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cowgirl836 said:
ok, they did at least try to reunite with the herd. Seems really odd that the herd rejected it. Also surprised that momma bison didn't nail the tourists if they were that close to the calf. Maybe she had already decided to abandon it.
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They drove it around in the car - it probably had scents on it that they wouldn't tolerate.

I still don't understand why they couldn't have found a rescue for it when the herd rejected it. By leaving it out there to fend on its own, of course they had to euthanize it based on this quote from their website:

In addition, interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring. In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed. The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway.

I understand the circle of life and all that, but IMO if human intervention caused the problem, human intervention should FIX the problem.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
They drove it around in the car - it probably had scents on it that they wouldn't tolerate.

I still don't understand why they couldn't have found a rescue for it when the herd rejected it. By leaving it out there to fend on its own, of course they had to euthanize it based on this quote from their website:

In addition, interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring. In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed. The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway.

I understand the circle of life and all that, but IMO if human intervention caused the problem, human intervention should FIX the problem.
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I can't disagree with you there. Many Zoos would love to have him.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
They drove it around in the car - it probably had scents on it that they wouldn't tolerate.

I still don't understand why they couldn't have found a rescue for it when the herd rejected it. By leaving it out there to fend on its own, of course they had to euthanize it based on this quote from their website:

In addition, interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring. In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed. The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway.

I understand the circle of life and all that, but IMO if human intervention caused the problem, human intervention should FIX the problem.
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I see what you are saying. I agree, they definitely should have euthanized the idiots with the minivan.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
They drove it around in the car - it probably had scents on it that they wouldn't tolerate.

I still don't understand why they couldn't have found a rescue for it when the herd rejected it. By leaving it out there to fend on its own, of course they had to euthanize it based on this quote from their website:

In addition, interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring. In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed. The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway.

I understand the circle of life and all that, but IMO if human intervention caused the problem, human intervention should FIX the problem.
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yeah it would seem there could have been some better options. We raise bison for beef in this country so it's not like they're baby pandas or something that are super difficult to rear. But I'm thinking dairy and we bottle/bucket feed anyway so we don't have the same issues beef have with rejection/orphan calves.
 
jcyclonee said:
No way. When she finds out you're living in a house with a bunch of people you met on the internet from ISU and your roommate is somebody named N-dubs, which rhymes with B-dubs, she'll worship the ground you walk on.

Being that this house is being organized by GTO, I think we should keep it close to Dallas. There's a place in Waco that seems like it would be about the right size and isn't currently being used. It's called the Branch Davidian Compound. Also, this is only about 2 hours from CStrunk's current residence so he could easily maintain this new and promising relationship.
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Somehow she's already really into me, once she finds all of this out I think she'll be begging for me to put a ring on it already. N-Dubs, how do you feel about extra roommates?

And I'm sure we can acquire the BDC at a pretty reasonable price. I'll just need everyone to send their SSN, credit card/checking account info, real name, and date of birth, and I can get started. If anyone is good at house renovations, your skills could help us cut costs as well, as the listing I found mentioned a lot of fire damage.

cyrocksmypants said:
I miss Amishclone.
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A fair amount of people mistake me for being Amish, because of my beard. Does that make you feel better?

cowgirl836 said:
that does seem a bit odd. We raise calves from birth so I'm not sure why they had to put it down?
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cstrunk said:
Somehow she's already really into me, once she finds all of this out I think she'll be begging for me to put a ring on it already. N-Dubs, how do you feel about extra roommates?

And I'm sure we can acquire the BDC at a pretty reasonable price. I'll just need everyone to send their SSN, credit card/checking account info, real name, and date of birth, and I can get started. If anyone is good at house renovations, your skills could help us cut costs as well, as the listing I found mentioned a lot of fire damage.
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I'm guessing BC has to have construction work somewhere in his resume. I can build us a deck as long as it's square. Heck, it's Texas, this should be easy. I'm sure the frost footings don't need to go 48" into the ground.
 
wxman1 said:
00 may be able to provide some insight as well.
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Well, I had a zero lot line, which is a little different from a condo in that you own an entire house, that just so happens to be attached to another entire house. That differs slightly from a condo/townhouse that those, you technically only own from the interior walls in.

I'd agree with CG, though, that resale can be the issue with condos/townhomes. Not as much with Zero lot lines, but if the market isn't good, the demand tends to be softer on those. In the Iowa City area, though, there's always a pretty good demand for 'starter' homes. I'd suspect DSM would be the same.
 
jcyclonee said:
I'm guessing BC has to have construction work somewhere in his resume. I can build us a deck as long as it's square. Heck, it's Texas, this should be easy. I'm sure the frost footings don't need to go 48" into the ground.
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Not building a house. Put couple a few playgrounds, did a decent amount of cement work, some interior finishing and wiring.

But texas......Waco, right? Isn't that western Texas, basically desert? Meaning bedrock after one or two scoops? I don't deal with with shallow ground and sand.
 
BCClone said:
Not building a house. Put couple a few playgrounds, did a decent amount of cement work, some interior finishing and wiring.

But texas......Waco, right? Isn't that western Texas, basically desert? Meaning bedrock after one or two scoops? I don't deal with with shallow ground and sand.
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Spoken like a true serial killer.

Ooh, add that to the resume.
 
BCClone said:
Not building a house. Put couple a few playgrounds, did a decent amount of cement work, some interior finishing and wiring.

But texas......Waco, right? Isn't that western Texas, basically desert? Meaning bedrock after one or two scoops? I don't deal with with shallow ground and sand.
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No, Waco is kind of in the middle, between Dallas and Austin.
 
Speaking of scary movies, I watched Oculus last night on Netflix. Although it was kind of hard to keep up with what was real or not at times, I really liked it. I thought the ending was great.
 
One of my quotes made GMackey's signature, but it's right between a quote from johnnydognuts and another one from BDK. Not sure how I should feel about that...
 
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