On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:41:52 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Until he recently retired, my cousin was a firefighter in Washington
>> State. He told me he and many others were frequently recruited to help
>> out with California wild fires. Yes, tall dry grass is definitely a
>> fire hazard.
>
>I do think we should just sell California back to Mexico
>very cheaply. That would solve so many USA problems.
>
>Tim Allen: "God bless the USA except for California"

I thought New York and California were the intelligent part of the
country.

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:41:37 PM UTC-4, Pamela wrote:
> On 18:09 27 Aug 2020, Cindy Hamilton said:
>
> > On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:40:42 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Bruce wrote:
> >> >
> >> > No, Trump cheated his way into university.
> >>
> >> Nah, more like his parents cheated his way into university.
> >
> > He allegedly paid someone to take the SAT for him, and his father
> > made generous donations to the universities he attended.
> >
> > Cindy H amilton
> >
> Also, it's strange how Trump's undistinguished time at Wharton has not been
> the subject of tell-all leaks by former classmates.

They didn't seem to notice him, much. I read recently that he spent all his
free time going back to New York so he could pretend to be a player in
the real estate market there.

<https://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/donald-trumps-peers-reveal-what-the-president-was-really-like-in-college.html/>

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:45:52 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about? I already live on a lushly
> > green sub-tropical island.
>
> And constantly complain about the heat, humidity and rain.
> And you stay indoors constantly.
>
I complain about the heat and humidity as well. It's our prerogative when
we live in hot, humid climates. I don't know about Jill, but I get no
ocean breezes here to deal with the heat and humidity.

You complain the banks aren't open at the crack of dawn so we're even.
Shut your yap or hit the banks when they open, not when you want them
to open.

"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:36:25 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
>
>On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:18:15 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
>>>
>>> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of
>>> Bad Neighbours.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and
>>property devaluers.
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg
>>(these are not flowers, they are weeds)
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/CxQ5pNyK/Overgrown-Yard-3.jpg
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/V6z37x70/Overgrown-Yard-4.jpg
>
>Flowering weeds can be important for bees
>
>====
>
> I couldn't care less what someone's garden looks like so long as mine
>doesn't look like that))

I wouldn't like it either, especially around the house. I can be lazy,
but not that lazy.

====

Oh yes!!!

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
> >People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.
>
> We had 3. Now only 1.
>
The other two ended up as Sunday dinner?

"Art Delacroix" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:46:10 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Bruce"Â wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days!
>>>>
>>>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up
>>>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone
>>>> posting under your name?)
>>>
>>> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty
>>> dumb) is in a far worse category.
>>
>> You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're
>> like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine.
>>
>> =====
>>
>> Â LOL you noticed)))Â Pathetic!!!
>>
>>
>Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
>from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce
>sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.

You seem to only know 3 modes of talking: bitching (your favourite),
gossiping (your second favourite) and sucking up (oh, that's so funny,
Ed). But there's also such a thing as normal talking. Try it!

===

ROFLMAO

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:41:29 +0100, Pamela wrote:

> Also, it's strange how Trump's undistinguished time at Wharton has not
> been the subject of tell-all leaks by former classmates.

Maybe you can 'scope it all out for us, Pamela.

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:46:17 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Bruce"Â wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days!
> >>>
> >>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up
> >>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone
> >>> posting under your name?)
> >>
> >> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty
> >> dumb) is in a far worse category.
> >
> > You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're
> > like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine.
> >
> > =====
> >
> > Â LOL you noticed)))Â Pathetic!!!
> >
> >
> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
> from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce
> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
>
> Jill

You're such a jealous little girl. That's not cool.

====

I noticed that too <smile> Sad!

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:31:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:57:17 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:29:16 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:54:56 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up
>>>>>>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone
>>>>>>> posting under your name?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty
>>>>>> dumb) is in a far worse category.
>>>>>
>>>>> You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're
>>>>> like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine.
>>>>
>>>> I just don't treat people I call friends the way she turned on me out
>>>> of the blue, having apparently credited me with a post I never made.
>>>
>>> Yes, you've been going on about that for years. She'll have had her
>>> reasons. May I carefully suggest you move on?
>>
>> I don't do what you tell me, can't think of a reason why I would. Just
>> remember though, one day she will confuse her posts and turn on you,
>> talk to me then :-®
>
> Snowflake.
>

Buttsniffer.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:11:11 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.
>>
>> We had 3. Now only 1.
>>
>The other two ended up as Sunday dinner?

