Beep beep beep

I spent a beer sighting in my ratty plastic Crosman BB rifle. The baby bunny litters have got to stop. As much as they are cute and fuzzy-wuzzy, the 6 litters so far this summer are destroying my lawn and edge plantings, and the murderous cat CONTINUES to bring adolescent bunnies INTO the house to murder and torture in a comfortable and confined space...

The doe must go. I rue the requirement, but that fuzzy little pest must die since she won't get into the humane trap I've provided and she obviously has the sex drive of, well... a rabbit.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Leanintree...

LT

Nap

I walked past my bike at least 50 times today.

I think I have a small tv here, tom, though truthfully it'll cost just as much to ship it to you as it would be for you to just buy it; they've become such commodity items.

Back on the range to sight in my scope after changing mounts.

I spent a beer sighting in my ratty plastic Crosman BB rifle. The baby bunny litters have got to stop. As much as they are cute and fuzzy-wuzzy, the 6 litters so far this summer are destroying my lawn and edge plantings, and the murderous cat CONTINUES to bring adolescent bunnies INTO the house to murder and torture in a comfortable and confined space...

The doe must go. I rue the requirement, but that fuzzy little pest must die since she won't get into the humane trap I've provided and she obviously has the sex drive of, well... a rabbit.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Leanintree...

LT

It's cats I'm after. We have a few resident song birds in our yard that we feed year round. The neighbors cat like to sneak in over the fence once in awhile to try for a feathered lunch. I've nailed him a few times with my trusty Red Ryder but he seems to have a short memory. I'd use my .22 but I'm sure that wouldn't go over too well in the neighborhood, so I need to go for an eyeball shot and hit his brain or up my game to a .177 or something. That or a yummy bowl of antifreeze

Or he can stay the fuck out of my yard, leave my birds alone and live a happy kitty life. His choice I guess.
 

We have a few resident song birds in our yard that we feed year round.

We have free-range cats around the neighborhood (and 1 fox). I saw a smattering of feathers in the middle of our front yard a couple of days ago. Most of what we hear as "song birds" are gray doves.

I was disappointed in my performance at 100 yards with the new scope. After having time to process what was happening I chalked it up to a few issues.

1. This is still an MOA scope so I don't have to change my thinking patterns.
2. It's a "Christmas tree" reticle instead of a MilDot like I've used for many years. Remember the one that I got our to 800 yards in 50 yard increments using 1 shot/1 hit and just mildot hold overs?
3. I only brought 100 rounds and it was the cheap, throw-away type (since I was only needing to re-zero).

I did get on paper... then lost it again as the new turrets run opposite of the previous scope so there were several times I was bringing things into shape and, through habit, turned the turret the wrong way. DURP! It boils down to only 4 hours on the new scope vs hundreds on the previous one and the ones before that. As I started settling into things, I was out of ammo and it had been 95º/75%rh for some time so I packed it in. I'll be back...

Installed a "spigot mount" on my KRG Whiskey 3 (Gen 6) chassis.

I'd love to find a rear door mount ladder for accessing the roof storage rack.  Worst case, I break out the MIG and make one, but that's last resort.

Above ground swimming pool ladder?



Hmph, missed that reply.


Naw, the whole thing would be too large in scale.  That said, I found one, but they are proud of it.  With shipping, its ~$170.


http://www.eurocampers.com/56-Aluminum-Rear-Door-Ladder-for-mid-size-and-full-size-vans-in-White-Black-or-Silver-check-description-for-correct-fit_p_1847.html


Forgot to add, it's on the way.

How does that not warp the door? Is there a bolster at the bottom to rest on the bumper or anything?

Rear doors latch solid in the door frame and that's the only time you're on it.  They've been making these things for ages and I've never heard any complaints about damage.

Fun with light bulbs.

Marriage is about finding ways to compromise.  My wife enjoys the brightest lights possible, and I enjoy not paying high electric bills.  Fortunately, there are LED bulbs.  I've been replacing the old hodge-podge of bulbs throughout our new home with LEDs.

The former owner was sensible in replacing bulbs only as they burned out. My issue probably speaks more to my having slight OCD rather than being critical of the former owner, but the new home had different light qualities from bulbs in the same fixture or in the basement flood lights.  This resulted from a single fixture or room having old-school incandescent, CFL and LED bulbs at the same time. Each seemed to emit light in different qualities--warmer and colder light, less lumens from one and more from another, etc. So I've been making the lights uniform for each fixture. This morning, I addressed the floods in the basement rec room.

