Here in Northern Virginia it's raining pretty hard and due to get strong winds later. Sounds like the major storm is east of us.

I let the dogs out the garage door this morning. A toad lives in the bushes right by the door. I see it at night in the same place most of the time. This morning, a beautifully marked box turtle was there. I haven't seen one for quite a long time. I think it was probably getting to high ground to avoid flooding.

I wonder what will happen to wildlife if it really gets bad. I worry about inexperienced hungry hunters. We have an overpopulation of deer in the area.

-- Sally Strackbein (sally@noemail.today), September 16, 1999

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I woke up this morning and took a shower and brushed my teeth with a blue toothbrush with---I think it was crest-- got dressed and went down to the kitchen.

Looking in the fridge, I pulled out four eggs--cracked them one at a time separating out those nasty yolks and as I was doing this I pondered as to how the little eggs might have looked had they not been stolen from their mother for my consumption.

Then I thought about y2k and not having any eggs and proceeded to enjoy them. ummmmmmmm!!

(sally, forgive me!!) pleaaaase

-- David Butts (dciinc@aol.com), September 16, 1999.

Get help, David.

-- Wilferd (WilferdW@aol.com), September 16, 1999.

Floyd - Animals

1. Pigs on the Wing (part 1)
2. Dogs
3. Pigs (three different ones)
4. Sheep
5. Pigs on the Wing (part 2)

Sorry....couldn't resist (Grin). -TECH32-

-- TECH32 (TECH32@NOMAIL.COM), September 16, 1999.

I'm with you, Sally, I have an over-population of deer in my yard.

I've often wondered if I'll be BBQing the rats after the rollover.

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), September 16, 1999.

Sally,

If it runs similar to floods in the west, be prepared for a heavy duty flea infestation. For those with house pets, a stock of 'Frontline' or other flea control items is a good precaution.

--Got calamine?

lisa,

I think last year Viet Nam was having a terrible plague of rats eating rice crops. The solution? A government sponsored push for rat cuisine. { Maybe I can find an old link, if I'm lucky }

-- flora (***@__._), September 16, 1999.

flora, I meant "rats w/antlers" - my deer.

I remember that rat cuisine thing too, Leska reported on it?

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), September 16, 1999.

Shoot lisa, those kinda rats have springs on their legs!

-- flora (***@__._), September 16, 1999.

Yep, Lisa, rat cuisine coming to DC as main entree soon ;^)

-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), September 16, 1999.

"The solution? A government sponsored push for rat cuisine."

A truly disgusting thought!

-- Mumsie (Shezdremn@aol.com), September 16, 1999.