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#344,101
GBassNorth said:
After seeing a Geoduck long neck clam being cleaned I think I’ll pass on the whole eating experience, although I’ve heard they do taste good…
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Regardless, I have nothing to do with that...:cautious:
 
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#344,103
TBird1958 said:
After a few shifts at The Bass Shop/Thunder road, I gotta say, music store is a fun gig - except having to hear crappy guitarists.......
There's a cool Epi Rivoli hanging in the shop, it's$ 999.00 and I have at least 400.00 in store credit...........
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Earplugs my friend. Earplugs. They come in handy when Tom, Dick, and Harry play Stairway to Heaven and Smoke On The Water. I have heard a few famous guitarists over the years play when Front Porch Music was open in Bako. Sadly, the legendary owner Artie Nielsen essentially closed it a couple years ago when he became ill. Apparently his wife will see people by appointment, at least as of about a year ago. But you can’t just drop in and check out the collection of vintage Mosrites anymore. I forgot to mention that in my post.
 
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Gaolee said:
How old is the Rivoli? I don't remember if you got to play my EB-2 at all. The Rivoli will be the same, unless it's one of the 1990s ones. Then it will be very similar.
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It's likely fairly new, all natural finish, has a DiMarzio in it, I haven't played thru an amp yet.
 
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#344,106
TheDuff said:
Right. Be careful. You don’t need to be grabbing ahold of one of them…

No way.

I read that rattlesnakes are one of the most ‘irritable’ animals in the world. Meaning that they will bite at the slightest irritating thing. Such as a person being in their zone so to speak. Without hesitation.

In addition to that the rattlesnake bite is supposed to be one of the most painful experiences that a person can endure.

Nothing to be taken lightly. Especially around wood piles.

In my state rattlesnakes are protected. People are supposed to leave them alone and avoid trying to pick them up. Definitely good advice. But having them near your house or whatever would be sobering.

Around here where I live exist both copperheads and rattlesnakes. We live in a small neighborhood within a couple hundred yards of a vast forest stretching over 50 miles along Bald Eagle Mountain. Bears live in these mountains.

I enjoy living in a place like this where nature is close to you. You can see nature all around you and touch it. That is reassuring to me in this day of traffic jams and rat races.
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In PA?

I enjoy living in the Los Padres National Forest. Nothing beats the smell of the pines in the evenings while enjoying a cold one.

There is a snake relocation expert up here that we can call if one decides to make a permanent home near the house.

Bears here are sticking to coming out after dark for the most part. We’ve had two visits on our property in the last few weeks. Along with mountain lions/bobcats, coyotes, deer, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, skunks, hawks, jays, woodpeckers, quail, owls, and countless other birds. We’ve even seen the occasional condor. And of course mice.

We now have electric bear mats. And multiple cameras. We had a very costly bear break in in ‘24. Hence the mats and cameras. And there’s a SVT rig in the basement that I occasionally play too loud but no one has complained. The rig comes in handy to scare away the woodpeckers when they beat on the house.

There is a real problem bear roaming now that has already caused thousands of dollars of damage since April. CDFW will have to do something about that one.

I have become much more wildlife aware now.
 
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#344,107
MCF said:
Earplugs my friend. Earplugs. They come in handy when Tom, Dick, and Harry play Stairway to Heaven and Smoke On The Water. I have heard a few famous guitarists over the years play when Front Porch Music was open in Bako. Sadly, the legendary owner Artie Nielsen essentially closed it a couple years ago when he became ill. Apparently his wife will see people by appointment, at least as of about a year ago. But you can’t just drop in and check out the collection of vintage Mosrites anymore. I forgot to mention that in my post.
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#344,111
dagrev said:
Let's meet up for some (safe) Spam, shall we?
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If think you about it, at least with the geoduck (Gooyduck) you know what you're getting, Spam on the other hand = mystery pig parts. Not that I haven't enjoyed it occasionally.

Yummy!

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Gaolee said:
I haven't met a lawyer who didn't hate his (or her) job and hate other lawyers eventually. I suppose there are a handful, including a friend who seems to like her job as an in-house attorney working on contracts. But I suspect that she will get fed up with it soon enough. She just won't admit it until she's older.
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Our lawyers at work mostly seem to enjoy their jobs and get along well. No idea how they feel about lawyers outside the company, but even if I did I wouldn’t tell. They’re cool cats.
 
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TheDuff said:
Right. Be careful. You don’t need to be grabbing ahold of one of them…

No way.

I read that rattlesnakes are one of the most ‘irritable’ animals in the world. Meaning that they will bite at the slightest irritating thing. Such as a person being in their zone so to speak. Without hesitation.

In addition to that the rattlesnake bite is supposed to be one of the most painful experiences that a person can endure.

Nothing to be taken lightly. Especially around wood piles.

In my state rattlesnakes are protected. People are supposed to leave them alone and avoid trying to pick them up. Definitely good advice. But having them near your house or whatever would be sobering.

Around here where I live exist both copperheads and rattlesnakes. We live in a small neighborhood within a couple hundred yards of a vast forest stretching over 50 miles along Bald Eagle Mountain. Bears live in these mountains.

I enjoy living in a place like this where nature is close to you. You can see nature all around you and touch it. That is reassuring to me in this day of traffic jams and rat races.
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Rattlers are PROTECTED??? Why?
 
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