Alligators in the bay, wild piglets in the yard

ShallowsNole · 06-05-2009, 10:38 PM

I have lived on this property for all but about 12 years of my entire life, and I never saw either of the above two categories of wildlife ON MY PROPERTY - until this week.

If this keeps up, I'm going to start charging admission.

Guess it is actually, finally time to build a fence for our dogs.

Hop · 06-06-2009, 07:12 AM

i saw 3 little fuzzy brown piglets on the NW corner of 98 and 283 stoplight the other day just rooting around in the middle of the afternoon...funn to see.

T.Cline · 06-06-2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ShallowsNole

I have lived on this property for all but about 12 years of my entire life, and I never saw either of the above two categories of wildlife ON MY PROPERTY - until this week.

If this keeps up, I'm going to start charging admission.

Guess it is actually, finally time to build a fence for our dogs.

Piglets,,,??? is this whats tearing up my yard? every morning it looks like someone went in an dug little holes all over the whole yard during the night!!

jodiFL · 06-06-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by T.Cline

Piglets,,,??? is this whats tearing up my yard? every morning it looks like someone went in an dug little holes all over the whole yard during the night!!

That sounds more like armadillos to me. The pigs tend to dig a pretty big area not just a bunch of little holes. One armadillo can dig quite a few over the course of one night. As for the gators in the bay.... i have seen bunches of them, even some very big ones. I can remember one huge one they had to kill because the guy that tried to sell hot dogs at the 331 bridge had been feeding it. And a trapper tried to get another big one from under the McQuague (sic?) Bayou (E.Pt.Washinton Rd.) bridge but it just broke of all his lines. Pretty sure a "local" ended up getting that one. Have seen two rather large dead ones there also. One obviously shot and the other F&G told me probably died of old age because it was huge and the tail was still attached.

seagrovegirl · 06-06-2009, 09:57 AM

SN...I've seen it before. After a tropical storm, I has a 12' footer living under my dock. I think it got washed out of the river because of all the flooding. I wonder if that is the case with your gator????

wrobert · 06-06-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ShallowsNole

I have lived on this property for all but about 12 years of my entire life, and I never saw either of the above two categories of wildlife ON MY PROPERTY - until this week.

If this keeps up, I'm going to start charging admission.

Guess it is actually, finally time to build a fence for our dogs.

Let's do a party at your house. Fried gator and BBQ. Me and Fuzzy can shoot them in the morning and get things ready. Let me know.

ChillPill · 06-06-2009, 01:04 PM

We are near the edge of the intracoastal waterway in Pt. Washington.

There is one HUGE gator we see regularly. He is at least 12', comes close to us on the dock, & is bigger than most kayaks & canoes coming through. Lots of smaller gators.
A snake so big it belongs in the movies swam to our lot last week.

The only thing that tortures my mind are Scorpions. One in my mailbox, in the Crate & Barrel catalog. Two more in the Master Bathroom. Now I have to do a 24-point inspection to tinkle or get dressed. I'm sure my fear is bigger than their sting, but man they're ugly.

I get the mail with meat tongs, throw it on the ground and proudly stomp on it now.

We live on the edge of paradise surrounded by national forest, so it is beautiful to see mother nature at work (minus scorpions)! The dolphins, birds, sunsets and fishing are incredible.

jdarg · 06-06-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

We are near the edge of the intracoastal waterway in Pt. Washington.

There is one HUGE gator we see regularly. He is at least 12', comes close to us on the dock, & is bigger than most kayaks & canoes coming through. Lots of smaller gators.
A snake so big it belongs in the movies swam to our lot last week.

The only thing that tortures my mind are Scorpions. One in my mailbox, in the Crate & Barrel catalog. Two more in the Master Bathroom. Now I have to do a 24-point inspection to tinkle or get dressed. I'm sure my fear is bigger than their sting, but man they're ugly.

I get the mail with meat tongs, throw it on the ground and proudly stomp on it now.

We live on the edge of paradise surrounded by national forest, so it is beautiful to see mother nature at work (minus scorpions)! The dolphins, birds, sunsets and fishing are incredible.

Excellent idea.

You can see wild pig damage on the north side of 98 between 283 and 395- looks like the ground is all torn up in spots- where they have been rooting. I am more scared of these nasty pigs than I am of bears, bobcats, and alligators!

seagrovegirl · 06-06-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wrobert

Let's do a party at your house. Fried gator and BBQ. Me and Fuzzy can shoot them in the morning and get things ready. Let me know.

atta boy!!!!

Crazy K · 06-06-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by seagrovegirl

atta boy!!!!

I'll bring the bear. My neighbor saw a very large black bear at my mailbox yesterday morning.

ShallowsNole · 06-06-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by wrobert

Let's do a party at your house. Fried gator and BBQ. Me and Fuzzy can shoot them in the morning and get things ready. Let me know.

ChillPill · 06-06-2009, 08:36 PM

So I spent the afternoon down at the beach and got all relaxed and happy.

Then I just pulled into the driveway and this thread pops into my mind, so... I'm scouring the lots for these mean ol' pigs before I get out. Might as well check for big old Wally Gator too since he's been lingering in the reeds nearby. All clear. As I put my happy sand filled flipflops down on the cement, down from the tree a few feet away slithers a big dark snake and he's coming my way towards my little piggie toes.

WHY WHY WHY WHY. WHY.

I cannot identify him because for the next several minutes my body was suspended floating in air fumbling around to get the keys in the ignition.

Its 20 minutes later and I'm finally inside. Dont ask. There's a chance my neighbor was quite entertained at the expense of my pride.

My drink of choice is a nice pomegranate martini. (I tell myself the antioxidants counteract the impurities of the vodka. Pffft). Tonight I might just skip the glass and the juice, throw an icecube in my mouth and belly up to the vodka.

Love nature, but why do these guys insist on crossing the lines of my imaginary personal boundaries to scare the holy tomatoes out of me--- ALWAYS while the fiancee is out of town.

I'm ready for that BBQ guys! Let me at that grill.

DD · 06-06-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

So I spent the afternoon down at the beach and got all relaxed and happy.

Then I just pulled into the driveway and this thread pops into my mind, so... I'm scouring the lots for these mean ol' pigs before I get out. Might as well check for big old Wally Gator too since he's been lingering in the reeds nearby. All clear. As I put my happy sand filled flipflops down on the cement, down from the tree a few feet away slithers a big dark snake and he's coming my way towards my little piggie toes.

WHY WHY WHY WHY. WHY.

I cannot identify him because for the next several minutes my body was suspended floating in air fumbling around to get the keys in the ignition.

Its 20 minutes later and I'm finally inside. Dont ask. There's a chance my neighbor was quite entertained at the expense of my pride.

My drink of choice is a nice pomegranate martini. (I tell myself the antioxidants counteract the impurities of the vodka. Pffft). Tonight I might just skip the glass and the juice, throw an icecube in my mouth and belly up to the vodka.

Love nature, but why do these guys insist on crossing the lines of my imaginary personal boundaries to scare the holy tomatoes out of me--- ALWAYS while the fiancee is out of town.

I'm ready for that BBQ guys! Let me at that grill.

Funny post!!
(Sorry you got the tomatoes scared out of you

)

Beauty hunter · 06-06-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

So I spent the afternoon down at the beach and got all relaxed and happy.

Then I just pulled into the driveway and this thread pops into my mind, so... I'm scouring the lots for these mean ol' pigs before I get out. Might as well check for big old Wally Gator too since he's been lingering in the reeds nearby. All clear. As I put my happy sand filled flipflops down on the cement, down from the tree a few feet away slithers a big dark snake and he's coming my way towards my little piggie toes.

WHY WHY WHY WHY. WHY.

I cannot identify him because for the next several minutes my body was suspended floating in air fumbling around to get the keys in the ignition.

Its 20 minutes later and I'm finally inside. Dont ask. There's a chance my neighbor was quite entertained at the expense of my pride.

My drink of choice is a nice pomegranate martini. (I tell myself the antioxidants counteract the impurities of the vodka. Pffft). Tonight I might just skip the glass and the juice, throw an icecube in my mouth and belly up to the vodka.

Love nature, but why do these guys insist on crossing the lines of my imaginary personal boundaries to scare the holy tomatoes out of me--- ALWAYS while the fiancee is out of town.

I'm ready for that BBQ guys! Let me at that grill.

ENTERTAINMENT!!!

