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John ? are you there ?
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On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote:
For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. - Frank Krygowski |
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On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 10:49:43 AM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 18:23, John B. wrote: Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies. The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death. http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/ As with bicycle accidents many people make the mistake of only looking at deaths and ignoring all the cases where "life-altering" aftermath occurs ... Yes, and that also applies to the horrible dangers of falling out of chairs. There's no way to know the terrible toll! - Frank Krygowski |
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On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 12:56:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wednesday, 23 August 2017 02:31:35 UTC-4, John B. wrote: Growing up in New England they were called woodchucks. It is from the Cree "wuchack" meaning "grass-eater." They were edible by the way. I've never tried them, though I have thought the recipe for squirrel in The Joy of Cooking would likely work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bURxJruV6g - Frank Krygowski |
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Frank Krygowski writes:
On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote: For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. Years ago I had a job interview at a carbon black plant in south Louisiana (they didn't give me an offer). The engineer there told me that they preferred to hire local guys as operators, because if a yankee saw an alligator walking through the plant he might just walk off the job. -- |
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On 24/08/2017 2:35 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
Frank Krygowski writes: On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote: For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. Years ago I had a job interview at a carbon black plant in south Louisiana (they didn't give me an offer). The engineer there told me that they preferred to hire local guys as operators, because if a yankee saw an alligator walking through the plant he might just walk off the job. The local guy would be thinking in terms of a nice sauce piquant. |
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Ralph Barone wrote:
: : But far more important! Some 450 people die annually from falling out : of bed every year. think of it! 64 people die from falling out of bed : for every death by snake bite. : -- : Cheers, : : John B. :They're obviously falling out of bed into a snake pit. Mostly, they're already sick. The fall is just a proximate cause, the actual cause is something else. -- sig 16 |
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Radey Shouman wrote:
Duane writes: On 24/08/2017 2:35 PM, Radey Shouman wrote: Frank Krygowski writes: On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote: For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. Years ago I had a job interview at a carbon black plant in south Louisiana (they didn't give me an offer). The engineer there told me that they preferred to hire local guys as operators, because if a yankee saw an alligator walking through the plant he might just walk off the job. The local guy would be thinking in terms of a nice sauce piquant. I'm sure that's better than running away like a yankee, or a little girl, or, God help us, a little girl yankee. But it still doesn't leave anyone watching the plant. Good point. -- duane |
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Duane writes:
On 24/08/2017 2:35 PM, Radey Shouman wrote: Frank Krygowski writes: On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote: For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. Years ago I had a job interview at a carbon black plant in south Louisiana (they didn't give me an offer). The engineer there told me that they preferred to hire local guys as operators, because if a yankee saw an alligator walking through the plant he might just walk off the job. The local guy would be thinking in terms of a nice sauce piquant. I'm sure that's better than running away like a yankee, or a little girl, or, God help us, a little girl yankee. But it still doesn't leave anyone watching the plant. -- |
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On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:35:17 -0400, Radey Shouman
wrote: Frank Krygowski writes: On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:02:54 AM UTC-4, Duane wrote: For me it was cotton mouths and alligators. Last time I was home in New Orleans I had a smallish 6 foot gator cross highway 11 (near the Rigolets) in front of me. Managed to avoid him. They don't turn quickly. A couple years ago my wife and I passed by Okefenokee park in Georgia. Although my wife was nervous about it, we had no problem cycling past alligators basking at the roadside. IIRC it was February, though, and despite the sunny day we were riding in long pants and jackets. I don't think the gators felt too industrious. Years ago I had a job interview at a carbon black plant in south Louisiana (they didn't give me an offer). The engineer there told me that they preferred to hire local guys as operators, because if a yankee saw an alligator walking through the plant he might just walk off the job. Probably more likely to *run* off the job :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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