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07-16-2008, 07:52 PM
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One summer afternoon in Gainesville....
we get a call that 2 hikers have gone a mile and a half out into Paynes Prarie state park and are cut off by a large alligator next to the path that is making menacing sounds when they try to pass. The path is only one car wide and there is no way back because the overlook is 1.5 miles out in the prarie, which is actually a swampy area, filled with LOTS of gators and cotton mouth mocassins, etc. So I get down there with a couple of Alachua County Deputies and the helicopter.
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Bret 1967 Thunderbird 4 dr Landau 1971 Chevrolet BelAir 18000 org miles 2002 Crown Vic Sport 
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07-16-2008, 07:53 PM
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so the chopper says they dont see the gator, the hikers insist it is there and will not come towards where we are.....
then they are proven correct.......
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Bret 1967 Thunderbird 4 dr Landau 1971 Chevrolet BelAir 18000 org miles 2002 Crown Vic Sport
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07-16-2008, 07:55 PM
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so the chopper flies low and spooks the gator back down in the water so we can get to the hiker, That is me in the blue uniform with the pistol, my trusty glock model 21 in potent 45 cal. form....
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Bret 1967 Thunderbird 4 dr Landau 1971 Chevrolet BelAir 18000 org miles 2002 Crown Vic Sport
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07-16-2008, 07:56 PM
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and ultimately all is safe and secure, the citizenry of our fair community is safe......
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Bret 1967 Thunderbird 4 dr Landau 1971 Chevrolet BelAir 18000 org miles 2002 Crown Vic Sport
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07-16-2008, 08:06 PM
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Gator
That young man would have been a mere appetizer for that Gator!
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Barry "Future Is What Present Does"  Collectables: 1993 WinterPark FL SSP Unit 1017 (72K miles) Other(s): 1987 Buick Grand National (862 miles) 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am- Pace Car (2,847 miles) 1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC 5.7 "1LE" (COPO), 1 of 64 (28 with 5.7L) (10,111 miles) 1995 Corvette ZR1 (859 miles) "Kiddie Carrier" 2008 BMW M5 (500 HP, V10, 6-speed....sedan)
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07-16-2008, 09:01 PM
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I think I'd have taken the taken the 870 with slugs instead of the .45 Glock!
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Eric 1989 Missouri State Highway Patrol SSP Mustang - P294 www.fotki.com/mustangretriever
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#7
07-16-2008, 09:58 PM
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Well the hiker was wearing the right shirt.
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#8
07-16-2008, 10:11 PM
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I used to carry firecrackers in my glovebox. They worked well.
 I fixed your pics Bret...they were HUGE.
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363
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#9
07-17-2008, 09:43 AM
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I wouldn't have even thought about hiking somewhere like that without carrying! One thing I hate is snakes....only good one is a dead one! I'll worry about if it was harmful or not AFTER it is dead......last week I went to move a tire and when I picked it up I noticed a LARGE snake coiled up in the water in the bottom of the tire....set it down and backed off. Retreived my Glock 19 from the car and Jason moved the tire over to the grass slowly. The first shot went through the sidewall and nearly took his head clean off ...the other 2 shots were just to make sure it was dead  Good thing it was an old tire I didn't want because it no longer holds air....Turned out to be a chicken snake but it was about 4' long or a little more and they can still bite and give a nasty infection....but like I said, snakes around me just become a statistic!
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07-17-2008, 10:56 PM
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Well since we're posting wildlife pics. I found this in my attic on Tuesday. Not a gator but UGLY nonetheless.
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Bernie  1993 FHP 813 1986 UHP SSP slicktop- Getting there little by little. 1993 Floyd Co Ga\Rome Ga pd SSP SOLD   Even grief recedes with time, but we must Never Forget. 9-11-01 Mustang Club of America member.
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