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[dwsizme]

Oh yeah, we had a small conure that would talk. I used to tell people DO NOT PICK UP THE BIRD! no matter how cute he is.

He'd say "I'm a pretty boy" and other cooing phrases. Then the moment someone reached over to pet him he would leap onto their arm, run up and start biting their neck. I don't know how many times I peeled that vicious bird off someone. He would bite me too while I was getting him off them and backto his cage.

A toucanette is a small toucan. They eat dogfood and fruit. He was so cute. He had such an attitude like "I'm a Tooke, tooke, tooke." He looked like a Z. He was 1/3 beak/ 1/3 body and 1/3 stiff tail. He couldn't fly very well so he would take off and then when he reached his branch, he would grab onto it with his feet and full speed. Bang and he would tip over and then recover and look like he had planned it that way all along.

African greys are amazing and super intelligent.

Yes, I remember reading about one named Alec who could talk and make sense. He knew words for things and didn't just repeat stuff. I think animals know more than we give them credit for.

We had a parakeet back when I was a kid, and we left his cage door open so he could come and go as he pleased. He would fly into the bathroom and hang upside down looking into the mirror for hours. When we ate, he would fly onto the table and join us at meals. The drawback to leaving a bird loose is that one day when my grandmother was letting the cat out the back door, he landed on her head, as he often did with us. She felt something on her head and reached up, scaring him, and he flew out the door, never to be seen again. Philadelphia doesn't have the climate that would enable a parakeet to survive, so I'm sure he must have died, at least when winter came. I had other parakeets after him, but none were so tame and companionable.

When we lived outside San Francisco, Bill told me there was a place near Daly City, I think, where there was a whole flock of parakeets, all escapees, most likely. I guess winters were mild enough in California that they could survive.

They are parrots. They made a movie of it. Its a good (sad/happy at the end) movie. More like a documentary.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Amazon.com: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Judy Irving, Docurama: Movies & TV

We had a lovebird....only one....my husband raised him from a baby, too. He loved us until he laid an egg....(oops, not an Elvis anymore). Then he/she got real protective over the cage area and started biting us. He got outside once but never left the area though. Went from tree to tree. I heard once they get up it's hard for them to come down. He finally worked it out and we got out there with a ladder and his cage and held it high and he came back to it. He was a mean little bird though. When he died we buried him in the backyard with a little pirates ship as the "head stone". (cuz he was so mean....arrrggg)

 

[JoAnnW]

We had a parakeet back when I was a kid, and we left his cage door open so he could come and go as he pleased. He would fly into the bathroom and hang upside down looking into the mirror for hours. When we ate, he would fly onto the table and join us at meals. The drawback to leaving a bird loose is that one day when my grandmother was letting the cat out the back door, he landed on her head, as he often did with us. She felt something on her head and reached up, scaring him, and he flew out the door, never to be seen again. Philadelphia doesn't have the climate that would enable a parakeet to survive, so I'm sure he must have died, at least when winter came. I had other parakeets after him, but none were so tame and companionable.

When we lived outside San Francisco, Bill told me there was a place near Daly City, I think, where there was a whole flock of parakeets, all escapees, most likely. I guess winters were mild enough in California that they could survive.

Well... like you said... animals are smarter than we give them credit for. He may have joined up with other escapees and flew to a warmer clime. There's safety in numbers.

 

[SandySu]

I've been a baseball fan ever since I was a young boy. No favorite team. I can watch any game, have no rooting interest, and enjoy it no matter who wins or loses.

That said, I do not watch or follow football. When I was in the hospial one of the nurses asked me who was going to win the football game. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I dumbly asked, "Who's playing?"

She told me the Ravens were playing somebody else. (I don't remember who that somebody else was.)

Of course I picked the Ravens. (Get it? Ravens... Raven... rave.)

The nurse told me the next day I was right. The Ravens did win. So, I have been looking at the results since that game. (I'm sorry to the football fans, I cannot watch football.)

I guess they've been in the playoffs at the end of the regular season. Yesterday they had the final games to see who would be playing in the Super Bowl. Yes, even I know what the Super Bowl is - the final game of the football season to determine the best team in the NFL.

And, guess what? The Ravens will be playing the 49ers in the Super Bowl. Be careful who you pick in this one.

Awsum, I need your standard terms of disclosure at the end of this post.

You are only slightly less clueless than I am about football.

 

[awsum140]

Anyone notice we passed 20,000 posts here in Voltville?

 

[JoAnnW]

Anyone notice we passed 20,000 posts here in Voltville?

Your post was the 20,000 th one. You win!!!!

 

[kico166]

Lizzie - I can smell your bread! OMGOSH! Yummo! Brings back great childhood memories! I used to make an herb quick batter bread...
Don't you loose a lot of your ash to the wind? That ash (I read) is the very best thing to use to put nutrition in your food! S'pose to be the minerals missing from the food. As I read your posts, I admire your commitment to a quality way of life. It sounds so de-stressed from the usual rat-race.

Moonstruck - LOL. - At that tender age I don't think he will suffer any long term trauma!

Awsum - did you wonder what he was on? ???

SandySu - looking at a topographic map last night. It appears you live in horse riding heaven! Mostly flat farm fields around here.
Wish I could attend! Will they let your camera attend?

 

[kico166]

Mornin!

What's going on with the fda ban? Any progress?

Personally it doesn't touch me, i can get all kinds of explosives and chemicals via simple mail why would anyone think i can't get any e-cigs or liquid. Plus i can get 1000mg nicotine from the chemical store i get some stuff....

OMGOSH! 1k nic?

morning back at you Kon and volties,
Im afraid I haven't read too much into the fda ban stuff yet to know whats fully going on, im sure someone will come around soon who knows more about it. Leo is sooo adorable.
I've had one of those weeks where i've been playing catch up with sleep, and paying for it the next day. THis week is much better.
I am having so much trouble trying to read and stay focused lately its been no hope at all.
The page tends to open , i start reading and then somehow i have dozed off and the page gets closed again
I Hope you are all doing well, and Blues... Hope you getting there mate.

Oh no! Hopefully you'll be caught up soon! Don't forget to send a pic to the fuzzy wabbit!!

 

[kico166]

APOD is my "homepage" and I use a lot of their photos for wallpaper. Some of them are really awe inspiring and remind me of how insignificant the human race actually is in the grand scheme of the Universe.

Thanks for sharing! Well stated on the protection part!

Like I said above, I think animals know more than we often give them credit for. And the older dog reminded me a lot of my dog friend Gilbert, a really special, kind dog. Maybe they should make a breed of this yellow dog mutt kind of dog. No, I guess then they'd ruin it.

Funny! Thx JoAnn!
SandySu - isn't that the truth!!

 

[Duster6524]

What time does it start?

CASAA meetings are every other Sunday and start at 7:30pm EST. Here is the link to the page listing upcoming meetings, just click on the next one and register (free) and follow the email info.

CASAA Member Meetings

 

[kico166]

So many thots popping 'bout the birds & cats... tablet is sloooow!
Raynes- thot the same about Leo. Reminded me of a cat show in CA!
SandySu - parakeet sounds like MIL' s. Petey played Solitaire w/ her. Cards all had chewed edges! Perched on her glasses.

Hope everyone's having a great day! Tis noon & we are at a balmy neg 2 w/ a feel of - 24.
Time to "waddle" out to check on the kids... then my favorite: clean mom's fridge. not a pretty picture.
take care!

 

[Konstantine]

AAAaaaaaaaaAAaaAaaAAaaaaaAAaahhhhh
I like rain
Rainy Mood

 

[Konstantine]

OMGOSH! 1k nic?

How do you think the nic you are vaping right now is made? If i get nicotine from here i'll know it will be from a european manufacturer like merck or sigma aldrich which is going to be definitely better than the unknown stuff e-cig vendors have.
plus i have respirators and chemical equipment to deal with it.

 

[kico166]

How do you think the nic you are vaping right now is made? If i get nicotine from here i'll know it will be from a european manufacturer like merck or sigma aldrich which is going to be definitely better than the unknown stuff e-cig vendors have.
plus i have respirators and chemical equipment to deal with it.

I've no doubt it's 100% at some point! Just surprised me after all the warnings and cautions about how deadly it can be if your not careful!

Anyone else notice a "popped corn" scent when opening their stash of juices?
LOL It always makes me smile (like a bit ago when I topped off a clearo) because it smells like popcorn - especially this tobacco flavored one!

 

[SandySu]

They are parrots. They made a movie of it. Its a good (sad/happy at the end) movie. More like a documentary.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Amazon.com: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Judy Irving, Docurama: Movies & TV

Interesting. I looked it up and discovered a news clip about not feeding the parrots. San Francisco's Wild Parrots - CBS News Video Awsum will take issue with this ruling, I'm sure, and I'm wondering if I agree with him or not. Certainly interacting with wild animals can be dangerous, and sometimes people don't realize it when the wild animals, used to being fed, act tame. But weren't these birds originally pets? Maybe not by now, if they've bred in the wild.

