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HappyHillbilly
at Mon Oct 1 19:44:26 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
Well by golly, I think you flat covered (don't pardon the pun) my situation quite well, with a whole lotta truth, too. Really, you covered a lot of ground and made a lot of good points.
You summed it up perfectly with: "So for darn sake, do what fits your goals. If your intending to be in it for the long haul, DO IT RIGHT."
I read your post earlier today but wanted to dwell on things a bit before I replied. It's funny how we can get so caught up in silly things to where we get so far off course.
The thing about it is that I honestly don't have a good answer, reason, for not going with FRP to begin with. Yeah, I made a few arguments about top & bottom panels not matching visually and also that I've got a hunch that the smoothpanels will do, but is it really worth the risk?
I'm not rich, by any means, but $100 ain't gonna break me. If you'll notice in those pics of my cage, in the back-right corner of the room is a healthy stack of #1 grade 3/4" plywood and melamine for other cages that I've got to build. That's about $500 in material, so I'll have to admit that my "saving 100 bucks" argument don't hold water. (Where's that anvil?)
My cage was originally supposed to be an 8 x 4, not 6 x 4. I miscalculated materials needed and reduced the size so I could just use what I had becasue I live 30 miles from nearest supply house and it was gonna be several days before I could make it into town. Things have snowballed downhill since. That's what happens when you cut corners, just like you said, and just like I know it does from experience in other areas.
On the stock tanks; I really didn't think a 3ft(W) x 8ft(L) would be sufficient enough for two adult savs, that's the only reason I didn't use one. I had originally planned to. But still, that's 24sq. ft of surface area, which is the same as the 6 x 4 cage I'm building, so I reckon I really didn't gain anything there. Oh well.
The roofing paper I was talking about is the synthetic kind, not the tar/pitch stuff. I'm really not wild about using it for the same reason I'm not wild about vinyl flooring, it's penetratable by the monitors.
Perhaps it's no coincidence that I've only got one smoothpanel already installed, and that's on the floor of the cage. I can easily go over it. I most likely will do an about face & go with FRP. Even though this cage may be temporary for my savs there's no sense in making it disposable. Too much time, money & pride involved.
But if you're normal and average,...
Ha! Thanks for being so kind, but everyone knows I'm sub-normal & sub-average. I mean, take a look at me & judge for yourself.
Thus the beauty of forums: When we get our heads stuck so far where the sun don't shine and can't see clearly because of it, many others can point out what we don't see & helping us to unwedge our noggin'.
As a token of my appreciation, here's a joke for ya:
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle, Cuddles, along for company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long,
Cuddles discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.
Just as the leopard is about to leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up!
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!"
Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says, "Where's that dang monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"
Moral of this story....
Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullsh-t and brilliance only come with age and experience.
Ya'll have a great day!
Mike
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American
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RE: Here ya go - HappyHillbilly, Mon Oct 1 19:44:26 2007