The Geese are Southward Bound

amideutch · October 11, 2010

Was cutting grass in my back 40 today when I heard a familiar sound. It was the honking of Geese and they were headed South for the winter. A sure signal winter is right around the corner. I'm on one of the flyways here in Germany and I hear them twice a year coming and going. Ami

RinTinTin · October 11, 2010

You let them all leave? What about Christmas dinner?

ContainerTed · October 12, 2010

Dang, Ami. You can forget about that 10 guage magnum and get out a couple of SAM's. Those feathered honkers are high enough to be on 100% 0xygen.

Ted

amideutch · October 12, 2010

Yep, 10 gauge mag won't come close. When they flew by a VIP USAF Learjet from Ramstein Flew right by them on his approach. He came up on them from behind so I know he saw them. Ami

ContainerTed · October 12, 2010

When I was stationed in Washington State (the old Larson AFB at Moses Lake), one of our KC-135 crews came into debriefing one day and reported that they had encountered a flock of geese that was 6 miles wide and 35 miles long and at 15 thousand feet. Now that's a lot of Christmas Dinners.

Ted

October 12, 2010	#3
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Dang, Ami. You can forget about that 10 guage magnum and get out a couple of SAM's. Those feathered honkers are high enough to be on 100% 0xygen. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

October 12, 2010	#4
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Yep, 10 gauge mag won't come close. When they flew by a VIP USAF Learjet from Ramstein Flew right by them on his approach. He came up on them from behind so I know he saw them. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

October 12, 2010	#5
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	When I was stationed in Washington State (the old Larson AFB at Moses Lake), one of our KC-135 crews came into debriefing one day and reported that they had encountered a flock of geese that was 6 miles wide and 35 miles long and at 15 thousand feet. Now that's a lot of Christmas Dinners. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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October 11, 2010	#2
RinTinTin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 581	You let them all leave? What about Christmas dinner?