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[TryinginFL]

lawn overgrown

 

 

Raven, Max would be delighted to visit you - he is very sociable and an extremely well-behaved guest

 

I'm sure he would like to play w/your kids - and he loves water (pools, etc)!!

 

Would you be able to provide his transportation?  

[Raven72]

overgrown child

Yes, my private jet could pick him up😃

[gail]

Child behavior

Raven, that is so great, kids will love him.

Wonder if Fishinghat still has that link about Max and Liz by the pool?
And the one with Max in Liz's lounging chair. Those were great!

Good cool morning!

[fishinghat]

behavior bad

 

Stupid electronica ^&#$((&%$ won't let me attach a picture. Urggg

[TryinginFL]

bad timing

 

 

What were you trying to show us, FH?

 

Raven, Max can be ready whenever your pilot has the time to pick him up.   He and his sunglasses will be ready to go - I don't want to tell him yet, since he hasn't traveled for a while and will get too excited! (Oh, and I will be sure he doesn't forget his bathrobe)

[fishinghat]

timing bad

Pictures of Max and some of his friends but the site will only allow 661 bytes or smaller and I can't get the pictures to meet that criteria. It also won't let me set them up as a thumbnail. Urggg I hate electronics.

[gail]

Bad shape

Thanks for trying lover boy!

Liz, video of capybara and others.

Out of likes for both of you. Sure like hearing about Max!

[TryinginFL]

shape up

 

 

Have been trying to post a link for a capybara video, but no luck - I'm with FH!

[Raven72]

up again

We will see about getting Max next weekend.

[PtldFrank]

again confused

 

Throughout this thread I was picturing Max as a chupacabra, not a capybara, and wondering how he could be so well behaved.  It's late and I should get to bed.

[Carleeta]

confused beyond

 

Beyond belief.  The biggest rodent I see in my area is a squirrel.  Capybara are large.  Well when I'm scared everything appears 'way' bigger than they are.  Like my cat seems like a lion....lol lol lol

[fishinghat]

beyond belief

 

The largest rodent in my neighborhood is my neighbor!!

[Raven72]

belief founded

Today is my 12 year wedding anniversary 😄

[gail]

Founded truth

Have a good day Raven!

A chupacabra? Will look this up.

[gail]

Oh boy, what an ugly beast with fangs.

I don't think that Liz would keep this animal for all the money in the world.

Don't let Max see this!

[TryinginFL]

truth is

 

 

Yep, the truth is, I wouldn't keep this monster for anything!

[gail]

Is unfair

Windy so windy. Expecting a ton of rain for tonite. Cool temperature for mañana.

Appetite is back with a vengeance. Remains the you know what!

[TryinginFL]

unfair game

 

 

Lucky you, Gail!  It won't be cool here for months  

 

Sorry, the bear again, huh?

[brzghoff]

game won!

 

go US men's basketball grabbed the gold from serbia!

 

TFL... scott maxwell of the orlando sentinel has a feature on max! http://www.orlandose...0820-story.html

[fishinghat]

won too

 

Great article Brz. Hope you are doing well. Sometime you guys need to read about the giant toads. The lives of some of these animals make Canada sound like a great place to live.

[brzghoff]

too good

 

we've got the cuban frogs all over central florida... they are bigger than the pics show. about the size of the palm of my hand. they get into my screen porch - and last night there was one on my kitchen sink! probably slipped in through the door from the porch (sigh) . the giant toads they find in south florida are called cane toads. we called them bufo toads when i lived in hawaii. took over after being released in the sugar cane fields to control pests. they were all over when i lived there. they littered the streets having been smashed flat by the cars. they secrete a substance that is a hallucinogen and its actually illegal to lick their backs in the state of florida! when i was in hawaii all they told us is it would give us a rash. i don't know if its true or just a line they told us to keep us from tripping ;-) i wouldn't go near them. 

 

yes i am doing well, thanks. anxiety visits me little these days and is very mild. i'd like to think about weaning off the lamotrigine. its been over 27 months since i quit the C. its hard to believe its been that long. it seemed to take forever, but now it seems like the time has blown by.

[fishinghat]

good info
 
Right on Brz. You really don't want to lick their backs (really!!) as the mucous is not only hallucinogenic but poisonous.
 
