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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
Want again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, get you a cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottle of water. It feels like summer's here. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $6.14 a bushel. 550lb steer calf $4.95 to $5.05 a pound, depending on their quality, and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings $2.93 a pound. But, guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Okay. After yesterday's episode, I realized that I wanna ask you to do me a favor. Yesterday, talking about the Dodson Dam and knowing its purpose, well that got me to thinking of watershed. Watershed. It's a wonderful topic. It's relevant to any portion of the world.
OK Solberg:Water that falls as snow or rain, runs downhill into a stream, a creek, or a river, and it flows. Watershed. It's a fascinating thing to study. So here's how you can help me. My deep desire is to have a color coded map of Phillips County, and each color depicts which watershed it comes from.
OK Solberg:Say, for example, blue is the Milk River drainage, then pink could be the alkali drainage, and yellow could be the Assiniboine Creek drainage, etcetera, etcetera, and to include Telegraph Creek and Dodson Creek and Little Cottonwood Creek, on and on it goes.
OK Solberg:You have to understand that each drainage butts right up to the other drainage. So if you had a color coded map, when you're out hunting, you could find the exact spot where Alkali and Beavercreek meet. So you could have one foot on alkali's side and the other foot on Beavercreek's side.
OK Solberg:If you can help me, please let me know. Okay. Yesterday, I mentioned antifreeze and believe it or not, it's an interesting topic.
OK Solberg:And I have a bible verse to set the stage from Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing and they have no more reward for the memory of them is forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9 verse 5.
OK Solberg:Now why in the world did I pick that bible verse when we know the topic is antifreeze? I'll tell you why. Because antifreeze can kill you. If you listened yesterday, I told you to ask Brian or TJ Kendall about their pet raccoon late 70's that died because it drank some antifreeze that was in a drain pan in the shop. So listen to this little story about antifreeze.
OK Solberg:Herbie leaned over the fence behind Toby's garage, sniffed the air, and made a face like he just kissed a tractor battery. Toby, he said, what in the world is that sweet smell? Toby looked up from the radiator of his old pickup and grinned. That, my mechanically confused friend, is antifreeze. Keeps your engine from freezing in the winter and boiling over in summer.
OK Solberg:Herbie, he just scratched his chin. Funny thing for a liquid to do. Most liquids I know can barely keep coffee warm. Well, Toby replied, antifreeze lowers the freezing point and raises the boiling point of the coolant in your engine. Been used in automobiles for decades.
OK Solberg:Herbie nodded slowly, pretending to understand the science while clearly thinking about what he was gonna have for lunch. But here's the serious part, Toby said, pointing a wrench for emphasis. That sweet smell, oh, it's dangerous. It is poisonous, deadly poison. People, pets, raccoons, dogs, cats, you drink enough of it, it attacks the kidneys and can kill you.
OK Solberg:Herbie blinked twice. You mean nature put candy perfume in something that'll bury you? Exactly, Toby said. That's why modern antifreeze often has a bittering agent added to discourage swallowing it. Folks are told to clean spills immediately because animals are attracted to the taste.
OK Solberg:Herbie stepped backwards so fast, he nearly sat on a rake. Well, that's just unfair chemistry. Toby tightened the radiator cap and wiped his hands with an old rag. Engines love it. Humans shouldn't touch it.
OK Solberg:Store it sealed, keep it away from children and animals, and never ever siphon coolant by mouth no matter how confident you feel. Herbie folded his hands thoughtfully. You know, Toby? This has been educational. Terrifying, but educational.
OK Solberg:Toby chuckled. That's life. Sometimes the things that smell sweetest can hurt us the most. Herbie looked towards the wood and shook his head. Yep. And if anyone doubts it, just ask Kendall's raccoon. He knows what happens. The End.
OK Solberg:And so until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.