Random Thoughts IX (The first 8 were probably better)

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wxman1

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Swing over east and drop some on the Manchester runway.

Never landed at the airport but back in high school I was riding with some kids who drove onto the then grass runway and raced down it and them slammed on brakes sliding out of control on the grass to keep from running into the trees and creek on the northend. It's in my top three scariest/stupidest rides. 16-year old boys and their 1960's big block V-8s. :rolleyes:

We only got as far as Winthrop. Decided to check out some farmers harvesting back towards Quasky before heading back. Was an absolute PERFECT day to fly. No bumps even in the middle of the afternoon. Despite not flying for a year and a half I did pretty darn good imo. Granted it was just cruising around but damn it felt great.

Also maybe it is my analytical side and how I approach things but if you are going to do a pumpkin drop why not do the math to figure out with a given height and speed what distance do you need to be to drop a pumpkin with a rough weight estimate.
 
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NWICY

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Dude, get the Tomcat "Jaws of Death", the P-40 Warhawk of mouse traps.

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The meeces were steeling the peanut butter from my old style traditional traps. Setting them lighter just got them snapping my own fingers. Enter the Tomcat. Sets with a push lever and has a little recessed bowl for bait that the critters can't steel from. Easy push on the lever drops the mouse into the body bag.

Me likey, I'll have to get a couple of those.
 

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We only got as far as Winthrop. Decided to check out some farmers harvesting back towards Quasky before heading back. Was an absolute PERFECT day to fly. No bumps even in the middle of the afternoon. Despite not flying for a year and a half I did pretty darn good imo. Granted it was just cruising around but damn it felt great.

Also maybe it is my analytical side and how I approach things but if you are going to do a pumpkin drop why not do the math to figure out with a given height and speed what distance do you need to be to drop a pumpkin with a rough weight estimate.


Glad you had a great flight. On the 2nd part are you afraid that gravity doesn't work on pumpkins when dropped from planes ;) . Or you could just borrow a bomb sight from work and take it back Mon :).
 

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Dude, get the Tomcat "Jaws of Death", the P-40 Warhawk of mouse traps.

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The meeces were steeling the peanut butter from my old style traditional traps. Setting them lighter just got them snapping my own fingers. Enter the Tomcat. Sets with a push lever and has a little recessed bowl for bait that the critters can't steel from. Easy push on the lever drops the mouse into the body bag.
That looks like something out of the Great Mouse Inquisition.
 

NWICY

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Good day got lots of stuff done. Could have went to local church supper tonight for pork tenderloin, but it was so nice out I went and got brats and grilled them. Brats & Boulevard Wheat beer for supper, sometimes life is good.
 

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That looks like something out of the Great Mouse Inquisition.

I am going to get some paint and add a shark jaw and eyes! I know were to go now. Stopped at Jo-Ann Crafts shop today to get some small brushes for touching up some wall/ceiling paintings.* Man, talk about being out of my element. Waited in line forever with all of the craft ladies, buy my $3.74 worth of little brushes and walk out. Shop lady stops me and asks if I am paying for those brushes in my hand. Yes, I already did and here's the receipt. Oh,never mind. Guess any guy in that place that isn't dressed like a metrosexual is subject to "profiling". :oops:


* Why the **** do all of the low stick paint tapes and papers still tear paint off?
 
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