The R0wdy Bunch Seedgroup Con't

[Ade Sundog]

[Mey]

Today I had a make-up make-over at the Body Shop! I got home and hubby was like: and my reaction to that was

[Aylyn]

Local Food??? Well, here is Frankfurt's contribution: Gruene Sosse mit Eiern (Green Sauce and Eggs)

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Believe me, it tastes a lot better than it looks

Mey - you look great. I did not even know that Body Shop was doing make overs, I always thought they only sold cosmetics. But then, I never set foot into any of those cosmetics shops. I would not even know if there WAS a Body Shop in Dundee...

And here is a toast to Ghostie, who is now leaving us . Hopefully, he will return

[Beith]

I'm craving peppered haddock and deep fried curly-wurly as we speak. But where to find them?

That's insane!!!

You should never add pepper to your haddock if you're having it with deep fried curly-wurly.
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She deep fries her curly wurly? urgh! how common. We sautée ours......

[Bracken]

I'm craving peppered haddock and deep fried curly-wurly as we speak. But where to find them?

That's insane!!!

You should never add pepper to your haddock if you're having it with deep fried curly-wurly.
.

She deep fries her curly wurly? urgh! how common. We sautée ours......

How do you manage that without it gunging your frying pan up?

[Beith]

..simple! Don't use a frying pan!

[Bracken]

..simple! Don't use a frying pan!

That's just really tickled my funny bone. I'm wetting myself. You are daft as a brush. Where would we be without you? Go aan ya good ting. And all that.

[Beith]

UP DE REP-PUB-A-LIC!

(emphasis on the second syllable of third word)

Smiles!

Beith the confused (I just pm'd you but it went to Paul Mitchell instead. Are the two of you actually the same person? hmmm....now that I think of it, we never see you both in the same room at the same time...

Time to bring in the experts I think.....

[Bracken]

UP DE REP-PUB-A-LIC!

(emphabsis on the second syllable of third word)

Smiles!

Beith the confused (I just pm'd you but it went to Paul Mitchell instead. Are the two of you actually the same person? hmmm....now that I think of it, we never see you both in the same room at the same time...

Time to bring in the experts I think.....

Shhhh! It's my little secret.

[Beith]

Clouseau: Does yer dewg bite?
Inn Keeper: No
Clouseau: Nice Doggy (bends down to pet a dachshund - it snarls and bites him)
I thought you said yer dewg did not bite!
Inn Keeper: Zat... iz not my dog!

enjoy...!
http://inspectorclouseau.com/ (go to "lines")...you can have an entire conversation in "Clouseau".

I am going back to my reum....

[Bracken]

I am going back to my reum....

...no doubt to sautee curlee wurlee in Burt Kwok's wok.

[Bracken]

I just got this e-mail from a friend.

This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania.

The guy's response is hilarious, but make sure you read the State's letter,
here, first before you get to the response letter.


The Dam

SUBJECT: DEQ File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County
Dear Mr. DeVries:
It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that there
has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel of property.
You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the
following unauthorized activity: Construction and maintenance of two wood debris
dams across the outlet stream of Spring Pond.
A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity.
A review of the Department's files shows that no permits have been issued.
Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation of Part
301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental
Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to
324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.!
The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially failed
during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream locations. We
find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and cannot be permitted. The
Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all activities at this location,
and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by removing all wood and brush
forming the dams from the stream channel. All restoration work shall be completed
no later than January 31, 2006.

Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a follow-up
site inspection may be scheduled by our staff.
Failure to comply with this request or any further unauthorized activity on! the site
may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action.
We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please feel
free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
David L. Price
District Representative and Water Management Division.




Here is the actual response sent back by Mr. DeVries:


Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County
Dear Mr. Price,
Your certified letter dated 12/17/05 has been handed to me to respond to. I am the
legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget Lane, Trout Run,
Pennsylvania.
A couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of constructing and
maintaining two wood "debris" dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond.
While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, I think they
would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of natures building materials
"debris." I would like to challenge your department to attempt to emulate their
dam project any time and/or any place you choose. I believe I can safely state
there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness,
their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their
dam work ethic.

As to your request, I do not think the beavers are aware that they must first fill out
a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity.
My first dam question to you is:
(1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers.
(2) Or do you require all beavers throughout this State to conform to said dam
request?
If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, through the Freedom
of Information Act, I request completed copies of all those other applicable beaver
dam permits that have been issued. Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam
violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and
Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections
324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.
I have several concerns. My first concern is; aren't the beavers entitled to legal
representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute and are unable to
pay for said representation -- so the State will have to provide them with a dam
lawyer. The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed
during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a natural
occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other words, we
should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing them and calling
their dam names.
If you want the stream "restored" to a dam free-flow condition please contact the
beavers -- but if you are going to arrest them, they obviously did not pay any
attention to your dam letter, they being unable to read English.
In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their
unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows
downstream. They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy Spring Pond.
If the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection lives up to its
name, it should protect the natural resources (Beavers) and the environment
(Beavers' Dams).
So, as far as the beavers and I are concerned, this dam case can be referred for
more elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2006? The
Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice then and there will be no way for
you or your dam staff to contact/harass them then.
In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real environmental quality,
health, problem in the area. It is the bears! Bears are actually defecating in our
woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating bears and
leave the beavers alone.
If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your step! The bears are not
careful where they dump!

Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact you on
your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office.
THANK YOU.
RYAN DEVRIES & THE DAM BEAVERS

[Dryadia2]

That's just too dam funny!

[Bracken]

Hi Dry. Just looking at the lovely photo of you on the Frappr map.

I hope all is well with you. X

[Aylyn]

I loved the beaver story It always highlights that dam administration and red tape that so often surrounds us in real life. What would be REALLY interesting would be the answer of the department to that letter - I am sure there was one, administration cannot just drop the case

I wonder how the laws are in the US regarding the protection of beavers...

[Beith]

That is a fabulous story and what a masterful reply to the official letter. Wonderful stuff!
It reminds me of the "Rejection Rejection letter" for use when companies refuse employment and the Univeristy application letter attributed I think to an applicant to New York State University. If I can find 'em I'll post 'em,


May I add a contribution from Ireland?

It relates to a happening some years ago which spawned a comedy television series of this name.

We have reservoir lakes in county Wicklow, south of Dublin. Blessington Lake is a large reservoir and many people go there to picnic, swim or sail. Some years ago there was a review at Wicklow County Council to assess recreational facilities of the lake and means to increase enjoyment thereof. Someone had suggested putting gondolas on the lake and one councillor objected with "That's all very well but who's going to feed them?" !! ...presumably thinking a gondola was a type of goose!

Hence spawning a satirical panel news-show series called "Don't feed the Gondolas!"

only in Ireland eh?

cheers from the land of Saints, Scholars and err..no gondolas.

[Bracken]

Oh, that was a funny show.

I swear now, I seriously weed myself once at Sean Moncrieff as Monica Looly telling some woman on the phone about Padrageen (a phonetic spelling I just made up cos I don't know how to spell it) juggling sheep. I spat my wine.

Oh, I've just found CLIPS. I'm off for a laugh.

[Bracken]

Hi guys.

Friday night, ten to nine, I'm writing an essay tonight and I'm sitting here till it's finished (she said with determination) with much black coffee inside me.

Anybody fancy keeping me company?

[Bracken]

Ok. I get the message.

[Ade Sundog]

Everyones gone to the pub!

Maybe