Comments on: Autumn Calamities http://greencouple.com/2009/09/21/autumn-calamities/ Learning to live green and live together Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2009/09/21/autumn-calamities/comment-page-1/#comment-9856 Andy Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:45:15 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=648#comment-9856 Oh you would love my latest spreadsheet on where to travel.... Basically it combines income, life expectancy, % English speakers, AIDS prevalence, and number of couchsurfing/warmshowers.org hosts (as a general index of acceptance of travelers). Here's the top ten based on those: Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Bermuda, Australia, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, Belgium. Those all sound like great places I want to go, so I'd say that it is indeed possible to make an equation to find out where to travel to! Gotta love spreadsheets... Oh you would love my latest spreadsheet on where to travel….

Basically it combines income, life expectancy, % English speakers, AIDS prevalence, and number of couchsurfing/warmshowers.org hosts (as a general index of acceptance of travelers). Here’s the top ten based on those: Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Bermuda, Australia, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, Belgium. Those all sound like great places I want to go, so I’d say that it is indeed possible to make an equation to find out where to travel to!

Gotta love spreadsheets…

]]> By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2009/09/21/autumn-calamities/comment-page-1/#comment-9850 Maggie Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:17:33 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=648#comment-9850 I worked on a farm once that kept 55-gallon drums of rotten garlic around to repel deer but it did a good job repelling the farm hands too. We're having trouble focusing in our decision-making process these days and seem to be taking the dartboard approach more than usual. Of course, I'm glad we haven't broken down and busted out the spreadsheets for our current challenge of deciding on an anniversary trip... I worked on a farm once that kept 55-gallon drums of rotten garlic around to repel deer but it did a good job repelling the farm hands too.

We’re having trouble focusing in our decision-making process these days and seem to be taking the dartboard approach more than usual. Of course, I’m glad we haven’t broken down and busted out the spreadsheets for our current challenge of deciding on an anniversary trip…

]]> By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2009/09/21/autumn-calamities/comment-page-1/#comment-9841 Andy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:21:09 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=648#comment-9841 Can't wait to see more posts! I do enjoy the decision making process where you analyze all the choices completely (like the one about traveling by car, bus, and plane). My mother uses a locally made deer repellent, and the ingredients include eggs, garlic, and hot peppers. I guess rotting spicy food doesn't smell good to a deer - imagine that! Can’t wait to see more posts! I do enjoy the decision making process where you analyze all the choices completely (like the one about traveling by car, bus, and plane).

My mother uses a locally made deer repellent, and the ingredients include eggs, garlic, and hot peppers. I guess rotting spicy food doesn’t smell good to a deer - imagine that!

]]> By: susie http://greencouple.com/2009/09/21/autumn-calamities/comment-page-1/#comment-9601 susie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:59:28 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=648#comment-9601 You might check out the various deer repellant srays - they seem to work fairly well, although you do have to keep applying them. There is at least one brand that billed itself as organic, and also being a fertilizer! I have also heard that if you string fishing line around things it keeps the deer away - they feel it but can't see it, and are weirded out so they stay away. And then there's hanging bits of dog fur around, or bars of smelly soap, etc. But unfortunately they all seem to be good at minimizing damage, not avoiding it completely... You might check out the various deer repellant srays - they seem to work fairly well, although you do have to keep applying them. There is at least one brand that billed itself as organic, and also being a fertilizer! I have also heard that if you string fishing line around things it keeps the deer away - they feel it but can’t see it, and are weirded out so they stay away. And then there’s hanging bits of dog fur around, or bars of smelly soap, etc. But unfortunately they all seem to be good at minimizing damage, not avoiding it completely…

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