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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 28, 2017 20:09:52 GMT
I don't think that little bit of fence left is going to keep them in. I freakin love it!  |
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Post by flanz on Aug 28, 2017 20:13:55 GMT
I don't think that little bit of fence left is going to keep them in. WOW!! I'm sorry for all of you who might be in the position of wading around with gators swimming about! I would def. be freaking out!!! And of course I'm heartsick for everyone who is displaced and / or awaiting rescue right now. What an ordeal, and it will last a long time... Sending love to all, may you remain safe and may you receive the support you need as you recover from this enormous disaster! <3 |
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Post by anniefb on Aug 28, 2017 20:15:26 GMT
That would freak me out.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Aug 28, 2017 20:21:01 GMT
Igloo sweet igloo. I will take my chances with the bear and cougar that may or may not exist here. Earthquakes too I'll be just fine. I worked in seismic mitigation so I have some experience in that realm.
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Post by Merge on Aug 28, 2017 20:39:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 20:43:48 GMT
Holy Gatorade Batman!!!! I was watching the coverage on the international news last night and just shocked at the flood waters. Never occurred to me that there might be gators. OMG!
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Post by destined2bmom on Aug 28, 2017 20:48:30 GMT
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Post by tracyarts on Aug 28, 2017 21:20:49 GMT
Time for one of my hurricane Ike stories...
My husband works in insurance, he used to be a field appraiser. After Ike, we spent 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, driving up and down the Texas coast from Freeport to the Louisiana border for him to work vehicle claims and me to do clerical support.
One night on the way home from Port Arthur, on highway 73, we came across a stretch of road with dead alligators everywhere. One every 100 feet or so for at least 5 miles. Most 4-6' long, some as long as the shoulder and lanes were wide. I don't know if they all drowned in the storm surge and were washed inland, or were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the salt water inundation. But it was surreal and very unsettling to see.
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 28, 2017 21:24:20 GMT
One night on the way home from Port Arthur, on highway 73, we came across a stretch of road with dead alligators everywhere. One every 100 feet or so for at least 5 miles. Most 4-6' long, some as long as the shoulder and lanes were wide. I don't know if they all drowned in the storm surge and were washed inland, or were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the salt water inundation. But it was surreal and very unsettling to see.  I've driven that stretch many a time. You should have seen what Rita did to it if you think Ike was bad. ETA - Did you go down (up?) Bolivar Peninsula while you were there. Ike wiped it clean. |
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Post by #notLauren on Aug 28, 2017 21:31:41 GMT
Yowzer.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 28, 2017 21:38:46 GMT
Time for one of my hurricane Ike stories... My husband works in insurance, he used to be a field appraiser. After Ike, we spent 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, driving up and down the Texas coast from Freeport to the Louisiana border for him to work vehicle claims and me to do clerical support. One night on the way home from Port Arthur, on highway 73, we came across a stretch of road with dead alligators everywhere. One every 100 feet or so for at least 5 miles. Most 4-6' long, some as long as the shoulder and lanes were wide. I don't know if they all drowned in the storm surge and were washed inland, or were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the salt water inundation. But it was surreal and very unsettling to see. I was thinking of this this morning- it's not just rain water right?! Because it started out in the ocean and often wonder what is in that water and would think if ever in that situation I would have to fear for my life and not have any options as we are seeing the last few days! I can't even imagine what everyone affected is going through and I can see why some a choosing to stay in their two story homes if they are higher.. Bless all the workers and people like you and your husband that have gone in the aftermatch to help.. I think it's a special kind of person to just give your whole self to help save people as we see so much of. The picture of the boats going down the highway blows my mind. That would be like our I60 it floods bad with monsoons but I don't even know what would be like here. Prayers to all!! |
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Post by hop2 on Aug 28, 2017 22:31:55 GMT
Do they eat fire ants? If so not sure where I stand on this issue. Don't y'all have gators anyway?
( you may notice I harp on the fire ant but I was swarmed and stung by them as a 4 yo so I fear them with healthy fear)
At this point I'm so much more worried about the water. Stay safe everyone. It's a scary scary storm. And I've seen little in the line of support from D.C. So far so you'll need all the prayers you can get
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Post by tracyarts on Aug 28, 2017 22:51:54 GMT
[quote author=" leftturnonly" source="/post/1783082/thread" ETA - Did you go down (up?) Bolivar Peninsula while you were there. Ike wiped it clean. [/quote] Yes. The landscape was unrecognizable. We'd gone down the Bolivar Peninsula a couple of weeks earlier for a nice drive and to eat at a favorite pizza parlor near the beach (Mama Theresa's). So it was especially unsettling. After Ike, DH was sent by an insurance company to assess damage to an RV parked in an RV park on the peninsula. Well, not only was the RV gone, the entire park was gone, and the street it was located on was gone. The claim report included a photo of DH holding a GPS device at the last known location of the RV. What got to me was there was no more green on the peninsula. All the grass, trees, landscaping, shrubs, were gone or dead and brown. Nothing but pilings and debris where there were homes and businesses. And the beach eroded to the highway in many places. I don't think I said a word during the entire drive from the ferry landing to the turnoff to the mainland. Bolivar and San Leon affected me most. Oh, after Rita, we were that way too, but mostly in Orange. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 28, 2017 23:42:41 GMT
I'm guessing y'all don't want to know that I can walk out on my back porch of my little apartment and see little gators in the 'lake' 10 feet from my space.
Florida+any body of water=alligators.
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 28, 2017 23:53:27 GMT
[quote author=" leftturnonly " source="/post/1783082/thread" ETA - Did you go down (up?) Bolivar Peninsula while you were there. Ike wiped it clean. Yes. The landscape was unrecognizable. We'd gone down the Bolivar Peninsula a couple of weeks earlier for a nice drive and to eat at a favorite pizza parlor near the beach (Mama Theresa's). So it was especially unsettling. After Ike, DH was sent by an insurance company to assess damage to an RV parked in an RV park on the peninsula. Well, not only was the RV gone, the entire park was gone, and the street it was located on was gone. The claim report included a photo of DH holding a GPS device at the last known location of the RV. What got to me was there was no more green on the peninsula. All the grass, trees, landscaping, shrubs, were gone or dead and brown. Nothing but pilings and debris where there were homes and businesses. And the beach eroded to the highway in many places. I don't think I said a word during the entire drive from the ferry landing to the turnoff to the mainland. Bolivar and San Leon affected me most. Oh, after Rita, we were that way too, but mostly in Orange.[/quote] Bolivar Peninsula was stripped bare. It was staggering. I know the RV park. It was gone. I even saw an empty truck being swept out into the Gulf not long afterwards. Yeah. |
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 28, 2017 23:59:18 GMT
Do they eat fire ants? If so not sure where I stand on this issue. Don't y'all have gators anyway? ( you may notice I harp on the fire ant but I was swarmed and stung by them as a 4 yo so I fear them with healthy fear) At this point I'm so much more worried about the water. Stay safe everyone. It's a scary scary storm. And I've seen little in the line of support from D.C. So far so you'll need all the prayers you can get Alligators? Nah. They can't be bothered with a few little ants. They'd rather eat a nice fat bunny or a big waterbird. I do not undersell anyone's fears of fire ants. I'm allergic to them. (Funfunfun) DC is doing a fantastic job. I have no idea what you've heard (and please, in the name of everything good, do not tell me now), but they have been on point since before the storm hit. Yep. Prayers. It's pretty hard to read online how your IRL friends are planning to try to swim out of their houses while they can before the weather gets even worse. |
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