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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 18:35:35 GMT
Many years ago, I remember a story in the news of someone on their way home from a pub who decided to relieve himself from a bridge. It was a railway bridge, and the line was electrified with overhead wires...he was discovered the next day...
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Post by JohnV on May 11, 2019 18:43:01 GMT
I once saw (and heard) a pigeon who decided to stretch it's wings while sitting on an overhead railway power line when close to a bridge,
A very loud bang, a cloud of smoke, a strong smell of burning feathers, no sign of a body just some charred feathery bits floating down
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 18:51:04 GMT
Just thinking about the amount of current going through those things makes me feel dizzy. I could never work on the underground, apparently part of the aptitude test is stepping over a live rail. I'd faint, I'm sure.
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Post by JohnV on May 11, 2019 18:51:52 GMT
that kind of power doesn't forgive mistakes
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 18:52:28 GMT
We had electric fences when I was a kid. I pissed on one of them to see what happened. It was not pleasant.
Sad to have to admit it but I repeated the exercise on another day just to make sure I was not imagining it. Turned out that it was real. The electricity does travel up a column of piss. Amazing reallt.
Run off a 12v battery with some sort of pulse control they do give you a nasty jolt. Ours were for keeping the ponies in the right place in the garden.
Best avoided.
Eta they are also used to control domestic geese which we had so the wire is placed quite low down so they don't duck under it.
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Post by Trina on May 11, 2019 20:15:11 GMT
Did myself a nasty today,bent down to clear Barney's litter tray whilst my crotch strap was still fastened.😫Paul said it was better me than him !
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 20:43:25 GMT
I want to experience the JohnV vapourising pigeon. Am wondering how to achieve this. I remember something about sticking birds feet down with some sort of organic glue described in the SAS survival handbook I had as a teenager but how do you make the bird flap its wings?
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Post by JohnV on May 11, 2019 20:47:53 GMT
I want to experience the JohnV vapourising pigeon. Am wondering how to achieve this. I remember something about sticking birds feet down with some sort of organic glue described in the SAS survival handbook I had as a teenager but how do you make the bird flap its wings? Have you stopped taking your meds again ?
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 21:10:19 GMT
In all honesty I quite like birds. I had to intervene this morning when Mr Cootie who has a nest under the pontoon returned with one of those plastic beer can holder things for the 4 packs. He had obviously found it in the cut and thought it would be good for the nest but its quite a nasty trap hazard for birds so I had to explain to him and get it off him with one of my boathooks. He was irritated and aggressive but dropped it and I collected and binned it. My daughters were intrigued as to why I was talking to a coot but they saw the value of removing it and offered him some vegetation alternatives. We also have a cormorant who likes my canoe and was named "flicker" today by older daughter because of the movement he makes when launching into the water. Gotta love the wildlife living on water
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 21:30:16 GMT
I want to experience the JohnV vapourising pigeon. Am wondering how to achieve this. I remember something about sticking birds feet down with some sort of organic glue described in the SAS survival handbook I had as a teenager but how do you make the bird flap its wings? You could try poking it with a stick but you'll need quick reflexes. Maybe a foghorn?
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Post by patty on May 12, 2019 5:12:17 GMT
I want to experience the JohnV vapourising pigeon. Am wondering how to achieve this. I remember something about sticking birds feet down with some sort of organic glue described in the SAS survival handbook I had as a teenager but how do you make the bird flap its wings? that i hope is a wind up.....
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