NWI INGO General Post - Part 13

[chef larry]

Talking about baseball and a week till spring. Winter is almost over Mother Nature. We hope.

 

[Ericpwp]

Replaced a wheel bearing today. I had to have a buddy drive me around with my head in the trunk to figure out what side it was.

 

[Ballstater98]

Dreading going to work with the masses and their total amnesia of how to drive on snow.

 

[dyerwatcher]

Curious to hear about it.

I've got a 75 gallon tank in the basement that is 22 years old and I'm just waiting for that to fail. Can't justify getting rid of it until it fails but I suspect a tankless gas fired unit may be the smart replacement. They are just so damned expensive compared to the units with tanks. Still, with a 75 gallon tub of hot water in my basement, there is no real efficiency in what I have so maybe the efficiency of a tankless is actually easily justified.

I have one and love it. It does takes a bit longer initially but then the supply is unlimited( At least until Lake Mead runs dry)

 

[actaeon277]

Snow started. But it's REAL light.

 

[Wild Deuce]

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[chef larry]

Lets see how today goes with it being Monday and snow. Dog gone Jedi.

 

[Ballstater98]

"2 1/2 day snow event"
The real question will be if I dust off the snowthrower or not

 

[melensdad]

"2 1/2 day snow event"
The real question will be if I dust off the snowthrower or not

Shoveled the walkway. Twice so far. I guess I'm bored. Total snowfall in far-west-suburban-Lowellabama is maybe 3/4" with some icy-slush underneath.

Not quite the "snow event" that I was expecting

 

[Wild Deuce]

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[Bill B]

I'm starting to think of a shotgun as a novelty weapon. It's a pain in the butt to feed and as my shootin' friends like to point out, there's almost nothing a shotgun can do that a rifle can't do (talking about antipersonnel use).

Still, it was a good match.

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12 gauge and .308 have very similar energy out to 50 yards (I haven't looked beyond that) but the biggest question is how much of that energy is transferred to the target? Just off the top of my head I'd think that a 12 ga hollow point slug would transfer so much more of it's energy than a .308. Why do I think that? First because a 12 ga slug has a larger diameter surface area that is transferring energy, second, because many 12 ga slugs (even hollow points) are flat nosed or nearly so which adds to the energy transfer. Lastly, I've seen the damage done to deer by both at 50-75 yards and the slug caused more visible damage than the .308.

 

[lonehoosier]

Apparently it was a house fire that involved a fatality. Investigation underway.

UPDATE: Man died after trying to rescue dog from fire
UPDATE: Man died after trying to rescue dog from fire | Lake County News | nwitimes.com

"The first firefighters to arrive initially could not safely enter the building, which was engulfed, Willman said. After bringing the fire nearly under control, firefighters entered and found the bodies of the man and the dog, he said."

 

[actaeon277]

UPDATE: Man died after trying to rescue dog from fire
UPDATE: Man died after trying to rescue dog from fire | Lake County News | nwitimes.com

"The first firefighters to arrive initially could not safely enter the building, which was engulfed, Willman said. After bringing the fire nearly under control, firefighters entered and found the bodies of the man and the dog, he said."

I know it's "just a dog", but I can understand that.

 

[melensdad]

I know it's "just a dog", but I can understand that.

Yup

 

[CTC B4Z]

I recall trying to get into my neighbors house to get their pets out.. there was no way.. being 8 feet from the windows your hair starting to sizzle and you would choke... Sooo sad

 

[CTC B4Z]

It today's tech, I can't believe there isn't anything more effective then water.

Something along the lines of tossing in 'bombs' and some voodoo scientific reaction takes place and exspells the fire

 

[lonehoosier]

I know it's "just a dog", but I can understand that.

This ^

 

[Ballstater98]

Used 3rd Gen S&W 6946 9mm for $229 after code MAR20 at Gander Mountain currently.

Smith Wesson Model 6946 Handgun

 

[melensdad]

It today's tech, I can't believe there isn't anything more effective then water.

Something along the lines of tossing in 'bombs' and some voodoo scientific reaction takes place and exspells the fire

HALON

But it could also suffocate anyone/any living thing inside while it suffocates the flames. And its not cheap. Its used in high dollar computer/electronics rooms that are isolated.

 

[Ericpwp]

I had to watch a video on that. My instructions were if it ever went off, stand here and hold the disable switch until engineering arrived.