Why we left Florida
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.

Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

--Vic


Tough guys, all. :)

Why we left Florida
 

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.

Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

Tough guys, all. :)

Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees.
I think they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic

Why we left Florida
 

On Apr 8, 10:26*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:23 -0400, HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:

The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! *One rattlesnake is bad enough.

Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

Tough guys, all. * :)

Go ahead and laugh. *Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. *Had to sit down with my head below my knees.
I think they have some kind of venom. *That's what I think.

--Vic- Hide quoted text -

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It's just that Harry has this big self esteem problem, that's why he
has to insult people constantly. It's also why he lies constantly and
his lies are just so tremendous that no one can possibly believe them.

Why we left Florida
 

We find gators in our swimming pools on a regular basis here in Florida.

We have to respect these creatures. They were here first. We are the
intruders.

18 foot Boas & Pythons have also been found here. Obviously these are
discarded pets, but we deal with them with respect and relocate these
amazing creatures. Displaced gators over 8 foot are destroyed due to
their overpopulation. Florida is home to over a million gators.

Jim Rojas



wrote:
On Apr 8, 10:26 am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:23 -0400, HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:
The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.
Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.
Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.
Tough guys, all. :)
Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees.
I think they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It's just that Harry has this big self esteem problem, that's why he
has to insult people constantly. It's also why he lies constantly and
his lies are just so tremendous that no one can possibly believe them.

Why we left Florida
 

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:26:31 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees. I think
they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic

Can't recall where I read/saw it, but somewhere there was a guy having a
sit-down, when a boa slithered out of the plumbing. Honestly, I'm not
all that "girlie" when it comes to critters, but if that happened to me,
I don't think I'd ever get regular again.

Why we left Florida
 

We have more of a bug problem than anything else. Imagine when trimming
a tree, you all of the sudden get covered in swarming American
Cockroaches that fly to boot.

I use Cypermethrin inside and outside my property to keep these guys
under control. I have seen brand new homes in heavily wooded areas
infested with bugs and rats in just 2 short weeks.

We clear huge parcels of land to build a house, thus we kill off these
bugs natural predators like frogs, bats, birds, lizards, etc., then we
whine that the bugs are taking over.

We allow importing of huge lizards that kill off these natural
predators. We allow ships to discharge their ballast tanks in our local
shores and wonder how the snakehead fish & jellyfish took over many of
our rivers and bays...let's face it, humans are stupid. And as long as
we keep sticking our greedy noses where it don't belong, these creatures
will take full advantage of our short sighted thinking.

Jim Rojas



wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:26:31 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees. I think
they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic

Can't recall where I read/saw it, but somewhere there was a guy having a
sit-down, when a boa slithered out of the plumbing. Honestly, I'm not
all that "girlie" when it comes to critters, but if that happened to me,
I don't think I'd ever get regular again.

Why we left Florida
 

Jim Rojas wrote:
We have more of a bug problem than anything else. Imagine when trimming
a tree, you all of the sudden get covered in swarming American
Cockroaches that fly to boot.

I use Cypermethrin inside and outside my property to keep these guys
under control. I have seen brand new homes in heavily wooded areas
infested with bugs and rats in just 2 short weeks.

We clear huge parcels of land to build a house, thus we kill off these
bugs natural predators like frogs, bats, birds, lizards, etc., then we
whine that the bugs are taking over.

We allow importing of huge lizards that kill off these natural
predators. We allow ships to discharge their ballast tanks in our local
shores and wonder how the snakehead fish & jellyfish took over many of
our rivers and bays...let's face it, humans are stupid. And as long as
we keep sticking our greedy noses where it don't belong, these creatures
will take full advantage of our short sighted thinking.

Jim Rojas



I remember when I first moved to NE Florida and had my first "encounter"
with a flying cockroach. I was...astounded! Our housecats took care of
any bugs or lizards dumb enough to come inside the house. My wife would
"rescue" the lizards and put them outside.

Why we left Florida
 

Your wife should be commended. These lizards help keep many pests in check.

Just look at it this way. A common bat eats it's own weight each day in
insects. If we had no bats, Florida would be uninhabitable, and so would
the rest of the world.

There are more ants pound for pound, than people.
There are more termites pound for pound than people.
There are more rats than people.
There are more live fish in the sea than all the humans that ever lived
combined.

We are just temporary land barrons on this planet. We need to protect
these natural predators at all costs. These creatures did fine for the
past 250+ million years without our interference. They will be here long
after we are extinct as a species.

Jim Rojas



hk wrote:
Jim Rojas wrote:
We have more of a bug problem than anything else. Imagine when
trimming a tree, you all of the sudden get covered in swarming
American Cockroaches that fly to boot.

I use Cypermethrin inside and outside my property to keep these guys
under control. I have seen brand new homes in heavily wooded areas
infested with bugs and rats in just 2 short weeks.

We clear huge parcels of land to build a house, thus we kill off these
bugs natural predators like frogs, bats, birds, lizards, etc., then we
whine that the bugs are taking over.

We allow importing of huge lizards that kill off these natural
predators. We allow ships to discharge their ballast tanks in our
local shores and wonder how the snakehead fish & jellyfish took over
many of our rivers and bays...let's face it, humans are stupid. And as
long as we keep sticking our greedy noses where it don't belong, these
creatures will take full advantage of our short sighted thinking.

Jim Rojas



I remember when I first moved to NE Florida and had my first "encounter"
with a flying cockroach. I was...astounded! Our housecats took care of
any bugs or lizards dumb enough to come inside the house. My wife would
"rescue" the lizards and put them outside.

Why we left Florida
 

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Someone sent these pictures to Mrs.E. They were taken during some current
construction work at Orlando Inter' Airport.

Yikes.

http://www.eisboch.com/airport1.jpg

Yikes!!

That is a big freakin' 'gator.

http://www.eisboch.com/airport2.jpg

I hate snakes. I know they have a purpose in the eco system, but I
still hate snakes.

Seriously.

Why we left Florida
 

On Apr 8, 11:48*am, Jim Rojas wrote:
Your wife should be commended. These lizards help keep many pests in check..

Just look at it this way. A common bat eats it's own weight each day in
insects. If we had no bats, Florida would be uninhabitable, and so would
the rest of the world.

I've put bat houses up in my back woods. It's amazing to watch them at
dusk.

There are more ants pound for pound, than people.
There are more termites pound for pound than people.
There are more rats than people.
There are more live fish in the sea than all the humans that ever lived
combined.

We are just temporary land barrons on this planet. We need to protect
these natural predators at all costs. These creatures did fine for the
past 250+ million years without our interference. They will be here long
after we are extinct as a species.

Jim Rojas

And then there are people that think they know more than millions of
years of evolution taught the planet......