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This was sent by a retired dentist. We have the standard 6 ft. fence in the backyard, and a few months ago, I heard about burglaries increasing dramatically in the entire city. To make sure this never happened to me, I got an electric fence and ran a single wire along the top of the fence. Actually, I got the biggest cattle charger Tractor Supply had, made for 26 miles of fence. I then used an 8 ft. long ground rod, and drove it 7.5 feet into the ground. The ground rod is the key, with the more you have in the ground, the better the fence works. One day I'm mowing the back yard with my cheapo Wal-Mart 6 hp big wheel push mower. The hot wire is broken and laying out in the yard. I knew for a fact that I unplugged the charger. I pushed the mower around the wire and reached down to grab it, to throw it out of the way. It seems as though I hadn't remembered to unplug it after all. Now I'm standing there, I've got the running lawnmower in my right hand and the 1.7 giga-volt fence wire in the other hand. Keep in mind the charger is about the size of a marine battery and has a picture of an upside down cow on fire on the cover. Time stood still... The first thing I notice is my pecker trying to climb up the front side of my body. My ears curled downwards and I could feel the lawnmower ignition firing in the backside of my brain. Every time that Briggs & Stratton rolled over, I could feel the spark in my head. I was literally at one with the engine. It seems as though the fence charger and the piece of crap lawnmower were over who would control my electrical impulses. Science says you cannot crap, pee, and vomit at the same time. I beg to differ. Not only did I do all three at once, but my bowels emptied 3 different times in less than half of a second. It was a Matrix kind of bowel movement, where time is creeping along and you're all leaned back and BAM BAM BAM you just crap your pants 3 times. It seemed like there were minutes in between but in reality it was so close together it was like exhaust pulses from a big block Chevy turning 8 grand. At this point I'm about 30 minutes (maybe 2 seconds) into holding onto the fence wire. My hand is wrapped around the wire palm down so I can't let go. I grew up on a farm so I know all about electric fences ... but Dad always had those piece of shit chargers made by International or whoever that were like 9 volts and just kinda tickled. This one I could not let go of. The 8 foot long ground rod is now accepting signals from me through the permadamp Ark-La-Tex river bottom soil. At this point I'm thinking I'm going to have to just man up and take it, until the lawnmower runs out of gas. 'Damn!,' I think, as I remember, I just filled the tank! Now the lawnmower is starting to run rough. It has settled into a loping run pattern as if it had some kind of big lawnmower race cam in it. Covered in poop, pee, and with my vomit on my chest I think 'Oh God please die ..... Pleeeeaze die'. But nooooo, it settles into the rough lumpy cam idle nicely and remains there, like a big bore roller cam EFI motor waiting for the go command from its owner's right foot. So here I am in the middle of July, 104 degrees, 80% humidity, standing in my own backyard, begging God to kill me. God did not take me that day.... he left me there covered in my own fluids to writhe in the misery my own stupidity had created. I honestly don't know how I got loose from the wire.... I woke up laying on the ground hours later. The lawnmower was beside me, out of gas. It was later on in the day and I was sunburned. There were two large dead grass spots where I had been standing, and then another long skinny dead spot where the wire had laid while I was on the ground still holding on to it. I assume I finally had a seizure and in the resulting thrashing had somehow let go of the wire. Upon waking from my electrically induced sleep I realized a few things: 1 - Three of the fillings in my teeth have melted. 2 - I now have cramps in the bottoms of my feet and my right butt cheek (not the left, just the right). 3 - Poop, pee, and vomit when all mixed together, do not smell as bad as you might think. 4 - My left eye will not open. 5 - My right eye will not close. 6 - The lawnmower runs like a sumbitch now. Seriously! I think our little session cleared out some carbon fouling or something, because it was better than new after that. 7 - My nuts are still smaller than average yet they are almost a foot long. 8 - I can turn on the TV in the game room by farting while thinking of the number 4 (I still don't understand this???). That day changed my life. I now have a newfound respect for things. I appreciate the little things more, and now I always triple check to make sure the fence is unplugged before I mow. The good news, is that if a burglar does try to come over the fence, I can clearly visualize what my security system will do to him, and THAT gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, which also reminds me to triple check before I mow.
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now this is insane :| Grizzly Gets Locked In Toyota Sequoia SUV Near Waterton. There are no scratches on the outside, but the vehicle is totaled. Last Monday morning he came out to find the inside of his 18 month old Toyota Sequoia trashed. A grizzly bear had somehow got a door open (easy considering the way the handles are) and once inside got trapped when the door shut behind him. Probably the wind. The Toyota was a platinum edition, all the door panels were ripped off, the headliner torn to pieces, all headrests, the leather seats, the dash shredded. The steering column was twisted sideways. Two of the six airbags went off, the other four the bear ripped to pieces. You can imagine a trapped grizzly being hit with an airbag in an enclosed space must have figured he was in for the fight of his life. When the bear ripped off the door panels he clawed all the wiring harnesses out. Toyota figures every wire he pulled or clawed at resulted in bells, voices or sparks. The head mechanic at Calgary Toyota doubted if they had the expertise to put it back together. To add insult to injury the bear took a big dump in the back of the SUV and then broke out the rear window.
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complete exhaust,03-97
fr499y replied to gsf1200's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
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complete exhaust,03-97
fr499y replied to gsf1200's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
as far as im aware, the 600 headers are different to the 1200 headers, but all years of 6 fit 6, and 12 fit 12.. but dont rely on me with that... If its rotted and someone wants over £100 for a standard system, just buy a replacement after market one for a little bit more, will be worth the dosh in the long run -
are all insurance compaines retards???
fr499y replied to Chadatious's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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complete exhaust,03-97
fr499y replied to gsf1200's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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complete exhaust,03-97
fr499y replied to gsf1200's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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paint stripper problem
fr499y replied to lee1's topic in Advice on Repairing and maintaining your bike
funny cause drain cleaner works brilliantly for stripping the anodizing off things I've heard of a mix of Caustic soda and warm water ( till no more Caustic soda will desolve ) then thicken up with flour.. not sure how true that is but aparently it works but takes about 20 min or so to do its job :S -
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"
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Big problems with my internet connection(aol)
fr499y replied to Davehutch-hutchs's topic in The Pub "Tinker and Budget"