Yardo's pics of however often I feel like posting them, July 17, 2017 version

[1958 F.W.D.]

So I took a trip out to Hinckley, Illinois this weekend. Hinckley is a small farm town on Illinois Route 30 about 20 miles or so west of the junction with I-88. My buddy is the paid fire chief there and every third saturday in July they have their big "Drawdown" Fundraiser. It's a great time and yes I drove 800 miles to get drunk with a bunch of friends. It was a blast, I can't remember the last time I had a weekend away "with the boys." I left Thursday after work and got to Rossford, Ohio (Toledo) and overnighted it with a buddy, and we left for Hinckley on Friday morning at 6:45. We got there about 11am their time (- 1hr time zone change.) It was a blast and while small town life is not for me, I still had a great time. Being a city guy I would go nuts from the boredom.  

We saw some construction on Illinois 30 just outside of Big Rock, about 10 minutes from Hinckley. 

We saw some Hinckley Firetrucks

Bunch of drunk guys posing for a pic. If any of you ever follow me and my firefighting buddies on facebook when we break each others balls, starting on the left is Josh Drouard, Ty Jimenez (little guy is his son Kyle) then Joel Hallstrom, then Eustace Haverkamp (thats his facebook name, he's the boss of the Hinckley Fire Dept) and me of course. 

Quarry in Illinois on I-80 I think it's near Aurora? It's on both sides of 80. It was huge. 

We saw a Boston Terrier licking Josh Drouard's legs

We saw Josh Drouard, Larry Haler and a couple of other drunks......What a great time!!!!


A stack of flatbeds westbound on 80 in Ohio, Triples coming eastbound. It's been over 20 years since I have been west enough to have seen triples. I also saw double 48 footers  but wasnt quick enough with the camera. 

 A load of onions eastbound on 80 in Pennsylvania between DuBois and Clearfield. 

Some fire department spotty dogs


Also, some of you are friends with me on facebook and know that a week after Macungie I was blessed with the gift of a Pit Barrel Smoker (I can't recommend this device enough for both virgin/inexperienced smokers to the most seasoned BBQ Experts. Here are some pics of my first two or three runs of the barrel smoker. It is truly a wonderful device and whoever invented it should get the Nobel Peace Prize for Barbequing. 

Here is the inaugural run. It was a very small 4lb brisket and two racks of boston ribs. I kinda messed up a little bit because I didnt start early enough, and there wasnt enough charcoal, so the temperature petered out early- I had to finish the brisket in the oven but it was pretty good anyways.

This is the pit barrel smoker. Check out their website sometime if you are curious.

This is a few weeks later- a 12lb bone-in pork shoulder that I smoked for 10 hours and then pulled. It was FANTASTIC with some coleslaw and some brown sugar/hickory BBQ Sauce on potato rolls. 

Here is a small boneless pork shoulder that was cut into slices. Note the smoke ring. It was deelishess. 

The bone in shoulder finishing up with some ears of corn and hot dogs for Small and Extra Small

Pulled pork 



And lastly some miscellaneous crap.....

Here is a used (practically brand new) Craftsman tool box that my father and I scored for Large's tool collection. We also scored some oddball Craftsman tools for him. He already has the basics so we concentrated on oddball stuff like a set of 6-point offset box wrenches, a set of 3/8ths impact deep sockets, a set of vice grips, a set of combination open-end/wratchet end wrenches, and even a body hammer and anvil set.  He does not know about it yet because he is in Vegas visiting his grandmother. When he comes home tomorrow night it will be a complete surprise to him. He will finally be able to move out of the two portable tool boxes he is currently in.....


Small and Extra Small say "Happy 4th of July!!!" from a very hot cab on a very hot day. 


I saw mikemack69man at the Nunnery


I saw a big truck that jacknifed off the wall at the exit from 78 E/B to 33 North 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 2017 by 1958 F.W.D.

[Freightrain]

Ummm, I'm not sure I want to download and look at those pictures................

At least without getting a fresh bottle of bleach for me eyes.  I've made the mistake before and I've learned from my past.

[mowerman]

Yeah I know what you mean I like small towns myself but not too small they at least need a supermarket home Depot target gas station barber shop post office.lol bob

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[1958 F.W.D.]

Crap I dunno what happened....Stand by for editing. 

 

[mowerman]

Yeah I tried to open the photos and didn't have any success can't find them....bob

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[Vladislav]

1 hour ago, mowerman said:

Yeah I tried to open the photos and didn't have any success can't find them....bob

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Me either.

[1958 F.W.D.]

Pics are now up in the post. 

 

[mowerman]

Okay got them thank you good food good friends Good Foods looks like you had it all I know most of us would love to have that roll away nice of you to do all that for him and thanks for sharing.....bob

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[mowerman]

Damn auto spell was supposed to include good booze looks like you had a blast. Didn't know they pulled a triple trailers that far east...bob

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[other dog]

Small town?...small town? You  should visit Gladys! We have a store and a post office...oh, and a new Family Dollar store. Almost forgot, there's a small garage, and a wood yard...and that's it. No stop lights.

Nice looking barbecue there too!

[Brocky]

I am even further out than OD.. 7 miles to the post office and nearest small convenience store, 15 miles to Wally World and drug store, 25 to Lowes, etc and a strip mall. And 55 acres to piss in out the back door.. LOVE IT!!!!!

Edited July 18, 2017 by Brocky

[Keith Pommerening]

Any time your town gets a strip mall and a golf course-you are late for the door.

[other dog]

7 hours ago, Brocky said:

I am even further out than OD.. 7 miles to the post office and nearest small convenience store, 15 miles to Wally World and drug store, 25 to Lowes, etc and a strip mall. And 55 acres to piss in out the back door.. LOVE IT!!!!!

Yeah, i'm out in the woods myself- half way between Altavista and Gladys, but there's a store 2 miles away, and only 8 miles to the Wal Mart in Altavista.

[fxfymn]

So I guess this was the second coming of the Hinkley buzzards?

[HeavyGunner]

22 hours ago, other dog said:

Small town?...small town? You  should visit Gladys! We have a store and a post office...oh, and a new Family Dollar store. Almost forgot, there's a small garage, and a wood yard...and that's it. No stop lights.

Nice looking barbecue there too!

Same as my town, a couple gas station, a small grocery store a hardware store and a couple of other businesses. Closest Walmart is 60 miles away, closest homedepot 100 miles away. Lol better than heavy traffic and crime I guess. 

[eddeere]

Thanks for the pictures. Liked the spotty dogs

[Vladislav]

Ok, now it seems allright. I mean the pics.

Barbequeing really makes mouth water.

Love the red Ford firetrucks. Actually - Budd cabs, similar to a N-model.

Nice dogs, onions, and the tool boxes. And the kids growing up day by day