Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Theatre of the absurd...

I'll bet Blair had something to do with this:
Burning snow

No but I found that same video the other day and it is fairly amusing!

Bruce the trophy (near sighted) Bass !

In another life I worked in a barber shop for 5 years to work my way through college. They were good times and heard a ton of jokes. One of my favorites: Bam lived in a little town and was so sorry and lazy that the other people in town, being good folks fed him and put him up till he was in his mid-forties. However the weather turned bad and many of the good people could not feed their family much less Bam. Bam then would do things to get thrown in jail so they still had to feed and house him. The good people had a meeting and decided to hang Bam. Of course he was very upset at this news and begged them to reconsider but the good folks threw him in a wagon and started the march to the hanging tree. Bam finally realized the futility of his position and laid down in the wagon on some straw. Before they reached the tree the good people met a farmer with a huge load of vegetables that he was going to sell in town. The farmer asked what was going on so the good people told him Bams' life history. The farmer was a very kind man and began to ask the people to not hang Bam. Bam sat up as the farmer was pleading for him. The good people just said they could no longer feed Bam. The farmer then said to the people they he had a large farm and he would give Bam enough corn to live through the year. Bam promptly asked if the corn was shucked, the farmer said that they was not. Bam laid back down and said he had a hanging to go to.

This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his property. It was sent by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania. This guy's response is hilarious, but read the State's letter before you get to the response letter, you won’t stop once you start. WOW Love this man.







This is an actual letter: State of Pennsylvania 's letter to Mr. DeVries:

SUBJECT: DEQ ... File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec 20; Lycoming County

Dear Mr. DeVries:

It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel of property. You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the following unauthorized activity:

Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet stream of Spring Pond.

A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A review of the Department's files shows that no permits have been issued Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.

The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially failed during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream locations.. We find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and cannot be permitted. The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all activities at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream channel. All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 2013.

Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff. Failure to comply with this request or any further unauthorized activity on the site may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action..

We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.

Sincerely,David L. Price
District Representative and Water Management Division.


Here is the actual response sent back by Mr. DeVries:

Re: DEQ File
No.. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County

Dear Mr. Price,

Your certified letter dated 11/17/12 has been handed to me. I am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget Lane , Trout Run, Pennsylvania .

A couple of beavers are in the process of constructing and maintaining two wood 'debris' dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond. While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, I think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of natures building materials 'debris.'

I would like to challenge your department to attempt to emulate their dam project any time and/or any place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their dam work ethic.







These are the beavers/contractors you are seeking. As to your request, I do not think the beavers are aware that they must first fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity.

My first dam question to you is:
(1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers, or
(2) Do you require all beavers throughout this State to conform to said dam request?

If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, through the Freedom of Information Act, I request completed copies of all those other applicable beaver dam permits that have been issued. (Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, annotated.)

I have several dam concerns. My first dam concern is, aren't the beavers entitled to legal representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute and are unable to pay for said representation -- so the State will have to provide them with a dam lawyer.

The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing them and calling them dam names.

If you want the damed stream 'restored' to a dam free-flow condition please contact the beavers -- but if you are going to arrest them, they obviously did not pay any attention to your dam letter, they being unable to read English.

In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows downstream. They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy Spring Pond. If the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection lives up to its name, it should protect the natural resources (Beavers) and the environment (Beavers' Dams).

So, as far as the beavers and I are concerned, this dam case can be referred for more elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2013? The Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice by then and there will be no way for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them.

In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real environmental quality, health, problem in the area It is the bears! Bears are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating bears and leave the beavers alone. If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your dam step! The bears are not careful where they dump!

Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact you on your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office.

THANK YOU,

RYAN DEVRIES & THE DAM BEAVERS

outdoorlivin247

that letter made myday

With regarding to trespassers:

The title of this thread could not be more appropriate!

Made my dam day!

Now goin fishin'

PB Rocks!

A policeman caught a nasty little boy with a bb gun in one hand and a raccoon in the other.

"Now listen here" the policeman said

"whatever you do to that poor defenseless creature I shall personally do to you!"

"In that case" said the boy

"I'll kiss it's butt and let it go."

WHEN WORDS AREN'T ENOUGH - SAY IT WITH BACON!
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Someone posted this on a controls site I stop by.




They also said this:

"I worked in someones house and they had wired a socket. The earth wire went onto the windowsill and into a plant-pot. They explained that the book they used said 'the green wire must go to earth'."

Gotta get one of these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oYl-Lm9a6U

I wonder if it works on wasps??? I have more wasps than flies.