sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:43:30 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
> > LOL, my SIL made wonderful pot roast, potatoes, carrots, homemade bread etc.
> > The smells were wonderful!
>
> I didn't say anything about bad smells. I simply don't want cooking
> smells permeating the house... which is something Gary can't
> understand because he lives alone and never has anyone over.

1) yeah, I live alone
2) never have anyone over? I sometimes wish that was true.

Don't try to 2nd guess my life, you moron. You sound like
Sheldon's sister when you write like that.

Here's a song quote just for you:

"Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the hell d'you think you are
A super star?
Well, right you are

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet"

Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> > > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> > > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> >
> > It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>
> It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

LOL! I'll grant that one! Terrance for example makes a really LOVELY
blooming onion but it doesnt transport well and so gets cooked in my
oven along side whatever else is going on there.

--

Last summer there was a hawk sitting on my deck railing, it wasn't over 8 ft away.

On 2016-12-31 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/31/2016 10:12 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> ...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in
>> the daytime. I
>> thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about
>> them. Bald
>> eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>>
>> N.
>>
> It depends on the type of owl. They are mostly nocturnal. However,
> there are a few species of owls that go hunting during the daytime.

There are a couple species of owls that are diurnal. The others are
mostly nocturnal because that is when their prey is out foraging for
food. They can see quite well in daylight because their eyes are
equipped with an iris, just like humans.



> depends on when their selected prey might be running around. They'll
> stir themselves especially if they have chicks to feed and they spot a
> squirrel or some field mice. Or, around here, marsh rats. They're
> somewhat like hawks in that regard.

I have seen a number of owls during sun up hours. I have come across
groups of crows carrying on around dense trees and it turns out they are
hassling owls in the trees. There is one creek that we paddle down in
early evenings and often scare up owls.


>
> I remember looking out the back window and saying to my mom, OMG,
> There's a hawk sitting right there! It had landed right behind the
> house, outside the window. I guess it was having a rest. In the middle
> of the day. When it took flight the wingspan was about 3 feet across.
> All we could say was "Wow".


> Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.


Nice. They were all but non-existent around here for most of my life.I
remember seeing a bald eagle at Pointe Pelee when was was very young.
Over the past view years I have been seeing more and more of them, most
often when out kayaking. I know of several nests on the area.

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > >
> > > > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> > > > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> > > > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> > >
> > > It's obvious that you don't entertain.
> >
> > It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> > they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>
> Hence, the popularity of the "great room" concept.
>
> She likes the old-school separate rooms with closed doors.
> Nothing wrong with that but many like it all open now.
> I love the openness of my place. Big open spaces with
> lots of windows and light. It's a happy place.
> It's 'home' for me and my daughter that grew up here.

I'm a mix and match on that for the design. The main livingroom has a
side area (open to the rest) that was intended to be dining room
(became a built in large bar before we bought the place) and one wall
of the kitchen mostly open to the living room.

Carol

--

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 11:25:23 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 12/31/2016 10:12 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> ...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in the daytime. I
>> thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about them. Bald
>> eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>>
>> N.
>>
>It depends on the type of owl. They are mostly nocturnal. However,
>there are a few species of owls that go hunting during the daytime. It
>depends on when their selected prey might be running around. They'll
>stir themselves especially if they have chicks to feed and they spot a
>squirrel or some field mice. Or, around here, marsh rats. They're
>somewhat like hawks in that regard.
>
>I remember looking out the back window and saying to my mom, OMG,
>There's a hawk sitting right there! It had landed right behind the
>house, outside the window. I guess it was having a rest. In the middle
>of the day. When it took flight the wingspan was about 3 feet across.
>All we could say was "Wow".
>
>Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.
>
>Happy New Year!
>
>Jill

After people in the US hunting eagles from helicopters nearly wiped
out the eagle population, you were lucky ours were intact. I remember
them trucking about 100 bald eagles down to the US from Cape Breton to
restore numbers. We still have a golden eagle population and many
fish eagles (osprey) - common birds here aside from the bald eagles.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 07:12:38 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in the daytime. I
>thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about them. Bald
>eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>
>N.

We've a nest on a reservoir here in northern NJ about a 5 minute walk
from the house. I got this shot of one of the eagles last winter.

http://i66.tinypic.com/22jnm0.jpg

On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:31:24 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:43:30 -0800, "Cheri" >
>wrote:
>
>> LOL, my SIL made wonderful pot roast, potatoes, carrots, homemade bread etc.
>> The smells were wonderful!
>
>I didn't say anything about bad smells. I simply don't want cooking
>smells permeating the house... which is something Gary can't
>understand because he lives alone and never has anyone over.

