Nature is Horrifying

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:10 pm

Well it's getting below freezing here (we had snow yesterday) so my hope is that I've blocked their way to the outside and their food? So they'll die off from starvation or weather? If it were April I'd definitely call the ex-terminator but it's October. It's slowing down, I only killed 8 yesterday.

By the way, Wasp Dust is illegal in Canada. I tried to order some from the States and they won't deliver here.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:25 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:12 am I've got a wasp problem. They built a nest by the eavesthrough and through the siding into the insulation. I found the hole they were flying out of and sprayed wasp-repelent into it and plugged the hole 10 days ago with peppermint-laced cotton balls. So now they can't fly out to get food.

Problem now of course it that they now fly one by one into the house, through vents and light fixtures. So it's an ongoing war. Any solutions?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:46 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:10 pm Well it's getting below freezing here (we had snow yesterday) so my hope is that I've blocked their way to the outside and their food? So they'll die off from starvation or weather? If it were April I'd definitely call the ex-terminator but it's October. It's slowing down, I only killed 8 yesterday.

By the way, Wasp Dust is illegal in Canada. I tried to order some from the States and they won't deliver here.

Get it taken care of or there'll be a nest in your house. Attic or wherever.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:34 pm

Dune is real
https://nypost.com/2021/10/28/blood-suc ... year-hunt/

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:35 pm

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:45 pm

That's from a movie called Brothers of the Wind that has some really incredible footage.

(Also that's a chamois, not a mountain goat.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:13 pm

8 seconds

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:23 am

https://www.9news.com.au/national/brazi ... rning_brew

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:09 pm

I can't believe that eagle held on that long. Tumbling like that has to be very dangerous for them. BTW, I do remember seeing years ago that golden eagles (I think that's what that is) will pick up relatively large goats for just a bit so they can drop them down the sides of mountains. Pretty metal.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:15 am

Huge Jellyfish Is Extremely Rare, Nightmare Fuel

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:36 am

That mellow soundtrack can't hide the horrors of that thing

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:08 pm

This is pretty cool, actually

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:33 pm

Jeez how big is that thing?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:47 pm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:10 pm

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:14 pm

Ok now make it do that thing where they fly off the back of the treadmill.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:24 pm

Comments are saying that slug is fake.

Thank Gawd.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:54 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:24 pm Comments are saying that slug is fake.

Thank Gawd.

10 inches long seems to be its biggest size. Thank God

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:44 am

About ten minutes ago we heard a strange boom and this from what we thought was somewhere in our neighborhood. Now people all over Northern Utah are reporting that they heard/felt it too.

Could a meteorite do that?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:57 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:44 am About ten minutes ago we heard a strange boom and this from what we thought was somewhere in our neighborhood. Now people all over Northern Utah are reporting that they heard/felt it too.

Could a meteorite do that?

A google search of prior Northern Utah booms seems to point to military training.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:55 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:57 am
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:44 am About ten minutes ago we heard a strange boom and this from what we thought was somewhere in our neighborhood. Now people all over Northern Utah are reporting that they heard/felt it too.

Could a meteorite do that?
A google search of prior Northern Utah booms seems to point to military training.

Or nukes being set off by Russia with their new access!

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:50 pm

Eventually there will be a very bad day

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:08 pm

Apparently meteor.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:39 pm

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:21 pm

The hippo tail wagging usually means poops will be-a-flyin'.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:22 pm

I kept waiting for them to bust through the support beams for the hut.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm

Moby Dick'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:30 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm Moby Dick'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/

Was just coming here to post that.

I have a friend who was doing a double handed race here in the Puget Sound who hit a whale while going pretty fast under a spinnaker. Launched him into the companionway and fucked him up pretty bad (couple of broken ribs, separated shoulder) and knocked the keel on his Farr30 loose.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:38 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:30 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm Moby Dick'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/
Was just coming here to post that.

I have a friend who was doing a double handed race here in the Puget Sound who hit a whale while going pretty fast under a spinnaker. Launched him into the companionway and fucked him up pretty bad (couple of broken ribs, separated shoulder) and knocked the keel on his Farr30 loose.

so a Farr30 is like $60K used. What does a keel repair like that cost? Insurance cover something like that or is that out of pocket repair/maintenance?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:30 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:38 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:30 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm Moby Dick'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/
Was just coming here to post that.