They died of natural causes.

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 2:26:02 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:11:11 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.
> >>
> >> We had 3. Now only 1.
> >>
> >The other two ended up as Sunday dinner?
>
> They died of natural causes.
>
https://i.postimg.cc/MGPJFqFf/Hatchet.jpg

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:41:38 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:43:48 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:16:37 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2020-08-26 8:37 p.m., wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 6:32:38 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:24:45 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On my side of town and probably in the other older neighborhoods people are
>>>>>> allowed to keep chickens. But NO roosters.
>>>>>
>>>>> when we moved here years ago, the CCRs didn't allow chickens. Now it
>>>>> is common to have a message on Nextdoor about lost or found chickens.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>> This keeping of chickens on my side of town is rather new. Less than
>>>> five years old.
>>>>
>>>The city is asking us to send in our opinions about keeping chickens in
>>>our backyards.
>>>Also asking various things about dogs and cats.
>>
>>Be careful they don't allow roosters, these days they start yapping
>>about 4a.m.
>
>When we first moved here, despite the CCRs, someone had chickens and a
>rooster. They got rid of the chickens but the rooster made a break
>for it and lived 5 years on the wild side. He'd get up in the pine
>trees early in the a.m. and make sure we all were awake.
>Funniest thing to see a rooster 25 feet up a tree calling out the
>start to morning.
>Janet US

My sense of humour would be low at that hour!

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:33:11 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 2:26:02 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:11:11 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.
>> >>
>> >> We had 3. Now only 1.
>> >>
>> >The other two ended up as Sunday dinner?
>>
>> They died of natural causes.
>>
>https://i.postimg.cc/MGPJFqFf/Hatchet.jpg

We took the father rooster to the vet because he wasn't walking
anymore. Turned out he had an abdominal tumor and they put him down.

On 20:12 27 Aug 2020, Mike Duffy said:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:41:29 +0100, Pamela wrote:
>>
>> Also, it's strange how Trump's undistinguished time at Wharton has not
>> been the subject of tell-all leaks by former classmates.
>
> Maybe you can 'scope it all out for us, Pamela.

I'm sorry if I gave you the impression I was one of Trump's class mates at
Wharton.

Are you a Trump supporter?

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:


>People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.

Eh?

Everyone I know with chickens for eggs has a rooster.

> Some of my
>neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
>noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
>since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
>barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
>bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
>as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
>right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.

Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
can tolerate the noise.

Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Art Delacroix"* wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:46:10 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce"Â* wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days!
>>>>>
>>>>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as
>>>>> teaming up
>>>>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is
>>>>> someone
>>>>> posting under your name?)
>>>>
>>>> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually
>>>> pretty
>>>> dumb) is in a far worse category.
>>>
>>> You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're
>>> like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine.
>>>
>>> =====
>>>
>>> *Â* LOL you noticed)))Â* Pathetic!!!
>>>
>>>
>> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
>> from the UK have a long-standing animosity.* Quite a few others.
>> Bruce
>> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
>
> You seem to only know 3 modes of talking: bitching (your favourite),
> gossiping (your second favourite) and sucking up (oh, that's so funny,
> Ed). But there's also such a thing as normal talking. Try it!
>
> ===
>
> ROFLMAO
>
>
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!

What does himself think?

On 2020-08-27 4:55 p.m., Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> Some of my
>> neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
>> noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
>> since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
>> barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
>> bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
>> as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
>> right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.
>
> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
> can tolerate the noise.

When we first moved here our neighbours had geese. They were
intimidating enough to make my Bouvier des Flandres nervous.

There are some free range guinea fowl at the corner, a half mile down
the road. There are often four of them out walking around. They cross
the street but don't seem to range more than about 100 yards from the home.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:37:47 +0100, Pamela wrote:

> On 20:12 27 Aug 2020, Mike Duffy said:

>> Maybe you can 'scope it all out for us, Pamela.
>
> I'm sorry if I gave you the impression I was one of Trump's class mates
> at Wharton.

Oh no! I meant that you can show us your net-sleuthing skills to get to
the bottom of the conspiracy of silence perpetrated by Trump's classmates.

You said it was 'strange' yourself, did you not?

