tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8256337396826183588..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: I just saw a thing...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6929634519500453292013-05-24T13:51:28.778-04:002013-05-24T13:51:28.778-04:00Divemedic,
That tidbit was relayed to me by someo...Divemedic,<br /><br />That tidbit was relayed to me by someone who lived in the area at that time. That, of course, doesn't mean it is fact. Unfortunately, he died a few years ago so I can't go back and ask if he had first hand knowledge or if he was repeating rumor.<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76316912061249540782013-05-23T20:35:31.122-04:002013-05-23T20:35:31.122-04:00Half price for Democrats? Do the accept EBT cards...Half price for Democrats? Do the accept EBT cards?<br /><br />Ok, I'm feeling unusually snarky this evening as well.The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60300244158394283472013-05-23T19:43:32.275-04:002013-05-23T19:43:32.275-04:00It's an IQ test. Even better, it's a busi...It's an IQ test. Even better, it's a business model where they get the low IQ to *pay* to take the test.<br /><br />And double props to anyone who says "hold mah beer".<br /><br />I'm not normally one to, err, disparage the redneck impulse, but this seems like the exception that proves the rule.*<br /><br />* Yeah, I know I used that wrong ...Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32708293214847213212013-05-23T19:12:59.591-04:002013-05-23T19:12:59.591-04:00Petted one like a kitten off the boardwalk a few y...Petted one like a kitten off the boardwalk a few years back... but acourse he had a big ole fish in his mouth at the time and didn't think a whole lot of my hand. Canon IS lenses give you a whole lot more courage than anyone oughta have. I also didn't have enough coffee... I got the pic lyin' (?) around somewhere.maverick11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43783295964170477782013-05-23T16:59:51.034-04:002013-05-23T16:59:51.034-04:00Gatorland is right down the street from me. They h...Gatorland is right down the street from me. They have the Screamin' Gator Zip line.<br />http://www.gatorland.com/tours_screamin_gator_2.shtml<br /><br />Stuart:<br />I have been going to that place since the '70's. It opened in 1949, but I am not aware of any child ever being eaten at the park. <br />I was there (as a firefighter) when the place caught fire in 2006.<br />http://s726.photobucket.com/user/fokker416/media/Grab%20Bag/Gatorland022.jpg.htmlDivemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6992149647319256872013-05-23T15:39:21.779-04:002013-05-23T15:39:21.779-04:00This should be a postgraduate-worthy science exper...This should be a postgraduate-worthy science experiment: Toss in one of those Swedish Ethiopians and let's find out.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26377674428507521622013-05-23T14:08:08.133-04:002013-05-23T14:08:08.133-04:00Tam: Don't worry. They have some gators ther...<br />Tam: Don't worry. They have some gators there that are definitely bigger than you. <br /><br />Ferret: HAHA! Gator bait!<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18006310528374380822013-05-23T13:17:29.812-04:002013-05-23T13:17:29.812-04:00Anyone falling from the zip line will probably hav...Anyone falling from the zip line will probably have no trouble from the alligators unless for some reason, they somehow resemble a yappy little handbag-sized dog.Ferretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76790726696584161942013-05-23T12:12:53.194-04:002013-05-23T12:12:53.194-04:00Be careful, Joel, for you are treading on my dream...Be careful, Joel, for you are treading on my dreams. :pTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64031065628537105752013-05-23T11:59:30.165-04:002013-05-23T11:59:30.165-04:00Alligators, at least the ones in Florida, aren'...Alligators, at least the ones in Florida, aren't usually all that aggressive toward things bigger than they are. So this is mostly the appearance of danger rather than its reality. <br /><br />Of course if you land on one's back and it wasn't expecting that, your mileage may painfully vary.Joelhttp://joelsgulch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9483182447444688612013-05-23T11:58:48.486-04:002013-05-23T11:58:48.486-04:00Evolution in Action, perhaps?Evolution in Action, perhaps?Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63626564669729591772013-05-23T10:46:56.320-04:002013-05-23T10:46:56.320-04:00"Lucky for you this is just a warning gator. ..."Lucky for you this is just a warning gator. Next one won't be corked."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271697105934618782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25170585519761960782013-05-23T10:17:03.542-04:002013-05-23T10:17:03.542-04:00I have been told that way back when that place fir...I have been told that way back when that place first opened, they had the raised walkways but didn't even have handrails. The handrails were put in when someone let their toddler walk along by herself and she fell off... never to be seen again.<br /><br />As it is, the handrails are there so you (probably) can't fall in accidentally (wire mesh covers from the walkway to the handrail), but it would be easy to climb over and jump right in if that is the death you are wanting. I haven't seen where they put in the zip line (haven't been there for a while), but I suspect that someone hopping into the water from the walkway would be more likely to get videoed.<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72360939785225851882013-05-23T10:07:40.709-04:002013-05-23T10:07:40.709-04:00Does it matter what type of teeth the alligator ha...Does it matter what type of teeth the alligator have?<br /><br />Do you not die by drowning?<br /><br />Shootin' BuddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com