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What are you doing right now? Part 2
WOW, I am amazed at how calmly the woman on the green towel is just sitting with the boars so close.
Once, when I was a teenager at my grandma's, we were way out in the bush north of Swan Hill and had a male wild boar charge us. I have never, before or since, climbed a tree so nimbly and so quickly. They can do major damage with their tusks. Like many animals now wild in the Australian bush, the boar is not native to our country and do major damage to small wildlife and, of course, the earth with their hooved feet.
Bette, what about your grandmother? Where did she escape to? Not also up a tree!
dely wrote: "Here it's nearly 8 am and I'm awake since 4:30 am. I had a kind of nightmare in which my son made me really very angry. Though it was only a dream I'm upset with him, lol.It happens often to me an..."
Dely it happens to me a lot.
One day I couldn't figure out why I was so furious with my husband all day, until I remembered I had dreamt about him doing something truly terrible (and totally out of character).
Also if I dream of even kissing anyone else I wake up feeling sooo guilty :0(
Joan wrote: "Greg wrote: "Joan wrote: "Just glad to be home after 4 hours at the emergency animal clinic. I’m exhausted, one a.m. is way past my bed time. Although I’m still not sure what is wrong with my cat, ..."Sorry for your loss. She looks lovely.
Chrissie wrote: "dely, so you have seen at least one too. I have been looking at information about boars in Sweden. They do not weigh 45 - 90kg. That was wrong, at least for the ones in Sweden. Here the females w..."
We have wild boar round here. Most of the wildlife we see in the headlights running across the road. Jackals are very common and we hear their chorus of cries every sunrise and twilight. Also mongeese and porcupine. In other areas they have more deer and gazelles.
The wild boar we see is normally a mum and her stripey piglets but one night we were driving home along the wooded part of the beech road and the cars in front of us just stopped. At first we couldn't figure why until we saw a massive boar on the side of the road debating whether to cross. The car closest-by just waited for the boar to make his move - if the car had collided with that 100kg beast it would have been totalled - and eventually the boar turned back to the forest and we continued on our way.
We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle in the field but he is related to the mayor and just doesn't care.
A couple of children have been injured running into them on their bikes. We suffered $10,000 damage to our new car when one cow jumped on it but luckily DH came away sufferring only from shock. A couple of our neighbours had encounters that totalled their SUVs and landed them in hospital for weeks.
B the BookAddict wrote: "Once, when I was a teenager at my grandma's, we were way out in the bush north of Swan Hill and had a male wild boar charge us. I have never, before or since, climbed a tree so nimbly and so quickl..."Lol
It must be so scary. They are dangerous.
Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle in the field but he is related to the mayor and just doesn't care. "Oh my, I didn't know that cows jump on a car! I saw them always and only eating grass, peacefully and slowly, on lawns.
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I have been looking at information about boars in Sweden. They do not weigh 45 - 90kg. That was wrong, at least for the ones in Sweden. H..."
Goodness Esther - driving in your area must sometimes be an adventure! I'm glad your husband was ok in the cow encounter!
I hate walking through fields of cows. I'm convinced they are going to trample me which does rarely happen!
Usually the people I'm with laugh at me
Usually the people I'm with laugh at me
Chrissie wrote: "Bette, what about your grandmother? Where did she escape to? Not also up a tree!"lol, she was not with us that day, Chrissie. Probably home and cooking, one of her favourite pastimes.
Esther, stray cows being hit by the Melbourne train were a constant problem where I used to live on the coast. Farmers incurred massive fines when that happened.
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So I had several duplicate books on my to-read list that I had already read. I cleaned up some of those. Lots of good books on the list I still haven't read though - I just need to remember to actually look at it! :)
That's a trap I have fallen into in the past, Greg.
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I wondered why my to-read list never seemed to go down even when I added to it very stingily!
B the BookAddict wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Bette, what about your grandmother? Where did she escape to? Not also up a tree!"lol, she was not with us that day, Chrissie. Probably home and cooking, one of her favourite past..."
Oh, I made the wrong assumption she was with you. This is such a perfect example of how people, i.e. me, mess things up. I assumed she was with you on the walk b/c when my grand-kids visit I am always with them on walks.
Greg wrote: "Over lunch I went through some of my to-read books and discovered something: if you add a book as to-read and later when reading it, accidentally mark currently reading on a different edition of th..."You can go into your book list and search for duplicates. You will find the word down on the left hand side. a list shows you your duplicates.
I use my to-read shelf as a library from which to pick interesting books. The books I really plan to read are on my wishlists. BUT I am always moving books from one shelf to another. I also have a maybe shelf and a not-for -me shelf.
Chrissie wrote: "Greg wrote: "Over lunch I went through some of my to-read books and discovered something: if you add a book as to-read and later when reading it, accidentally mark currently reading on a different ..."Thanks Chrissie! I had never seen that option!
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Thanks for the tip Chrissie! :)
Chrissie wrote: "Greg wrote: "Over lunch I went through some of my to-read books and discovered something: if you add a book as to-read and later when reading it, accidentally mark currently reading on a different ..."
I've changed my to read shelf recently and now I only use it for books I already own or have reserved at the library. I have an amazon wishlist where I put books that catch my eye and periodically move stuff off if I have either bought it, got it from the library or changed my mind.
I've changed my to read shelf recently and now I only use it for books I already own or have reserved at the library. I have an amazon wishlist where I put books that catch my eye and periodically move stuff off if I have either bought it, got it from the library or changed my mind.
Thanks for those tips Chrissie & Heather; the Goodreads organization just doesn’t suit me either.
dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle in the field but he is related to the ma..."Because it is all on a hill there is a low 'retaining wall' so the pavement and road don't get flooded out in winter. In several places the wall has been turned into large flower beds and the cow was on one of these. Her only way down was to 'jump' the foot or so to the pavement but she ended up in the road and on our car!
