Who else wants to make an "Indians don't eat geese" joke? On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote:
> We have a big goose over-population problem in my town (Cedar Rapids, IA), > especially on the bike paths near the river. Go figure! But it's become > serious enough that the city is planning on hunting or trapping many of the > geese (in rural land on the edge of the city) and donating them to food > pantries. > <http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/City-Turns-to-Hunting-to-Control-Goose-Population-380746691.html> > > The path near Cedar Lake is completely infested with geese and goslings, > and the path is totally covered in "goose grease". It's almost the same > color and almost as slippery as Park/Paul grease. A couple people have > wiped out on the "goose grease" and hurt themselves. > > The geese parents are very defensive when they have goslings (they're > pretty passive the rest of the year). They get all the food they want from > the greenery on the edge of the path (I call them "flying cows" for their > size and grazing habits). > > I have good luck diverting them off the path by dinging my bell and > "honking" at them with my voice. They'll still hiss at me as I pass, but > at least they're doing it from the grassy verge instead of the middle of > the path. > > Best of luck, > Tim > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> One of my favorite things to do is meet my wife at out favorite Indian >> restaurants for lunch buffet. >> >> I ride my bike there and back, and she drives there and back. Suburban >> roads and MUP. She encourages me to ride all the time so it is nice having >> a wife that is understanding and encouraging about bike riding. >> >> Today, I took a pic of the bike locked up in place, and then, on the ride >> home, pics of some geese and their gooselets on the path and the adults >> hissed at me and wouldn't let me pass. The babies and parents walked >> towards me. I was wondering if they wanted food or if they were just >> standing their ground. I figured the parents were going to be aggressive >> because the gooselets were with them and I didn't want to get bit, or upset >> them any more so I turned around and went around the other side of the lake. >> >> Enjoy the pics... >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
