[Milsurplus] We Are Moving!!!!

Wed Nov 21 22:40:12 EST 2012

Thanks. Interesting.

Even around your old haunts, there are lots of coyotes now. No cat or
small dog is safe.

-John

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> 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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