[Milsurplus] We Are Moving!!!!

Wed Nov 21 22:30:58 EST 2012

If I don't make any sudden moves, but move slowly, they will come
within 4 feet,
sometimes less.

They make a coo-coo-coo sound or a whirrr sound, check out their sounds on
this site.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/greater_roadrunner/sounds

Only in the cartoons and commercials do they go meep-meep !!

There are also lots of Turkey Buzzards, a face only a mother could love, but
beautiful undersides of their wings. There is also a Great Horned Owl living
around here. I saw his shadow in the moonlight one night, not a sound, just
a shadow. Scared the heck out of the Cat.

And the Harris Hawks, big birds that love Rabbits, otherwise we would be
over-run with them.

You do NOT let your Cat or small Dog run loose out here. They are way
down the food chain and are considered snacks by the Hawks and Coyotes.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 7:07 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
> =================
>>
>> 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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