hows it going?
Southern NY, Dutchess county and below
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So I am out of time and I still haven't read through all the posts I missed but am loving them so far.
About the rats - I LOVED that show Ratbusters! I read a great book on Rats called, creatively enough, RATS by a guy from Westchester. It's very interesting, really, they are so smart these little buggers which makes them so hard to catch really. My husband worked in construction in Manhattan for a long time and they all have many stories about uncovering massive rat nests in the sewer lines. Back in the 19th century the seedier entertainment places used to have rat terrier contests where they would put a terrier into a large wooden ring and unleash about 30 rats at the same time. The dog that killed all the rats the fastest was the champion for the night. They would pay young boys by the bag to collect rats from the wharves and docks for these fights. I always think to myself if people were still doing this instead of fighting pit-bulls against each other I have a feeling there wouldn't be as much objection to it. Not that they didn't have regular dog fights back then either. To get rid of the rats I suggest you do everything: poison, block holes, set traps, lay out coyote urine - you name it. If you just try one method at a time they'll learn how to defeat it one by one. Rats are very, very smart.
Suzanne, I am sorry you're having a rough spot. The worst part is you know they're doing this because they (the bureaucrats) f'ed up the budget probably riding around in county owned cars and using county bought cell phones and god knows what all else - paying off cronies with no-show jobs - and who pays for it? Honest civil servants. I'm sure the fire and police departments are getting the royal treatment as well. I think the advice given about waiting until August is very good, I know several of my friends that are teachers have had colleagues wait until then to tell them they aren't coming back that year because they didn't hear from the new place until then either, etc. etc. Have you thought about teaching high school? I think your sense of humor is so wickedly funny, older kids would really relate to you.
Ok the whining just kicked up a notch from the other room - hope to be back later with bird pictures -
About the rats - I LOVED that show Ratbusters! I read a great book on Rats called, creatively enough, RATS by a guy from Westchester. It's very interesting, really, they are so smart these little buggers which makes them so hard to catch really. My husband worked in construction in Manhattan for a long time and they all have many stories about uncovering massive rat nests in the sewer lines. Back in the 19th century the seedier entertainment places used to have rat terrier contests where they would put a terrier into a large wooden ring and unleash about 30 rats at the same time. The dog that killed all the rats the fastest was the champion for the night. They would pay young boys by the bag to collect rats from the wharves and docks for these fights. I always think to myself if people were still doing this instead of fighting pit-bulls against each other I have a feeling there wouldn't be as much objection to it. Not that they didn't have regular dog fights back then either. To get rid of the rats I suggest you do everything: poison, block holes, set traps, lay out coyote urine - you name it. If you just try one method at a time they'll learn how to defeat it one by one. Rats are very, very smart.
Suzanne, I am sorry you're having a rough spot. The worst part is you know they're doing this because they (the bureaucrats) f'ed up the budget probably riding around in county owned cars and using county bought cell phones and god knows what all else - paying off cronies with no-show jobs - and who pays for it? Honest civil servants. I'm sure the fire and police departments are getting the royal treatment as well. I think the advice given about waiting until August is very good, I know several of my friends that are teachers have had colleagues wait until then to tell them they aren't coming back that year because they didn't hear from the new place until then either, etc. etc. Have you thought about teaching high school? I think your sense of humor is so wickedly funny, older kids would really relate to you.
Ok the whining just kicked up a notch from the other room - hope to be back later with bird pictures -
Ok doke - so the mystery blue birds are in fact Tree Swallows. I checked the box today and there is one small white egg that I can see. After the chickadees mysteriously disappeared only days after they hatched I'm not going to mess with it after that. I'm not sure what happened with the chickadees but I doubt they were able to fly that fast. As I was taking the first set of pictures I spotted an opossum in the back corner of the yard - this was at 5:00pm - so he may have had something to do with that. The entry hole for the box is pretty big too so it could have been a blue jay or a crow or something else like that? Not sure. Anyway - here are my spring nesting guests #2 for the box:
There is a resort in British Columbia where you can go stay just to watch Thunderstorms. Don't know the name of it, but it seemed like an awesome vacation to me. Then again, I"m a nerd.I love .....but am so respectful of thunder storms.
