Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[RvUsa]

So....what do crows eat?

We have a crow that's made himself at home in our yard. I keep giving him bread, and he eats it, but I'm sure he'd like something else! I just cut up some green and yellow peppers, and gave him the "ends", but he just played with them but wouldn't eat it.

Any ideas? I thought about some leftover chicken, but that seems so cannibalistic!

Crow is a bird right? How about oh I don't know, some bird seed maybe I kill me! Try some suet, they love it. Or if you are really nice, dig him up some worms!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

So....what do crows eat?

We have a crow that's made himself at home in our yard. I keep giving him bread, and he eats it, but I'm sure he'd like something else! I just cut up some green and yellow peppers, and gave him the "ends", but he just played with them but wouldn't eat it.

Any ideas? I thought about some leftover chicken, but that seems so cannibalistic!

Corn. They also eat roadkill. That's actually about all they're good for.

 

[RvUsa]

Jim, we need to watch a movie again. I am so bored, and my battery is dying so I will have to wait until DW bends down and plugs it in for me LOL.... bye all

 

[auntie]

Hey everyone, I'm back. I really missed chatting with you guys. My shoulder is healing and I am able to type again!

Well....look who it is! So happy to read that you are healing.


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[BigDaddyRog]

Jim, we need to watch a movie again. I am so bored, and my battery is dying so I will have to wait until DW bends down and plugs it in for me LOL.... bye all

LOL...reminds me of my dad...he would scream at us from inside the house when we were out playing in the streets to come in and change the TV channel for him...but he was just lazy, not injured!!!!!

 

[RvUsa]

She is back and plugged me in. YEAH!!! I can lurk all night now.

 

[lisa8200]

John and Mike - sorry to hear about the chronic back pain.
Nancy blew a disc out way back when doing post-op floor nursing before we had kids. It seemed to get a lot better after her pregnancies, but I wonder how the later years will be.

So, John and Mike just have to get pregnant and their backs will get a lot better! Jen can give them a beautiful blanket like Reilly's and we will have 3 official "disboard" babies and everybody wins! (except maybe John and Mike during delivery )

Sorry, I'm bored.

Now that's funny, a vision I don't need,,,but funny

Thought I’d share a little something DS and I wrote for DH. He was chosen to attend the National Law Enforcements Officers Memorial in Washington DC next week. He will be performing and meeting the president but his main purpose is to honor a friend and comrade that was killed in the line of duty last December.
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The Poem is Awesome. I tried the Firefighter life as a volunteer when I was younger but, I didn't feel I had "it". My brother on the other hand, has bounced between Firefighter and Law Enforcement for years. Right now he is a Firefighter/Paramedic for the City of Jacksonville, as well as the Paramedic for the SWAT Team and Bomb Squad in another county ( spent 15 years in K9 ).He's Active with these, not " just " the paramedic He also has a side business of travelling all over the country teaching tactical training classes.
To sum up, I am a contract writing geek and my brother is apparently WAY cooler than I am when it to jobs .

 

[ynottony99]

So....what do crows eat?

We have a crow that's made himself at home in our yard. I keep giving him bread, and he eats it, but I'm sure he'd like something else! I just cut up some green and yellow peppers, and gave him the "ends", but he just played with them but wouldn't eat it.

Any ideas? I thought about some leftover chicken, but that seems so cannibalistic!

found this by Googling 'feeding crows':

FEEDING CROWS

For the person who wishes to feed crows, any number of easily available foods will do. From personal observations, crows favor foods that have high fat or oil contents and items like bacon, cheese, suet, pizza, french fries, potato chips, corn chips, etc. are often taken in preference to all others. For routine feeding, a dry dogfood with pea sized nuggets seems to work very well. Foods like these have the advantage that, unlike sunflower or other seeds that crows will also eat, they do not attract squirrles (though the interactions of squirrles and crows are fascinating to watch).

 

[Rhonda]

found this by Googling 'feeding crows':

FEEDING CROWS

For the person who wishes to feed crows, any number of easily available foods will do. From personal observations, crows favor foods that have high fat or oil contents and items like bacon, cheese, suet, pizza, french fries, potato chips, corn chips, etc. are often taken in preference to all others. For routine feeding, a dry dogfood with pea sized nuggets seems to work very well. Foods like these have the advantage that, unlike sunflower or other seeds that crows will also eat, they do not attract squirrles (though the interactions of squirrles and crows are fascinating to watch).

Wow! So crows like junk food?! I'm sure I have enough of that around to share!

Thanks!

 

[des1954]

Wow, Deb, posts on otters and snakes - you're a regular Crocodile Hunter, aren't you? I bet you spent summers working as a gator wrangler at Gatorland.

Well...hullo there, pilgrim <said in best John Wayne imitation>

Can you believe I've never even been to Gatorland?? Didn't need to...we had Sarasota Jungle Gardens (where they flip a gator on its' back & knock it out), Myakka State Park (lots of gators), and my back yard!! Northerners get deer in the back yard, Floridians get gators! (and you don't even have to put out salt licks in the winter for them - ) I have held baby gators, 12-16 inches, and they have a lot of fight in them for something so small!! Somewhere, I have a picture of me & one of Al with a boa constrictor draped on our shoulders. I'll have to dig those out!

I was the "eternal tomboy" when I was a wee lass, and had this facination with snakes. Still do!!! While I don't want to snuggle up with one, I'm not afraid to pick one up, either!! At our former home in Bradenton, I actually rescued a rattlesnake (baby - about 2-3 feet) from a mockingbird. Also, when I was about 7 or 8, I ran into mom & dad's bedroom brandishing a garter snake I'd happened upon, to show my dad. (He had a facination with snakes, too.) Mom turned over & opened one eye, saw what I had & let out an ear-piercing scream that scared me so badly, I dropped the snake in the bed with her!!!

Alas, she was never quite the same!

 

[clkelley]

Wow!! No useless chit chat last night???

 

[stacktester]

Wow!! No useless chit chat last night???

I'm gonna start calling the local med examiners offices if something doesn't change soon Carol.

BTW, somebody has a Tab on our craigslist for 16k. Are those things really that expensive?

 

[RvUsa]

I am here, just in too much pain to type LOL. Or if I am not in pain, I am too zoned out on painkillers to make sense when I type.

 

[clkelley]

I'm gonna start calling the local med examiners offices if something doesn't change soon Carol.

BTW, somebody has a Tab on our craigslist for 16k. Are those things really that expensive?

Not in the Southeast. In the North or West, you could expect to pay that much for a brand new one. Definitely not for a used one. I only paid $12,800 for mine brand new.

 

[des1954]

I am here, just in too much pain to type LOL.

Awwwww, John..... there is no such thing as "LOL" when you're in that much pain.

Here's a "gentle hug" to help brighten your day.

I only wish there were something that could be done to completely rid you of all your aches & pain. That must be a horrible way to have to live.

So.... more 's for you!

 

[ntsammy5]

John,

Ihope you feel better. Most of us couldn't cope with that amount of pain.

 

[ntsammy5]

Rog,

Is this yours?

 

[AuburnJen92]

Jen...sorry to hear about your day...hope the arm is okay.

Bomb threat....were the kids arrested? No prank here. Zero tolerance. Here in NY post 9-11 ....that sort of thing is taken VERY seriously. They'd be in jail for sure.

Sorry I wasn't on last night, I was taking the day off and just saw the other thread about how useless some of our comments are, so I put about 10 cents in worth.

About the bomb threat Thursday, yes, all three kids were arrested on felony charges and are facing adult consequences. They also are giving monetary awards to the two snitchers from Crimestoppers. We have a problem with kids not telling on others, but I hope they realized how serious this was. All schools take this very seriously now and they don't play. We won't be seeing those kids for at least a year. They will be expelled to the alternate school or in adult prison or juvie for a long time.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Jen-

Can't the teachers band together, hire a few hit men, and just pick off these slimy little jerks, and their parents? Sure would save the taxpayers a lot in the long haul!!

I know this is really opinionated but, until some laws are put into place to stop monetary aide for those people who breed like rats and will not work to support their kids or themselves, society is going to continue spiralling downward. "It's all about ME", is their creedo.

Anybody can have an unexpected pregnancy. The difference is, if you expect the gov't to bail you out & support you & your "mistake", then the gov't should have the right to demand you & the father of the child get sterilized. If you opt not to, then either work, let your family support you, put the child up for adoption, or starve.

I know this is harsh thinking, but it's just the way I feel about medicaid, food stamps, AFDC, etc. Those who truly need it, are the ones I see getting turned down. Those that could get of their butts & work are the ones getting benefits by the bucket full and sitting back, they laugh at the rest of us who work hard.

Okay... rant over!

I am glad there is someone else in this world that thinks like me. The things I see and hear would make the toughest marine blush.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Sheesh Jen! I am so sorry! I hope your arm feels better! What is the deal with these kids and parents?

These parents do their own thing and only contact the school when they are yelling about something. Most of them run wild. Oh well. I also found out that they (the school district) is planning on eliminating all the media specialists' jobs for budget cuts and putting us back into the classroom. I won't know anything until Tuesday about that. Gee, I really want to go back into the classroom and be told to F off everyday. NOT!

BTW- Thanks for asking, my arm is ok, just stiff and sore. I didn't need to go to the DR. for that. Here are the links to the two stories...

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/may/08/treasure-coast-high-school-student-admits-making-f/

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/may/09/no-headline---09fslbriefs/