Re: [OT] Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture

On 22/08/2026 20:03, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:30:17 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> Sorry. I forgot that. My nearest neighbours are outside air rifle range
> 
> You have to upgrade from your Daisy Red Ryder. Some of the PCP rifles have
> impressive specs. Nothing new.
> 
UK here Bob. cant own anything with much muzzle velocity without a licence.

I've just got an old Weihrauch .22 It will kill a rabbit at 50 yards 
once in a blue moon when you get the drop juts right and the wind isn;t 
blowing

https://www.justairguns.co.uk/air-rifles/weihrauch-air-rifles/

The nearest Neighbors are about 300 yards down the hill, 500 yards up 
the hill or a couple of miles cross country either side

But the doctor is only a mile away,


> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girardoni_air_rifle
> 
> The savages were impressed by Lewis' toy. Despite the expedition's many
> encounters with different tribes they only killed two Blackfeet who were
> trying to steal their horses and guns. The Blackfeet have a different
> story. It might be more plausible if the Blackfeet didn't have a long
> history of robbing and killing their neighbors.
> 

Noble savages were all the rage in the Romantic Period.

In Rwanda there are two tribes that slaughtered each other - Hutu and Tutsi

But one thing united them, their hatred of the Twa - the hunter gatherer 
pygmies from the rain forest who would wander into every town and 
village and 'gather' anything that wasn't nailed down.

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