tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post8745736556423528403..comments2024-03-28T14:34:13.323-04:00Comments on Life in a Small Town: Bear?Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-67005996651358036302011-07-06T21:49:55.750-04:002011-07-06T21:49:55.750-04:00I am right there with you, my mind would have gone...I am right there with you, my mind would have gone in the same direction. (did you read my post on the 4th about the coyote and Charlie?) I am glad it was nothing and you made it home safe.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-41890990559150214892011-06-25T22:05:22.002-04:002011-06-25T22:05:22.002-04:00Hi Mary, thank you so much for stopping by and lea...Hi Mary, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such nice comment! Now about bears..AAAACK!<br /><br /><br />BarbDogmom Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200083614598683445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-76573539040479761302011-06-25T10:13:07.297-04:002011-06-25T10:13:07.297-04:00Oh, how scary! Trust your intuition...it's bet...Oh, how scary! Trust your intuition...it's better to be safe than sorry!<br /><br />Many years ago when my husband and I were first married, we lived in the foothills outside Boulder, CO...very remote! We used to hear mountain lions walking across our roof at night - so scary. One night mr husband heard what he thought was a raccoon getting into the trash cans. He ran downstairs (in his birthday suit, no less), and threw open the kitchen door to yell at the raccoon and came face to face with a big black bear! He shrieked like a little girl and slammed that door! I still that about that!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019980832742495532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-70336554196216134022011-06-24T21:17:02.873-04:002011-06-24T21:17:02.873-04:00Hi I'm doing a Giveaway on my blog and would l...Hi I'm doing a Giveaway on my blog and would love to give you a chance to win some adorable 4th of July Hair Clips! They're great for baby girls & toddlers!<br /><br />Come on over and check it out:<br />http://www.forloveofcupcakes.comJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592274706237574421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-66884242887138143902011-06-24T20:15:30.066-04:002011-06-24T20:15:30.066-04:00I would have been running like a bat out of hell i...I would have been running like a bat out of hell if I had been you! For sure, attracting every man-eating creature around as I would be running and flailing my arms like Phoebe on FRIENDS. LOLPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-71265485167613572182011-06-24T10:56:16.647-04:002011-06-24T10:56:16.647-04:00Good grieg! That's way too much excitement fo...Good grieg! That's way too much excitement for a morning walk! (Just think of the extra calories your burned from "fear"!) In our area when we hear strange noises we think of gators!!Sweet Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614958513434632328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-70759738775710605972011-06-24T08:26:50.343-04:002011-06-24T08:26:50.343-04:00A bear is one thing that I would rather not run in...A bear is one thing that I would rather not run into while I'm out walking; and it could certainly happen here. Though, better a bear than a mountain lion... Glad that whatever it was left you alone!Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-53876472012853674752011-06-24T08:11:34.885-04:002011-06-24T08:11:34.885-04:00Better to be safe than sorry. We don't have a...Better to be safe than sorry. We don't have any bears (that I know of) around here. We have coyotes ... I hear them in the distance at night.Kathy ... aka Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626590048036292030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-75992502862703162292011-06-24T08:10:08.510-04:002011-06-24T08:10:08.510-04:00Glad you were safe. I walked up on a bear and mom...Glad you were safe. I walked up on a bear and momma once in Cades Cove and it really unnerved me.STILLMAGNOLIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453175923858351452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-2341818877502368362011-06-24T00:42:30.362-04:002011-06-24T00:42:30.362-04:00I carry a stick when walking Koda mainly because h...I carry a stick when walking Koda mainly because he got attacked a few years back by another dog when I didn't have a stick with me, so now I carry one for good precaution. Might be wise to carry one or some mace or something else like pepper spray if it is legal in your state. Most homeless people I encounter tend to stay by themselves and rarely approach me; I would like to say I have never seen a homeless person, but sadly that is not the case here :(<br /><br />I try to at least say hi to them if they cross my path.<br /><br />We had a bear one time come through the town where I lived in Montana. I was glad I wasn't near where the sighting happened.<br /><br />I had to laugh; whenever I would hear of something going on, I would mentally try to remember where son was the night before to see if he was involved or not :)<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-1369221900898015032011-06-23T21:10:25.174-04:002011-06-23T21:10:25.174-04:00Oh gosh! Scary!Oh gosh! Scary!SZMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707329985596951755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-53026318678675281162011-06-23T19:49:24.520-04:002011-06-23T19:49:24.520-04:00Yep - I agree. Sometimes you just get a "vib...Yep - I agree. Sometimes you just get a "vibe" and move a little more quickly.<br /><br />If you don't have any homeless folks living in your woods, you're very fortunate. Several of our favorite geocache areas around here have been compromised because if the underbrush is good enough to hide a cache, it tends to be attractive to hide a temporary home. <br /><br />I have mixed emotions about the whole issue.<br /><br />We've had brown bears spotted already too - and we're within 10 minutes of Dulles Airport! Crazy! I wish they'd snack on some of the deer around here!SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-3924407144472521172011-06-23T16:12:00.716-04:002011-06-23T16:12:00.716-04:00Always best to be prepared. Every now and then I ...Always best to be prepared. Every now and then I just feel on edge when I'm out walking. Every little common sound takes on new meaning.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.com