ShallowsNole · 06-06-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

So I spent the afternoon down at the beach and got all relaxed and happy.

Then I just pulled into the driveway and this thread pops into my mind, so... I'm scouring the lots for these mean ol' pigs before I get out. Might as well check for big old Wally Gator too since he's been lingering in the reeds nearby. All clear. As I put my happy sand filled flipflops down on the cement, down from the tree a few feet away slithers a big dark snake and he's coming my way towards my little piggie toes.

WHY WHY WHY WHY. WHY.

I cannot identify him because for the next several minutes my body was suspended floating in air fumbling around to get the keys in the ignition.

Its 20 minutes later and I'm finally inside. Dont ask. There's a chance my neighbor was quite entertained at the expense of my pride.

My drink of choice is a nice pomegranate martini. (I tell myself the antioxidants counteract the impurities of the vodka. Pffft). Tonight I might just skip the glass and the juice, throw an icecube in my mouth and belly up to the vodka.

Love nature, but why do these guys insist on crossing the lines of my imaginary personal boundaries to scare the holy tomatoes out of me--- ALWAYS while the fiancee is out of town.

I'm ready for that BBQ guys! Let me at that grill.

Funny post - and welcome to life in Point Washington. You haven't watched "Frogs" yet, have you?

No wildlife sightings today, except for a couple of deer up the road. Then again, I haven't been looking out the window.

ChillPill · 06-07-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ShallowsNole

Funny post - and welcome to life in Point Washington. You haven't watched "Frogs" yet, have you?

No wildlife sightings today, except for a couple of deer up the road. Then again, I haven't been looking out the window.

Frogs. Frogs???!! Oh no. You're killing me SN! Whats the matter with frogs. I love frogs. I actually own one that has sunglasses, swings his hips and sings "You give me fever". He's funny as Yell.

Dont tell me there are some kind of super- human-eating freaky frogs here who will snatch me with their 20 foot tongues from my wonderful second story porch and kill me slowly with their skin eating acid venom! I know there are thousands of big loud frogs next to me, I am literally the last house on the edge of big ol' Mother Nature. They are mammoth in size. I quite enjoy them (CURRENTLY) and think they would do quite nicely at our BBQ perhaps.

I dare not inquire further, and yet I'm sure I'll be Googling this within the hour.

seagrovegirl · 06-07-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

So I spent the afternoon down at the beach and got all relaxed and happy.

Then I just pulled into the driveway and this thread pops into my mind, so... I'm scouring the lots for these mean ol' pigs before I get out. Might as well check for big old Wally Gator too since he's been lingering in the reeds nearby. All clear. As I put my happy sand filled flipflops down on the cement, down from the tree a few feet away slithers a big dark snake and he's coming my way towards my little piggie toes.

WHY WHY WHY WHY. WHY.

I cannot identify him because for the next several minutes my body was suspended floating in air fumbling around to get the keys in the ignition.

Its 20 minutes later and I'm finally inside. Dont ask. There's a chance my neighbor was quite entertained at the expense of my pride.

My drink of choice is a nice pomegranate martini. (I tell myself the antioxidants counteract the impurities of the vodka. Pffft). Tonight I might just skip the glass and the juice, throw an icecube in my mouth and belly up to the vodka.

Love nature, but why do these guys insist on crossing the lines of my imaginary personal boundaries to scare the holy tomatoes out of me--- ALWAYS while the fiancee is out of town.

I'm ready for that BBQ guys! Let me at that grill.

well...ladies...and gents...I haven't thought of that ONE!!! Pudding shot without the pudding......so much easier and much faster to the ...whatevah...the brain????

seagrovegirl · 06-07-2009, 12:35 AM

Dahlin....FROGS.....are what Pt. Washington is all about. You need some PW 101, don't worry you will be all right....(bless your sweet ole heart).........Come to the PWHA meetin' tomorrow at the frog ( I mean family life center) at 3:00. I am bringing the iced tea.......truly...I am serious and you get to meet the BEST of the local color....I might even bring BobbySue....you know BobbySue don't you???? Everyone knows BobbySue.

Rita · 06-07-2009, 12:49 AM

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ChillPill - That was funny!! ..

"scare the holy tomatoes out of you" - now that's one I've never heard before! Where the heck did that originate?

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ChillPill · 06-07-2009, 01:26 AM

Its hard to say, coming from what I thought was a strong, tough, stubborn independent woman, but I humble myself now to say I am in need of PW 101!!

I have an important meeting scheduled for that time tomorrow, but dont you worry, I'm diligently working on my new PW patent-pending invention; its a beautiful compact umbrella with a multi-use carved handle that has mad-max stainless steel spikes, a gun barrel, taser, lasso, duct tape, and a galvanized steel spring loaded fly swatter that will make any potential violator of a PW inhabitant think twice about interfering with the owners right to quiet enjoyment of their property. Ok, just the walkway to the door & inside is all I'm askin.

seagrovegirl · 06-07-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

Its hard to say, coming from what I thought was a strong, tough, stubborn independent woman, but I humble myself now to say I am in need of PW 101!!

I have an important meeting scheduled for that time tomorrow, but dont you worry, I'm diligently working on my new PW patent-pending invention; its a beautiful compact umbrella with a multi-use carved handle that has mad-max stainless steel spikes, a gun barrel, taser, lasso, duct tape, and a galvanized steel spring loaded fly swatter that will make any potential violator of a PW inhabitant think twice about interfering with the owners right to quiet enjoyment of their property. Ok, just the walkway to the door & inside is all I'm askin.

Whew...I am exhausted just reading the description of your invention. I promise, that we have some bad a$$ mad max too.......We might need to talk.

ChillPill · 06-07-2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rita

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ChillPill - That was funny!! ..

"scare the holy tomatoes out of you" - now that's one I've never heard before! Where the heck did that originate?

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Gosh I'm not sure, I tend to make up phrases so that I dont swear around anybody in public. This could be the case here. I'm pretty sure there really arent any holy tomatoes I should be sensitive about, so I wouldnt be offending anybody, right? Maybe green tomatoes? Ha!

seagrovegirl · 06-07-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ChillPill

Gosh I'm not sure, I tend to make up phrases so that I dont swear around anybody in public. This could be the case here. I'm pretty sure there really arent any holy tomatoes I should be sensitive about, so I wouldnt be offending anybody, right? Maybe green tomatoes? Ha!

H

ly Frog Fart!!!!!!!!!!!

ChillPill · 06-07-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by seagrovegirl

H

ly Frog Fart!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy tomato eatin frog fart?

ShallowsNole · 06-08-2009, 09:35 PM

I am thinking that we need to have a "Frogs" watching partae. For certain, we don't want ChillP watching it alone.

I have the DVD, somewhere...

singinchicken · 06-09-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by seagrovegirl

Dahlin....FROGS.....are what Pt. Washington is all about.

Frogs!

Frogs (1972)

I can remember going to Eden just after they wrapped filming. The window in the living room was still broken from the last scene...

ShallowsNole · 06-10-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by singinchicken

Frogs!

Frogs (1972)

I can remember going to Eden just after they wrapped filming. The window in the living room was still broken from the last scene...

My aunt, who was caretaker and tour guide at Eden for many years, refused to go to the movies with us when it came out. The movie crews absolutely TRASHED the house.

But, we went - Florida Theatre in Panama City. My mom was excited because you could see our house in the scene with the speedboat in the bay. And my daddy and I ate frog legs after.

(Nowadays I couldn't choke down a frog leg if I wanted to - but back then it tasted like chicken.

)

seagrovegirl · 06-11-2009, 01:33 PM

Someone say partae .......???

We can have a screening at my house and then walk to Eden in the dark....any takers???

singinchicken · 06-11-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by seagrovegirl

Someone say partae .......???

We can have a screening at my house and then walk to Eden in the dark....any takers???

That would be fun! It would be like the old graveyard walk after the Thursday night dance at Camp Harold Baird on Oyster Lake back in the 70's. They would take the older kids on a "walk" to a graveyard about a mile away down a dirt road well after dark. A couple camp councellors would hide in the graveyard and would jump out and scare the snot out of the kids.

Ahhhh...good times!

steyou · 06-11-2009, 05:10 PM

A classmate of mine was in Frogs (1972). He was the young boy. Name is Hal Hodges. His life was cut short in a car accident. He was from DeFuniak. we were all excited he was going to be in a real movie.