On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:01:38 GMT, Rick Hopkins <
[email protected]> wrote:
. . .Mike Vandeman wrote: . .> On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 04:11:45 GMT, Rick Hopkins <
[email protected]>
wrote: .> .> . .> . .> .Mike Vandeman wrote: .> . .> .> On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:27:04 GMT, Rick
Hopkins <
[email protected]> wrote: .> .> .> .> . .> .> . .> .> .Mike Vandeman wrote: .> .> . .>
.> .> On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 04:13:30 GMT, Rick Hopkins <
[email protected]> wrote: .> .> .> .> .> .>
. .> .> .> . .> .> .> .Mike Vandeman wrote: .> .> .> . .> .> .> .> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 19:33:18 GMT,
Shawn Curry <
[email protected]> .> .> .> .> wrote: .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .Penny S
wrote: .> .> .> .> .> Slacker scribbled on a scrap of paper: .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .>>Dean A.
Stepper wrote: .> .> .> .> .>> .> .> .> .> .>
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=7-
5251§ion=BREAKING_NEWS&subsection=BREAKING_NEWS&year=2004&month=1&day=8 .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .>
.> .>> .> .> .> .> .>>[for those of us that hate registering for sites like that .> .> .> .>
.>>
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/010804_nw_mt_lion.html ] .> .> .> .> .>> .> .> .> .> .>>Damn, I
can't believe that. I just rode there the other weekend... I .> .> .> .> .>>love that little trail.
.> .> .> .> .>>We were kicking at this one section, and I my buddy whispers at me, .> .> .> .>
.>>bro, check that out." I look over and there's two deer out in broad .> .> .> .> .>>daylight
feeding in a heavily used section of the trail. As I look .> .> .> .> .>>closer, I notice a few more
of them, the whole family was out. I .> .> .> .> .>>thought this is really strange and a little
spooky. I told my friend, .> .> .> .> .>>"C'mon, let's get out of here before we scare them, not to
mention .> .> .> .> .>>they could be *someone's dinner". .> .> .> .> .>> .> .> .> .> .>>I thought
mountain lion attacks on adults were very, very rare ?? .> .> .> .> .>>Anybody have/know any info
about mountain lion habits? .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> just the
other day I heard a very interesting news report on NPR about lions .> .> .> .> .> in particular,
especially in Boulder. It seems that they are getting .> .> .> .> .> habituated to people, and that
in some cased they are starting to view .> .> .> .> .> humans as prey. There was a case cited in
Boulder where a lion was stalking .> .> .> .> .> some teens for several days at a high school, and
then killed and ate them. .> .> .> .> .> I may have my facts screwed up, but they were talking about
a recent book .> .> .> .> .> that really questions a lot of the thinking on lions, and looks at how
.> .> .> .> .> animals are changing their patterns with so much human life moving into .> .> .> .>
.> their habitats. .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> Penny .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .> .>
.Just when you thought you were the top of the food chain. Sometimes I .> .> .> .> .get nervous
riding alone around here. Its disconcerting thinking of .> .> .> .> .yourself as prey. .> .> .> .>
.> .> .> .> An Orange County equestrian who has been fighting the mountain bikers in Whiting .> .>
.> .> park referred to the bikers as 'meals on wheels'. .> .> .> .> .> .> .> . .> .> .> . .> .> .>
.Mike, attacks are inevitable, but extremely rare. Most attacks are of .> .> .> .hikers, some
equestrians and cyclist. Get your facts correct. .> .> .> .> .> .> What does that have to do with
anything? NOTHING. .> .> . .> .> .So yor tirade against mt. bikers the last few days, was somebody
else .> .> .posting as you? .> .> .> .> Show me a "tirade against mountain bikers". You can't,
because I am against .> .> mountain BIKING, not mountain BIKERS. Are you really that .> .>
stupid????????????????????? .> .> .> .You spelled it correctly, good for you. Reread what you just
read, this .> .is the same logic that Anti-semites use, "I am not against Jews, just .> .zionist or
just what they stand for or etc, etc, etc,". As a Jew, I .> .unfortuately see the parrarell all too
much. .> .> I guess you still haven't looked up "non sequitur" in the dictionary. You are .>
avoiding the fact that you just LIED. . . .Frankly you are the non-sequitor king. You are unable to
hold a thought .and those you do are trival.
You can't even spell it, much less understand it.
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