Ok dirty birds not that kind of doggie style.
So I am a self proclaimed noobie, but I def respect the power of a highly focused / collimatted beam of light and *dont* flash it willy-nilly at buildings, aircraft or purdy shiny surfaces........................ BUT tonight on my walk home from work it saved a lil ole' beagle.
Walking home I was less then a block from my house (in NYC aka highly populous city in USA) I see a woman walking a beagle and as I approach she starts screaming.. I figure WTF ... I weigh 175 and at 6ft dont seem that imposing a figure. Then see another dog with a leash ... absent the owner jump on her dog. Knowing from personal experience (german shepard chewing half my a$$ off as a kid) I run up yelling but dont try and separate the fight. The other dog ended up a rot-pit bull mix that was in a bad mood. I had a green 5mw and a ~200mw greenie in my pocket. Just got the 200mw greenie today and it has a dimpled front half which made it easy to find and grab out of my jacket. I shot it at the sidewalk in front of the rot-bull and scared it silly ........ as it backed away i just made circles round the beagle. I thought damn .......... that was a great idea! Until it started hauling some serious angry canine ass at me. So i did the same move shining it back and forth in a line before the dog and me. It stopped confused and I guess baffled at what the hell the sun was doing iN a tiny dot on the sidewalk at night. The owner finally ran up and leashed the angry doggie. The beagle owner was overly grateful as her dog only had a smile bit on its shoulder that wasnt barely bleeding and asked what that light was? I told her it was a green laser pointer that shouldnt be used like that unless an ass loving mean dog was hauling at her.
Moral of the story: YOU SHOULDNT USE A 200mw greenie in public .........period...... but if you do ; have a damn good reason for it. The reflection let alone direct hit could have done damage to dog and human, but given a cute butterball beagle and my own a$$ in jeopardy, no brainer. Still would have been a hell of an explanation/fine/trip to the local precinct if the police got involved.
****No animals nor humans were harmed... at least I dont think so****
So I am a self proclaimed noobie, but I def respect the power of a highly focused / collimatted beam of light and *dont* flash it willy-nilly at buildings, aircraft or purdy shiny surfaces........................ BUT tonight on my walk home from work it saved a lil ole' beagle.
Walking home I was less then a block from my house (in NYC aka highly populous city in USA) I see a woman walking a beagle and as I approach she starts screaming.. I figure WTF ... I weigh 175 and at 6ft dont seem that imposing a figure. Then see another dog with a leash ... absent the owner jump on her dog. Knowing from personal experience (german shepard chewing half my a$$ off as a kid) I run up yelling but dont try and separate the fight. The other dog ended up a rot-pit bull mix that was in a bad mood. I had a green 5mw and a ~200mw greenie in my pocket. Just got the 200mw greenie today and it has a dimpled front half which made it easy to find and grab out of my jacket. I shot it at the sidewalk in front of the rot-bull and scared it silly ........ as it backed away i just made circles round the beagle. I thought damn .......... that was a great idea! Until it started hauling some serious angry canine ass at me. So i did the same move shining it back and forth in a line before the dog and me. It stopped confused and I guess baffled at what the hell the sun was doing iN a tiny dot on the sidewalk at night. The owner finally ran up and leashed the angry doggie. The beagle owner was overly grateful as her dog only had a smile bit on its shoulder that wasnt barely bleeding and asked what that light was? I told her it was a green laser pointer that shouldnt be used like that unless an ass loving mean dog was hauling at her.
Moral of the story: YOU SHOULDNT USE A 200mw greenie in public .........period...... but if you do ; have a damn good reason for it. The reflection let alone direct hit could have done damage to dog and human, but given a cute butterball beagle and my own a$$ in jeopardy, no brainer. Still would have been a hell of an explanation/fine/trip to the local precinct if the police got involved.
****No animals nor humans were harmed... at least I dont think so****
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