Chit Chat and All That...

[Daniel Lion]

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I fecking despise Guy Fawkes night so much!! Fireworks are such a waste of time and pointless noise pollution. Sitting here with my noise defenders on because it's been crazy loud the last two nights with fireworks going off.

I have a neighbor, not right next door but close, who fabricates PA systems. When I walk by his house to get to the street I have to plug my ears... it's a drag... but we do what we have to do...

Nice to see you around JcB...

 

[Jcb]

I have a neighbor, not right next door but close, who fabricates PA systems. When I walk by his house to get to the street I have to plug my ears... it's a drag... but we do what we have to do...

Nice to see you around JcB...

That sounds a bit of a nightmare man especially PA systems but as you said we do what we have to. Hope all is well as can be Mr Lion

 

[Jcb]

The world has lost it's god damn mind people.....

 

[Daniel Lion]

That sounds a bit of a nightmare man especially PA systems but as you said we do what we have to. Hope all is well as can be Mr Lion

Everything is fine for now... touch wood... big ups and downs... stablish now.

Hope you are well too friend.

 

[aot]

 

[Shera]

Good kitty mum Shera. That sounds so sad but doesn't surprise me, there are so so many stray, unwanted animals world wide, some where neutering isn't an option.

It really is and where I'm at the state doesn't like to give any help or discounts to get animals fixed. I hop the border a lot to a different state. Hopefully we don't get big animal drop offs this year. Horses, lamas, and so on.

Fecking hell cougars where do you live again haha I'm guessing you are talking about the cats and not the "alluring older woman" who wants some younger guys don't know which one is more dangerous

Real cougars. Though the human version can be dangerous. Base of the mountains and forest. That video of that guy being stalked by a cougar is only a few hours from us.

Big heart Shera that's what you have, if the world had more people like you maybe it wouldn't be such a shitty place.

That's very kind of you to say.

 

[Ed209]

The main man is back .

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

Cougar, while hunting in Montana one season with 6 inches of snow on the ground I came across a track where something had been dragged down the mountain so I thought hell I will follow this and see what it is. The drag mark led toward a big bush when I poked my head into to see what was there damn did I get a fright there sitting looking me in the eyes a cougar, well I peed my pants, backed up slowly rifle pointed at object, and ran like hell down the mountain, cat must have been just as frightened as I, or real hungry. That's not first encounter with them. One year while timber cruising putting in logging section, I sat down with the other young man for lunch, when behind us a cougar let us know we were trespassing, if you've never heard a cougar scream you would think a woman was being murdered, it's a scream like nothing other, and it made us decide to pull out our pistols just for safety and slowly get up and leave the cat to itself.

It's like the movie The Missouri Breaks. "Damn horse smells something, bear, or mountain lion, closer ya get to Canada more things eat your horse."

 

[Shera]

Cougar, while hunting in Montana one season with 6 inches of snow on the ground I came across a track where something had been dragged down the mountain so I thought hell I will follow this and see what it is. The drag mark led toward a big bush when I poked my head into to see what was there damn did I get a fright there sitting looking me in the eyes a cougar, well I peed my pants, backed up slowly rifle pointed at object, and ran like hell down the mountain, cat must have been just as frightened as I, or real hungry. That's not first encounter with them. One year while timber cruising putting in logging section, I sat down with the other young man for lunch, when behind us a cougar let us know we were trespassing, if you've never heard a cougar scream you would think a woman was being murdered, it's a scream like nothing other, and it made us decide to pull out our pistols just for safety and slowly get up and leave the cat to itself.

It's like the movie The Missouri Breaks. "Damn horse smells something, bear, or mountain lion, closer ya get to Canada more things eat your horse."

Wow, I feel you. I've had way too many encounters.

My last one was mid September. My outdoor cat and I have a deal. She can either get to bed early in the garage or hunt mice in the chicken cage. That night she chose chicken cage. When I went out to get her at 11pm I had almost made it to the door when my body just felt this chill. I froze, heard noises, and I slowly backed up the 30 ft to the house. (Stupid me for got my flashlight.) I just knew it was cougars. When I got my high power flashlight it confirmed it.

I wasn't going to leave my Sneekers out there in the chicken cage all night with cougars. So I got in our pick up and we drove back there. The two young cougars refused to leave and stayed at the back of the property while I rushed the cage. Grabbed my annoyingly calm cat and booked it for the house.

Really thought those cougars were going to come back and eat my roosters.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

We had an old cougar sleeping in the driveway of the neighbour's house. They had cats, outdoor ones. They lost 3 cats, all the light coloured ones. The game warden came with dogs and treed the old cougar then shot it. Poor thing was so old it couldn't fend for itself. Game warden said cougars will attack domestic cats, their favourite is white colour cats.

