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West clinic visit set for Monday 4/28 7:30 am. Don't know how long I'll be there. All my kids are tied up with work or something else. Looks like I'll be traveling alone. PM sent.

On 4/15 the West Clinic Southaven doctor ordered a Petz scan to have results by 4/29. It will be done at the downtown clinic on Union Ave. I haven't got a call about it yet. Now when will it be? This will be the closest I'll be to you within 3 months.

Wished I had carried more than 2 buckets or trash bags to the skeet range. 6 40 gallon trashcans almost full. Got mostly 12 ga and a few 20 ga hulls in plastic bushel boxes in the garage to keep dry, maybe dry some out a bit more. I'll sort them in a few days to a week. I may return on Saturday a little earlier for more since no one was there at 4 pm.

With the sore belly I missed shopping Friday. Yesterday I felt a bit better and limited my shopping to 1 Kroger near me. Last week they had Claussen pickles on digital coupon. All they had were sliced, spears and Cajun spears. We like the baby and whole pickles, cut them as we wish when needed. The display yesterday wasn't any better for the Claussen products. I talked with the meat section manager, He checked inventory with his phone. Showed to have 15 to 19 jars of each, none could be found. He cleared the inventory and ordered more. Wish I could find Christian Brothers pickles. One restaurant had them and I'd buy extras when we ate there. Add them to dill pickle juice at home. Claussen sauerkraut was on clearance $1.75 instead of $4.99. We've had other canned brands but not as good as this. Not as good as grandma and oldest aunt made. I cooked it with different sausages and dogs. Had hamburgers in gravy too. Can't read exp date on jar, stop by for more later I found 3 ticks on my left arm Thursday night. It started itching, then the light was turned on to see them. Washed with alcohol and picked off. Still inching, more alcohol washings. Will call West in the morning. Got veggie seeds planted in the raised bed and flower seeds in the AC bed. Picked up twigs and limbs for the fire pit. Sat at the pit until 10:30 pm.

Finished last night. Got 190 303 Britt brass ready to fire form. Still looking for a cheap 410 shotgun. Guess I'll order the Charles Daily 101 for $120 at Sportsman's Warehouse. Be my luck, order the gun then find one cheaper. I looked at a few Utube videos for reloading hulls without a press. No crimp, paper over card glued in place instead. Will look at more. I forgot today is Easter Sunday and the skeet range most likely will be closed. See if I can find the email and give them a call after lunch. Need to pick up hulls today, overnight rain is in the forecast.

Wonder if it was Tennessee Ammo company? Their reloads could be found everywhere in the Memphis area years ago. Would see less of their products in other areas. They didn't have very good inspection of casings before loading. At one indoor range I returned 21 badly cracked 38spl casings from 3 boxes, my coworker returned 19. A few needed the primer struck a second time to fire. Alabama Ammo company was big in the Nashville area years ago too. Dad bought some from The Reloader's Bench, have never seen it in Memphis. I've seen ammo from another company from Georgia. Some gun show vendors are as bad as flea market vendors. They buy to resale and can't remember where the products came from.

I ran out of grits last night, thought I bought a new bag the other day, can't find. I used Malt O meal instead. It doesn't pack down like the grits. Pretty much the level filled in a case is it's limit of packing. Makes finished rounds faster. Got 40 rounds to go. At an auction a vendor had Malt O Meal and I bought a case. I was given a case because the glued seals on the boxes weren't tight. We've ate all the good boxes, looking for more, they are hard to find. Have 7 of the bad boxes left. It's good for a soft scrub along with salt on enamel cookware too. Going to a local skeet range Sunday afternoon to pick up hulls. Hope to find some 410's in good shape. Ask about fire forming the brass at a later date.

"The OP has not been back since this post." And only his first post.

We use to buy a few reloading supplies from the Summer Ave store until the Southaven store opened. It's been closed for years. Thinking, the last time at the Summer location was about March '24 before my health issues gave me extra problems. Their inventory was small then.

Headed to have infusion pump removed yesterday I saw a water puddle in the front yard. Looked closer, its water coming from the sewer service cap. Figure it's a tree roots that's blocking the pipe. A stop at Home Depot for a sewer auger rental. No help at home getting it from the truck so I worked it as well as I could from the bed. It broke through 2 root balls in 55 feet. best rental if you can work it. $100 on my card, got 33 cents on the return. Wonder what a plumber would have charged. I raked and bagged two 55 gallon trash bags of limbs, twigs and leaves from around the 2 trees. Planned to mow the front yard but got busy gardening in the back. Removed bed straw from a 3X20 raised bed, turned soil over with a shovel and added 12 buckets of kitchen waste/leaf compost, manure and cotton hull dirt to the bed. It was late so I went inside to cook dinner. My belly is super sore today. Yep, I should have stopped working after messing with the auger.

Aged? How were they packed when bought? Have bought 38spl reloads that weren't stored in a good place. Ammo was standing bullets up and looked good. Weird smell when shot and lots of cracked casings. Figured powder had gone bad and ate the insides of casings. Some casings broke while pulling bullets.

Check your local facebook area groups. I have What's happening in Horn Lake, Southaven Happenings. Hernando Happenings, Desoto County Happening, Walls Happenings, Olive Branch Happenings. Always someone posting about the work they do at good savings. Someone wants work done cheaper that others. May find someone that will do your work cheaper, just ask. 4 years ago I would be out there replacing it myself. Today my sewer is stopped up, due to tree roots. Will need help getting an auger to clear the pipe and it's return to Home Depot.

My brother that's 7 years older with limited driving called yesterday. Wants to know about my doctor, clinic and infusion visits coming up. I'm booked pretty heavy until May 9th. He needs a ride to his dentist in Batesville, MS. Wants to know if I can carry him. The retirement home charges so much per mile and the trip will be $275. A grandson of another will carry him for $250. He sets a visit for May 12th and 16th. I have infusion on the 13th, injection on the 15th. For what it would cost him for the ride he will buy a 410 shotgun for me and half the SPM primers at Grenada, MS. I might have time to fish the spillway while there too. With the wear home infusion pump I'm limited on what I can do. Last night I loaded 50 303 Britt brass with grits while sitting in bed. Used a full toilet paper sheet on the first half and half sheet on the rest. May pull the full sheets and half them, My lap table wants to shift a lot but was able to keep up without much of a mess. It takes extra time to load them sitting in bed. See if I can get another 50 or so loaded tonight.

Yesterday my son and grandson went with me to Grenada and we talked about many things. One was I need to go to pull a part for a door panel and mirror control. My grandson called this morning, want to go to pull a part with me, Sure. Only panel that could be found for my truck was tan, mine's grey and the control panel was removed. So no parts for me. Looking over his list the car he wanted one was parked across from a model that I could get parts from. Only thing was the windshield washer jug. Found 2 large drink cups and put water in the jug checking for leaks, none. The jug is under the battery cradle, broke 3 mounting nuts from the support. Used the fuel rail from another car as a crowbar to remove the tank, $19.50. I kept a fennel shirt on the whole time and didn't get blood flowing. Next heart doctor visit is May 12th, I'll ask then.

Look at used, different brands and year models. Marketplace is full of them, some from owner and dealers. Look them over very well for repairs needed. Mold smell in the camper, under sinks and bathroom. Open the black tank drain to be sure it's not stopped up with poop. My camper was a 1998 Flagstaff bought in 2010. The owner used material from a home improvement center to make repairs that didn't look too well. But for $3000 it got us on the road and into campgrounds sometimes 12 trips with grandkids per year. The downfall was repairs took over wintertime and early spring crappie fishing trips, fall fruit canning and hunting trips. With my wife's health we camped once in 2022. It sat in the driveway in 2023 and got super dirty. We talked about selling it. I cleaned it out, thought about washing it. Brother-in-law's stepson needed a place to live. They looked at it, I delivered and helped set it up for $2000. I was on a facebook RV group. Lots of questions about how this and that are done. I made a few replies, copied them and paste in an email folder for quick replies. I think I know enough about daily living in one and lots of correct repairs. Best places and prices for repair materials. Maybe a sticky that covers RV living and repairs.

Southaven Sportsman's Warehouse has Cheddite 209 primers $47.99 per carton. I got one just in case I want to reload some 410 hulls.

Moving a bit slow loading this brass for fire forming. Nice weather so spending more time outdoors. Checked my supply of grits, maybe enough for 2 bowls and exp date 11/20. New box over $3, bag less than $2, got a bag. Use the boxed ones up first.

Wasted time, gas and $10 for the gun show. Too high of price on everything I looked at. Spent $112 at Buck's 75% off sales. Got everything I wanted. I let the electric windows down in the truck on the way home. Left side did nothing when pressing the up button, right side slow. Covered the hole with plastic when I got home. Figured it was the motor. Sent a text to my boys for help, no reply. Looked at Utube, all replaced the regulator with motor. Checked Advance auto parts, $55 for motor, $75 for regulator. Have to remove regulator to get to the motor. I can see why they change the regulator. The cable is around a drum 6 times, didn't want to mess with it to save $20. Took 3 hours to replace. Seems everything I touched with the back of my hands and arms sent blood flowing. 5 band aids on left arm and 2 on the right. The mirror control broke when removing the wire harness. See if I can find one at pull a part soon. See if door panels look better than what I have too. Replace right side regulator later. Removed fence boards from 2X4's. Stacked boards against the fence, Stacked 2X4's close to the fire pit. My wife wanted Capt D's for dinner. The one in Horn Lake doesn't do very well so a trip to the Southaven location, much better food. It was windy, S 25 mph wind. I put together a tarp screen and enjoyed the fire pit and sitting out until 10 pm. Chemo infusion tomorrow, try not to do anything today.

The Batesville gun show wasn't much. Saw rifles, pistols and revolvers carried around for sale, no shotguns, lots on the tables. Ammo was on some of the tables by the box and cartons. Starting price on 410 ammo was $20 per 25. 5 turkey shells $65. The reloading dealer had primers starting at $9 per pack. 1 pack of large pistol primers for $12. 209 primers $17. I saw 3 410 shotguns, 2 were new, pump and auto. 1 single used and scuffed a lot for $225. Saw a few people that I know so we talked a bit. Didn't buy anything, wasted time, gas and $10. I stopped at Buck's. Got the last 3 large #16 flowerpots in light blue. 60"X100' fiber screen wire, spray clear coat paint, 2 bat houses, 1 bird feeder, 12 gauge 10 ft extension cord, 2 large rolls of velcro. A stop at Hobby Lobby, 12- 1 1/4" wood balls $2.49. Got the push rods for reloading made last night.

I missed the first 1 1/2 hours of the auction so I didn't set things up at fill casings. Wasted time, didn't see anything I wanted. I got a 1/4X36" wood dowel at Buck's for 34 cents. It was marked 89 cents, some were $1.29 and $1.39. Didn't see any wood drawer pulls. A stop at Home Deport, they want $1.27 per small pull, I'll check Hobby Lobby soon. Head to Batesville, MS gun show soon then a stop at Buck's on the way home.

I had a busy shopping day Thursday and Friday. Didn't finish grocery shopping Friday. Went to 5 stores and they didn't have all I wanted. My wife wants pineapple sorbet, only could find pineapple/lemon, pineapple/coconut and a few other flavors. Stopped at a location in Southaven where they are replacing a wood fence. Old western cedar panels 6 to 8 boards wide stacked neatly every 30 to 50 ft. I got 15 panels for projects. Removed the 4th board on each, made handling easier. The 2X4's are yellow wood, will cut shorter for the fire pit. They are ok to add to control mosquitos, don't burn the older green treated. Lots of 6X6 post 4 to 5 ft long, can't think of what they would be good for. Maybe flowerbed border. Buck's hardware 75% off sale this weekend, starts 8 am today, 10 am tomorrow. Batesville, MS gun show starts at 9 am today, 10 am tomorrow. Buck's will be a mad house and packed. I'll head to Batesville first, in a few. I have a list for both.

90 casings primed with large rifle primers. Some were forced a bit harder to seat. Some had to be decapped again to get the shell holder back. An old neighbor came by to check on me yesterday. Brought me 3 packs of old CCI large pistol primers. Got the remaining 100 casings primed while watching Utube movies last night. What do I owe her, 3 packs of new primers when I buy them. I got her and husband into reloading in 2000. I found a chart that compares primer pockets and primer sizes. Need a sticky for that instead of posting here. Shopping day, a stop at Buck's for 1/4" dowel rod and wood drawer pulls so I can pack powder and grits in casings tonight while watching the zoom auction from Senatobia, MS. Batesville, MS gun show this weekend. Suppose to be a reloading dealer there. Look for a cheap 410 too.

I too am looking for a 410 shotgun. A cheap single shot will do for me. I saw a Stevens 301 double at a Memphis, Whitehaven area pawn shop for $850. Sweat looking gun, just a lot more than I wish to pay.

All but the last 2 blocks got clear coat on the bottoms Sunday. Flipped them yesterday for a coat on tops. Looking pretty good. I'll check later, maybe a second coat. It shows, some people don't read all or understand what they read. I posted about some of the 303 casings not taking the new primers deep enough, primer hanging on shell holder. (Are they Berdan primed?) I don't mess with Berdan primed casings, sit them to the side for someone else to mess with. (The primer pockets need swagged.) No problem getting them in, just not deep enough. Will a swagger make the pocket deeper? Don't think so, just clear the crimped edge. These are Winchester large rifle primers from an estate sale years ago, not many, thought I'd use them to get rid of them. I found a large rifle primer chart, looking for a pistol chart too. Primers have different heights, Fed .117, CCI .118, Rem .119, Win .121.

Paypal wouldn't let me finish the transaction. The seller wanted me to screenshot the page with message from paypal. I called my daughter, NO, they can hack your account with it. I checked the son's name on facebook, got a few listings, none from USA. he then wants me to send money to his wife's paypal account. I looked her up on facebook, none in the USA either. I replied as I did for the son's account. This time I asked for his address for a money order to be sent. No, only through paypal. I told him we couldn't deal like this and haven't been back.