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> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> Betty has brought this to us :
>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>> Betty formulated on Thursday :
>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty submitted this idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Around 6:15 this morning I could hear a lively chorus 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside. It sounded like more than one bird, but I couldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tell. The singing did not last very long and there has been 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no chirping since.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are starting to gather here too. No food out there for a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week. but thet come to hang out anyway.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have a lot of places for them to hang out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Server is back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gone again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Still gone. I tried to go for a walk, but a cold breeze convinced 
>>>>>>>>>>>> me to go back inside. My tele-visit went well and I had to go to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the lab for bloodwork again today. Now I have two facemasks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It was a short fix.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It was gone for a while again and so was AIOE.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen it come back.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I just dreamed that you had posted some colorful videos of spring 
>>>>>>>>>>> green, so I woke up to watch.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Not green here yet, ecept for the evergreens.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I saw a photo after having the dream, it was green and red.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's too bad about the walk, but good news about the tele-visit 
>>>>>>>>>>> and the new mask. Going to the lab so often is an unpleasant 
>>>>>>>>>>> routine, maybe you rewarded yourself with some tasty junk food. A 
>>>>>>>>>>> nice snack might be worth the trip. I hope the report is good.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> No bad reports yet. When I got to the lab check-in the clerk asked 
>>>>>>>>>> me the usual questions about name and birth date medicare black 
>>>>>>>>>> lung new cough work related sore throat etcetera. I can't find you 
>>>>>>>>>> in our computer Mr. Brower so I repeated my name again slowly and 
>>>>>>>>>> said "Read my lips" and then I spelled it out for her.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We both had a good laugh behind our masks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That *is* funny, and laughing is good for you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw a Bobcat cross the road ahead of me as I went down the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> hill, I pulled over and looked down the canyon to see if I could 
>>>>>>>>>>>> get a photo but I couldn't see anything moving down there. It is 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the first one I have ever seen.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Seeing a Bobcat is an exciting happening, I've never seen one 
>>>>>>>>>>> either. We have them here and they have been known to take small 
>>>>>>>>>>> pets from yards of people who lack the good sense to watch them. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you'll get another chance for a photo, hopefully not on a 
>>>>>>>>>>> walk. I don't know if they attack people, I'll have to look that 
>>>>>>>>>>> up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Seeing one in the daytime is a little worrying, makes me think of 
>>>>>>>>>> rabies. I guess they are out in the dusk and dawn times too though, 
>>>>>>>>>> I'll have to look it up, if I have time - being so busy and all all 
>>>>>>>>>> the time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I looked.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://sciencing.com/dangers-bobcats-humans-8357741.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh, thanks. It was pretty much as I thought. This might be a case 
>>>>>>>> where the Bobcat was only seen by me because of the fact that animals 
>>>>>>>> are venturing out more due to the decrease in human activity.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Our neighborhood Black Bear should be out and about now too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I saw a photo of a bear on the newspaper site a week or so ago. It was 
>>>>>>> messing with a bird feeder. Be sure to look all around you before 
>>>>>>> crossing your yard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our feeders are in, but we have other attractions for bear.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, maybe you carry bear spray with you when you go for a walk. I'd 
>>>>> hate to run into a bear in any situation.
>>>>
>>>> I dhould wear our sleigh bells too.
>>>
>>> Good idea. I read about bears last year, but didn't retain all of the 
>>> information, will have to look again. I do remember the video of one in 
>>> your local shopping mall, or one store.
>> 
>> Damn, AIOE sure is flakey. I haven't been able to post except in bursts 
>> when they accept posts. Black Bear can be dangerous, but they usually are 
>> not. Brown Bear are more dangerous but your hear more about Black Bear 
>> attacks because there are so many of them in close proximity to people.
>
> I've noticed that about AIOE. I think he has his filters set too high. There 
> have been some spam posts showing up in groups, this one too. I decided to 
> look at that server and they are not there so you may not have seen them. 
> That's good, but not if it interferes with legitimate posts. Also there are 
> posts missing from some groups, but that could be Giganews.
>
> I did read about bears last year, but all I remember is that you don't want 
> close contact with them. I forgot if they are diurnal, but if you see them 
> roaming during the day, I guess they are. I'll look for that information 
> again. I wouldn't want you to experience an encounter. Do you have warnings 
> from an official source if there is a problem bear in your neighborhood?

I suppose so, but I never looked. Someone years ago told me that the 
paper mentioned a sighting up here, but up here we already knew there 
were bears around. It is much more newsworthy when they are at the High 
School or at the shopping centers.

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