[Rhodes22-list] PDF downloads

[Brad Haslett]

Luis,

The irony of my personal squirrel dilemma is that as a kid, I roamed the
woods and shot them with my father, but also raised them at the same time.
My older brothers would raid nests and bring a couple of baby squirrels home
in the spring which we would raise on doll bottles.  My mother would insist
they be thrown out once they started running up the curtains.  They never
ventured further than the elm trees in our front yard after a few months of
human contact.  Frankly, that was a long time ago and squirrels were kinder
and gentler then.  It is all out war now.  I like the idea of having some
'ball bearing anti-squirrelers' around but cats turn socialistic given the
first opportunity.  At least all mine did.

Brad

On 4/17/07, Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Rob,
>
> There is only one squirrel. There a not many squirrels around here, and I
> have never heard any complains regarding them.
>
> This one fell off a tree as a little baby (The eyes were still closed). We
> picked it up and nursed it to health. He is spoiled rotten. He likes to be
> picked up and have you scratch his little head. He likes getting inside
> pockets, purses, cleavages (Hmm, I'd like to be a squirrel) and snuggle. He
> likes to play with the bunnies and the lab. Now he is part of the family.
>
> He has been with us for 8 months now and so far the only thing that he has
> gotten into has been a bottle of iron pills. He chewed up the plastic and
> ate a bunch of the pills (we don't know how many). After that, he got very
> hyper for an entire day. We thought he was going to have a heart attack, but
> he made it through.
>
> Luis
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:27:45 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] PDF downloads
>
>
> Luis,
>
> Thanks for your reply.  It prompted me to make an
> experiment.  I use any one of 3 downloading browsers
> depending on the source of the material and the
> degree of risk I am willing to take in downloading
> it.
>
> I have been using the least secure browser to get
> posts from the Rhodes list.  It used to work with
> MJM's server-based attachments.  Now it doesn't.
> Dunno why, yet.
>
> When I switched to getting your PDF download with
> Opera 8.x, I was able to decode it.  That tells
> me that the problem is on my end, at least in part.
> More research is warranted.
>
> Now about your squirrel(s?)...  Since I built a
> new house, the trees are an appropriate distance
> from the roof, and our squirrels content themselves
> with the peanuts, corn, and birdseed we put out for
> all our forest friends.
>
> No more requirement for Draconic measures.
>
> No more need to defend against the little devils,
> except that I have modified our bird feeders.  They
> now have galvanized steel stove pipe tubes
> surrounded by strong 1" mesh cylinders to limit the
> amount of seed that they can get in one pass.
>
> Each successive generation of squirrels has become
> more used to humans nearby.  They love to come up
> to the slider on our deck and stare through it into
> the loving eyes of our two Labradors.  As long as
> we have the Labs, I doubt that we will have as
> close a relationship with our squirrels as you do.
>
> How do you persuade the squirrels to leave when you
> cannot guard the pantry?
>
> /robert
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Luis Guzman wrote:
> >
> > did you try downloading it and then opening it?
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:24:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Squirrels - Help! - PDF
> >
> > Luis, I couldn't display the PDF.
> >
> > All: Is this my problem or do others also have trouble?
> >
> > /robert
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Luis Guzman wrote:
> > >
> > > I used to have a real problem with squirrels
> > > until I decided to give up and just let them
> > > in by the front door. Now I don't have anymore
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > I hope the pdf file with the pictures shows up.
> > >
> > > Luis
> > __________________________________________________
> > Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > __________________________________________________
> > Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>
> --
> Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven"
> Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
> s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."
> __________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
> __________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>