 

[Jcb]

Tell your family and friends you love them.
If you don't have any then I can give you love and a pat on the head (platonic of course)

 

[Shera]

We had an old cougar sleeping in the driveway of the neighbour's house. They had cats, outdoor ones. They lost 3 cats, all the light coloured ones. The game warden came with dogs and treed the old cougar then shot it. Poor thing was so old it couldn't fend for itself. Game warden said cougars will attack domestic cats, their favourite is white colour cats.

I know they love eating domestic cats. But I didn't know they preffered white ones. Wow. I did really good with my Yuki and Mr. Peaches than. Of course I never left them out past 4 to 6 pm depending on the sun.

 

[Jcb]

Everything is fine for now... touch wood... big ups and downs... stablish now.

Hope you are well too friend.

That's so good to hear Daniel, I know you struggle a hell of a lot. Here's looking for more ups mate. Im the same ups and downs and all the way around.

 

[Jcb]

It really is and where I'm at the state doesn't like to give any help or discounts to get animals fixed. I hop the border a lot to a different state. Hopefully we don't get big animal drop offs this year. Horses, lamas, and so on.

Real cougars. Though the human version can be dangerous. Base of the mountains and forest. That video of that guy being stalked by a cougar is only a few hours from us.

That's very kind of you to say.

I love lamas, goofy looking things haha.

Yeah unwanted animals, stray animals etc it's all such a big issue. People often don't think about what having a pet entails, they just see the cuteness. They don't think about the hard work, expense that can go into having a pet and then the poor animals are the ones who suffer most of the time.

 

[Jcb]

You guys and your wild animals, it's quite scary. The most we have are foxes or crazy swans

 

[Jcb]

there is always the one hipster

 

[Jcb]

Hope @Labyrinthine and @Star64 are doing ok? Also I miss EmmaLee.

 

[Daniel Lion]

Cougar, while hunting in Montana one season with 6 inches of snow on the ground I came across a track where something had been dragged down the mountain so I thought hell I will follow this and see what it is. The drag mark led toward a big bush when I poked my head into to see what was there damn did I get a fright there sitting looking me in the eyes a cougar, well I peed my pants, backed up slowly rifle pointed at object, and ran like hell down the mountain, cat must have been just as frightened as I, or real hungry. That's not first encounter with them. One year while timber cruising putting in logging section, I sat down with the other young man for lunch, when behind us a cougar let us know we were trespassing, if you've never heard a cougar scream you would think a woman was being murdered, it's a scream like nothing other, and it made us decide to pull out our pistols just for safety and slowly get up and leave the cat to itself.

It's like the movie The Missouri Breaks. "Damn horse smells something, bear, or mountain lion, closer ya get to Canada more things eat your horse."

Cool story.
You write very well! A pleasure to read your prose.

I accidentally touched a Bamboo Tree Viper in Taiwan at night and I was alone. I stepped back, turned on my light and the snake was about a foot, maybe 2 , from my face hanging head down on level with my own. It was green and had a triangulated head and its eyes looked squinted and its tongue was out shaking. I "shit myself" so to speak and high tailed it off this farm space and was so shocked I got lost for a few moments... wow!

 

[Daniel Lion]

That's so good to hear Daniel, I know you struggle a hell of a lot. Here's looking for more ups mate. Im the same ups and downs and all the way around.

I am such an idiot, forgive me. I can be so lazy with language sometimes. I gave you the wrong impression.

I have been doing really well... best since we became acquainted and friends on this site. Other health issues that had me shitting, fine now, and some kind of THC infused spiritual awakening and a good deal of not being tormented by tinnitus although it hasn't changed and blah di blah... big freaking touch wood to everything I said. I am sure I will be struck down by lightning.

Example 2 of Daniel's lazy language. The PA dude who I said was a neighbor I meant not up my arse neighbor but as in close by... the way locals would say neighbor...

 

[Labyrinthine]

Hope @Labyrinthine and @Star64 are doing ok? Also I miss EmmaLee.

Where is emmalee anyway...?

 

[Daniel Lion]

Where is emmalee anyway...?

Hi dude...
How are you keeping?

 

[aot]

@Labyrinthine, happy to see you back. How's your hyperacusis these days?

 

[aot]

Yesterday I spent over an hour chasing a pitbull up and down the street.

Story time.

I was walking home yesterday after work. My 20 dB earplugs were in, I was ready to be home. As I reach the backyard of my neighborhood, I see two little neighbor girls chasing a pitbull in the grass.
I say "I didn't know you had a dog" to one of them. She says she doesn't but this dog has gotten out and she's trying to get him home.
Now, it was going to rain any minute now and I didn't want this poor creature to get hit by a car, so I told her I would handle it.

I grab the dog by the collar and he drags me along until I let go. He runs all around, up and down the street, various parking lots, with me on the phone chasing it, telling animal control that he is not dangerous. (Important to stress since this an unneutered pitbull.) He runs into other dogs and starts playing with them, running up to random people, it's crazy.

