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Something is opening my lump
Tjcoley
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I have 60 pounds of Wegman's (RO) left in the shed. Went to grab a bag last night and noticed all but one of them was open, and the strings were all gone. I'm assuming mice building a next somewhere with the strings, but they must be a heck of a lot smarter than I am. I need to use a knife to open the bags.
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It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed. - Camp Hill, PA
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Wow, that's weird. I'm in the same boat as you, I only got the string to pull right about 10% of the time. Stopped trying and just cut now.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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You should be so lucky...
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LOL... Never pulled the string. Always use my knife.MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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That is pretty crazy!I always try to pull the strings out but I only have about a 10-20% success rate as well. One of these days I want to learn the trick.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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Damn lump gnomes. They are these guy's cousins.
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Seriously fellas, Google is your friend.
http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-open-a-potato-bag-or-any-bag-that-closes-with-string/
I'll take my thanks anytime.
Chris
LBGE
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Holy cr@p! Tose critters are smarter than I am! But that's not saying much.I would set traps and get the critters. Sell them on ebay as organic/natural charcoal bag openers. Buy more lump with the money you get from the sales.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Any droppings around the bags? Birds looking for nest material? White poo dark poo?
Steve
Caledon, ON
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LOL...CP92 said:Seriously fellas, Google is your friend.
http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-open-a-potato-bag-or-any-bag-that-closes-with-string/
I'll take my thanks anytime.
Hell with that... I wanna use my knifeMSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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@hap did you actually watch it? So worth the time. Comes with bleeping and everything.
Chris
LBGE
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CSI?Little Steven said:Any droppings around the bags? Birds looking for nest material? White poo dark poo?
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Little Steven said:
Any droppings around the bags? Birds looking for nest material? White poo dark poo?
No bird droppings. Inside a 12x12 cinder block shed with a not so sealed locked wood door. Got to be critters of some kind. There are always mouse droppings in there. It's about 100 feet from the house in the back of the yard. As long as they don't steal the lump I'm ok with them opening the bags for me.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA -
Cal me a gnome just one more time and I'm coming down thereEggcelsior said:Damn lump gnomes. They are these guy's cousins.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Of course we would need proper DNA analysis to be absolutely sureFred19Flintstone said:CSI?
Steve
Caledon, ON
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CP92 said:Seriously fellas, Google is your friend.
http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-open-a-potato-bag-or-any-bag-that-closes-with-string/
I'll take my thanks anytime.
Love the video. That's exactly how I end up doing it__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA -
I confess I haven't yet... but I willCP92 said:@hap did you actually watch it? So worth the time. Comes with bleeping and everything.
MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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@SmokeyPitt I honestly was looking for a real one but that was too good to pass up.
@TJ, you're not alone brother,both on how I end up doing it as well as the video. When she dropped the first bleep I started laughing.
Chris
LBGE
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I actually tried the technique in the vid using the top to a bag of lump previously cut/ripped open. It worked after effing with it for about 5 minutes. That is 4 minutes and 58 seconds longer than it takes to slash it with a knife. :PWhich came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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Magic, just magic. While fighting with a bag of dog food, my 5 year old grandson grabbed the string at the other side of the bag and it just opened like it had a zipper. You sure the door was always locked and that little moppet didn't help you out?Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Grand daughter is so scared of spider webs, she won't go near the shed.Skiddymarker said:Magic, just magic. While fighting with a bag of dog food, my 5 year old grandson grabbed the string at the other side of the bag and it just opened like it had a zipper. You sure the door was always locked and that little moppet didn't help you out?__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA -
Rip the bag open... DamnGreen egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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It takes me 1 second pulling the string.SmokeyPitt said:I actually tried the technique in the vid using the top to a bag of lump previously cut/ripped open. It worked after effing with it for about 5 minutes. That is 4 minutes and 58 seconds longer than it takes to slash it with a knife. :P
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Hang a broadcasting Cam in there, like a deer cam. With NVG capability. Next move up to NVG scopes and a sniper set up. Mossy Oak wont cut it here. It has to be dark stealth.... weapon with suppressor and 20" barrel ... are you trackin?
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Splinter cell?Aviator said:Hang a broadcasting Cam in there, like a deer cam. With NVG capability. Next move up to NVG scopes and a sniper set up. Mossy Oak wont cut it here. It has to be dark stealth.... weapon with suppressor and 20" barrel ... are you trackin?
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Aviator said:Hang a broadcasting Cam in there, like a deer cam. With NVG capability. Next move up to NVG scopes and a sniper set up. Mossy Oak wont cut it here. It has to be dark stealth.... weapon with suppressor and 20" barrel ... are you trackin?
I'll escalate to that if the lump goes missing. Right now they are saving me the time to open the bags. Haven't found any critters in the bags yet.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA -
Tjcoley said:
I'll escalate to that if the lump goes missing. Right now they are saving me the time to open the bags. Haven't found any critters in the bags yet.
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1. Steal Wegman's string. 2. ??? 3. Profit!Eggcelsior said:Damn lump gnomes. They are these guy's cousins. -
(In keeping with the South Park flavor) I hope you don't find mouse sized Mr. Hankeys in your lump, but I would look for him! Burning it would put an extra "V" in VOC (if you know what I mean).
Flint, Michigan
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