Noah's Snark! Get In Before The Flood...

Status
Not open for further replies.
We ended up with about 3". Looks like it's now 0°, wind chill -10°. Thank God for a house and furnace.
 
Yup really cool scales JD. Looks like acrylic amalgam. Like this but a different acrylic color.....

z2013_12_04_be09.jpg
 
DerekH said:
Someone at some point had asked if it was possible to make a taco style sheath with me and Pointy's "air welt" and at the time we hadn't attempted one. Got one done Wednesday with Pointy for my Colubris.

11724868794_ed0ce4bdde_o.jpg


11724753123_87d0c45438_o.jpg


Should be easier for something like a BK16.
Click to expand...

That's sexy.

Guyon said:
Y'all may think I'm kidding about this turn toward high speed, low drag, miniature gear, but it's for real. Here's my new folding spork.

3C119C6A-30A1-4BEB-B85F-B83D31A706DF_zpsdtxhs5qw.jpg
Click to expand...

Got one of those once with a chicken ceaser salad from a vending machine. Handy mofo.
 
DerekH said:
Someone at some point had asked if it was possible to make a taco style sheath with me and Pointy's "air welt" and at the time we hadn't attempted one. Got one done Wednesday with Pointy for my Colubris.

11724868794_ed0ce4bdde_o.jpg


11724753123_87d0c45438_o.jpg


Should be easier for something like a BK16.
Click to expand...

That reminds me, I still need to order a Colubris. Dangit, the river doesn't have them yet.
 
excess of -14 now on ground

3 feet off ground is 0

went for a 700 foot round trip to get my mail. phracking cold out there.
 
Bladite said:
excess of -14 now on ground

3 feet off ground is 0

went for a 700 foot round trip to get my mail. phracking cold out there.
Click to expand...

You should really discuss more convenient delivery times with your post office.
 
You guys are making me cold just reading about how cold it is where y'all are. :eek: Low is 66 here and raining, and all the locals are bundled up. On the other hand looks like a storm's moving in. Flash flood warnings in the near future, methinks.
 
the interwebz claims 6F outside. looks like 3-4 inches all drifted around.
got some cleanup to do for us and a couple neighbors.
 
-3° here right now, wind chill is -13°. Alert says we could get significant snow Sat and Sun. Woo hoo.
 
GSO1962 said:
Looks like a good time was had by all.

I assume this is close to the former "Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble-Minded Youth", now owned by the Indiana National Guard and used as the Muskatatuck Urban Training Center? Visited there a couple of times for work. Driving through North Vernon was the first time I ever saw a vending machine filled with fishing bait on the sidewalk of a downtown. Cause you never can tell what time, day or night, that you might need some crickets or worms....
Click to expand...

You would be correct. The wildlife refuge is about 3 miles from my house the way the crow flies. North Vernon and the training center you mentioned is about 10-15 mins east on the same road. Its used to be a facility that took care of metally disabled people. My mother in law worked there when she was very young. They also housed some criminally insane people there. I toured it once in a psycology class I was in before they shut it down years ago. Now like you said the military uses it for a trainig facility. You can't get very close to it.
They still have bait vending machines in North Vernon though Lol. I used to drive through there all of the time going to my father in laws. Can't tell you how many times I've rolled through on Sunday mornings and the church goers are in the church parking lots crackin beers right out of service. :thumbup:
 
1066vik said:
the tendency for a pup to try and chew on their leash is one of the reasons we use a short length of steel chain between collar and lead when training.
once the pup gets over that first 5 minutes of sheer panicked frenzy, things go better.
Once they start figuring out how to behave, we switch to a fairly thick "choke" chain -- as it's easier to get on and off and encourages good behaviors, like not pulling suddenly in an odd direction.
Click to expand...

NathanJ said:
Looks like the kids are in love with Sophie!

My dog was a notorious leash biter. I found that holding a small treat in front of the dog while walking keeps the dog occupied and will hopefully keep her mind off the leash. Took my dog a little while but it did work.
Click to expand...

I have done a little research on how to train a pup with walking on a leash. I'm certain she will pick it up quick when we actually start working with her. She's 12 weeks old now and the only thing that's on her mind now is chew and play. I havnt picked up a chocker chain yet but I will, allong with a chain leash as well.
Yesterday, was really the first time I have taken her anywhere we she required one. When my two kids where running around and playing in the snow, it killed her that she couldn't do the same. Lol. I'm confident shell get the hang of it this summer, she seems like a pretty smart dog.
 
My family uses a pinch collar for training. A short, quick tug is very effective, and it won't harm the dog's airway. They look cruel, but vets say that they are actually better for the dog than a choke collar or a "gentle leader"/ nose lead.
 
TMHunt said:
I have done a little research on how to train a pup with walking on a leash. I'm certain she will pick it up quick when we actually start working with her. She's 12 weeks old now and the only thing that's on her mind now is chew and play. I havnt picked up a chocker chain yet but I will, allong with a chain leash as well.
Yesterday, was really the first time I have taken her anywhere we she required one. When my two kids where running around and playing in the snow, it killed her that she couldn't do the same. Lol. I'm confident shell get the hang of it this summer, she seems like a pretty smart dog.
Click to expand...

Its a lot of work and treats work well, its almost like a full time job, try training it to sit with a treat in your hand by saying sit and moving the treat above and beyond its head, if the dog keeps backing up or acts up start over. Besure not to keep saying sit repeated only a few times. After the dog gets it and sits with one command use the same technic with the leash and collar.. after a while you will be able to walk your dog with out jerking the leash, walking ahead of you and stoping at cross walks.. it seems like a lot of work but hey one year of training and now 7 years later she's a good dog.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top