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On Feb 2, 10:32*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:10:44 -0500, Keith Nuttle





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On Feb 2, 6:21 pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Gasoline works great...even on fire ants....

You may wish to be carefull with gasoline in the barn floor.

Once I had a good idea to get rid of yelow jackets. *I was mowing the
yard and came across the hole in the ground for their nest. *Being a
good father of two little girls under 4, I knew I had to get rid of it.
*I dumped about a quart gas into the hole. *I mowed a few minutes more,
and decided more was needed. It occured to me the best way to insure
they were gone was to burn them out. *I touched a match to the hole and
fire shot out of the ground in several spots around the yard.
Fortunately there was no holes under or close to the house and no
children near any of the holes.

Kind of reminds me of those movies you see where they take high
pressure hoses to gopher holes. *:)

I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once - smacked me pretty bad and
I spent a day in the hospital on antihistimines to reduce the
swelling.

Them things had to go. *A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type. *He came over with this black spray
can - I have no idea what was in it, but wow - he sprayed the nest
from about ten feet back and those freakin' hornets melted.

I mean melted - very cool.

Damn ground hornets. *:)

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"Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even though
checkered by failure, than to rank with
those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much because they live in the gray
twilight that knows neither victory nor
defeat."

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I ran into a bunch of ground hornets once

Had the same thing happen while golfing, once. Hit a ball, and sliced
it off in the rough. While looking for it, I stepped on a ground Bee
Hive.... ran so dam fast, I cleared a four foot page fence in a single
bound.

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A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????

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"I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great
many things, and I have succeeded fairly well."

Robert Benchley

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"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????


King of the Hill reference. If you don't watch the show, it would fly right
by.

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On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 05:59:49 -0700, "RG" wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0700, "RG" wrote:

A friend of mine had a brother who was an
exterminator/pest control type.

Dale?

Evans?

?????

King of the Hill reference. If you don't watch the show, it would fly right
by.

D'Oh!!!

Ok - I got it now.

Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.

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I dont know what your problem is, but I'll bet
its hard to pronounce.

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On Feb 2, 6:21*pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

I happened to see a show, probably on PBS on ants in Africa, I think.
Well, what they did is pour a concrete slurry into the main holes
until it filled up. Then they moved the dirt away. I don't remember
how many yards of concrete they used, but after moving the dirt, it
was fascinating. First it was freakin' huge. They calculated how much
earth was moved, the travel distance, etc. then factored that to
humans.

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On Feb 2, 6:21*pm, Tim wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU

I noticeD that even in this weather they're still building tall dusty
cones in the cracks of my old concrete barn floor.

hmmm, i wonder if this is what's underneath?

Awe, hell, I guess I should have looked at your video first!!!!!

Ants!
 

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Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.


Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

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On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:32:36 -0700, "RG" wrote:

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Hey - if you have Netflix, gotta a recommendation for you and Reggie.

Adventure of Photography (two discs) and Contacts (three discs).

Watched them over the past weekend - the first is ok - there's some
interesting historical background and images in both of them, but
Contacts is great.

Also have something else I need to talk to you and Reggie about, but I
just haven't had time to get my thoughts together. Probably this
afternoon.

Expect an email.


Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

I've seen some of his images - I totally agree.

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.

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Time flies when you are sick and psychotic.

Ants!
 

Roger that. I don't subscribe to Netflix, but I'm being cajoled into
doing
so by Mrs. G. I looked up those titles on Amazon, and at $35-40 per disc,
rental is the way to go. Re photography shows, I enjoy watching Art
Wolfe's
"Travels to the Edge" on PBS. Art's a photog out of Seattle that is
sponsored by Cannon. He's fortunate to travel to all sorts of interesting
places around the globe and shoot them with very expensive gear.
Unfortunately, the show doesn't really get into any of the technical
stuff,
but it succeeds at least as well as a travel show as much as a photography
show, due to the fab locations.

I've seen some of his images - I totally agree.

If you get a chance, look up Sebastiao Salgado on the Intertubes.


Looks like he's more up Reggie's alley than mine. I was reminded of some of
Reggie's candid portrait work around Atlanta. Hey, did you ever get a
chance to give a good look at those Chihuly exhibit photos I sent?