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Post by spatial on May 27, 2021 10:46:55 GMT 10
Home made Bucket traps (balance a bottle with bread stuck in the neck, on the edge of a bucket half filled with water and have a peice of wood leading up from ground to the bottle) are really good when numbers are that high. Much cheaper than baiting and less work than spring traps. Have made two bucket traps similar to the vid below. One woman on radio the other day said she puts washing powder soap in the water to reduce the density of the water and the mice drown quicker. Peanut butter is the best mouse mouse bait to use - just smear some on the bottle.
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Post by spatial on May 27, 2021 7:59:21 GMT 10
I work in the Tamworth/Gunnedah region. 500 mouse killed a night in mine crib room, There is now a second wave and mice in the workplace are increasing. Inspection of the mine rehab areas - just mice holes and mice running everywhere. Got contractors to slash the grass it is mice running everywhere and the raven/crows catching them and fighting over them as they escape from the slasher.
I stay in a caravan with an annexure during the week, was trapping 15 - 20 mouse a night. Gave up with baits they would consume like 2 boxes a night. It is now down to 2-3 mice a day. Was sleeping under a mosquito net a one stage, the are just all over the place.
Very hard to find mouse traps and baits - Woolworths and Miter10 get them in by the pallet and they get sold out in a day. Even in Newcastle Lack Mac area - Bunnings shelves are stripped bare of mouse baits and traps.
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Post by spatial on May 24, 2021 19:06:08 GMT 10
Interesting to see not much changed over the last 4 decades.
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Post by spatial on May 24, 2021 19:03:14 GMT 10
I thought you got a .223? 6.5 x 55 is also a pretty nice calibre. I got 223, will collect in a week. Just an image from Google. I read the other day 6.5 is set to replace the NATO 5.56 as the new military round of choice.
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Post by spatial on May 23, 2021 6:23:49 GMT 10
spatial ... enjoy. I do like German engineering. Thanks, I am actually excited to get it onto the range. I was joking with the shop owner that the chainsaw is an attachment for the end of rifle - zombie apocalypse, he did not see any humour in it. Why a free chainsaw is very puzzling.
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Post by spatial on May 22, 2021 20:56:25 GMT 10
It will stop the majority of people , if one is driving a vehicle that is registered in another state that is not in the database as having entered the state, you will be stopped have to produce paperwork.
I singed an online petition on the subject, that was sponsored by "One Nation"
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Post by spatial on May 22, 2021 13:56:46 GMT 10
I just did an impulsive purchase, was only looking for a new cleaning rod and some ammo. Asked a small local dealer what rifles he has in .223, was looking for a Mossberg that is chambered for 5.56. Half an hour later after lots of jawboning he convinced me to purchase a Mauser .223 in stainless steel and then you get a free chainsaw?? It comes with a 5 rd mag, he also convinced me to purchase a 10 round mag and a muzzel break. It is going to end up costing me 2k with scope. Action is very smooth, some good German engineering. Have to move some money around and will be picking it up in week or two, will let you know how it shoots. Husqvarna 120 Mark II Chainsaw, valued at $249.00 www.osaaustralia.com.au/m18-stainless-chainsaw-giveaway/Rain, hail, storm, snow - for others this means bad weather, for the Mauser 18 Stainless this is its comfort zone. Thanks to its receiver and barrel made of stainless steel and the ultra robust synthetic stock it achieves results while others stay inside. Calibers: 223 Rem, 308 Win, 30-06 Sprg, 300 Win Mag Barrel Length: 56 cm for Standard calibers / 62 cm for Magnum calibers Overall Length: 106 cm for Standard calibers / 112 cm for Magnum calibers Weight: 3.1 kg Magazine Capacity: 5+1 Stock: Polymer 2- Component with Soft-grip inlays - Blac
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Post by spatial on May 20, 2021 19:15:53 GMT 10
Canadian Pepper having a big rant about the drought thais affecting, Canada, US and 82% of Mexico.
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Post by spatial on May 19, 2021 21:49:27 GMT 10
There are published maps for flood and fire. I then look at Tsunami risk, high population areas, industrial areas, major roads, and waterways. Plenty of earthquake risk areas that are published, including liquefaction risk. The rest one has to do own research, spending hours going through Google Maps, and getting familiar with local area and evacuation routs.
Bug out water risk, know where groundwater bores are.
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Post by spatial on May 18, 2021 21:08:16 GMT 10
Yep world food reserves are at record low, with 80% Of world population living in urban areas and out of touch with growing food. Up to 35% of households have some form of government support, aging population, high reliance on meds - it is big disaster waiting to happen.
As a prepper I have 18 months food supply, herb garden, and veg garden, plenty of seed stockpiled. After 3 months in a total meltdown of society there won't be many left standing. Things are now so interconnected that one country falls the rest of the dominoes fall in sync.
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Post by spatial on May 18, 2021 8:13:56 GMT 10
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Post by spatial on Apr 19, 2021 22:22:40 GMT 10
Only for emergencies and has, solar charger
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Post by spatial on Apr 11, 2021 17:01:43 GMT 10
The average middle age person in Australia takes large amounts of daily medications - that will be a big issues together with caffeine addictions etc.. Many are in unstable relationships that will fall apart at the slightest problem - which is just as big an issue.
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Post by spatial on Apr 4, 2021 23:02:21 GMT 10
Bartering is back to basics of capitalism, supply and demand. Demand is more than supply the price goes up, If one gave antibiotics to everyone that needed it - supply of antibiotics will be exhausted in a week. Make it free the demand goes up exponentially.
It is expensive and hard work to become a MD. It is also one of the professions with the highest suicide rate - as it is a tough gig. The doctor that does work for free will be burnt out in 6 months and be basically useless..
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Post by spatial on Apr 3, 2021 9:01:32 GMT 10
Im not interested in shiny meaningless tokens to trade with. The monetary/usary system needs to be abolished in favor of a pay it forward type of economy imo. Id much rather be paid in kindness than in gold and silver. "Enlightened beings are magnanimous givers,bestowing whatever they have with equanimity,without regret,without hoping for reward,without seeking honor,without coveting material benefits,but only to rescue and safeguard all living beings." Sounds like socialism/communism to me - it simply does not work. Why would a person go through the torture of studding medicine, and working long stress full days just to be paid in kindness when working as a cleaner in a supermarket would bring the same reward.
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Post by spatial on Feb 24, 2021 21:32:10 GMT 10
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