I had one explode in a parking lot once when I tried to start my older pickup. Agreed, it was a mess.
There's just something downright sexy about a well organized fly box, especially nymphs. Well done!View attachment 13531
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Turns out taking a picture of a whole box of flies is more difficult than taking a picture of an individual fly...can't really see what all is in there.
Hope she feels better and that if/when the rest of your fam gets it, that your symptoms are mild.This weekend stinks. Mrs. Zak has COVID for Mother's Day. She started getting sick on Wednesday and got really sick on Thursday. She took one of those 15-minute at home COVID tests on Friday and it came back negative, so we figured it was the flu. On Saturday, her throat got really sore and asked we thought it was strep throat. Early Sunday morning she was sicker than I've ever seen her and we went to the walk in clinic.
Not strep, but COVID. Also severe dehydration. IV fluids with meds for a few hours. We are back home now, tryin the to work out a quarantine system. The meds helped my wife sleep today. Doctor said my daughter and I are very likely to get it.
We were so careful! Double vaxxed and boosted, we still wear masks in stores, my wife's a nurse and used precautions at work.
One takeaway: the at home tests might be accurate as to positive results, but can give false negatives. Another: the doctor said these new variants are very contagious (when, not if, everyone will get the Rona).
Bummer! I just got over my own case. By itself it was really no big deal, but it also happened during a bad bout of sciatica, and that was bad! Take care of yourselves. Not too long ago this virus was causing people big trouble. The vax has really helped mitigate the severity.This weekend stinks. Mrs. Zak has COVID for Mother's Day. She started getting sick on Wednesday and got really sick on Thursday. She took one of those 15-minute at home COVID tests on Friday and it came back negative, so we figured it was the flu. On Saturday, her throat got really sore and asked we thought it was strep throat. Early Sunday morning she was sicker than I've ever seen her and we went to the walk in clinic.
Not strep, but COVID. Also severe dehydration. IV fluids with meds for a few hours. We are back home now, tryin the to work out a quarantine system. The meds helped my wife sleep today. Doctor said my daughter and I are very likely to get it.
We were so careful! Double vaxxed and boosted, we still wear masks in stores, my wife's a nurse and used precautions at work.
One takeaway: the at home tests might be accurate as to positive results, but can give false negatives. Another: the doctor said these new variants are very contagious (when, not if, everyone will get the Rona).
You should have come south to Wyoming. It was sunny and in the 60’s. Didn’t fish though, rarely fish weekends.I had a typical Montana weekend. I watched it snow and rain. What else is new?
Blew one up trying to jumpstart a race car. Three hundred mile round trip to miss qualifying. Threw a spare in the trailer after that.As I was making morning coffee, my wife says there's something strange lying in the driveway in front of the travel trailer so I went out to investigate. It was the cap of the battery case and then I saw that the battery had exploded spreading bits and pieces all over, some clear out to the middle of the street. Acid was draining all over the driveway. A real clean up mess. We were planning a short trip so needed to get things fixed quickly.
Still don't know what caused it but ended up replacing both batteries and one new case and strap to the tune of $322. Spent a lot of time with the hose spraying the front end of the trailer and the back of the propane tank cover and the concrete driveway which has wild looking white stains. I had to pick up the remains of the battery and double bag it in garbage bags to haul to battery exchange and managed to get only get two holes in my cargo shorts. Hopefully next weekend will be more fun. My stepson says he's never heard of a battery exploding before but it happened one other time to me in an old chevy pickup I used to have. Anyone else ever experience an exploding battery before?. Kinda curious.
I've heard these vented tubes are worth the price...what's your opinion?
I've heard these vented tubes are worth the price...what's your opinion?
My dad, never one to think the danger/caution warnings actually were there for a good reason, badly damaged his eyesight when he held a hot bare bulb worklight near our car battery to check the water levels in it. The battery then exploded into his face when the hydrogen gas build up hit the hot bulb. This was a couple decades ago before fully sealed batteries were common. Batteries evolve hydrogen gas over time which can build up in enclosed spaces, and so if you have a spark or heat source present when enough hydrogen gas is around, you can get a solid and dangerous explosion.Anyone else ever experience an exploding battery before?. Kinda curious.
Don't tell anyone and I'll put my old ones in the classified section!Oh yes worth any price.
I just ate them for the first time this last week. I've had them for dinner 5 times since. Amazingly good.
I took the RV up to the battery place where I bought them. Replaced both and had it rewired. They were 6 yrs old which they said might have been a contributing factor. We never went anywhere during the pandemic so they sat a long time unused. Hopefully it won't happen again. Thanks for the post. Interesting stuff.My dad, never one to think the danger/caution warnings actually were there for a good reason, badly damaged his eyesight when he held a hot bare bulb worklight near our car battery to check the water levels in it. The battery then exploded into his face when the hydrogen gas build up hit the hot bulb. This was a couple decades ago before fully sealed batteries were common. Batteries evolve hydrogen gas over time which can build up in enclosed spaces, and so if you have a spark or heat source present when enough hydrogen gas is around, you can get a solid and dangerous explosion.
Check for a short or heat source near your batteries? I would almost be more concerned about what set off the explosion than the fact it happened. Depending on battery type and enclosure design, it might happen again.
best wishes for the rapid recovery of your wife, Zak, and hopefully minimal/zero illness for the rest of the family...good thing she was fully vaxxed and boosted.Another: the doctor said these new variants are very contagious (when, not if, everyone will get the Rona).
how did you prepare them? - or- how were they prepared for you?Oh yes worth any price.
I just ate them for the first time this last week. I've had them for dinner 5 times since. Amazingly good.