I hadn't thought about my reaction to an assault by the alligator upon my patio. Usually I sit there, reading, secure in the knowledge that alligators are afraid of humans. I don't know whether the alligator's hunger for my cat would exceed his fear of me. My wife appears to think that my presence would dissuade the 'gator from attacking the cat. Does a charging alligator roar? If he does, I suppose, upon hearing his approach, I would grab the cat, who is old and fat and, therefore, not too agile, and head for the door. I assure you that I would break the ten-foot speed record for nonagenarians. My wife wouldn't have time to activate the video recorder. Anyway, we don't have one. }:-) Richard Emlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy" <better_than_good@yahoo.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Animals in our backyards/alligator > > --- Richard Emlin wrote: > > My wife is afraid that the alligator will eat our cat; so she won't > let me let the cat out on the patio unless I am out there with her. I > can see the headlines: Ninety-one Year Old Man Saves Cat From > Alligator. > *************************** > > Richard, > > Have your wife be ready with the video recorder!, and then you could > put the rescue on YouTube. Right next to the buffalo, alligator and > lion fight! LOL > > Did anyone see the footage of the alligator, buffalo and lion? It was > awesome! I was able to see it on tv on the new show "iCaught". I see > Yahoo has it highlighted today. > > tracy > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

--- Richard Emlin wrote: > I hadn't thought about my reaction to an assault by the alligator > upon my patio. Usually I sit there, reading, secure in the knowledge that alligators are afraid of humans. I don't know whether the alligator's hunger for my cat would exceed his fear of me. My wife appears to think that my presence would dissuade the 'gator from attacking the cat. Does a charging alligator roar? > If he does, I suppose, upon hearing his approach, I would grab the > cat, who is old and fat and, therefore, not too agile, and head for the door. > I assure you that I would break the ten-foot speed record for > nonagenarians. > My wife wouldn't have time to activate the video recorder. Anyway, we > don't have one. }:-) ********************** LOL! Oh my goodness, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Yes, 'gators roar. Not sure when exactly, but they do. I believe they also "bark". Poor fat and non-agile, old cat. I'm afraid if it was mine it would be the appetizer! I'm old, fat and not too agile myself! lol tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

okay gang later tonight after work I'm going to share some of my favorite recipes with you all.. Now I don't do this for just anyone..But I love this group, then I hope some of you will share your favorite's with me.. Barb

Tracy wrote, "LOL! Oh my goodness, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Yes, 'gators roar. Not sure when exactly, but they do. I believe they also "bark". My first experience with an alligator occurred soon after I moved to Florida. I was walking along the bank of a water hazard on the golf course I frequented; looking for golf balls; oblivious to everything to the left of me, the direction in which I was moving; when I heard a loud splash. Looking leftward, I saw an alligator, who had obviously been lying on the bank, in my path, swimming away. One or two more steps would have put me on top of the creature; and I would have been, at the very least, in the water astride him, which, you will agree, is a lot better than being inside him. The point of my account is the failure of the alligator to announce his presence. He roared not; neither did he bark; in fact, he made not any sound to which my ear could hark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy" <better_than_good@yahoo.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Animals in our backyards/alligator > > --- Richard Emlin wrote: > >> I hadn't thought about my reaction to an assault by the alligator >> upon my patio. Usually I sit there, reading, secure in the knowledge > that alligators are afraid of humans. I don't know whether the > alligator's hunger for my cat would exceed his fear of me. My wife > appears to think that my presence would dissuade the 'gator from > attacking the cat. Does a charging alligator roar? >> If he does, I suppose, upon hearing his approach, I would grab the >> cat, who is old and fat and, therefore, not too agile, and head for > the door. >> I assure you that I would break the ten-foot speed record for >> nonagenarians. >> My wife wouldn't have time to activate the video recorder. Anyway, we >> don't have one. }:-) > ********************** > > LOL! Oh my goodness, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. > Yes, 'gators roar. Not sure when exactly, but they do. I believe they > also "bark". > Poor fat and non-agile, old cat. I'm afraid if it was mine it would be > the appetizer! I'm old, fat and not too agile myself! lol > > tracy

--- Richard Emlin wrote: > One or two more steps would have put me on top of the creature; and I would have been, at the very least, in the water astride him, which, you will agree, is a lot better than being inside him. ****************** Richard, Now you will be the 'Gator Wrangler! I could just see you sitting on the gator's back like a bull rider. lol tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/

Man I'm afraid of snakes so I'll never go where you live.. :) Interesting story .. Here in MO. we don't have a lot of alligators except on the menu in restaurants and It is very good.. One day my hubby came in from work and told me an eagle flew over his head as he was getting out of the truck..Of course I didn't believe him, so I called the animal shelter and they said yes it was possible because where we live (Kind of out in the country) there are eagles about 2 miles from our house.. I know we have Owls in our trees that keep us awake at night and once I found a RED Pennsylvania Bat with 2 babies attached to her in our back yard..They were beautiful YES they were RED Pennsylvania Bats way out here... The nice animal shelter lady took the bats to her house for safe keeping she lives out in the country near the eagles...We go to Clarksville, MO every year to watch the Eagles they are beautiful.. We had a med sized snapping Turtle in our front yard a couple weeks ago..I have a great recipe for Turtle soup my Dad made us growing up in PA.. Boy I can still taste it .. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy" <better_than_good@yahoo.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Animals in our backyards/alligator > > --- Richard Emlin wrote: > >> I hadn't thought about my reaction to an assault by the alligator >> upon my patio. Usually I sit there, reading, secure in the knowledge > that alligators are afraid of humans. I don't know whether the > alligator's hunger for my cat would exceed his fear of me. My wife > appears to think that my presence would dissuade the 'gator from > attacking the cat. Does a charging alligator roar? >> If he does, I suppose, upon hearing his approach, I would grab the >> cat, who is old and fat and, therefore, not too agile, and head for > the door. >> I assure you that I would break the ten-foot speed record for >> nonagenarians. >> My wife wouldn't have time to activate the video recorder. Anyway, we >> don't have one. }:-) > ********************** > > LOL! Oh my goodness, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. > Yes, 'gators roar. Not sure when exactly, but they do. I believe they > also "bark". > Poor fat and non-agile, old cat. I'm afraid if it was mine it would be > the appetizer! I'm old, fat and not too agile myself! lol > > tracy > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, > news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Uh-oh!!! If I were that snapping turtle, I'd be leary of sticking around YOUR house :o) Lynn Barb wrote: We had a med sized snapping Turtle in our front yard a couple weeks ago..I have a great recipe for Turtle soup my Dad made us growing up in PA.. Boy I can still taste it ..

They sure do make good soup, but cleaning them to get at the meat is an all day job. We often have them in our ponds and have to get rid of them because they will eat all of our waterlilies. Jane Lynn Vondran <lynnvondran@att.net> wrote: Uh-oh!!! If I were that snapping turtle, I'd be leary of sticking around YOUR house :o) Lynn Barb wrote: We had a med sized snapping Turtle in our front yard a couple weeks ago..I have a great recipe for Turtle soup my Dad made us growing up in PA.. Boy I can still taste it .. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.