Its oh so quiet Shh Shh [Archive] - Page 27

prattypus

04-13-2010, 09:00 PM

I've caught Wanderings, and even a few Plains garters off and on since fourth grade- back in '90.

As much fun as they are to observe and keep- I have been afforded another awesome opportunity to interact, and hopefully educate the masses on another type of wildlife-

Birds of Prey.

I waas able to hook up with a small educational foundation that uses a raven and four other ambassadors to help educate the public about the effect we have on our environment, and as a result our animals.

I am nowhere near a subject matter expert- right now I am training on bird handling- there is definitely a rush when you go to get a female great horned owl out of her kennel and she clacks her beak at you- Great stuff.

The feelings are akin to seeing a garter slip through some undergrowth after a futile morning of searching.

It really is an addictive high.

Ok, that's it- I am done raving.

Stefan-A

04-15-2010, 10:28 AM

Apparently we're about to be covered in volcanic ash. :rolleyes:

drache

04-16-2010, 04:26 AM

Apparently we're about to be covered in volcanic ash. :rolleyes:
are you seeing anything yet?

Stefan-A

04-16-2010, 05:49 AM

are you seeing anything yet?
Nope, it's cloudy and it rains. :D The ash is supposed to have arrived, though.

guidofatherof5

04-16-2010, 06:29 AM

Nope, it's cloudy and it rains. :D The ash is supposed to have arrived, though.

If and when it does I'd like to see some photos, please.:)

ConcinusMan

04-16-2010, 06:48 AM

I had enough of that crap when I was a kid. It was anywhere from 1-12 inches deep at any given time over a period of several years. I could swear I was living on the moon.

Stefan-A

04-16-2010, 07:02 AM

If and when it does I'd like to see some photos, please.:)
It's not going to happen, it's too far up in the atmosphere.

ConcinusMan

04-16-2010, 07:30 AM

When it's like that, just a layer up high carried by the jetstream, it makes and interesting halo around the sun. But it's raining where you are so you can't even get that.

The ash I was referring to was from Mt. St. Helens from 1979-1986. Much of Asia and on around to even Japan got some ash fall from the big eruption but when I was a kid we got ash dang near every time. Many people don't realize it erupted before and many times after the big one. Oh, and again on March 8, 2005 it send a plume of ash 38,000 feet into the air just like the old days.

Anyway, I've had more than my lifetime's share of trudging through that crud.

Stefan-A

04-16-2010, 07:37 AM

When it's like that, just a layer up high carried by the jetstream, it makes and interesting halo around the sun. But it's raining where you are so you can't even get that.
Yeah, it sucks.

ConcinusMan

04-16-2010, 07:47 AM

You're not really missing anything. Abrasive, irritating to the lungs, grey dust to sand consistency, turns into a black muck when it gets wet, will strip the clearcoat off of your car's finish no matter what method you use to remove it, when the top 6 inches of soil is ash, it's difficult to grow anything but weeds.. etc.

There's nothing good about it unless you happen to be a glass blower. If that's the case, it makes pretty colors.

ConcinusMan

04-16-2010, 03:00 PM

Hey everyone, take a look at this garter snake caught near seattle. I cannot think of any species it could possibly be other than ordinoides but regardless of species take a look at those stripes. AWESOME! (it's easier to download it and/or zoom in.)

http://www.seattlepestanimalcontrol.com/images/collinsnake.jpg

It's on this website: http://www.seattlepestanimalcontrol.com/snake.htm

Elegans was my first thought when I saw the pic, too, but I'm wondering if there are ribbons in WA? Did some searching... this is the only page I found that diferentiates between T. e. elegans & T. e. vagrans and it does seem e. elegans are found in Washington: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?loadTemplate=tabular_report.wmt&paging=home&save=all&sourceTemplate=reviewMiddle.wmt (link didn't work... search for Thamnophis... or here's the copy & pasted version:

2.102240
Thamnophis elegans
Terrestrial Gartersnake
G5

CAN: AB, BC, SK USA: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NN, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY

2.102647
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Wandering Gartersnake
G5T5

CAN: SK USA: AZ, NN, OK, WY

I'm still totally convinced, because it also places them in Idaho, Utah, Montana, and South Dakota? That's a huge range for my fave garter, but still doesn't seem right. Oregon and Washington I'll buy, but Nebraska???

No ribbons in Washington. That's why it's the only Thamnophis you will find in pet stores here. When they say no "native wildlife" in the pet stores, they mean ANY sirtalis. Private breeding and keeping falls under a different set of rules however. As soon as you make a business of it, all T. sirtalis are out, even if the particular ssp isn't native to the state since WA doesn't differentiate between an eastern and a concinnus. Anyway, it can get complicated.

The point is, yes, I know there are elegans in WA. Just not where I live, and certainly not on an island (almost an island) in the middle of puget sound.

The guy sent me better pics of that snake. It's definitely and ordinoides and here it is:
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3365/3stripeordinioides.jpg

Odie

04-17-2010, 10:39 AM

I see it :) Close/squint your eyes enough and it looks like a red single strip :o:D

ConcinusMan

04-20-2010, 02:28 AM

What? she strips? I would have noticed that. Oh wait, "stripe" must have been what you meant. What attracted me to this ordinoides was not the way she strips. I offered her no tips. :p What makes this snake attractive IMHO and rather not so common, is the shark contrast between the color of the dorsal stripe and the color of the lateral stripes. Well defined orange/redish dorsal and yet light yellow and well defined lateral stripes. Combine that with a dark background color and that is a winner. Great looking snake. Especially for a species that occurs in great numbers and in spite of the numbers, most look quite drab and dull.

I could see thousands of ordinoides and pass them up but if I found that one, it would be a keeper.

ConcinusMan

04-20-2010, 03:17 AM

I didn't have time before, but now I post 2 more pics of that snake. Looks like it's probably a male:

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5871/ordinoides2.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/272/ordinoides3.jpg

Pretty nice for a WA ordinoides. Real nice. Also happens to have a higher than expected upper labial scale count (most I've found have 5 or 6 uppers and sometimes 5 on one side, 6 on the other) and a proportionally larger head than I expect to see but that's no matter, it's still an ordinoides, make no mistake. And a nice looking one at that.

Stefan-A

04-20-2010, 04:30 AM

Biology and physics is the two areas of science I got the best grades in and with minimal effort in spite of my very poor math skills.
English, psychology and biology in my case. Worst grades in math and religion, although that last one was just because I liked playing devil's advocate. :D

This is all relevant to the topic. :D

ConcinusMan

04-20-2010, 04:54 AM

English, psychology and biology in my case. Worst grades in math and religion, although that last one was just because I liked playing devil's advocate. :D

This is all relevant to the topic. :D

I'm sure it is. I have no doubt. It also sheds some light on your personality, as we see it here, that is. (I also did well in psychology) I won't even get into my exploits as the "devils advocate" most people can't even handle it if I told them about my past deeds. Hell, I can barely come to terms with it. I don't have to tell them, it's a matter of public record. Of course, deeds recorded do not necessarily reflect what a person's soul is "made of". Nor do they reflect what really happened. You absolutely cannot trust recorded history. If you saw my records it makes me out to be charles manso... well.. Not that bad but not even close to who I really am. Stupid moves on record while ignoring all the great deeds and accomplishments and generosity makes for very unbalanced picture wouldn't you agree?

I'm sure I could have done much better in the subject of English, if the subject matter and the method of teaching had been different. After self-teaching by motivating factors, (I wanted to learn and seeked out the knowledge on my own) I am at a much higher level than what is recorded in my education records. I know this to be true based on tests while I was in pris... on vacation. ;)

Stefan-A

04-20-2010, 06:08 AM

I'm sure it is. I have no doubt.
I disagree. :D

It also sheds some light on your personality, as we see it here, that is. Oh, you're going to have to be more specific than that. :D

I won't even get into my exploits as the "devils advocate" most people can't even handle it if I told them about my past deeds.I may have misunderstood what you meant here, but a "devil's advocate" is someone who takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with for the sake of argument.

Stupid moves on record while ignoring all the great deeds and accomplishments and generosity makes for very unbalanced picture wouldn't you agree?Absolutely. However, the reverse is also true and they never cancel each other out as far as I'm concerned. Especially not if they occur more or less simultaneously.

ConcinusMan

04-20-2010, 03:37 PM

People with certain personality types tend to be interested in, and good at learning in certain key areas is all I'm saying.

