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teedubbya Offline
#401 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 10:52 AM EST
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Lets test this.

I heard someone left a butterfinger unclaimed in the vending machine
victor809 Offline
#402 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 10:54 AM EST
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...and he's disappeared again....
Man, he's gonna be gone a while now. Lot's of vending machines for him to check.
danmdevries Offline
#403 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 11:10 AM EST
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Work called. Double time for tonight.

I said no.... Brick wall



Ram27 Offline
#404 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 11:16 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Work called. Double time for tonight.

I said no.... Brick wall







Not to late, call them back.............Sarcasm
corey sellers Offline
#405 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 11:35 AM EST
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Hows it going today fella's
fishinguitarman Offline
#406 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 11:36 AM EST
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500?
victor809 Offline
#407 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 11:51 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Work called. Double time for tonight.

I said no.... Brick wall




man danm.... you're so lazy... as your punishment you have to dig 2 ditches today.
KingoftheCove Offline
#408 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:19 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
man danm.... you're so lazy... as your punishment you have to dig 2 ditches today.

Agreed!
Geez...........what a softie.....
danmdevries Offline
#409 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:19 PM EST
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Ram27 wrote:
Not to late, call them back.............Sarcasm



I did.... d'oh!

Going in tonight and tomorrow night both on double time. Brick wall
danmdevries Offline
#410 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:22 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
man danm.... you're so lazy... as your punishment you have to dig 2 ditches today.


I'll work instead.

I told them I have no start time. I gotta finish the chuck in the smoker before I can nap, and I'll be drinking beers while the chuck cooks. Once that's done I'll take a nap and head in. I figure 9p is a good start time. 20 hours of pay for 10 hours of work. Tomorrow another 24 hours of pay. Plus management pay, plus night differential, oh and plus overtime for all of it.

There's almost enough nurses to do it safely without me by the numbers. But there's nobody that can be in charge, and a very junior crew with highly acute patients. So somebody has to come in to run the place. For double time on overtime, I'm that somebody.

Apparently they did need me last night on double time as well. When I got the call today they asked why I didn't respond to the text yesterday. Well, I didn't respond cause I didn't get one.
Cathcam13 Offline
#411 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:22 PM EST
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Dang, you sound like me....... Until this last year. I discovered Oregon White truffles on my property this last year. Now I am quite happy to take a day off here and there.
victor809 Offline
#412 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:23 PM EST
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....ummmm let's have a discussion about these oregon white truffles....
Cathcam13 Offline
#413 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:27 PM EST
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Sure thing mate! If y’all like truffles, I can get them for you.
dstieger Offline
#414 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:29 PM EST
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Are Oregon white truffles the same things that we used to call magic mushrooms?
victor809 Offline
#415 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:32 PM EST
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How do you find them? Dog sniff them out? I'm very curious...
I'd be interested in buying a couple off ya, but I gotta check with the woman to see if she has a use for them.
Cathcam13 Offline
#416 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:32 PM EST
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No, they’re related to the Italian white truffles. They’re worth their weight in gold, literally.
victor809 Offline
#417 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:33 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Are Oregon white truffles the same things that we used to call magic mushrooms?


heathens.... this place is full of heathens.
Cathcam13 Offline
#418 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:34 PM EST
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At the beginning of season this last year, I sold 100 pounds of truffles at the price of 300 dollars per pound.
victor809 Offline
#419 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:34 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
No, they’re related to the Italian white truffles. They’re worth their weight in gold, literally.


Very literally. The Italian ones may even be above the spot gold price.
dstieger Offline
#420 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:34 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
heathens.... this place is full of heathens.

hardly...not nearly enough, imo
victor809 Offline
#421 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:35 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
At the beginning of season this last year, I sold 100 pounds of truffles at the price of 300 dollars per pound.


Holy crap.

