lawrocket 3 #1 June 9, 2006 I'd often been proud of my roots - having only three years ago left my job in window office of a downtown LA high rise and otherwise living the life of a stereotypical single LA atorney. Last night, the thought occurred to me - I have changed. Last night, I was out in the back yard with my boy. Skeeters started buzzing, so I plugged in a purchase I made three weeks ago. A bug zapper. Anyone who knows much about me knows I'm profoundly phobic of insects. In fact, just yesterday we had an exterior extermination, but I guess that doesn't so much implicate flying bugs. So as Conor was playing, I was on the back patio - a cup of beer and practicing on my banjo. I've got a good set of teeth, and no tobacco stains, but other than that, it paints a stark picture of what I have become, duddenit? The beer was Sierra Nevada (my dz.com poll winner), so at least I have that working for me. Eventually, the banjo was put down as I found myself far more riveted to the sights and sounds of various flying insects doing their Ted Bundy impressions. The sounds - the flaskes of light. It's not like they just go ZAP! It's more of a "z-z--z-ZAP: POP! POP! z-z-z-zap!" My study revealed something surprising - it appears that those asshole bloodsuckers explode into pieces, which are then themselves electically pulverized. As this is going on, I'm quoting the door gunner in Full Metal Jacket: "GET SOME BABY!!" ZAP! POP! "GET SOME!" ZAP! "GET SOME!" I'm gonna turn that thing on again tonight. And I think I'll go purchase some of that pheromone that attracts them so I can have my only little fireworks display in the back yard. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 June 9, 2006 Thet thar's sum GOOD entartanement!!!! So we're easily amused..... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #3 June 9, 2006 havin one of them by the pool is loads of fun in the evening cuz the pool attracts all sorts of bugs w/ the lighs on. Just kick on the zapper and voila! Instant party. Oh, and if it ever get a tree frog. I suggest removing it before it begins to BBQ. Another fun one is the electric fly swatter. Looks like a tennis racket, zaps like hell! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #4 June 9, 2006 We had loads of zapper entertainment in Thailand at the 400 way. Every morning, the hotel doorman would be using a rechargable zapper, shaped like a small tennis racquet, to zap mosquitos around the hotel entryway. Several skydivers bought zappers and provided entertainment at the DZ. They really sizzle up nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #5 June 11, 2006 Last year one of our instructors had an electric tennis racket. Now thats good clean fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 June 11, 2006 I've had one of these for years. If you touch some one on their elbow with it, it really gets their attentionMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
