What did you do today?

[Handy Don 17,502]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

We've had the same imprint from a big robin--nearly scared my wife to an early grave.

The birder I consulted says they are extremely territorial and likely this was a male trying to chase off what was really his own reflection!

[Handy Don 17,502]

16 hours ago, adsm08 said:

 

That's pretty much what I was thinking.

 

You could also do a DPST between the horn and the ignition coil. Cranking the engine wouldn't let it start, but it would blow the horn pretty good.

It’d need some disguising, right, so a knowledgeable thief wouldn’t detect the intercept?

[adsm08 5,168]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

It’d need some disguising, right, so a knowledgeable thief wouldn’t detect the intercept?

 

Yes. It would 100% need to be well hidden. Additionally, most horns are switched on the ground side, while the ignition and starter relays are switched on the power.

 

It may well be better to wire it up so that the ignition switch always activates the horn in start, and there is a hidden button or something somewhere for the starter. I actually wouldn't be all that hard to re-wire the cigarette lighter to activate the starter. Building it into some existing control is the ultimate camouflage. 

[SylvanLakeWH 32,619]

Why not just a simple solution. Store the battery somewhere else...? Or simple disconnect switch hidden under hood?

 

 

[Horsin'round 492]

It's that time of year again  - the semi annual migration of the house plants.  We had our first frost threat last night so all t. he plants came back into the house.  Since window space is limited in this old house,  we end up grouping several in prime spots.  Long story short ,  I built a plant stand.

 

 

It's dry fitted for now,  still needs a bit more work before it's ready to be put into service.

[8ntruck 9,315]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Why not just a simple solution. Store the battery somewhere else...? Or simple disconnect switch hidden under hood?

 

 

Yes, both are effective, but kind of boring.  I like the shock factor and embarrassment of unexpected lights and noises and it satisfies a 'get even' urge I have for somebody messing with something of mine

[ebinmaine 80,777]

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[ebinmaine 80,777]

14 hours ago, Horsin'round said:

We had our first frost threat last night

 

 

Meanwhile... in the White Mountains of Maine...

 

We've had multiple mornings well below freezing. 

This past Saturday the HIGH was 38⁰

 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 80,777]

11 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Yes, both are effective, but kind of boring.  I like the shock factor and embarrassment of unexpected lights and noises and it satisfies a 'get even' urge I have for somebody messing with something of mine

 

I'd be happier with a much more explosive result. 

Like the porch pirate popping boxes filled with dye or paint.  

 

 

[Wayne0 1,641]

22 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Looked for the bird that left this imprint on our window... 

 

No sign of it so it must have survived impact...

 

Or, it's a ghost a bit early for Halloween... 

 

 

I had a Coopers Hawk leave the same print on my bay window.

[adsm08 5,168]

22 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Yes, both are effective, but kind of boring.  I like the shock factor and embarrassment of unexpected lights and noises and it satisfies a 'get even' urge I have for somebody messing with something of mine

 

Not only that, but thieves get by on things going right, and doing so in a manner that doesn't attract attention. The horn going off every time the starter should be engaging is going to draw attention.

[SylvanLakeWH 32,619]

Ok... But Not a day goes by where I don't hear someone trigger their car alarm... no one pays any attention... but ok, Rube Goldberg to the rescue!!!

 

[ebinmaine 80,777]

12 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Not a day goes by where I don't hear someone trigger their car alarm... no one pays any attention

 

1 hour ago, adsm08 said:

The horn going off every time the starter should be engaging is going to draw attention

 

A regular horn.... meh. Whatever. I don't even hear them to conscious acknowledgement anymore. 

 

Ya wanna be HEARD??

 

Get a set of aftermarket air horns. 

[Handy Don 17,502]

19 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Ejection seat (sans roof opening), smoke bomb, note on the rearview mirror that begins “Steve, if you are reading this it means I didn't make it back....” (The Mechanic 1972, Charles Bronson)

[Ed Kennell 47,405]

Amazon.com: QWORK Electric Siren Horn, 2 Pack DC 12V Security Loud Wired Alarm Siren for Home Alarm System Security and Protection, 110 dB : Electronics

[ebinmaine 80,777]

7 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Amazon.com: QWORK Electric Siren Horn, 2 Pack DC 12V Security Loud Wired Alarm Siren for Home Alarm System Security and Protection, 110 dB : Electronics

 

My bosses daughter has a Ram truck she's been fixing up with her dad's help. 

For whatever reason she decided that truck needed two air horns. 

 

Last Friday we compared her air horn kit to the ones in the crane. 

Just as loud. Mebbe a touch deeper tone. 

 

[8ntruck 9,315]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Get a set of aftermarket air horns. 

Yup.  I'd really like to get a fire truck air horn.  Probably a good thing I have resisted doing so - for now that is.