1 - .... 100 lbs of truffle? Are you sitting on a f-cking mushroom gold mine?????
2 - I think you should have charged more?
Cathcam13 Offline
#422 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:35 PM EST
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Very true, Victor.
victor809 Offline
#423 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:36 PM EST
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...god I would put truffle on everything. I love that f-cking smell.
Cathcam13 Offline
#424 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:36 PM EST
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The market is flooded over here now.
victor809 Offline
#425 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:38 PM EST
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Do you have a dog you've trained to sniff them out? Or do you just randomly dig at Fir roots and hope for the best?
Cathcam13 Offline
#426 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:39 PM EST
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Now here’s an idea, I have nearly 200 pounds of truffles left in my freezer, vacuum sealed. If anyone wants a pound, I will trade for a fiver of cigars. I don’t need money, and if you want to try them, this won’t break the bank account to do it.
Ram27 Offline
#427 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:39 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
I did.... d'oh!

Going in tonight and tomorrow night both on double time. Brick wall






Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Good man.........
Cathcam13 Offline
#428 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:43 PM EST
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I was training a dog, this last year but we have had a bit of a setback out here. Benton County Sheriff is looking for a dog poisoner in our area. Lenny, my Tree walker hound got poisoned in December. 13 dogs since August.......
victor809 Offline
#429 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:46 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
I was training a dog, this last year but we have had a bit of a setback out here. Benton County Sheriff is looking for a dog poisoner in our area. Lenny, my Tree walker hound got poisoned in December. 13 dogs since August.......


..... so you're saying there's someone in your area who needs to be put down?

So are you just digging at random Firs? or do you have a method (sorry if this seems intrusive, but I really like mushrooms and the idea of collecting them.... and truffles are like the pinnacle of this)
victor809 Offline
#430 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:46 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Now here’s an idea, I have nearly 200 pounds of truffles left in my freezer, vacuum sealed. If anyone wants a pound, I will trade for a fiver of cigars. I don’t need money, and if you want to try them, this won’t break the bank account to do it.


..... I'd rather pay $ :) But I may be able to find a 5-er
Cathcam13 Offline
#431 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:51 PM EST
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Currently I have 35 acres that are covered in young firs and pines, that my dad and I planted when I was in high school and college. I have two pickers who use a Leaf blower to move just the duff around the bottom of the trees to look for them. It was better with the dog, but that’s no longer an option. So, we blow the duff out of the way and it exposes the ripe ones. These trees had mycelium on their roots when I planted them, but I never expected it to be truffle mycelium.
teedubbya Offline
#432 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:55 PM EST
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Drafter let go of the butterfinger. There are fried chickens in the break room.
dstieger Offline
#433 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:58 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Currently I have 35 acres that are covered in young firs and pines, that my dad and I planted when I was in high school and college. I have two pickers who use a Leaf blower to move just the duff around the bottom of the trees to look for them. It was better with the dog, but that’s no longer an option. So, we blow the duff out of the way and it exposes the ripe ones. These trees had mycelium on their roots when I planted them, but I never expected it to be truffle mycelium.



Wow.....I witnessed what I thought was one of the crazier things I'd seen just this past Saturday and you may have suggested an explanation.

I was kayak fishing well up an undeveloped river - at least a half mile from anything in any direction. A young couple, maybe late teens, early 20's paddled a canoe by me and pulled it up on shore not far from where I was fishing. The guy pulled a gas leaf blower from the canoe and started blowing leaves around the woods.....I had no clue wtf was going on....after maybe 45 minutes, they paddled back down river past me......maybe he was clearing a place to put a blanket down and get some outdoors action?....maybe they were going to camp out there? .... I had zero clue. But, I suppose they were just panning for fungal gold? As good an explanation as anything I could think of
teedubbya Offline
#434 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 12:59 PM EST
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they might have been looking for CROS
Cathcam13 Offline
#435 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:01 PM EST
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Yeah, not many people use leaf blowers, but some people are smart enough to realize that the leaf blower doesn’t hurt the mycelium or the roots. Win win situation.
victor809 Offline
#436 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:06 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Wow.....I witnessed what I thought was one of the crazier things I'd seen just this past Saturday and you may have suggested an explanation.

