Quite unlike the benign tarantualas and fire ants
Posted by TFG on July 25th, 2008
Tarantulas, fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters
South Texans eager to salvage what they can from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem: The floodwaters they’re slogging through are laced with stinging fire ants, snakes and even deadly tarantulas.
Lurk.
You gotta deal with that shit no matter if there’s a flood or not. What you gotta watch out for with floods is bundles of barbed wire that’s all rolled up and will eat you up like the Blob.
July 26th, 2008 at 8:10 am
I hate the water moccasins the most. Nasty little bastards. I well remember wading up to my waist to fix a water gap and having my dear ole Daddy, who was standing on dry land with the come-along, holler out cheerfully, “Watch for snakes Baby.” [Insert profanity of choice.]
July 26th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Yeah, I’ve been pondering the necessity of a kayak gun, something like a smallish Colt Peacemaker replica in stainless with rubber grips, loaded with shot-shells. I hate snakes. You know, now that I think about it, I’ve got that stainless Ruger. I bet they make 44 magnum shot-shells.
P.S. Thanks a million, Dad. I think every dad, granddad, uncle and family friend has pulled that on every kid they send into the water.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:07 am
I think my Dad did that kind of thing to me because he liked to listen to me cuss. He was proud of just about anything I did, but, much to Mother’s consternation, he really enjoyed the fact that I can creatively turn the air blue. After all, he taught me.
.44 magnum shot shells?! Jesus Scott, just mount a deck cannon on the kayak and be done with it.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Well, it’s either that, or a new gun. I’m trying to work with what I got. I don’t think I ever cussed in front of my parents until I was well past 21. Of course, now, I’m an extreme potty-mouth and I embarass myself.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:54 am
SWMBO told me the other day that I have finally been a bad influence on Mr. Boy’s language. She heard him yell “Oh, for Crissakes!” at some other kid. Sigh.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Yessir, they do make .44 Magnum shotshells, and the ones that spring immediately to mind come from CCI, and run $14.97 per 10 pack from Cheaper Than Dirt. These contain about 170 pellets of #9 shot (140 grains worth) and have a blue-tinted plastic cap on the front of the aluminum hull to keep in the shot.
Water mocassin ain’t half bad, slow-cooked over a fire. It tastes a little like frog legs.
What *is* the deal with floating bits of barbed-wire during a flood. They’ve not used much barbed-wire in our part of SEMO in 30+ years, and still it turns up, swimming for the boat like a friendly pup.
Told ya those Mexican jalapeños were to blame with regards to salmonella poisoning-turns out, I was actually on to something, according to the dinosaur media.
The R Man