Random Thought Thread

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Imagine a cow udder with randomly placed teeth and eyes.

THATS what it looked like

 

[yoko]

 

[GmpaJim]

Well, happy to report that the tech line for my healthcare provider opened at 8 am and I was done by 8.08 this morning.

I set up a new password, logged in and out twice while she was on the line and thanked her profusely for her help.

Mission accomplished. (She thinks it may well have been a systems problem.) Sometimes you get lucky and avoid the five hour hold.

Good!
It must be a good day in healthcare!
Got to my Dr. 1 hr. early, got in & out…return to normal activity…he has no idea what that is for me
I don’t know about anybody else, but I sorely miss the giraffe tree on the 219 N.

 

[PolRoger]

My wife was complaining about a critter scurrying around and making noise in the corner ceiling/roof of her sun room/office. We talked about it and I wasn't sure if it was going to be a rat or perhaps a squirrel? Today, I returned from running an errand at Costco and I saw the offending pest climbing into the end gutter opening with some nesting material.

I went an retrieved my handy pest control device and waited for an appropriate clear shot...


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[Jsega51]

PolRoger , now you have food for the “What‘s that you’re eating“ thread!

 

[DocJekl]

My wife was complaining about a critter scurrying around and making noise in the corner ceiling/roof of her sun room/office. We talked about it and I wasn't sure if it was going to be a rat or perhaps a squirrel? Today, I returned from running an errand at Costco and I saw the offending pest climbing into the end gutter opening with some nesting material.

I went an retrieved my handy pest control device and waited for an appropriate clear shot...

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I'm more of the type to fix the offending hole, and trap it. But I've become a softy in my old age. Kids, welcome to my lawn!

 

[nandok]

PolRoger , now you have food for the “What‘s that you’re eating“ thread!

Who's laughing? Squirrel is one of my favorite meats! Growing up in the suburbs we had a big yard with big maples and poplars. And lots of grey squirrels, which I'd regularly hunt with my pellet gun and grill up. Not sure what the neighbors thought... Mmmmmm grilled squirrel with lemon and garlic!

 

[Grenock]

My wife was complaining about a critter scurrying around and making noise in the corner ceiling/roof of her sun room/office. We talked about it and I wasn't sure if it was going to be a rat or perhaps a squirrel? Today, I returned from running an errand at Costco and I saw the offending pest climbing into the end gutter opening with some nesting material.

I went an retrieved my handy pest control device and waited for an appropriate clear shot...

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I’ll have what he’s having, but make mine a double double…….

 

[beeinak]

I'm more of the type to fix the offending hole, and trap it. But I've become a softy in my old age. Kids, welcome to my lawn!

I have an arrangement with squirrels at my house and at my cabin. I give them almonds at designated areas, and they don’t disturb the house or cabin. To hear them chirping in delight when the ones at the cabin property get a new stash is just hilarious. When they hear me ride up past the cache I made for them, they will let me know they are waiting. If only I could convince porcupines to stay away ….. very destructive critters.

 

[Jsega51]

Who's laughing? Squirrel is one of my favorite meats! Growing up in the suburbs we had a big yard with big maples and poplars. And lots of grey squirrels, which I'd regularly hunt with my pellet gun and grill up. Not sure what the neighbors thought... Mmmmmm grilled squirrel with lemon and garlic!

I’ve eaten plenty of squirrels and love small game hunting, I’d eat it! After seeing these pics I’m wanting a good air rifle…

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

another great documentary

 

[nandok]

I’ll have what he’s having, but make mine a double double…….
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Very nice! My current air rifle has been forlorn in the closet for too long. RWS/Diana 52 in .22. Oops, this thing really needs (and deserves) some love. Thanks for posting that and prompting me to pull it out and give it some attention/maintenance. The side lever is weird but this thing is awesome! My squirrel hunting rifle was a random breakbarrel I picked up in Argentina circa 1980. I remember sticking anything/everything I could in that barrel in my younger days Hmm, that thing must be somewhere in mom's place...

 

[PolRoger]

I'm more of the type to fix the offending hole, and trap it. But I've become a softy in my old age. Kids, welcome to my lawn!

Just before Christmas I was walking my dog on our street at dusk and I thought I saw a squirrel run across the roof of my house along the front side and then it quickly disappeared out of view. Last Friday, I noticed a protruding nest bulging out of the gutter covers from that front corner side of the house which I then had to get a ladder and clear out. The gutter and downspout were completely blocked. This past weekend my wife starts to complain about some "scratchy" activity now in the back side of the house? I think that evicted squirrel just decided to move across the block so to speak. Hopefully the problem is now solved. Squirrels need to make their nests in the numerous trees out in the back woods or surrounding neighborhood but not in my house!