About the devils advocate thing, I told you I wasn't very good at english. I guess I misunderstood what you meant.

I'm saying I've made some terrible mistakes done things that go against who I really am. Those deeds are a matter of public record and if you only look at that, it makes me out to be quite the azzhole without values. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I am deeply sorry for those things, even as I did them. I feel at the time, I had no choice. That is not reflected in the record. Methamphetamine addiction can turn an angel into a demon overnight. Anyway, it was long ago and terrible decade for me. I have moved on.

drache

04-22-2010, 04:20 AM

I had no idea at all as to the vast opportunities for entertainment I'm missing because we don't have cable http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/arts/television/22wild.html?th&emc=th

ConcinusMan

04-23-2010, 09:38 AM

I do have it, but not cable TV. Just internet, and that's all you need with sites like hulu around. I don't know about you but I'm not missing a dang thing by not having cable TV.

drache

04-23-2010, 09:53 AM

I was being facetious

on another note
I started the morning with the sewer pipe backed up and a small flood in the basement (the upside of uneven flooring). Awful, right? Not so! In swoops Mike the Plumber - an experience in good cheer and the wonders of plumbing. Not only is my plumbing fixed. I've also been educated, made to feel like clear water is now running through my pipes, and a rush of smile and fresh spring optimism has enhanced my day.
Mood-altering plumbing services - what a concept. So he is a little pricier than the unlicensed guy - in this case it's way worth it.

infernalis

04-23-2010, 11:52 PM

I do have it, but not cable TV. Just internet, and that's all you need with sites like hulu around. I don't know about you but I'm not missing a dang thing by not having cable TV.

100 channels of crap.

Myself I collect box sets of my fave shows, that way I am in control of when the show is on, and no stinking commercials either.

The only reason I have cable is the nick for my kids and the internet.

ConcinusMan

04-24-2010, 01:03 AM

100 channels of crap? So that's 100% crap which is.... 25% wrong time+25% wrong channel wrong show... let's just say it's 100% crap. Oh wait, somebody already said that:rolleyes:

It's official: Hulu will soon start charging for access. I would pay. I would pay the modest fee considering that they carry my fav shows old and new, in hi-def and standard, I can watch when I want to with new shows automatically saved in queue to be watched when I'm ready, the list goes on...
Adds up to 100% NOT crap. Hey, I think I finally get math. NOT.

Considering what I've been getting for 'free' for several years, I would gladly pay up to $20 a month for it. OK. done with the hulu plug.

infernalis

04-24-2010, 01:14 AM

Most new shows are uploaded as torrent files within moments of airing, and in hi def.

I just downloaded all 10 episodes of "caprica" captured from TV in hi def with the commercials edited out.

A new box set months before it will get released.

Emmy screeners from ebay are awesome too, and cheap.

Dorothy is hooked on that reality junk, Nothing like hours and hours of weirdos chasing ghosts, cops arresting weetards & junkies... Etc.

But it gets her off my back while I play on the internet :)

ConcinusMan

04-24-2010, 03:46 AM

What's this "torrent" you speak of? wouldn't happen to be the same one that comcast has the ability and right to block, now would it?

Yes I know all about Torrents AND the alternatives. Torrent specific protocol are blocked by comcast ISP resulting in less than 1kbps torrent download speed. THE ONLY ISP besides dial up at my address, which means, the only ISP. NO other home options.:( NO choice of ISP since 1999. 2012 (hehe doomsday) is rumored to have 1 other isp option. I guess I'll hold out until doomsday:(

Either way, I don't care. I have alternatives to torrents or P2P of any kind. collected perhaps a thousand movies < DVD/PC and many seasons of favorite TV shows. I just want to watch old favorite series or new episodes/seasons and based on my subscription choices for shows, have a few waiting for me when I am ready to catch up.

infernalis

04-24-2010, 07:37 AM

About the only restrictions I have is that my cable company charges me extra if I download more than 15gb in a month, so I limit my "torrenting" to just a few per month.

Stefan-A

04-24-2010, 08:49 AM

Seriously, no 3G option either?

infernalis

04-24-2010, 08:52 AM

I can relate, here where I live is very remote and wide open, most cell phones do not even work here, it was only very recently that we even had cable TV available as an option.

There is satellite available, but it's cost prohibitive.

ConcinusMan

04-25-2010, 03:01 PM

Seriously, no 3G option either?

We got 4G high-speed internet that covers most of my metro area. The price and performance, not to mention you can wander all over town and have your internet, blows cable away. But just like all the other options besides cable, If I lived just a few blocks west, north, or south, I could get it. We have 3 choices, DSL,(sucks) Cable,(good) 4G wireless.(great!) Two of those options just never seem to cover my house. I'm right on the fringes and that hasn't changed in 10 years. Cable or dial up at my address are my only two choices.

I filed a complaint with the BBB about the constant rate hikes and the fact that I can't just go to a competitor because there are none at my address. 3 days later, my cable bill went from nearly $70 a month to $40 for the same service.:D

Quibble

04-26-2010, 10:48 AM

I filed a complaint with the BBB about the constant rate hikes and the fact that I can't just go to a competitor because there are none at my address. 3 days later, my cable bill went from nearly $70 a month to $40 for the same service.:D

NICE. I wish I could do the same for commercials on any provider. At least a quarter of every show is commercial time, so if there are so many advertisements, why isnt our service cheaper? Who's pocketing all this money?:mad:

ConcinusMan

04-26-2010, 12:24 PM

Quibble

04-26-2010, 09:06 PM

I guess you're right, I never thought of it that way.
I still hate commercials.

ConcinusMan

04-26-2010, 09:13 PM

Who doesn't. Been watching my favorite shows on Hulu (US viewers only)for years. Very limited commercials and very short. Sometimes you get to pick your commercial or choose between a single long commercial followed by the show or several interruptions. It's pretty cool. Now they are going to start charging. $19 a month I think. And there will still be commercials!

ConcinusMan

04-28-2010, 01:55 PM

Had to share this one. It's precious:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/914/att00001fr.jpg

ConcinusMan

04-28-2010, 03:17 PM

No way, not my green anery's. They're beautiful!

People that come over see them in the tank and exclaim "Wow, that's a garter snake? that's pretty!"

Let me see... This?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1032.jpg

Or this?

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/5791032.jpg

No contest:D

Stefan-A

04-28-2010, 03:42 PM

No contest:D
No contest at all. That concinnus looks bleached, like it's been exposed to 20 years worth of UV radiation. It needs a new paint job.

Quibble

04-29-2010, 08:39 PM

^ So cute! :D

So, out of random curiosity, who in the U.S. has done their Census forms already?

Im working with the Census this year and so far there's a lot of non-responders in my area. :eek:

drache

04-30-2010, 04:40 AM

Jeff did ours like a month ago
I don't remember it coming in, and I'm wondering whether it is because we get so much pseudo official mail - mostly loan and energy scams camouflaged as government mail. I end up giving it to Jeff to make the final assessment if it looks like it might be something real.

Odie

04-30-2010, 06:08 PM

We did ours like a month ago too :)

Quibble

04-30-2010, 09:14 PM

Cool
Its funny, some of the responses we get from people who refuse to answer to the Census. I've heard a gentleman say its 'unconstitutional' although its in the constitution. And another lady said we're wasting taxpayer money. She apparently doesnt realise how much money is paid to people like me to take the time to get answers from people, she'd save a lot if she'd just answer 2 questions and get it over with.
This week is gonna be fun. I cant complain when I get those paychecks though. :)

ConcinusMan

04-30-2010, 09:22 PM

I don't think I've ever actually seen one it the mail. EVER. Been at this address since 1992. Got called to jury duty. Twice. I thought it was absolutely hilarious the last time. They wanted me to report for jury duty on the same day that MY OWN trial was to begin. Now that's funny. Didn't actually have a trial, but it was scheduled the same day.

Got them framed together(notice of trial date, and notice to appear for jury duty selection) just the for hell of it. I just filled out the form and sent it in. Reason I should be excused:

"I don't want to be late for my own trial which is scheduled to begin 30 minutes later"

infernalis

04-30-2010, 10:06 PM

Not the cable company. Most of the money is used by the individual stations for operating costs. And of course, there's usually enough left for profit. The higher the ratings/viewers for their shows, the more $ they can get for their ads. The cable company is getting paid by your monthly premium to bring the stations to your home outlet. They don't get money from advertising because the stations are not owned by them.

