Falling pics 11/25/09

[roberte]

He could still blame it on the caulks since theres what? maybe four or five days between brand new and worn out when the nails are actually the exact right length and do what they're supposed to.

The rest of the time they're too long or too short....picking up too much garbage or too stubby to grip. Some day when I'm rich I'm gonna order custom made spikes worn down to just the right length...and have some kid change them out for me every four or five days.

I'm your huckleberry.

 

[Gologit]

You are only allowed to be careful when the logs your walking on are a good distance off the ground.
But Bob, why don't you just engineer some nails that actually work. I swear a coupla year's ago when I first started wearing corks they where a lot better..

Dunno. I wear Wescos and I think they've gone to a different supplier for their spikes or their current supplier is giving them the shaft.

The boots are still good but the spikes don't last like they used to. I know, I know, sounds like another old guy rant... "nuthin works or lasts like it used to"... but I really think in this case it's true.

 

[056kid]

Seems like the champ nails used to be pretty good, not now.
It's fun to get into the business as everything goes to ####.

 

[RandyMac]

I skipped the corks in parts of the Sierras, too dammed rocky.

 

[rwoods]

I skipped the corks in parts of the Sierras, too dammed rocky.

Randy, I figured you would know what toe nails are meant for.

[video=youtube;KEXh3dUHdIM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXh3dUHdIM[/video]

:msp_smile: Ron

 

[roberte]

I skipped the corks in parts of the Sierras, too dammed rocky.

A lot of plumas and sierra county is that way

 

[Gologit]

I skipped the corks in parts of the Sierras, too dammed rocky.

I've tried that. I've looked at what I had to do the next day and figured that caulks were a waste of time and wore something else. And then cussed all day because I didn't have them for the slick stuff.
And then cussed the next day when I was wearing them and got into a bunch of rocks again.

Sometimes you just cuss all day long.

 

[Gologit]

A lot of plumas and sierra county is that way

Yup. And Butte County and Tehama County and Yuba County and Lassen County and Shasta County and....::msp_angry:

 

[hammerlogging]

He could still blame it on the caulks since theres what? maybe four or five days between brand new and worn out when the nails are actually the exact right length and do what they're supposed to.

The rest of the time they're too long or too short....picking up too much garbage or too stubby to grip. Some day when I'm rich I'm gonna order custom made spikes worn down to just the right length...and have some kid change them out for me every four or five days.

just call the caddie over for the 9 am and 1 pm boot switch.

"caddie, boots please"

Trying not to buy boots I ordered $50 worth of new corks in my latest Madsen's order to replace the ball bearings I'm walking on in previously retired boots. By the end of the order I cancelled and bucked up for a new pair of Wescos. they're my feet afterall.

 

[Rounder]

Tricounis help a good bit with the nail wear. I also like to use the cermecs around the outside edge. Put the tough stuff on the outside to take the brunt of your ass weight anyways.

 

[Hddnis]

In the spirit of American innovation I'm going to make a boot for Bob that has retractable caulks. He can flip a lever and out they come, flip it back and he'll be all set for rocky ground.

After a year or two of saving him all that cussing I'll sell him the newly improved design that has a key fob remote control so he won't have to strain anything bending over to flip the lever.:msp_biggrin:

Another little spell and I'll sell him the very latest design that has a computer in it that senses when he starts to slip and shoots the caulks out in time to stop the fall.

After he endorses my product line I'll give him a personalized cane and then a few years after that I'll get him one of those scooters





Mr. HE

 

[Gologit]

In the spirit of American innovation I'm going to make a boot for Bob that has retractable caulks. He can flip a lever and out they come, flip it back and he'll be all set for rocky ground.

After a year or two of saving him all that cussing I'll sell him the newly improved design that has a key fob remote control so he won't have to strain anything bending over to flip the lever.:msp_biggrin:

Another little spell and I'll sell him the very latest design that has a computer in it that senses when he starts to slip and shoots the caulks out in time to stop the fall.

