you couldn't write this stuff

[PINJOHN]

After recently seeing an advert asking for a new home for a pair of garter snakes i told my self that they were all most certainly checkered's [the red eared terrapins of the garter word] and as i have four large adults checkered's already and two broods amounting to double numbers still to be placed [no hurry for this i am really enjoying growing them on] i thought i should pass on this,i tell my self that it's more than likely that they will end up in a loving knowledgeable home and go on to live long contented lives,..... but that other voice is saying but how can you be sure isn't the fact that they are free likely to attract the wrong people,..... yes but what about the tick list you are preparing for Chris's thread you don't have unlimited space do you really want to use it up on more checkered's,..... the upshot is i predictably went for it and began to compose an email there was a small blurry picture of a single garter snake with the advert which seemed to bare out my identification, while doing my one fingered typing my son Christopher comes into the snake room and i tell him all about it, he suggests i make the picture bigger just to confirm identity...., just how do i do that, i ask,... clicking on the photo he ask's me in his most exasperated voice just how many times am i going to have to show you these really basic functions ............ but i wasn't really listening i was starring at the much enlarged photo THAT was most definitely not a checkered, with a rapidly beating heart i typed that email as fast as my one fingered style allowed and pressed the send key.
it was only later that i realized that he had probably pasted a garter picture lifted off the internet and they would still most likely be checkered's....... after waiting a couple of days i received a call last night, would i come and pick them up, the guy explained that while buying some lizards from a lady she had virtually pleaded with him to take the snakes and after taking them on he discovered that they were much more active and demanding than the corn snakes he had kept, so they had to go.
the conclusion of this long winded tale is that i picked the snakes up this morning and i can now confirm that miracles do still happen, i am now the owner of two of the most most most beautiful RADIX you are ever likely to set eyes on !! WHO'S THE DADDY !! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

[infernalis]

Congrats mate.

So where are the pics for us? huh, come on now we need pics!!!

[PINJOHN]

Congrats mate.

So where are the pics for us? huh, come on now we need pics!!!

yes i know i should really have had some photo's ready but as you know, i am to ,computers what Hitler was to world peace and my kids are not very forthcoming in helping this techno deficient dad to strut his stuff on the site, however Christopher has moments ago made a firm promise to not only take the photo's [i don't own a camera] but get them on the site for me, the bad news is his memory card has taken a walk and he says my youngest daughter is probably responsible for this so we await her arrival home, due to my long experience with these sibling borrowing situations the smart money is on an episode occurring not unlike that war i made reference to earlier in the post, so watch this space...... while im on this subject my daughter put a photo of my long gone Irish wolfhound on my gallery i would like to put him in the other pets thread but don't know how HELP:confused:

[chris-uk]

You lucky *&%^$£$.

I'm stoked for you John. Really. Yes. I am happy for you. You see by doing nice things you occasionally get something nice back.

[EasternGirl]

Congrats John...and I am very glad that the snakes came to a home with someone who knows how to care for them and will give them a good and happy life! Get us those pics soon!

[PINJOHN]

You lucky *&%^$£$.

I'm stoked for you John. Really. Yes. I am happy for you. You see by doing nice things you occasionally get something nice back.
thanks Chris, she is a beautiful big female and he although a lot smaller is old enough to mate, so if they fancy each other next year then you can scratch radix from you to get list

[chris-uk]

If they reproduce we'd be more than happy to help you with homes for the babies. Eventually we hope to be able to offer you Cuitzeos so that there's more 2-way traffic, although Lacrimosa needs a bit more weight first. Like everyone else, we're waiting for the photos, if you delay we may just conclude that you have the only ugly garters on the forum ;) .

[guidofatherof5]

I missed this post and I apologize.
This has been a good day. Good friends calling to wish my family a Happy Thanksgiving. Finding a wild radix in the backyard.
Now, John has a pair of radixes.
A good day indeed.

[katach]

That is awesome!!! I so glad you gave them a home! Congrats!!

[snakehill]

Pics please John!!! :)

[dieselbaby]

Awesome stroke of luck you had there, and i know how hard it can be to try and word your ad just right so you dont offend people but dont get the nut jobs inquiring as well.

[Mommy2many]

Congratulations, John! Can't wait to see the pics of your new Radix's!!! That is awesome news!

[PINJOHN]

I shall start with an apology i promised to post pictures of the radix and haven't done so.
the reason?....... kids.... what a one sided deal they can be... on the one side it's pick me up from here dad drop me off there dad....will you... can you... would you... etc,etc... put the shoe in the other foot... sorry dad... cant dad... not now dad..no time dad :mad:
I now have my new camera, despite some advice from Chris i can still not make head nor tail of it and should i get passed that barrier and manage some decent snaps there is still the problem of getting them down loaded to the sight, i don't mind saying i am really peed off with the situation and things are going to change, there is likely to be a bunch of young people using public transport a whole lot more around this neck of the woods [i am going to put my foot down with a firm hand]. ..RANT OVER ...the radix continue to do well they never refuse food they are very relaxed when handled, they seem to enjoy the human contact possibly more than any other garters and are reluctant to go back in their tank they really are a joy to keep, Kenzo [radix] my treasured friend has always displayed these same tendency's i have always thought of her as a one off i am now beginning to suspect that perhaps all radix are like this, there is a old duffer on the site who bleats on about his radix cant remember his name, he lives in Idaho or is it Ohio perhaps its Utah and he lives on some kind of ranchero so perhaps it's new mexico any way this guy swears by his radix perhaps, just, perhaps we should take the old guy more seriously [ it may not be dementia after all].
after all this one fingered typing i am feeling a little calmer now,i have a CD on in the back ground [Xmas songs] and yes i know that it's January and XMAS has come and gone but it' a long story [dont ask] so to get to the point if you see some photo's suddenly appear on here it means my no more mister nice guy has worked....fingers crossed

[Mommy2many]

Time to get busy with that camera, John!

[angrygamer]

After recently seeing an advert asking for a new home for a pair of garter snakes i told my self that they were all most certainly checkered's [the red eared terrapins of the garter word] and as i have four large adults checkered's already and two broods amounting to double numbers still to be placed [no hurry for this i am really enjoying growing them on] i thought i should pass on this,i tell my self that it's more than likely that they will end up in a loving knowledgeable home and go on to live long contented lives,..... but that other voice is saying but how can you be sure isn't the fact that they are free likely to attract the wrong people,..... yes but what about the tick list you are preparing for Chris's thread you don't have unlimited space do you really want to use it up on more checkered's,..... the upshot is i predictably went for it and began to compose an email there was a small blurry picture of a single garter snake with the advert which seemed to bare out my identification, while doing my one fingered typing my son Christopher comes into the snake room and i tell him all about it, he suggests i make the picture bigger just to confirm identity...., just how do i do that, i ask,... clicking on the photo he ask's me in his most exasperated voice just how many times am i going to have to show you these really basic functions ............ but i wasn't really listening i was starring at the much enlarged photo THAT was most definitely not a checkered, with a rapidly beating heart i typed that email as fast as my one fingered style allowed and pressed the send key.
it was only later that i realized that he had probably pasted a garter picture lifted off the internet and they would still most likely be checkered's....... after waiting a couple of days i received a call last night, would i come and pick them up, the guy explained that while buying some lizards from a lady she had virtually pleaded with him to take the snakes and after taking them on he discovered that they were much more active and demanding than the corn snakes he had kept, so they had to go.
the conclusion of this long winded tale is that i picked the snakes up this morning and i can now confirm that miracles do still happen, i am now the owner of two of the most most most beautiful RADIX you are ever likely to set eyes on !! WHO'S THE DADDY !! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!


I shall start with an apology i promised to post pictures of the radix and haven't done so.
the reason?....... kids.... what a one sided deal they can be... on the one side it's pick me up from here dad drop me off there dad....will you... can you... would you... etc,etc... put the shoe in the other foot... sorry dad... cant dad... not now dad..no time dad :mad:
I now have my new camera, despite some advice from Chris i can still not make head nor tail of it and should i get passed that barrier and manage some decent snaps there is still the problem of getting them down loaded to the sight, i don't mind saying i am really peed off with the situation and things are going to change, there is likely to be a bunch of young people using public transport a whole lot more around this neck of the woods [i am going to put my foot down with a firm hand]. ..RANT OVER ...the radix continue to do well they never refuse food they are very relaxed when handled, they seem to enjoy the human contact possibly more than any other garters and are reluctant to go back in their tank they really are a joy to keep, Kenzo [radix] my treasured friend has always displayed these same tendency's i have always thought of her as a one off i am now beginning to suspect that perhaps all radix are like this, there is a old duffer on the site who bleats on about his radix cant remember his name, he lives in Idaho or is it Ohio perhaps its Utah and he lives on some kind of ranchero so perhaps it's new mexico any way this guy swears by his radix perhaps, just, perhaps we should take the old guy more seriously [ it may not be dementia after all].
after all this one fingered typing i am feeling a little calmer now,i have a CD on in the back ground [Xmas songs] and yes i know that it's January and XMAS has come and gone but it' a long story [dont ask] so to get to the point if you see some photo's suddenly appear on here it means my no more mister nice guy has worked....fingers crossed