You are obviously missing the local commercials that cable companies commonly "overdub" over the national commercials.

Example.... Corning new channels, owned by Time Warner commonly sells local ads for local businesses and runs them instead of the national commercials.

Since when did MTV start advertising for our local businesses?? I must be old, because I remember when MTV actually aired music videos too.

I have lived at a dozen zip codes and several states over my life, and this practice is common from Florida on up to NY, and out west to Chicago......

These ads are sold by the cable company, and profit the cable company.

http://www.work.com/advertising-on-local-television-and-cable-588/

http://www.cablemediasales.com/pages/contc/?cp=contc&sp=wbfm&subj=1

ConcinusMan

04-30-2010, 10:43 PM

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 02:50 AM

No contest at all. That concinnus looks bleached, like it's been exposed to 20 years worth of UV radiation. It needs a new paint job.

You're just jealous. :rolleyes: I prefer to think of it as a perfectly aged and faded pair of denim blue genes. Sure, the nice dark indigo is nice but the faded ones are...

Well, that's something you cannot find on the store shelves. They've tried, but the artificially faded jeans are just not the same.:D

Besides that, blue wash is often used as primer. Hmmm... a hot rod in primer, just before the expensive paint job. That's almost as cool as faded jeans.

Stefan-A

05-01-2010, 03:40 AM

You're just jealous. :rolleyes:
Not even a little and that's the truth. The typical form of concinnus is among the top 3 on my list of least appealing garters.

drache

05-01-2010, 04:51 AM

I cant complain when I get those paychecks though. :)and I bet you also got one of those really cool tote bags

infernalis

05-01-2010, 07:20 AM

OK, I was vaguely aware that this done, but you cannot sell a commercial spot that has already been sold. Obviously, the national commercial interested party did not pay to air that commercial in that particular area. That leaves the spot open in that area.

I guess I should have clarified a bit. Time warner is NOT just a cable company. Truth be known, they own the stations (where commercials are swapped) too. A company can own the station AND be the cable provider. Afterall, this company has owned TV networks long before the owned the cable network to bring you the station. If they didn't own the station, or have a vested interest in it, they wouldn't be able to to do this commercial swapping cost effectively.

What you are talking about is nothing new at all. A company like "FOX" has stations nation wide. Let's not forget, they are a movie production company AND cable networks too. Obviously, not all their stations are going to show the same commercials at the same time. It still boils down to basically the same company that is profiting. The profit is still... Well, time warner is....On-Line Information Services; Other Computer Related Services; Motion Picture and Video Production; Motion Picture and Video Distribution Periodical (time magazine) Publishers (pt); Book Publishers; Cable Networks; Television Broadcasting; Prerecorded Compact Disc (Except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing (pt); 711211 Sports Teams and Clubs.... and I'm sure there's more.

The bottom line is they are a TV AND cable network. Of course they can swap commercials on local stations they OWN.

So I will clarify more, my local cable company is NOT owned by Time Warner and they do it.

Personally, I think it is wrong, I have caught them (due to poor editing) downright stomping on national ads.

Should be illegal, because let's say I am the CEO of proctor and gamble, I signed a multi million dollar contract for my ads to appear during "American idol" (or whatever is "popular") and some local cable company advertises for "wolf hollow Indian gift shop" over the top of the ads I paid for, that just seems wrong.

There is also a little term called "syndication" where a 60 second slot is left open just for local advertising, but whenever I see "fucillo auto mall" trounce all over a Gillette ad, I just know that wrongdoing took place.

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 02:36 PM

Not even a little and that's the truth. The typical form of concinnus is among the top 3 on my list of least appealing garters.

And wanderings are on mine. Face it, you're just weird.:D

Stefan-A

05-01-2010, 02:50 PM

And wanderings are on mine. Face it, you're just weird.:DThat may be, but that concinnus is still ugly.

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 03:16 PM

Don't look now, but I think you're surrounded and outnumbered. :p

Stefan-A

05-01-2010, 03:34 PM

Don't look now, but I think you're surrounded and outnumbered. :p
I don't see anybody. Not that numbers matter.

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 03:45 PM

I don't see anybody.

That's pretty much what I figured. You don't see.:p

Stefan-A

05-01-2010, 03:53 PM

That's pretty much what I figured. You don't see.:p
Or you're on/off drugs. Considering that you like that concinnus, I'd say that is more likely.

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 05:28 PM

Just like any line of "coke", concinnus are"Stylistically congruous". Gave up coke in 1993, moved right along to meth. Gave that up in 2000. and now, I still favor lines and seeing spots. On my snakes! Maybe you're on to something.

infernalis

05-01-2010, 05:47 PM

Congrats on kicking the ball and chains.....

I had an encounter with a past friend, he was all jacked up and hit me.

It's been years since that happened, and we are still never going to be true friends again ever.

ConcinusMan

05-01-2010, 07:03 PM

You NEVER kick the ball and chain. You cut off your leg and the ball goes with it. It's very painful. part of you wishes you still had your leg. You miss your leg. The other part of you is glad you can now shock your friends by sticking a knife into your new leg, and it doesn't hurt. And that same part of you knows it was the leg or your life. It's a compromise. An ultimatum; die or walk with a severe limp for the rest of your life. Just a few days ago, lines all out, "You want one?" they said. I thought to myself "oh god yes". They said "hey, where you goin? Why are you walking funny?"

I was thinking, ask that to the back of my head, because if you ask me one more time to my face "you want one?" I might just crumble and give in. It's a battle 10 years long now. Nobody ever really wins. The battle continues.

ConcinusMan

05-02-2010, 12:46 AM

Check this out. If you think concinnus are ugly, check out the freaky looking undead mofo in Stefan's avatar. But I digress.

My point is, I was watching "Fringe" Season 2, episode 20. What do my eyes behold?

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4003/grimpinata.png

It's really Leonard Nimoy (yeah, we know he's ancient but still acting, quite well) depicted in an image produced by a fictitious communication device. Still, I almost expected him to say Grim piñata. Weird huh? If you think that is strange, check out stefan's actual picture of himself. He's like the Umpa Lumpa version.

Of course, I'm only kidding. :D he's not nearly as scary as I am in real life. (had to pick on stefan. I don't know why, but it had to be done.)

But seriously. Uncanny resemblance to that half-life character, at least I think that's what IT is.

Speaking of drugs, The pictures have that "strung out on speedballs, but still hanging on" look.

It's OK, because they are both wearing ties. yeah. They're cool. So are you stefan. Wanderings are still fugly as sin.:p

ConcinusMan

05-02-2010, 11:45 AM

Their fugly.

ConcinusMan

05-02-2010, 11:54 AM

I don't have to guess what you have to smoke there. We have it hear too. All the latest greatest strains you have there, are available right here where I am too. Super lemon haze hit the market locally not long ago. Blueberry has been around for some time now.(love that strain)

That's why I was saying we have the netherlands to thank! (but we forgot to, LoL)

Only medical mj card holders can grow/posess. My sister in law has one. She can grow 6 plants. State and local law enforcement won't touch her. Since it's still against federal law, the feds could bust card holders, but they don't hardly do that anymore. Public thinks it's a waste of taxpayer money and they don't like it one bit, so the feds have backed off even though so far they have refused to change the law. Now we have obama and he wants to legalize and tax it. I say great idea!

Stefan-A

05-02-2010, 01:17 PM

Their fugly.
You're fugly.

ConcinusMan

05-02-2010, 01:30 PM

Look who's talking, Mr. undead! :D

Stefan-A

05-02-2010, 02:28 PM

Look who's talking, Mr. undead! :D
Says the person who has a bloody concinnus for an avatar. :D

drache

05-02-2010, 05:21 PM

Thing is birthing
tally so far: four jellies and one 8" dead baby

guidofatherof5

05-02-2010, 06:40 PM

Keep us posted Rhea. Hoping Thing will put out some live little ones.
My Rita started out with jellies.

drache

05-02-2010, 07:12 PM

couple more jellies so far
I don't think there'll be many more
she never got to look all that big
I'd not even thought she was ready
she looks like she'll be going into shed
will keep you posted

guidofatherof5

05-02-2010, 07:21 PM

couple more jellies so far
I don't think there'll be many more
she never got to look all that big
I'd not even thought she was ready
she looks like she'll be going into shed
will keep you posted

Please let us know.
I was cleaning up in one of my big female enclosures an hour ago and found a large number of jellies.
Signs of what could have been.

De Foezel

05-03-2010, 02:50 AM

o ok i didnt know that was possible
but do americans have acces to root stimulator/ grow stimulator / bloom stimulator and flower stimulator??( these are products to assure u have the best quality weed u can have)
or do people there just grow by the way of nature

ConcinusMan

05-03-2010, 03:03 AM

This is your thread so I suppose it's up to you, but at the same time, this is a garter snake forum. We are a bit off topic.

Americans can and do grow the same stuff available in the Netherlands. Afterall, we get our seeds and growing methods from the best. You know who the best are. Trust me, it only takes a year or two for the best flowers you have, to reach my local growers/market. We use the latest greatest methods that they use in the Netherlands. Trust me.

It's pretty much the same for Holland tulips. You should see central Oregon in late April. OMG! as far as the eye can see, are the finest tulip blooms on the face of the earth. All the strains are developed in Holland. Oregon has produced their fair share of the finest as well. It's no different when it comes to Netherlands green buds, except that the latter are kept out of public and law enforcement eyes. (well, sort of)

Let's put it this way. If it wins High Times cannibis cup awards for 2010, I'll be smoking it, locally grown by the end of 2011.

I wouldn't want others to misinterpret and think I am a "pothead". To the contrary, I am knowledgeable and love all that is plant/animal related. I rarely smoke. But when I do, I can appreciate the best, and be a connoisseur!

Kind of like garter snakes. If you're going to have them, why not have the finest?

Steve knows. He's surrounded by some of the finest garters on the planet. Have you checked out his youtube channel? Awesome!

Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14

De Foezel

05-03-2010, 03:34 AM

aha ok its clear to me now
sorry to all the other people for the off topic qeustions
so now i know americans can grow good weed( i always thought u got the crap:P)

ConcinusMan

05-03-2010, 03:42 AM

We can, and we do! but we have the good people in the Netherlands to thank for the genetics and methods. Did I mention that we should give thanks? I forget. Man, who's hungry! :p

ConcinusMan

05-03-2010, 04:02 AM

Oh jeez rhea. I have never seen jellies from my snakes in 25 years! I've seen all still borns, but never jellies. I suppose at this point, I'm pushing the statistical probability and I'll have jellies sometime soon.

I sure as heck hope my red-stripe ordinoides doesn't do that! I hope to have good strong babies. I hope to have a nice beautiful red stripe or two to send your way!

drache

05-03-2010, 04:50 AM

I think my boy had to be shooting blanks
a brief scare this morning - found Thing coiled up at the cool end of her tank and feeling quite cold and a bit stiff. She's fine though
no more proceeds as yet, but she may still be holding some

drache

05-03-2010, 02:21 PM

today I fed Sammy on the kitchen table, and it was kind of funny
she's a voracious eater, but I limit her to a mouse and a rat pup. so after she's done with her second rodent, she's still in the feeding zone and will go for anything that moves. I was sort of loosely keeping her contained on the table while waiting for her to chill, and every time I made the slightest movement she went to strike. a couple of times she actually made full open mouth contact with my arm, but then didn't bite. just sort of slowly peeled her mouth off sideways and reset her jaws.
Thing had a couple of mice also, so I think she's done with the birthing thing

drache

05-03-2010, 02:26 PM

today I fed Sammy on the kitchen table, and it was kind of funny
she's a voracious eater, but I limit her to a mouse and a rat pup. so after she's done with her second rodent, she's still in the feeding zone and will go for anything that moves. I was sort of loosely keeping her contained on the table while waiting for her to chill, and every time I made the slightest movement she went to strike. a couple of times she actually made full open mouth contact with my arm, but then didn't bite. just sort of slowly peeled her mouth off sideways and reset her jaws.
it reinforced in me the belief that it is unwise to keep snakes that are big enough to swallow one's head
Thing had a couple of mice also, so I think she's done with the birthing

guidofatherof5

05-03-2010, 02:39 PM

Sounds like a fun experience. Glad they are eating.:)

ConcinusMan

05-03-2010, 07:10 PM

Amy is downright vicious at feeding time. She smells food and she lunges into the air with mouth open. (I'll have to get that on youtube one of these days soon) Here lately, my fingers or hand have been getting in the way. She sits there and gnaws on me for some time before finally getting a clue.

She's never satisfied either, and I have to cut her off. She's so dang cute and everybody loves her but so downright vicious when it comes to feeding time. Her eyes even turn blood red like she's some sort of bloodthirsty demon!

ConcinusMan

05-03-2010, 07:36 PM

I am sooooo sick of this weather we are having! We had that 74 degree day on the first day of spring. Hasn't got above 60 since and we've only had 4 dry days. Grrrr!!!!

Today was torrential downpours with hail and only got up to 54. Tomorrow we have a winter storm warning for the mountains (we are in a classic snow pattern situation) and we are supposed to break records for the coldest high temperature in may. Forecasted high of 49.:eek: Rain for the next 7 days. Jeeez:rolleyes:

ConcinusMan

05-04-2010, 12:25 AM

Record cold has already arrived. It's 40 degrees at my house. 46-48 is all we're going to get tomorrow. Unseasonably cool for the next 7 days. I mean, colder than our january was.

That brings up a question. What kind of effect could this have on snakes in the late stages of being gravid? Any stage? I mean, this has forced snakes back into dens which already mated in Feb-march. Many of them ready to pop.

jitami

05-04-2010, 08:58 AM

Hey guys... just poppin in to say I love & miss you ;)

I'm going to be super busy from now until we get the kiddo dropped off in Colorado Springs for USAFA at the end of June. I'll try to pop in from time to time, but even my little bit of scanning this morning has wasted too much time :( :( :( Hope to be back into the fold soon!

ConcinusMan

05-04-2010, 10:43 AM

Where the F*** have you been?

guidofatherof5

05-04-2010, 01:36 PM

Where the F*** have you been?

Asterisks don't make it any less offensive. Purposely using a "sounds like" word doesn't do it. My children are on this forum. You need to show some respect and restraint.
Just my opinion:mad:

ConcinusMan

05-04-2010, 08:38 PM

New pics of "The gang"

I'm starting to finally take that stupid camera off of auto mode and mess with the manual settings. I have no idea what half of them do, but getting some pretty decent results. Not great, but decent. Now if I would just remember to clean the glass first...

Hypoerythristic male concinnus and various ordinoides. One big happy family sitting under a ceramic heat emitter:
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4787/gedc1120.jpg

Concinnus
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4377/gedc1115.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7456/gedc1089.jpg

ConcinusMan

05-10-2010, 06:33 PM

Looks like we're headed for upper 70's and low 80's later this week. Haven't been warmer than 72 and that was March 20th. It's about time!

More pics anyone?

Please excuse the gross enclosure. I just cleaned it yesterday. Big Bertha is quite a slob. She, and the yet unnamed big girl ordinoides will be going into a 55 gallon long as soon as I receive the screen top I ordered.

Big Bertha: (3.2 foot female concinnus)
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6074/gedc1215.jpg

The gang, including hypoerythristic concinnus male and red striped (2 and 3 striped) ordinoides:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5299/gedc1211.jpg

Big Bertha is all stretched out here. She's much longer than this 20 gallon (30inch) long tank.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2446/gedc1216q.jpg

bkhuff1s

05-12-2010, 05:26 PM

Do you guys create your own or pay someone else to upkeep them?
I'm wanting to create a site for my pugets :)

bkhuff1s

05-12-2010, 05:32 PM

how did this get moved here?

Stefan-A

05-12-2010, 06:01 PM

how did this get moved here?
I moved it.

General Talk is reserved for general talk about garters only. Offtopic discussions, that have at least something to do with keeping herps, belong in the Lounge and this thread is where discussions, that don't even have anything to do with herps, belong. Naturally, it's inconvenient, but for the time being, this is how it works.

bkhuff1s

05-12-2010, 07:23 PM

Ahh I see my bad.

