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Almanurse1 02-10-2022 09:56 AM
One came right up to my foot on the dock when the water was high last spring.

jack.hunter00@yahoo.com 02-10-2022 09:57 AM
You should always think there are gators in every body of water in Fl.

Almanurse1 02-10-2022 10:08 AM
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You should always think there are gators in every body of water in Fl.
I guess it was September, not April. After the big rains. Small one here but we’ve seen larger near the dock than this.

Stu from NYC 02-10-2022 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BevEnglish (Post 2059717)
So they only want big gators??? :shocked: I’d rather have the little ones they remove, if I have to have gators.
little ones grow up to become big ones

akin1 02-10-2022 10:51 AM
Just turn the gator over and rub his tummy. Then you can measure.

MrFlorida 02-10-2022 11:06 AM
This is Florida, even the potholes have gators.

Rodneysblue 02-10-2022 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 2059585)
we're not that exclusive....if we were, the amenity fee would be much, much higher
👍🏼🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rodneysblue 02-10-2022 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2059667)
How do they get 'em to hold still long enough to measure?
They ask nicely.🤣

Rodneysblue 02-10-2022 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JwizChick (Post 2059670)
It’s actually “Cherry Lake”… look at any map. And not only is there no “P” in Sumter, there is also no “N”. I hear so many people call it “Sumpner”. When I politely tell them “It’s ‘Sumter’”, they reply, “That’s what I said, ‘Sumpner’”. They do not hear the difference. They probably spell it correctly, just don’t pronounce it correctly.
Different dielectrics.

manaboutown 02-10-2022 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MandoMan (Post 2059685)
Another mispronunciation is when people refer to the CAL-va-ry when they mean CAV-al-ry. I heard that several times last week on an episode of “Bones”. It’s annoying.
Relater for Realtor, ekcetra for etcetera, Febuary for February, Chimblee for chimney, expresso for espresso, Tee-a-juana for Tijuana come to mind as well.

zmarkp 02-10-2022 12:35 PM
May and June is mating season for gators so they'll be actively looking for love. Couple years ago there were two large gators in Lake Sumter who lived at opposite ends of the lake, but I haven't seen them lately. Someone living on the lake said you'll know when the eggs hatch by the large number of raptors appearing overhead hoping to snack on the little fellas.

Stu from NYC 02-10-2022 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by zmarkp (Post 2059777)
May and June is mating season for gators so they'll be actively looking for love. Couple years ago there were two large gators in Lake Sumter who lived at opposite ends of the lake, but I haven't seen them lately. Someone living on the lake said you'll know when the eggs hatch by the large number of raptors appearing overhead hoping to snack on the little fellas.
Not to mention they are good sauteed in a lot of garlic:)

Packer Fan 02-10-2022 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2059672)
Is that kinda like Libary, axe, and bambulance?
Possibly the worst mispronunciation in the English Langauge-
"I need to Axe you a question". There is not faster way to sound
uneducated than that. It isn't even close to Ask.

Sumter with a P is pretty common though, and being a Name rather than an actual standard word it is not really surprising.

DAVES 02-10-2022 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2059534)
I'm wondering if they remove the alligators in TV when they get a certain size.

My wife's niece lives in a very exclusive subdivision near Jacksonville, and they
have a small lake with alligators, but they remove them when they get 4' or less.
Far as alligators, their brain is about the size of a pea. It's deepest thoughts are EAT and REPRODUCE. On land they are shockingly fast. In the water they are faster than that.
Their bite is measured in tons. A four foot alligator can and will give people quite a bite.

thevillages2013 02-10-2022 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2059693)
"Bambulance"? That's a new one! :1rotfl:
Google “I need a bambulance” but listen to the uncut version


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