[Lowfer] 137 kHz (OT)

[Warren]

John,

    Nobody ever said Lowfering was easy, but we haven't lost one yet. Be 
careful out there!

73 Warren

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JD" <listread at lwca.org>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" 
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Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 137 kHz (OT)


>> Must be the wolves.
>>> thought maybe his vandals were becoming more aggressive
>>>> Perhaps its slipping on the ice that is the concern
>
> Correct on all counts! -- unfortunately.
>
> Actually, the slipping part has more to do with mud than ice.  We only had 
> about 17" of snow here this winter (about an inch more than usual, but 
> nothing like you guys back east had to endure), yet its melting last week 
> saturated the soil around my building in a way I've never seen it do 
> before. It's solidifying a bit now, but for several days it would simply 
> liquify under the least pressure and turn into mud soup.  Even the deer 
> were not at all sure-footed in that stuff...nor the armadillos, racoons, 
> field mice, my rat-catching fox, or the coyotes that left tracks out 
> there.
>
> Or the very BIG canid of whatever species that left prints right by the 
> door!  It's twice the size of the adult coyote tracks.  I'd like to hope 
> it's a big friendly domestic pet, but nobody within a mile of me owns a 
> dog at all, and this one apparently came up from the direction of the 
> wildlife area along the creek...so who can tell.
>
> Last but not least, our local thief who has the franchise on 90+ percent 
> of the burglaries in this corner of the county, has indeed shown signs of 
> becoming more aggressive.  He was arrested less than three weeks ago in 
> possession of yet more stolen property--and a gun on his person, and drugs 
> and paraphernalia. He's a convicted felon several times over, so if he's 
> carrying, he obviously no longer cares.  And drugs on top of that is not a 
> good combination.
>
> They do catch him, and they DO get convictions.  And yet he gets probation 
> or neglibly short sentences--when they get around to trying him at all.  A 
> repeat offender convicted felon caught with more stolen property and in 
> possession of a concealed firearm...kind of seems like he might find his 
> bond revoked, doesn't it?  But no.  Saturday afernoon I watched a pickup 
> with a four-wheeler in the back, both matching his, slowly cruise the 
> county roads past my farm.
>
> Eventually the ground will be safe to tread in the dark, and I can always 
> watch out for wildlife, but I'm not likely to spend much time out there 
> after dark until I know this guy is definitely behind bars for a while.
>
> John
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