tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6846280929866768808..comments2024-03-27T19:30:21.547-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59435774984314756992023-03-15T10:31:40.769-07:002023-03-15T10:31:40.769-07:00StB,
I wonder if that's where the old saying &...StB,<br />I wonder if that's where the old saying "Faster than the speed of stink" came from.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15732188284273778392023-03-14T23:15:13.396-07:002023-03-14T23:15:13.396-07:00Sports Cats, with racing stripes!Sports Cats, with racing stripes!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58291460144186742642023-03-14T17:41:01.214-07:002023-03-14T17:41:01.214-07:00JimC,
I guess that's right. I live on a priva...JimC,<br />I guess that's right. I live on a private road, it's on my property and I'd be peeved it a county mountie decided I was driving too fast. As to "Deer Strikes", the old Fighter Pilot adage applies there also. "I'd rather be lucky than good, luck is more reliable." Hope the Toyota driver made it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82335103173140424212023-03-14T12:02:55.464-07:002023-03-14T12:02:55.464-07:00Well the Municipality can't declare or enforce...Well the Municipality can't declare or enforce a speed limit on a "private road". Most of the time we do 30 mph on it because there are so many cars, but at night and on the weekends there are some morons who think it is their private race track. I've seen tire tracks across the grass, underground utility boxes knocked over and the Day Care Center has concrete Jersey Barriers protecting the kids play area.<br />Mature Whitetails run about 120-160 lbs on average. They will mess your car up. A few years ago a heard popped out onto Washington Blvd. in Pittsburgh during morning rush hour. I hit one and had minor damage. The guy in the Toyota behind me had one come through the windshield and he had to be Lifeflighted to the hospital.JimC5499https://www.blogger.com/profile/03626698062636876837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23144012759676092832023-03-14T08:31:40.619-07:002023-03-14T08:31:40.619-07:00Don,
Thanks, that got a chuckle. It's amazing...Don,<br />Thanks, that got a chuckle. It's amazing how standards of humor lower in direct correlation to lateness in the day and fatigue of the teller and tellees, isn't it? <br />In addition to dead deer on the side of the road 'round here, striped, smelly kitties are almost as prevalent also. Warning about the latter is in our guest house welcome letter. They do wander onto the property at night occasionally. The dog(s) bark, the city dweller thinks they want to go use the bathroom so lets them out...Not a good idea.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49390612588681339602023-03-14T08:24:49.744-07:002023-03-14T08:24:49.744-07:00OldNFO, Me too. As the old saying goes, "You...OldNFO, Me too. As the old saying goes, "You don't need it til you need it, then you need it...Bad!"<br />Thanksjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24854665155965879412023-03-14T08:23:45.257-07:002023-03-14T08:23:45.257-07:00StB,
No I don't, probably should. It's ge...StB,<br />No I don't, probably should. It's getting a bit old 6 years and 115+K, so maybe the next one. Although I read somewhere recently online (guaranteed TRUE data there), that payments on new F-150s were pushing $1.6K/mo. Holy Cow that's an expensive deer killer! Do you suppose I could get away with just installing a hay spike on the front? That would 1) take care of deer and 2) deter stupidity in my general driving vicinity.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66308087208638755322023-03-13T20:53:48.436-07:002023-03-13T20:53:48.436-07:00MN has the same suicide deer problem. Back working...MN has the same suicide deer problem. Back working at UND in GFND, we had a last day to finish up sampling at a small power plant in Fergus Falls MN (planned to be out by noon at the latest, then drive down I94 to Hudson WI to sample at another plant just across the river in MN). Nothing went right. We left well after midnight in a driving rainstorm with an over-light 12 passenger van (ND State) towing an overloaded utility trailer (we are not going to stop quickly). First thought was that our chance of collecting some venison tonight were excellent. On reflection, we decided that with our luck, we would probably mow down a family of skunks (a bit of levity planning as to just parking the van back at UND Transportation with dead skunks hanging from the tie rods. Nothing happened, but it was a white knuckle ride all the way.Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81447745045907024012023-03-13T20:02:31.854-07:002023-03-13T20:02:31.854-07:00Glad you were able to 'fix' the FU with th...Glad you were able to 'fix' the FU with the power company! And the pen is looking good!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70785537818642413202023-03-13T19:12:37.358-07:002023-03-13T19:12:37.358-07:00Do you have a deer smucker on your F-150? It'...Do you have a deer smucker on your F-150? It's like an extremely heavy duty brush guard.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81888996571238697252023-03-13T15:50:41.527-07:002023-03-13T15:50:41.527-07:00Anon,
