"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
"Mike Kruger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : From my brother in law: : : "Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but : can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly : making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. : Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the : tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses : all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the : [censored] and start walking home."
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
funny. There was a reptile or woods animal bites tire story gives flat here last year, iirc. No kidding. What did you tell the LBS when you got a new tire.
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
Around here we know better than go after a snapper. A large one bit the wooden handle off a shovel. I'm surprised it didn't do some damage to the rim. I've seen a few really large snappers that you can't pick up and those that are small enough to pick up you'd best be careful around as that long neck of their's can come around a decent distance.
I am glad you saved him and it's too bad it cost you your tire and a flat.
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
Weird. Just today I saw a poor, dead turtle in the road; he'd obviously been run over.
Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me.
"... and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land."
cheers, Tom
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Mike Kruger wrote: || From my brother in law: || || "Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and || downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big || snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all || the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him || along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a || flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over || me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the || [censored] and start walking home."
How would you like it is someone tried to prod you along with the front wheel of a bike?
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:47:47 -0400, "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]>
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Mike Kruger wrote: || From my brother in law: || || "Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and || downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big || snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all || the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him || along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a || flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over || me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the || [censored] and start walking home."
How would you like it is someone tried to prod you along with the front wheel of a bike?
I'm prodding myself along with the uh, wheels of a bike.
Badger_South wrote: :: On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:47:47 -0400, "Roger Zoul" :: <[email hidden]> wrote: :: ::: Mike Kruger wrote: ::::: From my brother in law: ::::: ::::: "Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and ::::: downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a ::::: big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. ::::: With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try ::::: to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire ::::: and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he ::::: pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as ::::: I can throw the [censored] and start walking home." ::: ::: How would you like it is someone tried to prod you along with the ::: front wheel of a bike? ::: :: :: I'm prodding myself along with the uh, wheels of a bike.
Yeah, but how would you like if I prodded you along? You'd be in "kick his ass" mode really quick. 🙂
Badger_South wrote: :: On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:47:47 -0400, "Roger Zoul" :: <[email hidden]> wrote: :: ::: Mike Kruger wrote: ::::: From my brother in law: ::::: ::::: "Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and ::::: downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a ::::: big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. ::::: With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try ::::: to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire ::::: and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he ::::: pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as ::::: I can throw the [censored] and start walking home." ::: ::: How would you like it is someone tried to prod you along with the ::: front wheel of a bike? ::: :: :: I'm prodding myself along with the uh, wheels of a bike.
Yeah, but how would you like if I prodded you along? You'd be in "kick his ass" mode really quick. 🙂
That's why you should never let anyone catch you from behind...
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"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
No good deed ever goes unpunished. That is funny!
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"Mike Kruger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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From my brother in law:
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours,
but
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can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very
slowly
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making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite
goner.
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Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he
bites the
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tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he
pisses
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all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
I'll remember to bypass these fellows when I meet them on the trails!
I'm not so concerned about the turtles as I am the snakes who like to sun themselves on the trails. I always have visions of these things getting wrapped up in my tires.
I have been involved in 3 turtle rescues over the past few years. Two horkin' big snapping turtles and a box turtle. Those snappers are impressive, aren't they? It still amazes me that they live in relatively suburban areas.
Subject: Turtle Flat From: [email hidden] (Mike Kruger) Date: 10/26/2004 9:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: <[email hidden]>
From my brother in law:
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
I just slide turtles off the side of the road with my foot....Duh
By the way you don't want to handle turtles, they are salmonella carriers.
Subject: Turtle Flat From: [email hidden] (Mike Kruger) Date: 10/26/2004 9:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: <[email hidden]>
From my brother in law:
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite goner. Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he pisses all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
I just slide turtles off the side of the road with my foot....Duh
I wouldn't recommend that with a big snapper. They can inflict some major damage!
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By the way you don't want to handle turtles, they are salmonella carriers.
Subject: Re: Turtle Flat From: Neil Cherry [email hidden] Date: 11/6/2004 1:46 PM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: <[email hidden]>
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Subject: Turtle Flat From: [email hidden] (Mike Kruger) Date: 10/26/2004 9:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: <[email hidden]>
From my brother in law:
"Oh sure, while on your bike you've been hit by police cars and downpours, but can you top this? On the BikeE when I see ... a big snapper very, very slowly making his way across the road. With all the traffic he's a definite
goner.
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Me, I pull up and try to prod him along with my front wheel, until he bites the tire and gives me a flat! When I very, very carefully pick him up--he
pisses
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all over me. So I pitch him into the next pond as far as I can throw the [censored] and start walking home."
I just slide turtles off the side of the road with my foot....Duh
I wouldn't recommend that with a big snapper. They can inflict some major damage!
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By the way you don't want to handle turtles, they are salmonella carriers.
I feel good about rescuing turtles. I scoot them across with my foot at the tail end. Usually they will tuck in and glare at you, and let you scoot them across. Snappers of course posture and hiss more than the other kinds.
On 06 Nov 2004 03:24:33 GMT, [email hidden] (Joel Solomon)
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I have been involved in 3 turtle rescues over the past few years. Two horkin' big snapping turtles and a box turtle. Those snappers are impressive, aren't they? It still amazes me that they live in relatively suburban areas.
Joel
First time my former wife saw on crossing a road in south Florida, she thought it was an alien creature. lol
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On 06 Nov 2004 03:24:33 GMT, [email hidden] (Joel Solomon)
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I have been involved in 3 turtle rescues over the past few years. Two horkin' big snapping turtles and a box turtle. Those snappers are impressive, aren't they? It still amazes me that they live in relatively suburban areas.
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First time my former wife saw on crossing a road in south Florida, she thought it was an alien creature. lol
I see them a lot along the river trail. Much of the geography lines up like this:
| Sports fields/Parkland| |MUP| |shore vegetation| |old man river|
For reasons known only to turtles they make a trek from the river to the parkland/sportsfields in rain and at dusk. [someone suggested they might be going to nest and lay eggs]
And they are BIG bruisers. I'm guessing they probably mass at ~5 kg. Ornery too. I stopped once and tried nudging one with my shoe and 'he' pivoted with his back foot swung around somehow and latched on with his forleg and bit my shoe!
-- elaine: 'It shrinks?!?' george: 'Like a frightened turtle.'