On 8/27/2020 3:35 PM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:41:38 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:43:48 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:16:37 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2020-08-26 8:37 p.m., wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 6:32:38 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:24:45 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On my side of town and probably in the other older neighborhoods people are
>>>>>>> allowed to keep chickens. But NO roosters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when we moved here years ago, the CCRs didn't allow chickens. Now it
>>>>>> is common to have a message on Nextdoor about lost or found chickens.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>
>>>>> This keeping of chickens on my side of town is rather new. Less than
>>>>> five years old.
>>>>>
>>>> The city is asking us to send in our opinions about keeping chickens in
>>>> our backyards.
>>>> Also asking various things about dogs and cats.
>>>
>>> Be careful they don't allow roosters, these days they start yapping
>>> about 4a.m.
>>
>> When we first moved here, despite the CCRs, someone had chickens and a
>> rooster. They got rid of the chickens but the rooster made a break
>> for it and lived 5 years on the wild side. He'd get up in the pine
>> trees early in the a.m. and make sure we all were awake.
>> Funniest thing to see a rooster 25 feet up a tree calling out the
>> start to morning.
>> Janet US
>
> My sense of humour would be low at that hour!
>
So would mine! The small apartment complex where I lived in Cordova, TN
was sort of out in the boonies. There were some people who lived down
the street who had a small farm. Always pretty chickens running around
in the front yard. Free range! They had a rooster that would start
crowing before daybreak. That bird was annoying.

Jill

On 8/27/2020 4:55 PM, Je�us wrote:
>
> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
> can tolerate the noise.
>
I remember the "watch geese" at the lumberyard that was across the
street from our house in Bangkok. Noisy! The owners lived on the
premises and the geese would certainly alert them if someone entered the
yard at night. The geese would likely chase and try to bite them, too.

Jill

On 8/27/2020 11:46 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about? I already live on a lushly
>> green sub-tropical island.
>
> And constantly complain about the heat, humidity and rain.
> And you stay indoors constantly.
>
Whatever. Seems you bring up weather more often than I do, along with
frequent references to the beach. I don't start threads about weather
unless there's a hurricane. Sure I stay inside when it's 95F (+)
outside and the humidity is 94%. Why on earth should I feel all hot and
sticky if I don't have to?

I love being able to open the windows and to sit outside. I even sit
outside when the temperature is in the 90's... if the humidity is low.
But no, I won't give up my air conditioning.

It does rain a lot but that doesn't bother me a bit. I sleep really
well when there's a nice thunderstorm.

You're deflecting. What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about?

Jill

On 8/27/2020 3:05 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:45:52 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about? I already live on a lushly
>>> green sub-tropical island.
>>
>> And constantly complain about the heat, humidity and rain.
>> And you stay indoors constantly.
>>
> I complain about the heat and humidity as well. It's our prerogative when
> we live in hot, humid climates. I don't know about Jill, but I get no
> ocean breezes here to deal with the heat and humidity.
>
Actually, we get very nice breezes. Depends on the time of year.
Crosswinds, sometimes. I like sitting outside when the wind will blow
up from one direction... wait a minute and the wind comes back from the
other direction. It's relaxing to watch the tops of the trees as as the
wind changes direction. Interesting. Doesn't usually happen when it's
extremely hot and humid, though.

Do I complain about the rain? It doesn't bother me. Keeps me from
grilling stuff sometimes but I have other ways to cook things. I'm not
a die-hard griller.

Rain? I sleep very well if there's a good thunderstorm. Heck, I slept
through Hurricane Matthew. LOL I have a sound machine that is set to
the sound of rain with occasional thunder. (The real thing is so much
better!) When the power went out at 3:30AM that morning I was able to
go right back to sleep to the sound of the wind and rain.

> You complain the banks aren't open at the crack of dawn so we're even.
> Shut your yap or hit the banks when they open, not when you want them
> to open.
>
He's deflecting from my question. What do I have to be jealous about?

Jill

On 8/27/2020 3:14 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "dsi1"Â* wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:46:17 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce"ÂÂ* wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >
>> > On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days!
>> >>>
>> >>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up
>> >>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone
>> >>> posting under your name?)
>> >>
>> >> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty
>> >> dumb) is in a far worse category.
>> >
>> > You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're
>> > like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine.
>> >
>> > =====
>> >
>> >Â* ÂÂ* LOL you noticed)))ÂÂ* Pathetic!!!
>> >
>> >
>> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
>> from the UK have a long-standing animosity.Â* Quite a few others.Â* Bruce
>> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You're such a jealous little girl. That's not cool.
>
> ====
>
> Â*Â*Â* I noticed that too <smile>Â* Sad!
>
Again, jealous of WHAT? Your little make each other feel good clique?