Wiki -"The skin of the adult cane toad is toxic, as well as the enlarged parotoid glands behind the eyes, and other glands across their backs. When the toads are threatened, their glands secrete a milky-white fluid known as bufotoxin.[45] Components of bufotoxin are toxic to many animals;[46] even human deaths have been recorded due to the consumption of cane toads.[29]"

"Bufotenin, one of the chemicals excreted by the cane toad, is classified as a class-1 drug under Australian law, alongside heroin and cannabis. The effects of bufotenin are thought to be similar to those of mild poisoning; the stimulation, which includes mild hallucinations, lasts for less than an hour.[47] As the cane toad excretes bufotenin in small amounts, and other toxins in relatively large quantities, toad licking could result in serious illness or death.[48]"

 

"United States[edit]

The cane toad naturally exists in South Texas, but attempts (both deliberate and accidental) have been made to introduce the species to other parts of the country. These include introductions to Florida and to the islands of Hawaii, as well as largely unsuccessful introductions to Louisiana.[104]

Initial releases into Florida failed. Attempted introductions before 1936 and 1944, intended to control sugarcane pests, were unsuccessful as the toads failed to proliferate. Later attempts failed in the same way.[105][106] However, the toad gained a foothold in the state after an accidental release by an importer at Miami International Airport in 1957, and deliberate releases by animal dealers in 1963 and 1964 established the toad in other parts of Florida.[106][107] Today, the cane toad is well established in the state, from the Keys to north of Tampa, and they are gradually extending further northward.[108] In Florida, the toad is a regarded as a threat to native species [109] and pets;[110] so much so, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recommends residents kill them.[111]


Around 150 cane toads were introduced to Oahu in Hawaii in 1932, and the population swelled to 105,517 after 17 months.[64] The toads were sent to the other islands, and more than 100,000 toads were distributed by July 1934;[112] eventually over 600,000 were transported.[113]"

[TryinginFL]

info enjoyed

 

Good to hear from you again, Brz!  Happy that things are going well for you

 

Many thanks for the great article - I enjoyed it!  There are many videos on UTube showing capybaras as adored pets - sitting in their owners laps and being scratched and petted...   

 

The cane toads I am aware of and wonder if Sherman came in contact with one about 10days ago.  He was really sick and had to go to the vet - I'll never know, but I am aware of how dangerous they are to pets...    Fortunately he is doing well now

[Raven72]

enjoyed friendship

 

Morning all!

 

So, let me inform you what we encountered this weekend.  Earlier in the my husband had leaned his hand on the wall in our personal bathroom and his hand almost went through it. So, on Saturday upon having time to research it better we find there is mold up underneath the wallpaper.  We decide to take the wallpaper down and are horrified to see the wall covered with black mold.  So, we spend the better part of our day Sunday cleaning the walls in our bathroom and bleaching them so that we can manage until we are able to replace the wall.  Turns out the previous owner didn't put the type of wall up that supposed to go in bathroom that is treated the handle humidity.

[TryinginFL]

friendship shared

 

 

Wow, I'm so sorry to hear that, Raven!  Yuck - have any of you had any reaction to the mold - it can be really nasty  

 

It's fortunate that you found it - hopefully it hasn't spread to other places

[fishinghat]

friendship blessing

 

That type of material is expensive. Just use the cheap stuff and the next owner can deal with it. Its the American (world) way.

[Raven72]

blessing received

 

It is a true blessing that we found it when we did. But reading up on it I have found that it can cause multiple medical problems, primarily pulmonary. We have priced the stuff we need and it's not going to be too terribly expensive for us. We plan on living in this house for the rest of our lives so we plan on doing what we can to make it right.  We have found the mold in other areas on the house and we are working on doing what we can to keep it from spreading and making sure we don't have to replace anything else.  The upside on this is that we were already planning on painting the bathroom a different color.

[fishinghat]

received help

 

I assume you will be running a dehumidifier to help control the mold.

[TryinginFL]

help please

 

 

Happy to hear that you have things under control, Raven!

[gail]

Please don't

Lovely way to spend your wedding anniversary Raven.

Forever, we don't hear this often these days. In the seventies, we did, but not after that.

I married in 1977 for life, remarried in 1996 with the thought that I could get out of it anytime. That happened 4 months after...still kind of friends just the same.

Much better wishes for you lovely Raven! Your partner seems like quite a good guy, and coping with someone in withdrawal, well...not easy.