How much coffee do you drink? :eek:

[guidofatherof5]

John,
I would be happy to help you with your camera problem.
Just give me a call on Skype and we'll work on it. ;)

[guidofatherof5]

How much coffee do you drink? :eek:

You don't want to know. Let's just put it this way,
without John buying coffee the economy of Liverpool would suffer greatly. :D

[angrygamer]

You don't want to know. Let's just put it this way,
without John buying coffee the economy of Liverpool would suffer greatly. :D

I'm a pretty avid coffee drinker myself.

I use a hand crank burr grinder to grind the beans.

[charles parenteau]

If I can post pictures every one of you can do it as well!!!

[chris-uk]

If I'm working up north and passing Liverpool I will stop in and give you a crash course John.

[PINJOHN]

Time to get busy with that camera, John!
Lee Ann it seems so long ago that we spoke of the photography contest and the possibility of us giving the other members a run for their money but we still haven't done it yet.....i am one step closer now i own a camera whats your situation ?

[PINJOHN]

How much coffee do you drink? :eek:
Not nearly enough:o all pure instant:cool: no crappy caffe latte....no terrible turkish or fraffin frappucino ...no vile Vienna nor mucky mocha ....
just mugs and mugs of inspirational insuperable intimate !!!! INSTANT!!!!

[PINJOHN]

John,
I would be happy to help you with your camera problem.
Just give me a call on Skype and we'll work on it. ;)
THANKS FOR THE OFFER BOTH OF YOU CHRIS AND STEVE,... SKYPE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO SPEAK TO YOU BOTH ON THIS MEDIUM BUT IT IS ON MY ELDEST'S DAUGHTER'S LAPTOP AND SHE IS ETHER TALKING ENDLESSLY TO HER BOYFRIEND IN SOUTH AFRICA OR EXCESSIVELY BUSY WITH UNIVERSITY WORK [FINAL YEAR] AS I SAID I AM HAVING A CHANGE OF TACTIC AND SO HOPE TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEMS VERY SOON :mad:

[chris-uk]

I'm up north next week, unfortunately across on the other coast. Next time I'm passing I'll stop in and give you a crash course in digital photography, and get Skype installed on your PC in the snake room. I will of course bring coffee, and maybe a RUB.

[guidofatherof5]

and maybe a RUB.

? Help. Please.

[chris-uk]

? Help. Please.
You have RUBs over there? Should be R.U.B. really.
Really Useful Products Ltd - Box Details (http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/boxdetails.php)
Very popular in herp circles in Europe for keeping snakes in. I use them if I need to transport our snakes.

[guidofatherof5]

You have RUBs over there? Should be R.U.B. really.
Really Useful Products Ltd - Box Details (http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/boxdetails.php)
Very popular in herp circles in Europe for keeping snakes in. I use them if I need to transport our snakes.

Thanks for the clarification.

[EasternGirl]

I have seen boxes exactly like this here but do not know if they have a specific name in the U.S....and I do not necessarily know where to find them. Does anyone have any idea where to find these specific boxes here in the states?

[Light of Dae]

Not nearly enough:o all pure instant:cool: no crappy caffe latte....no terrible turkish or fraffin frappucino ...no vile Vienna nor mucky mocha ....
just mugs and mugs of inspirational insuperable intimate !!!! INSTANT!!!!

LOL Coffee flavored coffee? Have you heard Denis Leary's rant on Coffee? lol here.

http://youtu.be/-f_dxLiuXuw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_dxLiuXuw) (Warning he does swear so beware your kids' ears) But it is a must hear for coffee lovers!