You want some real thorns? New Zealand has gorse fields that are literally impenetrable.
"Its introduction resulted in large spreading infestations over hundreds of hectares, peaking in the late 1940s. It was recognised as a threat as early as 1861 where the Provincial Council in Nelson passing an act to prevent the planting of gorse hedges. The seed can lie dormant on the ground for up to 50 years, germinating quickly after the adults have been removed. Unfortunately, most methods of removing adult gorse plants, such as burning or bulldozing them, create the ideal conditions for the gorse seeds to germinate and total eradication with current technology seems impossible. Gorse is now one of the most widely recognised agricultural weeds in New Zealand. It covers 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 acres) at varying densities — a total of 5% of the land area of New Zealand when excluding existing indigenous forest, vegetated sub-alpine and alpine areas.Gorse became New Zealand's most costly weed to control, an estimated $22 million per annum by the early 1980s." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorse_in_New_Zealand On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 2:24 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Using Baltimore as a benchmark it's nearly 800 miles from the great > northern estate in Caribou. > > We've got some pretty great thorns up north too. Last fall I shot a > partridge in a hedgerow and then realized that I couldn't get to it. I > don't know what the bushes are but they've got 1" long thorns that are just > vicious. I ended up crawling 50 feet on my belly each way to retrieve the > bird. > > Now I'm debating, on the one hand, the bush hog will make short work of > those thorns. On the other, if the birds like the thorn bush maybe I should > keep it... > > -Curt > > On Monday, May 10, 2021, 2:07:33 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Curt, I'm guessing your trip to MD will cover 475 - 500 miles. I won't be > able to cover your expenses but the excursion will be PRICELESS and the > goats will love our first in class thorn bushes. > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:57 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I am thinking of buying a goat to give the Komondor something to protect > > other than us. > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 10:49 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > We've been talking about goats on the vast northern estate. I wonder > if > > I > > > could make money trucking them south to rent out? > > > -Curt > > > > > > On Monday, May 10, 2021, 12:38:54 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via > > > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Goats. I’ve seen rent-a-goat services > > > > > > --FT > > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > > > On May 10, 2021, at 12:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Andrew, > > > > Happy to accommodate your torn bush removal needs with a controlled > > > burn... > > > > 2 gallons of gas, one match, catch the wind in the right direction.. > no > > > > worries... ;)) > > > > Slightly higher charge for the propane weed burner torch treatment. > > > > Zoning restrictions on open fire are not my concern... ;)) > > > > > > > >> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:44 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> *Seems to me, it's time to employ people to do things, instead of > > > putting > > > >> them out of work with machines that can be hacked or crash.* > > > >> > > > >> Great suggestion, Grant. I need my back yard cleared of thorn > bushes. > > > >> Will pay you OVER minimum wage, provided you can find your way east. > > > >> > > > >> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:39 AM Clay via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Boeing, flying windows into the ground. > > > >>> > > > >>> Oil out of AK is still sitting just under $70. Maybe the price > will > > > >>> creep up now that there is less fuel making its way to the > > > Mid-Atlantic. > > > >>> Probably not. Bakken remains reasonable. West TX the same. Could > > > see a > > > >>> replay of the oil mess of last May. Fuel prices rise, while crude > > > backs > > > >> up > > > >>> into tanks > > > >>> > > > >>> Clay > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > >>> > > > >>>> On May 9, 2021, at 9:20 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > >>> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Excellent points. > > > >>>> Imagine if all the Bombers built at Willow Run Plant were built by > > > >>> Windows > > > >>>> based computers... > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________ > > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >>> > > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >>> > > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> _______________________________________ > > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >> > > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >> > > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
