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     Ebutch |
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| Zac4mac |
My Paramount  | ||
| Ratbuell |
My GT  | ||
| 86129squids |
Heck- I've got an old, old, Cannondale criterium racer, all original except for the handlebar tape. Even has the old sew-up tires. I used to be fast. | ||
| Ebutch |
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlMz2sCDCA4 | ||
| Ebutch |
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULcQA66UW_o | ||
| Sifo |
So much wrong with that Pope cop pic! | ||
| Crusty |
This guy means business: https://ve.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_pjhz2lwZNu1xie0 zb.mp4 | ||
| Ebutch |
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| Ratbuell |
TOO COOL. I should get a trampoline for my dog Hudson. He'd freakin' LOVE it. | ||
| 86129squids |
Hey all- if you can help, post up. We've all seen those boat prop spinners that go in a truck's hitch receiver- I'm wanting one that spins like a round spiral in the wind. I noticed last time I was in Nashville that the fire engines now have a giant lit spiral on their front grills- whatever it takes to make the texting morons notice reality and impending doom. I'm wanting to farkle my truck similarly. Still wanting to install a train horn. | ||
| Bandm |
https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-CR402-Propeller-Hitch -Cover/dp/B00029JMXA | ||
| Tootal |
 Spot Brand Acme. Sometimes I feel like chasing Road Runners! Belt drive, 11 speed hub, carbon fiber fork and hydraulic disc brakes. Made in Colorado! | ||
| 86129squids |
Thanks, Bandm! If I get that, I know a girl who can paint the spiral... yay! | ||
| Ebutch |
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| 86129squids |
Watched this tonite, very interesting and lots of fun. Now I wanna shoot and eat some swamp rats and get a fur coat for my honey. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/rodents-o f-unusual-size/ | ||
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| Ebutch |
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| 86129squids |
Dreary day piddling... So, being off today and yet ANOTHER cloudy, cold day underway, decided to get a few things done. Woke to discover that out on my back deck, a flock of starlings had shat all over everything, including my hot tub, GRRR. So, I just finished spraying off my deck and cleaning the hot tub, now refilling, which I needed to do anyhoo. Here in a bit I'm gonna see about my fun new project- a while back I'd posted about The Squirrel That Won't Be Beat. This female tree rat has defeated spiked aluminum flashing, shish-kebab skewers, even several dozen safety pins- I hot-glued them, bent at a right angle, all over the outside of my kitchen window feeder. Every day, at least twice a day, I STILL see squirrel a$$ at the kitchen sink, gorging on my seed. I've figured the fix- gonna wire the feeder for 110V. Got a simple extension cord, a roller switch for the cord, some quick disconnects for the feed tray, and a spool of copper wire. I'm going to drill the feed tray with a series of holes to thread the copper wire throughout. Run the cord through the window, set the quick disconnects on the tray leads, plug the contraption in, and wait til she shows again. I'll post up the results later...   | ||
| Crusty |
I hope the squirrel really gets a charge out of your efforts. | ||
| Zacks |
I feel ya on the tree rats. Destructive vermin that I blame Disney for there not being bounty like there should. Took 13 out of my yard this year. Some vertical, some horizontal. But I digress. AC won't work if you want to fry vermin. The fact it alternates has the muscles contract and release. It's why you get thrown off high voltage. Now DC, grabs a hold of you and has the muscles work in one direction. Also, and risking insulting you, you 1. have to insulate the different sides of the circuit from each other (just threading bare wire through the holes isn't it) and 2. arrange things so that the vermin contacts both sides of the circuit at the same time. After all, it's why there is space between the high tension wires and birds (and the damn vermin) can sit on a wire and not be affected. | ||
| 86129squids |
Not looking to "fry", just launch. I've figured a heavy 50/50 pattern for the wire. I've patiently watched her behavior to figure things out. Thanks for the $.02, though. | ||
| Zacks |
I've shot them with paintballs hoping that if I annoyed them enough they would stay away and quit chewing on my deck supports and garage soffits. No dice. Fry baby... Just my advice | ||
| Crusty |
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| 86129squids |
I love that video! I've decided that they must have a huge pain tolerance- I've seen one jump from the top of the power pole behind my house and just pancake, "WHUMP". Somehow the furry beaatch has learned how to jump down JUST so, and not hit the gobs of safety pins. Or, high pain threshold. Ran out of time to finish the project, please standby. | ||
| 86129squids |
Ebeaaatch, looked at those too- I'd have to design a weight trigger to fire the A/C. Some of them just pulse, but I want to repel the fleabag without bothering the birdies. | ||
| Aesquire |
There was a Brit tv show where they made squirrel mazes in their back yards. They are breeding them to be smarter than humans. Come to think of it, that explains a lot of British politics. Doesn't May look kinda....... | ||
| Ebutch |
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F4k13Yx3w8 | ||
| 86129squids |
The squirrel's advantage is in its tenacity and memory. They're pretty dumb in general, but evolution has given them some awesome skills. Soichoro Honda once said "Success is 99% failure." That would apply to the tree rats too. Both of my dogs act as sentinels, watching out all the main living room windows for the mailman, folks walking other dogs, and squirrels. They know the furry F's will show up sooner or later- once they spot an intruder, it's like a 4 alarm fire at the fire hall, bailing out the dog doors like banshees. Never a dull moment around here. Sometimes I work artillery cover for them with a nerf gun, has a 12 "bullet" magazine and a pretty accurate 80 foot range. We almost got one earlier today, but it successfully bailed to the power pole, then ran down the line. Heck if I'm not feeling like Bill Murray in Caddyshack lately. My honey picked up that movie at AMVETS recently, might watch tonite. |
