Doug Sundseth Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Keianna said: My dad was in the same situation and he has pictures of a flock of wild turkeys meandering through his yard. We had an infestation of wild turkeys a couple of years ago. One particular young tom stayed in our cul-de-sac for more than a week, pecking at glass storm doors and car windows. (Anyone who sings the paeans of wild turkey intelligence has never actually interacted with one.) He finally disappeared one day. I'm kind of hoping it was the local coyote pack. For reference, we live in the middle of a Denver suburb. In addition to the turkeys, coyotes, and raccoons, I've personally seen muskrats, owls, eagles, hawks, geese, ducks, cormorants, foxes, egrets, great blue herons, and black-crowned night herons. (Plus the usual assortment of LBBs*, of course.) * LBB = Little Brown Bird 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It's been a while since I was able to get on these forums. A lot has happened; Got promoted twice, working a lot more and took on a side job after work to make a little more money. As well as doing commission work and editing video's... well learning to edit. Finally got another commission to do and one more in the pipeline for later and continuing to batch paint for the Core Space board game and my Saber Series of miniatures. Hope you all are doing well. I'm going to try and get on here more. :) 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 In honor of the raccoons all around us. If you aren't wiping tears from your eyes by the end of this story, you don't understand Southern Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev0li6_fFfo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erifnogard Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, LittleBluberry said: Wow, that was a blast from my childhood. I think we're going to have a problem with rabbits in our neighborhood soon. I've seen an awful lot of them around. Google Hassenpfeffer recipes? 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, haldir said: Marijuana Pepsi Just heard this on the radio. Congrats Dr Pepsi!! Like most of the Twitter responses quoted, I was all "wait whut? Neat." then I was all "well then, congrats!" I was also wondering why the work email hadn't exploded about some collaboration between Pepsi and Dr. Pepper... 10 minutes ago, Erifnogard said: Google Hassenpfeffer recipes? Don't forget the gravy. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird-O Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I've never wanted to print out and frame spam mail before, but eBay's never sent me messages asking me to bid on a battleship before, either. Not a mini or model, and not one of those smaller ships that the news calls a battleship because it's got a gun or two on it. An actual battleship. 3 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Weird-O said: I've never wanted to print out and frame spam mail before, but eBay's never sent me messages asking me to bid on a battleship before, either. Not a mini or model, and not one of those smaller ships that the news calls a battleship because it's got a gun or two on it. An actual battleship. As long as you have a parking space, .... 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erifnogard Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Weird-O said: I've never wanted to print out and frame spam mail before, but eBay's never sent me messages asking me to bid on a battleship before, either. Not a mini or model, and not one of those smaller ships that the news calls a battleship because it's got a gun or two on it. An actual battleship. So how much did you bid? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird-O Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Technically, it comes with its own parking space...in Scapa Flow. Just now, Erifnogard said: So how much did you bid? I did not, because my wife is having a good day, and murdering me would be a bit of a downer. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Weird-O said: Technically, it comes with its own parking space...in Scapa Flow. Above or below the water? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Doug Sundseth said: Above or below the water? Since that event was a) something I'd never heard of before and b) tomorrow is the hundredth anniversary of the event, I had to read the whole article. Of the entire article, this line caused quite a chuckle: Quote ...and the British refused to provide dental care. Talk about reinforcing stereotypes... ETA: Oh, and the article seems to answer your question - below. Last line of the wikipedia article: Quote In 2019, four of the unsalvaged wrecks (the battleships Markgraf, König and Kronprinz Wilhelm, and the light cruiser Karlsruhe) were listed for sale on eBay by their then owner, retired diving contractor Tommy Clark, who had bought them from Scapa Flow Salvage.[41] Edited June 20, 2019 by kristof65 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird-O Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Yup, that's them. Ebay sent me spam asking me to buy König. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 5 hours ago, klarg1 said: When Sterling rolls over for tummy rubs it's a trap, because he will not get tired of it, and will give you the death glare if you ever stop. I learned that lesson with a crow. "I'mma give him a head scritchy! What's the worst he can do, peck me?' Twenty minutes later I am still giving him a head scritchy while people point and go 'Hey, look at the guy with a crow!'... *** Waiting at BK for Megan, minis, and paints... We have a glorious evening of 'not much' planned. Plus, at some point, Burger King got back their Angry Whopper. (As I may have mentioned in the past, I have a weakness for jalapenos....) The Auld Grump 1 hour ago, Erifnogard said: Google Hassenpfeffer recipes? Easter dinner just isn't complete without Hassenpfeffer and hard boiled eggs... The Auld Grump 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Gadgetman! said: My general experience is that if the cat claws you when you rub their belly, it's because you didn't rub hard enough... If they 'grip your hand with their forelegs(claws only extened enough to cause pain, but not massive bleeding), bite you, then lick your hand a few times before staring up at you, it means 'more'... If they suddenly go amok after a long session of heavy rubbing, it means 'thank you that was great, now elf off I want to sleep'... Yep - that sums up Tomathy's actions - not quite drawing blood, and purrrrrring.... Then sometimes grabbing with all four paws and deciding that your hand needs a good tongue washing. The Auld Grump Edited June 20, 2019 by TheAuldGrump 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I just love it when a distributor tech calls in to service in a panic 30 minutes before I'm to get off because one of their customer's sites is completely down, and wants to catch me before I'm gone for the day. I love it even more when the symptoms being reported to the tech by their customer are a virtual impossibility, and means that the customer didn't do any actual troubleshooting. Sorry dude, 40% of your equipment isn't even capable of reporting that error code, so don't tell us "they all say that!" On the upside, most of the issue was resolved by entering a security code, and fixing a couple parameters. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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