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Sun, 14 August 2011 10:41  |
Carl S.
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The other day Dan mentioned that I live among all sorts of 'varmints'. While working on my brakes the other day. I looked up to see a coyote running up the driveway about 30 feet away from me. A day or two later, I walked around the right front of the coach to come upon a king snake that was slithering past the left front of the coach. This morning Kathy looked outside to see a 4' Diamondback on our back patio.
I thought some of you guys might be amused by a couple of pics:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=5770
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Varmints [message #139042 is a reply to message #139036] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 10:54  |
Chr$
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Jeez. I never see that around here, only the occasional lost coyote foraging for puppies and cats. My biggest problem is Black Widows under the coach if it sits too long.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
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| Re: Varmints [message #139044 is a reply to message #139036] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 10:56 |
C Boyd
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| Carl S. wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 11:41 |
The other day Dan mentioned that I live among all sorts of 'varmints'. While working on my brakes the other day. I looked up to see a coyote running up the driveway about 30 feet away from me. A day or two later, I walked around the right front of the coach to come upon a king snake that was slithering past the left front of the coach. This morning Kathy looked outside to see a 4' Diamondback on our back patio.
I thought some of you guys might be amused by a couple of pics:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=5770
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I`ll bet you ain`t got no mice or squirrels. I really like the kitty cat. Them other things are a different story.
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Varmints [message #139053 is a reply to message #139044] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 11:25 |
Carl S.
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I`ll bet you ain`t got no mice or squirrels. I really like the kitty cat. Them other things are a different story.[/quote]
We actually have a surprising number of all kinds of rodents from Harris Ground squirrels, Round Tailed ground squirrels, Cotton Tail Rabbits, the occasional Jack Rabit, Pack Rats, Deer mice, Kangaroo Rats, etc. Not enough snakes and the Bobcats don't come around often enough.
That's why I keep light ropes on under my coach at night (for the Pack Rats), and have a service to remove Pack Rats.
I'm with you, I prefer the kitty cat to the others.
Chr$, We live out in the desert just North of town, not in a suburban subdivision. We even see Javelina and Gila Monsters from time to time, but, curiously, not many Black Widows. They seem to like the more urban area more.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Varmints [message #139075 is a reply to message #139036] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 13:06 |
winter
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I'm not sure which is more dangerous, your wild varmits or the flower plants on your patio!
Jerrod Winter
1977 Palm Beach
Green Jelly Bean
Twin Cities, Minnesota
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| Re: Varmints [message #139101 is a reply to message #139072] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 14:28 |
Carl S.
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Jim,
I lived in PA. from age 12 to age 17. Personally I'd rather put up with an occasional rattlesnake sighting than cold and snow all winter. 
Winter,
The cacti are not so dangerous, unless you try to handle them, or fall on one! Around here, if you're a plant, you have to be heavily armed or taste really bad, to survive.
Emery,
I love to see those King snakes, Gopher snakes and Bull snakes around. I used to kill the rattlers when I had little kids around the house, but now I just am careful not to scare them and be scared in return.
Harry,
We have the same problem with rabits. If we try to plant something (besides a cactus) they eat it as soon as it comes up. The Bobcats help! 
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] Varmints [message #139103 is a reply to message #139101] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 14:41 |
emerystora
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Here in Santa Fe we have the cayotes, Jack rabbits and whitetail rabbits, lots of Pack Rats (wood rats) and Deer Mice and rarely see a Lynx (bobcat).
The pack rats love to make big nests on top of the GMC engine and on top of the Onan. Over the years they have chewed up a lot of Onan and engine wiring.
Now that I have moved the GMC to its motorhome garage in Colorado I won't have to worry about the pack rats anymore and hope that there won't be any mice in the GMC either.
Here in Santa Fe my house in on two acres in the middle of a "minature" forest of Pinon (pine) trees and Juniper trees. I had about 400 trees on my lot but with the Pine bark problem I lost about 150 of the Pinon trees. The junipers have large berries and the Pinons have pine nuts which the rodents just love. I have even found stashes of berries and nuts in the rear cupboard of my motorhome in the past. I have also had the mice build nests in the blower motors of my GMC, Jeep and Tracker. One can use the car one day and by the next day there is a nest in the heater box.
Emery Stora
On Aug 14, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
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> Jim,
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> I lived in PA. from age 12 to age 17. Personally I'd rather put up with an occasional rattlesnake sighting than cold and snow all winter. :d
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> Winter,
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> The cacti are not so dangerous, unless you try to handle them, or fall on one! Around here, if you're a plant, you have to be heavily armed or taste really bad, to survive.
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> Emery,
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> I love to see those King snakes, Gopher snakes and Bull snakes around. I used to kill the rattlers when I had little kids around the house, but now I just am careful not to scare them and be scared in return.
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> Harry,
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> We have the same problem with rabits. If we try to plant something (besides a cactus) they eat it as soon as it comes up. The Bobcats help! :)
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Varmints [message #139120 is a reply to message #139053] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 17:00 |
Ray Erspamer
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Those pictures just convinced me to stay in Wisconsin. Yeah, the winters are
long, but those long slithering things give me the willys ! WHEWWW !
Ray
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
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Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
----- Original Message ----
From: Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Sun, August 14, 2011 11:25:29 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Varmints
C Boyd wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 08:56
> I thought some of you guys might be amused by a couple of pics:
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=5770
I`ll bet you ain`t got no mice or squirrels. I really like the kitty cat. Them
other things are a different story.[/quote]
We actually have a surprising number of all kinds of rodents from Harris Ground
squirrels, Round Tailed ground squirrels, Cotton Tail Rabbits, the occasional
Jack Rabit, Pack Rats, Deer mice, Kangaroo Rats, etc. Not enough snakes and the
Bobcats don't come around often enough.
That's why I keep light ropes on under my coach at night (for the Pack Rats),
and have a service to remove Pack Rats.
I'm with you, I prefer the kitty cat to the others.
Chr$, We live out in the desert just North of town, not in a suburban
subdivision. We even see Javelina and Gila Monsters from time to time, but,
curiously, not many Black Widows. They seem to like the more urban area more.
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Carl S.
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Varmints [message #139157 is a reply to message #139120] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 19:32 |
Sandra Price
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Well, Bob and I want to come to your zoo. If it moves, we want to get a
good look.
In the Piney Woods of Texas, we have deer, coyote, fox, bald eagle, wild
pigs, copperheads, coral snakes, and in almost 30 years, no rattlesnakes
near house, but we know they live there. Oh, we also have
alligators, nutria, and beaver in the river and lots of song birds that we
feed. Gosh, sounds like we don't need to go anywhere to see wildlife.
Sandra and Bob Price
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Ray Erspamer <78gmc-royale@att.net> wrote:
> Those pictures just convinced me to stay in Wisconsin. Yeah, the winters
> are
> long, but those long slithering things give me the willys ! WHEWWW !
>
> Ray
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> Ray & Lisa Erspamer
> 78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
> Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
> Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
> Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
> 414-745-3188
> Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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>
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Sent: Sun, August 14, 2011 11:25:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Varmints
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> C Boyd wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 08:56
> > I thought some of you guys might be amused by a couple of pics:
> >
> > http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=5770
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> I`ll bet you ain`t got no mice or squirrels. I really like the kitty cat.
> Them
> other things are a different story.[/quote]
>
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> We actually have a surprising number of all kinds of rodents from Harris
> Ground
> squirrels, Round Tailed ground squirrels, Cotton Tail Rabbits, the
> occasional
> Jack Rabit, Pack Rats, Deer mice, Kangaroo Rats, etc. Not enough snakes
> and the
> Bobcats don't come around often enough.
>
>
> That's why I keep light ropes on under my coach at night (for the Pack
> Rats),
> and have a service to remove Pack Rats.
>
>
> I'm with you, I prefer the kitty cat to the others.
>
> Chr$, We live out in the desert just North of town, not in a suburban
> subdivision. We even see Javelina and Gila Monsters from time to time,
> but,
> curiously, not many Black Widows. They seem to like the more urban area
> more.
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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’73 Painted Desert
Huntsville, TX
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| Re: [GMCnet] Varmints [message #139169 is a reply to message #139100] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 20:10 |
Chr$
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LOL you would if you used the forum...
| emerystora wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 12:16 |
Where is "up here"? I don't see a location in your signature.
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-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Varmints [message #139180 is a reply to message #139165] |
Sun, 14 August 2011 20:44 |
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[quote title=C Boyd wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 20:56]| C Boyd wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 20:36 |
| Robert Mueller wrote on Sun, 14 August 2011 20:21 |
Carl,
It has been my observation that there's lots of pack rats in the GMC
community, the two legged kind! 
Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
Takes one to know one.......
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Rob: I apologise for my snide remark.. I just remembered I just got one leg.
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Chuck,
I don't know what you are talking about.
You have two legs. One just came from a different supplier. As someone that was an aftermarket guy for a lot of years, I would be personally offended if you think the replacement is less than an effective replacement for most services.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
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