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OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
Double post--FTR-not my opinions just what Ive heard ppl say. I am all for our advancement but at the same time I dont want anyone losing their jobs because of it. Theres not enough of those to go around as it is.
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I think the size of our (USA) country is under-recognized. pulling underground lines through various topography, across mountains, through rocky New England (ha!) is non-trivial. I can't dig in a 3-foot radius without hitting a rock - and it might be the size of a house. All those classic stone walls? those stones came out of the ground when the fields were cleared - just the surface, mind you. and it's in these areas where there are also lots of trees that are hard to maintain also because of the topography. So you're kinda screwed one way or another.

Now when you've got a highly developed urban area it's more possible. NYC is a great example. Of course in sandy all the electrical tunnels got flooded, so there are risks either way. But not every city is built on a complex of tunnels. FWIW, I hate looking at overhead lines, but plumbing the planetary surface for wiring isn't like plumbing a house. And when things DO go wrong they're very difficult and expensive to debug. Similarly, adding capacity or new technology is difficult with things underground. My FIOS hookup was a non-event. With underground cabling in 50-year-old conduit? yeeks.
 
Actually, as suck as Time Warner is, my cable did not drop out during Sandy, nor did my electricity. I went through the occasional lights dimming etc... but my internet access and television service did not quit. As for the electricity well, NYC is also an island, so the wiring underground is prone to the obvious things such as flooding etc... I don't think it's a viable option for the country as no one will want to deal with the massive headache (mental and physical) of going through the extremely laborious, litigious and expensive direction.
 
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Oh my god. I'm cracking up over the entries so far in my giveaway thread.
Some good stuff!

1000th post! Heyyy Ohhhh!
 
RogueBowie said:
That's what your Remora is for :) We expect some pics from the course btw.
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I tried the Remora one weekend but it dulled out really quick :( It was great for the 2 days that it wasn't dull, though. I'm carrying the Izula in my back pocket lately, but I'm really feeling that a Becker Necker should be there. Especially with all the beer we drink on Wednesdays :P

Only got a couple pics of the course, they don't let us keep our phones and have only had 2 opportunities where they did let us keep our phones for short amounts of time.
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I'm somewhere there on the left side
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One guy was taking a really feminine photo, so I told him to let my fix it by making it awesome. (I'm the guy on top)
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We sleep and train by these guns.
 
Came home today and found my new airgun came in. First thing I did was set up a few targets with open sights to get a feel for it. I ended up putting 3 pellets into the same hole open sights as I said standing at about 10m. away. Pics when I pick up a new phone later. Its a Hatsan 95. Made in Turkey with a walnut stock in .22
 
daizee said:
I think the size of our (USA) country is under-recognized.
Now when you've got a highly developed urban area it's more possible. NYC is a great example. Of course in sandy all the electrical tunnels got flooded, so there are risks either way. But not every city is built on a complex of tunnels. FWIW, I hate looking at overhead lines, but plumbing the planetary surface for wiring isn't like plumbing a house. And when things DO go wrong they're very difficult and expensive to debug. Similarly, adding capacity or new technology is difficult with things underground. My FIOS hookup was a non-event. With underground cabling in 50-year-old conduit? yeeks.
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Do a cross country drive from NYC to LA you're gonna find out quick how big this country really is!

Honestly the overhead lines don't bug me for the most part, except for when it's some gorgeous scenic area and the lines just KILL it.
 
On my way home in the work truck today( F-350 duelly flat bed with a bunch of stuff on it) some girl pulled out in front of me and she got tboned. Her car is totaled and the work truck still runs we just need a hood, fenders, number and battery. Now my head is killing me
 
Did a quik wrap around a cheap d link clip. it doesnt come on and off without unwrapping some cord but i like the look of it this way. as a knife lanyard it was a no go. it swings all over when you chop. so i turned it into a keychain...



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I was messing around in the garage today and I found some Hunter Green Krylon Fusion spray paint I had used on some patio furniture. I had an extra pair of grivory handles so I figured why not change their color. They look decent--the color on the cap is darker and less glossy than how it turned out (I would have preferred the cap color) My question is to anyone (especially K9) will these run/bleed on my leather sheath? If they will stay on and last a while (Til I can afford a K9 upgrade) I will buy some coyote brown and paint over the green. They are darker than they appear in this pic because of the flash.
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