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Gassing gophers, or hunting rattlesnakes?

Awesome photo's Thanks for sharing them

TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:22 pm

Gassing gophers, or hunting rattlesnakes?

Ot skunks? Years ago we smoked out a hutch of 'em since they were tearing up our lawns looking for grubs. Must've worked cause after that they quit showing up.

And Tom, I think this is some of the best batch yet, altho they're ALL good..but these had a great variety of things and places, and I love the old houses. Thanks thanks thanks for your time and devotion to this historical preservation.

Thanks Tom,

Still think you should put all the special photos in a book for us , I look forward to and enjoy each posting. You are very special to do this for us.

TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:22 pm

Gassing gophers, or hunting rattlesnakes?

I'm not only going to say gassing gophers, I think I'm going to try this !

Why wasn't I born 125 years ago??? Sigh...
Marshall

I don’t know where you find these but I love them. Please keep them coming.

Rich, spraying upper cylinder lubricant into the carburetor will add to the "fog" produced. Works a treat on our introduced European rabbits. Better than ferrets to drive them out, without having to wait for those critters to eventually emerge.

Allan from don under.

Yep... a little light oil in the gasoline will make a nice fog. Here is yet another use for MARVEL MYSTERY OIL! It makes a nice dense fog while cleaning your combustion chambers and rousting those rodents .... and it smells pretty!

Love those pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife gases gophers and moles with the Tahoe like in the third photo. She thought it was a new idea

Marshall V. Daut wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:03 pm

Why wasn't I born 125 years ago??? Sigh...
Marshall

Marshall, in one way, I get and agree with what you said. But on the other hand, I "come back down off my utopia cloud" and think...Riding on a buggy in 10 degree weather, rain, snow, then 90 degree heat in the open sun usually; refrigeration barely into infancy; same with electric and phones; no paved ,or at least not many, streets yet, people had to wade through horse poop daily to cross the street, often in rainy slippery muck; disease rampant; the list goes on. Nah, I'll take the 21st. century despite all the problems that WE have created! No offense buddy, just my weird way of thinking!

How come no one has commented on that early 1909 runabout?

I noticed what appears to be an early tourabout with 4 people in it and a lovely 1916 towncar.

The towncar pic was taken in Madison WI, just a block or two from the Capitol. . https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM113487