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underpants

(183,051 posts) Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:06 PM Nov 2017

FLORIDA MAN was busy this weekend.

Deputies: Florida man in 8-hour standoff says he was shooting at rats

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - After an eight-hour standoff with police, a Florida man told officers he was only shooting at rats in his yard with a rifle.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that neighbors in the Palm Harbor area began reporting hearing gunshots about 3 a.m. Sunday. Deputies heard more shots coming from a house after they arrived.

https://www.clickorlando.com/strange-florida/deputies-florida-man-in-8-hour-standoff-says-he-was-shooting-at-rats

Florida man faces eviction over emotional-support squirrel

Ryan Boylan was issued a notice from his condo to get rid of Brutis the squirrel or face eviction. For Boylan the option was simple...the squirrel stays.

The doctor's note shows further proof that the Florida man has the right to have an emotional support animal. He suffered from post-traumatic stress from a car accident back in 2004.

http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/emotional-support-squirrel-florida/#UtjL_yD6hmqM

Drunk Florida man arrested for driving lawn mower on highway

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Police arrested a man in Florida after he drove down U.S. Highway 1 on a lawn mower, holding a case of beer. (Port St. Lucie Police Department)

Police in Port St. Lucie noticed a man driving unsteadily down U.S. Highway 1 on Nov. 3, according to the report. The man, Kenneth Burton Alleshouse, 56, was riding his red Snapper lawn mower down the road while carrying a case of Budweiser beer, Fox 13 said

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/11/drunk-florida-man-arrested-for-driving-lawn-mower-on-highway.html

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FLORIDA MAN was busy this weekend. (Original Post) underpants Nov 2017 OP

squirrel! flamingdem Nov 2017 #1

squirrel Orrex Nov 2017 #4

har flamingdem Nov 2017 #5

I need to remember the red Snapper story for Larry Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #2

Hey Snapper makes a great mower. I would take one out on the open highway... snooper2 Nov 2017 #3

Life in the fast lane. underpants Nov 2017 #6

As a Floridian I would like to defend my state!!!! FM123 Nov 2017 #7

Naked Florida man breaks into home, tries on woman's clothes, police say underpants Nov 2017 #9

I love this part! Kaleva Nov 2017 #15

Yes. That's some interesting writing underpants Nov 2017 #17

I'm all about emotional support pets. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #8

I have sort of a relative who has a pet squirrel underpants Nov 2017 #11

That sounds awesome. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #12

The first two stories are from the county I live in. Yes!!!!! nt. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #10

Gotta love the third one treestar Nov 2017 #13

Urine bomb underpants Nov 2017 #16

True story.......have had TWO sub. abuse clients who were arrested for exactly that, here in Ala. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #18

lol treestar Nov 2017 #19

Hey, they arrested Florida Woman for being drunk while riding a horse csziggy Nov 2017 #20

Yes I think most states treestar Nov 2017 #21

SQUIRREL!!!!! Initech Nov 2017 #14

flamingdem

(39,342 posts)

1. squirrel!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:10 PM

Nov 2017

Here he is:

Orrex

(63,295 posts)

4. squirrel

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:13 PM

Nov 2017

flamingdem

(39,342 posts)

5. har

Reply to Orrex (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:15 PM

Nov 2017

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

2. I need to remember the red Snapper story for Larry

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:12 PM

Nov 2017

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

3. Hey Snapper makes a great mower. I would take one out on the open highway...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:13 PM

Nov 2017

I'd probably change out the rear pulley to get some higher speeds, but dependable!

underpants

(183,051 posts)

6. Life in the fast lane.

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:22 PM

Nov 2017

Everything, aaaall the time

FM123

(10,054 posts)

7. As a Floridian I would like to defend my state!!!!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:25 PM

Nov 2017

I would like to but......

underpants

(183,051 posts)

9. Naked Florida man breaks into home, tries on woman's clothes, police say

Reply to FM123 (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:37 PM

Nov 2017

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A naked man was arrested on allegations of entering a woman's New Smyrna Beach home and trying on her clothes, according to a charging affidavit.

According to New Smyrna Beach police, the woman said she observed a naked man enter her house through the garage. She said he was acting strangely and entered her bedroom, according to police.

The man went through some of her clothing and put some on, police said.