ConcinusMan

05-13-2010, 05:57 AM

Warmest day of the year so far coming up today. Supposed to be 78 F. I was going to go herping at 9am. Wouldn't you know it, I get a call from my employer last night. I'm working at 6am. They always have such perfect timing. :rolleyes:

infernalis

05-13-2010, 08:21 AM

That sucks... My employer never calls me. Besides if he tried "he" would get a busy signal.http://laserpointerforums.com/images/smilies/crackup.gif

ConcinusMan

05-13-2010, 05:49 PM

Yeah, normally I just wouldn't answer if I didn't want to work. I'm broke AND on unemployment. If they can't get ahold of me, I'm unavailable. Goodbye unemployment check. :rolleyes:

So anyway, I hope the weather next weekend is good. After working mon-fri, I'm headed to the salem oregon area for a weekend of RV campin. It's a perfect area for garters and western bluebirds. I'll be herping half of the day on both days, that's for sure. I'm hoping to find something different.:)

infernalis

05-13-2010, 06:05 PM

I'm sorry you missed my "joke" I work for myself and have not answered to a "boss" in over 10 years now.

RV camping, sounds like a herping trip in progress.. Have fun!!

I'm seriously hoping for a nice weekend so I can get to work myself, When the weather sucks, I am unemployed and I don't qualify for unenployment.....

ConcinusMan

05-20-2010, 09:32 AM

Man, I am praying for sunshine. Not supposed to be that way though. The next couple of days is supposed to rain and near record cold again. Snow level only 3,000 feet. GRRR!!! I really wanted to find me a pair of those high red, red-headed concinnus from the salem area and maybe even a ringneck or two. Doesn't look like it's going to happen.

Well, I'm off and headed south anyway in couple of hours. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a spot with tires, wood, etc. to look under and find some there.

In the Salem / Corvallis area, concinnus look like this beauty:
http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/northwest/nwsnakes/images/tsconcinnusor906.jpg

Quibble

05-20-2010, 03:11 PM

and I bet you also got one of those really cool tote bags

I do but its government property and I have to give it back. along with my pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers and paper clips. Lol

drache

05-21-2010, 05:53 AM

I do but its government property and I have to give it back. along with my pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers and paper clips. Lol
lol - if that's where they're trying to save our taxpayer bucks, I could think of of some items that would make a bigger impact

ConcinusMan

05-23-2010, 06:47 PM

Well obviously I have returned from my trip. It was a total wash out. Poured rain, hailed, etc. most of the time. The sun finally came out, it warmed up a bit and I saw a few T. ordinoides right about the time I had to leave. :rolleyes:

infernalis

05-28-2010, 10:23 AM

that blows....

ConcinusMan

05-28-2010, 11:22 AM

It's been the same story for almost this entire spring. It has been one of the wettest and coldest May's on record. Yesterday wasn't too bad since it didn't rain but today we're back in the 50's with wind and rain showers. It's getting a bit absurd.

Laura

05-30-2010, 05:16 AM

Okay right, which of these two tunes is the most epic.

Myself and my father think Free Bird- Lynrd Skynyrd however mother and my other half seem to think Stairway to heaven is better.
They are wrong of course, but what do you guys think?

gregmonsta

05-30-2010, 05:54 AM

Neither :p ... but if I had to choose between those two I would say Freebird :rolleyes:

prattypus

05-30-2010, 06:35 AM

Freebird

sschind

05-30-2010, 07:04 AM

Like gregmonsta said, If I had to choose between those two it would be freebird.

drache

06-01-2010, 05:44 AM

neither
freebird is better though

on another note, I found a very nice article on toxicity in the plant world, and some of the sentiments apply to venom in the herp world, so here it is, and I hope you enjoy http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2878/

Laura

06-01-2010, 05:48 AM

Another fun fact would be that in the beauty idustry they are developing a form of botox using rattler venom, nice :P

Laura

06-01-2010, 10:59 AM

Wayne needs to delete some messages in his inbox!

infernalis

06-01-2010, 11:03 AM

will do - it's done. ;)

drache

06-11-2010, 06:56 AM

the amazing stuff some spawn can do
http://www.bu.edu/research/spotlight/magazine/06/adapt/warkentin.html

guidofatherof5

06-11-2010, 07:05 AM

Very nice, Rhea. Thanks.

Tyrel26

06-11-2010, 07:09 AM

very interesting! This reminds me of a study done in japan on salamanders. It was found that the larva that developed in a tank with a vibration had bigger heads (which simply meant bigger mouths) once they reached the adult stage. this was because the larva believe the vibrations to be caused by tadpoles (this was first tested in the presence of tadpoles and later with vibrations) which could serve as a future food supply if the salamanders were adapted to feed on them.

jitami

06-16-2010, 09:30 PM

Hi guys! Hope everyone and their critters are doing well! All's well here, snakes aren't crazy about the constant changes in the weather, but overall they're doing ok. We leave Friday to take the oldest to Colorado Springs for his first year at the Air Force Academy. So excited for him, but we're going to miss him very very much.. and is that an understatement!?! Hope to be able to be active on the forum again someday! I miss you guys!

Stefan-A

06-16-2010, 09:40 PM

We miss you, too. :)

mustang

06-17-2010, 04:11 PM

Another fun fact would be that in the beauty idustry they are developing a form of botox using rattler venom, nice :P
holy cr@p thats gotta burn! like the wardens nail polish from holes

ull be missed

ConcinusMan

06-17-2010, 07:06 PM

I know it's not garter related but this video is not only very stunning visually, but check out what they did at around 49 seconds into it. Candy turns into snakes. Way cool.

No imbedding allowed so heres the link : YouTube - Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" Official Music Video HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwE-SLnLkqY&feature=topvideos)

Of course it doesn't hurt that Katy Perry is smokin' hot.:rolleyes:

mustang

06-17-2010, 07:56 PM

ConcinusMan

06-17-2010, 07:58 PM

:rolleyes:

Yeah, but it didn't candy like this! oooohh yeeeeaaah!

mustang

06-17-2010, 08:23 PM

thought i would start this i guess keep it clean ....ok first thing does david lee roth sound better without vanhalen or is it just me...seiriussly this song has been stuck in my head for weeks on end....one part has a inuendo so im posting a clean version followed by a link to the cool and better version

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CodmlmxpZeQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CodmlmxpZeQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

the better version is this with david lee roth
YouTube - David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo (Full Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPM7jdE7gWs)

ok hope this works out

mustang

06-17-2010, 09:03 PM

ConcinusMan

06-18-2010, 01:15 AM

Just for the record, the only reason I posted a music video in this forum was the awesome animated snakes in it!

Stefan-A

06-18-2010, 08:26 AM

Just for the record, the only reason I posted a music video in this forum was the awesome animated snakes in it!
And for the record, the only reason I didn't delete it, was that I didn't know they were animated, because:

This video contains content from EMI. It is no longer available in your country.

ConcinusMan

06-18-2010, 10:51 AM

I suspected something like that might happen for members outside the U.S. You really ought to see it. It's quite stunning visually and the snake thing at 49 seconds is really awesome.

There is no media restriction I cannot defeat including making backups of copy-protected DVD's and downloading youtube videos to my computer. I "pulled" it off youtube, converted it to WMV, uploaded it to rapidshare. If you still want to see it, you can download it here: RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting (http://rapidshare.com/files/400432170/KPsnoop.wmv)

(KPsnoop.wmv 34250 KB)

I'm pretty sure anyone, anywhere can use this link. Hurry, I don't have a premium account so it can only be downloaded 10 times.

BTW, why would it matter if they are animated?

Stefan-A

06-18-2010, 11:37 AM

BTW, why would it matter if they are animated?
What's it doing in this thread, if it's animated? Besides, it's 4 seconds out of a 4 minute video.

ConcinusMan

06-18-2010, 11:54 AM

Nevermind. It's the whole thing on my computer and the whole thing uploaded. Obviously something went wrong. OK, I just downloaded it from the rapidshare link. Whole thing. Works fine. It's 4 minutes (not seconds) long.:confused:

Sorry if I bent some guidlines or rules. Just thought everyone might get a kick out of that part at 49 seconds and by animated, I mean digitally, not "cartoonish"

Stefan-A

06-18-2010, 12:07 PM

I meant the snakes are there for 4 seconds. The rest is Katy Perry.

mustang

06-18-2010, 12:35 PM

haha shes a snake too lol

"shes the hunter
your the fox
you know that voice that talks to you
wont last forever
...
shes going to get you
all that she wants...
-ace of base

ConcinusMan

06-18-2010, 12:35 PM

I meant the snakes are there for 4 seconds. The rest is Katy Perry.

