[Healeys] With Thanks!

I Erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 27 20:36:18 MDT 2013


Glad all is well. Thanks for the chuckle

Ira Erbs
IT Educator and Consultant
Portland, OR.

Sent from my mobile phone. What you get may not be what I typed.
On Oct 27, 2013 5:37 PM, "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>
wrote:

> G'day
>
>
>
> Many thanks to everyone who sent me notes about our welfare during the
> bushfires. The fires are still happening, but due to the amazing efforts of
> our Rural Fire Service they are being contained.
>
>
>
> I'm pleased to say that the BN3 returns tomorrow and despite the fires and
> lack of rain we will still be opening our garden on in a couple of weeks.
> Normally the proceeds for the opening (entry fee, coffee/tea, cakes and
> crafts) goes to a charity, but this year we have decided to send it all to
> local Rural Fire Service for them to spend on items they need. It's a
> voluntary service when the government picks up the cost of the buildings,
> vehicles and some equipment, but for other things they rely on local
> residents.
>
>
>
> To show my thanks to all those who sent me emails and everyone else I
> thought the below was quite funny. I normally don't send such things
> around,
> but as this is the first time in just on a week I have time at my desk I
> thought I would.
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
>
>
> CROW KILLS
>
> Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found
>
> over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there
>
> was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird
>
> Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to
>
> everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT
>
> Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.
>
> However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying
>
> colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By
>
> analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the
>
> crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were
>
> killed by an impact with a car.
>
> MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if
>
> there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck
>
> kills versus car kills.
>
> The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause:
>
> when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a
>
> nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that
>
> while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one
>
> could shout "Truck."
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