dmharrisn
off to a rocking start
Member since March 2010
Posts: 14
|
Post by dmharrisn on May 28, 2010 23:15:07 GMT -5
You know it is summer when the tumbler gets moved out of the guest room into the garage because the relatives are coming and there is no longer a danger of freezing.
Anyone else?
|
|
darrad
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2006
Posts: 1,636
|
Post by darrad on May 29, 2010 9:53:20 GMT -5
That's why I love So. Cal. If there is any freezing at all it is only a couple of hours at night a few times a year. I do not know how anyone deals with it.  |
|
|
|
Post by johnjsgems on May 29, 2010 9:55:24 GMT -5
I know it is summer when I look out the window and find I'm in Colorado.
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,503
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2010 11:41:12 GMT -5
*L* I know it's summer when the rocks in the sun are too hot to pick up....Mel
|
|
elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
Posts: 1,077
|
Post by elementary on May 29, 2010 14:53:21 GMT -5
I know it's summer when my cats start bringing back
1) hummingbirds
2) lizards
3) butterflies
4) fleas....
I love cats, but man they take down the hummingbird population.
|
|
quartz
Cave Dweller
breakin' rocks in the hot sun
Member since February 2010
Posts: 3,359
|
Post by quartz on May 29, 2010 15:09:39 GMT -5
Summer is when one gets serious about shutting the tumbler down and going collecting for next winter.
|
|
pporky
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since May 2007
Posts: 1,932
|
Post by pporky on May 29, 2010 16:37:19 GMT -5
Half your luck, winter is starting here.
|
|
drjo
fully equipped rock polisher
Honduran Opal & DIY Nut
Member since May 2008
Posts: 1,581
|
Post by drjo on May 29, 2010 18:00:44 GMT -5
I know it's summer when we've had two weeks of pleasant weather.... then it's 90*+ for 3.5 months  |
|
|
|
Post by tkrueger3 on May 29, 2010 19:54:43 GMT -5
Well, I found out today that it's summer. Left the house for about 3 hours, when I came home, the A/C was going full blast, and the inside temp was 89!
And it's a 3-day weekend, to boot.
Yep, it's summer, all right.
Tom
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,503
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2010 20:08:26 GMT -5
Dang Lowell, That's why I friggin hate cats! That's why they''re called "house cats" doofus. Keep them in the friggin house! I'm always having someone come up to me and complain about how their cat delivered some pretty dead songbird to their doorstep. It's irresponsible to let them roam outside but cat owners always seem to be able to forgive those murderous little sumbitches that kill wildlife just for the fun of it. Could never figure if cat owners are lazy, stupid, or just don't give a damn about wildlife. Domestic cats are another of those non native pests that do unbelievable environmental damage. Plus, the stinky little bastiches bury their crap in my yard. Can't trust any critter that hides it's poop! First thing I do whenever I move anywhere is to trap out all them little killers and take them straight to animal control. *L* I guess that makes me the biological control for cats and protector of hummingbirds huh?.....Mel
|
|
|
|
Post by johnjsgems on May 29, 2010 20:11:16 GMT -5
But Mel, how do you really feel about cats?
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,503
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2010 20:55:46 GMT -5
*L* John, let's put it this way. I have more respect for cats than I do for cat owners that don't keep their cats inside. Cats are hardwired to torture and kill their prey and take trophies. Cat owners that let their cats run are doing more than letting them poop in someone else's yard so they don't have to clean up after them. They may as well go put on hobnailed boots and stomp lizards, buy a Red Rider BB gun and sit on the back porch slaughtering tweety birds, and go out in the garden and pull wings off butterflies. You see cats don't have a choice but cat owners do....Mel
|
|
elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
Posts: 1,077
|
Post by elementary on May 29, 2010 21:11:47 GMT -5
Hi Mel! I know where you come from. BUT... I love my cats. I have no mice in the garage. They've eliminated the gophers in my yard. They don't roam beyond the borders of the backyard and those backyards of the immediate neighbors. They are female so they don't spray. They are spayed so they are not reproducing. One is completely indoor. The other two were adopted from neighbors who had nowhere else to send them when they had to leave their house. I feel I have to have a trade-off right now between my cats and the dumb-*ss birds that think they can come down and chitter at the feline in the yard without repercussions! (truthfully it hurts each time they take a bird, but hey, I had to make a trade off when we adopted the cats.) As for hiding it's poop, um, I bury mine in the desert sand when necessary....most of us, though flush it out of sight... As for hardwired to hunt and take trophies....sounds like a wide range of rifle owners across the country... And I think more damage is done by the humans who built the houses over the environment than the cats that came later! Aren't we an invasive species? Anyways, still miss you around here! And again, I agree, cats can be little bastards, can't they? How do you feel about dogs?  Lowell |
|
|
|
Post by parfive on May 29, 2010 21:39:18 GMT -5
Mel - The little ones make good bait for giant tuna off Montauck.  |
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,503
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2010 23:44:48 GMT -5
Rich, *L* Funny, but a little gross.