I have a friend who was doing a double handed race here in the Puget Sound who hit a whale while going pretty fast under a spinnaker. Launched him into the companionway and fucked him up pretty bad (couple of broken ribs, separated shoulder) and knocked the keel on his Farr30 loose.
so a Farr30 is like $60K used. What does a keel repair like that cost? Insurance cover something like that or is that out of pocket repair/maintenance?

I would guess it was in the $10K neighborhood for the repair job...resetting the keel, repainting the bottom, etc. Insurance will generally cover stuff like that.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:03 pm

sportswhale dot net

DaveUnderSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:30 pm
whale_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm Pequod'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/
Was just coming here to post that.

I have a friend who was minding his own business in the Puget Sound who got hit by some assholes under a spinnaker. Pushed him under the surface while he was inhaling and fucked him up pretty bad (couple of broken vertabrae, separated fin). At least he knocked the keel on their Farr30 loose.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:09 pm

rass wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:03 pm sportswhale dot net

DaveUnderSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:30 pm
whale_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm Pequod'd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2 ... ic-rescue/
Was just coming here to post that.

I have a friend who was minding his own business in the Puget Sound who got hit by some assholes sailing a spinnaker. Pushed him under the surface while he was inhaling and fucked him up pretty bad (couple of broken vertabrae, separated fin). At least he knocked the keel on their Farr30 loose.

Good stuff!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:31 am

Finally read some version of the actual story. As if I wasn't already pro-whale:

"The second pizza had just come out of the oven, and I was dipping a slice into some ranch dressing," Rodriguez said. "The back half of the boat lifted violently upward and to starboard."

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:41 am

rass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:31 am Finally read some version of the actual story. As if I wasn't already pro-whale:

"The second pizza had just come out of the oven, and I was dipping a slice into some ranch dressing," Rodriguez said. "The back half of the boat lifted violently upward and to starboard."

I will definitely drizzle shitty chain pizza with ranch. I'd probably dunk sailboat pizza in it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:47 pm

Neighborhood FB group (and Nextdoor apparently, but I'm not on there) reports 3 separate panther sightings in our neighborhood recently. I highly doubt it's more than a chonky bobcat, but I kind of wish I had security cameras now.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:53 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:47 pm Neighborhood FB group (and Nextdoor apparently, but I'm not on there) reports 3 separate panther sightings in our neighborhood recently. I highly doubt it's more than a chonky bobcat, but I kind of wish I had security cameras now.

Weird. I thought Toronto won that series.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:53 pm

If they're as savvy as the ppl in my neighborhood groups, my $ is on bobcats.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed May 03, 2023 1:04 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:53 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:47 pm Neighborhood FB group (and Nextdoor apparently, but I'm not on there) reports 3 separate panther sightings in our neighborhood recently. I highly doubt it's more than a chonky bobcat, but I kind of wish I had security cameras now.
Weird. I thought Toronto won that series.

They weren't reporting lightning strikes, AB.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 03, 2023 1:06 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 1:04 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:53 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:47 pm Neighborhood FB group (and Nextdoor apparently, but I'm not on there) reports 3 separate panther sightings in our neighborhood recently. I highly doubt it's more than a chonky bobcat, but I kind of wish I had security cameras now.
Weird. I thought Toronto won that series.
They weren't reporting lightning strikes, AB.

Yeah but had the lightning won, the panthers woulda been in town last night!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed May 03, 2023 1:14 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 1:06 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 1:04 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:53 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:47 pm Neighborhood FB group (and Nextdoor apparently, but I'm not on there) reports 3 separate panther sightings in our neighborhood recently. I highly doubt it's more than a chonky bobcat, but I kind of wish I had security cameras now.
Weird. I thought Toronto won that series.
They weren't reporting lightning strikes, AB.
Yeah but had the lightning won, the panthers woulda been in town last night!

Ah yes, trying to block that out. Apparently doing a decent job of it.