Love the stories of the snakes. I'm a "pertineer" gal myself and have come across many a snake in Iowa and blue racers at that. Here in AZ have even come across a few rattlers. I let them have the "right of way" and went the other way. Ha! Jean Smile And The World Smiles Too. -----Original Message----- From: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert [mailto:iggy29@rnetinc.net] Sent: 10 December, 2005 9:39 AM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] MAC's TERMINOLOGY??? Hey Mac: What is ..."straight shot pert neert"????? I'm an Iowa girl, but apparently in Mt. Pleasant (where the real people lived -- smiling!!!! kidding!!!!) that terminology was not used. 'Pertineer' was part of our vocab. though....... Somehow, I think if I'd known you when you were a kid, I'd probably have tried to reform you... ha..ha..ha.. Keep those stories comin' -- they're great.. While picking blackberries a couple of years ago, I came face to face with a blue racer - in strike position.. I simply said -- "Oh, I'm sorry", and got the "H" outta there... What was I thinking??? I have more stories about being a 'town' girl and goin' to my Aunt Elsie & Uncle Bob Upfield's farm near Weldon for 2 weeks every summer.. Needless to say, I was introduced to things I would rather not have been... I'm out to get my 3 mile walk in... Best Regards, Nancee Only had 9" of snow here in Indiana, and it's beautiful. Envision a 61 year old woman making snow angels in the front yard.. ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx