And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I remember reading a remark somebody made about the bear-proof trash cans in national parks. They said something along the line that it was difficult designing trash cans that would keep intelligent bears out but not overly complicated so as to keep most people from being able to use them.
Last fall, had a fifty pound bag of very expensive malt, and one of steam flaked corn sitting by the front door UPS dropped off, ordered for making my beer with, had laid both bags on the tailgate of the truck, out there about an hour before getting around to bringing them inside, a bear got into them, just about scoffed all of it down clean before going out to bring them inside, had his head buried in the second bag, like a vacuum cleaner, grabbed the shotgun, let off a warning shot to scare it away, incredible pig that bear was, his belly stuck out a country mile, pretty amazing how fast he ran off looked hilarious he had to waddle and his stomach was so packed with grain, it all but dragged on the lawn. Left me all of 27lbs weighed out, but it was enough for couple batches.
I remember reading a remark somebody made about the bear-proof trash cans in national parks. They said something along the line that it was difficult designing trash cans that would keep intelligent bears out but not overly complicated so as to keep most people from being able to use them.
ReplyDeleteAlso known as "The Alaskan squirrel".....
ReplyDeleteI already go through 40lbs of birdseed a month, I can't afford to feed the bears too.
ReplyDeleteThat would be an understatement thats for sure. They are pretty efficient problem solvers.
ReplyDeleteLast fall, had a fifty pound bag of very expensive malt, and one of steam flaked corn sitting by the front door UPS dropped off, ordered for making my beer with, had laid both bags on the tailgate of the truck, out there about an hour before getting around to bringing them inside, a bear got into them, just about scoffed all of it down clean before going out to bring them inside, had his head buried in the second bag, like a vacuum cleaner, grabbed the shotgun, let off a warning shot to scare it away, incredible pig that bear was, his belly stuck out a country mile, pretty amazing how fast he ran off looked hilarious he had to waddle and his stomach was so packed with grain, it all but dragged on the lawn. Left me all of 27lbs weighed out, but it was enough for couple batches.
ReplyDeleteThat's the story we tell the warden, right?
DeleteLike Squirrels, they are determined.
ReplyDeleteBears are our brothers.
ReplyDeleteWhen motivated by food bears can be amazingly clever.
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