Lowell, I like dogs more than I like most people who are as you've said, an invasive, destructive species that hides it's poop so can't be trusted and brings cats into nice neighborhoods *L*. Lot of dog owners are kind of sucky too though. Think about it Lowell. Foxes and bobcats have ranges of a mile to several miles. Now walk through a neighborhood and count how many cats you have on a single block. Such a concentration of efficient predators that kill even critters they don't eat is not natural and is very harmful. There are actually many recorded instances where domestic cats have had a large roll in extinctions which has led a few more responsible regions into passing restrictive cat laws.
So, you let your cats poop in the neighbors yard huh? Sweet *L* Provides filler for those burning bags of cat crap to leave on the cat owners front porch and the wonderful cat crap catapult. Catapult is especially nice if the cat owner has a pool! And, I'm not hearing any excuse as to why the two extras you adopted are not kept inside. And you are a hunter just like the guys with the gun ole buddy you just hunt by proxy. Your cats are the lethal tool instead of the ole Red Rider. Come on go ahead and get that gun Lowell. You know you want one *W* and in a few years you may need one. May be rough times ahead in California. Couldn't hurt to learn how to sling lead while hunting the vile, noisy and dangerous hummingbirds *L*.
Miss you and the VGMS gang too ole buddy Don't let the gang catch you spraying out there on the desert *L* I know how you like to mark your agate beds.....Mel
|
|
leadhand
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2009
Posts: 262
|
Post by leadhand on May 30, 2010 2:06:57 GMT -5
If we ever get summer I'll let you know the signs. It's been snowing all day
|
|
carloscinco
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
Posts: 1,639
|
Post by carloscinco on May 30, 2010 6:50:52 GMT -5
You know it's summer at the beach when the anchovies, mullet and menhaden are running in the surf, the water is crystal clear, and the babes are wearing less than the babies,
|
|
|
|
Post by jakesrocks on May 30, 2010 8:22:42 GMT -5
You know it's summer in South Dakota when the skeeters and tornadoes arrive.
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,503
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 30, 2010 8:34:11 GMT -5
*L*Dang Jake, South Dakota sounds peachy. Great rock hunting though!....Mel
|
|
elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
Posts: 1,077
|
Post by elementary on May 30, 2010 15:21:44 GMT -5
Sigh...I still love me cats, but I'll move on since arguing about cats doesn't bring me joy - and I'm not on this board to rattle sabres... (ha ha - double meaning!)
So, I'll change my answer:
California Reasons:
You know it's summer when another hillside gets bulldozed to put in another 600 acres of grapevines.
You know it's summer when the kids in your classroom have that dazed faraway look that indicates they've already checked out for the duration.
You know it's summer when the people who buy houses up the long canyon roads start complaining that they don't get enough fire coverage as the brush grows back but complain about accepting the cost of keeping up their roads...
You know it's summer as every Friday the roads north out of Los Angeles get so congested it's faster to walk.
You know it's summer when those who live in the far north are still saying it's winter and those in Australia are saying the same thing...and those in SoCal complain about the smog.
You know it's summer when there's no room on the beach and if you jab your umbrella down, chances are you just spiked a guy (or gal) trying the change the orange false tan of winter to the unhealthy cancer causing brown of summer.
You know it's summer when the flotation devices at the beach are more silicon that air-filled rubber tubes.
You know it's summer when you catch me in the desert 'marking' my favorite agate spots!
So, did I anger anybody this time?
Lowell
|
|
