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    rodent infestation

    I think that was the finding of the jury. As I recall the prosecutor was pushing for first degree murder but didn’t get it. I’m not up to speed on how these things work but I know Ted felt bad that the guy went to jail for the accident.
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    rodent infestation

    In regards to .22 range and/or damage possibilities… back in the late 1990’s, I had a friend draw jury duty on a murder case. A woman had been shot in the head while boating. A couple of young men had been target shooting in the direction of the river using a thicket as a backstop. The jury was...
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    rodent infestation

    Looking at the pictures, it doesn’t appear that your food supply would be cut off when SHTF even if you didn’t feed the wildlife. Although, you may have to leave the house to get a shot at it. Where will you buy your bait when SHTF? Money won’t be any good and the stores will be looted.
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    rodent infestation

    I knew of a guy many years ago who took to feeding wild turkeys in his front yard because he liked to watch them. It wasn’t long before they were on top of his cars scratching paint and crapping. There hasn’t been a wild turkey spotted in this neighborhood since. My dad drives turkeys off with...
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    rodent infestation

    My favorite Christmas movie!
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    rodent infestation

    My 10 pump Daisy does pretty good too. BBs and pellets seem to work about the same. It did take a little practice though. Crossbows work well without much practice but shafts and tips can get expensive shooting at the ground. I have too many close neighbors for much more than that. It would be...
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    rodent infestation

    I have been using bird shot in the .22 mag for snakes, opossums and rabbits. Nothing quiet about it. I think it’s just as loud as shooting a bullet. Long rifle shotshell might be better. I generally use .22 short if it is in the live trap. It’s not very loud. I don’t think I have ever seen...
  8. J

    Side Bunk Placement

    Skill level has something to do with it. I think the side bunks on mine couldn’t be positioned much better but my better half usually runs over them at least once when she loads.
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    Can I buy a trailer online?

    Definitely worth shopping around different dealers. The two I talked to about buying a trailer were about an hour and a half drive from me in different directions. The dealer I bought the boat from is about 10 hours away (local for me when I bought it). Bear built my trailer but wouldn’t sell...
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    Can I buy a trailer online?

    Oh yeah, The dealer I bought the boat from set up the trailer wrong (boat was sitting on the floor when I bought it). The bunks weren’t supporting the transom and the straps and the transom saver wouldn’t fit right. I didn’t figure it out until I had to rig the new trailer. The same dealership...
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    Can I buy a trailer online?

    Some of the dealers are scammers. I had a boat trailer stolen at the boat ramp while out fishing. I spent the next day looking for a new trailer. One boat dealer wanted $2500 for a new trailer. Another offered the same trailer to me for $1500 if I didn’t mind picking it up at the factory. $1750...
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    Decompression valve

    I have never encountered one on a boat. Engines I have encountered them on all had a lever to release the compression but those were on motorcycles, a big chainsaw and my atv. They could all be painful if a person forgot to flip the lever first.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    So if cutoff like that in heavy traffic, it will automatically brake check the person behind you? I don’t see that as a positive since a lot of drivers seem to like to tailgate too. Not to mention the increased potential for a road rage encounter.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I frequently get passed by people who think their rear bump must be within 10 feet of my front bumper when they return to the lane I am in… even if we are the only two vehicles in sight. How does the automatic braking and adaptive cruise control handle that situation?
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    That would be because work that used to be commonplace simply isn’t common anymore. I understand what you are saying but I did way more work on the 1977 T-Bird I owned back in the day during the 6 years and 60,000 miles I owned it than I have had to do to my 2008 F150 in 248,000 miles. My F150...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    What needs to happen is everyone needs to write their Congressmen and ask them why they voted to implement some expensive safety features and/or haven’t limited what the automakers are forcing onto us. Remind them not everyone makes as much money as they do then ask them what the plan is for...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    They are turning cars into “white elephants”. Great to get initially. Impossible for many to keep.
  18. J

    What brand of Cotton socks are still good quality ?

    I have been wearing Wrangler brand crew socks I buy at Walmart the last few years. They have been holding up well.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My wife wants me to sell the ‘08 F150 extended cab. I would rather fix the rusted fenders and rocker panel and keep running it. 240,000 miles. It needed an intake manifold about 100,000 miles ago due to a design flaw. The aluminum pieces in the manifold corrode, swell and break the plastic...
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    Things i hate

    I let my wife do the painting. The flip side of it is that I have re-insulated and resided the house mostly unassisted.
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