[Avedis53]

Just take the old filter out and forget about replacing it. People are such pussies nowadays. Filtered air, filtered water, no lactose, no peanuts...Jesus H Christ...what a bunch of pansy-ass people the younger generation is.

And stay off my lawn!!!

 

[Avedis53]

Go right ahead and dance all over it. Thirty-seven years at the old house and never even saw a snake in the yard. Mowed lawn at the new place four times so far, hit a snake once with the mower and saw one slither away the another time. Yeah, garden snakes, but still...I think I'd rather have my nipples pierced than see any snake regularly. I'm not sure if I'm gonna have to buy a riding mower or hire a lawn service.

Come to Oregon! There are Western rattlesnakes, Northern Pacific rattlesnakes, and Great Basin rattlesnakes for your enjoyment.

Pffft!...Garter (not garden) snakes in your lawn? BFD! If that creeps you out, how about this garter snake coming out of my Q while I was washing it?

 

[Avedis53]

GD...no pictures necessary. I would have burned the phucking car down.

I thought "garter" was a colloquialism (if that's the right word) used in the midwest, but apparently not. I have always said garter snake, but always assumed it wasn't the correct term.

Jesus, I hate nature.

I just picked it up and put it back in the yard as garter snakes are harmless. They are beneficial to have in your yard. When we go over to central Oregon, that's when you really have to keep an eye out for rattlesnakes, even though they can be found west of the Cascades also.

 

[Avedis53]

I realize they are harmless, and my brain can tell me that, but I don't think I could command my hands to touch one.

Garter snakes are the smelliest snakes around. They exude a foul odor when irritated so it's best to wear gloves when handling them. They do bite however, even though their venom is basically harmless to humans. Best to grab them right behind the head when moving them to a better location.

 

[Avedis53]

Thanks for that bit of advice, but I don't think I will ever have to worry about it. The one I hit with the lawn mower was left in place so that the food chain could take care of it naturally.

I never learn anything about them because if I Google the topic a bunch of pictures pop up in the returns and I don't need that $h!t. Words are more than enough thank you, I don't need your visual enhancements.

The yard isn't so worrisome. It's your toilet that you should keep an eye on.