During one of my hot dashes I came across this bundle. It had fallen behind some ammo cans. Said to myself, "Self, what have we here...."
I return to my labors. I stretch and tug and move debris from my path and reach down and pull out a plastic bag. Sweat drips into my eyes. I say a few choice words. Slap the bag down and I hear this 'clank.' I ignore it in a mad dash back inside for a tall glass of iced tea.
As I drink and soak in the cool air I remembered that 'clank.' Back in the heat of the demon garage I bend and grab the plastic bag. Self asked, "What have we now."
I own too much stuff.
Stephen
My dear Stephen, you now understand 'hot flashes'!!! :)))
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the 'finds'! I've been known to tuck stuff away and forgotten, only to find a pleasant surprise months (or years) later.
Take it easy, my friend.
Thanks, Dear Lady. My lost finds are after years...
DeleteNow if you own to much 'stuff' I am in need, okay not need', in want of more 7.62x39 on stripper clips if you so desire to, you know, get rid of some!!
ReplyDeleteMy new friend, tell 'ya what I'll do...give me a few days to clean and sort my mess and when I find them I'll send a few your way. I know I have a bunch somewhere...it just I need to find them. Just glanced over at your blog...I like it. Well done. And, welcome. Now, hit that little blue button. Thanks.
DeleteOpps, never mind on the follower button. Noticed you've already done so...thank you again.
DeleteThanks...Now to get my SKS put back together...click and no BANG was/is a bad thing...The look on my Son's face when his fave failed him..
DeleteGet yourself down to your friendly dollar store and get you a cheap boxed fan. It helps more than you think in those hot areas. I have one tied to a beam in the barn I turn on when I milk.
ReplyDeleteNice finds!
Mamma Bear, I have a ceiling fan in the garage spins and fans the hot air around my head...useless. Somewhere in the house I also own a nice Vornado fan and as soon as I find it I'll hook that booger into the mix too. Thanks, my dear lady.
Deletedear sweet one - you don't have too much stuff - you just need to remember what stuff you have - bahahahahah! although finding awesome little surprises like the latest every few years provides a little treat!
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kymber
See, you do understand. It's the very reason I've taken on this job; to find all those lost bits and pieces of stuff that will come in very handy should ever the poop hit the fan. Awesome little surprises make my day. Thanks, lovely lady.
DeleteShowing my ignorance here, but is it bad for gun clips to be out in the Florida humidity? Can you still trust them to function properly?
ReplyDeleteAcutally, Dear Kris, my garage is very dry. As far as the clips - since they do not preform a function, no, it can't hurt them. They are nothing more than strips of steel that hold ammunition in place. They are used to 'strip' the ammo into a magazine. 'Clips feed magazines and magazines feed the weapon.' This why real gunny's are driven nuts when we hear people refer to magazines as clips. If one takes a bit of brass lubrication (normally made of sheep lanolin) and spreads a tiny bit on the inside edge of each clip they'll last for centuries. Thanks, dear one.
DeleteHappy finds, indeed. And I'm sure you have friends (like Maddmedic, above) who would be happy to, ahem, help. :)
ReplyDeleteIndeed, it was a happy find. I bet in the last two weeks I've found well over an extra thousand rounds of all types of ammunition and tons of other items. Last night my father reminded me he had a thirty pound keg of gun powder at his house that belongs to me. I slam forgot all about it....sad, isn't it. Thanks, my friend.
DeleteYeah, those stripper clips caught my attention too. I don't have enough of them to lose.
ReplyDeleteI see them in piles at all the gunshows, Bubba. Matter of fact I recently came across a double hand full of AR stripper clips. I tied a rubber band around them and threw them somewhere in my mess...thanks, my friend.
DeleteI have lost many things in my life, but I've never had the vacant space it would take to lose all that crap!!! Glad you didn't have a fire!
ReplyDeleteWhy, would something burn? You mean the ammo? Shucks, Honey, if all I need worry about is burning ammo I'm fine and fit as a fiddle. Ammo doesn't explode when it burns...that's television fantasy. As a matter of fact the brass casing will fly off, backwards, with a swoosh...thanks, pretty lady.
DeleteI'm not in a free state. Let me know if you have any pre-ban AR mags you need to get rid of.
ReplyDeleteWell, shucks, my friend, if I knew your name and location - maybe. But, I stock and store my magazines. Remember, the fools in Washington want to ban high cap magazines and I need all I'm able to get my greedy paws around. But, you never know....thanks.
DeleteThanks for finding all that ammo Bubba, I was wondering where I left it.
ReplyDeleteFinders keepers....
Delete(Picture my tongue sticking out and me blowing little bubbles in your direction.)
There are my 20 round AR mags. For the life of me, i couldnt remember where I had left them. Bring them saturday.
ReplyDeleteSee above....and no.
DeleteToo much stuff? I'd be glad to help you with that problem...
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You need an industrial sized fan in your garage. That's what I use in our shop during the day. It's still hot but the fan really helps.
I've looked high and low for my great old Vornado fan and can't find it to save my soul. Thanks, my friend.
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