As a long-term participant on RFC I feel I should mention: TINC.

Jill

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:04:51 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/27/2020 3:14 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "dsi1"Â* wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:46:17 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:

>>> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
>>> from the UK have a long-standing animosity.Â* Quite a few others.Â* Bruce
>>> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> You're such a jealous little girl. That's not cool.
>>
>> ====
>>
>> Â*Â*Â* I noticed that too <smile>Â* Sad!
>>
>Again, jealous of WHAT? Your little make each other feel good clique?
>
>As a long-term participant on RFC I feel I should mention: TINC.

There Is No Clique?

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 7:13:57 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-08-27 4:55 p.m., Je�us wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Some of my
> >> neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
> >> noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
> >> since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
> >> barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
> >> bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
> >> as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
> >> right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.
> >
> > Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
> > can tolerate the noise.
>
> When we first moved here our neighbours had geese. They were
> intimidating enough to make my Bouvier des Flandres nervous.

Geese are or can be quite mean! They take NO SHIT! :-)

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 7:13:57 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2020-08-27 4:55 p.m., Je�us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some of my
>>>> neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
>>>> noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
>>>> since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
>>>> barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
>>>> bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
>>>> as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
>>>> right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.
>>>
>>> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
>>> can tolerate the noise.
>>
>> When we first moved here our neighbours had geese. They were
>> intimidating enough to make my Bouvier des Flandres nervous.
>
> Geese are or can be quite mean! They take NO SHIT! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...
>

You have a lot of geese there in da Loo?

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:19:47 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/27/2020 4:55 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
>> can tolerate the noise.
>>
>I remember the "watch geese" at the lumberyard that was across the
>street from our house in Bangkok. Noisy! The owners lived on the
>premises and the geese would certainly alert them if someone entered the
>yard at night. The geese would likely chase and try to bite them, too.

Geese will detect a stranger (human or animal) quicker than a dog
does, some ducks are even better again. My geese aren't very
aggressive, but they sure are noisy.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:14:49 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2020-08-27 4:55 p.m., Je?us wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Some of my
>>> neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
>>> noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
>>> since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
>>> barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
>>> bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
>>> as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
>>> right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.
>>
>> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
>> can tolerate the noise.
>
>When we first moved here our neighbours had geese. They were
>intimidating enough to make my Bouvier des Flandres nervous.
>
> There are some free range guinea fowl at the corner, a half mile down
>the road. There are often four of them out walking around. They cross
>the street but don't seem to range more than about 100 yards from the home.

Ours get around a lot, they're great for keeping snakes off the
property too.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:20:07 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:14:49 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2020-08-27 4:55 p.m., Je?us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some of my
>>>> neighbors keep roosters as pets, they really don't make a lot of
>>>> noise, they can make a racket for about 3-4 minutes at sunrise, but
>>>> since they are pets they are kept caged indoors, typically in a locked
>>>> barn or shed to protect them from preditors. Roosters crowing don't
>>>> bother us, we are awake anyway. Some keep geese, they can be annoying
>>>> as they are so loud and can honk at any time, and they like to walk
>>>> right up to you and honk in your ear, deafening.
>>>
>>> Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
>>> can tolerate the noise.
>>
>>When we first moved here our neighbours had geese. They were
>>intimidating enough to make my Bouvier des Flandres nervous.
>>
>> There are some free range guinea fowl at the corner, a half mile down
>>the road. There are often four of them out walking around. They cross
>>the street but don't seem to range more than about 100 yards from the home.
>
>Ours get around a lot, they're great for keeping snakes off the
>property too.

They chase you off?

In article >,
says...
>
> On 8/27/2020 4:55 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >
> > Ducks and Geese make good security systems. Guinea fowl too, if you
> > can tolerate the noise.
> >
> I remember the "watch geese" at the lumberyard that was across the
> street from our house in Bangkok. Noisy! The owners lived on the
> premises and the geese would certainly alert them if someone entered the
> yard at night. The geese would likely chase and try to bite them, too.
>
> Jill

Until just a few years ago, one of Scotland's bonded whisky
warehouses was guarded by geese.

https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/wh.../scotch-watch-
the-ballantine-s-geese/

Janet UK

" wrote:
>
> On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 2:26:02 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:11:11 -0700 (PDT), "
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:22:55 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >People who keep chickens for eggs don't have a rooster.
> > >>
> > >> We had 3. Now only 1.
> > >>
> > >The other two ended up as Sunday dinner?
> >
> > They died of natural causes.
> >
> https://i.postimg.cc/MGPJFqFf/Hatchet.jpg

Ted Nugent used to have a reality show where a group of
city people would come to learn to survive without grocery
stores, etc. It was amusing.

