Thanks again for a great time!

[TexHunter]

Cindy and I would like to once again thank y'all for the great Missouri welcome and hospitality. We feel like we're visiting with our neighbors when we are there. Had a nice long conversate with Dubbya yesterday morning and then got to listen to some Big Country stories and before we knew it the Satuday shoot was about done.

Bob sorry we didn't get to say goodbye either. I PMed WR to let him know what happened to us. We woke from a little afternoon snooze and just decided we didn't want to do the whole drive in one day. We just rolled in a few minutes ago.

thndrlvr thanks for taking good care of Cindy again.

I have more pics I'll post later.

[4X-24 BOB]

Glad to see you and Cindy made it home safe and sound ! Seems like it takes forever for the BRS to get here and then its over way to quick ! I bet those shops up in Jamesport feel the same way ! :D

[TexHunter]

Bob it was great to meet Monica this time too! :D Jamesport supplied us with much needed bread products for the return trip home! :new_rofl:

Dubbya I started looking closer at them barns on the way home and they do have doors where those gable overhangs are so I guess the track system is the reason.

[NealinMO]

Dad (RickinMO) has been telling me for years how much fun the BRS is.. He wasn't lying.. Meeting all of you Friday night was great and shooting with Thndrr, Bob, Walleye Joe and Dad Saturday was a blast.. It's nice to put faces on the people I've been talking to on here and the people that I hear Dad talk about.. I hope we get to do this again next year!!

Thanks to everyone for a great weekend!!

[arkysaw]

It was nice seeing everyone again. Seemed like this year went by faster than years past :(

Hope everyone had a good time....I know I did :D

[RickinMo]

It sure was great to see every body again
Once again it sure was a great weekend
Yep Arky them years sure do seem yo faster and faster.


Rick

[thndrr]

ditto's to what arky said. :PDT_Armataz_01_37: seems like it just goes too fast ! :PDT_Armataz_01_03:

[HCAman]

Yep, Gotta agree with all, The drive seemed like it took forever compared to the time spent there...

Oh Well, Now it's time to look forward to next year.!!!!!!!!

Thanks all for a great time!

[DUBBYA ARE]

Dubbya I started looking closer at them barns on the way home and they do have doors where those gable overhangs are so I guess the track system is the reason.


Thats the only reason I can think of partner and I'm not old enough to have ever seen the system in action :eusa_hand: .... But, after some thought, I do remember playing and swinging out the windows of some old barn loft's on the ropes and pulley's that still remained ..... a lot of child accidents came from some of these old barn's ...... before we had computer's and could stay indoors by the air conditioner :icon_cry: ........ looking back it's no wonder I'm so dumb :happy8: ....... probably fell out of the barn loft on my head and dad & mom had one old fan in the house ( Child abuse ) :icon_scratch: :PDT_Armataz_01_22:
Thanks for the one on one time together Tex :icon_thumleft: ... you sure know how to make an old man feel good :occasion14:

[thndrlvr]

For all of you BRS Shoppers ... it was a blast showin ya all the Mo. countryside :mad: the day was beautiful and the Chinese food was great and so was the :icescream: :new_icecream: Monica and Amy,and Carie & BRS Baby 2006,Krista & Pedro, sure was great to have you along, let this not be your first BRS Shoppin trip, let those guys go out and cook in the good ol Mo sun :icon_sunny:.. we'll stay nice and cool and shop and eat.. :D Hope ya all had as much fun as I did :new_newbie:

Cindy you'll have to post some of your barn pics, I know those are going to be really neat.
Monica it was really good to have you have you come along :D It takes a special someone to put up with that 4x24 Bob :D Now I expect you to be there next year :icon_cheers: Did you buy that Big ol cast iron SKILLET you were lookin at? The one that said the husband smakin one.. :new_rofl:
Hope everyone has gotton back to your homes and safely...See ya next year gals :D

[mobow#1]

Well once again I had a blast!! It sure was good to see every one again. Didn't know what happened to Texhunter?? I looked up and there he was GONE :( But it sure was good seeing that MoJo arrow again :) Also had a blast listening to Big Country's story's!! Arky I sure wish I had got a picture of both of them deer!! Darn red car any way. :wave:

[rangerunner]

Had a great time again this yr,,what can u say,,good friends old and new,,good food,, good weather,, well sure would like to do it again,,

[imanut2]

Dubbya I started looking closer at them barns on the way home and they do have doors where those gable overhangs are so I guess the track system is the reason.

