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I still enjoy the occasional opportunity to spin out in open parking lots to stay in practice with the turning skills. Taught my three sons to drive at a very early age(8) by having them steer while driving around asphalt parking lots in the Twin Cities area on Sunday mornings after church when there was virtually no traffic and spin outs were relatively safe as long as you missed the light standards!

Another good way is on lake ice that is thick enough before too much snow.

Lake ice and small towns sliding sideways around every block. It's what the kids call drifting now a days. lol

Dang traction control in my truck won't spontaneously allow me to do that anymore and it makes me look way more responsible then I am!

Yep I believe you're right. That's a wicked SOB in the winter

You can shut that traction control off rooster. At least in non-chevy's you can.

Yep, I can turn it off on my Edge.

Glad you made it home safe Rooster.

Just got back from the Brooklyn Park Gun Show. About what I expected. Most of the ammo was fairly priced, with the exception of 22 RF, of course. Only saw one table with any ammount of it, and he was pretty much double of retail at Wal-Mart, but he did have some. Didn't see him sell any while I was there. Lots of militaria to look at, from guns to web gear, etc. 'Saw on 99EG priced at $575.00 in 300 Savage. I thought it was a little high. Wood was decent, bluing pretty much gone in all the usual spots. Junk something or other scope on top of it. Picked up on .50 cal. ammo can for $16.00, but that was it.

Glad you made it safe.

BTW, my brother just showed me a Remington 81 in 300 savage that grandpa gave him.

I am sooooo hunting that thing next year.

You suck, Goalie, and yes I'm jealous!

It is in sweeeeeet shape. Gramps bought it new in the 20's or 30's.

Man, if that gun could talk!

One of the old timers (Older than me) still carries a Rem model 8, in 30 Remington. He also has a Winchester model 95 in 30-40.

Yeah I can turn it off but I always forget when I get the urge to "drift" lol

Thanks Bill! How far below the donut are you guys over there in sconnie? I think we are around -20 and dropping.

It does. It says "BANG" every time you pull the trigger.

So, gramps bought the 81 new in 1940.

Pretty cool, I can't wait to hunt it.

We are at -13. We've shot past our high of -9 and are shooting down to our low of -28. Which is probably your high tomorrow eh Rooster?

Probably. Once you get below zero, it doesn't much matter anymore. I know one thing...that new furnace has been a dang good investment!

Refresh my memory boys...are those the semi-auto's?

I keep thinking about the Rem M 141 pump in .35 Rem, I passed on a few weeks back. I'm sure it won't be around long. It was absolutely flawless. Too pretty to D&T for mounts/rings/swivels. I could put a peep on it. I don't have any gun I wouldn't hunt, so it would see the woods, but I guarantee it hasn't seen the woods.

We're only 5* below, Jim. It was zero at 6:00 AM. Temp will be on the slide all day long. Low tonight will be anywhere from minus 27* to - 33*. Some reports say the front is stalling out and the extreme cold is going to stick around for at least another day. Could be worse, like 110* in the shade.