Posted on 05/25/2005 6:39:31 AM PDT by Grey Squirrel
Edited on 05/25/2005 7:08:13 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
From:
http://www.trafford.gov.uk/cme/live/cme1922.htm
Pest Status
The grey squirrel was first introduced to this country [UK} from the USA in 1876. It is now common throughout England, Wales and Scotland and in many areas is considered a pest.
Grey squirrels may carry fleas and other parasites.
If they get into your property they can cause serious damage. They chew woodwork and ceilings, strip the insulation from electrical wiring, tear up loft insulation to form a nest and sometimes drown in cold water tanks.
The noise they make, particularly at night, scratching and running about can be very disturbing.
They cause environmental damage, stripping bark off trees causing young trees to die, and can destroy many garden plants with their activities
We will hear more of this and I don't think we will like what we hear.
Thanks. So far I haven't seen any other news about it.
This best part about Moscow in the summertime is when they turn off the hot water for a week.
EEEK! in the shower, d00d.
Nope. A squirrel in said tree.
/sarcasm
hmmmm, veddy interrrrestink.
ping away with any updates, dearie. am cubie bound today
Add to that the 10-20 times a summer that the neighbors shut it off during remonty, and you've got some ripe days. Thank God the washing machine makes its own hot water.
Some parts of Ukraine have no hot water at all, and cold runs for an hour or two once or twice a week. Out in Lugansk obl. we'd use the bathtub as a cistern, take sponge bathes, and save the water from that and doing the dishes to flush the john. 
Moscow's energy supplies to be restored by Thursday afternoon - Resin
MOSCOW. May 25 (Interfax) - Energy supplies in Moscow will be fully restored by approximately 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, said Deputy Moscow Mayor Vladimir Resin, head of the committee for the elimination of the energy crisis consequences.
"If Mosenergo keeps its promise, all of the city's vital structures will be restored within the next several hours and the city's energy supplies will be completely restored by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday," Resin said.
He said that, as of Wednesday evening, "the situation in Moscow had begun to stabilize," noting that "it is still far from being fully stabilized."
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11296506
Toxic phenol leak reported in Tula region
TULA. May 25 (Interfax-Center) - An explosion leading to the release of toxic phenol gas occurred at Novomoskovsky Azot company in the Tula region as a result of Wednesday's electricity cutoffs in the Moscow region.
The phenol cloud is drifting towards Tula, a regional government source told Interfax.
Company management has not released any comments on the incident, the source said.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11296378
Gas leak in Tula region doesn't pose serious health threat - emergencies service
TULA. May 25 (Interfax) - An explosion that led to the release of nitric oxide occurred at the Novomoskovsky Azot company in the Tula region as a result of Wednesday's electricity outages in the Moscow region, a regional government source told Interfax on Wednesday.
The regional emergency situations department said the gas did not pose a serious threat to people's health. However, local residents have been urged not to go outside and to shut the windows since the cloud is drifting towards Tula.
Azot is a major producer of mineral fertilizers and is part of the Yevrokhim mineral-chemical company.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11296486
WE were in St. Petersburg last June and it is as you say. The first week in the aparment everything was great, and we could take a nice hot bath in the evening. Then our second week that section of town was on the traditional rotation for hot water being shut off to "clean the pipes" (ha - I still think it was to cause discomfort for people to show who's boss!) and the water was COLD. It was SO cold I expected ice cubes to come from the faucets. How do they make the water so cold in the summertime?
People crowd in front of the entrance to Dobryninskaya subway station as Moscow's subway is not functioning due to power outage in downtown Moscow, Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Electricity outages hit large sections of the Russian capital and nearby regions Wednesday, forcing many subway lines and trolleybuses to halt service while frustrated pedestrians tried to flag down taxis on traffic-jammed streets. (AP Photo/Oleg Romanov)
A police officer uses a loudspeaker to announce that half of Moscow's underground is not functioning because of a fire at one of Moscow power plants Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Electricity outages hit large sections of the Russian capital Wednesday, forcing many subway lines and trolleybuses to halt service. Magarita Nagoga, a spokeswoman for Unified Electricity Systems, the country's power grid, said the outages stemmed from a fire and explosion at a substation. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko)
I stayed with a family in rural Ukraine who had a hot water heater in their home. They filled a tank with some oil and lit the pilot whenever we took a shower. Of course it was another issue when the water was turned off and the electricity.
This just seems a bit large for one substation...don't you think?
Yousa!
I stepped away from the computer for awhile, just got back to your link. Holy Moses Oxen!!!!
ping.
Underscore?
:)
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