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| Some things are more important than life and death... |
| 01.16.09 (8:15 am) [edit] |
Good morning Boys and Girls.I can't believe how much I enjoyed watching the TV coverage of the emergency water landing in the Hudson yesterday afternoon and again this morning. The reactions of the many passengers interviewed was something to behold, with no one seeking to blame anyone for the incident, and the talk of the way everyone cooperated inside the plane. I loved it. The pilot needs to be enshrined in the "smart good-person" hall of fame. Now, I'm going to say something controversial, and for all the wrong reasons, of course. And I hope you'll all forgive me. We need a 24-7, 365 hunting season on Canadian geese. There. I said it. I hate these birds. They are filthy, big, and reproduce at a rate rivaling roaches - or it seems to me they do. Obviously, they can and do cause catastrophic engine failure on airplanes when they're sucked into the turbines, and they can easily bust propellers and windscreens on both large and small planes. I mean, they can weigh fifteen or twenty pounds; imagine trying to keep a plane aloft after flying through a flock of bowling balls. Then there's the real reason I hate these damn birds... You ever tried to read the break of a putt on a closely mowed putting green recently occupied by a dozen, (or two dozen, or sometimes even a gaggle of) lounging geese? Well... It's damn hard. Even if, as you approach the green, you've done everything possible to scare the flock of flying rats away - something that has become more and more difficult over the past twenty years as the goose population has exploded AND they've become more and more accustomed to being around people and have realized that we're not going to do anything to them; that statistically speaking, they're safe - and now the green is completely empty of the damn things... They leave LOTS and LOTS of presents; I mean there's a reason for the cliche, ya know? I am not exaggerating here. There have been many times over the past few years when I've had, say, a twenty-foot putt left to the hole, after a reasonable approach-shot, where I've had to move five, or ten, or even twenty steaming piles of freshly-left goose-shit just to clear a path for my ball. Oh, yeah, plus, now you've got to clean your putter ( /goose-shit remover) before you can use it for its intended purpose. I'm telling you, people, its them or us. I say we send them back to Canada for good, or, at the very least, we all get used to greasy fowl for our Sunday afternoon dinners. If I start a petition, you think I could get everyone who was on board that jet yesterday to sign it? Me too. Be good to everyone - except Canadian Geese. |
posted by: OldSchool (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (5:57 am)
I agree that it felt nice to see such a horrific moment turn into such a positive, uplifting and inspirational experience. The actions of all involved were amazing.
As for the geese, I agree with you 100%. As a fellow golfer, I can relate with exactly what you are talking about. I started thinking about that even before I read that paragraph you had written. Deer hunting's primary reason for existence is to limit the population and avoid the consequences that over-population could cause. It is now obvious that something more drastic needs to be done about the geese.
Great post, surr. Have a wonderful weekend!
posted by: auntconi (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (6:05 am)
I also marvel at what a fantastic job that pilot did with that situation! As horrible as the incident was, it could have been much more devastating if ever so slightly things didn't go just as they did ~ he just missed the bridge, and the Hudson River is not that wide at that point ~ I would call that a miracle!
Are we allowed to hunt geese? I know people eat them
at times, but wonder if they are farm grown/raised?
I do not like geese ~ they will chase you away and bite you on the leg in defense if you get too close to them. Did I say I hate geese?
Hope you enjoy your day.
posted by: PastorDave (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (6:29 am)
So, can you cook and eat a Canadian Goose? Maybe they could replace turkeys as the birds of choice for the holidays. They fly over around here, but thankfully do not stay.
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (6:57 am)
Reply to: PastorDave
Sure. I'd guess they're probably gamier than farm raised birds, but I know people who've eaten them and say there are ways to prepare them so they taste great. I've haven't tried one myself - yet. Maybe this will be the year.
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (7:00 am)
Reply to: OldSchool
Maybe we should start up a company that produces exploding golf balls - and I'm not talking the chalk-filled gag balls. I want them to explode when they land, not when they're hit. I want goose-killing shrapnel.
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (7:01 am)
Reply to: auntconi
At least you didn't say they were pretty like snow.
posted by: OldSchool (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (7:42 am)
Reply to: surrogate
So that's the secret project that you said you were starting where you were making something to sell that you would not share with any of us yet...
I don't think the greenskeepers would appreciate the divots that those balls could leave though!
posted by: idiotbubble (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (8:17 am)
Wow. Some geese hater here. :) Can you actually eat them? I understand the frustration you have towards these birds, the filth, urgh. In my country, pigeons are really the ones disturbing. I've never seen a canadian goose though. Maybe you could send some here to open some of our eyes. :)
posted by: fractalmom (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (10:57 am)
count me in. I hate everything.
posted by: bawdy (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (12:51 pm)
We don't want them either! Why was this flock still that far north anyway? Goose shit emits toxic fumes. Eradicate them!
posted by: alaskawildflowers (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (5:18 pm)
well, it's probably a good thing they're (the geese) alive. you know everything is interdependent-- if you didn't have to put up with goose poo when you went golfing, you'd want to go golfing every day and not get any work done, then no $$ coming in, you 'd be on WELFARE :-)
AND, I believe animals are on the planet to be energy balancers-- to help make up for people's negativity. Eradicate them, and we scr** ourselves.....
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (5:49 pm)
Well - it's going to be pretty hard to get rid of "Canadian Geese", being that there is no such thing.
- Now if you are talking about "Canada Geese"...well - they are pretty like snow. ;)
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (6:04 pm)
Reply to: PirateGirl
Well ex-CUUUUUUSE me.
We've always called them that where I grew up in Metro Detroit - ya know, 8.3 miles from Canada.
(zerbert)
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (6:56 pm)
Congratulations to the pilot for during an excellent job.
Now about the geese, plus all of the the people without jobs, I say eat them. if people eat rats and bugs I am sure that goose would be delicious.
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 01.22.09 (5:31 am)
Reply to: surrogate
Ya know, I called them that too, until a friend of mine who has a degree in that sort of thing told me differently. ( Oh yeah, Wikapedia said it too)
It's ok Surr...honest....*pats Surr on the head*
;D
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 01.22.09 (6:34 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
Yeah, I thought it was "the Canada Goose", but "Canadian Geese".
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 01.22.09 (6:40 am)
Reply to: surrogate
mmmmmmmmm.... nope - "Canada Goose" - "Canada Geese" - the "Canada" stays the same, it's only the Goose that becomes more than one ;)
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