This gloomy weather...
 

.... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch

This gloomy weather...
 

not so for us (Mid-Atlantic) .. we've had a serious lack of rain (and gloom)
for a couple of months now. It's been great for boating (lots of time on
the water this year !) but not so nice for the yard. "Fortunately" though
we got some of the remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy this weekend and
although it has hit harder in some spots than others, it only left us with a
couple of inches of rain and a much needed ground soaking. Even the two
ponds in the yard got topped off nicely.

It wasn't a weekend for boating but I'll definitely take the MUCH needed
rainstorms.

--
G.D.Smith
Harpers Ferry, WV

FOR SALE: 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/MB_SLK350_01.html



"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch

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Harry Krause wrote:

We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!


We've had heavy rain falling for two days now. Forecast calls for two
more days of same. Nice way to spend the last half decent holiday (long
weekend re Thanksgiving). We expect this weather on Remembrance day
Nov 11, but not now.

This gloomy weather...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...



We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging for
who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the field
or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!


Be careful around those turkeys. Some of the wild ones can be pretty nasty.

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'll leave your leaves for you to relieve.

Eisboch

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Harry,
The problem is you have been leaving scraps outside, hurting the wildlife,
leading to their early death.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch





We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging for
who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the field
or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!

This gloomy weather...
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...


".....For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more
respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He
is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would
not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should
presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Benjamin Franklin

--

I read somewhere that if old Ben had had his way, the Turkey would be the
National Bird of the USA rather than the Eagle.

Eisboch

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"Don White" wrote in message
...
Harry Krause wrote:

We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!


We've had heavy rain falling for two days now. Forecast calls for two
more days of same. Nice way to spend the last half decent holiday (long
weekend re Thanksgiving). We expect this weather on Remembrance day Nov
11, but not now.

I'm ready to murder all three of our local weather "experts", just for
grins. Or, at least egg their cars.

This gloomy weather...
 

It's Mr. Shortwave's fault. He's doing something to the clouds with some
sort of weird antennae.

This gloomy weather...
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...


".....For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more
respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He
is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would
not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should
presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Benjamin Franklin

--

I read somewhere that if old Ben had had his way, the Turkey would be the
National Bird of the USA rather than the Eagle.

Eisboch


They're smarter than people give them credit for. If that's not true, then I
need this contradiction explained:

- Most articles I've read about turkey hunting say that they're extremely
wary birds and very hard to stalk & get close to for a good shot.

- Sitting on my GF's porch, we'll watch a group of them come within 50 feet
of the house, 3-4 times a week. We don't stop talking, they look at us, we
stand up, grab the binoculars, make all sorts of normal noises & movements,
and the birds do not leave.

If statement #1 is true, then turkeys must know exactly what a shotgun looks
like, and what it means. I may buy an inexpensive one, just to hold it up in
the air and see what their reaction is.

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Possible, actually, but for more interesting reasons than the obvious: Here
(upstate NY), the DEC finds a much higher rate of infectious diseases among
ducks which congregate in areas where people purposely provide or
incidentally leave food scraps. The reason is simple: More ducks congregate
in tighter groups for longer periods of time as they chase pieces of hot dog
buns & ice cream cones, so there's more opportunity for contagious disease
to spread. The DEC believes it's probably true with other animals which
humans like to feed.


"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in message
. ..
Harry,
The problem is you have been leaving scraps outside, hurting the wildlife,
leading to their early death.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch





We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry,
Please note, it is not healthy to feed wildlife.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Possible, actually, but for more interesting reasons than the obvious:
Here (upstate NY), the DEC finds a much higher rate of infectious diseases
among ducks which congregate in areas where people purposely provide or
incidentally leave food scraps. The reason is simple: More ducks
congregate in tighter groups for longer periods of time as they chase
pieces of hot dog buns & ice cream cones, so there's more opportunity for
contagious disease to spread. The DEC believes it's probably true with
other animals which humans like to feed.


"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in message
. ..
Harry,
The problem is you have been leaving scraps outside, hurting the
wildlife, leading to their early death.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby
shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to
boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch





We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!

This gloomy weather...
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

The problem is that they've become used to humanity. We see it all
the time around here. I have two flocks in the 100 Acre Woods, one is
native, one is introduced and the native is smaller and much more wary
- the introduced birds are really stupid.

In the interest of political correctness, a group of turkeys is known as a
"raft".
A mature male turkey is called a "stag". A mature female is a "hen",
regardless of how good looking she may be.

http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amza...-usfeather.htm

(can't believe I am looking this stuff up)

Eisboch

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
Possible, actually, but for more interesting reasons than the obvious:
Here (upstate NY), the DEC finds a much higher rate of infectious
diseases among ducks which congregate in areas where people purposely
provide or incidentally leave food scraps. The reason is simple: More
ducks congregate in tighter groups for longer periods of time as they
chase pieces of hot dog buns & ice cream cones, so there's more
opportunity for contagious disease to spread. The DEC believes it's
probably true with other animals which humans like to feed.


"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in
message . ..
Harry,
The problem is you have been leaving scraps outside, hurting the
wildlife, leading to their early death.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby
shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to
boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch




We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!






Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.

I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a practice
you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists discovered to be
valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track of
how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me? You'd
think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

In this case, he happens to be correct.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry Krause wrote:

I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track of
how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me? You'd
think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

And what makes you so special? Go to certain sections of Floriduh, New
Jersey, or New York and you'll find thousands of anti-Americans just
like you. You ain't nothin special, Krause.

--
Skipper

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry,
You read and respond to every one of my posts.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
Possible, actually, but for more interesting reasons than the obvious:
Here (upstate NY), the DEC finds a much higher rate of infectious
diseases among ducks which congregate in areas where people purposely
provide or incidentally leave food scraps. The reason is simple: More
ducks congregate in tighter groups for longer periods of time as they
chase pieces of hot dog buns & ice cream cones, so there's more
opportunity for contagious disease to spread. The DEC believes it's
probably true with other animals which humans like to feed.


"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in
message . ..
Harry,
The problem is you have been leaving scraps outside, hurting the
wildlife, leading to their early death.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
... is getting depressing. Mrs. E's in Florida attending a baby
shower.
Sam Adams is at the vet recovering from loosing his manhood.

And I am getting sucked into political discussions again due to
boredom.

Think I'll go to the boat for the rest of the day and spend the night.
Always something to do there.

Eisboch




We had a bit of excitement this morning. My wife looked out the front
bedroom window and saw nine wild turkeys on the front lawn, scrounging
for who knows what.

Big birds, too, and very pretty. I've never seen wild turkeys on our
property, not until this morning. In fact, I've not seen them in the
field or in the woods surrounding us.

If you're that bored, you should head on down here. We've got leaves
falling now, and you could rake them up!






Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.

I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track of
how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me? You'd
think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

This gloomy weather...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.

I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track of
how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me? You'd
think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

In this case, he happens to be correct.


What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half hour
while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and I doubt
I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys before on
my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods regularly in
search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's a
flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing critters?

Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop by
without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes, skunks, owls
and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I grew corn and let
some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of the turkeys I see in the
woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing else in the garden interests them.
I've got a butterfly bush that attracts every kind of butterfly imaginable,
along with 3 types of bees. Two flowers (zinnias and cosmos) seem to attract
hummingbirds, and I don't hang out a feeder full of sugar water to get them
into the area.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry,
Your NPD is showing. You would rather ignore the experts advice for your
own personal pleasure. To heck with the health and welfare of the wildlife.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.

I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track of
how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me? You'd
think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

In this case, he happens to be correct.


What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half hour
while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and I doubt
I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys before on
my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods regularly in
search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's a
flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing critters?

I live within the boundaries of a tiny rural town, Doug, and the raising
of critters and crops is a common practice. Within two miles of my front
door are at least a dozen working farms where horses, cattle, goats,
chickens, turkeys, llamas ahd who knows what else are raised for profit
and for hobbies. The biggest event hereabouts is the annual agricultural
exhibit and show. My house is bordered by heavy, large wooded areas on
three sides, and in those woods I have seen foxes, raccons, possum, four
varieties of deer, bats, all manner of birds, and a dozen other critters.
Some of these varieties have been walking across my little farmette for
hundreds of years. I see no harm in putting out corn for the deer and
whoever else needs a meal, and my wife likes to feed the finches,
cardinals and doves. The four-legged critters don't congregate in my yard,
but they do walk through it on their way to wherever they are going.

We enjoy the sightings and in fact the presence of the animals is one of
the reasons why we bought this property. Country living, as it were.

I highly recommend a wonderful book written some years ago by the
conservative columnist James J. Kilpatrick. The book is
The Foxes' Union and Other Stretchers, Tall Tales and Discursive
Reminiscences of Happy Years in Scrabble, Virginia

It is a wonderful book about country living by a conservative who really
can write.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry,
This kind of "social welfare" is what has hurt so many of the poor in
America. It makes you feel good, but is very detrimental to those receiving
the "assistance".


"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in message
...
Harry,
Your NPD is showing. You would rather ignore the experts advice for your
own personal pleasure. To heck with the health and welfare of the
wildlife.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.

I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track
of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me?
You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.

In this case, he happens to be correct.


What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half hour
while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and I doubt
I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys before on
my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods regularly in
search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's a
flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing critters?

