[bksvol-discuss] Pennsylvania animals
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 00:24:02 -0800 (PST)
Ah -- Shelley, I think the reason Sue asked about the
dogs is because she, and I, too, thought you had
something unusual there. You wrote about
p h a r a o u h dogs rather than f e r a l dogs. I
wonder what you had in mind when you typed your post.
(smile)
Cindy
-- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Feral Dogs are like feral cats, and horses, and
> pigs. Animals that were
> once domesticated but now have become wild or semi
> wild. The dogs and other
> domestic pets don't do too well as wild animals.
>
> There is a book in the collection on all kinds of
> Feral animals. Something
> like Feral Animally Tame Animals gone Wild I think
> is the title.
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Advisory Council
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is
> not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>
> -- Vance Havner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:41 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: weather around the
> country
>
>
>
> Wow Shelley! I know what all of your scary critters
> are except Pharaoh
> dogs. What the heck are they?
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 9:17 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: weather around the
> country
>
>
> Well Pennsylvania is home to black widows,
> tarantulas, timber rattlers who
> like to hide behind rocks, and let me see. We do
> have Bears, Mountain
> lions, coyotes, and pharaoh dogs.
>
> Though most of these will leave you alone.
>
> Water Moccasins too, depending on where you live. I
> love a semir rural
> existence. I am in walking distance of most things
> here, but out far enough
> we have a field, and woods on our property.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Advisory Council
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is
> not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>
> -- Vance Havner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allison" <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Volunteer List" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 4:49 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: weather around the
> country
>
>
>
> Am kind of replying to a lil of everything below in
> order to save on
> numerous messages.
>
> As far as I can tell, the biggest natural disaster
> around these parts is the
> snow birds! Snow birds is the name given to people
> like myself who have
> moved out here from the north in order to escape the
> snow. We all move in,
> buy up all the land, build up all our houses, and
> fill the streets with
> traffic! <smile>. That's what they say about us
> anyway. Funny enough, we
> just keep coming. I can't begin to describe how
> many Midwesterners I've met
> since being here.
>
> Yes, I did also mention the extreme heat as being
> a downfall. A lot of
> places have extremes, and it is up to pure
> preference whether one prefers to
> error on the side of hot or cold. I'm sure there
> are similar states that
> are equally nice, but with colder weather, but few
> other difficulties.
> Oregon perhaps? I've never studied it.
>
> California locations, as mentioned by others, are
> the exception to this
> however. I don't know a lot about them, but I do
> have a cousin in San Diego
> who does say that the temp hovers around seventy
> degrees year round. That
> does sound pretty incredible. It'd be interesting
> to learn about such
> places, they sound so unreal!
>
> As for the critters that roam about, if one lives in
> a city or even most
> suburbs, you're pretty safe. There are dangerous
> critters one can find in
> most climates I think. I have two pet dogs who
> spend all day outside with
> no problems. I don't know what'd be like at night,
> if that'd make a
> difference, I'm not sure. I never plan on living
> too far out in the
> country in any state because it would put me too far
> away from any kind of
> transportation. Because of that, I can't speak much
> for what the more
> rural sections are like in any place I've lived.
>
> You can have grass here in the area where I live.
> Our front lawn is grass
> and a third of our back. The rest of the back is
> tile, pavement, and
> stones. My dogs
> hated that at first, but now they are so used to it
> that they avoid the
> grass when it's time to do their thing. It's really
> strange. We may get
> rid of our front grass however cuz you get a tax
> break here if you do that.
> It has something to do with helping to conserve the
> local water supply by
> not having excess grass to water. I've never lived
> anywhere without grass
> before, but it does sound nice and low maintenance.
> I don't know if I'd
> miss
> it.
>
> Anyway, to me this place is perfection because I
> have just recently moved
> here. Ask me in about three years and see if I tell
> you the same. All
> novelty does tend to ware off over time. Even so, I
> can't help but chuckle
> to myself just a little when I hear about my friends
> and relatives back home
> getting dump on by snow this week. I don't miss
> being able to say things
> like, "oh it warmed up to freezing today!" <smile>.
>
> Happy and pleasant holidays, where ever you are.
>
> Best,
> Allison H.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 9:08 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: weather around the
> country
>
>
> > Ahh, come on, you must have something, flash
> floods, droughts, killer
> > bees??? Maybe an infestation of tourist?
> > Happy holidays to all.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 05:13 AM 12/24/2004, you wrote:
> >>I think I may have found the closest thing to
> perfect weather in the US.
> >>
> >>Arizona! I haven't always lived here, I'm
> originally from the Midwest, so
> >>I've seen the tornado and blizzard thing a lot.
> There is none of that
> >>here, neither is there earth quakes like in CA or
> hurricanes like in FL.
> >>It is just, very hot. If one can take the
> hotness, then it is darn near
> >>perfect I think. And, all you northerners have my
> sympathy. This is my
> >>first Xmas without snow and I am so loving it! I
> wore shorts to a Xmas
> >>party the other day. Not something I'd done
> before living out here that's
> >>for sure! So as my friends and family back
> north are buried under their
> >>snow drifts, I smile cuz, I'm not!
> >>
> >>Allison H.
> >
> >
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