Snakes For Nothing
One of the ten bazillion things I love about the Lovely Mrs. G. is her kindness to animals. We've got two cats right now, and we constantly talk about getting a puppy (once we move, of course).
In the time we've been together, our house and yard have been blessed with cats, loaner dogs (dog-sitting), stray kittens, hamsters, hermit crabs, big fat squirrels, baby bunnies and the occasional unfortunate bird that our cat Jack brings home to show off. (He also went through a phase of bringing home bats and/or assorted bat parts, but he seems to have moved on from that bad habit.)
Yes, Mrs. G. is a regular animal lover...
...Except for when it comes to snakes.
So I'm sure that my lovely bride can totally relate with this news story I saw online today:
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Fla. Woman Sets Snake, Apartment On Fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After being told by her apartment complex that it was not management's responsibility to remove a snake from her porch, a Jacksonville woman set the reptile -- and her apartment on fire.
Shatavia Kearney called the Charter Landing Apartments office Sunday afternoon and asked someone to remove a snake for her porch.
The 19-year-old told police she was told do deal with the situation herself.
So Kearney doused the snake with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.
In the process, the vinyl siding caught fire and was charred and melted in two places. The total damage was about $1,000.
No one was charged and the snake got away.
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Mrs. G. approves, I'm sure. (Although she probably would've beat it with a baseball bat before adding the lighter fluid.)
But for now, the snake lives. Just as long as he stays away from our neighborhood, we'll all get along just fine. Right, hon?
In the time we've been together, our house and yard have been blessed with cats, loaner dogs (dog-sitting), stray kittens, hamsters, hermit crabs, big fat squirrels, baby bunnies and the occasional unfortunate bird that our cat Jack brings home to show off. (He also went through a phase of bringing home bats and/or assorted bat parts, but he seems to have moved on from that bad habit.)
Yes, Mrs. G. is a regular animal lover...
...Except for when it comes to snakes.
So I'm sure that my lovely bride can totally relate with this news story I saw online today:
* * * * * *
Fla. Woman Sets Snake, Apartment On Fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After being told by her apartment complex that it was not management's responsibility to remove a snake from her porch, a Jacksonville woman set the reptile -- and her apartment on fire.
Shatavia Kearney called the Charter Landing Apartments office Sunday afternoon and asked someone to remove a snake for her porch.
The 19-year-old told police she was told do deal with the situation herself.
So Kearney doused the snake with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.
In the process, the vinyl siding caught fire and was charred and melted in two places. The total damage was about $1,000.
No one was charged and the snake got away.
* * * * * *
Mrs. G. approves, I'm sure. (Although she probably would've beat it with a baseball bat before adding the lighter fluid.)
But for now, the snake lives. Just as long as he stays away from our neighborhood, we'll all get along just fine. Right, hon?
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