Gary has no pride in his abode, he over and over demonstrates a
ghetto/tenement mentality. Just because my kitchen smells good from
cooking doesn't mean I want my bedding to smell like fried pork chops,
brussel sprouts, and caramelized onions. I don't want to wear clothes
that reek of a tuna melt. By the same token I would never consider
placing the cat's litter pan in the kitchen or any other living space,
it's in the basement and still gets cleaned 2-3 times every day.

On 2016-12-31 12:41 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 11:25:23 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/31/2016 10:12 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> ...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in the daytime. I
>>> thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about them. Bald
>>> eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>>>
>>> N.
>>>
>> It depends on the type of owl. They are mostly nocturnal. However,
>> there are a few species of owls that go hunting during the daytime. It
>> depends on when their selected prey might be running around. They'll
>> stir themselves especially if they have chicks to feed and they spot a
>> squirrel or some field mice. Or, around here, marsh rats. They're
>> somewhat like hawks in that regard.
>>
>> I remember looking out the back window and saying to my mom, OMG,
>> There's a hawk sitting right there! It had landed right behind the
>> house, outside the window. I guess it was having a rest. In the middle
>> of the day. When it took flight the wingspan was about 3 feet across.
>> All we could say was "Wow".
>>
>> Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.
>>
>> Happy New Year!
>>
>> Jill
>
> After people in the US hunting eagles from helicopters nearly wiped
> out the eagle population, you were lucky ours were intact.


Who makes up these factoids for you? They became a protected species
almost 100 years ago, long before helicopters. Their biggest problem in
the 20th century was DDT, as it was with many other creatures at the top
of the food chain. While it did not affect them directly it caused them
to lay thin shelled eggs that often broke before the young hatched.
They were as rare here in southern Ontario as they were in the US. I saw
lots of them out on Cape Breton Island and around Victoria BC.


> I remember
> them trucking about 100 bald eagles down to the US from Cape Breton to
> restore numbers.


How about 36 transplanted eagles.


>We still have a golden eagle population and many
> fish eagles (osprey) - common birds here aside from the bald eagles.

Osprey are another one that was very rare around here but which made a
huge comeback. Peregrine falcons were all but extinct here for years but
are now quite common. I saw one this morning when I looked out my
kitchen window.

On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:

> Or, around here, marsh rats.

Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.

> Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.

I was shocked to learn bald eagles are primarily fishing raptors:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle

I was hoping they'd take care of our feral cat problem. Looks like I
might hafta drag out my .22. 8|

nb

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:31:24 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:43:30 -0800, "Cheri" >
> >wrote:
> >
> >> LOL, my SIL made wonderful pot roast, potatoes, carrots, homemade bread etc.
> >> The smells were wonderful!
> >
> >I didn't say anything about bad smells. I simply don't want cooking
> >smells permeating the house... which is something Gary can't
> >understand because he lives alone and never has anyone over.
>
> Gary has no pride in his abode, he over and over demonstrates a
> ghetto/tenement mentality. Just because my kitchen smells good from
> cooking doesn't mean I want my bedding to smell like fried pork chops,
> brussel sprouts, and caramelized onions. I don't want to wear clothes
> that reek of a tuna melt.


To even say something like that tells me you really don't ever cook.
All take out for you, right? You and sf are complete idiots, imo.
Neither of you ever open your windows for real fresh air.
Both of you have taught your asses to speak for you.
Here in Virginia, we call that farts.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>>
>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>
>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
not been to their home.

notbob wrote:
>
> On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:
> > Or, around here, marsh rats.
>
> Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.

I could be wrong but I think the "marsh rats" are nutria.
They are taking over the south east (at least) and are
supposedly good eating if you like to get out and hunt them.

Nancy2 wrote:

>...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in the daytime. I
>thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about them. Bald
>eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>
>N.

I'd have figured your bird of choice is the dickybird, very common in
Rome:
http://app.antiquitiesinc.com/images...us_Pendant.jpg

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:35:15 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>notbob wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:
>> > Or, around here, marsh rats.
>>
>> Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.
>
>I could be wrong but I think the "marsh rats" are nutria.
>They are taking over the south east (at least) and are
>supposedly good eating if you like to get out and hunt them.


