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by Mad Mac
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The Tactical Bottle Opener: Spyderco ClipiTool Standard
Replies: 595
Views: 110494

Re: The Tactical Bottle Opener: Spyderco ClipiTool Standard

The calendars were sold out when I ordered this glass and six-pack. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMoYtFSdIZe_4bhEWDqjskT4Qvl-pRz43ySID9J_EZxigBAS6HTgzAm3c5tfgZYA3P4jkOY5Su9HwO4fQtyGLK88mMrrTp78eo5p_w92jYWFXi4wAm1=w2400 Spyderco ClipiTool Standard and Conservative Dad's Ultra Right 100% ...
by Mad Mac
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

My gun and knife walls have been featured here before but I keep adding stuff and rearranging things. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_fpFKFYLuxG-tH5oGutv_c_Lnt2E4Eo6xFP05y72MzWOJGkEdsr2O_VbTF30ZtTQAD7W0RlbYoIMhXhvnz1xVWXdzgL3UiVz6raPp_zRlw9NTUMZqs=w2400 One might wonder why is there a W...
by Mad Mac
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The Tactical Bottle Opener: Spyderco ClipiTool Standard
Replies: 595
Views: 110494

Re: The Tactical Bottle Opener: Spyderco ClipiTool Standard

It's been a while but I spotted a new to me brew. I have been avoiding all Anheuser Busch beers over the recent controversy about Bud Light, but my favorite pub here in Deep East Texas now has a new waitress. She is tall, broad shouldered and has a powerful build. I give up. https://lh3.googleuserco...
by Mad Mac
Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

I do not have a picture but on a few occasions I have seen a single black squirrel here in East Texas. And on a trip in Washington state saw a number of black squirrels in a park. They are known as melanistic squirrels. My cousin was deer hunting on my place and saw a melanistic buck. She was too st...
by Mad Mac
Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

The first consideration would be
the way the rifle is going to be used.

Long range bench rest type shooting
or packing it into the field and up mountains.
Shooting from improvised rests
or offhand snapshots
at uncertain ranges.

Scope weight, surprisingly, can vary a great deal.
by Mad Mac
Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

That is a treasure.
You are correct.

"There are two basic types of white squirrels: albino and leucistic. Albinos have pink or blue eyes and no dark pigments anywhere on their bodies. Squirrels that have white coats and dark eyes are called leucistic."
Google generative AI
by Mad Mac
Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

Thank you.


She is missing one antenna.
Noticed her on my tailgate.
Thought it was a bug holding a leaf at first.
Did not move her or touch her
to set up the shot.
by Mad Mac
Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

Great Anglewing Katydid

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by Mad Mac
Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

The kid said he didn't want to go home.
Said he wanted to stay here with me...
and the dogs.
(They can't have dogs at his house.)
by Mad Mac
Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

Eleven year olds are so spontaneous. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcZng7mT_a5BjpUQFJj5KdRMplgQ5tHtxIihnNs8qGexF5cDW2qnhAy8cI8qOdqTAhRKGZE-CCmhNe0ElNXHI7-ulD1mr7NRI9yROHj5kBfyMuvkRYK=w2400 My daughter's family came down for Thanksgiving. About 30 years ago I bought her a Ruger Security S...
by Mad Mac
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?
Replies: 257
Views: 58864

Re: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?

Springtime down under.
Looks like you got some rain.
Everything looks perked up.
by Mad Mac
Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

A new Seecamp can be purchased from any gun store through a distributor. https://seecamp.com/how-to-purchase/ In 2014, Whalley Precision purchased Seecamp from Larry Seecamp, son of the founder, and moved operations to Southwick, Mass. Whalley had some quality problems early on which should be resol...
by Mad Mac
Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Last Gun You Bought
Replies: 1489
Views: 291839

Re: The Last Gun You Bought

The cause of problems in the Seecamp is usually because some brands of cartridge are ever so slightly too long. Seecamp once recommended only using Winchester Silvertips back in the day. If you have access to a micrometer you will see what I mean. One enterprising owner made and sold go/no-go gauges...
by Mad Mac
Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?
Replies: 257
Views: 58864

Re: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?

When I was riding most of you were merely the gleam in your daddy's eye. The 1985 Yamaha V-Max sported the largest rear tire of any production motorcycle ever made and set a record for production motorcycles in the 1/4 mile. But it also marked the end of the era for naked, iron framed, carbureted mo...
by Mad Mac
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Sunsets
Replies: 208
Views: 61569

Re: Sunsets

Not a sunset but last month when we had the solar eclipse I noticed this pattern of shadows cast by my hickory tree on my stone walkway. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcW67y_g2nht_9Hjc2pmd1njAjugiKjk4sLjJtgLx25b6lSiLdY3DzBFl2Dt9un2YPr-5JZbVxqQCxpCDFBoNs-Qm15Nmbv7JZJzCeENRFmmNWYt64X=w2400...
by Mad Mac
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

For the first time in a long time there was a heavy thud on my picture window. An unfortunate Red Napped or Yellow Bellied Sapsucker lay dead. The link above explains how they were once thought to be a single species and now there are some hybrids. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHceYgAAqc...
by Mad Mac
Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?
Replies: 257
Views: 58864

Re: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?

Aaarrrgh! I need to get out more.
This one is more like it.

by Mad Mac
Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?
Replies: 257
Views: 58864

Re: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?

After 5 years and more than 50,000 miles I replaced the hydraulic lines on my Vmax with over braided stainless steel. The improvement was remarkable. And though I never owned one, as far as exhaust notes go, the snarl of desmodromic valves on a Ducati makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. ...
by Mad Mac
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?
Replies: 257
Views: 58864

Re: Does anyone here ride motorcycles?!?

135 was as fast as I could stand it on my naked 1998 Yamaha V-Max. Though it was capable of more, I was not. Down here we have the Texas Mile. The objective is to break 200 mph. Four motorcycles achieved that in March of this year. The fastest speed being Tommy Fabregas Ninja ZX-14R at 227.4. https:...
by Mad Mac
Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Show your Bugs and Critters
Replies: 1547
Views: 169741

Re: Show your Bugs and Critters

American Green Anole Lizard aka American Chameleon can change from shades of brown to bright green but is not a true chameleon. Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar. Google Generative AI: "The adult banded tussock moth is attracted to decaying plants with pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It regurgitates on ...