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BILL MA
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Post by BILL MA » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:46 pm

Not the profession of collecting palm seeds :shock:

You said this before about the area, I was just giving you a heads up.

What do I know, I live Massachusetts not to many meth people in the woods around here :|



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TerdalFarm
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:02 pm

I meant field biology/conservation biology. Walking around in the woods with binoculars, camera and a notebook? Somehow that makes me look suspicious to some people. :shock:

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Post by hardyjim » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:03 am

Jesse

Possibly a little below 0(F) here by Sun-Mon and maybe colder if there is snow cover.
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Post by TerdalFarm » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:06 am

Sorry, Jim.

We're going to miss the worst down here. Sunday high of 32 oF; Monday low of about 18 oF as the SW high pressure shields us from the worst.
Thank you, La Nina!

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BILL MA
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Post by BILL MA » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:08 pm

Blond hair, blue eyes, you look like a COP! Bring your gun when you go out there into the woods to be safe :? :? :? You'll be glad you did!

Ask your W she'll say bring it too :wink:

Bill

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Post by TerdalFarm » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:29 pm

W says I have to ask her if I can borrow her gun :lol:

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Post by JackLord » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:38 am

TerdalFarm wrote:W says I have to ask her if I can borrow her gun :lol:
Suddenly I have images of you as Indiana Jones. Fighting your way out of the Arkansas bush with palm seeds rather than artifacts. Shooting at methheads rather than Nazis. You come back and tell HardyJim, Barb, and Bill, "They were in my hands!"

:lol:

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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:41 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:00 pm

Good one, Jack, but add the helicopter hovering (W on shotgun...so that's where that saying came from!) protecting Erik as he rummages around with his camping shovel and burlap sacks, eyes only for palms. 8)

Sheesh...this is too scary.
Erik, please reconsider...are you sure you want to do this? :?
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:26 pm

Funny--W's base in Mcalesater (home to Oklahoma's maximum security prison + where the U.S. makes bombs for the wars) is close to McCurtain county, so she would be the one responding.
Yes, we'll make a trip when my arborist friend and I can arrange it. He's been to Belize with me and I know he is good in the field. He goes to Ecuador for his own research, so I won't worry about him here in the U.S.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:16 pm

Yeah, that's who I'd want for company as I entered a criminal neighborhood...an arborist.

Really? Really? Really?

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TerdalFarm
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:46 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seriously, arborists are seriously buff.
The only problem is he can outrun me! :shock:

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Post by JackLord » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:11 pm

Oh come on now. How bad is this place? Worst thing you will encounter are some of Bill Clinton's past exploits. :lol:

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