Off Topic Snark it, snark it good. Original thread continued . . .

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zzyzzogeton said:
710 -that's a badass looking chopper...like it.

I had an "interesting" experience today. And this is what we called in the Navy a "No Sh***er".....

I was driving down the road when a 1/2 grown mouse crawled out of the center console of my 2006 Prius.

After I grabbed the mouse, I rolled down the window and chunked it out.

A few minutes later, a SECOND mouse crawls up my leg and onto the seat.

When I grabbed for it, it fell back into the foot well. About a minute later, here it came again.
This time I was able to grab it and eject it out the window.

I spent the rest of the afternoon wondering --
A) how'd they get in there?
B) how many more are in there?
C)Where's the momma?
D) If a full grown mouse could get in to have a litter, couldn't a rattlesnake following the scent of mice get in the same way?

I have mouse traps set in the car tonight.--
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This is amazing... growing up in the country we had quite a few instances of mice getting into vehicles... and a couple instances of snakes :eek: Funny one was while driving a snake started to slither through the vent in front of the wind shield. LOL Even better yet... my grandma lives in an underground house and well, kept having snakes make their way in... We sealed up the house tighter than a drum but the SOBs kept getting in and there always seemed to be one in the bathroom. EVEN IN THE TOILET! One day I was walking and noticed the lid to the septic tank was knocked off and well... Those snakes where crawling through the septic line into the toilet... into the house... and once the tank was sealed up the snakes stopped.
 
LeeBower said:
I do enjoy the sweet creamers.. I have been using Almond Joy creamer for a couple weeks.. It is good stuff.
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I love that stuff too, but in trying to get healthier I quit drinking it and went back to black to cut out some calories.
 
Psyop said:
I love that stuff too, but in trying to get healthier I quit drinking it and went back to black to cut out some calories.
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I did start measuring it, I measured the serving size out one day and realized I had been drinking like 800 calories of creamer.. not quite 800 but close. I stick to 140 calories worth for 4 cups of coffee now. I cut out the sweet tea instead..
 
710 said:
I started to grind it with 80 grit and I wasn't going anywhere, I called tru grit and they hooked me up with some 1x42 belts at 36 grit and worked my why up, still took me a few days to grind... Re-grind...*Finished weigh in is at 4 pounds 3.6 ounces
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Great googly moogly. :eek:

TMHunt said:
I dont know what your financial situation is 710, but if your going to grind hosses like that on a regular basis, might want to think about upgrading to a 2x72 grinder, prefferably with a 2hp motor. you can get 24 grit belts for those, cut your grinding time down by 2/3 easy.
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Exactly. If budget is really an issue, just buy a craftsman 2x42, put a decent platen face on it and convert it to run 72" belts... it's easy. 72's come in pretty much any style/grit you can think of, and since they work faster/last longer, they actually end up being the same cost if not cheaper.

I promise you'll spend more on belts and labor grinding one of those with a 1x42 than you will on modding a CM... unless you're just that bored and really have nothing better to do with your time.

Of course, I think you're completely bonkers for building 1/2" thick, 4# knives in the first place, but hey, to each their own. I'll say this for you, it definitely shows tenacity.
 
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TMHunt said:
I never even considered converting over a Craftsman grinder.....Huh...
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Easy peasy. Will it be as nice as a KMG or TW-90 or even a GIB? Nope. But it will work... I can personally guarantee that. ;)

If money permits, the Grizzly is an even better choice, though. :thumbup:
 
Thought Id post this here for you guys to have a good laugh, I know I did, its a parody made from when Glen Danzig (Danzig/Misfits) got his ass handed to him by the lead singer of the band that was opening for them. Funny stuff!

[video=youtube;sKZazWSFzIo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKZazWSFzIo&feature=player_embedded[/video]

P.S. James, you got your own copy on your music thread.. :D
 
My Mom just called on her way back from the vet and the "Lump" was an abscess on the pups belly, it was lanced and drained, the vet said it was from being bitten! We have other dogs and the bitch is quite aggressive.
 
TMHunt said:
Thought Id post this here for you guys to have a good laugh, I know I did, its a parody made from when Glen Danzig (Danzig/Misfits) got his ass handed to him by the lead singer of the band that was opening for them. Funny stuff!

[video=youtube;sKZazWSFzIo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKZazWSFzIo&feature=player_embedded[/video]

P.S. James, you got your own copy on your music thread.. :D
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lol, I worked a couple shows Danzig played.. I am sure this is news to no one, but he is an egotistical douche bag.. walks around with a huge chip on his shoulder and is the definition of small man syndrome.. he is probably about 5' 3" but his head is about 4 foot of that..


mountainmist said:
My Mom just called on her way back from the vet and the "Lump" was an abscess on the pups belly, it was lanced and drained, the vet said it was from being bitten! We have other dogs and the bitch is quite aggressive.
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Glad the pup is going to be OK.. I had a cat that was the neighborhood badass, one day I saw he had an abscess on his back and I had to open up his skin a little bit to drain it out and the smell nearly knocked me on the floor.. My wife threw up running out of the bathroom.. It was nasty. The best I could tell a cat claw had penetrated his skin and festered in the muscle underneath.
 
LeeBower said:
lol, I worked a couple shows Danzig played.. I am sure this is news to no one, but he is an egotistical douche bag.. walks around with a huge chip on his shoulder and is the definition of small man syndrome.. he is probably about 5' 3" but his head is about 4 foot of that..
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Yeah, Lol, thats why I got such a kick out of it. From everything Ive ever seen and heard out of the guy, He seems to be a real prick.
 
