Comments on: What’s So “Great?”

By: wolfpack

wolfpack — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:46 +0000

Jocko– Not at all. Kids opinions certainly are important. That’s why we spend so much time and energy on things like the soccer park, ice rink, water park, schools etc… It’s just that their opinions come from a different prospective and should not be mixed up with the adult opinions. The fact that their opinions were not voluntary and part of a selective class assignment is another factor that distorts getting the true pulse of our youth. I was in school once and remember how I would have treated this assignment, “squirrels are cool they eat the old man’s tomatoes so I don’t have to”.

By: ZenPanda

ZenPanda — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:47:44 +0000

Thanks Aaron!
In Australia they are using tiger pooh as a pest repellent. That I wouldn’t want to collect either!

I thought the increased number of hawks around town would help with the squirrels? What kind of owl are you thinking? I’d be all for it!

By: Jocko

Jocko — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 04:35:24 +0000

Hey, Wolfpack: Do you think you have to be an old fart like us to have opinions that matter? I think seventh-graders and high-schoolers have relevant opinions — probably fresher and more honest that the conflict-ridden opinions of us old timers.

By: Aaron Weissman

Aaron Weissman — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:36:46 +0000

Dona; You ENCOURAGE those rats-with-bushy-tails? For shame! How about a mayoral platform of importing some natural squirrel predators, like owls, to Gibson Park?

ZenPanda; Try Red-fox urine. You can buy it, bottled, from sources on the Internet. The stuff stinks to high-heaven, but actually keeps the evil rats-with-bushy-tails out of the yard. My only problem is thinking about the poor soul who has the job of collecting it.

By: wolfpack

wolfpack — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:08:18 +0000

If I remember right the Trib also said about half of the respondents were captive students, 7th grade and up. I’m not sure whether the student half or the adult half are responsible for some of the odd responses but mixing the two sure prevents one from drawing any serious conclusions from the results. Then again when could you ever reach any serious conclusions from anything reported by the Tribune?

By: ZenPanda

ZenPanda — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:42:15 +0000

I used to like the squirrels…til they started to eat EVERYTHING, die in my yard and scare my BooBoo Kitty!

By: Dona Stebbins

Dona Stebbins — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:44:53 +0000

Now, Aaron, those cute little squirrels supply “squirrel tv” for my Golden Retrievers, via the picture window. If you feed them peanuts, they won’t steal your tomatoes and strawberries. And didn’t your grandmother teach you to always plant enough for the pests?
Kim, there are some great people here. There are also a bunch of red-necked dullards. It’s really like anywhjere else. Choose your company accordingly.
And Kalispell makes me claustrophobic. I love being able to see 360 degrees, with blue skies and prairie. I love Great Falls, and believe me, no one is more aware of what’s wrong than I am. But I don’t dwell on it because I am looking at all the wonderful things we have here and how to build on them.
You can’t built anything solid on a foundation of negativity. I’ll fold up my soapbox now.;) Have a Great week in Great Falls!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:13:30 +0000

GF is really boring if you compare to the landscape of Kalispell. No real mountains. That bugs me.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:03:38 +0000

I want to say something highly cynical and cranky about the “great” people in Great Falls. Honestly, the number of “great” people in Great Falls, I can count on one hand.

By: Aaron Weissman

Aaron Weissman — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:41:03 +0000

Squirrels?!?!?!?!

Those evil, tomato-eating, strawberry stealing, interloping non-native Chip and Dale rodents? As the best of Great Falls?

Nay, I say. NAY!