On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:46:03 -0600, Omelet
wrote:


When I moved into this house and it was new the only thing on this
land was a house, three ancient live oaks, a mesquite and a hackberry.
I'm here now seven years and have a Certified WWF Backyard Habitat, as
well as the same from Texas and more than half all plants need to be
native species. I have more like ninety percent natives.

I am fully aware of how rich in life my property is. We've seen
countless rat snakes, corn snakes, mice, rats, opossum, birds and even
rare cedar waxwings and the squirrels take a bite, one bite out of
every perfect peach on the tree! I am more than happy to host them.
When I eat that peach, I remove ample flesh from it where the animal
bite is and I eat it. Big deal.

As for damage, if people would inspect their house top to bottom they
can easily prevent these animals from getting in the roof, nesting,
etc. Seal all ways in, including the dryer vent, any air vents with
mesh. Oh, work, never mind. Put the poison in the suet feeder. Good
idea.

I refinanced my morgage to pay for siding my house.

I'm glad YOU could afford to throw away $16,000.00 for a bunch of
destructive rodents.

I do like wildlife for the most part, but I have my financial limits.

If squirrels ate your house it's because you continue to kill and are
having karmic seeds ripening from having done this before, over and
over and over and over.

The difference between me and you is that I wouldn't ever consider
killing an animal. If the entire house was wrath with them I'd figure
out a way to curtail their presence. Killing would never, never,
never be a consideration.

You call them rodents, fine. Every life is precious. Are you one of
those who classifies people too? Do you use the term wetbacks? The
"N" word to describe African Americans? Big nose to describe Jews?

I sat and watched a female squirrel tear apart a cushion for one of my
outdoor furniture pieces. Both my husband and I were happy to supply
her with nesting material. In this sterile world of clean, no leaves
on anything, crisply mown lawns, perfectly edged, way too green from
way too much fertilizer, not to mention the atrazine in the water; I'm
perfectly happy to provide shelter for these "rodents" as you
hatefully call them.

If you are writing OM on something I suggest you stop using it. Do
you know what OM MANI PADME HUNG means? Your tag line should be
something which reflects you, not something which reflects the utter
non violent Buddhist community. Rethink please.