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DougO

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  1. I actually like looking through the old-school porro prism binoculars better. They match up better with my eyes for some reason. But the more compact roof prism is so much lighter for walking around, especially when I am also carrying have a camera with a very long lens. The weight of heavy binos hanging on your neck can really wear on you. Those old Nikon Action, similar to the current Acculon, are really good. I got both of my pair in pawn shops several years ago for pretty cheap. Nikon binoculars also have a lifetime warranty, regardless of whether you bought them new. One of mine fell on a hard floor and went wonky and I sent them in and they were returned perfectly fine, just for the shipping cost.
  2. I've also bee considering trying a 12x binocular for some of the more wide open areas, like long stretches of shore and open water or distant ponds. They can be difficult to hold still most people don't use them. I also have a cheap 20-60 scope that I pull out on occasion, but I really don't like messing with the scopes. It's not bad, though, a low end Athlon I got for about $150, but I don't go much over 30x with it before it starts losing too much sharpness. Carrying a scope and tripod in the car is a bit of a pain.
  3. My main binoculars are Nikon Prostaff 8x42 and 10x42, depending on the situation. But I have several pair that I like to keep handy. I keep a pair in the car at all times in case I see something. I keep a pair of old Nikon Nature 7x35 by the back patio door, and 10x42 on the window of an upstairs window that has a good view of a lot of trees and stuff where I often spot birds. I've been thinking about upgrading to Nikon Monarchs for serious birding ventures. I don't mess with a lot of other brands, and many are excellent, because Nikons focus in different directions that most others (which do it the wrong way, of course). I also keep a cheap pair of compact 8x32 in my gator for when I'm out on the property and have something to grab if I see things out there. My last pair was broken by some relative kids that went joy riding in the gator and somehow destroyed the binoculars. So I just bought a pair of Eyeskey 8x32 from Amazon for $50 to replace them and they seem really good for the money, very well built and nice and clear.
  4. Lately I've even had Ruby Crowned kinglet poking around the feeders daily, which is unusual here. I also have a hanging cylinder feeder with suet that it shares with an orange-crowned warbler. I tried hanging it off a fairly skinny branch and high enough that squirrels might not easily reach. It has only been out there for about a month and the squirrels haven't gobbled it up yet.
  5. No, I haven't seen any cardinals get in mine. But I have another feeder that is open that I keep the white safflower seed in, and they are all over that, along with house finches, titmice and chickadees. The latter three can have it both ways. Squirrel rarely show interest in the safflower seed, so they aren't hoarding it all up. Cardinals also pick up a lot of spill from the others off the ground, and sometimes I will just toss a handful of seeds on the walk or a platform.
  6. Wasted far too much time hassling with Musiciansfriend in multiple sessions since yesterday afternoon. Man, what a clusterfuck their customer service has become. I guess the previous times I had dealt with them before were before they were completely assimilated into the Guitarcenter collective. It seems like they intentionally steer you to dead ends, with call disconnections, chat disconnections and email support that they show as a viable option but apparently doesn't even exist.
  7. I would probably buy that, but I'm not a gold top guy. The only other option they have shown is a sunburst, which doesn't knock me over, either. But I want.
  8. Trying to return this non-Lake Placid Blue squier. Their "live" chat links have been dead for two days, sso i called them, got a guy and he took my order number, waited on hold 5-plus minutes before they hung up on me. Probably locking things down for bankruptcy or some shit, with my luck. Now I know why they call them "stupid deals." I've had good luck with them before, though.
  9. They might be stupid enough. Denver might be stupid enough and more desperate, because no self-respecting coach would take that job.
  10. Pink Floyd after Syd went catatonic and they added Gilmour. Dream Theater with James LaBrie, though a lot of people hate LaBrie. The original singer on the first album was not really working. Rush after canning John Rutsey and got some other guy on drums...duh. Cheap Trick after the original singer quit and they found Robin Zander. Trapeze, one of the most underrated bands in history, after two guys left after the first album and they went with a three piece of Glenn Fucking Hughes, Mel Galley and Dave Holland. They were still damn good after Hughes left for Deep Purple.
  11. Kingleberry will take a couple of years off and concentrate on banging sloots on his yacht or some shit full time, living the lottery life. He was never a particularly good coach. He just happened to be in the right places at the right time. Not sure how much interest there would be there for any team that would pay him enough to get him on the sidelines. Hopefully, his doucheyness won't be infecting any TV screens in the talking head media. No self-respecting coach with any decent credentials should be interested in the Denver job. They have a washed up qb that has crippled their cap for years and no high picks this year to draft a new one. Seattle will be taking that pick for them. What a disaster.
  12. At least we can now blame the blue jersey curse as well. Though, there's at least a longshot chance to break a few trends.
  13. The Cowboys need an OC that understands what Dak is and how he can work. Boy wonder Kellen keeps calling shit that only elite qbs can execute with laser sharp precision through three opposing jerseys. Dak was never going to be that. They don't know how to play to his strengths and away from his weaknesses.
  14. Do they allow "Stairway" at CVS?
  15. I still don't know much about him, and all the hate he generates. So I ran across this piece from a few years ago. He's a different kind of dude. https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/02/19/trevor-bauer-cleveland-indians-training-tools-twitter-controversy-cy-young#gid=ci0254ea9900002511&pid=trevor-bauer-pitching-overhead-tall2jpg
  16. Rodgers wasn't even the best qb from Cal on the field, tonight. LOL
  17. They're going to fake trying to draw them off, then run a play at the last second.
  18. It might be four down territory here because Detroit ain't got nothing to lose. Get the first down and it's over.
  19. It actually kinda looked like the right guard twitched from set formation to draw that offsides. But fuck Aaron Rodgers.
  20. Dallas gets a shot to break a streak vs Brady, and win a playoff game. If they do, it's a nice step. If they don't, it's just the usual. So, nothing really to lose. Go for it.
  21. Yahoo wiped out the points earned by players in the suspended game, since NFL determined it never happened. The one dude just got screwed out of the championship. Only two things I can think of they could have done. Allow players in those lineups that got screwed to earn points in week 18, or retroactively substitute players in the week 17 lineup with players on the bench. The latter would have been sketchy. And week 18 players may be resting. It cost me some points, but I ended up the same, winner of both consolation brackets when both teams should have been in the playoffs. So a meh... season with a lot of shitty luck.
  22. This game really don't mean shit and I'm not surprised at all it was a poor performance. Motivation matters a lot in sports, and it's a bullshit game to play. But it still was discouraging. It allows doubt to creep in vs a confident qb, and another team that doesn't have a ton to lose, and a lot of confidence against the Cowboys. Dallas has to come out strong next week and stop fucking around.
  23. 37 got away with one a while ago, though. Sympathy non-call, shit was over already. Mullen was not good today.
  24. The snap and hold seemed to be less than idea. Turf could be an issue.
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