Hi Chuck,
These are the same squirrels that make long trips on overhead telephone
cables, which appears safer than crossing a busy street. We saw one slip
and fall from a power pole, and, after shaking himself, he got off the
ground and went about his business.
I'm not worried that my fence will collapse. But, the chewed neutral on the
incoming power feed was a different story. We found it when I was
investigating the cause of low voltage at my wall sockets. Long story. It
turned out to be a combination of the high resistance of the neutral and a
failed breaker to a capacitor bank on the main power line. I had to take my
volt meter to a number of homes on the block, to convince the power company
that they had a problem on the phase that feeds our neighborhood. Sure
enough, there was a bad breaker.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Puzzles
> You certainly have some strange squirrels. I was so surprised at the
> gnawed aluminum that I went out and checked about 1/3 of my aluminum
> fence post caps (where the numerous squirrels typically run). Not a
> mark to be seen and the fence has been there (I think) for about 30 years.
>
> My Rose of Sharon is trying to bloom but it's still too early here. We
> have been missing honey bees for the last several years, presumably due
> to "colony collapse disorder". When the salvia was in heavy bloom it
> was well populated with bumble bees. Now the salvia is done and our
> roses and other flowers are in bloom but I haven't seen a bee of any
> sort lately. I'll pay more attention to the Rose of Sharon when it
> blooms since it normally supports a flock of bumble bees.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 6/26/2013 4:53 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Squirrels seem to have a craving for aluminum, or perhaps just like to
>> grind their teeth. Over the years, I have replaced one power feed to the
>> house, because the aluminum neutral was almost severed where it passed
>> through tree branches. The aluminum castings on the top of my fence
>> posts, as well as the aluminum wire ties, all show teeth marks. Here is
>> an example.
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6311
>>
>> Plantain Lilies are very difficult to photograph, because the lower
>> blooms die before the top ones open. In this case, I caught them just
>> prior to opening.
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6313
>>
>> The Rose of Sharon bushes just began blooming, and this normally results
>> in a swarm of bumble bees. This year, there is not a bee to be seen. I
>> have seen references in the newspaper to a bee shortage this year.
>> Anyone know why?
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6315
>>
>> E-1 and ZD 35 Macro.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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