Posted on 09/25/2011 1:58:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An elk drunk from eating fermented apples in southern Sweden ended its binge by making off with a family's swing set and hiding it in the woods. Hunter in hand-to-hoof battle with angry elk (12 Sep 11) Drunken elk rescued from Swede's apple tree (7 Sep 11) 'Leffe the moose man' promises elk intimacy (6 Sep 11) A homeowner from Storebro in northern Kalmar County arrived home on Wednesday night to find his garden littered with bits of apple and other signs that an elk had been partying in his back yard, the local Östran and Barometern newspapers reported.
The concerned homeowner also discovered that the children's swing set which normally sat in the yard was missing.
The man immediately called police, who contacted a local hunter to track down the inebriated elk who was thought to possibly be injured.
Drunken elk are common in Sweden during the autumn season when fermenting apples are plentiful, both on the ground and hanging from the branches of trees which many Swedes have in their yards.
While police and the hunter failed to meet up with the prank-playing elk, they did eventually find the family's swing set, propped up in a tree deep in the woods about 500 metres from their home.
Someone asked: “How do you build a fence in a river?”
Build the fence first, and then add the river.
It’s raining here.
You haven't tried it!
Then someone asked "Why do you want to build a fence in a river?”
“Because it’s cool!”
And then the yutes with the loud ehaust systems sped off in their lawnmower sounding Honda Civics.
No way.
The fence in a river needs a reason to exist.
To keep the fish from leaving one side of the river?
River fish have to leave.
That’s what bouncers are for?
Sorry Darks....I am intermittently at FR right now. I’ve just moved (again) and have been very very busy with stuff. What happened to Garns???
Okay, the question was a port from discussions about border security, the point being that the International Border between the U.S. and Mexico is in the middle of the Rio Grande.
But, to answer it anyway, as is my habit when a question is posed, T-C is correct. You build the fence first, then add the river.
The Romans developed this procedure, finding it occasionally necessary to fence out a river in order to build a bridge or aquaduct support pillar.
So a "fence", or cofferdam of closely-spaced pilings was driven into the river-bottom until an enclosure was constructed from which the water could be extracted, thus, fencing out the river.
In this area, if solid-enough ground could be established, a support would be built, until high enough that the cofferdam could be removed and the pier withstand the current of the river. They soon learned to make both the upstream and downstream exposures streamlined.
Now. Ask me how I know this. I dare ya.
Quote: "I challenge you, tooth against fang, claw against fingernail, since we cannot share a Universe in peace."
Maybe the kittehs are on drugs.
It’s raining here; my catz are annoyed.
It's Wednesday here; my dogs are tired.
Ash doesn’t like rain, either.
I’m leaving for the dentist in a few minutes. I hope your day starts off better!
Al got sick, and she posted less and less.
Catnip.
Lots of catnip.
Cats have the good life ...
I’m back from the dentist with clean teeth, yippee.
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