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10-31-2008, 12:57 PM
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Cowgirl Up!
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rocky Point, NY -> eastern PA
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Originally Posted by Summering
Walking with real turkeys, so cute............Yes I see herds (?) of them each day in the fields. One day a group of them almost flew into our car, maybe even into our car window......
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Some trivia from WikiAnswers....
A group of turkeys is called a rafter, although a gang is also an acceptable name. They have also alternately been called a gobble, although this definition is colloquial and generally doesn't appear in dictionaries.
And please be careful when driving near a gang of turkeys. They are silly birds and will fly up and at a car. We get a few turkey vs windshield hits where I work every year. People are surprised when they fly, they think there's no way they can!  |
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11-01-2008, 04:14 PM
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Lifelong NJ, Winter in SC...Hometown NEPA
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Native of New Jersey, Now in SC, Home in NEPA
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Originally Posted by lialleycat
Some trivia from WikiAnswers....
A group of turkeys is called a rafter, although a gang is also an acceptable name. They have also alternately been called a gobble, although this definition is colloquial and generally doesn't appear in dictionaries.
And please be careful when driving near a gang of turkeys. They are silly birds and will fly up and at a car. We get a few turkey vs windshield hits where I work every year. People are surprised when they fly, they think there's no way they can! |
Yep, I just knew that herd was the wrong term........too darn lazy to look it up. 
A gang should be easy to remember .........Yep, I see a huge gang every morning up on the hill of a farm. A rafter, hummmm I never heard of it, but that is an interesting term.  |
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11-03-2008, 09:35 AM
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Cowgirl Up!
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rocky Point, NY -> eastern PA
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Originally Posted by Summering
Yep, I just knew that herd was the wrong term........too darn lazy to look it up.
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I love doing research on things like that. Such a nerd I am! |
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11-30-2008, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lawn Guyland New Yawk
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Originally Posted by lialleycat
I love doing research on things like that. Such a nerd I am!
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Yet you stink at Trivial Persuit???
Go figure...lol
I stink BIG TIME at that game too!!! |
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12-01-2008, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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About 165 miles from my apartment in Williamsport to my parents house in Newtown, Bucks County.
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12-01-2008, 11:11 AM
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Please?
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Cinti expatriate in Phila.
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After yesterday, I am never again driving I-80 between November and March. What a nightmare!
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12-01-2008, 11:40 AM
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Cowgirl Up!
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rocky Point, NY -> eastern PA
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I didn't do much traveling for Thanksgiving (went 10 miles) and won't travel at all for Christmas as I host that at home. Next year the story might be different though. I'm hoping to get everyone to travel out to see me. With so many pets, I can't be gone a whole day anyway.
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12-01-2008, 02:12 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lawn Guyland New Yawk
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Originally Posted by lialleycat
I didn't do much traveling for Thanksgiving (went 10 miles) and won't travel at all for Christmas as I host that at home. Next year the story might be different though. I'm hoping to get everyone to travel out to see me. With so many pets, I can't be gone a whole day anyway.
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I know a guy who might help with the pet feeding stuff???  |
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12-01-2008, 02:34 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: John From Scranton
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Originally Posted by Summering
See Poll on your Holiday travels!
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Only because you started this topic, I voted!!  |
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12-02-2008, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: south central Pa
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Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81
After yesterday, I am never again driving I-80 between November and March. What a nightmare!
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I agree with you Ohiogirl81. My drive from Gettysburg to Albion,Pa (Erie) on Thurs took a little over 5hrs, good weather all the way.
My ride back took 7.5 hrs rained/sleeted/foggy all the way. I-80 a mess, topspeed for about 15 mile strech was 25mph and never saw anything blocking the lanes, just a couple cars and a truck in the center grass.
Traffic moved better on I-90 around Erie during the snow squalls Fri nite then it did Sun on I-80  |
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