winger
Recycles dryer sheets
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You tow a tricycle?
6 tires on the truck, 4 on the RV, and 1 wheel frame extension for the motorcycle.
No, it's not a trailer. That's my story.
You tow a tricycle?
I doubt if he ever has gone (or even aware) of the closest "weightlifter's gym, barber shop, or sports bar" ...Yes, but if a guy doesn't know how to change a tire then he has to surrender his man card at the nearest weightlifter's gym, barber shop, or sports bar.
These 2 were so inept that he was doing it to get them off the road side? I've seen a cop do it for a woman but 2 guys?
After checking my license and whatnot, the senior guy sheepishly told me that they were having problems with squirrels in the attic of the visitor center and they would appreciate it if I helped reduce the squirrel popluation in the trees by the building (not normally open to hunting). With squirrels practically doing cartwheels in the branches, I was happy to oblige the good Coorado state park rangers. I also gave them some tips on how to deal with the infestation since I had the same problem in the house in the past.
Lemme get this straight-- you've become a hired gun who works for food?The funny thing was that from casual chatting wth them I know they are both hunters.
From what I saw, they did not need help from a few random squirrel hunters. They needed a free afternoon, an accurate rifle, and a 500 round box of .22 shells. One of the reasons I drive out there is that the squirrel hunting is so reliably good. That attic is going to stay infested if I were to guess.
Good point-- he probably didn't have a man card in the first place...I doubt if he ever has gone (or even aware) of the closest "weightlifter's gym, barber shop, or sports bar" ...
Lemme get this straight-- you've become a hired gun who works for food?
Well, I guess that's not too different from working on Wall Street in the first place.
Who gets the squirrel meat & pelts? If you're eradicating rodents for rangers, is there a bag limit? Or do you have to divide the kill among the three of you?
You would think that the squirrel overpopulation problem would eventually attract more snakes & owls, if not full-blown feline predators.
I changed tires for women sometimes (retired police officer here) when they were either in a location conducive to causing accidents or clearly not in position to shell out the cash for a tow truck.
Men never asked me to change it but I would stay there and block that lane so they wouldn't be hit from behind.
On the interstates in the DC area though we never changed tires because it was simply too dangerous. Call a tow truck and get that thing out of there.
I am a woman too. I didn't know how to change a tire the first time I needed to. Fortunately, it was explained very clearly in the driver's manual, including the need to loosen the lug nuts first. The one place I might run into trouble is if the lug nuts were put on with a power wrench--they can be so tight I can't get them off again. In such a circumstance it might be useful to have a 180-lb state patrol officer to stand on the end of the lug wrench, rather than 125-lb me.Disclaimer - I'm female.
I have women friends who are very smart - execs, teachers, sales types... all very successful and competent. But would miss some of the basics on tire changing... Things like loosening the lug nuts before you jack up the car. Where the jack is and how to use it. Where the spare or donut tire is.
I know a few men who would also be clueless... but fewer of them.
This is an area where there is definitely a gender gap of experience and knowledge. Women can change tires, but many may not know the basics to make it an easy process.
My wife just had a flat. She called me so I drove to where she was. By the time I got there she had the spare out and all the lug nuts removed from the wheel! I had to re educate her about not taking the lug nuts off till the car was jacked up, just loosen them.
She is a somewhat frail 56 year old with one bad arm due to a bad wrist break. So yeah the guys need to turn in their man card if they can't do it.
Thanks. Sounds like the squirrels are evading the predators a little too well...I have seen a feral Siamese cat there, I know there are scads of coyotes (although I have never seen one - scat everywhere), and you would not believe the huge hawks I see there (major squirrel predators). Its a neat place for a state park that is basically there because of a huge reservoir that holds irrigation water. I see tons of white tail deer, rabbits, even whole flocks of wild turkeys. There are different sections of the park, including thick woods, cottonwoods bordering a canal, grasslands, wetlands, and of course the lake. We will be camping there this summer because there is good fishing and one of the nicest lakefront swimming beaches I have seen since leaving the Jersey shore.
Thanks. Sounds like the squirrels are evading the predators a little too well...
Trophy squirrel...They do not evade me too well.
[...]There are at least two dangerous, common car maintenance routines. One is jumping the battery (covered in the 'car tips' thread), the other is changing a tire.[...]Don't be afraid to ask for help. If you never changed a tire before, doing it on a busy road, on a soft shoulder, at night, might not be the best place to practice.
Trophy squirrel...