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Remind me not to work for the power company in FLA

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Jeff, Jul 28, 2005.

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  1. Jeff

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    When the power company in Florida were laying new power lines for an addition to the Orlando airport, they found this waiting for them...

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    That's an 18' alligator.

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    Those are 87 rattlesnakes.

    :eek:
     
    #1 Jeff, Jul 28, 2005
  2. wnes

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    Which one is more frightening to you? I mean if some evil b*stard forces you (lets say you are James Bond :)) choose one.
     
    #2 wnes, Jul 28, 2005
  3. Hippieloser

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    Oh man, if I found all those snakes... my bowels would be evacuated.

    I used to work for the water company when I was in college, and one of the jobs was once a month, we'd read all the water meters. A million times we found all kinds of snakes in those meter boxes out in the sticks of Spring. Frogs, rats, roaches, pretty much anything disgusting that can fit inside a meter box we found. But never 87 of them all together!
     
    #3 Hippieloser, Jul 28, 2005
  4. Davidoff

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    Damn I pick the Gator.. I dont think I would stand a chance with 80+ rattlesnakes, but ONE gator I think I could run fast enough like a girl in the other direction from..
     
    #4 Davidoff, Jul 28, 2005
  5. Mr. Brightside

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    wow, that is some scary ****..
     
    #5 Mr. Brightside, Jul 28, 2005
  6. Oski2005

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    #6 Oski2005, Jul 28, 2005
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    i'll have nightmares for WEEKS now.
     
    #7 MadMax, Jul 28, 2005
  8. rockHEAD

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    It was about a year or two ago when I first posted it.
     
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  9. Jeff

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    Wow, that's the first time I've been Snoped!!! DAMN!!!
     
    #9 Jeff, Jul 28, 2005
  10. Faos

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    So what is the real story behind the pics?
     
    #10 Faos, Jul 28, 2005
  11. meggoleggo

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    Regardless, I'd still have to say, don't work for the power company in FLA, Jeff. They find gators all over the place all the time down there.
     
    #11 meggoleggo, Jul 29, 2005
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    Actually, I'm pretty sure the average gator can outrun a man over a ten-yard stretch or so - should it feel the need. The have really explosive speed.
     
    #12 Puedlfor, Jul 29, 2005
  13. francis 4 prez

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    so do i when i see 18 foot gators.



    actually, in these two instances, i think i would've been okay. apparently this gator was already taped up so he couldn't have bitten me.

    as for the snakes, they would've drowned in all the piss running down my legs.
     
    #13 francis 4 prez, Jul 29, 2005
  14. Gutter Snipe

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    I'm pretty sure the only explosive speed they have is when they come at you out of the water - of course that's just from watching too many gator shows on Animal Planet.
     
    #14 Gutter Snipe, Jul 29, 2005
  15. Mr. Brightside

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    I think this thread should be locked, because Jeff is perpetrating false information. I think he should get an 5 day suspension from the Clutch Commisioner. :D

    Hey did Eddie Griffin sign with the Rockets?
     
    #15 Mr. Brightside, Jul 29, 2005
  16. Isabel

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    Well, of course he's taped up. They took care of that before they went and posed for pictures with him. He probably wasn't taped up when they first ran into him.
     
    #16 Isabel, Jul 29, 2005
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