Warm winter coats, too.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:10:23 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-12-31 12:41 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 11:25:23 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/31/2016 10:12 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> ...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew around in the daytime. I
>>>> thought they were night hunters. You can tell I don't know much about them. Bald
>>>> eagles are my bird of choice. ;-))
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>>
>>> It depends on the type of owl. They are mostly nocturnal. However,
>>> there are a few species of owls that go hunting during the daytime. It
>>> depends on when their selected prey might be running around. They'll
>>> stir themselves especially if they have chicks to feed and they spot a
>>> squirrel or some field mice. Or, around here, marsh rats. They're
>>> somewhat like hawks in that regard.
>>>
>>> I remember looking out the back window and saying to my mom, OMG,
>>> There's a hawk sitting right there! It had landed right behind the
>>> house, outside the window. I guess it was having a rest. In the middle
>>> of the day. When it took flight the wingspan was about 3 feet across.
>>> All we could say was "Wow".
>>>
>>> Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.
>>>
>>> Happy New Year!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> After people in the US hunting eagles from helicopters nearly wiped
>> out the eagle population, you were lucky ours were intact.
>
>
>Who makes up these factoids for you? They became a protected species
>almost 100 years ago, long before helicopters. Their biggest problem in
>the 20th century was DDT, as it was with many other creatures at the top
>of the food chain. While it did not affect them directly it caused them
>to lay thin shelled eggs that often broke before the young hatched.
>They were as rare here in southern Ontario as they were in the US. I saw
>lots of them out on Cape Breton Island and around Victoria BC.
>
>
>> I remember
>> them trucking about 100 bald eagles down to the US from Cape Breton to
>> restore numbers.
>
>
>How about 36 transplanted eagles.
>
>
>>We still have a golden eagle population and many
>> fish eagles (osprey) - common birds here aside from the bald eagles.
>
>Osprey are another one that was very rare around here but which made a
>huge comeback. Peregrine falcons were all but extinct here for years but
>are now quite common. I saw one this morning when I looked out my
>kitchen window.
>
There was also a misguided attempt to replace caribou in Maine, they
all died.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>>>
>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>>
>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
> not been to their home.

LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home, which
explains a lot.


Cheri

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>>>>
>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>>>
>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>>>
>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
>> not been to their home.
>
>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home, which
>explains a lot.
>
>Cheri

Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL

Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.

On 2016-12-31 1:35 PM, Gary wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:
>>> Or, around here, marsh rats.
>>
>> Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.
>
> I could be wrong but I think the "marsh rats" are nutria.
> They are taking over the south east (at least) and are
> supposedly good eating if you like to get out and hunt them.
>


Yes. You could be wrong. A marsh rat is a semi aquatic rodent about the
size of a regular rat. Nutria are much bigger.

On 12/31/2016 1:11 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Or, around here, marsh rats.
>
> Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.
>
You know how to use Google, m'dear:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_rice_rat

They're cute little creatures. Nothing at all like the huge RATS people
who live in big cities complain about.

>> Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.
>
> I was shocked to learn bald eagles are primarily fishing raptors:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle
>
> I was hoping they'd take care of our feral cat problem. Looks like I
> might hafta drag out my .22. 8|
>
> nb
>
Sorry, but the eagles around here do prefer fish and seafood over cats.
You need to try to find a TNR program to deal with the feral cat
population.

Jill

On 2016-12-31, Dave Smith > wrote:

> Yes. You could be wrong. A marsh rat is a semi aquatic rodent about the
> size of a regular rat. Nutria are much bigger.

Apparently, there's a whole bunch of the critters ....water-based
rats which are an entire "taxonamy" (WETFTI!). I was jes wondering
if a "marsh rat" is anything like a "muskrat", the water-based rodent
I always see in our neck 'o de woods.

nb

On 12/31/2016 4:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-31 1:35 PM, Gary wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2016-12-31, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>> Or, around here, marsh rats.
>>>
>>> Like we all know WTF "marsh rats" are.
>>
>> I could be wrong but I think the "marsh rats" are nutria.
>> They are taking over the south east (at least) and are
>> supposedly good eating if you like to get out and hunt them.
>>
>
> Yes. You could be wrong. A marsh rat is a semi aquatic rodent about the
> size of a regular rat. Nutria are much bigger.
>
The marsh rats I've seen are only slightly larger than a field mouse.

There are river otters around here, too. I saw one the other day
peeking out of a drainage grate. The first time I saw one I was
floored. That looks like a seal... we don't have seals. Oh, wait, it's
an otter!

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife...ver-otter.aspx

I'm not planning to hunt or eat any of them.

Jill

On 2016-12-31 2:19 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:10:23 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:

>> Who makes up these factoids for you? They became a protected species
>> almost 100 years ago, long before helicopters. Their biggest problem in
>> the 20th century was DDT, as it was with many other creatures at the top
>> of the food chain. While it did not affect them directly it caused them
>> to lay thin shelled eggs that often broke before the young hatched.
>> They were as rare here in southern Ontario as they were in the US. I saw
>> lots of them out on Cape Breton Island and around Victoria BC.
>>
>>
>>> I remember
>>> them trucking about 100 bald eagles down to the US from Cape Breton to
>>> restore numbers.
>>
>>
>> How about 36 transplanted eagles.
>>
>>
>>> We still have a golden eagle population and many
>>> fish eagles (osprey) - common birds here aside from the bald eagles.
>>
>> Osprey are another one that was very rare around here but which made a
>> huge comeback. Peregrine falcons were all but extinct here for years but
>> are now quite common. I saw one this morning when I looked out my
>> kitchen window.
>>
> There was also a misguided attempt to replace caribou in Maine, they
> all died.


Animal transplant projects don't always work out. Close to 40 years ago
Ontario traded Michigan and a couple other states an assortment of
animals for wild turkeys. The 59 moose that went to Michigan have done
reasonably well, now numbering more than 500. The 200 turkeys that came
to Ontario have done very well and in less than a decade we had a turkey
hunting season. There are now estimated to me more than 100,000 wild
turkeys in the province.

On 2016-12-31 5:16 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-12-31, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Yes. You could be wrong. A marsh rat is a semi aquatic rodent about the
>> size of a regular rat. Nutria are much bigger.
>
> Apparently, there's a whole bunch of the critters ....water-based
> rats which are an entire "taxonamy" (WETFTI!). I was jes wondering
> if a "marsh rat" is anything like a "muskrat", the water-based rodent
> I always see in our neck 'o de woods.
>
Nope. A muskrat is much bigger.

On 12/31/2016 5:16 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-12-31, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Yes. You could be wrong. A marsh rat is a semi aquatic rodent about the
>> size of a regular rat. Nutria are much bigger.
>
> Apparently, there's a whole bunch of the critters ....water-based
> rats which are an entire "taxonamy" (WETFTI!). I was jes wondering
> if a "marsh rat" is anything like a "muskrat", the water-based rodent
> I always see in our neck 'o de woods.
>
> nb
>
>
All you have to do is Google for marsh (rice) rats. Muskrats? Nutrias?
Nope. Not even close. Different sides of the continent. Different
habitats and different animals.

Jill

They're stocking elk in WV now, Ky has 10,000 elk spread out over 15 counties.

On 2016-12-31 7:52 PM, wrote:
> They're stocking elk in WV now, Ky has 10,000 elk spread out over 15 counties.
>


I saw those things for the first time about 15 years ago when I was on
vacation in Colorado and spent a few days near Estes Park. They are
magnificent looking. I got a kick out of their bugle. They would get all
wound out, stretch out their necks and let out a high pitched noise that
sounded like a mouse getting goosed.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>>>>>
>>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>>>>
>>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>>>>
>>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
>>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
>>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
>>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
>>> not been to their home.
>>
>>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
>>which
>>explains a lot.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
> embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL
>
> Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
> dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
> suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
> realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
> ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.

I was just kidding anyway. I think you have a beautiful set up where you
live, and I hope your New Year is good and healthy! BTW, I think the
restaurant idea is splendid.

Cheri

Even though bald eagles have rebounded tremendously, they are still protected.
Picking up a single feather is against federal law and can result in a fine up to
$10,000.

Their main enemies now, with no more DDT, are the lead found in dead animals and
birds shot with lead shot, and humans in the form of cars and trucks. Bald eagles are
opportunistic feeders and will generally eat carrion (found along roadsides) and other
dead critters, before hunting for themselves. Lead shot has been outlawed in many
states.

N.

Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >>>On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > > >
> >>>> If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> >>>> their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> >>>> smell won't bother them. ;-D
> > > >
> > > > It's obvious that you don't entertain.
> > >
> > > It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> > > they're just passing through to get to the beer.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests
> > to rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my
> > home. When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice
> > chest. I never tell guests to make themselves at home...
> > especially when I've not been to their home.
>
> LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
> which explains a lot.
>
>
> Cheri

There you go. Now he's gonna assume everyone lives in a pigsty except
him. Yawn...

