themaninblack 0 #1 March 25, 2003 i work in this plastics plant. has a grinding room for chopping up recycle material. incredibly harsh concrete and cinderblock room, confined area, unbreathable air full of fine plastic dust, noise like a dozen jackhammers, shakes the ground. even with earmuffs its bad in there. some bird somehow got in through a piece of pvc pipe comes in through the ceiling. nonspecific brown no-name-brand small bird about fist sized, long narrow bill. found the poor thing flying around in tight circles desperately trying to find a way out of this hellish place. every time it stopped for a second you could see it was starting to suffocate on the plastic dust, it'd stand there with its beak wide open, shriek a couple times then start panicking again. it finally found a crack in the wall next to a chunk of conduit and wedged its head into the gap trying to get out or get some real air. no way this thing dies while im around. went up slow, lifted its feet off the concrete, eased him out of the hole, carried him outside, opened my hands. bird wasnt too far gone yet cause he took off, last i saw he was climbing to altitude over the treeline. DAMN did that feel good seeing him go. i wonder why? i think the little guy was maybe a relative of mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #2 March 25, 2003 very cool man!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #3 March 25, 2003 Nice job! Now about this where place you work.... sounds like a hard job.... lifting heavy stuff. All sweaty and dusty and .... lots of muscles..... Heh, -any way- Nice Job on the bird! I will put a star by your name. ~AirAnn~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #4 March 25, 2003 Quotenonspecific brown no-name-brand small bird about fist sized, long narrow bill that would be a sparrow. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #5 March 25, 2003 awwwwwwww.......good for you. A couple weeks ago I was driving down a two lane road and saw something red in the road.. Drove back by to get a better look and it was a cardinal in the middle of the road flopping around. I couldn't live with myself if I left him, so I went back and took him to the SPCA....they took care of him and were going to give him to the WildLIfe rescue people to rehabilitate him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #6 March 25, 2003 SR- gimme a break -long narrow bill- That is a Snipe. Plaeeeze ~AirAnn~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #7 March 25, 2003 depends on how long he means. maybe you're right. Usually when someone talks about a little, brown, no-name bird they're talking about sparrows which you see everywhere. ...and a five-ounce bird cannot carry a 1 pound coconut! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 0 #8 March 25, 2003 it IS a hard job....12 hour shifts fixing heavy automation, i have the futuristic sci-fi job i read about in books when i was a kid....i sit and watch the robots do my job FOR me and when they break i slap em silly till they work again. involves everything from brute forcework with prybars to computer programming and a lot of wrench-turning. for excitement there's always the hazard of getting caught in a 500-ton hydraulic cylinder and smeared into a thin film of grease on the injection housing. pays just well enough to skydive on and still be able to feed my kitten. (from a can...!)evolution WILL be served, one way or another!!!! im not jumping, im imitating a reluctant meteor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 0 #9 March 25, 2003 ...uh, do snipes live in the northeast? cold climate? the bill was about inch and a half long if that helps i.d. the little guy. but you lost me somewhere.....where does the coconut come into this?evolution WILL be served, one way or another!!!! im not jumping, im imitating a reluctant meteor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 March 25, 2003 Maybe if it was an African Swallow...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 0 #11 March 25, 2003 wait a minute....african swallow? why? is an african swallow a really overbuilt version of a small bird or something? the 3/4 ton option? if i ever saw a small bird with heavy-lift capacity enough to be carrying a coconut im grabbing my helmet and running for cover! in any case i know it wasnt an african swallow, heavy-lift version or otherwise, because 1:) i live in the northeastern united states. i dont think theres an african swallow to be found within 8,000 miles of here. 2:) if there WAS one he'd have to be wearing cold weather gear, i dont think african birds tolerate winter very well...it was about 15 degrees F outside at the time. this bird was NOT wearing a parka. i checked. just feathers. and i STILL don't know how the coconut got involved. has anyone here EVER seen a bird lugging a coconut? why a coconut? if a bird was going to lug around heavy natural food items wouldnt it prefer something softer and easier to eat? why not a cucumber or a squash or something? easier to get a grip on too. every time anyone adds anything to this fast-expiring thread it just gets more confusing. help.evolution WILL be served, one way or another!!!! im not jumping, im imitating a reluctant meteor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #12 March 25, 2003 It could grip it by the harth. It's not a question of how it would grip it, its a question of simple air, speed ratio...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 0 #13 March 25, 2003 hmmm were getting off topic here...i lived in the tropics once but all i know about coconuts is theyre hard to open and theyll derail you instantly if you try to run over one on a bicycle. is the harth the hairy part or the shell over it? and wouldnt the heavy lift capacity be determined more by power output and wing loading? for a 5 ounce bird to carry a coconut it'd have to be moving so fast you could barely see it. and will someone tell me where the coconut came from in the first place? never mind id be better off asking the bird whos lugging it, but....oh hell i give upevolution WILL be served, one way or another!!!! im not jumping, im imitating a reluctant meteor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 March 25, 2003 (psssst...go rent some Monty Python, you'll get it).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #15 March 25, 2003 Quote It could grip it by the harth. It's not a question of how it would grip it, its a question of simple air, speed ratio... the husk dave, the husk!!! "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 March 25, 2003 Damnit, my quoting skills are slipping. I better watch it again tonight. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #17 March 25, 2003 So why did the post get deleted?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #18 March 25, 2003 I'm not sure, it was a good post.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #19 March 25, 2003 Quote for a 5 ounce bird to carry a coconut it'd have to be moving so fast you could barely see it. and will someone tell me where the coconut came from in the first place? never mind id be better off asking the bird whos lugging it, but.... Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?? Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?PffffBWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!! sorry I couldn't keep it going any longer. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- 01-04.ra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #21 March 25, 2003 Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #22 March 25, 2003 hmmm, let's see if this works. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- 01-05.ra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #23 March 25, 2003 More.. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- 01-06.ra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #24 March 25, 2003 I'm inspired now. Setting all the sounds on my pc to Monty Python quotes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 March 25, 2003 Right on! Ni! --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
