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If you still have that IMR 4831 next time you're through Flag or next time I'm down there, I'll take it. My son's 300WM loves that for his current hunting load.

I asked specifically about working remote and was told "remote within region" was approved. That is a good thing for me, because I won't move to ABQ for the reasons you mention. Every time I turned on "Cops", they were in the ABQ! I also pointed out that we have Regional Office employees in Wisconsin, Washington, here in Flagstaff, Atlanta and South Africa. I can definitely do this job from right here and, hopefully, we can cross paths in person, Tim! You both are cracking me up with the Belen reference. I have family in Belen that has lived there for years! I just found out recently that Belen was incorporated and its now "Rio Communities".

Interview went stellar this morning and, while I refuse to get my hopes too high, I thought I nailed it! In other good news I'm not sure how I forgot, I've been in touch with a guy my dad served with in Vietnam and he's invited me to come turkey hunt his ranch in central Texas! My wife has given me the blessings to go for it! He's had one 5-bearded tom taken from his property in the past and only has one other lease hunter there. I think he's not allowing the other hunter there while we're hunting. A buddy and I will be in central Texas, staying at his place, chasing Rios and he's in a 4-bird limit county! The blessings of the brotherhood only formed through combat! Early April won't get here soon enough!

I received a random call Monday from one of our offices in Texas asking me if I'd interview for a job (promotion) in our Regional Office in ABQ. They pulled my name off the cert list from the last job I interviewed for (couple of months ago) and said they are interested in me. That's a rarity in the normal hiring process in the Feds and I'm taking that as a good sign for me. If I get the job, I'd get a promotion and (highly likely) get to stay right here and not move to ABQ (I'll dig my heels in on that one). Shortly after that call, I was notified of a 120-day detail opportunity with a temporary promotion in another branch I'm very interested in and the hiring supervisor was excited I submitted my resume for the detail.

Bump before the weekend

You need to watch your language in public! Trust me, there's a way to make it happen.

I will be traveling to/from the airport on July 5th and 6th, taking my daughter down for her 3-week Alaska trip. I can bring the saw and quiver (above) with me if you can meet me enroute to/from the airport. I typically go I17-101E-51S-202E-143S to our hotel. I can also bring the Hornady 12g turkey loads, Leupold Dual Dovetail 1" High rings, Leupold Dual Dovetail 30mm medium rings if anyone wants those. Can confirm travel times with interested buyers, but we'll likely leave Flagstaff late afternoon and I'll be driving back north after her 6am flight has departed. Turkey loads: 12g= $15 Rings: $20/each

Both correct. Good buddy of mine is on Mormon Lake Hotshots, assigned to the fire, and has been staying at our house in the evenings. South Garland was evacuated for burnout operations and they contained the portion that was potentially threatening Flagstaff, after we were downgraded to "ready". My boss is working closely with the IMT and resources are starting to be demobed already. That's all great news!

We got the downgrade from "Set" back to "Ready" about 20 minutes ago! Feeling much better in SW Flagstaff!

70% chance of rain for our area (Flagstaff) today. I'll take that so we can hopefully stand down from pre-evacuation status!

Yep. We had to pack go bags this afternoon, stage essentials, and are working on a plan in case we have to bug out. Fortunately, several friends in town have called/texted offered up places and help.

Pretty sure you and I were in the same "group" message. Funny thing is, I'd totally go hunting with you!

And you didn't grab me one??? 😜

I'll have to go dig it up, but I put some 165 TSX loads together for my brother-in-law's .308. It was either 4064 or 4895, but they were tight groups. Shouldn't be much, if any, difference between TSX and TTSX loads/powders. I'll dig it up later and let you know.

Yes, a small tarpon. Don't let the size fool you, though. It jumped three times and still put a helluva bend in my 9-wt!

Back at my computer with my fishing pics. Some of my favs from my flyfishing adventures. I caught my one and only (so far) tiger trout on a #14 Royal Wulff that my son tied for me. That's a personal favorite that I don't have pics of handy.

If we can figure out transport to/from Flagstaff, I'll take the IMR 4064!

I couldn't imagine my life without flyfishing. My plan is to spend my retirement on the flats chasing bones, permit, tarpon, and barracuda. I've landed one tarpon on a fly rod, jumped, two, and missed several takes. I was baitfishing for bones with my son, but launched a big streamer at a 4-foot blacktip shark. The take was amazing! I went to set the hook, but the fly popped out and shark just sat there like nothing happened. I'm always up for a flyfishing trip!

Bipod and monopod are sold. Saw and quiver still available.

Check out Coues120's post a few days after yours:

If we can figure out a route for that to/from Flagstaff, I'll take it. At the same time, this post was two below yours and is from May 20: Looks like you two can work it out for the 4350 and 3031.

Where are you located and how much for the 4064? I'd offer a 4895 trade, but my kids' rifles love that stuff, too.

If you had one that lasted that long, its one of the good ones! My parents both retired from Maytag in Newton, Iowa and that was when they were built right and with pride! This one that is being sold is from the generation that was still built in Newton and is one of the good ones and not just "Maytag" by name, after Whirlpool bought them out and shut down the Newton plants and HQ. With this one being made in 2004, I probably know the folks who worked on it! It was after my parents retired, but its still in the good-quality years of Maytag!

I hate agreeing with Sean publicly, so I won't! But he's not wrong...

$18 and you got a deal!