 

[GmpaJim]

Dis guy eats squirrels, fur and all.

 

[nandok]

I'm sure they're perfectly adequate in certain applications (haven't heard great things about long term reliability though), and maybe they'll get there eventually, but in the meantime don't try to market it as "sporty" or "performance". In the case of Subaru, what I loved about the Legacy GT I had was that it was basically a 4-door WRX. Was never into the rally car vibe of the WRX, but couldn't argue with the performance. Now the Legacy is just another neutered family sedan.

I had a 05 Legacy GT 5 speed. That was a fun and reliable little car. I thought I was doing a good deed and sold it to my wife’s younger brother for a heck of a price, he blew up the engine 2 months later.

Yeah, I have the 2017 WRX LTD 6-speed. It's a very different animal vs my old Forester XT turbo with CVT that my son Drives.

You do have to get the turbo models like Onyx XT in a Legacy to enjoy the power, but the current sport models only upgrade the suspension (my daughter has the 2.0L Impreza Sport, and it's a go-cart with little power at 5000 feet elevation). Legacy GT is a great car, and in the early days it was faster around a race track than a Mustang.

I had a 2000 Impreza 2.5RS that I installed aftermarket turbo kit, and moved to a WRX STi in 2004. Then a 2006 Tribeca > 2008 Infini G35x AWD 300+ hp, then a 2015 Forester XT turbo that my son now drives. I keep coming back to Subaru, as long as it's boosted or 6-cylinders.

WHY DID I SAY BACK ON TOPIC IF THIS IS RANDOM THOUGHT THREAD? I'LL Post this elsewhere >>> Back on topic, todays carry is my new Shirogorov Neon NL, beatemup Benchmade Shootout, and Xmas Victorinox SAK.

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Not quite the same, but... 1987 GL wagon. Bought new, cash. Something like $8000. If my dumb patootie hadn't totaled that thing, I'd prolly still be driving it. (In my defense, it's not my fault the young person parked their car in the middle lane of 66 heading out of DC at 2am on a blind curve (due to speed and barriers to the metro tracks) because they ran out of gas...the six people behind me rammed into me/each other...)

 

[Murphjd25]

God bless Wyoming.

 

[PolRoger]

I’ll have what he’s having, but make mine a double double…….
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I'm sure you have a nice collection of air guns as I seem to recall seeing you trade off some of your extensive "hoard" of CPK to fund for a couple of "high end" units.

I do have another sample... one of my favorites that I should probably get out/up and shooting again.

 

[yoko]

Need my pm2 to sell ... somebody is helping me out with something !!!!!!!

So excited!

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Who's laughing? Squirrel is one of my favorite meats! Growing up in the suburbs we had a big yard with big maples and poplars. And lots of grey squirrels, which I'd regularly hunt with my pellet gun and grill up. Not sure what the neighbors thought... Mmmmmm grilled squirrel with lemon and garlic!

I have an arrangement with squirrels at my house and at my cabin. I give them almonds at designated areas, and they don’t disturb the house or cabin. To hear them chirping in delight when the ones at the cabin property get a new stash is just hilarious. When they hear me ride up past the cache I made for them, they will let me know they are waiting. If only I could convince porcupines to stay away ….. very destructive critters.

I’ve eaten plenty of squirrels and love small game hunting, I’d eat it! After seeing these pics I’m wanting a good air rifle…

I grew up hunting squirrels for dinner at my Gramps, was just a way of life, loved hunting them and eating them too. But I got a soft spot for the ones around the house here. Agreed about the Porkeys, my gosh are they ever destructive up at my hunting property up North.

Your guys posts brought back some good memories, thanks

 

[beeinak]

I grew up hunting squirrels for dinner at my Gramps, was just a way of life, loved hunting them and eating them too. But I got a soft spot for the ones around the house here. Agreed about the Porkeys, my gosh are they ever destructive up at my hunting property up North.

Your guys posts brought back some good memories, thanks

Porkey’s are terrible! Chew on gas/diesel/water jugs, anything rubber, plywood. A land neighbor had his dozer hydraulic lines chewed through and I know a guy who had brake lines of his motor home chewed (good he noticed prior to driving). My wife calls my 10/22 Target rifle the ‘pine gun’, but .40 cal and .44 mag work well too!