I live within the boundaries of a tiny rural town, Doug, and the raising
of critters and crops is a common practice. Within two miles of my front
door are at least a dozen working farms where horses, cattle, goats,
chickens, turkeys, llamas ahd who knows what else are raised for profit
and for hobbies. The biggest event hereabouts is the annual agricultural
exhibit and show. My house is bordered by heavy, large wooded areas on
three sides, and in those woods I have seen foxes, raccons, possum, four
varieties of deer, bats, all manner of birds, and a dozen other critters.
Some of these varieties have been walking across my little farmette for
hundreds of years. I see no harm in putting out corn for the deer and
whoever else needs a meal, and my wife likes to feed the finches,
cardinals and doves. The four-legged critters don't congregate in my
yard, but they do walk through it on their way to wherever they are
going.

We enjoy the sightings and in fact the presence of the animals is one of
the reasons why we bought this property. Country living, as it were.

I highly recommend a wonderful book written some years ago by the
conservative columnist James J. Kilpatrick. The book is
The Foxes' Union and Other Stretchers, Tall Tales and Discursive
Reminiscences of Happy Years in Scrabble, Virginia

It is a wonderful book about country living by a conservative who really
can write.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry Krause wrote:

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's
a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

--
Skipper

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Harry,
It looks like you will continue your detrimental practice, no matter what
the experts say. Why does that not surprise me.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.
I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track
of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me?
You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.
In this case, he happens to be correct.

What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half hour
while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and I
doubt I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys
before on my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods
regularly in search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's
a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing critters?

Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop by
without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes, skunks,
owls and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I grew corn
and let some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of the turkeys I
see in the woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing else in the garden
interests them. I've got a butterfly bush that attracts every kind of
butterfly imaginable, along with 3 types of bees. Two flowers (zinnias
and cosmos) seem to attract hummingbirds, and I don't hang out a feeder
full of sugar water to get them into the area.

The environment the critters like is already here; I didn't import any of
these animals. There are hundreds of acres of corn in season within a
short walk of my yard. As I stated, they simply walk across my property on
their rounds, as I am sure they did before we built our house. We provide
the occasional snack.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry Krause wrote:

Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

You aren't "Skipper."

And that's about as accurate as you ever are.

--
Skipper

This gloomy weather...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine wild
turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.
I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping track
of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed towards me?
You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.
In this case, he happens to be correct.

What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half hour
while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and I
doubt I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys
before on my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods
regularly in search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's
a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing critters?

Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop by
without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes, skunks,
owls and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I grew corn
and let some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of the turkeys I
see in the woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing else in the garden
interests them. I've got a butterfly bush that attracts every kind of
butterfly imaginable, along with 3 types of bees. Two flowers (zinnias
and cosmos) seem to attract hummingbirds, and I don't hang out a feeder
full of sugar water to get them into the area.

The environment the critters like is already here; I didn't import any of
these animals. There are hundreds of acres of corn in season within a
short walk of my yard. As I stated, they simply walk across my property on
their rounds, as I am sure they did before we built our house. We provide
the occasional snack.

In the past, you've made it sound like the snacks were a regular thing.

This gloomy weather...
 

"Skipper" wrote in message
...
Harry Krause wrote:

Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

You aren't "Skipper."

And that's about as accurate as you ever are.

--
Skipper

LOL! See. It can only be the real Skipper.

Eisboch

This gloomy weather...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine
wild turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.
I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping
track of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed
towards me? You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of response.
In this case, he happens to be correct.
What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half
hour while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before, and
I doubt I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild turkeys
before on my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk the woods
regularly in search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says,
he's a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the
sorry shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing
critters?
Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop
by without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes,
skunks, owls and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I
grew corn and let some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of
the turkeys I see in the woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing else
in the garden interests them. I've got a butterfly bush that attracts
every kind of butterfly imaginable, along with 3 types of bees. Two
flowers (zinnias and cosmos) seem to attract hummingbirds, and I don't
hang out a feeder full of sugar water to get them into the area.
The environment the critters like is already here; I didn't import any
of these animals. There are hundreds of acres of corn in season within a
short walk of my yard. As I stated, they simply walk across my property
on their rounds, as I am sure they did before we built our house. We
provide the occasional snack.

In the past, you've made it sound like the snacks were a regular thing.


My wife keeps her bird feeders full. If I could get the fox family to stop
by nightly, I might buy a bag of Purina Fox Chow. There are few prettier
animals in the woods.

You have correctly said in the past that Bush likes to ignore valid science
when it's convenient. I find it interesting that you're doing the same
thing.

This gloomy weather...
 

Richard,
If this is not Skipper, he has mastered his style.


"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Skipper" wrote in message
...
Harry Krause wrote:

Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

You aren't "Skipper."

And that's about as accurate as you ever are.

--
Skipper

LOL! See. It can only be the real Skipper.

Eisboch

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry,
Two points:

1. In the past you said you kept leftovers at the edge of the field, so you
and your wife can view the wildlife.
2. There is a world of difference between feeding wildlife people food that
is unhealthy for the animal and encourages the animal to lose their fear of
humans, and wildlife foraging for grains scattered on a field.

The fact that you prefer to ignore the experts and you only care about your
own personal welfare, follows the symptoms of someone who suffers from NPD.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, I don't think the half hour visit in the front yard of nine
wild turkeys presents any health concern, Doug.
I'll need data on that "think" of yours, Harry. You're defending a
practice you enjoy. I simply gave you information that scientists
discovered to be valid.


I see Smithers still has his nose up my butt. Is anyone keeping
track of how many posts a day of his mention me or are directed
towards me? You'd think he'd be frustrated by the lack of
response.
In this case, he happens to be correct.
What practice? Nine wild turkeys landed in my front yard for a half
hour while on their way to...somewhere. I hadn't seen them before,
and I doubt I'll see them again. As I stated, I've never seen wild
turkeys before on my property, or in our adjacent woods, and I stalk
the woods regularly in search of critters to photograph.

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says,
he's a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in
the sorry shape it is in.

Are you referring to my habit of putting food out for passing
critters?
Yes. Create the environment they like, using plants, and they'll stop
by without your having to leave food out for them. I've got foxes,
skunks, owls and other fancy birds, and a couple of ground hogs. If I
grew corn and let some fall on the ground, I'd probably have some of
the turkeys I see in the woods 2 minutes away, but I guess nothing
else in the garden interests them. I've got a butterfly bush that
attracts every kind of butterfly imaginable, along with 3 types of
bees. Two flowers (zinnias and cosmos) seem to attract hummingbirds,
and I don't hang out a feeder full of sugar water to get them into
the area.
The environment the critters like is already here; I didn't import any
of these animals. There are hundreds of acres of corn in season within
a short walk of my yard. As I stated, they simply walk across my
property on their rounds, as I am sure they did before we built our
house. We provide the occasional snack.
In the past, you've made it sound like the snacks were a regular thing.

My wife keeps her bird feeders full. If I could get the fox family to
stop by nightly, I might buy a bag of Purina Fox Chow. There are few
prettier animals in the woods.

You have correctly said in the past that Bush likes to ignore valid
science when it's convenient. I find it interesting that you're doing the
same thing.

Really? Because I on occasion toss some leftovers out on the edge of my
woods for passing critters?

That's ignoring science?

Hardly.

Should I try to convince my neighbors to stop growing corn, because
critters sometimes feed on the acreage?

This gloomy weather...
 

Skipper wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:


Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.


You aren't "Skipper."


And that's about as accurate as you ever are.

--
Skipper


This pseudo Skipper is certainly trying to live up to one of the
'original' Skipper's fitting nicknames.......'Snippy'.

This gloomy weather...
 

Harry Krause wrote:

Skipper wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's
a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.


Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

--
Skipper


You aren't "Skipper."

He's Kevin.

This gloomy weather...
 

Dan,
Harry wants to pretend this is not Skipper. A few weeks ago he was
bemoaning the fact that Skipper was no longer in rec.boats. Now that he is
here, Harry has decided he really did not want Skipper to come back from the
dead.

This is absolutely the same Skipper who for years was a reg. in rec.boats


"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
ink.net...
Harry Krause wrote:

Skipper wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

It matters not to me what Smithers says, because whatever he says, he's
a flaming ass and one of the reasons why this newsgroup is in the sorry
shape it is in.


Let's be accurate here, Krause. *YOU* are the reason this NG is in the
toilet.

--
Skipper


You aren't "Skipper."

He's Kevin.

This gloomy weather...
 

In article , Doug Kanter says...


"Eisboch" wrote in message
m...

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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".....For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more
respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He
is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would
not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should
presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Benjamin Franklin

--

I read somewhere that if old Ben had had his way, the Turkey would be the
National Bird of the USA rather than the Eagle.

Eisboch


They're smarter than people give them credit for. If that's not true, then I
need this contradiction explained:

- Most articles I've read about turkey hunting say that they're extremely
wary birds and very hard to stalk & get close to for a good shot.

- Sitting on my GF's porch, we'll watch a group of them come within 50 feet
of the house, 3-4 times a week. We don't stop talking, they look at us, we
stand up, grab the binoculars, make all sorts of normal noises & movements,
and the birds do not leave.

If statement #1 is true, then turkeys must know exactly what a shotgun looks
like, and what it means. I may buy an inexpensive one, just to hold it up in
the air and see what their reaction is.


Lunch was nice;


Unwholesome earwax balls and orangutan spit marinade sautéed with
foul-stinking horse canker with strawberry preserve, arranged in a turbid
pot with a slew of medium cooked corn, lifeless specks of conch and snail,
sour cream, a side of chocolate and a gallon of thick, syrupy, green snot.