so waht ya doin today?
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fiver
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not even a little surprised.
the old red/black ones were a ton of AA battery's.
my dad would bring them home from the railroad occasionally [their Lantern flashlights used the 6 volt type] and he would get mad as hell when we would steal them.
I think we were even madder when we would open one and get C's or D's instead.
so the Pup isn't so much a Pup anymore she is still maybe 20-25 lbs and 20"s or so tall, but she started her first heat cycle yesterday and it was a rough night last night.
she still isn't sure what to do and mostly just eats a little here and there then mopes around looking for someone to rub her belly.
the old red/black ones were a ton of AA battery's.
my dad would bring them home from the railroad occasionally [their Lantern flashlights used the 6 volt type] and he would get mad as hell when we would steal them.
I think we were even madder when we would open one and get C's or D's instead.
so the Pup isn't so much a Pup anymore she is still maybe 20-25 lbs and 20"s or so tall, but she started her first heat cycle yesterday and it was a rough night last night.
she still isn't sure what to do and mostly just eats a little here and there then mopes around looking for someone to rub her belly.
waco
Springfield, Oregon
The crew pressure washed my house the other day. Today they scraped paint, caulked, and tapped off stuff. Paint tomorrow!
Went and bought some steel shot #7 12ga for Dove season come Sept. 1st
It's been a few years since I've been dove hunting. A friend wanted to go for the first time so I'm going to take him out.
When you're lousy with a shotgun, dove hunting can be very difficult.....
I'll keep you posted.
Went and bought some steel shot #7 12ga for Dove season come Sept. 1st
It's been a few years since I've been dove hunting. A friend wanted to go for the first time so I'm going to take him out.
When you're lousy with a shotgun, dove hunting can be very difficult.....
I'll keep you posted.
I'm lousy with a shotgun so I understand. Best I ever did was 9 in a day. Nebraska limit then was 10. Took me 50 shells to get them. That was when my dad started reloading 20 ga. Older brother and I were shooting 40-60 shells a couple days a week on doves.
uncle jimbo
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Kevin Stenberg
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Today wify and i are getting 20 doz. ears of corn. So tonight my freezer should be full of sandwich bags of corn.
The wife saw the neetest thing on the net. A hand held device for cutting the kernals off of the ears. Locally they go for 6$
The wife saw the neetest thing on the net. A hand held device for cutting the kernals off of the ears. Locally they go for 6$
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Thats ridiculous! For a couple bucks on Ebay you can buy the molded doo-hickey that will hold 4 or 6 or 8 batteries (D/C/A whatever you want. You could pretty much make one yourself that used rechargable D cells.
I've got one of the old style lanterns that uses the 6v screw top battries. If I can find them, they run from about $15-45.00. Obviously I don't use it much. I'm going to take and old battery case and put a 12v motorcyle battery in it and seal it back up. Change the bulbs and I should have a pretty neat old flashlight working again.
Got on eBay 4 days ago and ordered some surgical hose.
I lash aluminum arrows together,keeping their screw in tips...... about 6-8" down from the knock end.Then cut pcs of surgical hose about that same length.Squirt tyre mounting lube on arrow and some down the hose.....sliding the hose on. These are my shooting sticks.Been using these for 40+ years.If any of my buds get to eyeing them...... give'm to them,we got barrels of old arrows,haha.
So,ordered the dang hose 4 days ago from China...... they came in today.
Surgical hose also gets used,along with "stock maker" threaded studs when bedding actions.
I lash aluminum arrows together,keeping their screw in tips...... about 6-8" down from the knock end.Then cut pcs of surgical hose about that same length.Squirt tyre mounting lube on arrow and some down the hose.....sliding the hose on. These are my shooting sticks.Been using these for 40+ years.If any of my buds get to eyeing them...... give'm to them,we got barrels of old arrows,haha.
So,ordered the dang hose 4 days ago from China...... they came in today.
Surgical hose also gets used,along with "stock maker" threaded studs when bedding actions.
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Ian
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Get battery holders like these: https://www.sciplus.com/d-cell-modu...Y4ZHggMZuASCtf353Z_w3bxxM3tvFOPEaAhB9EALw_wcB
Then get a charger w/high-capacity batteries like this: https://www.amazon.com/EBL-Recharge...19&sr=1-8&keywords=d-cell+battery+and+charger
Build the pack and you're done.
I've gone to rechargeable everything (just about) in the house and bought a few multi-battery chargers to keep them going. The gate keypad, outdoor thermometer/hygrometer, must-work-always emergency pen lights, and rifle optic batteries get lithium ion batteries, but all the general use stuff gets chinesium rechargeables. The whole system payed for itself in about six months.
Then get a charger w/high-capacity batteries like this: https://www.amazon.com/EBL-Recharge...19&sr=1-8&keywords=d-cell+battery+and+charger
Build the pack and you're done.
I've gone to rechargeable everything (just about) in the house and bought a few multi-battery chargers to keep them going. The gate keypad, outdoor thermometer/hygrometer, must-work-always emergency pen lights, and rifle optic batteries get lithium ion batteries, but all the general use stuff gets chinesium rechargeables. The whole system payed for itself in about six months.
fiver
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beah.
speaking of doves.
that storm that usually rolls through a week or two before the season starts and sends all the birds south is here this morning.
it's almost 9am and it's dark windy and cold with wet falling from the sky intermittently.
it's dark enough out there I have a lamp on.
speaking of doves.
that storm that usually rolls through a week or two before the season starts and sends all the birds south is here this morning.
it's almost 9am and it's dark windy and cold with wet falling from the sky intermittently.
it's dark enough out there I have a lamp on.
Hawk
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Ian,
I too use rechargeable batteries almost exclusively.
My wife says she can't decide if I have a flashlight fetish or obsession.
AA, C, D, 14500, 18650, 26650, 6V, 12V, 123, I've got them all. Use rechargeable for everything. Mostly Li-Mn.
Got some Ultimate Lithiums for storage, in case the SHTF due to the short shelf life of most rechargables.
Tried solar panels for the deer feeders, but the racoons seem to be able to figure out how to tear up anything I try to build. I can protect the wiring, but they tear up the panels.
I too use rechargeable batteries almost exclusively.
My wife says she can't decide if I have a flashlight fetish or obsession.
AA, C, D, 14500, 18650, 26650, 6V, 12V, 123, I've got them all. Use rechargeable for everything. Mostly Li-Mn.
Got some Ultimate Lithiums for storage, in case the SHTF due to the short shelf life of most rechargables.
Tried solar panels for the deer feeders, but the racoons seem to be able to figure out how to tear up anything I try to build. I can protect the wiring, but they tear up the panels.