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Post by knave on Dec 25, 2019 18:00:25 GMT -5
 This is a steel sign made by a friend on his CNC plasma cutter. |
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Post by fishenman on Dec 26, 2019 11:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 28, 2019 5:11:45 GMT -5
Baby gate with built in, crawl through, escape door.  It is actually supposed to be a cat door, but AJ thinks it is for him to use. |
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Post by knave on Dec 28, 2019 5:16:46 GMT -5
We have that same gate..... the same pet door caused trouble for children.... now has a nice row of zip-ties removing functionality of said gate....  Good old zip ties, if the women don’t find me handsome at least they find me handy, LOL! |
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Post by fernwood on Dec 28, 2019 5:39:46 GMT -5
My daughter's sis in law, told her to use duct tape, lol. AJ is very strong. I think he will just pull off the tape. I like the zip tie idea. They could be attached high enough, or on one edge to allow cats, but not AJ to get through.
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Post by miket on Dec 29, 2019 5:54:16 GMT -5
From the window last night. No rockhounding today. Sigh.  |
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Post by fernwood on Dec 29, 2019 6:33:49 GMT -5
Icky. I have similar to look forward to tomorrow. Just rain, lots of rain, for now.
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El JeffA
spending too much on rocks
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Post by El JeffA on Dec 29, 2019 7:33:28 GMT -5
Dinner out last night with my better half. Supposed to be 80 degrees here again today.  |
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Post by knave on Dec 29, 2019 7:39:57 GMT -5
 Boy, tired out from being at grandpas, shopping @lowes. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 30, 2019 2:36:32 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 30, 2019 5:44:32 GMT -5
Photos from my icy yard yesterday. View from barn.  View from barn to house.  Where I park car.  Driveway to house.  Back yard and pasture.  |
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Post by RickB on Dec 30, 2019 10:52:19 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 30, 2019 16:58:21 GMT -5
Here's a few from a little while ago. What a difference a day makes.    |
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Post by knave on Dec 30, 2019 17:09:24 GMT -5
Yep, and I got my big clumsy work van stuck at the mini storage. Had to get parts for the job, when I saw it wasn’t plowed, I should have walked from the road. Well, the low tread 2 wheel drive van just made ice under the tires. Luckily I carry CO2 on the van, so I let the air out of the drive tires until they were squatting pretty good, mushed my way up to the road, then aired them up again. 30 minutes of my life lost to the snow.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 30, 2019 17:31:16 GMT -5
Sounds like it is worse by you than me.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 30, 2019 18:16:02 GMT -5
No, seems like it though, huh? I use a 15+ year old Sony PC100. It takes both still (saved on a memory stick) and digital video (uses Mini DVs). It has a hot shoe on top the camera, and I have a Sony flash that fits it. Only problem is, there is no light to set either the aperature, or the focus. So I'll use a flashlight to set the distance, and guess at aperature opening. Take a few shots, make adjustments, and start snapping away. With instant gratification, you see the photos immediately. Delete the test shots. She is maybe six feet away. We were out at the Cargo Muchacho Mtns, doing some prospecting. This friendly little kit fox came into our camp about every night. It was just me and Bob, and no dogs. After the first time she visited us and got treats (Ritz crackers), then she left a gift of her own on our outdoor rug, lol. I guess she was claiming us as her own. Bob likes to feed the wildlife, I have a photo of him hand feeding a kangaroo rat at our camp in Quartzsite from a few years back. I have video of it climbing all over him, getting treats (Nacho Doritos). |
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Post by RickB on Dec 30, 2019 18:34:37 GMT -5
" Bob likes to feed the wildlife, I have a photo of him hand feeding a kangaroo rat at our camp in Quartzsite from a few years back. I have video of it climbing all over him, getting treats (Nacho Doritos)."
Fernwood, see that comment about the Nacho Doritos. Try some of them for bait for those varmints. RickB
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 30, 2019 18:48:38 GMT -5
The generic rats also love citrus off our trees. They climb the trees, chew a hole through the peel, and hollow the fruit out.
While picking avocados yesterday, I saw one still in the tree that was gnawed on. I used the picker basket and pulled it down. My dad told me to try some of the "Rodent Sheriff" he saw on TV. It has a strong peppermint smell that they supposedly dislike. The jury is still out on if it has any effect.
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Post by knave on Dec 30, 2019 18:55:41 GMT -5
 My pet rocks Amy, and Geo Jr 😎 |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 30, 2019 21:06:08 GMT -5
Boy, tired out from being at grandpas, shopping @lowes. Om my, that looks oddly familiar. Gave me flashbacks. |
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