I was kayak fishing well up an undeveloped river - at least a half mile from anything in any direction. A young couple, maybe late teens, early 20's paddled a canoe by me and pulled it up on shore not far from where I was fishing. The guy pulled a gas leaf blower from the canoe and started blowing leaves around the woods.....I had no clue wtf was going on....after maybe 45 minutes, they paddled back down river past me......maybe he was clearing a place to put a blanket down and get some outdoors action?....maybe they were going to camp out there? .... I had zero clue. But, I suppose they were just panning for fungal gold? As good an explanation as anything I could think of


Ya sure they weren't just clearing up the leaves to prevent forest fires?
victor809 Offline
#437 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:07 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Currently I have 35 acres that are covered in young firs and pines, that my dad and I planted when I was in high school and college. I have two pickers who use a Leaf blower to move just the duff around the bottom of the trees to look for them. It was better with the dog, but that’s no longer an option. So, we blow the duff out of the way and it exposes the ripe ones. These trees had mycelium on their roots when I planted them, but I never expected it to be truffle mycelium.


Damn, that's pretty clever.... how long are they usually in season for you?
USNGunner Offline
#438 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:15 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Now here’s an idea, I have nearly 200 pounds of truffles left in my freezer, vacuum sealed. If anyone wants a pound, I will trade for a fiver of cigars. I don’t need money, and if you want to try them, this won’t break the bank account to do it.


That would be awesome! I'd be down for a pound of those. Pm me an address and I'll get a fiver headed your way for sure!

That's very very good of you to offer! Thanks.

V
Cathcam13 Offline
#439 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:15 PM EST
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October through January.
MACS Offline
#440 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:17 PM EST
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Training sergeant just texted me... "Would you rather go to the 830.1 class in August or October?"

I said, you can cancel my training... I'm out. Probably would have been nice to stick around for that. Would have made me a sworn peace officer on duty and I wouldn't need a CCW any more. d'oh!
victor809 Offline
#441 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:19 PM EST
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That's really awesome. You've essentially got a renewable crop worth a nice chunk of change....

I wanted to try something like that with Morels down here, once I learned they're native to the area... but I just don't understand enough about their growth patterns to intentionally seed them
frankj1 Offline
#442 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:21 PM EST
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just take (or leave) a dump in your back yard.
you'll get mushrooms.

I hate 'em.
Cathcam13 Offline
#443 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:23 PM EST
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Yeah, there is a group of people that will seed for you up here out of Canby? I need to get the name, because I will be cutting another section of timber here in the next couple of years.
Cathcam13 Offline
#444 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:24 PM EST
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Frank, those ain’t the good ones. 🤣😂🤣
frankj1 Offline
#445 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:27 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Frank, those ain’t the good ones. 🤣😂🤣

I believe ya.
still won't eat them.
Not food...post death rot products.

but I must admit I love blue cheese and related others, plus those "tree ears" in Chinese soup
teedubbya Offline
#446 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 1:28 PM EST
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depends what frank eats
delta1 Offline
#447 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 2:19 PM EST
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Cathcam, I heard Drafter likes mushrooms...you better check your property to ensure he hasn't eaten your crop...
MACS Offline
#448 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 2:23 PM EST
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So if this is the pre-super 500... is the next one the super 500?
victor809 Offline
#449 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 2:23 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
Cathcam, I heard Drafter likes mushrooms...you better check your property to ensure he hasn't eaten your crop...


I bet drafter heard there was someone in the area poisoning puppy-dogs and he immediately headed out to Oregon to take care of business...
delta1 Offline
#450 Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 2:27 PM EST
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^ yeah...and then eat all the mushrooms...unless he stumbles by the river where Z parks his van...
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