After he endorses my product line I'll give him a personalized cane and then a few years after that I'll get him one of those scooters





Mr. HE

GREAT IDEAS! A couple of improvements on your idea though, if you don't mind. The boots should be "auto-tie" so I don't have to hike my foot up on the tailgate to lace up and please make sure the cane has a self leveling sensor/extender for working on side hills.

I already have the scooter...it's yellow and says D-6 on the side. Hey, let's see them deny handicapped access to that. I'll just make my own.

 

[roberte]

GREAT IDEAS! A couple of improvements on your idea though, if you don't mind. The boots should be "auto-tie" so I don't have to hike my foot up on the tailgate to lace up and please make sure the cane has a self leveling sensor/extender for working on side hills.

I already have the scooter...it's yellow and says D-6 on the side. Hey, let's see them deny handicapped access to that. I'll just make my own.

I would like to see a choker attached to smart car and a d6

 

[slowp]

I would like to see the yellow scooter running about in the aisles of the Walmarche.

 

[Hddnis]

GREAT IDEAS! A couple of improvements on your idea though, if you don't mind. The boots should be "auto-tie" so I don't have to hike my foot up on the tailgate to lace up and please make sure the cane has a self leveling sensor/extender for working on side hills.

I already have the scooter...it's yellow and says D-6 on the side. Hey, let's see them deny handicapped access to that. I'll just make my own.

"Auto tie"


I like it!


...and the yellow scooter is funny!



Mr. HE

 

[tramp bushler]

Tricounis help a good bit with the nail wear. I also like to use the cermecs around the outside edge. Put the tough stuff on the outside to take the brunt of your ass weight anyways.

You ain't got no ass weight. uttahere2:
I really like triconies. They really help on wet steep ground. And they keep the nails .

 

[Gologit]

I would like to see the yellow scooter running about in the aisles of the Walmarche.

I've changed my mind on using the 6 for a scooter. Too slow, too clumsy. I think one of those skid steers with tracks might be more versatile. I've never run one and they look like they'd be a blast. And they'd probably be more maneuverable in Mal Mart. The scooter drivers who clog up the aisles could be gently lifted, moved, and deposited someplace out of the way.

"Cleanup on aisle 6, aisle 8, hardware, and the entire produce section". Yeah, skid steer on rubber tracks...that's what I want.

 

[roberte]

I've changed my mind on using the 6 for a scooter. Too slow, too clumsy. I think one of those skid steers with tracks might be more versatile. I've never run one and they look like they'd be a blast. And they'd probably be more maneuverable in Mal Mart. The scooter drivers who clog up the aisles could be gently lifted, moved, and deposited someplace out of the way.

"Cleanup on aisle 6, aisle 8, hardware, and the entire produce section". Yeah, skid steer on rubber tracks...that's what I want.

Your right, rubber tracks would be better in case you have to do a Jim rockford to go back to ailse 1 to pick up some cosmetics .

 

[slowp]

I want one of those big, shiny, orange Daiwoo shovels that are parked near the Walmarche exit. The dangerous scooter people would not be a problem and I could reach the cheaper stuff off the top shelves. Then I'd mosey on over to Home Depot. They have cleaner bathrooms.
Daiwoo vs Home Depot forklift, hmmmm, who would win? :msp_ohmy:

 

[Hddnis]

For anyone that has not run the rubber tracked skid steers you are missing out on a lot of fun. They can be a little frustrating at first because the controls are sensitive, but once you get the hang of them you can make those machines dance. My favorites are the Cat 257 and 277, they are powerful and smooth and go anywhere. To give you an idea of the control they have I once won the operator challange at the Cat dealership for driving a 277 through an obstacle course with a five gallon bucket of water set on a pallet on the forks. I throttled up and and blasted through the course and only lost about a gallon of water. I know most machines out there would have lost all the water, the bucket and several would have lost the pallet too.

So yeah, perfect thing to gently nudge aisle hogs at WalMart and seeing the black track marks you'd leave on the floor would be aweseome. :hmm3grin2orange:





Mr. HE