James Bridger

All day long. Having kids has made me into quite the prolific, if still horrible, singer/songwriter. Good example.....(To the tune of "Danny's song)......Even though (insert name here) smells kinda funny, we're still gonna buy him a bunny! And when it's older, he's gonna fry right up!
Having young boys means several songs now have to do with poop. Just how it goes I guess.

I don't ride a bike all that often, but when I ride around with the kids, I like the bike with the swept-back upright handle bars like yours, and a huge padded seat as well.  Also. walmart sells grips that have a little shelf on them, instead of just being round. I'm sure you can get them other places too, and probably in different lengths as needed. I find them to be much more comfortable, especially for such a simple little part.

Walmart bike grips

I think of that bike style as the "wicked witch" bike, because the mean ol' lady in the wizard of Oz rode hers with good upright posture.

For me, it's always screws, if at all possible. For whatever reason, I can't drive a nail straight. I tend to end up smashing them over. It drives me nuts.

Just to make sure I understand......you're curing the ham using a salt brine, and then covering in wood ash both to add smoke flavor, and to preserve the meat?

Or are you covering an uncured ham with wood ash, and the ash provides the curing?

Chaining to a tree or something similar is the easiest option, but trees aren't always nearby. Look into earth anchors. Commonly used for trapping, it's basically just a washer or something similar, attached to a cable, that gets driven the ground. When it gets pulled up, the anchor turns sideways and sets, and it's there permanently until you dig it up. They're seriously strong. You can hook a truck to one and you'll usually break the steel cable before you pull the anchor.
https://irontrailtrapline.com/collections/staking-systems

BTW, tagging your traps is likely a legal requirement where you live, and can help in catching thieves.

I burn 1-2 cords a year, in a regular 'ol wood burning fireplace. Super inefficient, I know. But its nice and warm to sit by, and it looks good too. It's not our main heat source, of course. We have a boiler with cast iron radiators for that.

Fluke is the gold standard for multimeters. (A multimeter will measure AC/DC voltage, resistance, and amperage). Something like a fluke 88 or 87 is pretty standard in the automotive industry. Honestly, though, at home, I use a cheap one I got from Ace Hardware for about $20.

It makes sense that a triangular shaped bike frame would be stronger. But my kids have smashed up a lot of bikes, and never damaged the frames. They've ruined wheels, handlebars, seats, and pedals. I've got to imagine that if you wreck your bike hard enough that having a high frame vs a step frame is the only thing that saves your bike, at that point a bent bike frame is the least of your worries.

Catfish, by far. And it's gotta be out of the river, not out of a lake.

Older vehicles were "simpler" in the sense that they could be worked on easier. But, they required a lot more maintenance, didn't last as long, and broke down more often.

On a new vehicle, a tuneup might consist of replacing spark plugs and coil boots and an air filter

To use my old 77 F150 for an example as on older vehicle....a tune up consists of replacing plugs, wires, cap, and rotor, setting points gap and ignition timing after replacing the points and condenser, replacing the air filter, setting choke pull-off and tension, settings the idle speed and idle mixture, and float level too, depending on how I'm feeling. Oh, and I might crawl underneath and adjust the bands on the transmission, too.

Now, I can do all that at home, with basic hand tools and knowledge, but it's obvious that one vehicle requires a lot more care, and has a lot more fail points.

Not to mention newer vehicles are almost universally faster, handle better, make more power with less fuel, stop better, and are far safer. But,  older vehicles will always have an edge when it comes to styling. New vehicles are ugly.