Show me yours and I'll show you mine,... BAIT STATION ! (Pic heavy)

[Gertrude]

what am I ?,.. 5 nights rat-less now
I may need to start breeding my own and letting them go.

 My wife asked why I looked frustrated ?
I told her it was because we were 4 or 5 nights without any Rats.
 She then asked "well,... isn't that a good thing ?"
 I said NO !,... it's a TERRIBLE thing !
 She asked, "Well isn't the purpose of shooting them, to get rid of them ?
I said, "NOooooo,.... don't you get it ?? It's not about ELIMINATING them,... it's about SHOOTING them ",... "If this keeps up much longer, I may need to start breeding my own and letting them go in the yard !"
 That's about when she just shook her head and huffed, as she turned around and walked away...
 I heard the bedroom door close and the lights went out.
 MAN,.. WOMEN,... They just don't get it,... Do They  ?

 It's past 2am, and I just pulled a late nighter with Cameron working on her Robotics Project as extra credit.
Earlier today, her teacher promoted her, and she will now be Captain of her own Robotics Competition Team for school.
Today, She had to bring another teams robot home, and had this weekend and straighten out what they had messed up, so the school would qualify for a practice scrimmage next week. She tore it completely down, started from scratch, and had it done in a few hours tonight.
I did the blueprint interpretation, she did the build planning and the construction, and I did the inspection and QA.
I'll tell ya what,... These things just Blow Away our old Erector Sets ! programmable, or RC, with all kinds of "cool stuff".

 Hey it was a great way to burn a few hours, while waiting for the donger to sing. But, Alas,... no song again tonight  .
So the only shots I got tonight was with a camera of her with her "Claw-Bot".



Heading to bed now. gonna be a "cold night". (Oh Well,... that's nothing new).

[Gertrude]

Hey Ron, that spaghetti looked pretty good. Don't shoot if you see an ugly dude chowing on it.   

haha, you're safe for the night, I'm turning off the donger, and hitting the sack.
You've got the con,... hold that line,...
g'nite. 

[ronbeaux]

Coffee rat down!

Turned in early last night and slept real good. Got up this morning around 0530 and strolled out to the cave. Not even trying to be quiet. Flipped on the lights and sat down with my first cup of coffee.

Ill be danged if the dinger went off. Me in the cave russling around. So I manned the heavy weapon and waited. Rat! Watched him break several land speed records and then on the third trip, he slipped up.

Pingggg! 3D spoke. Nailed him right in the middle between the shoulders and flipped him about 3". Not even a wiggle.

Now to finish my coffee.

[cactusrat]

I thinking now, I know bad thing to do.

Robotics I.F.A.R.T. Rat Seeker.

Lets see, we need a camera, GPS, inferred, heat seeking, radio control, 4 wheel drive, lights and a beer holder on the robotics. Shape and painted like a Black Widow in honor of our queen who inspired it.

[cactusrat]

I may have to resign from I.F.A.R.T. 

 Next to the feeding station, I had a 30 foot long by 15 foot wide and 6 foot high brash pile for the rats and birds to hide in.

Last week I saw the tail end of a three foot Rattlesnake going into it. By the time I got back with the shotgun, I couldn’t find it again. 

So yesterday was a windless, cool day so I set the brush pile on fire. It was to close (20 yards) to the house to be a home to snakes. 

Good thing is no more hiding place for Rattlesnake, bad thing no more hiding place for rats. 

Ron, if you can breed rats and let them lose to shoot. Can I breed them also, but not let them lose. Shoot them in a cage. I don’t want to feed the snakes

[Gertrude]

I may have to resign from I.F.A.R.T. 

 Next to the feeding station, I had a 30 foot long by 15 foot wide and 6 foot high brash pile for the rats and birds to hide in.

Last week I saw the tail end of a three foot Rattlesnake going into it. By the time I got back with the shotgun, I couldn’t find it again. 

So yesterday was a windless, cool day so I set the brush pile on fire. It was to close (20 yards) to the house to be a home to snakes. 

Good thing is no more hiding place for Rattlesnake, bad thing no more hiding place for rats. 

Ron, if you can breed rats and let them lose to shoot. Can I breed them also, but not let them lose. Shoot them in a cage. I don’t want to feed the snakes

OK,.. first off,...
 You can NEVER leave I.F.A.R.T.
 It is not only Fraternal,.... but it is also ETERNAL !

Second off,...
 Obviously, that brush pile had the wrong "Chi" and "Feng-shui",... so it had to go anyway.
 (you are not going to believe this,... but I googled "Feng shui rat" and actually had a zillion hits, Hahahahaha !)
 http://fengshui.about.com/od/fengshuigoodluckcures/ss/Feng-Shui-Tips-Chinese-Zodiac-Sign-Rat.htm
 
https://www.fengshuishopper.com/animalastrolog.php?id=1

http://www.imperialfengshui.info/animal-fortunes/rat-2013

Third off,...
If we are in full acceptance of knocking rats off of the bait stations, and falling into traps,....
 then how can it be wrong to breed them, and then shoot them ?
 Just explain to your wife, that the breeding cages you are setting up in the living room, are for the benefit of your homes "Chi", and the overall welfare of your Feng shui.

