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Posted by AdelphiaNewsServer on April 3, 2007, 5:15 pm
Hi All,
Last Fall, I started to notice small soil mounds appearing in my lawn. By
the time the snow flew, I probably had 7 or 8 of the mounds. I've never had
this problem in the 8 years we've lived in this Maine country home.
Each soil mound is about 7 inches in diameter and rises from 4 to 8 inches
in height. There is no obvious entrance hole at the top or around the sides
of the mound. Each mound appears over night. If I stand back aways from the
mounds, I'd swear that they are appearing in one or more rows.I've picked at
the mounds to see if there is a tunnel hole that goes through the mound. I
haven't been able to see a tunnel.
Since Spring is just beginning, I'd like to figure out what is causing the
mounds and what I can do to get rid of them. Any suggestions? Thanks. -Paul
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Posted by Charles Schuler on April 3, 2007, 6:06 pm
> Sounds like moles to me. We get them occasionally too out here in Western
> Washington. I just grin and bear it until they finish eating up the grubs
> and move onto another yard. Some folks can't stand them and use up a lot
> of time and energy trying to kill them. You'll probably get all kinds of
> advice ranging from using bubble gum to shotguns. Ain't worth the trouble
> unless your lawn is a putting green.
Yes, they are indeed moles ... little blind rodents with front feet
wonderfully designed for digging. An amazing example of Darwinian
evolution.
If you try traps, or cats, or poisoned peanuts, they will defeat you (they
have Darwin on their side). If you kill their food chain (the grubs, etal)
they will soon be back. Plus, the poisons will cause side effects that you
might not much care for.
Try to harmonize with the wonder of nature.
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Posted by GWB on April 3, 2007, 6:22 pm
On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 18:06:52 -0400, "Charles Schuler"
> Plus, the poisons will cause side effects that you
>might not much care for.
Such as??
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Posted by Charles Schuler on April 3, 2007, 7:37 pm
>> Screw up this planet, and we are all finished.
>>
>
> Pssssssssst! Hey, Charlie!
>
> Yeah.
>
> You.
>
> In case you haven't noticed, it's already too late.
I think not and pray that you are wrong.
I don't pray to any particular God, but prayers are much cheaper than
psychotherapists, and generally work better.
Translate "prayers" to "hope and trust," and you will be uplifted.
The only worthwhile attitude is one that is decidedly positive.
That's my story and I am sticking by it.
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Posted by Steve B on April 3, 2007, 9:01 pm
>
>
>>> Screw up this planet, and we are all finished.
>>>
>>
>> Pssssssssst! Hey, Charlie!
>>
>> Yeah.
>>
>> You.
>>
>> In case you haven't noticed, it's already too late.
>
> I think not and pray that you are wrong.
>
> I don't pray to any particular God, but prayers are much cheaper than
> psychotherapists, and generally work better.
>
> Translate "prayers" to "hope and trust," and you will be uplifted.
>
> The only worthwhile attitude is one that is decidedly positive.
>
> That's my story and I am sticking by it.
>
I am not a cynic. I am not a pessimist. I am merely an old man approaching
my own sunset.
As a teenager, two of us could take a five dollar bill each, put seven
gallons of gas in my car, cruise Fremont Street for four hours, stop for a
pizza, and buy two quarts of beer if we found someone who would buy it for
us and have around a dollar each left..
I could buy a new nice large house on a golf course in Las Vegas for
$42,000. Payment: $205 a month.
Do the math. What is that in today's dollars?
Compare the numbers re: everything like it was 50 years ago and what it is
now .......... oil consumption ........ oil reserves ...... CO2 ..........
ozone ............ carcinogens ........... pick a category.
Today, both people HAVE to work to make it. You're lucky if you get
insurance. And what's on the horizon for our POORLY prepared children?
(poorly prepared because of an inferior education system and loss of values)
No sun that I can see.
I know that every generation has feared for their children. And every
generation has had it harder than the previous.
Look around.
I'm seeing some darkness on the horizon.
All we have left is to make peace with whatever we believe in and go after
that, whether a deity or a dollar. At the last moment, about half an hour
after we all have breathed our last breath, we will know if we have made the
right choice.
Steve
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