Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom is on the verge of killing my geese because they chew the wiring in everything - his truck, tractor, wagons - and they have completely chewed all of the insulation off the air conditioning piping. Wish I knew a cure! Tina On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > I was told (after a squirrel had chewed my power cable to my house) that > they chew things like that to keep their teeth sharp a short. > > Apparently, if they live on acorns and grains instead of harder nuts, their > teeth grow too long for them to chew. > > In addition to the power line, they chewed the flashing completely off a > vent pipe on my roof, and some wiring under the hood of my pick-up truck. > > > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net > >wrote: > > > Squirrels seem to have a craving for aluminum, or perhaps just like to > > grind their teeth. Over the years, I have replaced one power feed to the > > house, because the aluminum neutral was almost severed where it passed > > through tree branches. The aluminum castings on the top of my fence > posts, > > as well as the aluminum wire ties, all show teeth marks. Here is an > > example. > > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6311 > > > > Plantain Lilies are very difficult to photograph, because the lower > blooms > > die before the top ones open. In this case, I caught them just prior to > > opening. > > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6313 > > > > The Rose of Sharon bushes just began blooming, and this normally results > > in a swarm of bumble bees. This year, there is not a bee to be seen. I > > have seen references in the newspaper to a bee shortage this year. > Anyone > > know why? > > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6315 > > > > E-1 and ZD 35 Macro. > > > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com