I Miss My Pond!!!

[Broomhilda]

I am sitting here in sunny Florida (Ha, ha, ha!! ) wishing I was back home
in the two or three feet of snow that I hear covers the ground.

I am spending a lot of time planning the landscaping for my new pond. Was
just finished last fall. The waterfall is outstanding. I can't take credit
for it myself. I started it after a backhoe dug the hole, but ran out of
steam and hired a landscaper. He did an outstanding job and as soon as I
can I will try to get a picture on the internet.

It needs landscaping and am I ever itching to get at it!!!

To those worrying about freezing ponds, I have another pond down the hill
from my house and I do nothing to keep it from freezing. The fish don't
seem to mind.

That is my favorite spot on earth. Sitting on the bench just watching fish.

Well, I just wanted to sound off a bit.

Pixi, alias Broomhilda

[Rich]

Send or post your e-mail Ill send you some pictures.

"Broomhilda" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> I am sitting here in sunny Florida (Ha, ha, ha!! ) wishing I was back home
> in the two or three feet of snow that I hear covers the ground.
>
> I am spending a lot of time planning the landscaping for my new pond. Was
> just finished last fall. The waterfall is outstanding. I can't take
credit
> for it myself. I started it after a backhoe dug the hole, but ran out of
> steam and hired a landscaper. He did an outstanding job and as soon as I
> can I will try to get a picture on the internet.
>
> It needs landscaping and am I ever itching to get at it!!!
>
> To those worrying about freezing ponds, I have another pond down the hill
> from my house and I do nothing to keep it from freezing. The fish don't
> seem to mind.
>
> That is my favorite spot on earth. Sitting on the bench just watching
fish.
>
> Well, I just wanted to sound off a bit.
>
> Pixi, alias Broomhilda
>
>
>
>

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:34:29 -0500
"Rich" > wrote:

> Send or post your e-mail Ill send you some pictures.
>
> "Broomhilda" > wrote...

I'm pretty sure that "Broomie's" eddress in not munged.
It may be false but is not munged.

Cybe R. Wizard -misses his under-ice fish, too.
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Broomhilda]

is my e-mail address here in the sunny (Ha!) south.
It's different up north but no sense giving that one to you. No one there
to read the e-mail.


"Rich" > wrote in message
...
> Send or post your e-mail Ill send you some pictures.
>
> "Broomhilda" > wrote in message

[Broomhilda]

What does munged mean?

See you around the Caldrun.


"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
news:20040202075854.03e6fbf9.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:34:29 -0500
> "Rich" > wrote:
>
> > Send or post your e-mail Ill send you some pictures.
> >
> > "Broomhilda" > wrote...
>
> I'm pretty sure that "Broomie's" eddress in not munged.
> It may be false but is not munged.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard -misses his under-ice fish, too.
> --
> Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
> Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
> "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
> Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:38:26 GMT
"Broomhilda" > wrote:

> What does munged mean?

Disfigured so as to guard the /real/ eddress from the spambots. Some
people munge their eddress in different ways, such as:





All will avoid the spambots, BUT the last one is incorrect because it
leaves the ISP's name and any spam mail sent to the eddress will,
therefore, sit on the mail server until it is either delivered (not
likely) or deleted by the server which can take weeks depending upon how
the server is configured. The rest correctly munge the ISP name so mail
goes directly to the trash instead of sitting around taking up server
space while delivery is attempted over and over again.
>
> See you around the Caldrun.

Bubbler and some little goldfish in mine!

Cybe R. Wizard -I'll be there!
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:04:13 GMT
"Broomhilda" > wrote:

> is my e-mail address here in the sunny (Ha!)
> south. It's different up north but no sense giving that one to you.
> No one there to read the e-mail.

I originally switched to mindspring (now earthlink) from a local
ISP because I visited Ft. Meyers, FL for a month or so. Earthlink has
nationwide access numbers so all I have to do when traveling is switch
connection numbers and I'm all set!
Of course, this is dial-up, not broadband.

Do you still use earthlink up north?

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Broomhilda]

No. Have to use a local server as none of the big ones are in our area. I
live a long way from anywhere. Gotta go 50 miles to buy clothes. 12 miles
to the grocery store.

I am not nuts about earthlink. Half the time I can't get online.

Fort Meyers is about a hundred miles south of us. Can't stand this state!!!

Too hot and muggy most of the time, fire ants, palmetto bugs, mosquitos, and
most of this winter it has been chilly. No snow, but I'd rather.


