I am glad I found this group

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
...
i guess after 30 yrs here where we have no dangerous
animals, no bears, no snakes, no gators, no crocs, only one
spider i'm aware that might cause ya some annoyance if it
bit ya, no wild cats, i'm just not overly fond of the idea
of gators (having read the damage the crocs do in oz, those
two are the same in my book) in/near/around anywhere i might
wanna be or wanna go.
nope, nada, no thanks all the same, ttfn, so long, good bye
folks, thats all she wrote,
jeanne

Yeesh, that reminds me ... about 6 years ago, my sweet Buddy (part Black
Lab, part chicken), the same dog who's terrified of plastic bags and eraser
tips on pencils (no joke) actually treed a WATER MOCASSIN under a car. Those
b*****ds are the deadliest critter we have! My goofy booger was actually
trying to PLAY with the durn thing. It took all my strength (he weighs about
80lbs) to pull that goober away from the snake!

And only a month ago did I find (and step on - euug) a spider about the size
of my big toe in the garage. The durn thing went "squoosh" right under my
instep and that area on my foot burned for DAYS. I still can't go into the
garage without my foot stingin'. And how did hubby decorate our porch for
Halloweenie this year? Our entire front porch is a giant spiderweb, of
course. He's trying to kill me, I know.

Next to that damned spider, a gator, in my mind, tain't nothin'.

---
Connie

"SewVeryCreative"...
Aww ... gators aren't so bad ('specially lightly battered
and fried).
Now, that's because I've been told for ages that they
really won't chase you
on land (too slow? too lazy?).They even tried to get a
gator to chase'em on
"Mythbuster" - and not a single one bothered itself to
move an inch. It's in
the water itself that you have to worry.

'Bout two years ago, we had a pesky gator that came ashore
on the beach
(believe it or not!) and he haunted a few tourist traps
for 'bout a month,
scarin' the bejeesus out of everyone, making the local
papers, and just
causing a horrible nuisance .... and then just
"disappeared" (he was awfully
tasty with a bit of Crystal's).

I see Miz Polly as bein' smarter and cleverer than an ol'
gator. If she
decided that they were a problem, I'd see her as bein'
more threat to them
than they to her. I could see Miz Polly convincin' them
that they ought to
take a vacation to the Mojave desert if'n she put her mind
to it!
---
Connie

"nzlstar*" wrote...
but what about those gators?
they skeer me to bits and then some.
eeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Polly Esther" wrote....
You are very safe with me, dear Jeanne. Trust me.
Polly

"nzlstar*" wrote...
you in particular, Polly, are one of those i'm not too
sure is safe, having those gators is a worry.
hey! how come ya want me to think that???
worried in the south pacific,
jeanne

"Polly Esther" wrote...
Yeah, Jeanne, right. That's just what we want you to
think. Polly

"nzlstar*" wrote, in part
i think most of you are safe, lol.

Connie, you are just the person the Mississippi Wildlife and Game Commission
has been looking for for years. They sorely need somebody to come inventory
those harmless lazy gators out there. We could check on salary and benefits
for you. I don't think they've ever needed a retirement plan. Polly

"SewVeryCreative" wrote, in part
Aww ... gators aren't so bad ('specially lightly battered and fried).

Now, that's because I've been told for ages that they really won't chase
you
on land (too slow? too lazy?).They even tried to get a gator to chase'em
on
"Mythbuster" - and not a single one bothered itself to move an inch. It's
in
the water itself that you have to worry.

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Connie, you are just the person the Mississippi Wildlife and Game
Commission
has been looking for for years. They sorely need somebody to come
inventory
those harmless lazy gators out there. We could check on salary and
benefits
for you. I don't think they've ever needed a retirement plan. Polly

Are you kiddin' me? Even *I* can't eat THAT much gator meat!

But I sure would love tryin' ... kind of feels ... neat ... to eat a
predator and give those poor cows, pigs and lambs a break!

But really, we've got enough gators here in FL ... we went to hubby's home
stompin' grounds about a year ago (near the Glades) ... and I was shocked at
how many we came across on the beaten paths.

Maybe ya'lls are meaner, though ... ours are damned lazy and slow. If I had
a nickel for every time that I had to sit and wait for one to cross a road,
I'd own my own fabric company!!

Or maybe ours are ya'lls on vacation - maybe instead of bein' lazy they're
too busy looking for girl and drinking $5 beer. : /

---
Connie

"SewVeryCreative" wrote, in part
Aww ... gators aren't so bad ('specially lightly battered and fried).

Now, that's because I've been told for ages that they really won't chase
you
on land (too slow? too lazy?).They even tried to get a gator to chase'em
on
"Mythbuster" - and not a single one bothered itself to move an inch.
It's
in
the water itself that you have to worry.