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During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that
when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy |
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"Kathy McIntosh" wrote During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? Well, whilst frogs are not as common as they used to be around here, I've seen some dead ones with Red Leg ( Aeromonas infection) when I find a toad I usually put them in my greenhouse. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote:
During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. *Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. *I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. *The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. |
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Kathy McIntosh wrote:
During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. All too often I've found myself sticking a fork through toads that conceal themselves in the ground, or even rotovating them. They just do not jump out of the way, do they? David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Kathy didn't mention her grandad. Most people are capable of nasty things; if you write off everyone as ""nasty"" who does something which is nasty, there are not many people left. |
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On 29/09/2010 23:47, Kathy McIntosh wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? I have a green greenhouse (don't use any chemicals) which has had a colony of frogs living inside for about 15 years. Water sumps down 2 sides which I use for wick watering of the grow bags provides a place to spawn, doors are left open during the summer but they prefer to stay there so must be plenty of food. Did have a problem with greenfly early on this year but when last years surplus of ladybirds woke up in the spring lots where despatched to the green house which seemed to solve the problem. Between the frogs and ladybirds everything seems under control mind you there does seem to be an excess of spiders at the moment, I always come out with a few on me after walking into there webs -- Corporal Jones "Don't panic don't panic" Life will go on albeit somewhat reduced |
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"harry" wrote in message
... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message
... On 2010-09-30 08:43:54 +0100, harry said: On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention th at when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which the n take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't lik e frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he fou nd them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good the y could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. It was not Kathy's grandfather who was at fault. Speaking of 'nasty and ignorant'........ It's ok Sacha, and thanks. I've already replied to him. He obviously jumps in with both feet without reading posts correctly. A bit like some people in one of the other groups we both visit :-} -- Kathy |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... Oh, I'm just tiptoeing through the tulips......! ;-) ........ with me ? A happy October to all my readers (:-) Regards Pete |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2010-09-30 16:45:32 +0100, "Kathy McIntosh" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2010-09-30 08:43:54 +0100, harry said: On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention th at when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which the n take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't lik e frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he fou nd them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good the y could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. It was not Kathy's grandfather who was at fault. Speaking of 'nasty and ignorant'........ It's ok Sacha, and thanks. I've already replied to him. He obviously jumps in with both feet without reading posts correctly. A bit like some people in one of the other groups we both visit :-} Oh, I'm just tiptoeing through the tulips......! ;-) In your wellies ;-))) -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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On 30 Sep, 16:43, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote:
"harry" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. I remarked that the grandfather was a nasty ignorant man. I see no reason to change this view. It would be my view about anyone that deliberately stuck a fork in a frog or any other creature. |
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"harry" wrote in message ... On 30 Sep, 16:43, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: "harry" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. I remarked that the grandfather was a nasty ignorant man. I see no reason to change this view. It would be my view about anyone that deliberately stuck a fork in a frog or any other creature. I concur, largely. I make an exception for slugs. Steve |
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"harry" wrote in message
... On 30 Sep, 16:43, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: "harry" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. I remarked that the grandfather was a nasty ignorant man. I see no reason to change this view. It would be my view about anyone that deliberately stuck a fork in a frog or any other creature. That's all very well, but it was not *my* grandfather. -- Kathy |
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On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 06:01:03 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote: On 30 Sep, 16:43, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: "harry" wrote in message ... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. I remarked that the grandfather was a nasty ignorant man. I see no reason to change this view. It would be my view about anyone that deliberately stuck a fork in a frog or any other creature. Harry there is a lot of difference between the words "the" and "your". Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I would certainly agree that someone who kills any creature out of some sort of spite falls into the nasty category. However please could you explain, in simple terms, how you are able to conclude that Kathy's grandfather is nasty and ignorant (your original reply used the word "your") on the basis of her report about the behaviour of an entirely different grandfather. If you can't explain, perhaps you would now have the simple good grace to apologise to her for the insult, however inadvertent that might have been. |
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On 1 Oct, 17:54, Jake wrote:
On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 06:01:03 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On 30 Sep, 16:43, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: "harry" wrote in message .... On 29 Sep, 23:47, "Kathy McIntosh" wrote: During a conversation about the weather in work, I happened to mention that when it rains, one of my cats has a habit of bringing frogs in, which then take refuge in their water dish. Someone remarked that they didn't like frogs because her Grandfather would stick his fork through them if he found them in his greenhouse. I said what a shame, think of all the good they could do [thinking of them eating unwanted bugs]. The general opinion was that you *don't* want frogs in your greenhouse, but no one knew why. So, why not? -- Kathy One can only conclude that your grandad was a nasty ignorant man. One can only conclude that you can't read adequately to access this newsgroup successfully. Read my post again, decode it correctly, then you can apologize for that comment. I remarked that the grandfather was a nasty ignorant man. I see no reason to change this view. *It would be my view about anyone that deliberately stuck a fork in a frog or any other creature. Harry there is a lot of difference between the words "the" and "your". Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I would certainly agree that someone who kills any creature out of some sort of spite falls into the nasty category. However please could you explain, in simple terms, how you are able to conclude that Kathy's grandfather is nasty and ignorant (your original reply used the word "your") on the basis of her report about the behaviour of an entirely different grandfather. If you can't explain, perhaps you would now have the simple good grace to apologise to her for the insult, however inadvertent that might have been.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well if he's not her grandad I'm sorry to her. But the grandad is an evil *******. Whoever he belongs to. I don't see the reason for bringing the topic up anyway. unless to gain some strange notoriety or to grab attention. |
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