In one show, after several days, they were all starving and
he showed up and said, "Good news! You all get to have a
chicken dinner tonight."

They all brightened up and were happy until his friend
unloaded a couple of crates of live chickens and left it
to them to make dinner. ha hah aha

Some were horrified and then one Joan-like woman said, "The
hell with them. I'm eating em tonight." And she killed them.

Only one woman refused to eat the "poor chickens" even after
they were cooked.

Hmmmm...what would Bruce do?

Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >When we first moved here, despite the CCRs, someone had chickens and a
> >rooster. They got rid of the chickens but the rooster made a break
> >for it and lived 5 years on the wild side. He'd get up in the pine
> >trees early in the a.m. and make sure we all were awake.
> >Funniest thing to see a rooster 25 feet up a tree calling out the
> >start to morning.
> >Janet US
>
> My sense of humour would be low at that hour!

One summer, we had a woodpecker that would fly onto my roof
right above my bedroom and "machine gun" the metal flashing
for an hour or so with his beak. I often went out and
threw a stick up at him to chase him off.

On 01:28 28 Aug 2020, Mike Duffy said:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:37:47 +0100, Pamela wrote:
>
>> On 20:12 27 Aug 2020, Mike Duffy said:
>
>>> Maybe you can 'scope it all out for us, Pamela.
>>
>> I'm sorry if I gave you the impression I was one of Trump's class mates
>> at Wharton.
>
> Oh no! I meant that you can show us your net-sleuthing skills to get to
> the bottom of the conspiracy of silence perpetrated by Trump's classmates.
>
> You said it was 'strange' yourself, did you not?

It's strange how Trump's undistinguished time at Wharton has not been
the subject of tell-all leaks by former classmates. What's your problem,
Mike?

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:02:06 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>
>> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> >When we first moved here, despite the CCRs, someone had chickens and a
>> >rooster. They got rid of the chickens but the rooster made a break
>> >for it and lived 5 years on the wild side. He'd get up in the pine
>> >trees early in the a.m. and make sure we all were awake.
>> >Funniest thing to see a rooster 25 feet up a tree calling out the
>> >start to morning.
>> >Janet US
>>
>> My sense of humour would be low at that hour!
>
>One summer, we had a woodpecker that would fly onto my roof
>right above my bedroom and "machine gun" the metal flashing
>for an hour or so with his beak. I often went out and
>threw a stick up at him to chase him off.

My neighbour by the sea was a radio buff and had a big aerial on his
roof. The male woodpeckers all used it, it would seem,so an
ornithologist told me, that the loudest woodpecker drummer is seen to
be the best mate by the females So it isn't that he doesn't
understand he can't drill a hole in the metal.

Bruce wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:04:51 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 8/27/2020 3:14 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> "dsi1"Â wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:46:17 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
>
> >>> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
> >>> from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce
> >>> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> You're such a jealous little girl. That's not cool.
> >>
> >> ====
> >>
> >> Â Â Â I noticed that too <smile>Â Sad!
> >>
> >Again, jealous of WHAT? Your little make each other feel good clique?
> >
> >As a long-term participant on RFC I feel I should mention: TINC.
>
> There Is No Clique?

I love it when (in any newsgroup) people say, I've been here
longer than you or I'm a long term participant. They seem to
think that they are the chosen special ones. LOL

SF said that to me once. "I've been here longer than you and
I'll still be here when you leave." So much for that claim.

Whatever she's up to, I wish her the best but I don't miss her
arrogance.

John Kuthe wrote:
> Geese are or can be quite mean! They take NO SHIT! :-)

Friggin geese. I was at a lake once with many geese. At one
point, some upset goose ran right towards me honking it's
beak off with with wings wide open. Attack mode.

Didn't scare me as they have no teeth. Soon as it got about
2-3 feet away, I gave it a quick kick to the chest and
knocked it sideways.

