Another Reason for Indoor Cats

On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 20:33:35 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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"MaryL" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you, unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about where to start
my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying that I would
like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the tired excuse that I
still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. Perhaps your message
will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


Mary, I am still running on Windows XP and it warns me all the time about
not being able to view You-tube soon and not being supported etc but it will
be a whole lot of hassle to change. It will mean I'll need a new computer
and whether I can save all I want from the one I have I don't know, and who
will I get to do that, and what if I can't, etc.
So I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's just too much bother to
think about..

Tweed


Mary have you ever thought about using Firefox? I used to get warning
like that about thing until I started using Mozilla Firefox &
Thunderbird.

On 10/6/2014 9:03 AM, Larry Stark wrote:
On Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:39:18 -0400, jmcquown
wrote:

On 10/5/2014 9:32 PM, Larry Stark wrote:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 11:38:28 -0700, "Sylvia M"
wrote:


"Joy" wrote in message
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On 10/4/2014 12:56 PM, MaryL wrote:


"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you,
unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and
Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my
settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about
where to
start my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible
program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying
that I
would like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the
tired excuse
that I still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it.
Perhaps
your message will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


I've been using Thunderbird since I got this computer, and it
drives me crazy. Every time I open the program it takes forever
downloading messages, spam and who knows what else before I can
even look at an email or a newsgroup post. The spam does go
into a separate folder where I can delete it, but the time lag
is really annoying. If I could find another free program that
supported newsgroups, I'd drop Thunderbird in a minute.

Joy

--
Joy Unlimited
Colorful Crocheted Critters
Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9

Have you considered Eternal September?
It's free, seems normal to me, but I believe it does not support
binaries
Sylvia


I use Eternal September with no problem but like you said no binaries
which is why I use FB so I can post my pics.


There are other ways to post links for pics. I use tinypic.

Jill

I have post links to things here before and got the remark that people
do not trust going to these external links. :-(


If I know who's posting them (I recognize your name, Larry) I don't have
a problem clicking on links. It's the spammers we are wary about.

Jill

"Larry Stark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 20:33:35 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"MaryL" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you, unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about where to start
my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying that I
would
like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the tired excuse that I
still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. Perhaps your
message
will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


Mary, I am still running on Windows XP and it warns me all the time about
not being able to view You-tube soon and not being supported etc but it
will
be a whole lot of hassle to change. It will mean I'll need a new computer
and whether I can save all I want from the one I have I don't know, and who
will I get to do that, and what if I can't, etc.
So I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's just too much bother to
think about..

Tweed


Mary have you ever thought about using Firefox? I used to get warning
like that about thing until I started using Mozilla Firefox &
Thunderbird.

~~~~~~~~~
I have not looked at Firefox. Is there much of a learning curve with it?

MaryL

On 10/6/2014 9:58 AM, MaryL wrote:


"Larry Stark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 20:33:35 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"MaryL" wrote in message
...


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you, unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about where to
start
my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying that I
would
like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the tired excuse that I
still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. Perhaps your
message
will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


Mary, I am still running on Windows XP and it warns me all the time about
not being able to view You-tube soon and not being supported etc but
it will
be a whole lot of hassle to change. It will mean I'll need a new computer
and whether I can save all I want from the one I have I don't know,
and who
will I get to do that, and what if I can't, etc.
So I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's just too much bother to
think about..

Tweed


Mary have you ever thought about using Firefox? I used to get warning
like that about thing until I started using Mozilla Firefox &
Thunderbird.

~~~~~~~~~
I have not looked at Firefox. Is there much of a learning curve with it?

MaryL


Firefox is a web browser. Thunderbird is sort of a cousin.

Jill

On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:22:27 -0400, jmcquown
wrote:

On 10/6/2014 9:58 AM, MaryL wrote:


"Larry Stark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 20:33:35 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"MaryL" wrote in message
...


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you, unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about where to
start
my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying that I
would
like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the tired excuse that I
still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. Perhaps your
message
will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


Mary, I am still running on Windows XP and it warns me all the time about
not being able to view You-tube soon and not being supported etc but
it will
be a whole lot of hassle to change. It will mean I'll need a new computer
and whether I can save all I want from the one I have I don't know,
and who
will I get to do that, and what if I can't, etc.
So I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's just too much bother to
think about..

Tweed


Mary have you ever thought about using Firefox? I used to get warning
like that about thing until I started using Mozilla Firefox &
Thunderbird.

~~~~~~~~~
I have not looked at Firefox. Is there much of a learning curve with it?

MaryL


Firefox is a web browser. Thunderbird is sort of a cousin.

Jill

Thunder bird is Thunderbird is a free email application from Mozilla.

On 10/6/2014 1:49 PM, Larry Stark wrote:
On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:22:27 -0400, jmcquown
wrote:

On 10/6/2014 9:58 AM, MaryL wrote:


"Larry Stark" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 20:33:35 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"MaryL" wrote in message
...


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/4/2014 11:36 AM, MaryL wrote:

Mary, I was trying to follow up with a reply to you, unfortunately when
you reply underneath a signature line it grays out and Thunderbird
deletes your reply right along with the sig line (per my settings). You
might consider deleting sig lines before you reply.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
Thanks, Jill. I must admit that I have been puzzled about where to
start
my replies when someone used a sig line after the "--".

I'm still using Windows Live Mail, and I know it is a terrible program
(and annoying to me). People are probably tired of me saying that I
would
like to use Thunderbird, and then coming up with the tired excuse that I
still haven't taken the time to learn how to use it. Perhaps your
message
will serve to motivate me. )

MaryL


Mary, I am still running on Windows XP and it warns me all the time about
not being able to view You-tube soon and not being supported etc but
it will
be a whole lot of hassle to change. It will mean I'll need a new computer
and whether I can save all I want from the one I have I don't know,
and who
will I get to do that, and what if I can't, etc.
So I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's just too much bother to
think about..

Tweed


Mary have you ever thought about using Firefox? I used to get warning
like that about thing until I started using Mozilla Firefox &
Thunderbird.

~~~~~~~~~
I have not looked at Firefox. Is there much of a learning curve with it?

MaryL


Firefox is a web browser. Thunderbird is sort of a cousin.

Jill

Thunder bird is Thunderbird is a free email application from Mozilla.


Firefox is a web browser from Mozilla.

Jill

On 10/4/2014 6:31 AM, jmcquown wrote:
Sorry, not trying to dredge up the age old debate again but I've just
discovered another reason for keeping cats indoors in South Carolina,
USA. Coyotes!

I always thought of coyotes as being a "western" US critter. Apparently
they have migrated:

http://www.thestate.com/2014/09/29/3...d-to.html?rh=1


A rabid coyote bit a person in Okatie, SC on September 29th. They are
as big as, and often mistaken for, German Shepherds. The coyote tested
positive for rabies. The person is undergoing treatment. (Another
reason to keep cats - and dogs - indoors... rabies.)

Until I saw the headline in a [different] local newspaper I had no idea
there were coyotes in South Carolina.

Jill

The eastern coyote is often a hybrid between a wolf and a coyote, so
larger than the western cousins. We have them in our suburbs in Maryland.

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Cheryl

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 10/4/2014 10:29 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
jmcquown wrote:
Sorry, not trying to dredge up the age old debate again but I've just
discovered another reason for keeping cats indoors in South Carolina,
USA. Coyotes!

I always thought of coyotes as being a "western" US critter. Apparently
they have migrated:

http://www.thestate.com/2014/09/29/3...d-to.html?rh=1

A rabid coyote bit a person in Okatie, SC on September 29th. They are
as big as, and often mistaken for, German Shepherds. The coyote tested
positive for rabies. The person is undergoing treatment. (Another
reason to keep cats - and dogs - indoors... rabies.)

Until I saw the headline in a [different] local newspaper I had no idea
there were coyotes in South Carolina.

Jill


Wow! I didn't think coyotes were that big. It is indeed a consideration
when you have pets.

Judith

Did you look at the picture in the link? Not the same coyote, mind you,
but it's pretty darn big!

Jill

ah, not the same coyote. So maybe there's a bit of scaremongering going on.
I'm sure coyotes can get as big as that, but it might be unusual.
When I was trapping foxes in my hen run years ago, I once got a dog fox that
weighed 28lbs. Huge, but mostly they don''t get as big as that.
I've stopped trapping as it's pointless, as vermin controllers from the city
let their trapped foxes out a few fields away. They've been seen doing it.
So my hens are now in a Fort Knox.

When a fox came during the day and was still killing my hens when I got
home from work, it was war. So I decided that it was the last thing he/she
would ever do.
It was.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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ah, not the same coyote. So maybe there's a bit of scaremongering going on.
I'm sure coyotes can get as big as that, but it might be unusual.
When I was trapping foxes in my hen run years ago, I once got a dog fox that
weighed 28lbs. Huge, but mostly they don''t get as big as that.
I've stopped trapping as it's pointless, as vermin controllers from the city
let their trapped foxes out a few fields away. They've been seen doing it.
So my hens are now in a Fort Knox.

When a fox came during the day and was still killing my hens when I got
home from work, it was war. So I decided that it was the last thing he/she
would ever do.
It was.

~~~~~~~
My grandmother had several varieties of chickens, and she loved them. I can
still see her scattering grit and seed from a bucket and "clucking" for her
chickens. They were free-range during the day, but she would call them as
dusk approached and they would all follow her into the chicken coop. As you
said, it was her version of Fort Knox to protect them from foxes and other
predators.

MaryL

On 10/11/2014 3:35 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
On 10/4/2014 10:29 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
jmcquown wrote:
Sorry, not trying to dredge up the age old debate again but I've just
discovered another reason for keeping cats indoors in South Carolina,
USA. Coyotes!

I always thought of coyotes as being a "western" US critter. Apparently
they have migrated:

http://www.thestate.com/2014/09/29/3...d-to.html?rh=1

A rabid coyote bit a person in Okatie, SC on September 29th. They are
as big as, and often mistaken for, German Shepherds. The coyote tested
positive for rabies. The person is undergoing treatment. (Another
reason to keep cats - and dogs - indoors... rabies.)

Until I saw the headline in a [different] local newspaper I had no idea
there were coyotes in South Carolina.

Jill


Wow! I didn't think coyotes were that big. It is indeed a consideration
when you have pets.

Judith

Did you look at the picture in the link? Not the same coyote, mind you,
but it's pretty darn big!

Jill

ah, not the same coyote.

No, they didn't get a picture of the rabid coyote. They had to kill it
in order to test it for rabies. I wouldn't post a picture of a dead
animal even if I had one available.

So maybe there's a bit of scaremongering going on.

Nope. That picture was one of just many easily found in my area (now
that I know we have them in South Carolina). Just because there are no
coyotes in the UK doesn't mean a thing.

I'm sure coyotes can get as big as that, but it might be unusual.

I think it's probably pretty common for coyotes to get big.

Jill