jdmidwest

There is a nice spring there too. It used to be a place where they raised aquatic plants.

There is a parking lot with a road.

The Mississippi is still not near a record low. You can not walk to Tower Rock, there is still a stream of water flowing between the bank and the rock. A few years ago you could walk across on dry land.

What he said in a nutshell... We know what we are doing, tell the rest of the world.

Since I have gotten the beehive, afterwork hours have been spent watching the hive and the bees working. I discovered some problems the first week, small hive beetles and have bee treating the hive to correct it. Last Tues. we received a shower in the afternoon. After that I noticed that the activity in the hive increased and bees were every where. Light bulb went off, they were collecting water. Since that, I have been misting the hive after work and watching them come out and drink the fresh water. I also keep a bowl of fresh water next to the hive with a stick in it so they can land and drink. But they prefer the water off of the landing board or front of the hive body. Something to kill the time while I am moving the sprinkler around the garden watering it.

Capacitors are easy to replace. Kill the power with the disconnect, unscrew the terminals, take to Refrig Parts supply to match it up. Just don't get any of the juice on you, it is hazardous to health. Blown Caps usually are burnt, exploded, or leaking. Probably caused by a stopped up compressor coil, clean the unit out good with a hose.

My 4 Runner seems to get better gas mileage with a yak on top of it too, as long as the wind is not blowing. How far is the drive, I may be up for a road trip this fall....

2 possums and a coon here, they have been tearing up my tomatoes. Trap is set for a possum tonight, caught him on the game camera last night. I thought I had got them all. Came home this afternoon and the kiddie pool had the top ring deflated and mud was smeared all around it. Took a while to figure out, wild hog. The neighbor in the subdivision joining ours kept a jumping mule. It kept getting out, finally had to shoot it with a plastic pellet load of 12 ga to keep it off my property and out of the garden. They have gotten rid of the mule, raising pigs now. I catch one this time, BBQ.

I guess some missed the point I was trying to make, our justice system is as flawed as our political system. There is no reason someone that commits a crime of murder with witnesses and a smoking gun should not receive a swift trial and a fast, just punishment. Skip the foreplay, go right to the climax and be done with it. Cheap, fast, and efficient is the way I see that it should be in cases like this. Just because other countries and United Nations have a problem with our capital punishment system, there is no reason not to. We have one of the most extensive and elaborate prison systems in the world and our criminals are treated far to well. This slime painted his hair orange and called himself the Joker, and acted out a part of a previous Batman episode. You really don't think he was just looking for some attention and fame? Nothing has come out about him targeting anyone he had a hardon with at that theater, just a random shooting of innocent people. And now he gets the fame by months of media attention. And all of the lowlifes that have nothing better than sit around watching court TV all day will enjoy every minute of it. This scumbag will get to wake up every morning for the rest of his life and enjoy 3 hots and a cot. He can read in his spare time, maybe even watch a little TV. He won't have to worry about being hot or cold as his nice little cell will be climate controlled. He won't have to deal with a crummy job, worry about bills, his health or dental problems. He will get to see his mommy and others on a regular basis. He may even write a book, further his education, make a few lawsuits, or have a chance to infest others around him. There are 12 innocent people that will never get that chance because of him walking into a theater where they were quietly watching a movie. For that thought alone, quick execution ending his worthless life is what I base my opinion on.

That statement kinda looks like there may be a chance to reform him and offer him parole?? Every time this has happened since Columbine, it has became a media circus. All they talk about for weeks, then the trial comes around and it gets stirred again. Then the anniversary, it gets stirred again. They become famous, and in their sick little twisted brains, it is the justification and glory for them to see all of it. And yes, I feel it gives others ideas. If we whacked them on live TV and everyone watched that, it may deter a few of them. Capital punishment works, but it should be enacted swiftly in cases where there is no reasonable doubt. Not 20 years later when most have forgot what they did to deserve it. Other cases, where there is some doubt, that is different. This one is cut and dry, carry out sentence immediately.

Dang Al, won't it fit on top of the Prius?

If it gets any hotter around here, we may need to find one. But we will need more water in the Mississippi River for them to migrate here.

What reason would any person come up with to let him keep breathing another day and run the chance he may inspire another to pull the same crap. This case, no reasonable doubt, skip the show and get right to the execution. That alone may make others think before they strike again. Otherwise, just more fuel for the fodder of future mass murders. Lots of publicity and fame, millions spent on trials and protection, lots of TV prime time. This keeps up, in a few years, there will be a reality show about mass murders. There is no reforming a creature like that, why let it breath another breath. His immediate and public death as punishment for his crimes may be a deterrent to prevent others from happening. As far as forgiveness goes, he has done something that no man can forgive, taken other lives. Only his god can make the decision to forgive that little sin. Not one of those victims were given a chance, gunned down by a cold blooded, pre-meditated killer, in the dark of a theater where they felt most comfortable, by a coward that was slinking around for no other reason than to do harm to his fellow man.

Good idea Tim. I was bringing up the fact that the NCAA punishment on Penn State is probably more severe than what the Colorado Court will deal him.

Well put Al, I was just saying the same thing at the office yesterday. When it is obvious and there are several witnesses, bring them in fast, convict, enact swift punishment as they walk out the door. Instead, this will drag out for years, millions of dollars will be spent, media will have a few good stories, he will plead insanity, and spend the rest of his life in jail. They should just go Penn State on him and really lower the boom.

German Brown Trout, hence the name, is from German stock. Cutts and Brookies are US natives and Rainbows. Missouri prefers strains of McLoud Rainbows that came from the McLoud River out west and were originally stocked from trains in certain rivers. Crane Creek has been attempted to be managed as an original strain that has done well in our climate.

Not enough water to fish Phil, there is a drought going on. We need the glaciers to melt a little more so we can have some of the moisture locked up in the ice......

I still don't see any viable solutions presented here to solve it. How do you propose to fix it?

So, how was the fishing in that stretch?

But we do our part every day here in the USA. We scrub our coal emission to reduce pollution. We control our vehicle emissions. We have a pretty good handle on what we put into the air and we pay well for it. That is why most of our jobs have went to China where all of the pollution is coming from. I doubt if there is any other country with strict regulations and a all encompassing agency like the EPA to regulate it. We shudder when they mention a new Nuclear Power plant. We block the damming of streams to produce hydro electric power. Lowering taxes on efficient products does not really help, the efficient products are more expensive than normal ones. In this economy that is struggling to make ends meet, who can afford the better stuff, even with a meager tax break. Then you have to go long form on taxes and hire someone to do them. How about making them more competitive pricewise instead. Our forestry management is 110 percent better than it was at the turn of the century. Trees absorb carbon, plant more trees in your yards.

Shoot for the gas mask!

Does it come from a shallow well??

What his plans are to solve this "global warming" issue are?

I did not realize there was that much distance between the two towns. I have to travel 100 miles to the nearest fly shop....

OK, you got me interested. The Globe is warming. What do you propose to fix it?