The Bug House

I haven't stated any of my opinions as fact.

I don't suscribe to the notion of creationism, but I respect your right to do so. I'd never hold another mans beliefs agianst him.

The whole country has changed tremendously in my lifetime...and I'm not even 40 yet! lol! I guess being a contemporary moderate makes me a liberal of yesteryear. VT has a mixed political identity, the most liberal (pun fully intended) gun laws in the country, and among the first to make gay marriage lagal....go figure. I tend to have right leaning views when it comes to both fiscal and personal (civic, health, and family) accountibility however. Rest assured, the Lake Champlain and Conn. River fisheries are quite healthy! If I'm lucky enough to land a trophy Brown again this year I'll be sure to post a pic. Chasing those native brookies is a bit more challanging though!

Fair enough........I hold an MS/BS in Marine Science. I worked as a laboratory technologist and research assistant at a National Laboratory for several years. After grad school I was employed by the NYS DEC collecting Striped Bass census data. Biologist jobs being few and far between, only having seasonal work, mounting student loans, and a pregnant wife led me to look at healthcare for a better return on my educational investment. I then earned a degree in Respiratory Therapy. I'm currently the Clinical Director of the Cariopulmonary Dept. in a medium sized hospital. Agree with all, except the phrase "science is flawed". Science isn't flawed, sometimes mans execution of the scientific process is flawed. Mans interpretation / presentation of scientific findings can be flawed (perhaps for reasons you mentioned above). Science itself is pure and true. I get your point though, and its a good one. Completely agree. 1816 "The summer that never came" I posted a link earlier. It's widely speculated that volcanic ash significantly contributed.

Sorry it took me so long to get back, between the 24 hour shifts at the PT job and a three year old who is all about discovering "nature trails" I've been fairly busy. That and living walking distance from a nice trout stream! lol To be honest, I find the far left to be just as wacko as the far right. I take anything either says with a grain of salt and try to think for myself.

Stating opinion as fact sets a dangerous precedent, does it not?

Woa careful there, you're painting with broad strokes. I absolutely agree there were a handful of researchers who in order to push thier own agenda cooked the books to do so. But that in no way renders the entire organization (or thier findings) as fraud. BTW - I don't remember the IPCC referenced anywhere on the link I provided, hold on I'll double check......nope not anywhere. That site simply proves that volcanoes do not emit as much carbon dioxide as human activity. LOL! It seems that book has been criticized more than the IPCC. I haven't read the content of his footnotes, but are you suggesting that the more references an author provides, the more reliable the information? If thats the case, I'll tell you the moon is made from cheese and cite Batman comics all day! I've devoted my entire acedemic and proffessional career to the scientific process and evidence based practice. I'll be the first person to debunk propaganda of any sort. You brought up the IPCC, not me. Perhaps you should take your own advice. > > > As far as climate change goes, I'm of the opinion that we are experiencing a warming trend that would probably be happening with or with out human activity. I also feel that humans are contributing to that warming trend at least a bit by our emission of greenhouse gases. But ultimately I'm reserving judgement until more evidence can be gathered, we just don't have enough climactic data to form a sound scientific conclusion. My intent by providing the link was to show how dangerous misinformation can be, and there seems to be a lot of heated, highly emotional opinions being formed in this country based on such misinformation. > > The OP makes a good point, this volcano appears large and active enough to cause a period of cooling.

That is patently false. http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/global_warming/global_warming_misinformation_volcanoes.html

1816 "The summer that never came" http://www.erh.noaa.gov/car/Newsletter/htm_format_articles/climate_corner/yearwithoutsummer_lf.htm I don't think it had anything to do with any politician or any god however.

The greates store ever.This place deserves its own thread.Tons of game meats / jerky and oddball food items.Owner has a really cool pre Civil War pistol collection on display.

What got me thinking about this is a local family owned sporting goods store has recently announced its closing soon. The thing is they have always been notoriously expensive. Like, WAY more expensive that larger places. I was at Walmart recently and was looking at camo for the upcoming turkey season, my first time going after turkey, so I needed pretty much all the neccessary clothing. I got pants, shirt, hat, hood, and gloves for $51, no sales tax in NH to boot. At the other place it would've cost me about $100.

> I'm certainly no expert, but I can relate. There are a few places around here to avoid.

I thought this would be a good question for a poll. When making a purchase, for this poll lets discuss outdoor gear, where do you buy? I've always made a concerted effort to buy from local mom and pop type places. I usually consider if something is worth buying used as well. But these days I'm supporting a family of 4 on one income, and diapers aint cheap!! So we usually make a trip to Wally world every 2 weeks or so, and I can't help but wander over to the sporting goods dept. I would think its fair to say 70% of my sporting bucks are still spent at the local mom and pop, while the remaining 30% is spent at big box type stores (Walmart, Dicks, EMS, ect.). Only every once in a while will I buy something online or from a catalogue, perhaps once a year. Although, I do have a membership to one of the popular outdoor catalogues and on occasion I find a great deal. What about you guys? Where do you find the service to be better? Does that influence where you make a purchase?

I see that regularly on another forum I belong to. It seems some days every time I try and go to another page it gives me that message, other times not at all. I'm definitely more of a model rocket geek than a computer geek.

Sheesh!..... didn't realize any of the muchkins were still alive. My 3 year old is BANANAS over The Wizard of Oz, she'd watch it every day if we let her. "Full head of hair at 94" and an MBA to boot, I bet this guy had an interesting life.

Same here.....83°F yesterday, mixed precip changing to snow Sat & Sun. Chance for accumulation above 1000'. Except for me, I'm at about 400' above sea level and I'm in a little mini snowbelt here, I won't be surprised to get a few inches on Sun.

Looks like a great day! I hope you fried those puppies up! I think I read that shad can't be taken from the hudson River this year, due to declining numbers.

By making your Pts your priority, you're already ahead of the game. Do "your work" (and do it well), document the **** out of it, and try to help everyone else when you can. It'll make you look like a super star, thats the creed I try to live by and I just got employee of the year at my hospital.

I'm currently restoring a 13' Boston Whaler and the website I've been using for referwnce shows a rubberized liner sprayed on the deck. It's on the continouswave website, I'll post a link when I get home from work.

This has been big news here in the northeast the past few years. The largest bat hibernaculum in the Northeast US is here in Vermont, Aeolus Cave. F&W biologists estimate that 90% of its bats population has been decimated. Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist Scott Darling describes the scene at the large Aeolus Cave in Dorset. "The first thing you notice is the smell of dead animals-they are beginning to decompose. And you'll see basically large piles of dead bats. I would estimate between 10 and 20 thousand dead bats on the cave floor." The US Forest Service estimates that 2.4 million pounds of insects will go uneaten as a result of the dieoff. Some biologists are suggesting this may lead to huge crop losses and increased pesticide use, I can't help but think of this a new food source for other wildlife, like Strut posted. Either way, this rapidly spreading infliction coupled with a very slow reproductive rate it seems alost certain that some speicies will become extinct.

Days off during the week are great....I usually work Fri. Sat. and Sun. nites. 0730 on a Mon morning makes for quiet paddle in the canoe.

> Alright! How'd ya make out? Weather was great here, hopefully when our season opens the water will have cleared up and slowed down a bit.

......a good place for a first post. I was tempted to make my first post the politics forum, but that seemed impolite! lol! I've always been an avid fisherman and shooter, but hunting has always been on the periphery for me. I relocated to Vermont (from NY) a few years ago and have been bitten by the bug pretty hard. After tagging along with some buddies last year, I've retaken hunter safety, tuned up the mossy and I'm eagerly awaiting the spring turkey season! In the mean time, trout season starts here in 10 days, and tommorow in NY. My family shares a camp in the Adirondacks and I still fish quite a bit there, however the wet weather these past few days are gonna make opening day in eastern NY fairly unproductive I'd think. Of course the weather looks fantanstic this weekend, and I'm working. Anyhow, I rarely go into the woods without a camera so I'll be posting pics for sure, guess I'll go bash apart the last remaining glacier piles in my backyard!