 Tell her you spoke with me,... and I cleared it for you.
 You might want to also consider the power of Crystals surrounded by candles, combined with holding burning sticks of sandalwood incense between you toes.

Then of course,... there is the magical powers of the Pyramyd

Btw,.. your wife called and asked me to mention what she wanted for Christmas. She wants you to get a hold of Santa Clause, and fwd this pic to him. When we spoke, she seemed like a very nice,... yet determined and strong willed lady.
 Is she related to MY wife ? ? ?
 any way's, here's what she wants...

Coffee rat down!

Turned in early last night and slept real good. Got up this morning around 0530 and strolled out to the cave. Not even trying to be quiet. Flipped on the lights and sat down with my first cup of coffee.

Ill be danged if the dinger went off. Me in the cave russling around. So I manned the heavy weapon and waited. Rat! Watched him break several land speed records and then on the third trip, he slipped up.

Pingggg! 3D spoke. Nailed him right in the middle between the shoulders and flipped him about 3". Not even a wiggle.

Now to finish my coffee.

OK,... This is JUST NOT FAIR ! ! !
 (but nice shewtin',... and a sure fun way to enjoy your mornin' cup 'o Joe !)
    
 

[cactusrat]

Ron, Ron, Ron, the wife wants that big frying pan so she can get both of us with one swing.

She says she is getting tired of always having to double swing them little ones.

I think our wives are sisters.  She is always telling me she learned it from her sister.

Only thing I got from them Feng shui links you posted, is that I’m a monkey on fire. A monkey! I like bananas, but I don’t swing from tree to tree. Maybe I should get me a tin cup and beg for coins.

Back to I.F.A.R.T. business. Can I print the pictures other members post of their kills and then shoot them  and count that as a kill?

Hey, the rat is dead and I shot the picture of it.

[Sfttailrdr46]

  hopeless absolutely and without a doubt all hopeless

[ronbeaux]

Nooooooooooooo! THIS MEANS MORE WAR!!! I HATE a rat. Big ugly good for nothing RAT. Lower than pond scum RAT!



6 hours with me sleeping and I wake up to this. I am going to grind up the remaining contents and use it for bait tonght. Apparently they like it 

[Gertrude]

OK,.... I checked the local resident authority Carl Spackler,





And, ... the I.F.A.R.T. Codex,...
 and they both say exactly the same thing on this,...
 ... and I quote :

 There is NOTHING or NO ONE permitted to make contact with any members nuts, without prior express permission from the nuts owner.
   ANYTIME a furry terrorist chews up, tears up, licks on, or poops over,... or in any way,... defaces your nuts,....
  RADICAL Countermeasures are fully authorized with the FULL BACKING of the Bretheren Court !
 No Vote is required, and the use of excessive force is encouraged.

We strongly recommend the use of C4 composed decoys,




wrapped in Det Cord,....
 and set off with a well placed shot from your favorite AG...




and if deemed necessary, ...
 later followed by a laser guided bunker buster...




Threfore let it be known,
 that NO RAT may ever harm, harass, or touch your precious nuts !

It is so written,... it so shall be.



 

[ronbeaux]

Nut attacking rat is going to die! NO body messes with my nuts!

Soooooo, I turned my harassed nuts into gourmet rat food. This will be strategically placed at an ambush site garanteed to produce mass casualties. (Gotta get a new food processor though, wife caught me grinding up my nuts and refused to ever eat anything out of it again.....)

I aint shooting to kill, I want to wound them so I can shoot them again while they are crawling back to safety. He he he.

Squeel, squeel! Hep me hep me.

[Gertrude]

We have secured a video of Ronbeaux in his Man-Cave,
 preparing for the assault on the nut harassing varmint.
 It appears he is serious....

[ronbeaux]

Shssssssssss i am rat hunting!

[cactusrat]

Nut attacking rat is going to die! NO body messes with my nuts!

Soooooo, I turned my harassed nuts into gourmet rat food. This will be strategically placed at an ambush site garanteed to produce mass casualties. (Gotta get a new food processor though, wife caught me grinding up my nuts and refused to ever eat anything out of it again.....)

I aint shooting to kill, I want to wound them so I can shoot them again while they are crawling back to safety. He he he.

Squeel, squeel! Hep me hep me.

Yes, wives can be funny about stuff like that.

Just be glad she didn’t put the frying pan to you.

The bait looks good enough to eat.

[BenjiHunter]

Good luck tonight to all rat hunters.
May we all be victorious.

[cwlongshot]

WOOHOO!!

The 2200 Just SMACKED a BIG RAT!!  Poly mags did the trick!!!  He is laying dead beside the feed. Pics after TWD...

CW

[BenjiHunter]

Yessss, that's great!!!

[cwlongshot]

He was cold and stiff this am! The "girls" didn't quite to know what to make of him.  LOL



Big and FAT!  Female.

I Got shots at two more but know I missed one not so sure on other.

CW

[BenjiHunter]

Great shot!!
She IS fat!

[Gtownjake]

Now that's a big 'n.

Nice shooting.