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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 21, 2014 - 04:06pm PT
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There's gold in that there country. Be there, or else. It already has everything anyone could need and much more.
Special guest appearance by either the real or the fake LOCKER!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 21, 2014 - 11:51pm PT
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neebee, I found our model, thanks to Renee and Tommy, with whom I dined tonight.
Tommy helped organize the toys give-away at the Christmas Eve dinner at the VFW.
I saw old Tommy T.
In the chow line same as me.
I asked him did he know this gal.
He said surely, man, she's my pal.
So her name is known
And soon she'll be shown
The portrait you wrought
From the photo I shot.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 22, 2014 - 12:04am PT
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hey there say, mouse...
wow and cheers, you brought down the house...
as to joys for the day...
oh my, and oh hey...
say, i just noticed that i did not have a good full shot...
of the photo, and missed a tad, but not a lot...
of certain bits of it...
but, i hope she will love it, lickety split...
wow, such a share of your supper, and success, so fun!
now, for us all to enjoy, with the day, all done!
:)
wow, it IS on it's way to you... not sure when it will get there???
sat? at lastest, monday?? soonest friday, ???
wow, also, am trying to find a way to the bike to you...
if you know anyone coming down from yosemite to merced, let me know...
:)
here she is again, to go with your above photo:
:)
oh yes!!! on my facebook all that neat stuff i learned about
frankie laine...
wow, what a read up, too, on the wikipedia about him...
wow, a real forerunner for a lot of folks and such, too...
EDIT:
wow, loved all the mule train photos in the song and
all the mule info you got up, mouse...
also, zbrown, neat photo shares, thanks! :)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 22, 2014 - 04:27am PT
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Thanks a billion for your efforts, gal.
At the end of each day I thank God for my pal.
We had a fellow here in the early last century named Ragsdale who was such a success at breeding mules that farmers in Missouri would buy his stock.
The last mule rodeo held in the area was in Madera in the forties.
I have been cruising Youtube all afternoon and evening. I posted some old film reels on Tarbuster's thread about snow, and here's one that I dug up which is from back when I was only a year old.
It seems like it would be suitable for the high school freshman who was also in the FFA or the 4H Club. [Click to View YouTube Video]
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 22, 2014 - 10:33am PT
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 22, 2014 - 01:43pm PT
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hey there say, mouse...
lighting the way, with flames of hope, :))
well:
looks like we have a kind volunteer to get the bike to you,
will wait and check on the details...
but so far, it may be the first week, nearabouts, of june...
:)
mouse will soon be mobile, :)
and say--i am asking my calif childhood friend, about PHONES for folks that
can't do the regular bill, etc...
i am sure she knows what this program is...
will email, later...
happy top of the morning to you, which, looks like:
cloudy weather here and and sunny weather ,up top, for you all...
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 23, 2014 - 10:53am PT
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While not necessarily true that where there is heat there are flames, it can be said that where there is enough heat there are dead termites:
Heat Eradication Chart Termites Lethal Temperature Time Duration
Adult Dry Wood Termites Nymphs
115° F / 46° C 265 Minutes
120° F / 49° C 33 Minutes
125° F / 52° C 10 Minutes
130° F / 130° C 6 Minutes*
100% mortality of adult dry wood termite nymphs,
Forbes and Ebeling, 1987
*It is recommnded that internal building temperature not exceed 149.
How high's the temperature mama?
It's 110 and risin'
Next heat wave, I'm sealing up the garage, turning on the space heater and heading for the river country.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 24, 2014 - 10:47am PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 24, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
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To the ǀXam-speaking Bushmen of South Africa, Canopus and Sirius signalled the appearance of termites and flying ants. (Southern hemisphere, hot weather, y'all.)
They also believed stars had the power to cause death and misfortune, and they would pray to Sirius and Canopus in particular to impart good fortune or skill. (Good luck with the pests.)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 25, 2014 - 09:11am PT
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Since I haven't a thumb on the left, it's not possible to even think of handstanding/grandstanding on Half Dome or on the beach.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Pre-sunrise this a.m.
It's supposed to reach ninety-one today and ninety-five tomorrow. I remember a Memorial Day in the (nineteen) eighties at Lake Yosemite, when I camped with a friend and his family and we froze our buns instead of toasting them, though.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 25, 2014 - 12:57pm PT
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zBrown, I loved the large woody object seen on another (pretty useless and, let's face it, pointless) thread.
The termites control New Jersey. The home owners there only know their days are numbered, in spite of Termite Man's best efforts.
And there's The Termite himself.
Next pest, please.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 25, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 25, 2014 - 02:02pm PT
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Actually makes better sense here, if it makes any sense at all.
This purports to be the world from the point of view of a termite. They don't need no stinkin' guns, flames or badges.
However, it has been asked if a termite can see - the fact is that they are blind, but the reproductive ones may have eyes and wings, but by and large they cannot see. They move to homes and are attracted to damp and wet places. They bore holes into the wood and cause a great deal of damage to the wood structure.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/1661519
http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/08/termites-eye-view-of-world.html
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 25, 2014 - 02:21pm PT
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hey there say, zbrown... wow, what a pic... such work, done, :))
say, i once had an old paino left at my place, from some lady that i babysat for in south texas...
the thing was neat to look at, poor lovely paino, but:
the WHOLE insides was riddle with termite work...
you'd near not believe it... whewww...
never saw anything like that... don't know it that brought termites to our small old house, or, if it was age old and done...
but the old house was falling apart on top of us, anyways...
folks that i knew, there, and their relatives, sadly never fixed stuff, :(
you know--the ol' :
family tradition...
now, long since then:
i am back to our family tradition:
see, think, study--then if wrong--try to see, think, study, and
fix in good solid, though kind, constructive ways...
and--never give up hope...
:)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 12:59am PT
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A very scenic film here, one which might take up some idle time on Memorial Day, the day of the fallen warriors.
Warriors of the Steppes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFQ3FyiDMuk
Watch out for gopher holes.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 09:45am PT
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Sunsight on Memorial Day.
Panorama north to south.From atop the Tioga/Middle Earth.
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