B the BookAddict wrote: "Esther, stray cows being hit by the Melbourne train were a constant problem where I used to live on the coast. Farmers incurred massive fines when that happened."Cows on the line can derail a train - that is really dangerous.
We have had a couple of hold-ups when people tried to jump on the line.
On one occasion a woman had escaped from the local mental hospital and was very determined. Our railway security guards are rather young and buff but we were stuck in the middle of a field for several minutes while it took four of them to restrain her.
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That is quite an image with the cow jumping from the flowerbed Esther! It might make me laugh if it weren't so dangerous for the cow and more importantly for your husband!!!
Greg wrote: "Esther wrote: "dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he keep his cattle in the field..."Oh the cow survived the encounter though we did indulge in a lot of 'revenge' steak and hamburgers in the following months!
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Really?! That's amazing, one sturdy cow! - so the only casualty was the car. I hope the cows keep out of the flower beds in future!
Esther - a cow in a flower bed by the roadside - seems like you have the beginnings of a children’s book - maybe a cautionary tale about staying in your own field and only crossing the road at crosswalks.
Greg, if you hit a cow or bull at a high speed 90/100kph, you will certainly kill the animal and total your car in the process. It's the weight of the cow/bull which does the damage.During the five years I was on the coast, the Melboune train hit in excess of seven cows. We also had two suicides who jumped out in front of the train.
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I thought so Bette - it must've been amazing luck for the cow to live. My cousin once hit a deer (much smaller and much less weight), and the damage was enormous .. to the deer and the car. :(
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You should write it Joan - I'd read it! :)
Greg wrote: "Esther wrote: "Greg wrote: "Esther wrote: "dely wrote: "Esther wrote: "We also have the additional danger of stray cows. The local farmer has several judgements and restraining orders demanding he ..."The insurance assessor said that going on the relatively 'minor' amount of damage to the car DH must have been going close to 0 MPH when he hit the cow. The Alfa Romeo had excellent brakes.
Greg wrote: "Joan wrote: "Esther - a cow in a flower bed by the roadside - seems like you have the beginnings of a children’s book - maybe a cautionary tale about staying in your own field and only crossing the..."I agree. I am willing to be a beta reader for you :0)
Yesterday I had a lovely morning. A cousin of mine with his wife and two grandchildren arrived with the cruise ship so I went to the harbor to pick them up and brought them to sightseeing. They live far away so I never see them and I didn't know their grandchildren (they have 8, but only two were travelling with them). And today, nearly 8 am, we have a thunderstorm that is going on since two hours so I will surely stay at home reading a lot.
Esther, amazing what the cow got up to. dely, yesterday and today sound good if for different reasons. I love thunderstorms if they don't get too out of control.
dely wrote: "Yesterday I had a lovely morning. A cousin of mine with his wife and two grandchildren arrived with the cruise ship so I went to the harbor to pick them up and brought them to sightseeing. They liv..."What a lovely morning. How kind of you to take them sightseeing.
My childhood memories of thunderstorms in Italy is of all the lights going out!
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That does sound wonderful dely!
It’s a damp , slightly rainy day , in the 50’s in upstate, NY . A perfect day to spend the afternoon reading which I am about to do in between loads of laundry. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Dely and Angela sounds you have had lovely days.I’m trying to shop for a new mattress- ugh the options are overwhelming.
Esther wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "Esther, stray cows being hit by the Melbourne train were a constant problem where I used to live on the coast. Farmers incurred massive fines when that happened."Cows on ..."
This is why cow catchers were invented (I am not making this up!)
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I’m trying to shop for a new mattress- ugh the options are overwhelming."
I did that recently Joan and settled on a mattress from Ikea .. cheaper and still quite comfortable, for me anyway. I couldn't believe how expensive the high end mattresses at some stores got - practically the price of a small car!!
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That's fascinating Karin - thanks for the picture! I guess the shape helped push the weight toward the side and off the tracks?
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Enjoy your raining reading days Angela and dely! Today I'm working (sigh), but yesterday we went to see the new Thor movie and then spent the rest of the day blissfully relaxing! :)
Greg wrote: "That's fascinating Karin - thanks for the picture! I guess the shape helped push the weight toward the side and off the tracks?."Yes, and it also removed bison, horses etc. As land was corralled and herds stopped migrating so much, the need for these has diminished.
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Greg,Beautiful view out the window - your vampire queen is a bit scary!
I went to Ikea only once - OMG- it was overwhelming I needed an extra-large cup of cocoa just to recover.
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Beautiful view out the window - your vampire queen is a bit scary!
I went to Ikea only once - OMG- it was overwhelming I needed an extra-large cup of cocoa just to recover."
Haha Joan, some remaining Halloween decorations. :)
Ikea is a nightmare to walk through - some of the furniture is a bit rickety and a pain to assemble, but I've been very happy with my sofa and also with my matress. I got the bed frame on sale somewhere else, but the Ikea mattress is good. Ikea also has a free return policy on their mattresses; if you are unhappy for any reason you can return it for a full refund. That was a selling point for me; I was worried I'd get a new mattress home and a week later regret it being too soft or too firm. The return policy took away the stress. :)
Greg - we are going to try Ikea on Tuesday, thanks.
Got out of the house finally. Went for a walk with my friend, had a very good conversation with him. Felt good talk to someone face to face. Got stopped by the cops - routine check, they searched us and let us go. Came home, walked the dog, read a review which touched on rape. Asked the reviewer for recs for non-fiction about rape. Now I need some reading time with the Magisterium series.
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I have been looking at information about boars in Sweden. They do not weigh 45 - 90kg. That was wrong, at least for the ones in Sweden. Here the females w..."
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