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    Petee got a reaction from Polo in Pa. borough manager accused of shooting, killing neighbor’s dog with crossbow: reports   
    Probably so because unless he has a sight problem, they are very different, particularly the Red Merle and Red Australian Shepherds.  
    My daughter has both a Red and a Blue Merle, and never would they be mistaken for a coyote.  
    Yes, there's more to this story.
     
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Solid+Red+Australian+Shepherd&sca_esv=593172625&sxsrf=AM9HkKnkPp2_rHOMfRI0KIWtTgGdObkeRQ%3A1703290556000&ei=uyaGZajYPMedptQP1qSl6AY&ved=0ahUKEwjooajko6SDAxXHjokEHVZSCW0Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Solid+Red+Australian+Shepherd&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHVNvbGlkIFJlZCBBdXN0cmFsaWFuIFNoZXBoZXJkMgoQABiABBgUGIcCMgUQABiABDIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDMgsQABiABBiKBRiGA0jmrgFQAFi8rQFwCXgBkAEAmAGZAaABqyOqAQQ1LjMzuAEDyAEA-AEBqAIRwgIEECMYJ8ICChAjGIAEGIoFGCfCAgsQLhiABBiKBRiRAsICChAAGIAEGIoFGEPCAhEQLhiABBixAxiDARjHARjRA8ICDhAuGIAEGLEDGMcBGNEDwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAhAQLhiABBiKBRjHARivARgnwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhQQLhjHARiRAhixAxjRAxiABBiKBcICEBAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICChAuGIAEGIoFGEPCAggQABiABBixA8ICCxAuGIAEGMcBGK8BwgIHECMY6gIYJ8ICFxAuGIAEGOMEGOkEGMgDGOoCGLQC2AEBwgIUEAAYgAQY4wQY6QQY6gIYtALYAQLiAwQYACBBiAYBugYGCAEQARgIugYGCAIQARgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#vhid=KFkl1IWaQEPJVM&vssid=l
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    Petee got a reaction from Spawn of Bon in Meet my granddaughter Faith Marie   
    She's sweet enough to be the very best Faith Who!
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    Petee got a reaction from Spawn of Bon in Meet my granddaughter Faith Marie   
    Saw her patiently trolling around Walmart with her Mommy and Daddy shopping.  She was so calm till her Mommy picked her up and started loving on her.  She went wild loving back.  Merry Christmas.  Hubby and I got a gift that night! Thank you for sharing her with all of us.
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    Petee got a reaction from disgruntled in Gigantic inflatable Santa   
    Apparently its maintenance is a huge hassle for the city crew.  I'm not sure if it's going to be any better in city park with the wind that goes across there, but it's worth a try.
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    Petee got a reaction from Pappy in Do you remember this antique hook and eye lock?   
    That's not exactly what I was looking for, but it would work!  Our door handles are not round, but a lever which the dogs have learned to open on their own. I have to tie the door shut to keep them out of the bedrooms and bathroom during the day, but then you have to untie and retie it all the time.  We thought of a hook lock, but if anyone was back there and tried to get out while the hook lock on the other side was fastened, I'll bet there would be some human yelling involved!
    I love the idea of something antique and novel that would work, and this might do the trick.
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    Petee got a reaction from BillyC in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    I'm sure the FBI will also be auditing the books of Waste Management.  
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    Petee got a reaction from Pappy in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    It looks like Herm may have been abandoned by his government cronies!  45 years....yikes!
    Now the Federal Government has finally stepped in.  I guess that I'm surprised, yet not surprised that Bobbie had a hand in this.  Too bad.
    Just wait till the IRS gets its day in court.
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    Petee got a reaction from Pappy in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    Gambling has been a goal for this area for a long time.  At some point in time in the past, there was an attempt to start a casino at the Tannery Dam hotel.  It was in the Courier and it was denied.  Gambling goes hand in hand with sports.  
    Now, you fill in the blanks.
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    Petee got a reaction from redmill in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    Federal is going to hurt worse!
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    Petee got a reaction from Pompeii in Maui update ....   
    Most trees have a dead or very dry center.  If any openings such as dead branches or cracks lead to the inside, the inside will burn first, and if the outside fire last long enough, it can burn the outside also which is where the wet and living tissue exists, right under the bark.  Not a mystery.
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    Petee got a reaction from fedup in Maui update ....   
    Most trees have a dead or very dry center.  If any openings such as dead branches or cracks lead to the inside, the inside will burn first, and if the outside fire last long enough, it can burn the outside also which is where the wet and living tissue exists, right under the bark.  Not a mystery.
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    Petee got a reaction from redmill in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    I can't wait till they get to tell the gambling part of the story.  That's why money was stashed in the ceiling of the United Way.
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    Petee got a reaction from redmill in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    When multiple governmental entities have charges against an individual, there is a proper progression of legal processes in which they do not cause opportunities for the guilty to use court errors to have charges dropped.  It takes a lot of time because they don't just bump aside other trials.  It is all done in good time and as evidence appears or becomes useful.  
    It makes us all crazy but it's the best use of education and achieved skills.
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    Petee got a reaction from BigT in We pay   
    Russia and many other Communist countries would love to have control of more land.  They also love selling weapons to terrorist countries.  Should we just sit back to see what happens or should we work with those attacked to stop the wars?  Shall we wait till there is more terrorist attacks on America or should we stay in the know and work with other countries to use alliances as stop gaps?  I think it takes people with a whole lot more strategic knowledge to figure this out that a bunch of Pennsylvania homeowners with a computer.
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    Petee got a reaction from Pappy in Neta jumped on the grenade and saved Iren's life   
    These young people live with this EVERYDAY!!  They have developed a strength that we can't imagine, and they go on to greater things because they have to.  If they don't, we don't.  It's not easy being God's Chosen People.  At least, please remember them in your prayers.  
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    Petee got a reaction from Pappy in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    This is just the first wave of hearings from Pennsylvania.  He will still have to deal with the IRS and FBI.
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    Petee got a reaction from redmill in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    This is just the first wave of hearings from Pennsylvania.  He will still have to deal with the IRS and FBI.
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    Petee got a reaction from BillyC in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    This is just the first wave of hearings from Pennsylvania.  He will still have to deal with the IRS and FBI.
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    Petee got a reaction from Turd Ferguson in Brady Twp. Voters   
    Motorcycles are made to compete with the speeds and stopping distances of cars,, not ATVs.  There is also more stability and better training involved.  ATVs aren't always driven by licensed and experienced drivers and too many times there is alcohol involved.
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    Petee got a reaction from Polo in Neta jumped on the grenade and saved Iren's life   
    These young people live with this EVERYDAY!!  They have developed a strength that we can't imagine, and they go on to greater things because they have to.  If they don't, we don't.  It's not easy being God's Chosen People.  At least, please remember them in your prayers.  
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    Petee got a reaction from Turd Ferguson in Brady Twp. Voters   
    It is already legal for them to cross the road at a specific angle, not to drive down them.  They do not need to be on the roads where they can be a hazard to drivers. They are recreational, not a necessity, and they should remember that.  It hurts everyone involved if there is a crash and someone is injured or dies.  Cars versus RVs, not a fair match unless you're simply stupid.
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    Petee got a reaction from jaman in Arrest of Dubois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio   
    They are tightening down on him to make him tell the real story which isn't really about him at all.  It's higher up.
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    Petee got a reaction from Polo in Apple trees   
    Work on your tomato soil this fall remembering to move them to a totally different part of the garden to avoid pests and diseases.  Test the soil now for proper fertility levels and amend immediately.  You can pick up a Penn State Soil test kit at DuBois Feeds, Agway or your county Penn State Extension office.  Pick a winter sown crop that dies out over the winter.  Then you don't have to till it under. You can leave it in place as a mulch.  Do not till your garden, but use a spade fork or broad fork to OPEN the soil.  That allows nutrients and needed oxygen to get down to root level which is much lower than you might think.  It also does not disturb the microbiotic life which is what really feeds your plants., nor does it kill earthworms which tunnel oxygen and nutrients to your plants.  
    It seemed like this year was very wet, but not actually.  There were few drenching rains which penetrated down to the needed levels.  It was really surface moisture which does no reach the lowest roots.  Again, if your soils were compacted by tilling, they probably didn't get down anyway near low enough to wet those areas enough to support good root growth.  Good soaker hoses can help that but you have to leave them in place long enough to really saturate deep down at least once a week.  Also, use an organic tomato food, not a general garden food.  Dissolve the food in water and then soak throughly around the root system.  You will see better tomatoes.
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    Petee got a reaction from Polo in Apple trees   
    Also, most trees produce lots of fruit every other year, not every year.  If you get a heavy crop one year then the tree will have a very light or non-existent crop the next year.  Of my five, only one produced well this year but the other four dropped all of their apples early in the spring.  They were not able to replace enough carbs in their roots to replace what they expended last year so once they were fertilized, they dropped what they knew they could not finish.
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    Petee got a reaction from Polo in Apple trees   
    Apples require pruning and shaping when they are young, the right place to survive well, and then some help with bugs and diseases.  Some of the ones you are seeing are old hardy heirloom varieties that aren't sold anywhere anymore because they aren't the sweet juicy fancy developed apples we are used to today.  This was an excellent year for everything that grows.  Get out of your car and ask to taste one of the ones you are seeing.  Odds are they don't taste as good as they look.  Most of the hardier and older varieties were grown with a specific purpose in mind, and it wasn't just so you can pick it up and fill your mouth with instant juicy sweet-tart deliciousness like those from the market.  Getting the one you really like and that will fill the use you have for them (fresh eating, baking, long storage, fall apples, early summer apples. soft apples, hard apples, crab apples, cider apples) means you have to make some decisions and dedicate yourself to caring for them for years till they reach maturity unharmed by what they experienced in their early years.
    By the way, not every apple will make a decent apple dumpling, and the commercial ones I've had a usually tough, terrible tasting and not worth the calories, they're not the apple dumplings that Grandma made.  She knew all the special details and took time to make them just right.  
    Yellow Transparent is a great apple but they fall off of the tree when they are ripe and then rot almost immediately.  That may have been what you were seeing.  They do NOT store at all.
    Not every apple is good for everything. That's why older generations of people learned to graft their trees which is probably what you are seeing in people's yards.  They grafted for tree size, hardiness, storage qualities, early or late ripening, fruit texture, size and flavor. 
    My 5 favorites are all in a row where I planted them, and with a little more work than I have put into them in the past, they would be everything I want in an apple crop.  I get what I put good quality work into.  I didn't inherit a farm with lots of old amazing trees that are now producing well but also falling apart.  Trees have a life span.  
    If you want to learn how to plant and care for apples of your own choosing, the ones you know are your favorites, then talk to a Master Gardener and learn how complicated/easy it is to grow those special apples.  You can also call a Master Gardener and ask to have information sent to you, get out the shovel, go to a grafting workshop and buy good quality apple trees, then take proper care of them.  You can learn to prune and feed your tree so you get more apples that are larger and healthier, and more to your liking.  It takes time but you can do it.  
    Master Gardeners are there for reason, and this is one of them.  Their advice is researched properly and it's free!
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