Beats the heck out of me, John. I suspect that they do. And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. I think people often get what they deserve. That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the neighborhood. Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. Sincerely, Bob John Armstrong wrote: >Bob, > But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >eatery there?? > >John D > > > > >Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > > > >>Dear Armstrong mates, >> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >> >> >>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very > > >>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>and insisted that the citations be voided. >> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>decided to permanently retire. >> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>has been replaced. >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dear Bob, I can appreciate your displeasure with the bureaucrats ................ My next to last career was that of a purchasing agent (Supply Officer) for the State of Alaska's Central region DOT (an area about the size of Texas) On one side I had the laws of the State of Alaska telling me how I could make purchases on the other side I had the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Directors and deputy Directors (all political appointees) telling me what they wanted me to do.. I usually ended up telling them one of two things.. One), If they wanted something purchased without going through the legal process, by all means jump right out there and buy it... on your own authority.... and if you get caught, go to jail on your own authority.. and not mine..!! That usually got them off my backside. and Two) you really don't want to know...!! I took an early retirement, at reduced income, to get away from the politicians, but .... I already had my Fishing Charter Service up and running, and that more than made up for any financial shortcomings of an early retirement from the great state of Alaska..!! A few times the commissioner sent an emmissary to the Homer Harbor to ask me to please come back and straighten out the mess they had created, and of course each time my response was... unprintable...!!! In truth I'd have lost money to have stayed with the State any longer, and fishing had a much stronger appeal to me than setting on my duff, spending State money..!!! My son's, and a few acquaintences think I was very smart (even brilliant) to have made some of the career choices I have made... Truth is, it was blind stupid luck.. Perhaps it was the luck o' the Irish... But if they want to think I was a brilliant manipulator, so be it..!! :-) My 12 yr old grandson thinks I'm pretty smart, and Lord help me I don't ever want to disappoint that lad...!! Sincerely, John D A Little SoWest of North Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > Beats the heck out of me, John. > I suspect that they do. > And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. > I think people often get what they deserve. > That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. > I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of > enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the > neighborhood. > Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. > Sincerely, > Bob > > John Armstrong wrote: > >>Bob, >> But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >>eatery there?? >> >>John D >> >> >> >> >>Robert E. Armstrong wrote: >> >> >> >>>Dear Armstrong mates, >>> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >>> >>> >>>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very >> >> >>>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >>> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >>> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>>and insisted that the citations be voided. >>> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >>> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>>decided to permanently retire. >>> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>>has been replaced. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > -- > Sincerely, > Bob Armstrong > in Houston, TX > picture > "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and > without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of > America, author of the veterinary > mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, > ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and > INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & > Noble > Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >

Now you have the best job of all, John...Grandpa who is creating great memories for a 12 year old boy who will always remember and tell about his trips into the wilderness with Grandpa....beats all your other successes and jobs over the years. What great times you are showing that boy! And what a great legacy you are creating... Cousin Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: "Robert E. Armstrong" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] I love your Peacock stories... here's mine! > Dear Bob, > I can appreciate your displeasure with the bureaucrats > ................ > My next to last career was that of a purchasing agent (Supply Officer) > for the State of Alaska's Central region DOT > (an area about the size of Texas) On one side I had the laws of the > State of Alaska telling me how I could make purchases > on the other side I had the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, > Directors and deputy Directors (all political appointees) telling me > what they wanted me to do.. > I usually ended up telling them one of two things.. One), If they > wanted something purchased without going through the legal process, by > all means jump right out there and buy it... on your own > authority.... and if you get caught, go to jail on your own > authority.. and not mine..!! That usually got them off my > backside. and Two) you really don't want to know...!! > I took an early retirement, at reduced income, to get away from > the politicians, but .... I already had my Fishing Charter Service up > and running, and that more than made up for any financial shortcomings > of an early retirement from the great state of Alaska..!! A few times > the commissioner sent an emmissary to the Homer Harbor to ask me to > please come back and straighten out the mess they had created, and of > course each time my response was... unprintable...!!! In truth I'd > have lost money to have stayed with the State any longer, and fishing > had a much stronger appeal to me than setting on my duff, spending > State money..!!! > My son's, and a few acquaintences think I was very smart (even > brilliant) to have made some of the career choices I have made... Truth > is, it was blind stupid luck.. Perhaps it was the luck o' the > Irish... But if they want to think I was a brilliant manipulator, so > be it..!! :-) > My 12 yr old grandson thinks I'm pretty smart, and Lord help me I don't > ever want to disappoint that lad...!! > > Sincerely, > John D > A Little SoWest of North > > > > Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > >> Beats the heck out of me, John. >> I suspect that they do. >> And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. >> I think people often get what they deserve. >> That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. >> I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of >> enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the >> neighborhood. >> Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. >> Sincerely, >> Bob >> >> John Armstrong wrote: >> >>>Bob, >>> But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >>>eatery there?? >>> >>>John D >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Robert E. Armstrong wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Dear Armstrong mates, >>>> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >>>> >>>> >>>>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very >>> >>> >>>>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>>>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>>>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>>>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>>>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>>>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>>>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>>>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>>>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >>>> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>>>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>>>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>>>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>>>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>>>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >>>> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>>>and insisted that the citations be voided. >>>> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >>>> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>>>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>>>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>>>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>>>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>>>decided to permanently retire. >>>> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>>>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>>>has been replaced. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Sincerely, >> Bob Armstrong >> in Houston, TX >> picture >> "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and >> without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of >> America, author of the veterinary >> mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, >> ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and >> INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & >> Noble >> Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web. This email exchange was interesting and slightly amusing. http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/peacocks-msg.html Maybe, at the next gathering.... Heck, it has to be better than Haggis. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Robert E. Armstrong Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:55 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] I love your Peacock stories... here's mine! Beats the heck out of me, John. I suspect that they do. And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. I think people often get what they deserve. That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the neighborhood. Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. Sincerely, Bob John Armstrong wrote: >Bob, > But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >eatery there?? > >John D > > > > >Robert E. Armstrong wrote: > > > >>Dear Armstrong mates, >> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >> >> >>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very > > >>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>and insisted that the citations be voided. >> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>decided to permanently retire. >> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>has been replaced. >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, "There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web." Surprisingly? Not for the folks who live in Arcadia, CA. I have not looked into the number of funeral dirges written for peacocks, but there should be many more of those than recipes. Tom, formerly of Arcadia, CA Jim & Sue Allen wrote: > There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web. > This email exchange was interesting and slightly amusing. > > > http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/peacocks-msg.html > > Maybe, at the next gathering.... Heck, it has to be better than Haggis. > > > >

Well now, As, the couple of times that I have had haggis, I have to admit that I liked it. Even had seconds. Does this make me a true Scot--which I surely am in part? Ben in North-central Maine where the leaves have changed and I am facing Scotland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Peacock recipes > Dear Listers, > > "There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web." > > Surprisingly? Not for the folks who live in Arcadia, CA. > > I have not looked into the number of funeral dirges written for peacocks, > but there should be many more of those than recipes. > > Tom, formerly of Arcadia, CA > > > > > > Jim & Sue Allen wrote: >> There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web. >> This email exchange was interesting and slightly amusing. >> >> >> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/peacocks-msg.html >> >> Maybe, at the next gathering.... Heck, it has to be better than Haggis. >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >