RandyMac
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I have blown up cans of beans in a Cat stack.
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I have blown up cans of beans in a Cat stack.
imagineero
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I'm guessing you didn't punch a hole in the top first?
I've blown up a few cans of beens and soup, though admittedly most were semi intentional. Threw them into a campfire, had a few beers, had a few more beers, started looking round wishing I had something to eat, remembered too late.
I used to put a can of whatever on the exhaust manifold of old falcon straight sixes, fit in there nicely before they started with all the guards and polution stuff. You had to punch a hole in the top though. When you could smell the beans, they were done. Still took a couple hours, but if you had a long drive and you were in the outback you might not see a diner for 12-18 hours. You can foil wrap meat/veg and cook them too but usually you don't have fresh produce in those kinds of places.
The only time that comes to mind was when we were driving over a creek road crossing and saw a river trout flopping its way across the 15' of road in less than an inch of water trying to get to the other side. What followed next was some A grade slapstick comedy. I put the car in park, jumped out and started trying to grab the thing but someone must have pre-greased it because it slipped through my fingers each time. It deserved sound effects for sure. After about 20 grabs, the fish was gaining steady ground on me and clearly had the upper hand. The smirk on its face increased with each inch it got closer to the other side of the road. A change of strategy was in order. I started kicking it away from the water. eventually got it close to the side of the road where I found a rock to brain it with. Lucky for me, I had some cooking gear in the back and that foil wrapped trout was soon cooking on the exhaust. From memory it only needed 45 minutes at 70mph.
Shaun
Yup, but after reading all of pdqdl's posts about the dangers of ingesting dirt I'm damn near afraid to even go outside now. Maybe when we get back in the woods I ought to have the guys wear surgical gloves, respirators, and set up those cute little hand washing stations on the landing.
I wonder about airborne parasites in the dust. Catskinners and choker setters eat a ton of that stuff every season but they seem to survive it alright. Must be the snoose that balances things out.
And, yes there are probably bugs in the dirt. I'm not advocating eating an entire handful of the stuff and if a formal remedy is available I'd use it. But if a guy has a bad gut and he's a long way from town a pinch or two of dirt just might help him get through the day. I've done it, a lot of guys I know have. My uncle taught me that trick but, I gotta confess he did die young. He was only ninety three. Car accident.
I appreciate pdqdl's information and I appreciate his concern. It's good stuff to be aware of and I thank him for sharing. Now he needs to S T F U and go mow some lawns or something.
poorboypaul
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Probably don't want to wear any of those fleece neckwarmers either. Guy at work was all proud of his 'til I told the guys it looked like a camoflauge foreskin! He wore it two more days and never saw it again!:hmm3grin2orange:
Samlock
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Reading this thread, I'm kinda glad Gologit didn't come up with the (in)famous "Dr. Bob's Diesel Cure".
I wouldn't sweat the issue, though, laddie's about to get his share of dirt for sure, crawling with his claws and teeth on the hills.
Well, I made a note anyway, since it's not unusual to me to have serious bad gut days in the bush. Thanks for the tip. Alcohol related, to be honest. Hunting weekend with the buddies equals 1 crappy day. Wedding or other clan reunion - 2 days. "Biznes" trip to Russia - 3 days.
No drinking out of the creeks, as Slowp wrote. I have been drinking natural waters all my life, just once there happened to be a large carcass upstream. I did catch a bacteria, which drilled holes on my guts. I was bleeding inside, my Hgb was 103 (normally over 160), when I finally got to a doctor. It took 3 heavy antibiotic cures to get rid off the bugger.
I wouldn't sweat the issue, though, laddie's about to get his share of dirt for sure, crawling with his claws and teeth on the hills.
Well, I made a note anyway, since it's not unusual to me to have serious bad gut days in the bush. Thanks for the tip. Alcohol related, to be honest. Hunting weekend with the buddies equals 1 crappy day. Wedding or other clan reunion - 2 days. "Biznes" trip to Russia - 3 days.
No drinking out of the creeks, as Slowp wrote. I have been drinking natural waters all my life, just once there happened to be a large carcass upstream. I did catch a bacteria, which drilled holes on my guts. I was bleeding inside, my Hgb was 103 (normally over 160), when I finally got to a doctor. It took 3 heavy antibiotic cures to get rid off the bugger.
For some reason, I feel like eating dirt. I guess cuz somebody said not to do it so many times.
Go ahead. But don't run with scissors. And don't go swimming after a meal. And don't go bare-headed in the rain, you'll catch a cold. Matter of fact, don't go outside at all...meteors, ya know.
About what to take to work. When you first start out, it all fits into a small pack. After that, if you start working alone, it is hard to fit all the stuff behind the front seat of an extended cab. :msp_ohmy:
Yup. Once or twice a year you clean out behind the seats and you find stuff you'd completely forgotten about. Kind of a treasure hunt.
Joe46
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OK. Time to derail again. My buddy over in Eastern Wa. ate some raspberries off one of his bushes. Can't remember what he got but he lost 19lbs, before an internist at the Spokane VA Hospital figured what it was. Seems one or more of the berries had bird pee on them. I guess you're suppose to wash them real good before eating them. I always just blew on them in case they had little bugs on them before popping them in my mouth.
Young ones like to run over stuff, too. :msp_ohmy:
He should have marketed that as a Weight Loss Miracle. $$$
Personally like the Apple flavored Ivermec mixed in with the sweet cob and a side dish of gumbo. Mmmm, good stuff.
Frank Savage
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Hell, some notice before such a gag next time please. Have to wash the screen and maybe re-paint about 1/4 of the wall behind it!
Ivermectin? Almost certainly. I don't know about the lactones...I never heard of them. I'm just a lawn monkey, you know.
That is mostly because the US and other modern societies use toilets. Proper sanitation and clean food sources are the best way to stop the spread of diseases.
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paccity
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isn't the internets an educatn place.:msp_rolleyes:
It's an open forum, bud.
I can't really mow yards anymore, and I never liked it, either. I can still climb and cut trees, though. If I ever tried the big timber stuff, it would kill me. I have a bad arthritic ankle, and I could never keep up. I have the greatest respect for the guys that work hard for a living, whether in a logging camp, or tracking 20 miles a day around behind a mower. It's a pity that not everyone at AS can say the same.
S T F U ain't gonna happen, either.
