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  1. manumuskin

    Educating young'uns

    How do you teach yourself to read? By reading how to books? :-) Kinda glad I never got to go to college myself after listening to the stuff some of these kids come out believing.
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    Educating young'uns

    I do believe kids need to be taught to read,write and basic math,beyond that the woods can teach em the rest,definitely more worth knowing then the city can.Am I biased?
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    Educating young'uns

    We don't need no thought control. Great article.Wish i was unschooled:-(
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    You've heard of a bug zapper....

    Are they saying this is done on purpose or is it just incidental and unavoidable? Lord help any hang gliders that go over head? Imagine the smoke plume that would leave?These things work like a magnifying glass and concentrate sunlight to a point? I have experience starting fires with that...
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    Dead Rattlesnake

    Same behavior I"ve noted Bob.Takes a bit to get em riled but once there it takes em awhile to calm down.
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    Dead Rattlesnake

    Would take a moron to hit one on a bike.For one travelling that slowly the biker should have seen it and there is the odd chance the snake could coil and tag the biker instead of getting hit.The biker could end up being the one that gets hit.The heat pits would help the snake zero in on a leg...
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    Dead Rattlesnake

    Very beautiful animal,excepting the head of course.I hope that wasn't done on purpose.I"ve actually seen people swerve to hit snakes,and even turtles as well.
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    Lebanon State Forest Project

    Guy that stone appears to have been yanked out quite recently. When it comes to the Jerk giving you problems technically according to the signs we are only allowed to park in designated areas so I guess in Wharton your only allowed to park at Batsto in the parking lot and at Atsion and anywhere...
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    Lots of rain

    Boyd the storm I"m talking about wiped out the area you live in now as well as over here in Cumberland county
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    Lots of rain

    was it in August? Might Have been the one I"m thinking of.
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    Lots of rain

    They are saying this is the most rain Millville has ever had in one day on record.I disagree.I remember maybe eight or nine years ago we had a storm also in August that dropped thirteen inches (This storm was eight) in less then 24 hours and ripped out the Menantico Creek bridge on route 552 and...
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    Lots of rain

    I had to drive to work in it last night.Hit water and almost ran off the road half a dozen times.Criks all flooded,neighbors basement flooded,bunch of houses in millville along whitemarsh creek on ireland avenue flooded,sitting in a big lake.It's a mess.Criks are up! Lets go yakkin!
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    Lebanon State Forest Project

    There was I didn't see your post till I refreshed:-)
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    Lebanon State Forest Project

    Yes! You are the man Ben!
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    Lebanon State Forest Project

    Are they lost forever?:-( This will be a very sad day if their gone for good.
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    Local Civil War Fighters

    My seventh gr grandad was Bodo Otto.He was Washingtons head surgeon at Valley Forge.He operated out of Yellow Tavern as a Hospital the ruins and interpretive plaques are still there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_Otto http://www.drbodootto.org/
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    Ticks can now ruin

    Nothing will keep me out of the woods.Not ticks,chiggers or yallerjackets. People worry about snakes,heck thats one good reason to go to the woods:-)
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    Local Civil War Fighters

    I do Geneaology and am into the Civil War so this is right up my alley.My Dad is from here and his side all fought as Yanks.Moms dad was from WV and they fough for the Union as well but Moms Moms side are from Kentucky and they were Rebs in a county that was equally split between Union and...
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    Manumuskin Nature Conservancy Property

    That place used to be a big party spot back in the late 80's early 90's then the Nature Conservancy bought it and Bill Smith a volunteer on the Pine snake project shut em down.He ran off all the dirt bikes and the partiers.I used to walk out there by myself and swim out to the little sand bar...
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    Local Civil War Fighters

    any relation 46er? My gr gr gr grandad was Samuel Miller from the 24th NJ reg.Buried in Broad st cemetery Bridgeton.It's a wonder it made it back.He only did nine months in a nine month enlistment but he charged the stone wall at Marye's heights and not many made it back from there.
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