Wednesday, August 30, 2006
I’m Still Alive
Well, I’m back (sort of.)
I got very busy at work, helping our machinist design and build a ridiculous quantity of wild pig traps for the Department of Natural Resources. Then I had an accident with a blowtorch, lost vision for a little while, and am recovering from severe burns to my hands. There’s poetry in there somewhere, but I refuse to acknowledge it.
The DNR orders quirky stuff from us around this time every year. Last year, it was custom rockets. Big, ugly, solid-fueled rockets made of iron. To catch Canadian geese. I didn't launch myself into orbit.
On a comforting note, our traps are catching up to 20 wild pigs per night, each. Sleep safe.
posted by Carl Bryant @ 1:34 PM
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Hooks welded onto the body tubes were attached to netting and several were launched simultaneously at a shallow angle above flocks of geese on land. I guess it works - we haven't had any complaints.
The sight thing was a UV flashburn. It's completely healed.
Ze goggles, zey do nuzzink!
Good to see you back. Good that you can see you back. And you front.
Glad to know you're alive and well and protecting us from the hordes of free-roaming wild pigs.
So glad to have you back! A lot has happened since your absence. For example, I became a cartoon. Life is easier this way. You should try it.