Tom: You're welcome. Chuck
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From: Tom Swahn Jr
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Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: HUGE Rattler
thanks for that update, Chuck!!!! Wow! maybe i'll just cobble a couple of
small pieces and fix my old one....!!
Tom
On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Chuck Alexander
<chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote:
Tom: here's a photo of that vise. I think I paid $39.95 for it. Don't waste
your money. It IS a rotary, but VERY cheaply machined. It rusted from just the
humidity in the house, and also the "pad" as you can see, that goes on the
adjustment screw to make it not bore into the table came off the first few
days. I'd rather have a $20 Thompson any day,rotary or not. HTH, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Swahn Jr
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 5:12 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: HUGE Rattler
Real quick question for Chuck....what was that vice you bought on EBay a
bit ago?? ALL my projects are done after close to two years and i'm anxious to
get tying again....Hope all on the list are doing well..missed you guys!!!
Tom in VT
On Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:57:29 PM UTC-4, chuckles wrote:
Folks: It's the dog days of Summer, and that means (at least around
here) that the snakes are crawling, and are meaner than ever. Yesterday, my son
and grand daughter were walking to the edge of of or property to check on
getting a part off an old Ford we have parked there when they saw a huge
rattler gliding across the yard. They ran up and got me, and wouldn't ya know
it but the firing pin on my shotgun is broken, so I get my 22 magnum pistol and
go out there. I spot him, and you know how ppl are about telling you the size
of snakes. It's like telling you the size of the "fish that got away". But this
was one of the Eastern Diamondbacks you see on the TV shows, as in over 5ft
long, and bigger than my forearm. But the weird thing is, even after I shot
(and missed 3 out of 5 times, cause it's hard to hit a snake with an old
revolver at 15 yards, cause that was as close as I was getting LOL). Anyway,
through all that, he NEVER ratted a single time. I shot and missed. I shot
again and hit him. He stopped dead in his tracks and I thought I had heart shot
him, cause I knew it was a "body shot". I shot again, and hit him again.
(reason I know is cause after he had gone, I saw the blood stains on the
ground) He still didn't move. His tail was straight up, and he had 7 or 8
rattles, each at least 3/4" across, but like I said, they NEVER once rattled. I
missed him three more times, and had one round mis fire before he FINALLY
started crawling off VERY SLOWLY. My son in law had heard the shots and came
down with his shotgun, and we went out into the woods and hunted the snake for
30 minutes or so, but never saw him again. Man, that really scared me knowing
how close he was to my son and grand daughter. He was a BEAUTIFUL snake as he
had JUST shed his skin and his colors and markings were really bright. But
he'll be "dead and beautiful" if I see him again and hopefully get more shots
at him LOL. Anyway, if you live anywhere that is snake country, this is a bad
time of the year, so be on the lookout at all times. Chuck
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