Doc

Now I see how easy it is for the mainstream media to get away with their campaign of smear and fake news. You people are all reacting to what some forum member is touting as fact. Back off people and don't believe every stat that you read on a forum. Enemies of Trump (or any political figure) are very eager to stretch the truth and even make up any stat that will seem to support their politics.

Actually, I have noted a lot of leaf turning in August in years past. Many of the more stressed trees really get colored up in August. And this year, the weather has been stressful on a lot of the growing things, trees included.

Anybody know where to get those eclipse glasses?

You know, I think I can negotiate a heavy snow storm, or simply ignore the occasional one a whole lot easier that some of those Florida hurricanes. In fact even the stinking heat and humidity of the south would keep me clutching the air conditioner inside the house instead of being outdoor playing in the woods. My one trip to Florida had me bored with the dead flat terrain and had me constantly staring at the ground scanning the area ahead for snakes, and I never did feel comfortable walking anywhere but well mowed lawn and pavement. No, I think I prefer the occasional snow storm. It sure does beat hurricanes, earthquakes and tornados. Sure enough we have our share of pain-in-the-butt weather, but most of it doesn't blow our houses down, or pick them up in the air and smash them to the ground, or shake them apart, or bury them up to the eaves in water.

I went once back in the 70's. There's nothing there for me. But then, this old country boy was definitely out of place there, and I have no idea how I got convinced to go ... lol.

With so many years in this state under my belt, I guess I must be pretty happy with NYS. I never had any desire to leave. I think I would have a heck of a time finding my great lifestyle anywhere else. Now if we could just straighten up the politics in this state, everything would be perfect ..... lol.

Yes, that is an excellent question! This Russian collusion investigation has been going on with one agency or entity after another for an awful long time with millions of dollars and many man-months invested and not one scintilla of evidence of collusion uncovered. So exactly what are these mythical crimes that Trump has committed. I wonder if this "wrangler" guy would care to list all the damning evidence that any of the investigations have turned up. No, I am not expecting that he will reply now that his baseless nonsense has been called out. He is simply yet another pawn of the left and the mainstream media outlets, parroting back the fake news that he is being fed.

Actually, I am in-shape. Isn't round a shape?

Actually, I do not put the trigger at any "joint". I use the pad of my index finger-tip. That is where I have the most sensitivity and control. It's exactly the same as I use for triggering a gun.

Ha-ha-ha ..... what a difference. Back then you had to earn the right to hunt, and now you have to beg kids to hunt. Oh well.....

So, I wonder how many other critters he bit and transferred the disease to before they got him.

Other than a statue of Saddam Hussein, I cannot recall any time when we made defeated countries tear down historical statues. And as I recall even Hussein's statue was destroyed by Iraqis, and not at the demand of the U.S. So why do we want to treat defeated regions of the current U.S. with more humiliation that we afford other countries?

Is there a bear harvest report by township like they have for deer?

Some times those stinkers really don't seem to pay attention to anything. Are they really that confident that nothing will mess with them? I've had them walk up to me like they were blind as a bat. Fortunately when I made some crazy arm waves and spoke up they have always waddled off the other way. However, each one of these close encounters of the stinky kind always remind me of what great carriers of rabies skunks are. So I give them the respect that is due.

No. And I have to say that I have not heard of anyone having that long-lasting of a reaction. But then, they may call me Doc, but I really am not a member of the medical profession .... lol. I guess the question really is, "is it getting any better from one day to the next. That is what I generally base my decision on when I am trying to decide whether a doctor's visit is required.

Living in Ontario County, I always considered us part of "Western New York". Also I have consider the southern part of Ontario County to be part of what they refer to as the "Southern Tier", And by golly I believe we are also part of the "Finger Lakes Area". But I have no idea whether I am referring to my own home area correctly because there really is no credible source of definition of these areas. No it is not some Earth-shattering disaster if I am using these terms incorrectly, but it does kind of go against the grain to simply blurt out these ambiguous terms without having the slightest clue as to whether you are using the terms correctly.

So now many states including our own are discussing whether or not to eliminate references to the Confederacy. So what do you think? Should we engage in a campaign of purifying history to remove things that we aren't all that proud of? Does it really serve any purpose at all to sanitize our history and eliminate all reminders of a time in history that we should all learn from? Would that not be like going to European countries, demanding that they eliminate all references to the Holocaust? As a matter of fact, that is what these Neo-Nazis do everyday when they deny the existence of the Holocaust, isn't it? It is all the same mindset of sanitizing history. So what do you all think? Is there truly a justification to tearing down statues and worrying about anything that reminds us of our civil war. Should we engage in cleansing history so that we feel better about our past?

Perfect!

So exactly where does Western New York end and Central New York begin? Where is that line that defines the southern tier from the area to the north? I know where the Finger Lakes are, but where are the boundaries of the Finger Lakes area that the weather man keeps referring to? These are terms that we use every day, that no one can really define. I'll bet there are others.

So now as you are walking to your bow hunting stand in the total darkness of pre-dawn early morning, and you hear that twig snap up ahead, you now have one more vision in your head. As you realize that all you have is a bow with sight-pins that you cannot see, vs. a potential attacker with slobbering, slashing teeth, that you cannot see, the rabid coyote mental picture can join the sasquatch and sow bear with cubs picture that you already imagine now when you hear that twig snap......lol. The woods can be a scary place in the dark when you let your imagination wander a bit. Just think how that scenario would be if you added a nearby low growl to that snapped twig. Lions and tigers and bears....oh my! Now you can add a slobbering, disease-crazed, rabid, coyote to all that.

It's a sign, Growie! Kill the thing before it gets you. It's evil! It is warm because it is conjuring up the fires of Hell. Kill it! .... Kill it now! Go get that post mall before it's too late and smash it to smithereens.

You want to put a dent in the coyote population, you are going to have to start trapping. Yeah, I know the new elite and enlightened culture has deemed trapping to be barbaric and cruel and completely beneath us, but it is still the most effective population control going when used.

Yup, when you have been at this archery thing as long as I have and spent a lot of those years keeping up with the Joneses as far as archery purchases, you wind up with a pile of bows and a brand new dozen arrows that fly well out of each. Not to mention changes because of poundage changes, and other tinkering. The clear anodized ones are for my different tournament bows, and I bought out a dealers entire stock when he went out of business.

I definitely understand "cheap" If they gave out awards for being a penny-pinching miser, I would likely have a closet full of them. However, that Kindle is possessed. I've seen movies about things like that. Get that post mall or sledge out and kill that thing before it really turns on you.

Growie- Go out to the shed and grab either the post mall or the sledge hammer. Lay that Kindle on top of a rock and beat it until it disappears in a cloud of dust.