Please do not feed the Geese
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:23:31 -0400, HK wrote:


That's very sweet, Harry. But what about skunks?

--Vic

We live out in the country. There are all manner of "nature aromas" out
here. There's a horse ranchette around the corner, and part of my
property adjoins a 100-acre meadow where a small herd of farm animals roam.

Though I'm in a suburban environment, my 3 dogs, landscapers spreading
manure and the occasional skunk are enough for me.
What's a "horse ranchette?" Sounds a mite kinky.

--Vic

A lot of people out here with five to 10 acre "spreads" keep horses. But
there's a riding stable around the corner about three quarters of a mile
away, and it is a commercial enterprise, with about 25 horses and ponies
and other critters. It's a 150 acre ranchette. Small ranch. Looks like
one, too, like right out of an old western movie.

Please do not feed the Geese
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...

What's a "horse ranchette?" Sounds a mite kinky.

--Vic

Believe me, I know *all* about horse ranchettes. Usually 5-10 acres of
land, house, barn with the land almost exclusively dedicated to grazing
land.

Eisboch

Please do not feed the Geese
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:48:53 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:23:31 -0400, HK wrote:


That's very sweet, Harry. But what about skunks?

--Vic

We live out in the country. There are all manner of "nature aromas" out
here. There's a horse ranchette around the corner, and part of my
property adjoins a 100-acre meadow where a small herd of farm animals roam.

Though I'm in a suburban environment, my 3 dogs, landscapers spreading
manure and the occasional skunk are enough for me.
What's a "horse ranchette?" Sounds a mite kinky.

--Vic

A lot of people out here with five to 10 acre "spreads" keep horses. But
there's a riding stable around the corner about three quarters of a mile
away, and it is a commercial enterprise, with about 25 horses and ponies
and other critters. It's a 150 acre ranchette. Small ranch. Looks like
one, too, like right out of an old western movie.

Cool.

Please do not feed the Geese
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:49:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .

What's a "horse ranchette?" Sounds a mite kinky.

--Vic

Believe me, I know *all* about horse ranchettes. Usually 5-10 acres of
land, house, barn with the land almost exclusively dedicated to grazing
land.

Heh heh. You've mentioned that (-:
There used to be plenty of riding stables around here, but like
drive-ins, they're becoming hard to find.
My wife would enjoy going horse riding, so I'll probably find a stable
not too far away soon. She thinks horses are "cute." You know.
Last time I went horse riding in Virginia the damn thing bolted for
a couple hundred yards and damn near flattened my balls.
That was, BTW, the *only* time I went horse riding.

--Vic

Please do not feed the Geese
 

There's a pair of swans that have taken up residence in Scituate harbor for
years. (They mate for life, you know).

Those of us "in the know" appreciate their beauty as they glide by the boat
looking for handouts, but have learned *not* to feed them and advise
newcomers or guests of the same. They have lost most of their fear of
humans but are still wild creatures and will chase and attack small children
as the children try to feed them.

They also make an ungodly mess on the docks.

Eisboch

Please do not feed the Geese
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...


My wife would enjoy going horse riding, so I'll probably find a stable
not too far away soon. She thinks horses are "cute." You know.
Last time I went horse riding in Virginia the damn thing bolted for
a couple hundred yards and damn near flattened my balls.
That was, BTW, the *only* time I went horse riding.

--Vic


I've said it before and I'll say it again. I don't ride anything that
doesn't have an on/off switch.

Eisboch

Please do not feed the Geese
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote
Once they stop by and see that your place has great food and is close to
the water, you will have more geese than you can imagine.

I've found an airsoft gun to be an effective goose repellent. Doesn't kill
or injure them, but encourages them to move on.

Please do not feed the Geese
 

On Aug 30, 9:37 am, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote

Once they stop by and see that your place has great food and is close to
the water, you will have more geese than you can imagine.

I've found an airsoft gun to be an effective goose repellent. Doesn't kill
or injure them, but encourages them to move on.

Damned Canadian geese started hanging out at the pond here, little
gator came along and goose population dropped. Idjit neighbors liked
the geese and had Game and Fish haul off the gator and now geese are
all over the place. I told my son to shoot em with his paint ball gun.

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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:52:55 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

My 81 yr old mother heard that people have started to use Geese as Watch
Geese. Since she lives on a large farm next to a lake, she thought it
might be a good idea for protection and would be much easier than a dog.

Actually, this is a pretty good idea. Everything but the geese, that
is. People around here tend to keep Guinea Fowl and/or Peacocks.

They make good watch birds and don't attract wild visiting relatives
nor poop like a 400 pound gorilla....

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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On Aug 30, 6:00?am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:49:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .

What's a "horse ranchette?" Sounds a mite kinky.

--Vic

Believe me, I know *all* about horse ranchettes. Usually 5-10 acres of
land, house, barn with the land almost exclusively dedicated to grazing
land.

Heh heh. You've mentioned that (-:
There used to be plenty of riding stables around here, but like
drive-ins, they're becoming hard to find.
My wife would enjoy going horse riding, so I'll probably find a stable
not too far away soon. She thinks horses are "cute." You know.
Last time I went horse riding in Virginia the damn thing bolted for
a couple hundred yards and damn near flattened my balls.
That was, BTW, the *only* time I went horse riding.

--Vic

One of my few horse rides;

When the kids were little, we rented a horse from a guy with a
concession at an ocean beach. It was $20 an hour or something- and we
paid for two hours. The plan was that we would walk down the beach and
the kids could take turns riding on the horse as we went.

Things went well for about the first 30 minutes. The horse walked
along
at a nice slow pace and our kids each spent some time in the saddle.
My wife and I each took a 5-minute turn and then put the kids back on.

At the 30 minute mark, the rent-a-horse just quit. Wouldn't take
another step. No amount of "giddy up", tugging on the harness,
slapping it on the buttocks, etc would move it along. I got up in the
saddle and kicked it lightly in the ribs with my heels. Nothing. The
horse sort of sneezed and whinnied, and then would shake its head and
neck as if to say, "What part of "no" don't you understand?"

We finally managed to get the horse moving again in the one direction
he was willing to go- back down the beach toward the rental tent. In
fact the closer we got to the rental tent the more energy the old nag
seemed to find. We were walking at a fairly fast clip to keep up. When
we got back to the rental tent, the horse came to a second and final
stubborn stop. We were back at the tent in about 55 minutes from the
time we paid for a two hour horseride.

I complained to the wrangler. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" he said. "I gave you
a one-hour horse."

"A one-hour horse?"

"Yup. Folks go out for a ride and have so much fun that they lose
track of time. A lot of people rent a horse for an hour, so we train
the one-hour horses to turn around and head back to the corral after
they have been out for 30 minutes. That way we can be sure to have
horses available when there's a line forming. The horses have a good
sense of time, and after a while they know how far down the beach they
are supposed to go, at different speeds, before they come back. I gave
you a horse that we normally use for one-hour rentals, sorry."

The wrangler told us we could take the same horse out for a second
hour- but as we would simply be covering the same territoy again we
opted for a refund of the second hour's rent.

We city folk get eddycated pretty quickly when we try to match wits
with some of them country fellars....who ever heard of a one-hour
horse? :-)