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Old 01-31-2009 | 12:53 PM
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Hey All,

Took the TIGER 304 out for a spin. What a hoot! Installed the fan a-la-bubba, got the recoils to work again thanks to the guidance of bubba.

So here I am just having a great time. It is getting dark. So I want to see how good the bow MG looks in the dim light. So I lean over near the Tiger and bang! It feels like I've been stabbed in the forehead.

Well actually I had: buy my own scale Tiger 1 antenna! So take care brothers and sisters, those little bits of wire and sharp and really pointy!

So now I'm bleeding and feeling really dumb, so I open the sliding glass door and decide to drive the TIGER right into the house. Oh it was a thing of true and utter beauty, as those metal tracks climb the small door track and the Tiger moves like it owns the house across the new carpet.

Oh yeah I also own a dog, who does his business where I run my tank. To my horror I notice tank tracks on the new carpet just about the same time a very unpleasant aroma reaches my nose.

Well the good news about this and the silver lining is I found out last night that indeed the sofa does make a nice place to sleep.

Be safe!!


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Old 01-31-2009 | 01:01 PM
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LOL
Old 01-31-2009 | 01:07 PM
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That thought occurred to me on my first tank, so now only one has a real antenna.

Good ting it wasn't yer eye mate! [sm=lol.gif]


And on the dog poop ... that's why mine stay inside.
Old 01-31-2009 | 01:19 PM
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I have taken to bending the ends over, just to prevent a stabbing injury. We probably all feel your pain
Old 01-31-2009 | 01:26 PM
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Amusing story Don. What I do is put a pendant on the antenna tip or put a red or yellow piece of heat shrink on it. You have to carry a basic load of hard BBs in that tiger's ready racks and have the 88 bore sighted on the pooch gonads anywhere the "pooch exhaust" collects.

Have to contacted anyone in your area re; Feb possibilities? PM or email.
Old 02-01-2009 | 02:36 AM
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I found a temporary fix. I bend the antenna over and hook it on the engine grill, a wip antenna like the cops used to have.
Old 02-01-2009 | 11:31 AM
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Always have to watch out for those organic anti tank mines!
Old 02-01-2009 | 11:39 AM
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Great Story Don,

Thanks! Safety tips taken especially the comfy couch part!

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