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Date: 5/8/25 9:44 am From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
Those work good! Su > On May 8, 2025, at 11:57 AM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote: > > I can’t remember where I got this, but it was a couple of decades ago! It takes only a little effort to force the handle to lock the top in place. I’ve never had anything break into it. I’ll poke around and see if I can find one online… If they made them “back then”, and it still works for me, “they” must be still making them… > > Dody > > > <IMG_0746.jpeg> > > > On May 8, 2025, at 10:46 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote: > > I’ve been curious about these myself: > > https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/workwear-and-safety-gear/fall-protection/2029982?x429=true&<gclsrc...>&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20155433732&gbraid=0AAAAADtqLJFfNH7e8v_Lo6R5_tLE6xN9V&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgrCYpo6UjQMVq07_AR0RZALxEAQYAiABEgKmrPD_BwE <https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/workwear-and-safety-gear/fall-protection/2029982?x429=true&<gclsrc...>&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20155433732&gbraid=0AAAAADtqLJFfNH7e8v_Lo6R5_tLE6xN9V&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgrCYpo6UjQMVq07_AR0RZALxEAQYAiABEgKmrPD_BwE> > > —Su > > > >> On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> <mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote: >> >> Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime? >> >> -- >> Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org <http://www.glc.org/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:birders+<unsubscribe...>. >> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<SJ0PR22MB34784BDF83E982B3A5564E36F98BA...> <https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<SJ0PR22MB34784BDF83E982B3A5564E36F98BA...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:birders+<unsubscribe...>. > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<7FC0DED9-6631-49D6-ABDC-97E4EAB38BE7...> <https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<7FC0DED9-6631-49D6-ABDC-97E4EAB38BE7...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > -- Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<94D6805D-B746-4536-AC00-C6AE73428A2D...>

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