Jeepnik, I am a dedicated old time "Snipe" with an actual left handed pipe wrench! I have won several bets on this tattoo.
Have you ever had to run for your life?
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I've got a pipe wrench that has a valve wrench on the end. That thing lived in my pocket for the entire time I operated in refneries and other places. Small, but you'd be amazed how large a valve you can grab with the jaws. And just how fast you can close a sticky valve when you need to.
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Would be only 2 steps at my age ,
Never seen one! The aluminum one is with me at all times at work. Great for valves and one time adjusting a druggie in the ER that was trying to choke a nurse. I hit that POS so hard that he heard the cathedral bells and saw the solar system.
I started with a steel one, but like most pipewrenches it tended to rust. Love my stainless. Hmm, this would be a great spot for titanium. I've got a titanium hammer that is a joy to use.
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Yes, many years ago when my girl friend's father came home one night quite unexpectedly. Never did get my favorite jeans back!
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is that scale for metric sizes? Does it have standard on the other side.
Been there! Out the window but I grabbed my pants on the way. The best one was between voyages with a preacher's daughter.... the old boy was not happy... fortunately my 750 Honda was reliable and full of gas...
Having grown up in a rough neighborhood there was no telling when fight or flight would be engaged. I doubt I got through a few weeks without something happening. We had semi segregated neighborhoods and various gangs etc. Jumping/Getting Jumped, Rumbles etc. Sometimes I think I did my children a disservice by sparing them all that and making life too easy for them.
Wow. I'm glad my children had no contact with gangs and didn't get jumped.
You learn Situational Awareness early, Tactics etc. Deciding who in a group to engage and how etc. Finding weapons wherever you can etc. I remember walking home from 1st grade and a group of 4th graders were picking on me and at some point threw me into a forsythia bush. I came out with a buggy whip and scarred the crap out of them.
Growing up dad bought and sold all types of livestock. We had an escape spot under the bottom stand of barb wire in one spot along the fence just in case a new critter was not “socialized” shall we say. I used it more than once for a head first dive.
I've had to do more times than I can remember in my occupation.
I work underground in Nevada and this ground is unpredictable at best.
My senses are on high alert all the time. I'm about done with it though. Ground failures underground are exciting to say the least.
I work underground in Nevada and this ground is unpredictable at best.
My senses are on high alert all the time. I'm about done with it though. Ground failures underground are exciting to say the least.
I've been in a few situations with Black Angus and they can be down right nasty!
What's funny is my Wife says she is constantly amazed at my will to live especially from someone who keeps trying to get myself killed.(motorcycle, boats, etc) I spent a decent chunk of my life trying to find the MF/Group of MF's who could kill me.
My neighbor across the street has cows. When the old bull gets a little up there he'll get a yearling to join. A few years ago the senior was down and the younger didn't want to let anyone near him. So I had to clown him so my neighbor and the vet could see what they could do. He was actually pretty docile for a bull so normally he would just throw people 5-8' and wouldn't try to trample or anything. I'm 2+ normal people so when he went to toss me I planted myself and I didn't budge when he went to toss me. That really confused him so I decided to tip him. Well that really screwed with his head. For the rest of his life he was convinced that I was bigger than he was. I had a similar experience with my friends Stallion 30 some years ago. I gave him the Mongo treatment.
How about that.
It was a 2 1/2 yr old Arabian stallion. He wasn't made to handle 260lb people. He was used to everyone being afraid of him. So when I grabbed his bridle and head butted him between the eyes and stared at him he was taken aback. His legs almost buckled whenever he tried to buck or rear. He gave up after a few minutes. I grabbed his bridle again and told him don't make me come back here. That was a long time ago. This is me pushing 400lbs.
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Not "for my life" but to prevent injury! While in grad school (and working as a hunting guide for wild pigs), I walked up on a sow with piglets. Made it back to the truck literally about 2-3 steps ahead of her.
Also, while in grad school, I was charged by one of my black bears. Felt like running but I knew there was "no way"! Stood my ground, opened up my windbreaker and bluffed it out=was a false charge and he stopped about 6-8 feet from me!
Also, while in grad school, I was charged by one of my black bears. Felt like running but I knew there was "no way"! Stood my ground, opened up my windbreaker and bluffed it out=was a false charge and he stopped about 6-8 feet from me!
