the beard needs to come back.......

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

So here was everyone worried about your health, potential bannings, etc. and you were off cruising in an Aston Martin.

Nice to see you back Hughes, Carleton Hughes.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Thanks,My health was and is a valid concern.

Yeah,the Aston was fun the brief time I piloted it,but my 30-98 is more exciting.

Anyway my crappy Lambo's and enormous weapons stash are in a secure location I cannot tell anyone about,since I'm on the road all the time,both at home and abroad,and if you believe that I've a dandy stone and iron bridge in Brooklyn to sell you...............

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So, would you say this is the canine equivalent of the G55 AMG?

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Well Sir,My hunting buddies and my vet categorically state this pup {Shadow,as my daughter named him} should be 85-95lbs,but long and slender like a Weimaraner,altogether a very large and fast dog.

It may be worth noting both my pointer and my black Lab could not sustain large geese or turkeys,and since my gun buddies were of the same opinion we decided to do some selective breeding

Time will tell but at 3 months the cross-bred traits are beginning to manifest themselves,this guy is fast AND he has endurance!

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He's a beauty.

Thanks.

While I currently cage him during the night{he just started sleeping thru 'til 5 a.m.} He does nap with me on the bed and sleep in my lap when I'm on the verandah reading and drinking

The ideal hunting dog I conclude should be simply an extension of one's persona,so closely integrated that no words or commands need be given at the best of times,this takes a great deal of boring,repetative training but it has borne fruit in the past.

Despite my wife's initial protests all my hunting dogs have slept in my bed or at the foot of the bed when "other matters"intrude....in fact they are the most ideal companions since they rarely talk back and always are happy to greet you without inquiring about the laundry,the mess in the basement or when the trimwork on the house will be painted.......

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Hmmmmm...........The NY authoress Fran Liebowitz has opined that dogs should not be allowed on the living room furniture unless they could hold their own in the conversation.......

Also, that there are two preferred modes of transportation in NY: by bus, and by ambulance.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Amen, brother. A man after my own heart.

BTW, when I had my entire heating and air conditioning system in my house replaced last year, I had several HVAC companies come over and give me bids.

One guy showed up in his big work truck, a bobtail truck, with the words "Baron's Heating and Air" written in large, red letters, with a picture of a weimaraner piloting a WWI style bi-plane.

He named his company after his beloved weimaraner who passed away.

Being a dog lover, I immediately hired him on the spot.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

I don't like an audience when "other matters intrude."

Especially audience members with large teeth and weighing close to a hundred pounds (our Akita).

Welcome back chico!

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1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

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Not in this weather!

Hey nice to see you back Carle.

BTW how tall are you?

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6'5" on a good day.

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Are you using the dog to hunt turkey?

Turkey and geese when he's trained,possibly ring necks and grouse.

As mentioned in the pic taken yesterday he's just 3 months old so his domestic training is by no means complete either.

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He looks good and it seems like a good mix. Some guys here are mixing Britannys with Labs and having good success with combo upland pointer and ducks dogs.

For turkey people are using mutt's during the fall hunt with varying degree's of success I'm not close to being convinced that it is a worthwhile way to hunt fall birds-around here- I think it would be more successful in BIG woods.