Posts for: Bigbum
Sep 15, 2021 13:47:58 #
Good job RJS
Reminds me is a rescue operation winter 1978 in Montana. Neighbors who lives along the highway across from reservoir calls me and asked if my dog was around. Seems a dog wandered out on the ice after a deer who had wandered out and broken thru. The dog was about 2/3 in the freezing water clinging to the ice. I checked around but couldn’t locate my dog but being sure she was around somewhere I told him I’d come down and help anyway. When I met him along the highway sure enough there was a dog barely out of the frigid water barely hanging on. On closer inspection I saw it was my dog. Well shit. I had to act fast. I had no rope but a 100’ extension cord. Then a Montana Highway Patrol pulled up to see what’s going on. He grabbed 100’ of rope from his trunk and we went down to the edge of the ice. After a stint of below 0 temperatures the weather warmed up above freezing the last week so the ice was getting soft and rotten. The patrolman made a large loop at the end of the rope thinking I could lasso my dog and pull her up. I took the rope and put it around my waist much to his dismay. I then headed out on to the ice in a small bay where the remains of a deer and my freezing dog were. The neighbor and patrolman played out line. As I approached closer to my dog I called her name but she gave no indication of hearing or seeing me. The ice at my feet started to get mushy and actually sinking as water started to collect around my feet. Realizing I could break though I got down on my stomach and sloshed along towards the hole in the ice like a penguin. When I reached my girl she looked at me and gave recognition but was basically frozen there. “It’s okay, I got you” I said. I was at the edge of the ice and the water started flowing up around me. I then reached out and grabbed both paws. Realizing I could do nothing at that point I yelled back to the two men holding the other end of the rope I had around my waist. I felt myself being pulled backwards along the ice. My dog popped out of the hole and we were both dragged back to firmer ice. When they stopped pulling I stood up, took the rope off me, picked up my pup and carried her to shore. By then there were other people stopped along the highway and the gave a celebratory cheer. I thanked my neighbor and the MHP. I loaded my girl into my truck and took her home. After about an hour behind the wood stove she was up and about like nothing ever happened. No side effects and she lived another 8 year to the age of 13. Whoever said they are mans best friend was understating things.
Reminds me is a rescue operation winter 1978 in Montana. Neighbors who lives along the highway across from reservoir calls me and asked if my dog was around. Seems a dog wandered out on the ice after a deer who had wandered out and broken thru. The dog was about 2/3 in the freezing water clinging to the ice. I checked around but couldn’t locate my dog but being sure she was around somewhere I told him I’d come down and help anyway. When I met him along the highway sure enough there was a dog barely out of the frigid water barely hanging on. On closer inspection I saw it was my dog. Well shit. I had to act fast. I had no rope but a 100’ extension cord. Then a Montana Highway Patrol pulled up to see what’s going on. He grabbed 100’ of rope from his trunk and we went down to the edge of the ice. After a stint of below 0 temperatures the weather warmed up above freezing the last week so the ice was getting soft and rotten. The patrolman made a large loop at the end of the rope thinking I could lasso my dog and pull her up. I took the rope and put it around my waist much to his dismay. I then headed out on to the ice in a small bay where the remains of a deer and my freezing dog were. The neighbor and patrolman played out line. As I approached closer to my dog I called her name but she gave no indication of hearing or seeing me. The ice at my feet started to get mushy and actually sinking as water started to collect around my feet. Realizing I could break though I got down on my stomach and sloshed along towards the hole in the ice like a penguin. When I reached my girl she looked at me and gave recognition but was basically frozen there. “It’s okay, I got you” I said. I was at the edge of the ice and the water started flowing up around me. I then reached out and grabbed both paws. Realizing I could do nothing at that point I yelled back to the two men holding the other end of the rope I had around my waist. I felt myself being pulled backwards along the ice. My dog popped out of the hole and we were both dragged back to firmer ice. When they stopped pulling I stood up, took the rope off me, picked up my pup and carried her to shore. By then there were other people stopped along the highway and the gave a celebratory cheer. I thanked my neighbor and the MHP. I loaded my girl into my truck and took her home. After about an hour behind the wood stove she was up and about like nothing ever happened. No side effects and she lived another 8 year to the age of 13. Whoever said they are mans best friend was understating things.
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Lots of action. Lots of wild releases. Lots of fun.
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dsquibb wrote:
I have a Lowe Backtroller 1710 1989 and the Carpet on the floor needs to be replaced. My question is what do I replace it with.
1. Carpet again?
2. Vinyl
3. Paint like Durabak
4. Rubber SeaDek
Any ideas would be great.
I also have have the side top rail 6" to 8" that I might look at doing what would anyone recommend for that?
1. Carpet again?
2. Vinyl
3. Paint like Durabak
4. Rubber SeaDek
Any ideas would be great.
I also have have the side top rail 6" to 8" that I might look at doing what would anyone recommend for that?
1998 Northwood Pro 192- replaced 20 yo carpet with Marideck textured decking. You won’t be disappointed.