Sign of the Times We’re In

[Botnst]

What next?

[cornemuse]

'Nuther sign:

[vwnate1]

Good to see not everyone has lost their minds...

We need more laughter right now .

[sloride]

[P.C.]

This is gold: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/02/09/cat-filter-texas-lawyer-zoom-call-court-hearing-bu-orig.cnn

[Botnst]

Originally Posted by P.C.

This is gold: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/02/09/cat-filter-texas-lawyer-zoom-call-court-hearing-bu-orig.cnn

Nothing beats a Toobin Zoomin’.

[Autoputzer]

Here in Floriduh, a purple flag flying at the beach means there are "marine pests" present. That's a nice way of saying... SHARK!

[cmac2012]

Originally Posted by P.C.

This is gold: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/02/09/cat-filter-texas-lawyer-zoom-call-court-hearing-bu-orig.cnn

I hate it when that happens.

To the OP, I could imagine that hordes of lizards on the roadway might introduce poor traction issues, greasing the skids perhaps.

I had perhaps a similar experience with rabbits in western, central Utah back when, '92. I and some friends were on our way to CO, on the road at maybe 1 AM and there must have been some sort of annual mating jamboree going on as the countryside was thick with them. Perhaps they congregated by the roadway, attracted by the occasional bright lights (traffic was light). I lost track of how many of them made a beeline for the underside of my tires.

I felt a little bad about the slaughter but given the sheer numbers I could see, I didn't worry much about the viability of the local population.

[Botnst]

Originally Posted by Autoputzer

Here in Floriduh, a purple flag flying at the beach means there are "marine pests" present. That's a nice way of saying... SHARK!

Sounds like the Moorhead City vicinity.

[Botnst]

Originally Posted by cmac2012

I hate it when that happens.

To the OP, I could imagine that hordes of lizards on the roadway might introduce poor traction issues, greasing the skids perhaps.

I had perhaps a similar experience with rabbits in western, central Utah back when, '92. I and some friends were on our way to CO, on the road at maybe 1 AM and there must have been some sort of annual mating jamboree going on as the countryside was thick with them. Perhaps they congregated by the roadway, attracted by the occasional bright lights (traffic was light). I lost track of how many of them made a beeline for the underside of my tires.

I felt a little bad about the slaughter but given the sheer numbers I could see, I didn't worry much about the viability of the local population.

Mah gawd!

Monty Python meets Alfred Hitchcock!

[vwnate1]

Thanx for the info on the purple flag thing .

I'd like to visit Fla. one of these years .

OTOH, here in Ca. we have plenty of sharks trolling the swimming beaches, it's not unusual to read a news story about someone getting bitten .

floriDUH may have a better handle on the situation as I've never heard of / seen any shark warning flags here .

I worked in the sewage treatment plant and learned that treated (mostly) poop goes 5 miles out into the Santa Monica Bay, during the late night shift when no one is looking (Feds) they often open the gate and let untreated sewage go, gotta have the holding tanks empty be beginning of day when the flow increases....

I stopped swimming anywhere near So. Cal. decades ago .

Opps ~ gotta run ! SWMBO is calling me for dinner .

[Autoputzer]

Originally Posted by Botnst

Sounds like the Moorhead City vicinity.

There are a lot of places that are particularly "sharky:" Barbers Point on Oahu, Channel Islands off California, Cape San Blas in Floriduh.

I learned my lesson about Boogie boarding at Barbers Point.

I got stranded in Moorhead City for a week. I was on an ATF (ocean-going tug), and one of the generators crapped out. The MSC captain wouldn't operate in a non-emergency with just one generator, so into port we went. I had the forethought to have my travel orders state "rental car authorized in ports of call," so I was the only one on the ship with a car. I ended up being the ship's taxi service for a week.

The only military on the ship was the radio room, the embarked EOD team, and a three MN's I was with. The food was awesome. We had to bust our butt for the first three days and the last four days. But, the 14 days in between was mostly dead time. I brought two alarm clocks, one set for breakfast and one set for dinner. I ate until I was tired, and then slept until I was hungry.

[Botnst]

We drove our station wagon down there from Norfolk to pick up the green machine for camping on Vieques.

[mytimeyet]

Originally Posted by Autoputzer

Here in Floriduh, a purple flag flying at the beach means there are "marine pests" present. That's a nice way of saying... SHARK!

The flag can also be a warning for Portuguese Man-o-War or other jellyfish type things. Those Man-o-war can really put a hurtin' on you. (Surf bum in my younger days)

[Botnst]

Originally Posted by mytimeyet

The flag can also be a warning for Portuguese Man-o-War or other jellyfish type things. Those Man-o-war can really put a hurtin' on you. (Surf bum in my younger days)

As a kid I stepped on one in the wet sand and it was like I’d stepped on a wasp. I foolishly thought dead meant inactivated.