I remember when I was a kid, my Grandpa used to raise pigeons. He would raise a long bambo pole in the air and the pigeons would fly around the pole. He even used to take them far away and make them fly home. Some kind of trial or something. Well behind his house there was a real big open area, completely devoid of any usefulness and just lots of vegetation. Some of them were this milk weeds. I always used to pick them and bring them home to play with. Remember when we were kids they had not evern invented calculators let alone video games that all the kids play now. But I was so poor that was our enjoyment. Well I'm sure some inventive entreprenure must have found a way to develope this land behind his house. Open land in N.J. is a real premium, especially close to N.Y.
Did I ever tell you about where we used to go hunting for duck and rabbits? In Secaucus were they built the Meadowlands Sports Complex. That was where we used to hunt. You could only use shot guns in N.J. even for deer. We were far enough away from all other houses that we were never a danger to other people. Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. http://www.azod.com http://www.azflycasters.org/ http://www.wmonline.com/attract/lakes.htm http://www.wmonline.com/attract/streams.htm "Deep Thoughts" As seen on Cleveland Oh. billboards. You think it's HOT here?.-God ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Kapok? : I must of been in the dark, : I never heard them called that but I have to agree about stealing money. That is : why I am in Arkansas now. : The other reason is the trout and bass fishing here. : Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : Alan Di Somma wrote: : : > We used to call them "Money Stealers. The thought was if they landed on you, : > they would steal all your money. Of course That was when I lived in N.J. and : > everybody was out to steal your money. : > : > Alan Di Somma : > Phoenix,Az. : > : > http://www.azod.com : > http://www.azflycasters.org/ : > http://www.wmonline.com/attract/lakes.htm : > http://www.wmonline.com/attract/streams.htm : > : > "Deep Thoughts" : > As seen on Cleveland Oh. billboards. : > : > You think it's HOT here?.-God : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 5:50 PM : > Subject: Re: [VFB] Kapok? : > : > : I still have several packets of Kapok that I bought from : > : Herters years ago. During WW2 we would go out and collect : > : Milkweed floss, it was then called Kapok. It was used in : > : life jackets. We collected loads of the stuff and turned it : > : in to a collection center. I use the milkweed Floss for dry : > : fly bodies, you just can't get it to sink. It is a little : > : fussy to work with. You have to collect it just as the pod : > : starts to open. The pod splits as it starts to dry up if too : > : dry, the fluff just floats away. Did you ever notice : > : something in the air that looks like a fluff of marabou with : > : a seed at the base, that is milkweed fluff transporting a : > : seed. : > : Tale a look at Cotton wood fluff, it is about as close to : > : Kapok as you will see other than the real thing. : > : Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : : > : Richard Zieger wrote: : > : : > : > What the heck is this stuff. See it in an old book being : > : > used on patterns. Also what is a substitue to use : > : > now? Thanks Rick : > : : > : : > : : :