Thanks, Had our broker move some money for t...Anon,<br />Thanks, Had our broker move some money for the whole house generator project start up. I don't think the contractor's down payment is all I'm going to need for start up money. But, if I overestimated, I think we will do that with the inverter generator.<br /><br />Yeah, the bastiges transit my property regularly going from the Oak and Mesquite forest south of us to our neighbor's cattle pond north of us. So far we haven't seen them in our yard, but our hay field is still pretty green. We'll see what happens to Mrs. J's garden later this spring. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46430939406067785852023-03-13T13:51:18.904-07:002023-03-13T13:51:18.904-07:00One of the small inverter generators and an extens...One of the small inverter generators and an extension cord might be a worthwhile investment. It should run the oxygen and a lamp.<br /><br />The deer in the Texas Panhandle are almost all mule deer and are not nearly as big as the white tails here in Missouri. Lots more for them to eat in Missouri. I haven't hit one so far, but know a lot of people who, often more than once. <br /><br />The dang deer ate all of the cantaloupes in my garden last year just as they were starting to ripen. My street dead ends into some woods just past my house. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60827860588377432492023-03-13T13:12:26.009-07:002023-03-13T13:12:26.009-07:00STxAR, Thanks, I was eating lunch when I read this...STxAR, Thanks, I was eating lunch when I read this, Not quite so hungry anymore.<br />;-)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9606809109239398882023-03-13T13:10:47.147-07:002023-03-13T13:10:47.147-07:00STxAR,
I'd be surprised if they had, given the...STxAR,<br />I'd be surprised if they had, given the number of carcasses on the highway in my general vic at any given point in time. But given the large number of folks migrating through the area, one would think the folks in charge would look into free meat to feed them.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11174748317716885952023-03-13T13:05:45.072-07:002023-03-13T13:05:45.072-07:00Sarge,
Thanks, some good info there.Sarge,<br />Thanks, some good info there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20790745661498772102023-03-13T12:23:39.490-07:002023-03-13T12:23:39.490-07:00Not sure if Texas has changed or not.... In 1985 ...Not sure if Texas has changed or not.... In 1985 I found out you don't get to harvest your road kill deer. The hard way.... At least I paid cash and when the recruiter looked into it, the "conviction" didn't exist. Your welcome Mr. JP!!! Hope you had a good Christmas and the Game Warden had enough room in his freezer for the deer he took home.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60768867520181077902023-03-13T12:18:17.689-07:002023-03-13T12:18:17.689-07:00Buzzard strikes are scary to me. When a buzzard f...Buzzard strikes are scary to me. When a buzzard feels threatened, it'll projectile barf. I always envision the head sticking through the wind shied, and wings splayed out covering the entire, now you're blind to the road.... Suddenly, all that nice, warm, festering food blows out right at you! Yeech!!!! It's antibiotic bath time, I'd reckon.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13787106624770049502023-03-13T11:35:03.199-07:002023-03-13T11:35:03.199-07:00You can get them from Amazon, if you've a mind...You can get them from Amazon, if you've a mind to, just search for "deer whistle." There, my "good deed" for the day ...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56421481364271445892023-03-13T11:19:29.235-07:002023-03-13T11:19:29.235-07:00Anon,
I've seen deer whistles on a lot of cars...Anon,<br />I've seen deer whistles on a lot of cars in the vicinity. Good to know that they generally work. Haven't seen them sold anywhere however. I'd probably pick two up if I did. At least one for Mrs. J's vehicle, much more scoop or wedge shaped front end, so the carcass has a good chance of landing in her lap. My truck? Not so much. However, damage to my truck being avoided is a whole different thing.<br />I just assumed they would have mentioned portable generators if the Med Service Co had them. Sure would have reduced a lot of tension.<br />Thanks, prayers are very much appreciated.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37261291144745264882023-03-13T11:13:45.786-07:002023-03-13T11:13:45.786-07:00Beans,