Oh yeah, that. I didn't mind.:D

Stefan-A

06-18-2010, 12:44 PM

haha shes a snake too lol

"shes the hunter
your the fox
you know that voice that talks to you
wont last forever
...
shes going to get you
all that she wants...
-ace of base
"I used to love her
But I had to kill her
I used to love her, Mm, yeah
But I had to kill her
I had to put her six feet under
And I can still hear her complain"
- Guns n' Roses

ConcinusMan

06-18-2010, 12:47 PM

Perfect retort.^^^

mustang

06-18-2010, 01:02 PM

"I used to love her
But I had to kill her
I used to love her, Mm, yeah
But I had to kill her
I had to put her six feet under
And I can still hear her complain"
- Guns n' Roses

(Parody of Happy Together by The Turtles)
Imagine me and you
I can�™t

We argue almost every night
You�™re always right
The only one for me ain�™t you
You tr****dyte
We�™re cr@ppy together

I pull the curtains up
You yank them down
I watch Monday night football
You watch Murphy Brown
I sleep with David Letterman
You sleep around
We�™re cr@ppy together

I wish I was
With anybody but you
And that�™s no lie
I would rather stick
Broken glass in my shoe
And jump real high

B*** b**** b**** b**** b**** b**** b b b b**** we always b****
B**** b**** b**** b**** b**** b**** b b b b**** we always b****
- bob rivers

hows that:D:cool:

mustang

06-18-2010, 06:31 PM

hey ironicly the village people sang just a gigalo too but david lee roth does it better!

drache

06-20-2010, 06:11 AM

does anybody else here ever feel like they want to divorce their family because when they're home there is always some media running?
I think I must be so much into reptiles because they're quiet
okay - so the frogs aren't, but they're not relentlessly croaking either - it's an occasional thing; and they're not reptiles

mustang

06-21-2010, 12:06 PM

mustang

06-21-2010, 12:21 PM

sorry it cut off and skipped parts....full sog at this link sorry
YouTube - JUST A GIGOLO ~DAVID LEE ROTH~ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTpUIW4oQ2E&feature=related)

ignore link in last post this one is the right one
no repys on this so far and the questionable bad part ((not really bad everyones seen and heard worse its 1:21 when the rip his pants off in his little montage thing before the son)) isnt really bad so i decided to post vid before embed link gets taken by request so without further adu david lee roth
<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lN-4lX0QyZc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lN-4lX0QyZc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> now quick repeat on the question...does david sing better without van halen? i think he does:D

ConcinusMan

06-22-2010, 03:39 PM

I don't get this at all. WTH is going on here? Perfect weather today. Sunny 70 degrees. I go to a spot where I typically find a dozen or so snakes and find nothing. Here's the part that floors me: EVERY TIME I bring a camera this happens. I can go on crappy days or sunny days and as long as I leave the camera at home, I'll find snakes. And yet, it doesn't matter how many snakes I usually find or how great the weather is, if the camera goes with me, I find nothing. Unbelievable.

infernalis

06-22-2010, 04:40 PM

now quick repeat on the question...does david sing better without van halen? i think he does:D

No personal offense intended, but DLR is a weetard.

His personal ego issues and problems sent him and his career down the toilet long ago.

It's just too bad that Sammy Hagar did not stay with Van Halen longer.

Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the real deal, but Dave threw his career away.

mustang

06-23-2010, 07:58 AM

No personal offense intended, but DLR is a weetard.

His personal ego issues and problems sent him and his career down the toilet long ago.

It's just too bad that Sammy Hagar did not stay with Van Halen longer.

Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the real deal, but Dave threw his career away.
dont worry i usually keep an open mind

mustang

06-23-2010, 08:02 AM

mustang

06-23-2010, 05:01 PM

worlds longest tennis match suspended till tomarrow tie breaker set at 59 all

mustang

06-25-2010, 08:07 PM

worlds longest tennis match suspended till tomarrow tie breaker set at 59 all
the american won! the final set turned out to be longer than the record longest match ever...score 68:70

mustang

06-25-2010, 08:09 PM

Cant wait for this!!!!!!

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I8dEo9bLFaE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I8dEo9bLFaE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 08:23 AM

my little brother loves that show!

mustang

06-26-2010, 03:30 PM

its awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! same with eureka and i cant wait for haven...(steven king directed or wrote it so its gotta be good!!!!)

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 04:13 PM

i have to admit its pretty cool when my little brother comes over my roomates me and him all watch it

mustang

06-26-2010, 07:21 PM

you in college?

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 07:26 PM

yup Im loving it!

mustang

06-26-2010, 07:34 PM

yup Im loving it!
what college? what u majoring in?

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 07:41 PM

V.A. tech veteranary science

mustang

06-26-2010, 08:21 PM

V.A. tech veteranary science
i plan on goin to a&m double major in vet and herpotology

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 08:26 PM

im going to also get my degrees in herpatological euqestrian and avian science

mustang

06-26-2010, 08:30 PM

cool

gartermorphs

06-26-2010, 08:38 PM

yup anyways do you have just garter snakes or do you hav bps geckos of som e type exc.

mustang

06-26-2010, 08:42 PM

yup anyways do you have just garter snakes or do you hav bps geckos of som e type exc.
mom said one pet but when i move out im getn a goanna and either a coachwhip or malagasy speckeled hognose

ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 02:26 PM

Interesting labels on some fireworks present at my family's (American Independence day) celebration last night:

http://www.thunderfap.com/dq-blizzard.jpg

Interesting fireworks label:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7469/junejuly2010068.jpg

Now this one left me scratching my head. Way to promote fireworks safety AND responsible drinking, huh? There's nothing like the combination of a bunch of drunks and fireworks.
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1774/junejuly2010049.jpg

ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 02:35 PM

All you George Thorogood fans can appreciate this one:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1160/junejuly2010050.jpg
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Thorogood)

mustang

07-05-2010, 03:40 PM

All you George Thorogood fans can appreciate this one:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1160/junejuly2010050.jpg

...:eek::eek:NO WAY LUCKY YOU GETA SHOOT THAT PIECE OF AWESOME HARDWARE:eek::eek::eek:

ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 03:55 PM

Sorry, I didn't. It's just a slight variation from a regular saturn missle battery. Instead of just popping in the air, it does the sparkly crackle thing.

My brother lit one that was 200 shots. It tipped over and shot the missiles directly at the party in the drive way. We were all sitting there cooking and drinking, and eating. Boy, was that interesting. The neighbor lit one that was 400 shots, with variable types of reports. That was cool. Didn't have the camera rolling either time. Darnit.

mustang

07-05-2010, 03:57 PM

ucky i wanna do that lol

ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 04:18 PM

Fort Vancouver public fireworks display in 2008. Prior to 2001, it was the largest and most expensive fireworks display west of the Mississippi river. Even this video shot from Oregon, looking across the river into WA, is a mere shadow of what it was like in the 80's and 90's. Some of those morters (festival balls are a tiny version of the same thing) were the size of basketballs. Even from a mile away, you could feel the concussion from the explosions and they could be heard up to 20 miles away.
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Well the private fireworks were awesome this year as usual, and went on from about 9pm to midnight. No way to film all of it. There was no shortage of large 2-5 inch morters (up to 5 gram reports!, BOOM!) like the pro shows use. A neighbor who is a doctor and can afford it, spent $200 on this thing used as a "grand finale" near the end of the night. $200 literally "up in smoke" in a matter of seconds. Yikes. That one minute in the video above cost over $100,000 though.
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mustang

07-05-2010, 04:40 PM

well all i did was watch the greatest old show ever!(one of em anyways) i love marathons

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ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 05:16 PM

Yeah, I remember that show. Didn't last long. I didn't think they had enough shows to make a marathon. Anyway, made that song a big hit overnight too.

Had Robert Culp in it. Hey, any relation to shannon I wonder?:p

ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 07:11 PM

Holy crud. Just watched the weather forecast. After one of the coolest July 4th's on record yesterday (67 degrees F) they are calling for low to mid 90's starting tomorrow and continuing for the rest of the week. We have yet to get above 84 this year and that was just about a week ago. It's going to be blazing hot tues-sat.

drache

07-05-2010, 07:49 PM

we had high nineties today

mustang

07-05-2010, 08:08 PM

dad and i were gonna go fishing but stupid forcast says rain ::(

mustang

07-05-2010, 10:18 PM

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ConcinusMan

07-05-2010, 10:20 PM

And he even brought his own parade. Jeez.

infernalis

07-05-2010, 10:54 PM

:D:D1000 POSTS:D

Congrats... I guess. ;)

ConcinusMan

07-06-2010, 12:24 AM

Now you can put something devilishly clever under your avatar instead of "old cranky snake"

ConcinusMan

07-06-2010, 12:25 AM

;)

mustang

07-06-2010, 08:04 AM

lol ya im still thinkn bout what to put

mustang

07-06-2010, 12:25 PM

gettn my permit took forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!hour and a half long line! whern they call your # you dont get helped you get put in another line!

guidofatherof5

07-06-2010, 06:44 PM

gettn my permit took forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!hour and a half long line! whern they call your # you dont get helped you get put in another line!

