Conference 7.286::digital

    Tom, you've got to get used to the mountains.  They've relaxed the
    wording of the memo.  In my 6 years out there, it was always worded
    "Rattle Snake Alert" and cautioned about walking in the grasses around
    the plant.  Are they really saying they'll trap the bull snakes now?

    Moose Alert!  These rather large creatures can be found wandering
    about the property.  Although normally docile, they have been known
    to charge automobiles.  Pay attention to the large number of folks
    'from away' (tourists) that suddenly stop in the middle of the 
    highway and get out of their vehicles to snap photographs.
    
    News_from_a_Wicked_Good_Cluster

    When I was in Merrimack there were notices about the local
    (overzealous) constabulary patrolling Continental Boulevard.
    
    Grins

My experience is that snakes can be found at every Digital facility
year 'round.

- greg

    I don't know Andy...but I do know some wolves in sheeps clothing...
    
    8^)
    
    Jp

    Maybe .0's snake catcher can send them to the Franklin facility...
    I understand they are putting in rubber snakes to scare the ducks
    away?...
    
    :-)

RE: Note 851.1 

>> Are they really saying they'll trap the bull snakes now?

They are out for ALL snakes.  When leaving Friday, the guard was trying to 
find a stick to move what he considered a baby rattler.  I went over and
looked at it and it was a garter snake.  A couple other people also confirmed
it was a garter snake.

For pete's snake!  Don't they give Security any classes on snake ID's?  ;-)

Judy

>For pete's snake!  Don't they give Security any classes on snake ID's?  ;-)

        Only the ones with badges ;^)

        	Mike

    when you get some snakes, keep them alive and send them over to ZPO.
    They are *edible*.
    
    hw

RE .17:

>Hire something that eats snakes...

Obviously you didn't read .16.
				/AHM

        re .18 (re .16)
        
        .16 Trying for a new career in CXO, are we?
        
        q
        

    I wonder if there are snapping turtles in the "non-paged pool" at
    ZKO -- that would explain the "no water activities" sign!
    
    I heard that there is just one praying mantis at the mill - and
    it's very large!
    
    

    Everyone in Network Support out here in Colorado has heard at one time
    or another, different versions of the story about the Field Engineer
    who was crawling under the raised floor in the computer room on the
    first floor at the Mill.
    
    Word has it that he was investigating problems with the coax segment
    for Ethernet under the machine room floor, and suddenly panels in the
    floor exploded as the FE jumped from below screaming "it stood on it's
    hing legs and growled at me!"
    
    Supposedly a 2 foot long warf rat was chewing on the cable (keep in
    mind the raised floor that he stood up under is probably only 12"
    high).
    
    Is this a DEC myth, or did it really happen?

    I worked in the mill from 1964 to 1971.  Some strange things were
    there, but never a 2-foot rat.  An 8-inch rat I'd believe.
    
    For more stories about animals and computers, see topic 98 of the
    BANZAI::War_Story conference. Press KP7 to add that conference to your
    notebook.