wct@mordor.UUCP (04/24/84)
DOGS and BIKES
Although I seem to have less trouble with dogs than what
appears to be average--has anyone tried a freon horn
for dog relief? They come with small canisters the same
size as Halt (with the same problems of where do I mount
the holding bracket....), but they are very loud! It seems
unlikely that many dogs would persist in a headlong attack
with such a loud noise directed at them. Additionally,
they might prove useful for encounters with large vehicles
(if the horn is readily accesible).
If I meet a dog that doesn't respond to a loud voice command
(much more readily accessible!) perhaps I can experiment with
a horn--
--
William C. Thompson III (S-1 Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
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MILNET: wct@s1-c or s1-a UUCP: ...!decvax!decwrl!mordor!wctthielges@uiuccsb.UUCP (04/26/84)
#R:mordor:-266300:uiuccsb:16200029:000:288 uiuccsb!thielges Apr 26 10:02:00 1984 The freon horns are great for warning cars (espacially at night) I think that they are louder than the average car horn. The only problem is that the refill cans are sinfully overpriced at $2-3 each. I once found some surplus at the "real" price of 25 cents apiece. Bart Thielges
holzwort@ittral.UUCP (Paul Holzworth) (04/28/84)
I have considered using a freon horn for keeping cars from running over me but gave up the idea when I started thinking as the driver of the car. Wouldn't you rather run your car over the cyclist that you see than get run over by the tractor-trailer that just blew the loud horn at you. Suffice it to say I don't carry a freon horn.
manheimer@nbs-amrf.UUCP (04/29/84)
Speaking of trucks and bicylists with freon horns, I'm reminded of something a
friend did while we were traveling (AYH bike trip) in Pennsylvania. We had
been on and off a truck route over the previous few days, and were sick of
getting BLASTED by truck horns when we least expected it (its surprising how
those huge suckers can sneak up on you so quietly; I guess you just stop
noticing them if enough go by without incident). Anyway, this guy had just
been shocked out of his skull when he came up to the culprit at a (rare) stop
light. My buddy had a freon horn. Yay. He put it up to the truck window,
gave one LONG blast, then took off through the red light and down a small side
route.
Now, what he did wasn't right, and I wouldn't advocate it (things could get
nasty, after all), but, goddam, was the little guy with the little/big horn
happy the whole rest of the day.
Happy Trails!
Ken Manheimer UUCP: {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!nbs-amrf!manheimer
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