Forum: Winni Pets
05-15-2023, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 51,763
Learning Improves...
Names for dogs shouldn't exceed two syllables. The reason being, they learn their names quickly and are easier to obey when combined with training calls.
"Spot" and "Rover" are preferred to...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-15-2023, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,963
Faked or Real? Memorex?
I don't intend to support the photo of a small dog carried away by an eagle. It could have been faked for "monetization".purposes. :rolleye2:
However, a bald eagle did lift a combative fox to...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-14-2023, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,963
Small Dogs at Risk...
Stumbled on this photo and link:
https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/bald-eagle-swoops-down-and-snatches-small-dog/
(Dog gets released and recovers).
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Forum: General Discussion
05-12-2023, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,453
More Following up...
Another consideration:
May and June are the chief nesting seasons for song birds. Advise the "trimmers" to have those tree cutters come back in Autumn, instead.
Other birds, like catbirds, will...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-08-2023, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 34,465
"Gin Palaces"...
Year by year, my shoreline is visibly shedding boulders, trees, and topsoil. Mature trees up-slope are slowly sliding downhill--and it's made worse by these oversized "floating condos".
There's...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-06-2023, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 44,229
There's Also "PC" Hirelings To Consider...
It's hard to forget. My neighbors, driving their Cadillac, returned from grocery shopping in the dark. A carload of robbers tried to force them into their house. The husband, a tennis player in his...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-04-2023, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 27,648
Exquisite Working Model--First I've Seen...
Seen this 3-D mechanical hummingbird--made of wood? Battery powered, it'd best be displayed at a waiting room. It's definitely not for youngsters. :eek:
Sold elsewhere, but exhibited best at the...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-04-2023, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,453
Buy Homes Across the Street...
1) Where I winter in Florida, Asplundh shreds the trimmings and delivers the mulch to their electric customers on their "mulch list". (An actual list). When they drove down my street, I asked for a...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2023, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,453
Whither (Wither) New Hampshire?
Years and years ago, the family could tell we had driven across New Hampshire's state line because we were suddenly enveloped in a dark and cool forested roadway. :look: The same feeling was...
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Forum: Automotive
04-25-2023, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 39,278
Got a Wet Blanket...?
For drying outdoors, put a pool noodle on your clothesline!
:idea:
No creases to see... :look:
https://www.housedigest.com/1260940/pool-noodle-revolutionize-hang-drying-clothes/
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-22-2023, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 27,648
1:4 Sugar-Water Is Fine Nectar...
More on commercial red dye--(excerpt):
Toxic Chemicals
Commercial nectars contain a petroleum-based dye, Red Dye #40. Although this dye is approved by the FDA in the United States, there is...
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Forum: Automotive
04-21-2023, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 38,279
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Forum: Automotive
04-20-2023, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 22,395
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
04-18-2023, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,561
Faucet = Hose Bib...
I had a similar split in a vertical copper pipe. It led to an outside hose bib, but can't recall if I'd absent-mindedly closed the faucet. :confused:
Maybe it was a cold north wind, but I didn't...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-18-2023, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 44,229
Depends on Your News Source...
There's a headline today "Refund the Police", which includes a video interview with the mayor saying, "We need to bring back retired police officers".
Sounds good on paper; however, when I lived...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2023, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,256
So, I Can Only Guess What Remains...
Last summer, a well-read friend asked me, "What one resource fueled the westward expansion of America's colonial settlers?" My answer, "White Pine?"
Close--the correct answer was "North America's...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-13-2023, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 14,848
Meanwhile, Next Door...
In Maine, a Coyote in video tries to chase down a Bobcat:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/11/outdoors/coyotes-bobcat-maine-wildlife-video-joam40zk0w/
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Forum: Boating
04-11-2023, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,381
Load master Needed...
I see that boat frequently; or better, hear it.
It's a study in how not to load it.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-09-2023, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,407
Affront to Golden Pond...Pretentious...
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Judge Sewall must have sunk more than one time. She sank once a few hundred feet from my dock. Did it drift there or was intentionally run-aground? :confused:
IDK.
The Belle will need...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-07-2023, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 56,292
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Forum: Site Support Forum
04-06-2023, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,965
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2023, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,816
MS-13 Is Worse...
It may come as a surprise that MS-13 "tagged" the north end of the Wolfeboro railroad station--back about 15 years. :eek2: MS-13 gang members were stopped north of Wolfeboro shortly after the...
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Forum: Automotive
04-04-2023, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,214
"Cars" Are Disappearing...
As some may have noticed, I follow car auctions at "Bring A Trailer".
As the name suggests, non-operable cars were featured. But the site was recently sold to a British firm, and it's grown to an...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-03-2023, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,452
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Forum: Getting Here
03-31-2023, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,912
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