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Post by lostchild on Oct 20, 2014 16:33:26 GMT -5
Nothing so far although having pictures done for daughter today.
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 20, 2014 23:07:41 GMT -5
I bought a gun. A pistol. I had talked about it earlier on this thread, I believe. I wanted one to carry on the farm, in case I encountered an angry wild hog. I have rifles, but they are too bulky to carry while doing work. I'd have to set it down, and probably go off and forget it. This pistol has a shoulder holster with it, so it won't interfere with whatever work I'm trying to do. I got a stainless steel Ruger Super Redhawk .44 mag. That ought to be adequate. I just hope I never have to use it.
I also bought a tube of lipstick and a tube of chapstick.
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Post by lostchild on Oct 20, 2014 23:33:49 GMT -5
Pictures got cancelled. Photographer called and cancelled an hour before the girls Cheerleading class so we took pictures on phone of group. No money spent.
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Post by angela on Oct 21, 2014 0:06:55 GMT -5
Good for you dayeanu. A .44 ought to do it. Have you practiced with it?
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Post by puppybox on Oct 21, 2014 0:49:35 GMT -5
maybe you could also carry some pig pleasing food that you could throw near the pig to make it not attack you.
I had no idea wild or feral pigs existed in the united states!
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 5:52:52 GMT -5
lostchild really, that's probably good. You got photos, and got to save some money. angela Yep, if I can hold the thing steady and not shake too much, it should work. I have not practiced with this one yet. I just got it. I did own one, same caliber, some years ago that I did practice with. But I need to get some practice in with this one. puppybox I don't know that I could carry enough food as a distraction. Here on the farm, we usually see them in herds of a dozen or more, and they can weigh in the 500-700 lb. range (I'm told). Some of the ones I see are 5'-7' long. They look like cows with short legs! They are BIG. These are not the pigs you see at The Gentle Barn. They are Russian boars, and Boar mixes. They can and sometimes do kill deer and cows. They will kill and eat anything they can catch. They nearly killed our big stray dog. I'm sure he wanted to play with them; he doesn't have an aggressive bone in his body. They put a large (tusk-size) hole all the way through his jaw, and several more in his back and side. They barely missed his spine. I am having to keep him confined while he recovers. And they won't stay out in the woods; they come right up to our yard sometimes. Normally they run from us, but I want to be well prepared just in case they turn aggressive on me.
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Post by desireelafleur on Oct 21, 2014 10:27:01 GMT -5
Ack! I do not consider myself an acquirer but I fell into "I'm going to sell this" mentality at goodwill yesterday. Today I AM going to return 3/4 of the stuff I bought.
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 11:08:04 GMT -5
Ack! I do not consider myself an acquirer but I fell into "I'm going to sell this" mentality at goodwill yesterday. Today I AM going to return 3/4 of the stuff I bought. Good for you desireelafleur!
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 11:08:44 GMT -5
Today I bought a 16' flatbed trailer.
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Post by puppybox on Oct 21, 2014 12:01:30 GMT -5
holy crap, gangs of Russian pigs !
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Post by desireelafleur on Oct 21, 2014 12:02:22 GMT -5
Today I bought a 16' flatbed trailer. ohmygosh, you can drive with that? I would be petrified. And do you back it in and everything?
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 17:09:20 GMT -5
holy crap, gangs of Russian pigs ! Exactly!
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 17:13:16 GMT -5
Today I bought a 16' flatbed trailer. ohmygosh, you can drive with that? I would be petrified. And do you back it in and everything? I drove it to a hay field and home today, roughly 60 miles, down winding country roads, loaded approximately 8' high with square bales of hay. And yes I can back up, etc. I'm not as good at maneuvering a trailer as my daughter is, but I get the job done. To clarify - this is not a flatbed trailer like an 18 wheel tractor-trailer would pull, hauling army tanks or water towers or large loads of lumber. This is a 16' flatbed "utility" trailer, bumper pull, that I hitch behind my pickup truck. Farmers use them to haul loads of hay. Hunters might use them to haul tree stands, or several 4-wheelers at one time, or smaller loads of lumber. It's 16' long and 6.5' wide.
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Post by dtesposito on Oct 21, 2014 19:06:27 GMT -5
Today I bought a 16' flatbed trailer.Okay, you win. Win what? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure no one else here is going to be buying a flatbed trailer!!
Diane
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Post by dayeanu on Oct 21, 2014 20:08:48 GMT -5
Today I bought a 16' flatbed trailer.Okay, you win. Win what? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure no one else here is going to be buying a flatbed trailer!!
Diane ROFL!!!!
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