Yeah and we're probably going to get on...Beans,<br />Yeah and we're probably going to get one also and use it primarily for the guest houses. While she's here with us, that will be the primary backup.<br />Yeah, Planet Stupid Fever seems to be spreading. Course there ARE a lot of carriers in the area now. Lot's of license plates with cal something on them. The area immediately surrounding said vehicles seems to ooze Planet Stupid for some reason.<br />Re: Deer. EWWWW! Don't know, Don't like venison that much and things will have to get REALLY Mad Max-ish and desparate before I'd try that. Not to say that it wouldn't be done, just that we're still a ways away.<br />Big difference in my mind between Starlink's service and the Co-Op. Yep, the Co-Op made a mistake, but once made aware of it, it was fixed within 5 minutes. People are human, they make mistakes. The good people fix them. The ones that keep repeating the same solution over and over and over are not the good people. Ergo....juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35174961323083857302023-03-13T11:04:55.957-07:002023-03-13T11:04:55.957-07:00Tuna,
I KNEW they were waiting to ambush me! Now I...Tuna,<br />I KNEW they were waiting to ambush me! Now I AM getting that Mad Max Grill Guard installed!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70747453773487334382023-03-13T10:11:42.496-07:002023-03-13T10:11:42.496-07:00Lived in Tx for 25 years before hubby dragged me k...Lived in Tx for 25 years before hubby dragged me kicking and screaming elsewhere. But deer - was in paying my truck ins and lady said take a deer whistle with you. What? She explained that since they had been giving these out the number of claims for hitting wild life, mainly deer, had decreased dramatically. Goes on front and emits a sound that scare, frighten or the deer just doesn't like. I don't care as I've actually twice in my driving seen a buck in the lead turn in a field and lead everyone in the other direction.They sell them at Wally for $5.98 and never come off. Only reason I know the price is I just bought another car so I have a package ready to go when it's delivered. <br /><br />So sorry it never occurred to me to mention a portable oxygen unit as it's advertised on TV here. Lady who played duplicate bridge with us use to bring hers. Happy your granddaughter it hitting her milestones and will continue to keep her in my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55031979901276972932023-03-13T09:57:49.141-07:002023-03-13T09:57:49.141-07:00Have you looked into getting one of those large ba...Have you looked into getting one of those large battery 'generator' power sources? There are some about the size of an old-school desktop computer that have decent storage power, and will last for a day or so. <br /><br />And, of course, you being a compnerd of sorts, do you have a UPS hooked up to her house supplied air? Ifn not, might not be a bad idea to buy.<br /><br />Seems it's been Planet Stupid where you live, too.<br /><br />As to the deer population, does Texas allow you to harvest your road kill? I mean, if you like the taste of venison, you could go all Mad Max and armor the front of your pickup and just drive willy-nilly (when the ladies aren't in the vehicle, of course) and harvest you some lawn-rats.<br />As to Starlink, hmmm, that's not great customer service. Then again the Co-op missing the paperwork wasn't either. Hope the new cables arrive promptly.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10586353457619233222023-03-13T09:53:17.193-07:002023-03-13T09:53:17.193-07:00Unfortunately, those deer are instinctually on per...Unfortunately, those deer are instinctually on perpetual standard time, but have an alarm set for whenever you leave for mass!Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21934056799759977342023-03-13T08:38:21.333-07:002023-03-13T08:38:21.333-07:00JimC,
Wow, you guys in PA do live wild and free do...JimC,<br />Wow, you guys in PA do live wild and free donch'a? No speed limit, whoda thunk?<br />Most of the white tail around here are pretty small. Mule Deer are rare but large. The frickin' Axis are big enough that if you hit one broadside he's probably coming through your windshield because his center of mass is that far off the ground.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com