"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
news:20040202090846.189e0976.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:04:13 GMT
> "Broomhilda" > wrote:
>
> > is my e-mail address here in the sunny (Ha!)
> > south. It's different up north but no sense giving that one to you.
> > No one there to read the e-mail.
>
> I originally switched to mindspring (now earthlink) from a local
> ISP because I visited Ft. Meyers, FL for a month or so. Earthlink has
> nationwide access numbers so all I have to do when traveling is switch
> connection numbers and I'm all set!
> Of course, this is dial-up, not broadband.
>
> Do you still use earthlink up north?
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
> --
> Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
> Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
> "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
> Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Rich]

http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm

SNOW

[Broomhilda]

Thank you. Up north I get very little virus contaminated mail and no spam.
I sent my local server an e-mail and asked if there was something they could
do to stop the spam and the dozens of virus contaminated e-mails. Don't
know what they did, but they eliminated all the spam and 99 percent of
contaminated e-mails.

Norton stops the contaminated e-mails but I have to delete them. Up north
my server gets rid of them and I don't have to look at them.

"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
news:20040202090531.6a3b57a4.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:38:26 GMT
> "Broomhilda" > wrote:
>
> > What does munged mean?
>
> Disfigured so as to guard the /real/ eddress from the spambots. Some
> people munge their eddress in different ways, such as:
>
>
>
>
>
> All will avoid the spambots, BUT the last one is incorrect because it
> leaves the ISP's name and any spam mail sent to the eddress will,
> therefore, sit on the mail server until it is either delivered (not
> likely) or deleted by the server which can take weeks depending upon how
> the server is configured. The rest correctly munge the ISP name so mail
> goes directly to the trash instead of sitting around taking up server
> space while delivery is attempted over and over again.
> >
> > See you around the Caldrun.
>
> Bubbler and some little goldfish in mine!
>
> Cybe R. Wizard -I'll be there!
> --
> Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
> Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
> "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
> Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:14:30 GMT
"Broomhilda" > wrote:

> No. Have to use a local server as none of the big ones are in our
> area. I live a long way from anywhere. Gotta go 50 miles to buy
> clothes. 12 miles to the grocery store.

Lucky you! I am /so/ envious!
>
> I am not nuts about earthlink. Half the time I can't get online.

That's strange, I've never had trouble anywhere in the US. Have you
tried different phone numbers locally?
>
> Fort Meyers is about a hundred miles south of us. Can't stand this
> state!!!

I'm right with you there. I've a daughter in Rollins College in
Orlando (really in Winter Park, but who has ever heard of that?) who
hates it, also. She really wanted to go there, though,
>
> Too hot and muggy most of the time, fire ants, palmetto bugs,
> mosquitos, and most of this winter it has been chilly. No snow, but
> I'd rather.

And people either drive /way/ too fast and recklessly, or /way/ too
slowly and overly cautiously. Strange state, alright.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

[Broomhilda]

Well, there is SNOW but on the other hand there is "snow".


"Rich" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm
>
> SNOW
>
>
>

[[email protected]]

omygod... and I lived in the lakes district 170 miles north of TO where it snowed
every other day, but I never seen anything like this. Not even in Minnesota altho I
drove thru some tall banks up there going up towards St. Cloud. Ingrid

"Rich" > wrote:

>
>
>http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm
>
>SNOW
>
>



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So what takes you to FL, a place you do not like? ~ jan

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:14:30 GMT, "Broomhilda" > wrote:

>No. Have to use a local server as none of the big ones are in our area. I
>live a long way from anywhere. Gotta go 50 miles to buy clothes. 12 miles
>to the grocery store.
>
>I am not nuts about earthlink. Half the time I can't get online.
>
>Fort Meyers is about a hundred miles south of us. Can't stand this state!!!
>
>Too hot and muggy most of the time, fire ants, palmetto bugs, mosquitos, and
>most of this winter it has been chilly. No snow, but I'd rather.
>
>
>"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
>news:20040202090846.189e0976.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
>> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:04:13 GMT
>> "Broomhilda" > wrote:
>>
>> > is my e-mail address here in the sunny (Ha!)
>> > south. It's different up north but no sense giving that one to you.
>> > No one there to read the e-mail.
>>
>> I originally switched to mindspring (now earthlink) from a local
>> ISP because I visited Ft. Meyers, FL for a month or so. Earthlink has
>> nationwide access numbers so all I have to do when traveling is switch
>> connection numbers and I'm all set!
>> Of course, this is dial-up, not broadband.
>>
>> Do you still use earthlink up north?
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>> --
>> Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
>> Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
>> "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
>> Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L
>

~ jan

[Broomhilda]

Sort of reminds me of Michigan in the winter of 58-59. Wasn't nearly as
much snow as the Laborador pictures but the banks on the side of Rte. 53
(Van Dyke) out in the sticks a bit were a good 20 feet high where the snow
blowers had blown the snow. Someone had somehow lifted an old car up to the
top of it. I suppose it came down as the snow melted.


> wrote in message
...
> omygod... and I lived in the lakes district 170 miles north of TO where it
snowed
> every other day, but I never seen anything like this. Not even in
Minnesota altho I
> drove thru some tall banks up there going up towards St. Cloud. Ingrid
>
> "Rich" > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm
> >
> >SNOW
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Rich]

http://community.webshots.com/album/115728467akVGop

Here some new ones.

[Broomhilda]

A husband. He likes it here and would like to move here year round.

There is a spot that I could tolerate i think.

A finger of land jutting out into the Gulf of Mexico. Cool breezes all the
time. And water on three sides. But you wouldn't believe the price for a
house that would be maybe $100,000 anywhere else.

I haven't got a couple of million to spend on a house just now.


"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> So what takes you to FL, a place you do not like? ~ jan
>
> >On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:14:30 GMT, "Broomhilda"
> wrote:
>
> >No. Have to use a local server as none of the big ones are in our area.
I
> >live a long way from anywhere. Gotta go 50 miles to buy clothes. 12
miles
> >to the grocery store.
> >
> >I am not nuts about earthlink. Half the time I can't get online.
> >
> >Fort Meyers is about a hundred miles south of us. Can't stand this
state!!!
> >
> >Too hot and muggy most of the time, fire ants, palmetto bugs, mosquitos,
and
> >most of this winter it has been chilly. No snow, but I'd rather.
> >
> >
> >"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
> >news:20040202090846.189e0976.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> >> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:04:13 GMT
> >> "Broomhilda" > wrote:
> >>
> >> > is my e-mail address here in the sunny (Ha!)
> >> > south. It's different up north but no sense giving that one to you.
> >> > No one there to read the e-mail.
> >>
> >> I originally switched to mindspring (now earthlink) from a local
> >> ISP because I visited Ft. Meyers, FL for a month or so. Earthlink has
> >> nationwide access numbers so all I have to do when traveling is switch
> >> connection numbers and I'm all set!
> >> Of course, this is dial-up, not broadband.
> >>
> >> Do you still use earthlink up north?
> >>
> >> Cybe R. Wizard
> >> --
> >> Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
> >> Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
> >> "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
> >> Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L
> >
>
> ~ jan

[Snooze]

"Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
news:20040202090531.6a3b57a4.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> Disfigured so as to guard the /real/ eddress from the spambots. Some
> people munge their eddress in different ways, such as:
>
>
>
>
>
> All will avoid the spambots, BUT the last one is incorrect because it
> leaves the ISP's name and any spam mail sent to the eddress will,
> therefore, sit on the mail server until it is either delivered (not
> likely) or deleted by the server which can take weeks depending upon how
> the server is configured. The rest correctly munge the ISP name so mail
> goes directly to the trash instead of sitting around taking up server
> space while delivery is attempted over and over again.
> >

Cyberwizard you made a minor mistake. All but the LAST one is incorrect. A
valid domain will allow the MTA (mail transport agent) to attempt to deliver
the mail, trigger an immediate bounce. (specifically a 550 user unknown
error)

A bogus domain will trigger a variety of errors, based on what bogus domain
you chose, non-existent domains, or hosts trigger 500 series fatal errors.
Lame delegation, network reachable trigger 400 series errors.

400 series errors are the least desirable because they can on the mail
server's mail queue for up to a week, 500 series are processed immediately
and do not chew up disk space.

Sameer

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 23:36:01 GMT
"Snooze" > wrote:

>
> "Cybe R. Wizard" <Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower> wrote in message
> news:20040202090531.6a3b57a4.Cybe_R_Wizard@Wizards Tower...
> > Disfigured so as to guard the /real/ eddress from the spambots.
> > Some people munge their eddress in different ways, such as:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > All will avoid the spambots, BUT the last one is incorrect because
> > it leaves the ISP's name and any spam mail sent to the eddress will,
> > therefore, sit on the mail server until it is either delivered (not
> > likely) or deleted by the server which can take weeks depending upon
> > how the server is configured. The rest correctly munge the ISP name
> > so mail goes directly to the trash instead of sitting around taking
> > up server space while delivery is attempted over and over again.
> > >
>
> Cyberwizard you made a minor mistake. All but the LAST one is
> incorrect. A valid domain will allow the MTA (mail transport agent) to
> attempt to deliver the mail, trigger an immediate bounce.
> (specifically a 550 user unknown error)

I see that you are correct:

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es)
failed:


SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT
>: host mx6.earthlink.net
[207.217.125.21]: 550 unknown

------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers.------

<snip>

> Sameer
>
Thanks, I like learning new things!

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L