And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Reason Number One You Don't Go In The Water Down In Florida
The first time I saw one climb a fence I was pretty freaked out. Yeah, gators have the right of way in the lakes and around the shores. As well as everywhere on Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. But climbing the fence into the backyard? Too much.
My dad would take us kids canoeing in Florida. You could see the gator nests on the riverbank and some lounging in the sun. We would freak ourselves out when we got into the water hyacinth because they could be right next to the boat and you wouldn't know it. That was in the 1970's, lots more gators nowadays.
Born and raised in south Florida, lived on a lake within 10-minute bicycle ride to the Everglades. Fished, caught snakes, Iguanas, and Gators! We used to let the gators (no more than 3ft long) go in the lake until people's dogs started disappearing! The lakes back then were connected to the flood control system in south Florida! Tarpon, huge schools of mullet, Sea Cows (Manatees) would also follow the canals and arrive in our backyard! We would use Penn Saltwater Reels and fishing polls to catch the Tarpon! Oh, we had a hell of a good time back then (Late 60s and 70s!)
Lived 40 year in Cape Coral - Fort Myers, 1966 to 2006. Graduated FM High 1972. Did it all, and did it hard. I'd give the left one for some smoked mullet.
Explain to me why we didn't let those monsters go extinct?
ReplyDeleteNo John they are really good for hiding leftist bodies
ReplyDeleteOK, keep a few around then.
DeleteThe first time I saw one climb a fence I was pretty freaked out. Yeah, gators have the right of way in the lakes and around the shores. As well as everywhere on Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. But climbing the fence into the backyard? Too much.
ReplyDeleteMy dad would take us kids canoeing in Florida. You could see the gator nests on the riverbank and some lounging in the sun. We would freak ourselves out when we got into the water hyacinth because they could be right next to the boat and you wouldn't know it. That was in the 1970's, lots more gators nowadays.
ReplyDeleteBorn and raised in south Florida, lived on a lake within 10-minute bicycle ride to the Everglades. Fished, caught snakes, Iguanas, and Gators! We used to let the gators (no more than 3ft long) go in the lake until people's dogs started disappearing! The lakes back then were connected to the flood control system in south Florida! Tarpon, huge schools of mullet, Sea Cows (Manatees) would also follow the canals and arrive in our backyard! We would use Penn Saltwater Reels and fishing polls to catch the Tarpon! Oh, we had a hell of a good time back then (Late 60s and 70s!)
ReplyDeleteLived 40 year in Cape Coral - Fort Myers, 1966 to 2006. Graduated FM High 1972. Did it all, and did it hard. I'd give the left one for some smoked mullet.
DeleteAre Bang Sticks still available? Effective on gators?
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