--

Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:31:24 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:43:30 -0800, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> LOL, my SIL made wonderful pot roast, potatoes, carrots, homemade
> bread etc. >> The smells were wonderful!
> >
> > I didn't say anything about bad smells. I simply don't want cooking
> > smells permeating the house... which is something Gary can't
> > understand because he lives alone and never has anyone over.
>
> Gary has no pride in his abode, he over and over demonstrates a
> ghetto/tenement mentality. Just because my kitchen smells good from
> cooking doesn't mean I want my bedding to smell like fried pork chops,
> brussel sprouts, and caramelized onions. I don't want to wear clothes
> that reek of a tuna melt. By the same token I would never consider
> placing the cat's litter pan in the kitchen or any other living space,
> it's in the basement and still gets cleaned 2-3 times every day.

1- cleaning cat litter 2-3 times a day would be abnormal except you do
have quite a few and if you are forcing them all to use just 1-2 pans,
then that's your fault for creating the situation.

2- Many people live in apartments. They dont have basements (even
houses where he and I live rarely do due to the water table issues).
That means the pan has to be in the house someplace. In my house, it's
in the bathroom and gets scooped once a day with a once a week clean
out but then I have only 1 cat.

3- If your cooking smells so bad that a tuna melt 'reeks' then you
might want to revise your cooking. Short of storing your clothing in
the kitchen, it will not impact them unless you traditionally use
rotted produce and burn your meals.

4- Gary lives in a pretty upscale area. Houses near him run
350,000-400,000$ and this isn't the super pricy SoCal area or DC where
you multiply by 4. Apartments in his area are decent, not remotely
tenements. He's also almost walking distance to a WHOLE LOT better
shopping than you have including a Trader Joes, a Whole Foods, and 3
other large chains (seems to like the Krogers best which is still
upscale of your WalMart).



--

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:27:20 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>>>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>>>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>>>>>
>>>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>>>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
>>>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
>>>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
>>>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
>>>> not been to their home.
>>>
>>>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
>>>which
>>>explains a lot.
>>>
>>>Cheri
>>
>> Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
>> embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL
>>
>> Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
>> dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
>> suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
>> realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
>> ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.
>
>I was just kidding anyway. I think you have a beautiful set up where you
>live, and I hope your New Year is good and healthy! BTW, I think the
>restaurant idea is splendid.
>
>Cheri

A restaurant works well when there's a group, no individual is put out
and has to foot the entire bill. Typically in summer we all gather at
the local golf course restaurant. Food is excellent, service
spectacular, very affordable, and views are breathtaking.
http://www.thunderhartgolf.com/
In winter we meet at a restaurant in Windham, either at the ski lodge
or somewhere in town.
http://www.windhammountain.com/
http://www.windhammountain.com/dinin...untain-dining/
I don't care to have a crowd in my home, nor do I want people I barely
know casing my home. I don't mind a warm weather cook out but then
everyone stays outdoors. But I have my cookouts for the local high
school's soccer team, the kids love kicking balls in my back yard and
I feed them well. Anyone needs a toilet there's lots of woods, farm
kids prefer the woods, even the girls team... I just supply a few
rolls of Scott TP.
Cheri, have a very Happy & Healthy New Year!
Less than two hours to go.

Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2016-12-31 12:41 PM, wrote:
> > On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 11:25:23 -0500, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 12/31/2016 10:12 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > > > ...maybe the sun was in its eyes....I didn't know they flew
> > > > around in the daytime. I thought they were night hunters. You
> > > > can tell I don't know much about them. Bald eagles are my bird
> > > > of choice. ;-))
> > > >
> > > > N.
> > > >
> > > It depends on the type of owl. They are mostly nocturnal.
> > > However, there are a few species of owls that go hunting during
> > > the daytime. It depends on when their selected prey might be
> > > running around. They'll stir themselves especially if they have
> > > chicks to feed and they spot a squirrel or some field mice. Or,
> > > around here, marsh rats. They're somewhat like hawks in that
> > > regard.
> > >
> > > I remember looking out the back window and saying to my mom, OMG,
> > > There's a hawk sitting right there! It had landed right behind
> > > the house, outside the window. I guess it was having a rest. In
> > > the middle of the day. When it took flight the wingspan was
> > > about 3 feet across. All we could say was "Wow".
> > >
> > > Oh, and there are bald eagles nesting on Dataw.
> > >
> > > Happy New Year!
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > After people in the US hunting eagles from helicopters nearly wiped
> > out the eagle population, you were lucky ours were intact.
>
>
> Who makes up these factoids for you? They became a protected species
> almost 100 years ago, long before helicopters. Their biggest problem
> in the 20th century was DDT, as it was with many other creatures at
> the top of the food chain. While it did not affect them directly it
> caused them to lay thin shelled eggs that often broke before the
> young hatched. They were as rare here in southern Ontario as they
> were in the US. I saw lots of them out on Cape Breton Island and
> around Victoria BC.
>
>
> > I remember
> > them trucking about 100 bald eagles down to the US from Cape Breton
> > to restore numbers.
>
>
> How about 36 transplanted eagles.
>
>
> > We still have a golden eagle population and many
> > fish eagles (osprey) - common birds here aside from the bald eagles.
>
> Osprey are another one that was very rare around here but which made
> a huge comeback. Peregrine falcons were all but extinct here for
> years but are now quite common. I saw one this morning when I looked
> out my kitchen window.

We have a fair nesting set of bald eagles right here in Virginia Beach
and around it. I think it's 4 breeding couples now? They move about
so sometimes are in one or another of the cities.

Big controversy was a fellow who bought a house up along Great Neck and
had a dead tree that needed to come out before it took out his
neighbor's house. There were remnants of a big nest. He had the city
check it and they said to take the tree out. He did and some around
him went apeshit saying it was a bald eagle nest and they might come
back.

Um, it was a 7-10 year old nest and the tree was DEAD and bald eagles
do not nest in dead trees.

I guess 4 breeding couples arent much but we are excited about it!

--

On 12/31/2016 10:24 PM, cshenk wrote:

>
> Big controversy was a fellow who bought a house up along Great Neck and
> had a dead tree that needed to come out before it took out his
> neighbor's house. There were remnants of a big nest. He had the city
> check it and they said to take the tree out. He did and some around
> him went apeshit saying it was a bald eagle nest and they might come
> back.
>
> Um, it was a 7-10 year old nest and the tree was DEAD and bald eagles
> do not nest in dead trees.
>
> I guess 4 breeding couples arent much but we are excited about it!
>

Sounds like the complainers about the old nest should not be allowed to
breed.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message news
..
> Cheri, have a very Happy & Healthy New Year!
> Less than two hours to go.

Looks like really nice places, and same to you Sheldon. I was able to watch
the New Year in New York, Nashville, New Orleans, and Dallas on TV, but I
don't think I'll be up at midnight here in CA. Happy New Year to all the
posters.

Cheri

On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 10:15:06 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:27:20 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >>>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> >>>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> >>>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> >>>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Cindy Hamilton
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
> >>>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
> >>>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
> >>>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
> >>>> not been to their home.
> >>>
> >>>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
> >>>which
> >>>explains a lot.
> >>>
> >>>Cheri
> >>
> >> Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
> >> embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL
> >>
> >> Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
> >> dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
> >> suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
> >> realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
> >> ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.
> >
> >I was just kidding anyway. I think you have a beautiful set up where you
> >live, and I hope your New Year is good and healthy! BTW, I think the
> >restaurant idea is splendid.
> >
> >Cheri
>
> A restaurant works well when there's a group, no individual is put out
> and has to foot the entire bill. Typically in summer we all gather at
> the local golf course restaurant. Food is excellent, service
> spectacular, very affordable, and views are breathtaking.
> http://www.thunderhartgolf.com/
> In winter we meet at a restaurant in Windham, either at the ski lodge
> or somewhere in town.
> http://www.windhammountain.com/
> http://www.windhammountain.com/dinin...untain-dining/
> I don't care to have a crowd in my home, nor do I want people I barely
> know casing my home.

Paranoid much? The last big party we had was my husband's co-workers
and their wives. I don't know most of them from Adam's off ox.

> I don't mind a warm weather cook out but then
> everyone stays outdoors.

My layout has everybody going through the kitchen to get to the
bathroom. We're sufficiently suburban that using the backyard
is not an option.

Cindy Hamilton

Sometimes bald eagles will use the same nest for 20 years, and other pairs will
make a new nest every few years. Experts have no idea why, but in this case,
you are right, they don't nest in dead trees. Other birds do, like Ospreys. In most
cases, a Dept. of Natural Resources would be consulted before taking down a
tree with a bald eagle nest in it...always good to be on the safe side.

I love reading about bald eagles. I was the "answer lady" online for a season or
two for a grade school class watching a nest in the Pacific Northwest, and it was
a lot of fun, and kept me on my toes. ;-))

N.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 05:23:41 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 10:15:06 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:27:20 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>> >> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> >>>> > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> >>>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
>> >>>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
>> >>>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
>> >>>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Cindy Hamilton
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
>> >>>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
>> >>>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
>> >>>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
>> >>>> not been to their home.
>> >>>
>> >>>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
>> >>>which
>> >>>explains a lot.
>> >>>
>> >>>Cheri
>> >>
>> >> Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
>> >> embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL
>> >>
>> >> Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
>> >> dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
>> >> suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
>> >> realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
>> >> ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.
>> >
>> >I was just kidding anyway. I think you have a beautiful set up where you
>> >live, and I hope your New Year is good and healthy! BTW, I think the
>> >restaurant idea is splendid.
>> >
>> >Cheri
>>
>> A restaurant works well when there's a group, no individual is put out
>> and has to foot the entire bill. Typically in summer we all gather at
>> the local golf course restaurant. Food is excellent, service
>> spectacular, very affordable, and views are breathtaking.
>> http://www.thunderhartgolf.com/
>> In winter we meet at a restaurant in Windham, either at the ski lodge
>> or somewhere in town.
>> http://www.windhammountain.com/
>> http://www.windhammountain.com/dinin...untain-dining/
>> I don't care to have a crowd in my home, nor do I want people I barely
>> know casing my home.
>
>Paranoid much? The last big party we had was my husband's co-workers
>and their wives. I don't know most of them from Adam's off ox.

None of your husband's co-workers with their husbands?
Seems where your husband works is against employing women... or you
don't permit your husband to socialize with female co-workers... talk
about paranoia.

>> I don't mind a warm weather cook out but then
>> everyone stays outdoors.
>
>My layout has everybody going through the kitchen to get to the
>bathroom. We're sufficiently suburban that using the backyard
>is not an option.

That makes no sense, surburbia is all about backyards. My last house
was in the burbs, all homes on 1/4 acre lots. As for bathrooms all
were on cesspools so none could handle a crowd without risking a
backup that suddenly ended the party. Some neighbors would rent a
portapotty when they had a bunch of guests... I went the restaurant
route... I didn't think a portapotty in the driveway was very, um
hospitable. Now I live in a farming community, everyone is on septic
systems so people are very aware not to over burdon them. Farm people
don't think twice about using the woods, and not just guests, if they
happen to be outdoors homeowners use the woods too... it's usually a
much shorter walk to the trees and bushes than back to the house.

And no, I don't want people I barely know traipsing all over my home.
Several years ago a co-worker I was friendly with was having a large
gathering for Thanksgiving. I volunteered to help with the cooking
which was much appreciated. Just as I was about to leave I used their
bathroom and there on the vanity was his wife's diamond engagement
ring in a small glass bowl. I called them over and apprised them to
put it away as the guests would be arriving momentarilly. I was told
that they were all good friends and family. I didn't stay as I was
only there to help cook. Needless to say the next day I was informed
that ring disappeared as did several other valuables from throughout
their home. I can recount several other similar events, even I had
things taken from my bathroom by guests, stupid items like shaving
gear, nail clippers, and nose hair scissors. Often people you think
you know very well are closet kleptomaniacs.

My advice is when having guests to put all valuables out of sight lest
they become an attractive nuisance that will cause honest folk to
become a thief.

On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 9:59:49 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 05:23:41 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 10:15:06 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:27:20 -0800, "Cheri" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> >> .. .
> >> >> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:07:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:20:12 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >> >>>> > wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >> >>>>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> >> >>>>>> > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> >> >>>>>> > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> It's obvious that you don't entertain.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> >> >>>>>they're just passing through to get to the beer.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Cindy Hamilton
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I don't do those kind of parties, never did. I don't invite guests to
> >> >>>> rummage through my fridge, cupboards, or through any part of my home.
> >> >>>> When I serve chilled drinks and ice I put out an an ice chest. I
> >> >>>> never tell guests to make themselves at home... especially when I've
> >> >>>> not been to their home.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>LOL, well...there you have it then! Nobody invites you to their home,
> >> >>>which
> >> >>>explains a lot.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Cheri
> >> >>
> >> >> Some do but some don't, those who live like you and would be too
> >> >> embarrassed for anyone to see their pigsty. LOL
> >> >>
> >> >> Actually I don't do parties anymore, I'll invite up to two couples for
> >> >> dinner is all. When there are a bunch that wants to get together I
> >> >> suggest a restaurant, everyone can pay their own tab. Once they
> >> >> realize they'll be paying their tab they decline... moochers can't
> >> >> ever be my friends, unless they're wild critters.
> >> >
> >> >I was just kidding anyway. I think you have a beautiful set up where you
> >> >live, and I hope your New Year is good and healthy! BTW, I think the
> >> >restaurant idea is splendid.
> >> >
> >> >Cheri
> >>
> >> A restaurant works well when there's a group, no individual is put out
> >> and has to foot the entire bill. Typically in summer we all gather at
> >> the local golf course restaurant. Food is excellent, service
> >> spectacular, very affordable, and views are breathtaking.
> >> http://www.thunderhartgolf.com/
> >> In winter we meet at a restaurant in Windham, either at the ski lodge
> >> or somewhere in town.
> >> http://www.windhammountain.com/
> >> http://www.windhammountain.com/dinin...untain-dining/
> >> I don't care to have a crowd in my home, nor do I want people I barely
> >> know casing my home.
> >
> >Paranoid much? The last big party we had was my husband's co-workers
> >and their wives. I don't know most of them from Adam's off ox.
>
> None of your husband's co-workers with their husbands?

Thanks for reminding me that not all of the engineers at his
workplace (or at mine) are male. But most of them are. I
should have written "spouses" rather than "wives".

> Seems where your husband works is against employing women... or you
> don't permit your husband to socialize with female co-workers... talk
> about paranoia.
>
> >> I don't mind a warm weather cook out but then
> >> everyone stays outdoors.
> >
> >My layout has everybody going through the kitchen to get to the
> >bathroom. We're sufficiently suburban that using the backyard
> >is not an option.
>
> That makes no sense, surburbia is all about backyards.

I thought my meaning was clear from context. We can't use the
backyard as a bathroom. We have city water and sewerage.

> My last house
> was in the burbs, all homes on 1/4 acre lots. As for bathrooms all
> were on cesspools so none could handle a crowd without risking a
> backup that suddenly ended the party. Some neighbors would rent a
> portapotty when they had a bunch of guests... I went the restaurant
> route... I didn't think a portapotty in the driveway was very, um
> hospitable. Now I live in a farming community, everyone is on septic
> systems so people are very aware not to over burdon them. Farm people
> don't think twice about using the woods, and not just guests, if they
> happen to be outdoors homeowners use the woods too... it's usually a
> much shorter walk to the trees and bushes than back to the house.
>
> And no, I don't want people I barely know traipsing all over my home.
> Several years ago a co-worker I was friendly with was having a large
> gathering for Thanksgiving. I volunteered to help with the cooking
> which was much appreciated. Just as I was about to leave I used their
> bathroom and there on the vanity was his wife's diamond engagement
> ring in a small glass bowl. I called them over and apprised them to
> put it away as the guests would be arriving momentarilly. I was told
> that they were all good friends and family. I didn't stay as I was
> only there to help cook. Needless to say the next day I was informed
> that ring disappeared as did several other valuables from throughout
> their home. I can recount several other similar events, even I had
> things taken from my bathroom by guests, stupid items like shaving
> gear, nail clippers, and nose hair scissors. Often people you think
> you know very well are closet kleptomaniacs.
>
> My advice is when having guests to put all valuables out of sight lest
> they become an attractive nuisance that will cause honest folk to
> become a thief.

We don't have valuables, except his guns (which are always locked
away). I can't see one of our guests making off with the television
or one of our cars. Apart from the sentimental value, even our
wedding rings are worth at most a few hundred dollars. Less
than half a troy ounce of 14-carat gold in both of them.

I was thinking about the last time we had people over (first
Sunday in December). It was another couple and a woman
whose boyfriend couldn't make it that night, so five of us
for dinner. We prepared individual pizza crusts, and let
everyone come in the kitchen and put whatever toppings on them
they liked. A good time was had by all.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-01-01 9:02 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Sometimes bald eagles will use the same nest for 20 years, and other pairs will
> make a new nest every few years. Experts have no idea why, but in this case,
> you are right, they don't nest in dead trees.

They tend not to build new nests in dead trees, but if there is an
existing nest in a dead tree they will use it.