Also, I found a site that lists other areas in SF where you can see wild "parakeets," though I think some they mention might be parrots. I thought I knew the difference between a parakeet and a parrot, but now I'm not sure. See how they use the term interchangeably here: Feral Parrot Poplulations in San Francisco

Last but not least, here's a trailer for the movie. It looks like a fun one. Independent Lens | The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | Trailer | PBS - YouTube

It was a fun one. I found the entire film on YouTube! The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill - YouTube I think it's well worth watching, and I bet Blues would particularly enjoy it.

 

[Tail11]

Thats why I don't let any animal lick my face.

Awww, Whisper gives the best kisses, except after she visits the dog park!

Mornin!

What's going on with the fda ban? Any progress?

Personally it doesn't touch me, i can get all kinds of explosives and chemicals via simple mail why would anyone think i can't get any e-cigs or liquid. Plus i can get 1000mg nicotine from the chemical store i get some stuff....

The FDA is now talking about regulating all nicotine in ejuice (if we can still buy it after they are done with us) down to a very low amount per ecig. This will be less than the mg in the chewing gum and patch. Think Blu cigs at a much lower nicotine. CASAA is asking us to write our response on how vaping has helped us via this forum info: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...mit-written-comments-sec-918-tobacco-act.html There is also a petition on the white house site that you can sign: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/use...iated/RQLBYRsd This only takes about 2 minutes to do and requires no writing, it's just signing a petition.

It is important that we stick together and get the word out. I've posted both of these links on my FB page several times asking my friends to pass the word. We cannot sit complacent and hope someone else fights our battle.

CASAA has it's own sub forum: CASAA

What time does it start?

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/casaa/371824-casaa-member-meeting-sunday-january-20th.html was last nights meeting. They hold member meetings every two weeks. The next one will be Feb 3 7:30-9:30PM EST. If you become a member of CASAA (it's free), they will send an email to you with the dates and how to log in for the meeting. As a member, you may listen only, so you'll need speakers or a headset. They do have a screen where you may type in your comments. Kristen reads them and usually comments on them, so you are really a part of the meeting. I suggest everyone try to attend as they update us on vaping concerns around the US and abroad. The fight is an uphill battle and we need all the help we can get.

We had a parakeet back when I was a kid, and we left his cage door open so he could come and go as he pleased. He would fly into the bathroom and hang upside down looking into the mirror for hours. When we ate, he would fly onto the table and join us at meals. The drawback to leaving a bird loose is that one day when my grandmother was letting the cat out the back door, he landed on her head, as he often did with us. She felt something on her head and reached up, scaring him, and he flew out the door, never to be seen again. Philadelphia doesn't have the climate that would enable a parakeet to survive, so I'm sure he must have died, at least when winter came. I had other parakeets after him, but none were so tame and companionable.

When we lived outside San Francisco, Bill told me there was a place near Daly City, I think, where there was a whole flock of parakeets, all escapees, most likely. I guess winters were mild enough in California that they could survive.

The parrots of San Francisco did come back last year. I remember seeing a news story on it. The people that lived in the area were thrilled they came back.

 

[SandySu]

SandySu - looking at a topographic map last night. It appears you live in horse riding heaven! Mostly flat farm fields around here.
Wish I could attend! Will they let your camera attend?

Yes, it's horse heaven here. I never realized it when I decided to live in this area, but now I'm committed to staying here. I probably never would have been able to own a horse had I not moved here, and just thinking of how things fell together, I know I wouldn't have had Penny in my life, and my life would have been poorer for that lack.

I do plan to take my camera to shoot Vitor and his horses, but taking photos in an indoor ring without a flash has rarely turned out well, and Cornell's polo arena, which is where the horses will be performing, is darker than many arenas where there's more light. One of my favorites for indoor horse shots is a Cover-All arena a fellow club member owns. The material is white, which lets in a great deal of light in daytime. Maybe I can get some outdoor shots of the horses if they warm up in the outdoor ring behind the Oxley Equestrian Center. If I get any that turn out well enough to share, I'll post some here. Remember, this event will be in early April, so everyone will have nearly forgotten about it when it happens.

 

[Konstantine]

There is also a petition on the white house site that you can sign:

I believe you have to be a US citizen to sign this petition

 

[Butch]

Sorry it took so long to get back but I've been very busy over the last week. As promised here are some more shots from the Tule canyon.

 

[Butch]

 

[Butch]