[gearhead]

This morning here in the Houston area was bit cool. Thought we may have had a frost but didn't see any. Turned out a very nice day with lots of sun, maybe 65F. Shorts and T shirt weather. I was reading the thread about how cold it was in Michigan and whether or not you should leave your car out.
I almost have the Bigfoot packed for The Chili Bowl in Tulsa. (midget races indoors). Took a break from that and worked in my raised bed garden. Thinking what I'll plant later. Slipped my snake boots on and did a little project I've been meaning to do a long time...put a length of PVC pipe in the ground on the river side of the levee and marked it off in 1 ft, increments. Now I'll know how much "freeboard" I'll have before I'm flooded. Pittled around a bit more and decided I'd pick a satsuma and eat that while wandering along the back fence. So I'm walking along the fence staring at the sky, throwing satsuma rind over the fence. Something seemed a bit off. I look through the chain link fence and there lying in the sun is a 4 foot long GATOR. Hmmm....I guess the fence will keep him off me. He figured something was wrong about when I did and flew off the levee into the river. I'm thinking glad I don't have a dog or the gator might find a way under the fence. You think I ought to warn the neighbor...you know the ones that have the dogs that bark ALL the time?
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