Hurry up and wait. Sounds like the military.:D

Mommy2many

07-06-2010, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by mustang http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/images/green/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/garter-snake-lounge/1293-its-oh-so-quiet-shh-shh-post135531.html#post135531)
gettn my permit took forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!hour and a half long line! whern they call your # you dont get helped you get put in another line!

What's the permit for? Driver's license?

Stefan-A

07-07-2010, 12:57 PM

I've swung the banhammer 106 times on this forum.

That is all.

drache

07-08-2010, 04:58 AM

Don
I just learned more about your home state than I thought I wanted to know.
According to this article, and I copy and paste here: "Utah has long endured a reputation as a place where many people are naïve or trusting to the point of losing their shirts."
which is why you got the Candwich guys: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/us/08sandwich.html?th&emc=th
gotta love it - the land of many opportunities
this morning I am seriously considering scamming as a career, but I suppose one needs a bit of experience with the genre
instead I do foolish things like turning my neighbourhood on to home built solar cookers, and make no profit - how un-american is that? in fact, it's un-protestant, and then some

infernalis

07-08-2010, 05:36 AM

The front of those "classic" old projection TV sets make great solar cookers.

These sets are commonly free, left out as trash.

Take one apart and the big sheet on the very front is a Fresnel lens.

guidofatherof5

07-08-2010, 06:46 AM

Youtube has some cool videos on the Fresnal lens.

Selkielass

07-08-2010, 07:39 AM

Don
which is why you got the Candwich guys: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/us/08sandwich.html?th&emc=th
gotta love it - the land of many opportunities

Actually I can see that one being a big seller in Utah, and a few other places.
Mormons keep a years supply of non-perishable foods on hand at all times. A big part of Mormon 'Home economics' is incorporating these foods into daily meals so that the supply is kept rotated and fresh pending the day tragedy should strike.

Survivalists and some campers/ backpackers would 'eat this up-' too, but its definitely a niche market product.
Too bad it was pure scam.

drache

07-08-2010, 08:34 AM

The front of those "classic" old projection TV sets make great solar cookers.

These sets are commonly free, left out as trash.

Take one apart and the big sheet on the very front is a Fresnel lens.
thanks, Wayne - great tip
why didn't I think of that
I see them all the time on trash day

Actually I can see that one being a big seller in Utah, and a few other places.
Mormons keep a years supply of non-perishable foods on hand at all times. A big part of Mormon 'Home economics' is incorporating these foods into daily meals so that the supply is kept rotated and fresh pending the day tragedy should strike.

Survivalists and some campers/ backpackers would 'eat this up-' too, but its definitely a niche market product.
Too bad it was pure scam.
well it wasn't "pure" scam. it was just not what they were supposed to use the funds for; and I guess the Times reporter covering this didn't think it was as good an investment as someone in Utah might think

adamanteus

07-08-2010, 03:42 PM

I've been away for a while..... no explanations, but 'Hello again!':)

guidofatherof5

07-08-2010, 03:51 PM

I've been away for a while..... no explanations, but 'Hello again!':)

None needed. Welcome back.:)

adamanteus

07-08-2010, 03:57 PM

Cheers Steve. It's nice to see so many familiar names still here.

Stefan-A

07-08-2010, 09:19 PM

I've been away for a while..... no explanations, but 'Hello again!':)
Hello again.

ssssnakeluvr

07-08-2010, 10:19 PM

Hello again! was wondering where you've been! :D

drache

07-09-2010, 04:51 AM

good to see you, James

adamanteus

07-09-2010, 01:57 PM

Thanks people, good to be here.:)

Odie

07-10-2010, 02:07 PM

Gald to see that the snakes dragged you back :p

ConcinusMan

07-10-2010, 02:32 PM

By his hemipene? LoL. Sorry, couldn't resist temptation.

adamanteus

07-11-2010, 05:36 PM

I was just checking back through my older posts.....can you believe I was away from the forum for 9 months?!! No wonder my Moderator status has been revoked!
Where does the time go?:eek:

mustang

07-11-2010, 06:08 PM

i just read one of the saddest books for school...a farewell to arms....can yall relate thees song to it?
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Mommy2many

07-11-2010, 06:29 PM

You weren't even thought of when those came out! Those songs were a hit when I was your age. :D

James, I have never spoken to you but glad to see you active again.:D

mustang

07-11-2010, 06:59 PM

You weren't even thought of when those came out! Those songs were a hit when I was your age. :D

James, I have never spoken to you but glad to see you active again.:D
what else am i suppost to listen to when new music is 99.99% cr@p music? so have you read "a farewell to arms"?or do i need to type the summery of the story...sucks that catherine dies

Mommy2many

07-11-2010, 07:06 PM

Read it, no summary needed. And you are absolutely right, the music now primarily sucks. At least you can appreciate the good stuff.:D

mustang

07-11-2010, 07:49 PM

worst of all i saw it coming ....i peeked atr last line before reading "i walked back to my hotel in the rain" and the first line in chapter XL was forshadowing it tooo "we had a fine life together"....i found some irony in that she was afraid f the rain because she thought that henry would die in it but infact she did...i have to do school work opn this book so im thrown stuff out there... oh ya the doctors tried (tested) a new surgery on her right "the operation proved..." and all the nurses were excited about seeing this specific operation done...i was more or less upsettn about the ending (what did henry do afterwords?go home?stay in switzerland?find his military buds? ect.) but it was i guess representing the end of his life (that he was concerned of...he emotionaly died when catherine died...wow OVER analized

Mommy2many

07-11-2010, 07:52 PM

It got you thinking and that's the whole point, isn't it? No over-analyzing at all.

mustang

07-11-2010, 08:04 PM

maybe so...im so glad that i got the sheet that said not to read the grapes of wrath lol

Mommy2many

07-11-2010, 08:08 PM

Have you read "Of Mice and Men?" or "Old Man and the Sea?" or "Death of a Salesman?" All very good reads.

mustang

07-11-2010, 08:22 PM

Have you read "Of Mice and Men?" or "Old Man and the Sea?" or "Death of a Salesman?" All very good reads.
nope

Mommy2many

07-11-2010, 08:41 PM

Get to it!!! And I don't mean the Cliff Notes (or am I really dating myself???)

drache

07-12-2010, 06:22 PM

this is so upsetting
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/nyregion/13geese.html?ref=nyregion
these geese were flying across my house and yard every morning and evening
I feel such a sense of loss

guidofatherof5

07-12-2010, 06:39 PM

That really is a sad thing. A waste.

Mommy2many

07-12-2010, 07:39 PM

mustang

07-13-2010, 07:31 AM

Get to it!!! And I don't mean the Cliff Notes (or am I really dating myself???)
??? im readn the lost symbol now...been busy havent finished it yet

drache

07-13-2010, 08:54 AM

I think that really sucks! Especially when the resident geese seemed not to be the issue with the airlines. Not that you can tell which geese will go where but I think there must have been a better way to handle this.
I do wonder what they're planning to do with the tens of thousands of mostly geese that come through here every fall and spring. They use some large wetland basins less than ten miles from JFK international airport as their stop-over and gathering area.
I also wonder that with such a concentration of large birds in that area twice a year, air accidents aren't much more common.
Bird strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike)
with the limited information at my disposal, I must conclude that this is not a common enough occurrence to warrant wholesale extinction of geese to assure our safety
I am so upset and pissed

Stefan-A

07-13-2010, 09:05 AM

Have you read "Of Mice and Men?" or "Old Man and the Sea?" or "Death of a Salesman?" All very good reads.
Yes, yes, no.

The movie version of "Old Man and the Sea" (with Thpenther Trathy), wasn't that bad, either.

infernalis

07-13-2010, 09:27 AM

I am so upset and pissed

Me too Rhea, what a shame...