Goose immediately turned around and ran away with wings
over butt, still honking it's beak off.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about? I already live on a lushly
> >> green sub-tropical island.
> >
> > And constantly complain about the heat, humidity and rain.
> > And you stay indoors constantly.
> >
> Whatever. Seems you bring up weather more often than I do, along with
> frequent references to the beach. I don't start threads about weather
> unless there's a hurricane. Sure I stay inside when it's 95F (+)
> outside and the humidity is 94%. Why on earth should I feel all hot and
> sticky if I don't have to?
>
> I love being able to open the windows and to sit outside. I even sit
> outside when the temperature is in the 90's... if the humidity is low.
> But no, I won't give up my air conditioning.
>
> It does rain a lot but that doesn't bother me a bit. I sleep really
> well when there's a nice thunderstorm.
>
> You're deflecting. What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about?

Nothing about jealousy.

You said, "I already live on a lushly green sub-tropical island."

I merely pointed out that you don't take advantage of it.
You constantly complain about it.
You stay indoors (or your backyard) all the time.
If that's all you do, who cares about a lushy green sub-tropical
island?

You could live in the Arizona desert indoors with a large pic
of a lushly green backyard to look at. You can eat the same
grocery
seafood out there too.

Nothing wrong with being a homebody but those people shouldn't
care where they live. Why would it matter?

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:07:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>> > jmcquown wrote:
>> >> What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about? I already live on a lushly
>> >> green sub-tropical island.
>> >
>> > And constantly complain about the heat, humidity and rain.
>> > And you stay indoors constantly.
>> >
>> Whatever. Seems you bring up weather more often than I do, along with
>> frequent references to the beach. I don't start threads about weather
>> unless there's a hurricane. Sure I stay inside when it's 95F (+)
>> outside and the humidity is 94%. Why on earth should I feel all hot and
>> sticky if I don't have to?
>>
>> I love being able to open the windows and to sit outside. I even sit
>> outside when the temperature is in the 90's... if the humidity is low.
>> But no, I won't give up my air conditioning.
>>
>> It does rain a lot but that doesn't bother me a bit. I sleep really
>> well when there's a nice thunderstorm.
>>
>> You're deflecting. What is it I'm supposed to be jealous about?
>
>Nothing about jealousy.
>
>You said, "I already live on a lushly green sub-tropical island."
>
>I merely pointed out that you don't take advantage of it.
>You constantly complain about it.
>You stay indoors (or your backyard) all the time.
>If that's all you do, who cares about a lushy green sub-tropical
>island?
>
>You could live in the Arizona desert indoors with a large pic
>of a lushly green backyard to look at. You can eat the same
>grocery
>seafood out there too.
>
>Nothing wrong with being a homebody but those people shouldn't
>care where they live. Why would it matter?

I'm puzzled by what you say, I honestly don't remember Jill
complaining about her weather and housing. I do remember her sharing
bird stories, flower pictures, that kind of thing. Not what I would
call complaining.
Janet US

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:03:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:04:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 8/27/2020 3:14 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "dsi1"Â wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>
>> >> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:46:17 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> >>> Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet
>> >>> from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce
>> >>> sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jill
>> >>
>> >> You're such a jealous little girl. That's not cool.
>> >>
>> >> ====
>> >>
>> >> Â Â Â I noticed that too <smile>Â Sad!
>> >>
>> >Again, jealous of WHAT? Your little make each other feel good clique?
>> >
>> >As a long-term participant on RFC I feel I should mention: TINC.
>>
>> There Is No Clique?
>
>I love it when (in any newsgroup) people say, I've been here
>longer than you or I'm a long term participant. They seem to
>think that they are the chosen special ones. LOL
>
>SF said that to me once. "I've been here longer than you and
>I'll still be here when you leave." So much for that claim.
>
>Whatever she's up to, I wish her the best but I don't miss her
>arrogance.

ditto

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:03:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:04:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Again, jealous of WHAT? Your little make each other feel good clique?
>> >
>> >As a long-term participant on RFC I feel I should mention: TINC.
>>
>> There Is No Clique?
>
>I love it when (in any newsgroup) people say, I've been here
>longer than you or I'm a long term participant. They seem to
>think that they are the chosen special ones. LOL
>
>SF said that to me once. "I've been here longer than you and
>I'll still be here when you leave." So much for that claim.
>
>Whatever she's up to, I wish her the best but I don't miss her
>arrogance.

Arrogant or not, she was not an RFC vulture.