tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post7361103120071343103..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Another Stolen PhotoErnie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-10773539574701243252008-12-03T21:33:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:33:00.000-08:00am i going loony??i thought there was another puff...am i going loony??i thought there was another puff ball thread going on????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-57133250873561346832008-12-03T18:02:00.000-08:002008-12-03T18:02:00.000-08:00i've been called an "oak ball" a couple of times i...i've been called an "oak ball" a couple of times in my life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-55306761818137694792008-12-03T12:14:00.000-08:002008-12-03T12:14:00.000-08:00We have oaks on the east coast and we call these t...We have oaks on the east coast and we call these things "puff balls", because if you stomp on them they made a puff of smoke.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082877661130396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-37719681005452827152008-12-02T21:16:00.000-08:002008-12-02T21:16:00.000-08:00Ernie, I date myself, we (CDF) stopped using tin h...Ernie, I date myself, we (CDF) stopped using tin hats in the mid 1960s. A carefully aimed Oak Ball would indeed make a distinct “ting” when coming in contact with an unsuspecting victim’s hard hat on a slow boring mop-up assignment.<BR/><BR/>I have done my best to decimate the steelhead and salmon populations of the Eel and Trinity rivers over the past four weeks. The good news is that all of the ones I hooked and landed, with the exception of a limit of trout from Ruth Lake, are still swimming in their respective rivers. Oh wait a minute; I did kill about a three pound squawfish on the Eel near the mouth of upper Twin Creek.<BR/><BR/>I have also caught up on most of my deferred maintenance (Honey-do’s) over the last couple of weeks and completed the wiring and installation of my wife’s Christmas Village, a three day job - EREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-24994856086964879002008-12-02T08:40:00.000-08:002008-12-02T08:40:00.000-08:00Eel River Ernie, We don't use tin hats anymore on ...Eel River Ernie, We don't use tin hats anymore on the fire line. I wonder what they would sound like on a composition hat. Somehow it just doesn't sound like as much fun. By the way, I've never been hit with an oak ball unless someone threw it. Somebody must have been messin' with you... Or the other way around.<BR/><BR/>It's an honor to have you back. did you catch all the fish?Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-17613858749490307272008-12-02T08:04:00.000-08:002008-12-02T08:04:00.000-08:00I got hit in the back of the head by an orange one...I got hit in the back of the head by an orange one time. It was thrown really hard and blew open. Stuck all my hair together. What a mess.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-72376340052774486822008-12-02T07:06:00.000-08:002008-12-02T07:06:00.000-08:00Oak balls bounced off of tin hard hats made a dist...Oak balls bounced off of tin hard hats made a distinct sound on the fireline - EREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-70359329783243876942008-12-02T06:55:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:55:00.000-08:00There used to be a lot of orange groves back when ...There used to be a lot of orange groves back when I lived in Southern CA. We used to have orange fights. Wasted tons of oranges.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-41164875608724595772008-12-02T05:39:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:39:00.000-08:00I remember gathering up a big paper sack full of o...I remember gathering up a big paper sack full of oak balls when I was a kid & dumping them into my toy box. A few days later, my toy box was crawling with hundreds of tiny spiders! Needless to say, my mom wasn't very happy.Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-22862143494325837282008-12-01T18:26:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:26:00.000-08:00if you are going to have"oak ball wars" ya gotta h...if you are going to have"oak ball wars" ya gotta have forts!we made many forts out of hurlbutts fence posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-60022435179788393942008-12-01T14:45:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:45:00.000-08:00Ernie, I wish my memory was as good as yours. Whe...Ernie, I wish my memory was as good as yours. When I saw Elaine's post this morning I said, "cool, I remember those." But I had forgotten the "Indian Ink" and never knew of the rest (we never had enough to throw at each other around here though we did throw buckeyes). <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder.Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724133309876710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-86592081815938704182008-12-01T14:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:25:00.000-08:00O I think there is some mighty fine yarn spinning ...O I think there is some mighty fine yarn spinning going on on this blog. Your underestimate your abilities Ernie.<BR/>Those oak balls are a fun substitute for a badminton birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-81300679612570187402008-12-01T10:20:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:20:00.000-08:00Gee Heraldo, I was counting on you to be in favor ...Gee Heraldo, I was counting on you to be in favor of blogging. <BR/><BR/>The thing that amazes me is that my wife will spend hours and hours, washing a fleece, dyeing it, carding it, roving it, spinning it, plying it, until finally she has a little ball of fuzzy yarn that you can’t even wear. Then all of her “Spinny Weavey” friends ooh and aah over it, feel it, smell it, string it out and rave about what fine craftwomanship she has put into it. Okay, I’ll admit, I jealous, but I still don’t get it. I’m not going to start weaving, it looks like way too much work to me!Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-20027387829753774632008-12-01T09:57:00.000-08:002008-12-01T09:57:00.000-08:00Spinning ones own wool might be a more practical a...Spinning ones own wool might be a more practical and useful skill than blogging. I'll withhold judgment, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-57523788195375224722008-12-01T09:39:00.000-08:002008-12-01T09:39:00.000-08:00I guess I should have told the folks that they can...I guess I should have told the folks that they can buy photos from you if they want to use them commercially. <BR/><BR/>It’s strange how many uses that the pioneers had for the things that were available. We also used an oak ball as a cork to plug the pipe on the spring water box when we needed to work on the pipe.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-5652657463464372602008-12-01T09:26:00.000-08:002008-12-01T09:26:00.000-08:00I wonder. Is it really stealing if you give back m...I wonder. Is it really stealing if you give back more than you take?<BR/><BR/>Thanks Ernie. I wish I had known about the dye making uses when I blogged this in the first place.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.com