Weed Wacker Outboard

 Weed Wacker Outboard

Back in the day Sears sold something very much like this called a bumblebee.  I think I'd add a motorcycle throttle for ease of use.

 

A Guide to Stingray Cell Phone Tracking

A Guide to Stingray Cell Phone Tracking

Since May, as protesters around the country have marched against police brutality and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, activists have spotted a recurring presence in the skies: mysterious planes and helicopters hovering overhead, apparently conducting surveillance on protesters. A press release from the Justice Department at the end of May revealed that the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Marshals Service were asked by the Justice Department to provide unspecified support to law enforcement during protests. A few days later, a memo obtained by BuzzFeed News offered a little more insight on the matter; it revealed that shortly after protests began in various cities, the DEA had sought special authority from the Justice Department to covertly spy on Black Lives Matter protesters on behalf of law enforcement.

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Close to Home

Close to Home.

A mother calls 911 when her car is attacked by a mob and she is told to call city hall. If this doesn't make you mad you're living in a dream world.

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Close to home

Close to home

At least 28 people shot in Richmond, Henrico in recent weeks.

Let's Talk About Masks

Let's Talk About Masks

I personally don't have a problem with wearing a mask. I figure that if ANTIFA and BLM can wear masks and circumvent facial recognition then I should be able to do so too.

While I don't believe that wearing a mask provides the wearer with much protection (studies I've read say around 2.8% increase in protection) I do believe that it offers protection to those around the person wearing the mask. I read an in depth article that discussed the particle droplet interaction and containment.  I'd share it here but it's been deleted and I've yet to find it again.  But, think of it this way: If you could increase your odds of winning at poker by 3% wouldn't you do so?  If you could change one piece of sports equipment that would increase the odds of your sports team winning wouldn't you want to them to use it?  Hell that's the entire marking strategy for Golf. Buy X product and improve your game.  Same for fishing: Buy this lure, rod, boat catch more fish.

I can relate with the idea that government enforcing the wearing may violate personal freedoms, but - seat belts, motorcycle helmets, legal drinking ages and such also may violate personal freedoms and the enforcement of these laws has be upheld by the courts.  That said, private businesses have very right to bar you from entering without a mask. They have liability to consider.  You know that anyone that catches Covid and can trace it back to a location they frequented that had an outbreak is going to sue them for as much as they can get. They also have to make sure their employees feel safe.  Notice I said "feel." This takes into account that while I think the disease can be devastating for the individuals that get it, I don't think it's that big a treat to society as a whole. In my local big box home improvement store a few weeks back I listened as a customer complained about the lack of cashiers. The managers response was they couldn't find anyone that was willing to work.  They didn't FEEL safe. If a mask and plastic shield gets them back on the job then I'm all for it. The entire country needs to get working again.

Here's some research on aerosol transmission of infectious agents, exhaled particles and small airways, and Mechanistic insights into the effect of humidity on airborne influenza virus survival, transmission and incidence that can give you some insight into how the virus may be transmitted.

I Call BS

I Call Bull Shit.

Dr. Fauci says reports of him going with out a mask are mischievous and that he was only drinking water.  However, he was also not wearing his mask properly while walking to the field.  Here's the pictures. WTH?

3 Generations of Scout Knives

 3 Generations of Scout Knives

I've carried a pocket knife everyday since my grandfather gave me my first one around first grade.  I carried one all through school. During Basic Training when told to leave knives with our personal affects, I kept mine. The only time I'm without a knife is when flying.  Then I pack a Nite Eyz DoohicKey hidden on my key chain.  It just barely satisfies my requirements.

Top is my Grandfather's scout knife, my Webelo knife, a generic Christmas present, the 'demo' knife I bought while in the Army and still carry, and the Girl Scout knife I gave my daughter.

I have a lot of knives.  I keep coming back to the stainless steel demo knife for EDC.  It does what I need.

A Close Call

A Close Call

Yesterday a huge thunderstorm came through. I had started grilling before it started.  I went out in the rain to pull the food off the  grill. When I touched the handle to open the lid the hair on the back of my head stood on end. I immediately nope'd out of there and headed back inside.  Right as I reached the back door the area was lit up.  The boom knocked pictures off the wall on both floors of the house. The trees that were hit were only 20 yards off the back deck. Fried a security cam, a GFI outlet and my new cordless phone base station. I was damned lucky.

ANTIFA Radio Communications

ANTIFA Radio Communications

I'm not sure where I found it, but one of my blog wandering sent me to a twitter feed that describes ANTIFA using FRS/GRMS style radios for communications. I also found a Reddit thread on the topic.

Using Craig's Radio Page, I made a consolidated list of GRMS/FRS and commercial "dot" radios.  I've added these to my scanner for future use.

freq	useage
151.625	Red Dot
151.820	MURS
151.880	MURS
151.940	MURS
151.955	Purple Dot
154.570	MURS/ Blue Dot
154.600	MURS/ Green Dot
462.550	FRS/GMRS
462.563	FRS/GMRS
462.575	FRS/GMRS
462.588	FRS/GMRS
462.600	FRS/GMRS
462.613	FRS/GMRS
462.625	FRS/GMRS
462.638	FRS/GMRS
462.650	FRS/GMRS
462.663	FRS/GMRS
462.675	FRS/GMRS
462.688	FRS/GMRS
462.700	FRS/GMRS
462.713	FRS/GMRS
462.725	FRS/GMRS
464.500	Brown Dot
464.550	Yellow Dot
467.550	FRS/GMRS
467.563	FRS/GMRS
467.575	FRS/GMRS
467.588	FRS/GMRS
467.600	FRS/GMRS
467.613	FRS/GMRS
467.625	FRS/GMRS
467.638	FRS/GMRS
467.650	FRS/GMRS
467.663	FRS/GMRS
467.675	FRS/GMRS
467.688	FRS/GMRS
467.700	FRS/GMRS
467.713	FRS/GMRS
467.725	FRS/GMRS
467.763	J Dot
467.813	KDot
467.850	Silver Star
467.875	Gold Star
467.900	Red Star
467.925	Blue Star

In-home Covid testing

Sounds Legit