Sounds like a plan, Phil!  Leave the window open for me.  I mean, never
mind.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Chester the parrot


> Paul,
>
> Yes.
>
> Phil.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Chester the parrot
>
>
> > Not that I have any personal interest, but can Chester be used as a
> security
> > system?  For example, in a purely hypothetical way, suppose a very cute
> > Italian came into your house one night looking for, well, let's just say
> > some food for argument's sake, would Chester be able to tell him where
the
> > food was?  And if not right away would sticking his head in the water
bowl
> > (the bird's, not the Italian's) make him talk faster?
> >
> > Inquiring Italian Lion
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: Chester the parrot
> >
> >
> > > Phil,
> > >
> > > Could you tell him (Chester, I mean) that he has to get a move on now
> and
> > > start talking properly because when next I'm over he's got to say
> > something
> > > nice to me!
> > >
> > > Oh, by the way, Chester can be a means of teaching us many lessons, as
> all
> > > animals are.  Now, what could I come up with for you <SMILES>
> > >
> > > Keep up the good work with him and don't leave him again or after that
> > he'll
> > > have your fingers off!
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Carol
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:43 AM
> > > Subject: Chester the parrot
> > >
> > >
> > > > I think Sandy and I have mentioned Chester, our African Gray parrot,
> we
> > > got
> > > > a few months ago?  Well, Chester has been an unusual learning
> > experience.
> > > I
> > > > was thinking this evening about him and how he acted when I was in
the
> > > > hospital for four days.  When I came home, I went to his cage to
talk
> to
> > > > him.  He recognized me the minute I walked through the door and
> started
> > > > whistling at me.  When we first got him, every time I walked by his
> > cage,
> > > I
> > > > stuck my fingers through the bars.  He would climb over and grab one
> of
> > my
> > > > fingers with his beak and shake his head up and down real fast like
he
> > was
> > > > shaking hands or something.  Well, he rarely does that now so I just
> > > figured
> > > > he grew out of it because we got him when he was 4 months old.  He
is
> 8
> > > > months old now.  Anyhow, when I stuck my fingers in the cage when
> coming
> > > > home from the hospital, Chester grabbed my finger and shook it
again.
> I
> > > > have often wondered, since we got him, what parrots are good for out
> in
> > > the
> > > > jungles but I bet God knows.  Chester hasn't quite said his first
> words,
> > > > although some noises he makes sure sound like words, but they say it
> can
> > > be
> > > > a year or longer before they start talking.  Vicki doesn't know this
> yet
> > > but
> > > > the other night they were over, and her husband, John, started
making
> a
> > > > sound while talking to Chester and the old bird, Chester I mean,
John
> is
> > > an
> > > > old bird, too but of a different type, has begun today making that
> same
> > > > noise.
> > > >
> > > > Phil.
> > > >
> >