Subj : Re: Forget a hosepipe ban To : RUG RAT From : Rob Mccart Date : Tue Aug 26 2025 08:46:08 RR>Look at all the "animal lovers" who think nature would be so peaceful wit >hout man. Holding on the the image that those lions, tigers, and bears are a >uggable as the plushies on thier bookshelves.. (Nothing against plushies min >ou . RR>So many people have litterly been bitten in the butt on that incorrect assump >n. Yes, having spent decades living by old growth forest surrounded by tens of thousands of square miles of it you learn a whole new respect, and possibly a dislike, for a lot of the critters that live there.. B) A few weeks back a bear ripped through the screen walkout into my sisters cottage when no one was inside and trashed the place to the point of smashing open large glass fronted cupboards.. I've had major property damage done by raccoons and been threatened by bears and cougars and smaller nasty animals when walking around. --- * SLMR Rob * Success always occurs in private and failure in full view * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .