NWI INGO General Post - Part 7

[jedi]

Not in Valpo. Limit three of any size. I picked up three 100 rd Federal 9mm Thursday.

who cares about 9mm!!!
I want these!!!!!

 

[jedi]

where can I buy reflective tape (yellow or orange kind)???

 

[chef larry]

We will have a gymnasium size floor (regulation size basketball court) available to us. If attendance is low and YHJ thinks it would benefit the presentation, we would have access to an adjoining classroom (could accommodate 20-25 adults comfortably). I would recomend that attendees bring lawn/camp chairs or something comfortable to sit on. We WILL have folding chairs available for everyone that needs them but the format is extremely informal and attempts to mimic what happens at an Appleseed. We will have chairs set out but no formal seating arrangements. Think along the lines of ... "Alright everyone, circle up. I have a story to tell."

Thanks for the suggestion on bringing chairs.

 

[lonehoosier]

where can I buy reflective tape (yellow or orange kind)???

I have a couple of these if that helps.

 

[melensdad]

where can I buy reflective tape (yellow or orange kind)???

Somewhere around my shop I have the better part of a roll of it. Yellow, Reflective. How much do you need? Send me a PM.

 

[jedi]

Thanks for the suggestion on bringing chairs.

old folks have to bring us younger kids chairs BTW.

 

[jedi]

Somewhere around my shop I have the better part of a roll of it. Yellow, Reflective. How much do you need? Send me a PM.

I'm just thinking of ideas for a emergency kit for the van in case I ever have to change the **** tire again on the side of the road.

Thinking of this...

and

and

and

and

or

(not sure which would be better)

am I missing anything?

 

[chef larry]

old folks have to bring us younger kids chairs BTW.

I can see why you sit at the kids table for the holidays.

 

[actaeon277]

good idea. I have road flares, but they don't work very well during the day. At night they (road flares) are awesome though.

Ehhh. If you have the above triangles and/or flares, I think this would be redundant.

These are Excellent. Wore this when I walked my dog. I even had one for him. They are very visible. No batteries to die.




and

Will you check the batteries every few months????? Seems like if you wait 4 years, then need it, the batteries will corrode through.

or

I would get both.
The bottom one is better for breaking lose the nut.

How about one of these?
LifeLine AAA 300 PSI 12 Volt DC Air Compressor : Amazon.com : Automotive

 

[jedi]

I can see why you sit at the kids table for the holidays.

Actually I don't sit at either table.
I HATE the holidays as I HATE having to be 'nice' with all relatives.
So instead I tend not to eat at all.


@Larry
Ah good idea on the road flares. As a kid I would take my dad's flares from his work bag and burn ants with them.
As for the redundant light I don't mind. The more "light" the better.

As for the headlamp I have 3 flashlights with me that night.
1 on me and 2 in my "BOB" *cough* gg's rape kit *cough*.
Eveyr 3 months I inspect the contents and change batteries, etc in the BOB.
The headlamp would be on that BOB and not in the car to ensure the batteries get changed out.

How about one of these?
LifeLine AAA 300 PSI 12 Volt DC Air Compressor : Amazon.com : Automotive

for??? The only other time I had a flat (in the car @ EC train station) is was a full blown flat as in the tire was off the rim! No way an air compressor was going to help that.

 

[flashpuppy]

I have reflective tape, but you'll gave to come all the way to Lowell to get it....

 

[jedi]

I have reflective tape, but you'll gave to come all the way to Lowell to get it....

hhuuummmm might just and also look at that RCBS while I'm at it.
Just need to find time...

 

[Wild Deuce]

I might be picking up some desiccant packs shortly (40 gram size). Anyone interested in joining me? PM me. The two vendors I am looking at put the cost at under $5.00 per unit ... shipped. I'll wait until Friday.

Waiting until Monday in case anyone is interested.

where can I buy reflective tape (yellow or orange kind)???

Somewhere around my shop I have the better part of a roll of it. Yellow, Reflective. How much do you need? Send me a PM.

I was going to dig around for some of my $50 per inch reflective tape. It looks like Melensdad has you covered though.

Thanks for the suggestion on bringing chairs.

Don't get me wrong. We will have enough folding chairs for everyone but a camp chair or pad on the ground might be more comfy.

I'm just thinking of ideas for a emergency kit for the van in case I ever have to change the **** tire again on the side of the road.

Thinking of this...

Good idea

I would ditch this idea.

Might be a good idea ... see below.

Good idea.

or

Get both and pick up a piece of pipe at the hardware store that you can use as a breaking bar extension.

I would get the road flares in addition to the triangles but would also consider the option of emergency strobes or some combination of triangles with strobes. With flares you have to resist the temptation to immediately deploy them at an accident scene ... spilled fuel or vapors from spilled fuel could give you a nasty surprise. You have to assess the situation weigh the risk/benefit to using them.

About the light and vest ... from personal experience, I think bright, flashing lights and bright reflective things tend to act as bug zappers ... only thing is, it's drunken idiots you are attracting and you're the one getting "zapped."

 

[t_star]

It absolutely baffles me that a grown man...yes, I understand this is jedI we're talking about here...but anyways, I am BAFFLED a grown man has never changed a flat tire before. I had to change a tire for a male friend in highschool because he didn't know how, and then a boyfriend in the middle of a snow storm. That guy got kicked to the curb very quickly.

 

[darkkevin]

Somehow I picture pink or rainbow road flares for Jedi, kinda like begging for help, pweeeeeez hep me, I so confuzd

 

[maddawg138]

walmarts latest trick (merrillville at least) any ammo pack OVER 100 rds, limit 1!

yah LP walmart is the same with 100+ round boxes. and limit 2 for under 100

 

[maddawg138]

It absolutely baffles me that a grown man...yes, I understand this is jedI we're talking about here...but anyways, I am BAFFLED a grown man has never changed a flat tire before. I had to change a tire for a male friend in highschool because he didn't know how, and then a boyfriend in the middle of a snow storm. That guy got kicked to the curb very quickly.

sometimes people get lucky.....first time i had to change a tire was in North Carolina right on the interstate heading back up this way at 18 or 19 yrs old.

Driving on a donut from Fort Bragg, NC to La Porte (12-14hr drive) was not very fun (about 7 or 8pm so no tire store was open)

 

[chef larry]

sometimes people get lucky.....first time i had to change a tire was in North Carolina right on the interstate heading back up this way at 18 or 19 yrs old.

Driving on a donut from Fort Bragg, NC to La Porte (12-14hr drive) was not very fun (about 7 or 8pm so no tire store was open)

You were lucky to have the donut go the distance, it's only a temporary spare.

 

[maddawg138]

You were lucky to have the donut go the distance, it's only a temporary spare.

yah i think i did 55 and stopped at every rest stop along the way.

 

[KLB]

I seem to remember being taught how to change one in high school. Plus by that time I had helped my father change at least one.