You missed the sand fleas, I missed Mt Mfer.
We used to play games along the border before the ground offensive all night long. We would drive along the border for hours back and forth. Another tactic was set up one gun with radar close by, shoot 2 rounds across the border, then quick pull out. We had other guns setup off to the flanks. The enemy would fire back of course as we had sold them our old radar which was slower. Before those rounds hit where that sole gun had been, there was already a fire mission to the other guns and the enemy artillery was smoked. That was one of our biggest threats was that radar, during the ground offensive we would take incoming as they had used their radar to know where we were firing from.0411 Maint Mgmt Logistics, aka Rifleman, 2nd FSSG CLNC
Spent 8 months on a ship during shield/storm, used as a decoy, ran landing drills in the Gulf to draw fire. So never had to charge a beach, but we were ready. Ship took missile fire, easily cured by the seawiz. I still talk to a few buddies. Went to one's wedding a couple years ago. Just started seeing my rep to file claims. Got a whole 10% so far for tinnitus!
Brave man!!Shaved the cat today...
My wife has this cat, lucy, a long hair rag doll who she overfeeds. Lucy is a bit on the pudgy side now, and had matting on her sides, back, stomach and neck. She would brush her but brushing a cat against their will is not recommended. So she made an appointment with the groomer, then just before the appointment, she died suddenly.
So my wife is stressing about the cat and she looks to me. So I get on them innernets and start googling about, and learn how to become an amateur cat groomer. I picked up a shaver that was highly recommended. First I tried in the dining room, and the cat was not having it and disappeared to the basement for 2 weeks.
So tonight she was out and about so i grabbed her and the shaver and went to the bathroom. I started on the body/back, then worked my way to the stomach, neck, and eventually asshole. Do you know how much fun it is to shave a cat's asshole? Not very, but it has it's moments.
By the time I got done the body, the cat had mostly given up to her fate about trying to run away, which made things easier. Also, the shaver is extremely safe and very hard to nick the skin, I tried on my forearm first to see what it would take. I have to admit, I'm impressed. And I was using that battery powered shaver for a solid hour before it eventually got weak and started to slow down.
This is the shaver I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ6YJXG2
I''ve seen people with worse haircuts.
Oh man, I read that too quickly. I thought the cat died, and you were trying to figure out how to shave a dead cat!Shaved the cat today...
My wife has this cat, lucy, a long hair rag doll who she overfeeds. Lucy is a bit on the pudgy side now, and had matting on her sides, back, stomach and neck. She would brush her but brushing a cat against their will is not recommended. So she made an appointment with the groomer, then just before the appointment, she died suddenly.
So my wife is stressing about the cat and she looks to me. So I get on them innernets and start googling about, and learn how to become an amateur cat groomer. I picked up a shaver that was highly recommended. First I tried in the dining room, and the cat was not having it and disappeared to the basement for 2 weeks.
So tonight she was out and about so i grabbed her and the shaver and went to the bathroom. I started on the body/back, then worked my way to the stomach, neck, and eventually asshole. Do you know how much fun it is to shave a cat's asshole? Not very, but it has it's moments.
By the time I got done the body, the cat had mostly given up to her fate about trying to run away, which made things easier. Also, the shaver is extremely safe and very hard to nick the skin, I tried on my forearm first to see what it would take. I have to admit, I'm impressed. And I was using that battery powered shaver for a solid hour before it eventually got weak and started to slow down.
This is the shaver I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ6YJXG2
I''ve seen people with worse haircuts.
Needed to remove the toilet bowl so I could paint behind the needed receptacle. Nothing says "fun" like manhandling a hack saw blade because the sawsall cannot fit into the space to cut corroded bolts.
Here's the final version of this drawing:Pulled out my Canon 1Ds camera to take pics of my current art work and found the battery and backup battery dead dead dead... thought maybe I could repair it so opened on up and found a bad cell 18650 and tried to replace it unsuccessfully with a flashlight battery but the top nub was too long so didn't work... three cells cost about $25 but Ordered a third party replacement battery for $21 and it works. but still the challenge... took the backup battery apart (more carefully ) and was able to replace a defective cell with one form the original bad battery pack so ... and it works! Woo-Hoo. All this to take pics of my Graphite Artwork in Progress:
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The Aviator - WIP
Kenny A. Chaffin
9 x 11 inches
Graphite on Conqueror paper
Drawn from a photo reference
about 22.5 hours at this point
@tpenfield that looks really Nice!Nice idea to share non-electrical DIY projects . . .
I do a whole bunch of stuff DIY ranging from home remodeling to boat work, auto's, etc.
Here are some of my finer projects . . .
Custom extended swim platform for my previous boat (all made from scratch . . . well fiberglass & foam actually )
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On my previous and now current boats, I re-upholstered the cockpit seating (all by myself).
Previous boat . . .
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Current boat re-upholstery job (below). . . (this is the one I just did an off-grid electrical system w/ LiFePO4 batteries)
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I do boat upholstery as a part-time gig in retirement.