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Post by Prrple on Apr 25, 2017 14:37:56 GMT -5
That happened in Mount Pleasant!?! |
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Post by weisstho on Apr 25, 2017 14:59:30 GMT -5
Yeah . . . different Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant, SOUTH CAROLINA.
No gators, crocs, poisonous snakes, big ugly spiders, or other denizens, in Mt. Pleasant, MICHIGAN.
Just an occasional Stars and Bars adorned pickup with Loud Pipes - I saw one about a month ago.
We do have college kids, and lots of them, tying up traffic about three times a day.
And friendly people heading to the fantastic Michigan beaches and resorts. Grabbing a Pastie on the way.
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Post by bayou on Apr 26, 2017 7:16:52 GMT -5
President Lyndon B. Johnson was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. He changed his name after being adopted.
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Post by gary on Apr 26, 2017 7:35:09 GMT -5
President Lyndon B. Johnson was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. He changed his name after being adopted. That was Gerald Ford. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 26, 2017 7:46:52 GMT -5
President Lyndon B. Johnson was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. He changed his name after being adopted. That was Gerald Ford. Great. Now I'm going to have to fact check Google. |
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Post by auroraborealis on Apr 26, 2017 8:05:58 GMT -5
Speaking of Ford--he's the only person to have served as both Vice President and President without being elected.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 8:09:11 GMT -5
Gary is right, as usual. Can't believe Bayou made a mistake like that.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 8:20:27 GMT -5
Here is one reason I don't like those horrid alligators. If you look closely, you will see a human arm in the jaws of this beast. A friend of mine, knowing how I feel about them, sent me the picture. This is a small file, so there may not be much detail. If you expand it, it views much easier. Attachments:
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Post by hopingforalj on Apr 26, 2017 8:55:43 GMT -5
Where the tourists paddleboard every summer, they regularly pull gators from the same lake every winter, hope they did not miss any this winter, 🐊
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Post by stevil on Apr 26, 2017 9:35:14 GMT -5
Here is one reason I don't like those horrid alligators. If you look closely, you will see a human arm in the jaws of this beast. A friend of mine, knowing how I feel about them, sent me the picture. This is a small file, so there may not be much detail. If you expand it, it views much easier. In the gated community I used to live in South Florida, one would often see signs posted on the way in/out for "lost" animals - dogs, cats, and one time a pot-bellied pig. Parents do not have the heart to tell their kids that most of these lost critters end up as snacks for gators! There are numerous small lakes/ponds in our community, which are there for flood management purposes (besides looking nice). What folks need to remember, is that they are all connected by 3-6 foot culverts for drainage, and those culverts begin and sometimes end in the Everglades. Therefore, anything from the Everglades that can slither through a large culvert can be in that lovely little pond behind your house. That means gators, snakes, etc.!! They usually have no swimming signs posted, but rarely tell you why. |
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Post by stevil on Apr 26, 2017 10:03:02 GMT -5
Oops! Today is Administrative Professionals Day - but it is not on the official federal calendar they gave me!! Of course, my admin pros were on top of it and reminded me!! Treats ensued for all.
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Post by fowlfinder on Apr 26, 2017 10:45:52 GMT -5
Oops! Today is Administrative Professionals Day - but it is not on the official federal calendar they gave me!! Of course, my admin pros were on top of it and reminded me!! Treats ensued for all. Oops too. Thanks for the heads up. |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 11:16:35 GMT -5
Here is one reason I don't like those horrid alligators. If you look closely, you will see a human arm in the jaws of this beast. A friend of mine, knowing how I feel about them, sent me the picture. This is a small file, so there may not be much detail. If you expand it, it views much easier. In the gated community I used to live in South Florida, one would often see signs posted on the way in/out for "lost" animals - dogs, cats, and one time a pot-bellied pig. Parents do not have the heart to tell their kids that most of these lost critters end up as snacks for gators! There are numerous small lakes/ponds in our community, which are there for flood management purposes (besides looking nice). What folks need to remember, is that they are all connected by 3-6 foot culverts for drainage, and those culverts begin and sometimes end in the Everglades. Therefore, anything from the Everglades that can slither through a large culvert can be in that lovely little pond behind your house. That means gators, snakes, etc.!! They usually have no swimming signs posted, but rarely tell you why. Thanks for that tidbit of information. You confirm my suspicions that I will never set foot in that state again. |
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Post by acttwo on Apr 26, 2017 12:42:38 GMT -5
I had been feeling stupid for not including a Florida location in my GAL. Now, not so much. I agree with Pixie. At least snow doesn't eat my pet!
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Post by bayou on Apr 26, 2017 13:01:35 GMT -5
Plus, Florida gators have developed sign making skills.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 13:26:06 GMT -5
Clever. You are catching up with Gary.
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Post by judgymcjudgypants on Apr 26, 2017 14:01:35 GMT -5
I can't avoid Florida because sister lives there . . . or I would. She has a big, beautiful man-made pond behind her house. I keep watching for a pair of beady gator eyes in her backyard. I know they will find that pond someday. She has a screened porch that her kitties hang out in to get their sunshine fix. I hope sister doesn't think a screen will protect her cats.
Remember last year-- there was more than one story about criminal suspects hiding in the Florida underbrush from police, only to meet a more toothsome end.
I'll take tornadoes, with all due respect, over gators and hurricanes!
J
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Post by aljwishhope on Apr 26, 2017 14:07:53 GMT -5
Plus, Florida gators have developed sign making skills.
if that picture is not doctored or photoshopped besides the sidewalks of Disney and the airport my feet will never stand in Florida! |
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Post by weisstho on Apr 26, 2017 14:18:57 GMT -5
The Western Hemisphere's Longest Suspension Bridge? Hint: It's 160 miles north of Mt. Pleasant!  |
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Post by gary on Apr 26, 2017 14:19:09 GMT -5
Plus, Florida gators have developed sign making skills.
You'd need a director like John Ford to film the story of the Great Florida Gator Drive. |
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