


6,341 posted on 01/21/2005 5:53:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Ramius
Every little bit helps.

If'n you're ever looking for more exercise, there's plenty of farmwork to do around here. ;~)

6,342 posted on 01/21/2005 5:53:59 PM PST by ecurbh (.. .-.. --- ...- . .... .- .. .-. --- ..-. - .... . -.. --- --.)
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To: Ramius

Wow... cool! I want to lose weight for the summer too, We've promised to walk more.


6,343 posted on 01/21/2005 5:54:44 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: ecurbh

I was thinking more about something along the lines of getting a kayak or a canoe... but thanks for the offer... I'll keep it... here... right over here... :-)


6,344 posted on 01/21/2005 6:12:52 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: 300winmag

Hey, that's pretty neat.

I'd like something like that... but I wonder if it could be done with a secret hidden unlatcher instead of a key. Seems like the time you really need it, you don't wanna be hunting around for the key.

I've got a lockbox for a handgun that I use at the beach house to keep my 1911 outta hands of kidses. It has a key, but there's a secret way to pop it open without a key that is really ingenious-- and convenient when you're in a hurry.


6,345 posted on 01/21/2005 6:18:00 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius
Hehe... you said "lockbox."
6,346 posted on 01/21/2005 6:21:23 PM PST by ecurbh (.. .-.. --- ...- . .... .- .. .-. --- ..-. - .... . -.. --- --.)
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To: ecurbh

We have a 'lockbox' too. I don't use it a lot since we don't have any kids around...


6,347 posted on 01/21/2005 6:28:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; Ramius
Feeling like doing a bit of shewt'n'...


6,348 posted on 01/21/2005 6:45:26 PM PST by ExGeeEye (I'm shattered, but it's nothing some sleep and a good freep wouldn't cure...)
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To: ExGeeEye

Ooohh... M1 Carbine? Fun in a box, that is.

Yahknow... on a similar subject, I've had the oddest hankerin' lately to get a 30-30. Regular Winchester 1894.

I can't explain it, and I have positively zero need for one. It's just something about wantin' to go out and use a lever action. Some things I just cain't 'splain.


6,349 posted on 01/21/2005 6:51:34 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

Had one. Found it not to my liking. Saw a good-looking used one just hte other day...'60's IIRC.


6,350 posted on 01/21/2005 6:58:34 PM PST by ExGeeEye (I'm shattered, but it's nothing some sleep and a good freep wouldn't cure...)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Well... time to head out. Battery dying. No spare. See y'all later.

[sip] <-- coffee :-)


6,351 posted on 01/21/2005 6:59:00 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

That one's not mine...but yeah


6,352 posted on 01/21/2005 6:59:01 PM PST by ExGeeEye (I'm shattered, but it's nothing some sleep and a good freep wouldn't cure...)
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To: ExGeeEye
From memory, it looked like the M44, but the stock ended nearer the muzzle than I'm thinking is normal, had no Cyrillic markings, and the word "Finland" in the metal, looking like the factory put it there (and I'm pretty sure the Finns would have said "Suomi").

Based on your description, I'd say you were looking at a Finnish-made export version of the M44. This would have been post-WW2. Who outside the soviet bloc would buy it puzzles me. The Finns were required to be politcally neutral, but the military equipment was, after the war, strictly soviet-style. Still, they didn't do badly for kicking soviet ass in the Winter War, and then allying with the nazis just so they could kick more Russian ass.

If there were traces of grinding, I'd say they were battlefield pickups "sanitized" of the soviet stain. Again, they would be intended for potential foreign (military?) sales, some day.

Don't feel bad, you gave it a good shot, and provided me with some ideas for speculation.

6,353 posted on 01/21/2005 7:04:29 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: Lil'freeper

Oh Lil'freeper, how wonderful! I am so glad you were able to go and give us an eyewitness account. All through the evening my daughter kept saying that she wished she could be there.
<p.
Howdy all! Hubbys at an astronomy meeting so I have uninterrupted time on the puter at least for another hour or so.


6,354 posted on 01/21/2005 7:27:58 PM PST by Alkhin (Tributaries - http://awanderingconfluence.com/blog)
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To: Ramius
I'd like something like that... but I wonder if it could be done with a secret hidden unlatcher instead of a key. Seems like the time you really need it, you don't wanna be hunting around for the key.

If it was important, I'd wear the key on a chain around my neck. Also, I'd look into inletting metal plates inside the box around the lock and tap for bigger screws, to make prying harder to do. It's not a steel vault, but I suspect it could still be improved.

6,355 posted on 01/21/2005 8:51:09 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag; Ramius; HairOfTheDog; ExGeeEye; Alkhin; JenB; All

Seems I missed the party again...

Been readin'. Wife's had the computer this evenin' since the connection got knocked out today. Apparently I'm the only one who could figure out how to "disconnect the modem from the power source" that would be in laymen's terms "unplug it and plug it back in..."

Alkhin - As soon as I can decide what "literary" personality I want to assume, I'm going to (re)start blogging. Gonna wait until I get back from Kentucky next weekend.


6,356 posted on 01/21/2005 10:45:09 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (All we have to decide is what to do with the crap that we are given...)
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To: Alkhin
Oh Lil'freeper, how wonderful! I am so glad you were able to go and give us an eyewitness account. All through the evening my daughter kept saying that she wished she could be there.

It was wonderful! And I understand quite a few tix went unsold. So really, next time, y'all need to crash at our place (or Corin's - heh heh heh) and go to the ball!

6,357 posted on 01/22/2005 4:39:33 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The requested file was not found.)
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To: Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton; JenB; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog
Good morning happy campers! We're gonna get snow! Forcast for us says 10-15". Wheee! Big'ol's got the tractor gassed up. We have a stack of new DVDs to watch and a long list on the TiVo.

The problem is that I'm going on travel Monday and I have to get two new outfits (the old ones shrunk significantly over the holidays - what's up with that??). Dunno if I'll get to do that with the snow. Eeeek!

Click for Colora, Maryland Forecast

6,358 posted on 01/22/2005 4:45:35 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The requested file was not found.)
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To: Lil'freeper
We're getting theh cold with none of the snow.

Click for Shawnee Mission, Kansas Forecast

6,359 posted on 01/22/2005 4:53:57 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Ramius

Did you make it back okay?


6,360 posted on 01/22/2005 4:54:36 AM PST by Overtaxed
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