LeeBower said:
Glad the pup is going to be OK.. I had a cat that was the neighborhood badass, one day I saw he had an abscess on his back and I had to open up his skin a little bit to drain it out and the smell nearly knocked me on the floor.. My wife threw up running out of the bathroom.. It was nasty. The best I could tell a cat claw had penetrated his skin and festered in the muscle underneath.
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Cleaning sewers increases tolerance for bad smells. So does working outside where the smell can't fester.

From personal experience, lancing and draining the abscess alone won't do any good since it's not the source of the infection. Antibiotics are necessary to knock out the actual infection or the abscess will just reform.
 
TMHunt said:
I dont know what your financial situation is 710, but if your going to grind hosses like that on a regular basis, might want to think about upgrading to a 2x72 grinder, prefferably with a 2hp motor. you can get 24 grit belts for those, cut your grinding time down by 2/3 easy. Of coarse, once you swing that thing a few times, your probably so strong you dont mind standing at a grinder all weekend, Personaly, in know grinding 4 M-18's in one day is enough to kick my ass, and there 1/4 in.
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I was planning on getting a Bret esteem grinder soon but I dont think I will be playing with 1/2" for awhile.. check out these little guys I'm making... Only 4 made and two are spoken for... Making a few knives for beckerwest...


 
So, good news, Angel comes back tonight. I got the call that she is just about done. I go pick her up at 1730. It's only costing me $180 out of pocket, even though I have a $1,000 deductible :D This is why I go to my shop not the insurance shop!
 
Hours of no snark... Here is a funny.....

It was Sunday morning when Bill, an avid hunter, woke up ready to go nail the first deer of the season.
He walks down to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, and to his surprise he finds his wife, Judy, sitting there, fully decked out in camouflage overalls.

Bill asks her, “Ummm, What are you up to?”

Judy smiles, “I’m going hunting with you!”

Bill, though he had many reservations about this, reluctantly decides to take her along. Two hours later they arrive at a game preserve just outside the city.

Bill sets his overly anxious wife up safely in the deer stand and tells her, “If you see a deer, take careful aim on it and I’ll come running back as soon as I hear the shot.”

Jake walks away with a smile on his face knowing that Alice couldn’t bag an elephant…. much less a deer. Not 15 minutes pass when he is startled as he hears a breakout of gunshots. Quickly, Bill starts running back.

As Bill gets closer to her stand, he hears Judy screaming, “Get away from my damn deer!”

Confused and frightened Bill races faster towards his screaming wife.

And again he hears her scream, “Get away from my deer now!” followed by another volley of gunfire!

Now, within sight of where he had left his wife, Bill is surprised to see a Texas cowboy, with his hands high in the air.

The cowboy, obviously distraught, says, “Okay, lady! You can have your deer! Just let me get my saddle off it!”
 
One more.

A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving 20 blocks from the house and leaving the cat at the park. As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the
driveway.

The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He let the beast out of the car and headed home.

Driving back up his driveway, there was the cat!

He kept taking the cat further and further, but the feline would always beat him home. At last, he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left, cross the bridge, then right again, and make another right until he reached what he thought was a safe distance from his home and left the cat there.

Hours later, the man calls home: "Jen, is the cat there?"

"Yes," the wife answers, "why do you ask?"

Frustrated, the man answers, "Put that son of a b!t@# on the phone, I'm lost and need directions!"
 
Almost forgot to tell you I am sorry, Todd.. I wore my new TMHUNT shirt to get some dinner the other night.. as I am waiting for my order this guy starts telling me how cool my shirt is and ask about your company as he is telling me he collects knives.. I tell him to look you up on the web and was expanding on your talents (I was digging in my wallet for one of your cards too) when he tells me... "Yeah, I lost the sheath for my knife and now it is really dull, it's hard to keep it sharp when it is rolling around in my jeep." he says "Yeah, i have a BUCKNIFE (he said it like I typed it), it's a great BUCKNIFE.. I really like the BUCKNIFE style.. It's made by a company called.. well I think they are called BUCK." "I want a new custom made BUCKNIFE to go in my jeep."
At this point I was laughing inside a little bit, I close up my wallet and put it back in my pocket.. I told him about Ka Bar and Becker and the BK3.. The BK3 is a great jeepbucknife... (It actually would be perfect for what he wanted it for)
So if you get some guy inquiring about a custom BUCKNIFE.. sorry about that ;)
 
LeeBower said:
Almost forgot to tell you I am sorry, Todd.. I wore my new TMHUNT shirt to get some dinner the other night.. as I am waiting for my order this guy starts telling me how cool my shirt is and ask about your company as he is telling me he collects knives.. I tell him to look you up on the web and was expanding on your talents (I was digging in my wallet for one of your cards too) when he tells me... "Yeah, I lost the sheath for my knife and now it is really dull, it's hard to keep it sharp when it is rolling around in my jeep." he says "Yeah, i have a BUCKNIFE (he said it like I typed it), it's a great BUCKNIFE.. I really like the BUCKNIFE style.. It's made by a company called.. well I think they are called BUCK." "I want a new custom made BUCKNIFE to go in my jeep."
At this point I was laughing inside a little bit, I close up my wallet and put it back in my pocket.. I told him about Ka Bar and Becker and the BK3.. The BK3 is a great jeepbucknife... (It actually would be perfect for what he wanted it for)
So if you get some guy inquiring about a custom BUCKNIFE.. sorry about that ;)
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Hahaha... I had a guy ask me about a sheath with all the bells and whistles gave him a price after he mailed me his knife... Told me to make the cheapest sheath as possible.... I sent him his original sheath and knife back with a note saying "this is the cheapest I can make"
 
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