Dang Tex...you never been on a farm? ??? I guess in Texas you may be able to graze horses, cattle, etc all year long...but us northern folks don't have that luxury...so, many barns had/have hay lofts to store the hay in....keeps it up out of the way...and it is much easier to lift hay bales up to the second floor than lifting the John Deere up there LOL :D

The gable over the double doors (most had double doors) protects and supports the track on which the pulleys ride on...nowadays they use mechanical belts...when I was a kid we pulled them up by hand one bale at a time (penny a bale...course...you could actually buy something with a penny back then LOL) The person on the ground did the hoisting with a rope and pulley...the person in the loft would roll the pulley inside, release the bale and then send the pulley back out on the rail and then stack the bale while the person below sent up another one...it was one way we earned money as kids...the other was picking potatoes...but that's another story LOL

I'm guessing that's what you and WR are talking about...if not...then delete this post LOL

Did ya get some pics? I saw lots of possibilities..but with the kids I didn't even think of pulling off the road LOL

[3dmama]

Looks like ya'll had a great time again...I might just have to make it next year.. :D

[TexHunter]

Nut first let me say that I'm glad to have put an eyeball on ya' my friend. It was good to see the boys in the flesh too but they sure didn't sit still long enough to have many words. I do wish we had had more time to chat.

I did indeed bring the BIG binos with a tripod as I had hoped to set up so the younguns could see what they can see with them things they carry around their necks while shooting 3D. I couldn't see Jupiter like I did last year but I don't think I was looking very hard since when we got in the open not only was Jupiter there in all its splendor but so was Venus and Saturn.

We (they, not me) farm mostly cotton in my parts and I don't think they need them kind of barns for that. But mostly they ranch down here so hay is put in pole barns stacked from the ground up. It is definitely interesting to learn about these things. We didn't take near as many barn pictures as we should have. Next time I'm up that way I'm going to make darn sure it is more leisurely.

Cindy got these two on Friday when we were first headed to Pershing. We were rolling along at about 60 mph.

[TexHunter]

While we did have a great time and were glad to see everyone, there were faces that were missed this year.

Maybe next yeere we'll have Moluck.

I can't even start to mention them all. I wouldn't won't to haRaz anyone.

Skeaterbait you didn't even say "hey"! I forgive ya' though. I know you was preoccupied with the Nut.

[imanut2]

Now Tex...Skeeter wasn't pre-occupied with me...he just wanted to collect his hug and kiss from Vinnie :D

I wished we coulda had more time :( When I saw you Friday...the boys were itchin' to get to the hotel to use the pool before it closed...and I figured I would see everyone Sat evening...but things just didn't quite click...

...but we do have a few home shows up here throughout the year...maybe ya need to make a trip...I'm sure your boss will foot the bill :D

And ditto about the ones that didn't quite make it down theere :( We missed them, too...

[4X-24 BOB]

Tex ifin I was a camera BUG old barns would be my prime target ! I wouldnt be able to SKIP a single one without takin a pic of it ! What would be great would be able to get history to go with the pic! I have seen lots of old barns torn down and burnt just because they were tired of farming around them ! :(
There were lots of people that were missed this year !

[DUBBYA ARE]

Tex ifin I was a camera BUG old barns would be my prime target ! I wouldnt be able to SKIP a single one without takin a pic of it ! What would be great would be able to get history to go with the pic! I have seen lots of old barns torn down and burnt just because they were tired of farming around them ! :(
There were lots of people that were missed this year !


Old Barns (http://www.carlietree.com/missouribarns1.html)

Great Site (http://www.ohiobarns.com/index.html)

Albany Missouri Area
Missouri Skies (http://www.missouriskies.org/)

[imanut2]

Nice links WR. The old barns around here are being razed as new subdivisions keep popping up...it's a shame to see such fertile ground being destroyed...this land can never be replaced :(

I wish I had the time to go out and take some pics...I was telling Tex about the 16 sided barn that fell down last month before I had a chance to take a pic...I believe it was one of only two such barns left standing in IL...have no idea what happened to it as it was in the process of being restored as funds became available...I know they put a new roof and shored up some of the trusses etc...guess I'll have to get a pic of how it looks now :(

The workmanship in these old barns is phenominal!! More and more...the old barns around here are being sold for their lumber...many were made of oak or other hardwoods...and the large timbers used can not be made today...the wood just isn't the same...trees grow faster and don't have the same tight grain...so people are buying the barns and then pain-stakingly taking them down board by board and then reusing the wood for everything from home decor to furniture...

Here's a pic of it I found...seems like a more recent pic...