Not exciting, but I feel happier that it's been done.

LEDs are awesome.  I swapped our house out last spring and the drop in the electric bill has paid for them a couple times over already.  Them three way LEDs are pricy, but they all do last one heck of a lot longer than incandescents.  We did the driveway security lighting first because we were going thru halogens every 90 days or less.  The original LEDs are in there over a year later. Convinced me on the value!

I did the same about a year and a half ago.  They certainly make a difference on the bill and I haven't replaced one yet...

Fun with light bulbs.

Marriage is about finding ways to compromise.  My wife enjoys the brightest lights possible, and I enjoy not paying high electric bills.  Fortunately, there are LED bulbs.  I've been replacing the old hodge-podge of bulbs throughout our new home with LEDs.

The former owner was sensible in replacing bulbs only as they burned out. My issue probably speaks more to my having slight OCD rather than being critical of the former owner, but the new home had different light qualities from bulbs in the same fixture or in the basement flood lights.  This resulted from a single fixture or room having old-school incandescent, CFL and LED bulbs at the same time. Each seemed to emit light in different qualities--warmer and colder light, less lumens from one and more from another, etc. So I've been making the lights uniform for each fixture. This morning, I addressed the floods in the basement rec room.

Not exciting, but I feel happier that it's been done.

I'm of the kind that wait for a failure before doing a replacement. BUT, if I do a swap from one kind to another and the colors are whacky, then I start moving older bulbs to one fixture as they need replacement and back-filling with the newest design I have on hand (which I now know to compare color temps when buying LEDs).

Today I bought the first new LPs I've bought since the mid-80s. I remember them being $4.95 when I was in HS. These things are made of high grade chocolate now-a-days. $30 each! WOW!

My dad used to go to the local Supertest gas station every Saturday and put in $2.00 worth of gas. It lasted him the whole week.
What this means is: 1- I’m old and 2- If dad came back and met me at the gas station and watched me pump in $146 worth of fuel that would last me half a day, he’d have a heart attack and immediately return to the grave.

The price of retro.

First listen to the pristine Dark Side of the Moon remaster. WONDERFUL. Sadly I fumbled the flip to side 2 and side 1 isn't pristine any more. 

We took delivery today of a fully farkled split-king bed with dual motorized adjusters, a massage function, and dual remote controls.  We're at that age where a good night's sleep is getting to be more important and more elusive at the same time. 

Quote from: Cookie on September 17, 2019, 12:10:43 PM

Got banned from Facebook again.

Should we take this to imply that you are a Russian disinformation campaign troll?

Nah. Just an example of how bad Facebook's software and algorithms are. 

New carpet today in the master bedroom.  Got the trailer piled high with branches to take to the township mulcher tomorrow.

And of course the weather is perfect for riding this weekend. 

Went to the library. The thing the government does best.

Taking our earnings?

Quote from: thatguy on September 20, 2019, 04:48:56 PM

Went to the library. The thing the government does best.

Taking our earnings?

TANSTAAFL

I found out that using Zep mildew and stain remover and Zep tub and tile cleaner at the same time creates phosgene gas, or the home made equivalent.

It does a dandy job of cleaning the shower though. A fume and vapor proof dust mask is definitely a good idea, along with lots of ventilation.

 

I found out that using Zep mildew and stain remover and Zep tub and tile cleaner at the same time creates phosgene gas, or the home made equivalent.

It does a dandy job of cleaning the shower though. A fume and vapor proof dust mask is definitely a good idea, along with lots of ventilation.

 

As does Clorox and [something else]. Clorox and brake cleaner will create a very aggressive smoke cloud that not only can be poisonous but also can damage things in your garage. Play with it outside when there's a good breeze and stand upwind.

I rode the ‘cross bike 50km in a good ol’ cow-floatin’, gully-washer of a rain storm with gusty 40kph winds.
Haven’t done that in a long time.
I shall be damp until the week end...
 

Huh, I did the same on the way home from work yesterday, however the stylish and functional fairing, power windshield, heated grips and heated seat on my (so far) trusty K 13 kept me enveloped in a cocoon of warmth and more or less dry air.

I guess that's kind of a moto thing after all...