New Smyrna Beach police said the woman ran out of her home and got her son, who lives next door.

The man banged on the son's window before rolling around in the man's lawn, police said.

Police said they were unable to interview Vaglica because he was intoxicated.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/naked-florida-man-breaks-into-home-tries-on-woman-s-clothes-police-say

Kaleva

(36,406 posts)

15. I love this part!

Reply to underpants (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 06:33 PM

Nov 2017

"the woman said she observed a naked man enter her house through the garage. She said he was acting strangely and entered her bedroom"

Apparently, just the act of walking into someone's home naked isn't strange enough.

underpants

(183,051 posts)

17. Yes. That's some interesting writing

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #15)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 06:40 PM

Nov 2017

I know someone who, a few years ago, woke up with a naked young man in bed beside her.
Her husband works out of town during the week.

She called the cops obviously. The kid was hammered. He contacted her a few years later and told her that that night changed his life. He sobered up completely and hasn't touch it since.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

8. I'm all about emotional support pets.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:36 PM

Nov 2017

That said....

Bringing a squirrel into your condo as a rescue, domesticating said squirrel, and then claiming it's an ESP is about as bullshit as it gets. It should have also never been domesticated in this manner. Someone needs to get this story to PETA.

underpants

(183,051 posts)

11. I have sort of a relative who has a pet squirrel

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:40 PM

Nov 2017

It comes by everyday for food or to sit on her lap. It'll come in her home, look around, and then leave

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

12. That sounds awesome.

Reply to underpants (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:42 PM

Nov 2017

I bet it's amazingly cute.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

10. The first two stories are from the county I live in. Yes!!!!! nt.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:38 PM

Nov 2017

treestar

(82,383 posts)

13. Gotta love the third one

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 06:25 PM

Nov 2017

Always use the lawn mower to go to the liquor store!

underpants

(183,051 posts)

16. Urine bomb

Reply to treestar (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 06:35 PM

Nov 2017

The article at the link just keeps going and going and going.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029838145

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

18. True story.......have had TWO sub. abuse clients who were arrested for exactly that, here in Ala.

Reply to treestar (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 07:05 PM

Nov 2017

I saw them about 3 years apart.

One guy was drunk and had not raised the blades all way up and was leaving a long trail of sparks in the night once he hit the highway.
Totally clue-less.
his wife had hidden the car keys from him. Wonder why..?

#2 had a better argument....His license was revoked for to many DUIs. He claimed they could not arrest him since he was not driving a car.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

19. lol

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #18)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 07:26 PM

Nov 2017

csziggy

(34,140 posts)

20. Hey, they arrested Florida Woman for being drunk while riding a horse

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #18)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 09:02 PM

Nov 2017

I don't think #2's argument would hold up!

A Florida woman rode her horse on a highway drunk, police say. She was charged with a DUI
By Marwa Eltagouri November 4

Nothing’s unusual in Florida, a sheriff department spokesman said Friday. But some things — like a woman arrested this week for allegedly riding a horse while drunk down a busy highway — are still surprising.

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, a passer-by saw Donna Byrne, 53, on the horse looking confused and possibly in danger and notified officers, according to her arrest affidavit. Sheriff’s officers found Byrne on Combee Road near North Crystal Road in Lakeland, about 35 miles east of Tampa. She smelled of alcohol and had red watery eyes. When she dismounted from the horse, she staggered from side to side.

Byrne had ridden the horse for a 10 to 15-mile stretch from Polk City, said Brian Bruchey, a spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Byrne is being charged with driving under the influence while operating a vehicle — which in her case was a horse equipped with a saddle and bridle. She is also charged with animal neglect for putting the horse in danger of being injured or killed.

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/04/a-florida-woman-rode-her-horse-on-a-highway-drunk-she-was-charged-with-a-dui/

treestar

(82,383 posts)

21. Yes I think most states

Reply to csziggy (Reply #20)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 06:43 AM

Nov 2017

will have laws against drunkenly operating any mode of transportation, or moving vehicle, like the lawnmower, or a horse. Maybe even a bicycle. Though that obviously does not occur to Florida Woman.

Initech

(100,150 posts)

14. SQUIRREL!!!!!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 06:30 PM

Nov 2017

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