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[HONDO74]

I don't buy meat at Walmart

I don't buy anything there,

Do you buy from Amazon or ebay. Or do you just buy from mom an d pop stores ?

But you do shop at Costco That's similar to Sam's club owned by Walmart

[healey36]

I buy motor oil, filters, and paper goods in Walmart; that's about it.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't buy meat at Walmart

I don't buy anything there,

Do you buy from Amazon or ebay. Or do you just buy from mom an d pop stores ?

Both depending on the what and pricing. I also go to Home Depot and local businesses. I'm not exclusive to anything. At the Safeway today for the bi-weekly grocery run. And there are few mom & pop stores left around here; cost of existence is high!

But you do shop at Costco That's similar to Sam's club owned by Walmart

Maybe once every 6-8 weeks. I need a new color laser printer, and I've looked at several sources. I'll see what they offer. Shop around and get the best for what I need at the best price. I'll grab another LED shop light while there since one of the old fluorescent ones died this week; best price for the same light is Costco.

[healey36]

Large numbers of geese on the pond down the road, but they were very late this year. Hagerstown almanac says we’re in for a mild winter. Finally dipped below freezing last night, but forecast temps in the mid-60s this coming weekend.

[robert.]

I wonder if people will start to eat Canada Goose? As store start to stock less and less meat and a lockdown looming. People might turn to an easy target. Nasty tasting Goose. Where i live they spend big bucks try to get these waterfowl to move on. Dogs, lasers, unmanned electric boats birds of prey, water cannons and recorded gun shots. They have become the biggest polluter of drinking water.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I wonder if people will start to eat Canada Goose? As store start to stock less and less meat and a lockdown looming. People might turn to an easy target. Nasty tasting Goose. Where i live they spend big bucks try to get these waterfowl to move on. Dogs, lasers, unmanned electric boats birds of prey, water cannons and recorded gun shots. They have become the biggest polluter of drinking water.

Nasty tasting Goose. True. Have to wonder how many are capable/competent of killing one and then preparing one to cooking? I'd wager not many.

Thought using dogs was made illegal years ago? Used to put plastic coyotes on our campus. That worked for about a week.....geese figured them out and then I think someone stole the coyotes.

[chuck]

Thought using dogs was made illegal years ago?

Specifically trained border collies are still used. They have to keep the geese in the air while not allowing them to get into the water. The dogs are trained to to stare them down and are not allowed to physically attack the geese. Just to startle them into flight and keep them airborne. There was even one with winter gear to protect the Grand Traverse "International" airport. He passed away from prostate cancer last year.

[E7]

I wonder if people will start to eat Canada Goose? As store start to stock less and less meat and a lockdown looming. People might turn to an easy target. Nasty tasting Goose. Where i live they spend big bucks try to get these waterfowl to move on. Dogs, lasers, unmanned electric boats birds of prey, water cannons and recorded gun shots. They have become the biggest polluter of drinking water.

Robert, Those critters could hog up the city dump! Don't recall that I ever tasted the stuff, but just thinking about the devastation that comes out their exhausts makes me queasy!

[healey36]

Many years ago, I used to go goose hunting down on Maryland's Eastern Shore with some buddies. Usually a flippin' miserable time; spent hours starting around 3AM putting out decoys and covering the blind with cornstalks and salt grass, then standing in a pit that had a couple inches of water at the bottom, cold as hell, wind blowing. The worst of it was you rarely killed the goose when you shot it, so you had to climb out of the pit, run down-range and ring its neck. The only good thing was everyone usually hit their limit within a couple hours, so you were in the pub by late morning.

If I was up to it (and I'm likely not), I'd like to try sea-duck hunting. They fly faster and they're smaller, so a bit more "sport" to it. Best is a dog will jump in and bring it back for you.

Canadian and snow goose actually tastes pretty good, but eating what you shot is fun, too. Despite my best efforts to remove them, I was usually spitting out shot while "enjoying" my goose dinner.

[E7]

Large numbers of geese on the pond down the road, but they were very late this year. Hagerstown almanac says we’re in for a mild winter. Finally dipped below freezing last night, but forecast temps in the mid-60s this coming weekend.

Very cold and windy here the last 2 days. Actually saw some snow flakes, but they didn't last long. Forecast is 50's and 60's through 12/01 starting tomorrow. Sign me up for that mild winter. I'm ready for (as a late friend of mine used to say) "Oldster Hell" aka Florida.
In reality, my preferred spot would be somewhere on the Eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

[E7]

Many years ago, I used to go goose hunting down on Maryland's Eastern Shore with some buddies. Usually a flippin' miserable time; spent hours starting around 3AM putting out decoys and covering the blind with cornstalks and salt grass, then standing in a pit that had a couple inches of water at the bottom, cold as hell, wind blowing. The worst of it was you rarely killed the goose when you shot it, so you had to climb out of the pit, run down-range and ring its neck. The only good thing was everyone usually hit their limit within a couple hours, so you were in the pub by late morning.

Had folks on the maternal side of the family down that way...ducks, geese, and deer, was their gig.

One of the guys I worked with had a 10 gauge goose gun....separated the men from the boys and the fillings from your teeth! The only thing that sounds appealing at my age is the Pub part.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

......... the devastation that comes out their exhausts makes me queasy!

Can take the paint right off your car, too!

[E7]

......... the devastation that comes out their exhausts makes me queasy!

Can take the paint right off your car, too!

How did that old saying go: Like sh*t through a goose!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

......... the devastation that comes out their exhausts makes me queasy!

Can take the paint right off your car, too!

How did that old saying go: Like sh*t through a goose!

Back when I working in Princeton, there was a good sized flock that stayed close to year round at the pond across the road. The driver of van pool I was in used to time our escape down Rt. 1 to avoid the inevitable strafing runs made by the geese. The damage to the paint and finish on the cars that were in the neighboring building's parking lot was amazing. That goose $hit was not only nasty but corrosive.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

29 this morning when I headed off to the grocery store. Elephant ear plant on the deck is done.