Mommy2many

07-13-2010, 12:02 PM

I saw "Death of a Salesman" in a play at Yale. That was much better acted out.

drache

07-14-2010, 08:16 AM

cool article about insects
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13conv.html?th&emc=th
my favourite statement:"a fly is just as evolved as a human. It’s just evolved to a different niche."

Stefan-A

07-14-2010, 08:44 AM

my favourite statement:"a fly is just as evolved as a human. It’s just evolved to a different niche."
Yeah, common descent has that effect. :p

Although one could argue that the fly is more evolved, on the grounds that it has more generations behind it. ;)

ConcinusMan

07-17-2010, 01:50 PM

Oh wow. You guys aren't going to believe this. Someone who isn't necessarily me, just received 6 bottles of geniune hemp/Absinthe hootch, 160 proof, from Germany.

The price for all 6 bottles was 1 cent. Man, I love internet sales.

mustang

07-18-2010, 06:43 AM

send me some! im part of the "help a minor get his is way assocoiation" (not really)

drache

07-18-2010, 08:20 AM

it's old research and not garter related, but it is sort of loosely related how we sometimes interact here:

Accdronig to a rscheearecr at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter idnidviullay but the wrod as a wlohe.

infernalis

07-18-2010, 08:53 AM

understood it without even trying... so it must be true.

adamanteus

07-18-2010, 08:56 AM

understood it without even trying... so it must be true.

Yes, me too.

drache

07-18-2010, 01:42 PM

one of my neighbours is playing Leonard Cohen really really loud

mustang

07-18-2010, 08:13 PM

hoyl **** i dnto ndee to tkae a elhsign cslas if i knwo tish mhuc!

ConcinusMan

07-27-2010, 10:16 AM

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Stefan-A

08-04-2010, 10:40 AM

Some idiot left food on the stove and left his apartment. I've been directing firemen and security guards for the last 50 minutes.

The apartment was 3 doors over. I came *this* close to evacuating the snakes.

guidofatherof5

08-04-2010, 11:40 AM

Wow. Close call.:eek:

ConcinusMan

08-04-2010, 01:27 PM

I wouldn't even have hesitated. Screw the valuables and family photos. Snakes first!

Hope everything is OK.

Stefan-A

08-04-2010, 01:38 PM

Yeah, it was not a big deal, really. Didn't even see smoke, but I did smell it.

As for valuables, that would be the snakes and my external hard drive. The rest is replaceable.

Stefan-A

08-05-2010, 08:03 AM

Salvaged a 35*40*80 cm (width/height/length) tank today. A little bit dirty, no cracks and no conspicuous scratches, but there is a little bit of sand trapped between the frame and the glass. I have a feeling it doesn't hold water.

I don't need it, in fact I don't even have room for it. But it felt wrong to let it be destroyed. Especially when you have to pay about 1€/litre for an aquarium around here.

Just cleaned it. I'm not sure whether I should turn it into a proper terrarium and then sell it, or whether I should just give it away as it is. I'm in a charitable mood at the moment. That usually doesn't last long, though.

guidofatherof5

08-05-2010, 08:13 AM

I'll take it:D

Stefan-A

08-05-2010, 08:17 AM

You are more than welcome to come pick it up. :D

guidofatherof5

08-05-2010, 09:07 AM

Not the traveling I thought I would be doing after retirement.
I'd love it but can't afford it.

ConcinusMan

08-05-2010, 11:58 AM

The snake vet took it all!

gregmonsta

08-17-2010, 03:30 AM

Hey everybody, haven't been on for a bit ... mostly due to financial stuff and fighting for internet time ... but I'll be popping on at work whenever the opportunity offers for the next wee whiley :P .... you ain't getting rid of me that easy!!!! :D

guidofatherof5

08-17-2010, 06:37 AM

Glad to hear from you. I'll call of the dogs.

adamanteus

08-17-2010, 09:45 AM

Welcome back, Greg. We've missed you..... even though you are Scottish!;)

Lulu Bennett

08-17-2010, 10:01 AM

Hehehe this thead is still going? Glad to know that i can be gone but never forgotten ;)
James, are you able to see if my old profile is still activated please? I don't like being a newb all over again.
How is everyone by the way? Anybody miss me?
xxx

Snakers

08-17-2010, 10:17 AM

Welcome back, Greg. We've missed you..... even though you are Scottish!;)
LOL! Yes, we have missed you.............

adamanteus

08-17-2010, 10:25 AM

Lulu who??:confused:;):D
I'll see if I can reactivate your old account.

ConcinusMan

08-17-2010, 10:32 AM

Did anyone else notice that shipyourreptiles won't ship snakes? They use UPS and UPS has asked them to stop shipping snakes at all!

adamanteus

08-17-2010, 10:43 AM

Okay Lou.... you're all reinstated.... but you're now 'Lulu Bennett' instead of 'LushLulu'.
Welcome back. X:)

Stefan-A

08-17-2010, 11:15 AM

Welcome back. :) I hope both of you will stick around this time.

Lulu Bennett

08-17-2010, 11:20 AM

hehe I might just stick around for a while as james has got to all the trouble of re-activating my account ;) James, i am not that forgettable!! haha
i just feel left out because i had to get rid of all my tham :( Gutted!!

guidofatherof5

08-17-2010, 11:22 AM

I'll teleport you a couple radixes.:D
Welcome back.

Snakers

08-17-2010, 11:23 AM

adamanteus

08-17-2010, 11:25 AM

Lou, if you want a Garter Snake let me know. Come and choose one.:)

Lulu Bennett

08-17-2010, 11:30 AM

aww cheers James,
i had to get rid of them because i was going to uni but life took a different turn and now i have to redo a year of college so uni is next year now instead lol

gregmonsta

08-18-2010, 01:49 AM

Welcome back, Greg. We've missed you..... even though you are Scottish!;)

:rolleyes: typical! Back on form my friend from the southern shire :cool:.
It is nice to have both you and Lulu back in the fray too :D

ConcinusMan

08-18-2010, 02:00 AM

Stefan-A

08-18-2010, 03:06 AM

I mean, to me a person is named "Lou" but I wouldn't think that is a place to relieve myself,
Is that why you call it "John" instead?

kibakiba

08-18-2010, 03:17 AM

How about we all just call it "the thinker" so it's not mixed up with words that could sound like someones name ;) instead of "I need to go to the loo" (or how ever you would say it, a friend said it that way) say "I need to go to the thinker :D" It'd be especially funny if you said it with the big smile on your face. Maybe it's just my ad/hd kicking in ;) :D

Lulu Bennett

08-18-2010, 05:28 AM

Oh you Europeans. I don't understand you. My only language might be called "English" but I do understand it's a hacked-up adulterated version but you people perplex me at times. I mean, to me a person is named "Lou" but I wouldn't think that is a place to relieve myself, and when I say I'm "pissed" I don't mean drunk on alcohol. When I am "pissed" it means I am raging mad with anger. I'm reading your conversation and yes, you're speaking English, but you might as well be speaking Spanish.

You guys are weird.:p

Of course, I say so with a light heart and I'm just 'razzin' ya if you can understand what that means.:D

I could swear that, at times, I understand French Canadians who can hardly speak English at all, better than I can understand English speaking Europeans. Maybe it's my fault.:eek:

I am from manchester, in the north west of England, and work in a pub. At the moment we have some people from london stopping in the hotel above us as they are working near by.
Funny enough i was talking about this with them. They said something about 'apples and pears' and i was confussed so they told me it meant stairs :confused: and also mentioned 'nelson mandela' and again to wipe the confussed look of my face they told me it meant a pint of Stella.
Now we are in the same country and i needed a translater half of the time so i totally understand some of the confussion with the local 'slang' words which get used alot over here. :rolleyes:

jitami

08-18-2010, 06:32 AM

LuLu & James! Missed you both!

Greg, glad you're still around, too. Sadly I've been MIA too so didn't notice your departure. Very glad it was only temporary, though!

Hopefully I can start finding some time to poke around here a bit more now that I have one son off to college and one back in high school. Summer was way too short! Snakes here are doing well. I've given up worrying about their erratic eating styles, so they get fed once a week and if they eat, great, if not it's another mouse down the 'lou' lol

Lulu Bennett

08-18-2010, 06:44 AM

Hey Tami, glad to see you still around and that the 'family' is doing well. :D

mustang

08-18-2010, 07:40 AM

hey all, sanctuary is coming back in september (or so iv heard) so hooray tesla is back
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YouTube - Nikola Tesla [Sanctuary] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOkgPRofN5o&feature=related)