OSUT#256 - Easter Bunny, Solar Eclipse...what's next?

[Hardscrable]

My ear muffs weren't working last night. Just checked. the batteries had started leaking, so I had to clean that mess up. Tooth brush with wet baking soda.

I need to check my sets of muffs. Recently have found a number of remotes that have the leaking battery issue. Last evening told my wife I think I better check the muffs as none of the, have been used recently. Don’t want to have to shell out the big bucks to replace them.

 

[Hardscrable]

So you are talking about an active set of noise canceling muffs?
How do they work when the batteries aren't leaking?

Serious question ?

 

[BeDome]

for sound, surprisingly good.
The only problem I sometimes have with rifle shooting, is they get moved off my ear a bit getting into position.

Would you say that's because of the width/depth or the diameter?

My cans are OK, with additional plugs inside, but with my abused (too many Queenryche, Poison, GnR, Waylon and Willie jobs) worn out ears, I am always looking to improve the cans and try to keep what ears I have left.

 

[BeDome]

Serious question ?

Yes, sir.
I am looking for a better set of cans, but hesitate to go electronic.

I have no experience with active muffs except for small noises (flying). Rifle fire is not a small noise.
And I want to try to preserve what's left of my ears.

My cans drop out almost 30dB, plugs drop another 10dB maybe, but with a table reflecting and a low roof above, it's not enough if I'm having fun half an afternoon.

I already have some hearing loss.

 

[klausm]

Does anyone else still set an alarm, even though they wake up usually an hour or more before it goes off?

Morning all

nope, not since I got retired and no longer give a a sh**

 

[BeDome]

nope, not since I got retired and no longer give a a sh**

Almost there!

 

[klausm]

good morning everyone dogs are walked, cereal eaten, heading out to fish, Good luck today DD, court usually sucks

 

[bgcatty]

Good Morning INGO! Hope you all have a great day.
As to the question of ear muffs, after a long research effort, I bought a set of Peltor Tactical 500 ear muffs. Fantastic fitting muffs with 26db noise reduction and Bluetooth capability.

 

[BeDome]

Hi, Bg. Thanks for that.
Having a look.

 

[GregD]

Howdy bg

 

[Hardscrable]

Yes, sir.
I am looking for a better set of cans, but hesitate to go electronic.

I have no experience with active muffs except for small noises (flying). Rifle fire is not a small noise.
And I want to try to preserve what's left of my ears.

My cans drop out almost 30dB, plugs drop another 10dB maybe, but with a table reflecting and a low roof above, it's not enough if I'm having fun half an afternoon.

I already have some hearing loss.

If you won’t go electric then can’t help you. Static muffs with ear plugs is probably your best option. I prefer electric because I can still hear pretty much as normal except when a round is fired off. Shooting matches or anytime others are around the electrics provide normal conversations, RO or SO commands can be heard, etc. with ability to adjust volume up or down. My hearing loss and especially the tinnitus like them better than any static muffs, earplugs. Many friends have some of the newer in-the-ear types and like them but I have no experience personally.

 

[Hardscrable]

HAGN everyone, I think we are going fishing tomorrow, the youngest wants to go

Let me know how that excursion goes.

 

[BeDome]

If you won’t go electric then can’t help you. Static muffs with ear plugs is probably your best option. I prefer electric because I can still hear pretty much as normal except when a round is fired off. Shooting matches or anytime others are around the electrics provide normal conversations, RO or SO commands can be heard, etc. with ability to adjust volume up or down. My hearing loss and especially the tinnitus like them better than any static muffs, earplugs. Many friends have some of the newer in-the-ear types and like them but I have no experience personally.

Thanks, but I did say I hesitate, but mainly because I've never tried them.
Need to further educate myself, it seems.
Thanks.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Mornin' Hardscrable and klaus.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Survived my trip to Castleton but just barely. If my hair weren't already white, it would be now. I used to say that I wouldn't go up there unless it were a matter of life and death. Now I think I need to revise that. I want to avoid it unless it were a matter of life and death for someone I really, really like.

That whole northeast quadrant is a Charlie Foxtrot.

 

[BeDome]

Charlie Foxtrot?
Never heard it put that way, but hilarious!
I always try to avoid Castleton, too, if possible.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Went and got lunch at Arby's. We each got a Reuben. When will I ever learn that Reubens at fast food restaurants are never Reubens? Cold meat, cold cheese, bread not grilled or even toasted (yuck). I had to break out the griddle, add saurkraut, 1000 island and more swiss cheese to get it close.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

About time to get into my court duds. I was going to go with a sweater and dress pants but Susan wants me to wear a suit jacket.

 

[BeDome]

About time to get into my court duds. I was going to go with a sweater and dress pants but Susan wants me to wear a suit jacket.

Women are smarter than we are on stuff like that.
Put on your good, dusted off duds.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Women are smarter than we are on stuff that.
Put on your good, dusted off duds.

Charcoal gray suit, white shirt (I can't button the top button) and gray tie.