A view from my office window

[technostingray]

Re: A view from my office window

Originally posted by Kiwi Phil:<br /> Got me confused again technil......are you one of those important people?...no pun intended.... of course. <br />Where to now Dunaruna? going to look for something similar.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip

C'mon Philomena, don't play dumb, no pun intended.

 

[Dunaruna]

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Dunno Phil, Kerryn is about to begin radiotherapy so I'll stay close to home for a few weeks and play it by ear.

 

[Dunaruna]

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400 acres of this to cut<br /><br /> The finished product, from the bathroom window<br /><br />It isn't always sunny here, this is my dad picking walnuts - in pea soup fog!<br /><br /> about 20ft visability

 

[QC]

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Your hands look to be in the wrong position for the bathroom . . .

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by QC:<br /> Your hands look to be in the wrong position for the bathroom . . .

Hands? Position? Whew, over my head QC!<br />Dunaruna, how does your Dad figure into the farming operation? Will you be on "unemployment" for awhile? OOPS, should've ask thes meaningful questions off line.

 

[Dunaruna]

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Well, what can I say? I AM italian.

 

[technostingray]

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I wondered about that.

 

[Dunaruna]

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Ray, My dad is retired, but he enjoys keeping busy and farming/country living is in his blood. He and the farmer are old friends.<br /><br />When he is there, his main job is to keep the birds off the crops. His tools are a 12 gauge and a 30/30.<br /><br />A flock of cokatoos will decimate an acre of walnut tree in a few hours.

 

[QC]

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I've seen the Cockatoos at work "down under". Wow! We think those flippin' things are cute . . . They're more like Pigeons or flyin' rats.<br /><br />P.S. Ray, Look at the last pic . . .

 

[Dunaruna]

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They are a bain for stone fruit and nut farmers, yet they are a protected species. Go figure

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by QC:<br /> I've seen the Cockatoos at work "down under". Wow! We think those flippin' things are cute . . . They're more like Pigeons or flyin' rats.<br /><br />P.S. Ray, Look at the last pic . . .

Caught in another political conundrum. At present there are two unwelcome borders in my House. You guessed it Cockatoos. It seems my wife has a "friend" at work who breeds (and tries to sell) Cockatoos. She has saddled us with two so far. <br />QC, I generally don't link to pics posted as it takes too much time to down load. pictures posted as a part of the message consume as much band with as maybe 100 post, give or take. Oh well. <br />Aldo, will you be working on a full time basis in the next few months? Or will you have more time for more rewarding pursuits? you have mail.

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> Ray, My dad is retired, but he enjoys keeping busy and farming/country living is in his blood. He and the farmer are old friends.<br /><br />When he is there, his main job is to keep the birds off the crops. His tools are a 12 gauge and a 30/30.<br /><br />A flock of cokatoos will decimate an acre of walnut tree in a few hours.

The pistachio growers locally used an automated blank cannon. Mostly against Crows

 

[Dunaruna]

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He has propane cannons but they are not effective anymore, the birds become accustomed to their repetition.<br /><br />Don't the cockatoos drive you crazy with their squawking??

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> He has propane cannons but they are not effective anymore, the birds become accustomed to their repetition.<br /><br />Don't the cockatoos drive you crazy with their squawking??

I don;t need to blame them for that. As you said you get used to it. A man will put up with almost anythig for the love of a good woman. The hardest part is when you are talking on the phone. Since my cell phone won't work whilst sitting at the desk they don't intefere with measured time. Do I have mail?

 

[Dunaruna]

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Yep

 

[RubberFrog]

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I found squirt pistols to be very effective against household cockatoos. Once upon a time we had one of those screeching terrors in our house. After a month of the squirt gun it learned to shut up.<br /><br />Maybe you could set up one of those rainbird sprinklers?

 

[technostingray]

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Yeah, I tried the squirt gun, but the resultant rolling pin bangs put an end to that. :wink: :savingbandwith: :rolleye(s):<br />Speaking or rolling pins, sure wish Stand easy would finish up his training and post some more of those gut wrenchers.

 

[QC]

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Whilst I wasn't looking did techno go Aussie?

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by QC:<br /> Whilst I wasn't looking did techno go Aussie?

The zap is quicker than the keyboard.<br />When speaking to Romans speak Latin. :wink: :savingbandwith: