'Little' update, long and totally OT - Page 2

> Sharon Hays wrote:
>> Larry Green wrote:
>
>>> Salt is a very effective (if somewhat gruesome)
>>> slug/snail killer.
>> Yep. They sizzle and shrink up smaller than badly cut
>> bacon. It's very satisfying actually.
>
> Your story reminded me of the time many years ago, when I
> was taking out the garbage very late at night (I'd forgotten
> pick-up was next day, back in the day when the haulers used
> to actually come up to the side of one's house), and stepped
> on what I thought was a bit of damp moss. The security
> light came on just in time to show me a big fat banana slug
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug squished up between
> my bare toes. My scream woke the neighborhood. Lights were
> flashing on all over the place. I'm surprised someone
> didn't call 911. ;-} My DH joked about that scream for
> years afterward.
>
> Beverly
> P.S. Don't go to that link if you are easily nauseated
>

> BEI Design wrote:
>> Sharon Hays wrote:
>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>> Salt is a very effective (if somewhat gruesome)
>>>> slug/snail killer.
>>> Yep. They sizzle and shrink up smaller than badly cut
>>> bacon. It's very satisfying actually.
>> Your story reminded me of the time many years ago, when I was taking
>> out the garbage very late at night (I'd forgotten pick-up was next
>> day, back in the day when the haulers used to actually come up to the
>> side of one's house), and stepped on what I thought was a bit of damp
>> moss. The security light came on just in time to show me a big fat
>> banana slug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug squished up
>> between my bare toes. My scream woke the neighborhood. Lights were
>> flashing on all over the place. I'm surprised someone didn't call
>> 911. ;-} My DH joked about that scream for years afterward.
>> Beverly
>> P.S. Don't go to that link if you are easily nauseated
>
>
> OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used to get some pretty big slugs back
> in the UK but where I live now in Canada we rarely see slugs
> (thankfully) but get enough of other 'creepy crawly' types to keep us busy!
>

> Larry Green wrote:
> > BEI Design wrote:
<snippety>

> > > Beverly
> > > P.S. Don't go to that link if you are easily nauseated
> > OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used to get some
> > pretty big slugs back in the UK but where I live now in
> > Canada we rarely see
> > slugs (thankfully) but get enough of other 'creepy
> > crawly' types to keep us busy!
> One of the things I love about northern Nevada. No
> slugs. Never seen a snail, either. (Same thing, one
> with house, one without.) No fleas. No palmetto bugs,
> June bugs, Japanese beetles, black
> flies. No fireflies, which I do miss. We have flies,

> spiders,
> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few others,

> but it's so different from
> south Florida or Pennsylvania or New Hampshire. There
> are mosquitoes if you live near the swampy areas, which I
> don't.

> The Mormon crickets are
> crossing the state north of us.

> Pogonip wrote:
>> Larry Green wrote:
>>> BEI Design wrote:
> My DH joked about that scream for years afterward.
>>>> Beverly
>>>> P.S. Don't go to that link if you are easily nauseated
>>> OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used to get some
>>> pretty big slugs back in the UK but where I live now in
>>> Canada we rarely see
>>> slugs (thankfully) but get enough of other 'creepy
>>> crawly' types to keep us busy!
>> One of the things I love about northern Nevada. No
>> slugs. Never seen a snail, either. (Same thing, one
>> with house, one without.) No fleas. No palmetto bugs,
>> June bugs, Japanese beetles, black
>> flies. No fireflies, which I do miss. We have flies,
>
> I was just thinking the other day about the amazing
> fireflies we saw in Philadelphia, I loved them! We don't
> get any here. I think we were hearing cicadas in Nashville,
> but I'm not sure, we never saw whatever was making the
> sound. I don't remember seeing ANY birds while in
> Nashville, very strange.
>
>> spiders,
>> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few others,
>
> Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but yuck!
>
>> but it's so different from
>> south Florida or Pennsylvania or New Hampshire. There
>> are mosquitoes if you live near the swampy areas, which I
>> don't.
>
> We are very careful about standing water, people with Koi
> ponds and other "water features" have the worst breeding
> spots.
>
>> The Mormon crickets are
>> crossing the state north of us.
>
> Are they wearing narrow black ties and riding bicycles? ;-)
>

> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > Larry Green wrote:
> > > > BEI Design wrote:
> > My DH joked about that scream for years afterward.
> > > > > Beverly
> > > > > P.S. Don't go to that link if you are easily
> > > > > nauseated
> > > > OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used to get some
> > > > pretty big slugs back in the UK but where I live
> > > > now in Canada we rarely see
> > > > slugs (thankfully) but get enough of other 'creepy
> > > > crawly' types to keep us busy!
> > > One of the things I love about northern Nevada. No
> > > slugs. Never seen a snail, either. (Same thing, one
> > > with house, one without.) No fleas. No palmetto bugs,
> > > June bugs, Japanese beetles, black
> > > flies. No fireflies, which I do miss. We have flies,
> > I was just thinking the other day about the amazing
> > fireflies we saw in Philadelphia, I loved them! We
> > don't get any here. I think we were hearing cicadas in
> > Nashville, but I'm not sure, we never saw whatever was
> > making the sound. I don't remember seeing ANY birds
> > while in Nashville, very strange.
> > > spiders,
> > > wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few others,
> > Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but yuck!
> > > but it's so different from
> > > south Florida or Pennsylvania or New Hampshire. There
> > > are mosquitoes if you live near the swampy areas,
> > > which I don't.
> > We are very careful about standing water, people with
> > Koi ponds and other "water features" have the worst
> > breeding spots.
> > > The Mormon crickets are
> > > crossing the state north of us.
> > Are they wearing narrow black ties and riding bicycles?
> > ;-)
> There goes another keyboard.

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