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re: Squirrel Wars - Tigris
[quote]I think next time, I'll just get a no kill trap and relocate.[/quote] Good luck. One summer I tried relocation from our front yard, to a park on the other side of a large river. After I took more than 60 squirrels across the river I gave up. It hadn't slowed them a bit. ...
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re: Camping places in north florida - Tigris
St. George Island State Park. But personally, I'd wait until October....
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx4Zk-LaEAEXM0r?format=jpg&name=900x900[/img]...
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re: Video of Lightning Strike that caused explosion at Lake Charles plant. - Tigris
[quote]How was that much oxygen present in a nitrogen blanketed Naptha tank to allow ignition?[/quote] Yeah, the best comment from the video was: [quote]For those not familiar with these tanks. The failure here is that there was oxygen in the tank. It is typical for these tanks to have 100%...
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
[quote]Has it started?[/quote] No way to really know. Possibly. Also possibly more Ukrainian shaping. A few days should tell. ...
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
[quote]Khodakovsky claims Ukraine is stepping up efforts in the Vuhledar area, says first Leopards were sighted:[/quote] In alignment with: [quote]Vladimir Rogov ??Friends, I ask you not to rush to publish news about the mass use of Leopards on the Zaporozhye Front! Wait for the official o...
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re: How much money is leftover to spend per day on yourself after all your bills are paid? - Tigris
[quote]Utilities $400 That seems way low for electric, water, trash, internet, phone, tv and natural gas if you have it[/quote] Electric - $160 average Water + Trash - $40 Internet - $120 TV - $40 Propane - $25 average Phone - Company pays Total - $385...
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re: Heading to Big Bend then to El Paso next week... - Tigris
[quote]Starlight in Terlingua definitely Great place[/quote] Absolutely, one of my most memorable meals ever. ...
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
The structures in the yellow box in the second picture look like grain silos, which would make sense for that port. Google Earth has a 2023 image that is pretty good. Where the explosion occurred there are a number of older warehouses. Interestingly, further to the left in your second picture (...
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re: What kind of art/paintings/prints do you have in your home? - Tigris
I've got half a dozen Walter Inglis Anderson prints. I love the combination of nature and art deco that he did. There is a store for his stuff in Ocean Springs, at least there was a decade ago. I love the alligator print in particular. Also a few Audubon prints. [img]https://cdn.shopify.com/s...
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re: Favorite Dire Straits song - Tigris
[quote]I ran across this as well.[/quote] It's a good one. Two of my favorite musicians, period. Their longevity and dedication to their music is amazing. [link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhmkZ5yp8w4)]Why Worry -Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris[/link]...
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re: Useless Geography fact of the day - Tigris
There are 17 countries in Africa larger than Texas. ...
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re: Useless Geography fact of the day - Tigris
Windsor Canada is due south of Detroit....
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re: Useless Geography fact of the day - Tigris
New York City is closer to Medellin, Colombia than it is to San Diego....
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re: If you could be any type of bird what would you be? - Tigris
[quote]When I took Ornithology at LSU we had a Harpy Eagle specimen and the pictures don't do justice to how big those feet and talons are. His fingers were thicker than human fingers.[/quote] I think that's a young bird in the photo - it doesn't have the crest of an adult. It also is a phot...
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re: If you could be any type of bird what would you be? - Tigris
[quote]Ospreys are pretty badass also.[/quote] It's awesome how they always carry the fish with the head pointed forward to minimize the wind resistance. And it's a nice gesture to give the fish a chance to experience flight before before being eaten....
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re: If you could be any type of bird what would you be? - Tigris
[quote]Seagull for me. To soar over the water sounds great.[/quote] You might want to consider Albatross then. They spend almost all of their lives soaring over the ocean effortlessly, using lift from wind/air rising from the waves. And they have a very long life span for a bird. ...
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re: If you could be any type of bird what would you be? - Tigris
[img]https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/harpy-eagle-swooping.jpg[/img] Harpy Eagle - the biggest badass of them all. Peregrine Falcon was a good choice too. ...
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
[quote]the US make up the vast majority of all arms sold with Russia at a solid #2, there is no real #3 so most near all equipment is either NATO or Russian[/quote] Not really true, France is solidly #3 (Russia $3.2 billion in 2020, France $2.0 billion). Germany and Spain are #4 and #5 at $1.2 b...
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Tigris
[quote]though these attacks appear to have not met with much success.[/quote] [quote]NOELREPORTS ???? ???? @NOELreports The number is growing by the minute, what started this morning with 10 drones has now grown to 32 drones of which 11 were shot down and the rest crashed on their own on the gr...
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