Yep, I live in Longwood. AND, I WAS a volunteer fireman for Ridge co #1 a few years back.
But there, the girls are treated differently than the boys.
Part of training is to carry a 100 lb dummy up stairs donned in your SCBA and such.
But every weekend, I would be forced to wash the fire trucks.
Look for something else to do.... say, dump the garbage?
"Oh, no honey. You need to get some help. You're gonna hurt yourself."
By picking a bag of trash and throwing it in the dumpster??
So after getting annoyed about being treated like a girl, I kept washing trucks.
And every week, you need to check all the equipment on those trucks, and make sure they have gas, and start.
So one day I picked up a chainsaw, and flipped the choke, pushed the primer, and started it on the first pull.
EVERYONE looked like Holy Crap, she knows how to do that???
I quit the Ridge FD. I was a fireman out west in Utah, never had any crap.
Drove the truck a few times, stick shift and all.
Not here. Needless to say, our dept. has THE WORST response time on Long Island.
And don't get me going on the ambulances.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but I can't make this crap up....
But there, the girls are treated differently than the boys.
Part of training is to carry a 100 lb dummy up stairs donned in your SCBA and such.
But every weekend, I would be forced to wash the fire trucks.
Look for something else to do.... say, dump the garbage?
"Oh, no honey. You need to get some help. You're gonna hurt yourself."
By picking a bag of trash and throwing it in the dumpster??
So after getting annoyed about being treated like a girl, I kept washing trucks.
And every week, you need to check all the equipment on those trucks, and make sure they have gas, and start.
So one day I picked up a chainsaw, and flipped the choke, pushed the primer, and started it on the first pull.
EVERYONE looked like Holy Crap, she knows how to do that???
I quit the Ridge FD. I was a fireman out west in Utah, never had any crap.
Drove the truck a few times, stick shift and all.
Not here. Needless to say, our dept. has THE WORST response time on Long Island.
And don't get me going on the ambulances.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but I can't make this crap up....
Love it! So glad chicken fever is catching. My husband is happy enough to watch them but I still can't get him to hold one. I'm not sure if he's scared or if it's because they're "dirty". Probably a bit of both. Luckily he was awesome enough to clean up a massive doggie poo explosion in the hallway at 5:00am this morning to the point where I didn't even know it had happened until he told me later. That is a keeper!Last post I promise and then I will shut up xD.... My mom is friends with a lady that is a vet in manhatten, and last week she got a rescued sebright in..... Well, At the show my dad saw some, And he said (remember this is the dad that hates my chickens) I WANT A FEW OF THOSE!..... anyways, the lady called and asked if we would be interested in rescuing a 6 week old rooster, My mom asked my dad and he said only if it was a sebright!.... Well as I said... IT WAS lol... SOOOOO now got 40 chickens xD I am going to pick it up on sunday.... Also I caught my brother (noah, The cool one) HOLDING and SNUGGLING my little cochin rooster.... LOL BUSTED.... And I have caught my dad baby talking them and petting them on more than one occasion.... Whose crazy now huh?
Oh you have to hang some oranges! Get a bag from the grocery store. Orioles are so pretty!
LOL, When we first got our last batch of little ones, I walked in on my dad, HOLDING a day old chick SINGING to it.... Of course he will NEVER admit it =] lol
That is fantastic!!! Love it!Speaking about burning up, here's a little article from the Long Islander that will cheer you up. http://www.longislandernews.com/papers/longislander/news/news2.html
The Laura referred to is my daughter...
[quote name="Glasshen" url="/t/534036/southern-ny-dutchess-county-and-below/4570#post_
Tina, my grandfather lived on Ann St in Poughkeepsie! This was in the 50s and early 60s...but I have fond memories. Welcome.[/quote]
My grandparents lived on Fountain Place during that same time period. I too have very fond memories!
Tina
Tina, my grandfather lived on Ann St in Poughkeepsie! This was in the 50s and early 60s...but I have fond memories. Welcome.[/quote]
My grandparents lived on Fountain Place during that same time period. I too have very fond memories!
Tina
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