[Milsurplus] We Are Moving!!!!

[J. Forster]

> They are wild, but being curious and very fast, they have no fear. I
> talk to them
> (and no, they do not answer), but you see their heads tilt back and
> forth trying to figure out whats going on.

That's interesting. How close do they come to you? They sound a lot like
the Chuck Jones cartoon version. Do they go beep, beep?

-John

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>
> I did see a Gila Monster a few weeks ago, but they are harmless as long as
> you
> don't poke them or try to pick them up.
>
> One of my neighbors catches Rattlesnakes to milk them for their Venom. He
> makes
> a good buck doing that. And, yes, he has been bit, several times.
>
> You want Gecko's, they are all over the place. Pity the poor one that
> gets into the
> house. The Cat thinks they are neat snacks !!
>
> Sure beats living in Lexington. (did I mention my Property Tax is 1/3
> the rate !!).
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>>> I have two pairs of Road Runners that think Scorpions are crunchy
>>> little snacks.
>>> They also love Rattlesnakes. And, they are very curious ... often, when
>>> working
>>> in the garage shop, I open the garage door and they come right up to
>>> the
>>> door
>>> to see what I am doing.
>>
>> Real, live roadrunners? WOW! Are they wild or pets?
>>
>> I am impressed.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ==============
>>
>>> As for the snow lovers, check out Flagstaf. And here in Tucson, we have
>>> a
>>> Ski
>>> Slope up on Mt. Lemmon (at 9600 ft ASL, they get snow cover all
>>> winter).
>>>
>>> BTW, it will be 80 F tomorrow. We'll be having drinks and munchies out
>>> by
>>> the
>>> pool.
>>>
>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:49 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>>>>> Keep believing all those stories made up to keep out a lot of folks.
>>>>
>>>> You are a bunch of crafty desert rats!  :)
>>>>
>>>>> In fact, if you check the weather history of several Arizona cities,
>>>>> you
>>>>> will even find one with comparable weather to Boston. I didn't move
>>>>> there, I hate snow.
>>>>
>>>> Besides, real estate on top of Mt. Hopkins is pretty scarce.
>>>>
>>>>> It belongs where I now see it, on the mountain tops.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, in 5 years here, I have never seen a Scorpion !!
>>>>
>>>> Well, obviously you're not looking in the right places then.
>>>>
>>>> -John
>>>>
>>>> ==================
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:30 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I don't like the heat, or scorpions for breakfast.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> =============
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Arizona ... #41 ....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>>>> Happy Thanksgiving from The Sonoran Desert
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:47 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> >   At 08:54 AM 11/16/2012, J. Forster wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >  Welcome to Taxachusetts, where you will pay far more than your
>>>>>>>>> fair
>>>>>>>>> > share.
>>>>>>>>> >  Actually we pay more in Vermont than you do in MA.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Total tax load? I'd be surprised.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> True, or was for a number of years recently. Not highest taxes per
>>>>>>>> say,
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> total tax burden or percentage of income going to taxes. There are
>>>>>>>> numerous
>>>>>>>> sites that list yearly results:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.statemaster.com/graph/eco_tot_tax_bur-total-tax-burden-per-capita
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You just have to read their criteria carefully as not all burdens
>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>> figured equally. In this ranking, VT is just above MA, in 6th. Not
>>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>>> years back VT was number one for several years running. It's one
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> primary reasons (along with the nutcases moving there from MA, NY,
>>>>>>>> CT,
>>>>>>>> CA
>>>>>>>> etc) that I left for the south.Hopefully the tax-and-spend nitwits
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> stay someplace 'quaint' like New England.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Congrats MrMike on the new digs and big move. Wish I was still up
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> help you go through the equipment archive. You have some very
>>>>>>>> interesting
>>>>>>>> and desirable stuff in that pile, especially the NOS surplus
>>>>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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