Soon we end up outside a bar. The bartender comes out and says "Hey Buddy!" Pitbull goes over to him and rolls over, loves all over him, licking his face. I say "Is this your dog?"
He says "Nope!"

So this random stranger gets love and licks but I, the good Samaritan trying to save this dog's life, doesn't? Fine.

Animal Control finally shows up and gets the dog in their van. (Animal Control Lady also gets love and licks.) The kennel is non-kill, I made sure.

So... yeah. Was kind of intense since I had to take my plugs out, but thankfully nothing screwed me over.

 

[Shera]

@Labyrinthine Good to see you again.

@Daniel Lion I'm glad you're doing better.

@aot That's always how it is when you're trying to help a critter. Glad it went well and nothing bad happened.

 

[Labyrinthine]

Hi dude...
How are you keeping?

@Labyrinthine, happy to see you back. How's your hyperacusis these days?

@Labyrinthine Good to see you again.

@Daniel Lion I'm glad you're doing better.

@aot That's always how it is when you're trying to help a critter. Glad it went well and nothing bad happened.

I guess I'm doing not bad. I went outside for the first time in a year and a half a week ago. Went for a walk in the neighbourhood. H has improved a lot... Full body pain on the other hand not doing too well. BUT, I'm trying to remain positive and I'm enrolling for the next academic year despite the pain. It's another 10 months I have left to improve, maybe I'll be able to actually go? I'm going to try. I can cancel the enrollment last minute anyway. Wish me luck

P.S. Good to see you too, Shera!

 

[Jcb]

I am such an idiot, forgive me. I can be so lazy with language sometimes. I gave you the wrong impression.

I have been doing really well... best since we became acquainted and friends on this site. Other health issues that had me shitting, fine now, and some kind of THC infused spiritual awakening and a good deal of not being tormented by tinnitus although it hasn't changed and blah di blah... big freaking touch wood to everything I said. I am sure I will be struck down by lightning.

Example 2 of Daniel's lazy language. The PA dude who I said was a neighbor I meant not up my arse neighbor but as in close by... the way locals would say neighbor...

No lazy writing there Daniel. Now not that I'm the best to judge anybody's written words but I enjoy your posts, they are always out there in a really good way btw. I enjoy the way you tell stories and interact with people, you have a canny way of being extremely personal and speaking directly to that person without sounding like you have copy and pasted your words. It's a good thing mate, that's why a lot of people like you and value your input. Your "soul" and kindness always jump off the page in your posts.

I am so glad you are at a good point in your life, that makes me smile a lot. Here's hoping it continues to move forward and if there are any bumps along the way you will just ride them out.

 

[Jcb]

Where is emmalee anyway...?

I don't know mate, here's hoping she's just fine, living her life, she was such a sweet soul.
Good to hear from you my man. So happy to hear about your H and the fact you left the house, hope that experience was ok?
Sorry to hear about the body pain, do you know what causes it?
Mate you will smash uni!! So happy for you, that's some great news there.
Good luck

 

[Jcb]

Oh how is the trouble causing whip wielding terror known as @OnceUponaTime doing

 

[Jcb]

Yesterday I spent over an hour chasing a pitbull up and down the street.

Story time.

I was walking home yesterday after work. My 20 dB earplugs were in, I was ready to be home. As I reach the backyard of my neighborhood, I see two little neighbor girls chasing a pitbull in the grass.
I say "I didn't know you had a dog" to one of them. She says she doesn't but this dog has gotten out and she's trying to get him home.
Now, it was going to rain any minute now and I didn't want this poor creature to get hit by a car, so I told her I would handle it.

I grab the dog by the collar and he drags me along until I let go. He runs all around, up and down the street, various parking lots, with me on the phone chasing it, telling animal control that he is not dangerous. (Important to stress since this an unneutered pitbull.) He runs into other dogs and starts playing with them, running up to random people, it's crazy.

Soon we end up outside a bar. The bartender comes out and says "Hey Buddy!" Pitbull goes over to him and rolls over, loves all over him, licking his face. I say "Is this your dog?"
He says "Nope!"

So this random stranger gets love and licks but I, the good Samaritan trying to save this dog's life, doesn't? Fine.

Animal Control finally shows up and gets the dog in their van. (Animal Control Lady also gets love and licks.) The kennel is non-kill, I made sure.

So... yeah. Was kind of intense since I had to take my plugs out, but thankfully nothing screwed me over.

I love this story aot!! The dog knew what you were doing and wanted you to put work in before you caught him. Happy everything went ok though and there were no accidents with your ears.
It's a good workout for you eh.
it was very kind of you to do that, hopefully the owner will get him back or he goes to a good home.

Thats your good deed so after the workout treat yo self to something fatty and delicious.

 

[Jcb]