Shop Tip, Kinda!!!

L6steel

L6steel

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This doesn't really have anything to do with knifemaking, but if you live in an area like mine where theres more bugs in your shop at night than stars in the sky, this tip might help you out sometime. If a bug gets in your ear, don't flip out and start stabbing it like I saw on tv once. Lay your head over to the opposite side and pour some oil in the buggy ear( I'd atleast try runin into the house and grabin some new cooking oil). When the bug figures out it can't breath, it will back it's little keester out of your ear. If you're fast enough to catch it, you can then wreak vengance on the little 6 legged critter. One fun way is to skewer it on a piece of wire and set his butt on fire with a torch. OOOOOOOOOOh what satisfaction!!!!
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Well, I hope you never have to use this tip, but I'm glad you know it now, just in case. Take care!! Michael

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L6,

I guess this type of thing is to be expected when you reach the age that you have.
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Barry
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<G> I take it this happened to you recently?

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Jay
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You're obviously not in Florida, STIHL. I asked an exterminator when I got here what kinds of bugs were about. He laughed and said "Welcome to the JUNGLE." and listed more bugs than I had heard of at that time, coming from Los Angeles. I swear, sometimes my backyard looks like Starship Troopers, but with more variety.

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L6,
YES THERE ARE SOME DAMN BUGS HERE IN FL!!I think the ones that look like they are from Starship Troopers are the freeking MOLE CRICKETS. What ugly bastards they are! And they are dumb, misguided and cant fly good either!! There's nothing like sitting at the grinder and having one of them fly up you shorts! *&%$#)@)#@+ERS!!
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Once it starts to get dark the war is on....I use a bug zapper, burn incense and C-Gars but the bugs usually win out and force me into the house!!
This year it's going to be an AC unit with all the doors shut at dusk!
Neil

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Yup, we have the same problem in Maine, with the mosquitoes. Best recommendation is to travel in groups, with a radio to call in air support.

--JB

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Just put a light next to the vaccum hose, and turn on the vaccum, next morning you can empty the vaccum in the chicken pen.
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Good idea Mike!!!
Yes, a small moth made it's way into my right ear a couple weeks ago but I managed to get it out with a bobby pin. Had it gone any deeper I would grabbed the cookin oil and poured away!! I heard this tip on tv along time ago and figured if it happened to me it might happen to one of you knifenuts. I was actually considering buying one of those head screen things like hunters wear. I still might!!
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Take care! Michael


P.S. Heres another tip thats not knife related in anyway!!! You know how some cold winter morns you get up and hit the ceramic bus and whammo, an ice cold drop of water hits you in the *****, and raises your voice and octave or two. Well, to stop that once and for all, before taking your seat, place a single sheet of your preferred toilet paper and lay it on top of the water.Works every time!
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Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!http://www.nebsnow.com/L6steel

[This message has been edited by L6STEEL (edited 04-18-2000).]
 
While vacationing in Florida as a kid my dad said something about the big mosquitoes, and the gas station attendent told my dad that one landed at the airport and they put 10,000 gals. of fuel in it before they realized it wasn't a plane. LMAO
 
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