Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: TXTdragger(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead's resident replacement for a groundhog>>A lot of Piet people have been to the idyllic setting of Brodhead Wisconsin>during the summer. Sometimes, the question comes up - Yeah, but what about>winter here? Well, we have ice fishing, snowmobiling, curling,>cross-country skiing, and serious booze drinking. A few of us just sort of>hibernate and work on our airplane hobby.>>But yesterday, a sure harbinger of Spring occurred, according to the AP>story datelined "Brodhead.">>"Buddy, the missing wallaby, is back home after surviving three wintry>nights half a world away from his species' native land, Australia. 'He's>thin, but he's completely healthy...eating very well...not a scratch on>him,' said his owner, veterinarian Amy Kunkel." Turns out, Buddy just>hopped out of an open door of a pen which is shared with other friendly>animals. His tracks in the snow showed hops averaging about five feet and>at times covering nine feet. After three days and nights in the near-zero>temperature, Buddy is back home.>>Some of the guys at Brodhead are debating whether the sighting of akangaroo>hopping from snowdrift to snowdrift in Brodhead on the first weekend in>February, means that there will be six more weeks of winter, or whether it>means Spring will soon be here.>>Doc Mosher>Oshkosh USA>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Mike Lund"
A lot of Piet people have been to the idyllic setting of Brodhead Wisconsinduring the summer. Sometimes, the question comes up - Yeah, but what aboutwinter here? Well, we have ice fishing, snowmobiling, curling,cross-country skiing, and serious booze drinking. A few of us just sort ofhibernate and work on our airplane hobby.But yesterday, a sure harbinger of Spring occurred, according to the APstory datelined "Brodhead.""Buddy, the missing wallaby, is back home after surviving three wintrynights half a world away from his species' native land, Australia. 'He'sthin, but he's completely healthy...eating very well...not a scratch onhim,' said his owner, veterinarian Amy Kunkel." Turns out, Buddy justhopped out of an open door of a pen which is shared with other friendlyanimals. His tracks in the snow showed hops averaging about five feet andat times covering nine feet. After three days and nights in the near-zerotemperature, Buddy is back home.Some of the guys at Brodhead are debating whether the sighting of a kangaroohopping from snowdrift to snowdrift in Brodhead on the first weekend inFebruary, means that there will be six more weeks of winter, or whether itmeans Spring will soon be here.Doc MosherOshkosh USA________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Doc Mosher
Sound like it has possibilites for a new type of rough-terian gear Mike-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: leonstefanhutks(at)webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead's resident replacement for a groundhogIn a message dated 2/7/2000 7:40:40 PM Central Standard Time, DOCSHOP(at)famvid.com writes:>If that roo half smart, that will be his last time in snow. USMC put me in snow one time(Korea), that was last time ... don't have to put this Texan in snow but one time LOLJohn D________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Domenico Bellissimo"
Hi Doc,Only albino of a species can predict Spring. The ground hog (Wireton Willy)has predicted another six weeks of winter, both in Wireton, Ontario andPennsylvania.Cheers,Domenic________________________________________________________________________________