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A Weed, a Fly, a Mouse and a Chain of Unintended Consequences
NY Times ^ | April 4, 2006 | JIM ROBBINS

Posted on 04/03/2006 8:16:19 PM PDT by neverdem

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To: qam1

My allergies are always worst when that purple loosestrife is in bloom, too. It's worse up in Oswego County than around Syracuse but I'd sure hate to see it spread anymore. I've heard that mice are connected with the spread of Lyme Disease, which is not good. Our nextdoor neighbors dog has it and it's out for walks in the woods with it's owner a lot.

Maybe they should do is as a community service requirement for teens who are working off some misdemeanor penalty.


21 posted on 04/03/2006 9:31:29 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: neverdem

That's the problem when the federal government gets involved in managing land. If it was private land, the weeds would be gone and so would the mice. Nobody would have brought in a bunch of flies or bureaucrats which may end up being the biggest pest of them all. Wonder how many million dollars this bright idea cost us? I just hope that legions of spotted owls don't move in for the mice.


22 posted on 04/03/2006 9:57:35 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Diversity is divisive. E. Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one))
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To: neverdem
Two words: cane toads.
23 posted on 04/03/2006 9:58:21 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Ray Bradbury is a fantastic author.. most of his stuff is great


24 posted on 04/03/2006 11:06:53 PM PDT by wafflehouse
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To: bnelson44

True, but the primary predator would be the prairie rattlesnake. Small (fatal bites are virtually unknown) and somewhat irritable, most people don't keep them alive as neighbors...


25 posted on 04/04/2006 7:35:44 AM PDT by Amalie (FREEDOM had NEVER been another word for nothing left to lose...)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

That's great. I never heard that one before.


26 posted on 04/04/2006 9:19:42 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
That's great. I never heard that one before.

It's a fun song and the little kids love it.
The adults like it because it is usually sung by the eldest male in the family...in Yiddish.

27 posted on 04/04/2006 10:21:45 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Pain is nothing. Pain is weakness leaving the body.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
"Did I say that already?"

I don't know ... that broken twig killed me ... I'm not here.

28 posted on 04/05/2006 5:12:37 PM PDT by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
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