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Flaming Hawk With Snake in Its Talons Sparks Fire Near La Jolla
NBC Bay Area ^ | Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 | R. Stickney

Posted on 06/09/2015 5:58:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The cause of an early morning fire north of San Diego was an electrocuted bird falling from an active power line

A bird carrying a snake in its talons struck power lines north of San Diego, sparking a hillside fire just west of The Merge.

San Diego Police arrived to the location on Dunhill Street near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 805 just before 6 a.m.

Flames were burning very close to businesses including the General Atomics building, officials said.

Officers called in San Diego Fire-Rescue crews who contained the fire within an hour.

Fire officials initially told NBC 7 a bird with a snake in its mouth was electrocuted on a power line and fell to the ground, sparking the fire. A photo released by officials later shows the snake in the hawk's grasp.

"A hawk that hit the high voltage power line, caught fire, and fell to the ground," SD Fire-Rescue spokesperson Lee Swanson said in a written release.

There were no structures damaged and no evacuations ordered.

This area of San Diego is home to many companies in the region's biochemical industry.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: crispycritters; electricity; fire; hawk; koalaoil; lajolla; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; napl; penguinhumor; powerlines; thefirebird; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere
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To: Gefn

The salmon moose from the Silver Palate was very nice. Calico kitty loved it.


1,281 posted on 06/30/2015 3:11:53 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor; Monkey Face; Gefn

But you’d still get wet.


1,282 posted on 06/30/2015 3:19:41 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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To: Covenantor

The Silver Palate Cook book?

Yum.,


1,283 posted on 06/30/2015 3:34:22 PM PDT by Gefn (We can't call people without wings angels, so we call them friends- But I call my FRiends angelic)
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To: Gefn

The store on W73rd around the corner. My wife and I lived there when Julie opened the original store. Lot of take out from that place. yum-yum!


1,284 posted on 06/30/2015 3:37:47 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Tax-chick; Gefn; Slings and Arrows

I am so lost...
So because I need a diversion, I’m going to take free Hebrew lessons online. I mean, my life couldn’t get much worse...


1,285 posted on 06/30/2015 3:41:53 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Stating your opinion is free speech, but stating mine is hate and intolerance? Got it.)
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To: Monkey Face

Good idea. I used to have Hebrew lessons on cassette tape, tells you how long ago it was. I remember a few words.


1,286 posted on 06/30/2015 3:45:33 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face
"I remember a few words."

"Schlemiel, schlemazzel, hazzenpfeffer incorporated ..."

1,287 posted on 06/30/2015 3:55:53 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Mainstream Media reaction to "a Duggar admits he is not perfect" .. Why that's, that's .. Perfect!)
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To: Monkey Face

Wait until you try pronouncing some of the gutturals.


1,288 posted on 06/30/2015 3:56:03 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong X Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
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To: Tax-chick

Not gonna happen...they want $300 up front.


1,289 posted on 06/30/2015 3:57:03 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Stating your opinion is free speech, but stating mine is hate and intolerance? Got it.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I was never good at gutturals...Spanish and German taught me that.


1,290 posted on 06/30/2015 3:58:40 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Stating your opinion is free speech, but stating mine is hate and intolerance? Got it.)
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To: Monkey Face

Me either. I got the hang of them. Practice makes perfect, and so forth.


1,291 posted on 06/30/2015 4:00:25 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong X Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
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To: Monkey Face

Oh, bummer.

Have you looked at “Free online college lectures”? There’s all kinds of stuff there.


1,292 posted on 06/30/2015 4:06:54 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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To: Tax-chick

No, I didn’t know there was such a site, but I will check it tomorrow.

The folks in Israel tell me they will let me learn for $75 down and $74 a month for six months. There are too many other things that need my attention. This will have to wait until this computer is paid for, in May of next year.

And I’m thinking I need another breathing treatment and to take my silly self to bed.

This has been such a hurtful day for me. I don’t even know how to vocalize it.


1,293 posted on 06/30/2015 4:29:33 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Stating your opinion is free speech, but stating mine is hate and intolerance? Got it.)
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To: Covenantor

I worked in a bookstore after college. I loved reading cookbooks.

I guess that’s why I like watching the Food Network


1,294 posted on 06/30/2015 4:53:50 PM PDT by Gefn (We can't call people without wings angels, so we call them friends- But I call my FRiends angelic)
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To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Slings and Arrows; NicknamedBob; Covenantor

Things to know in Hebrew-

The Shema

Today I am a Fountain Pen.

(Should I add the Kaddish too?)


1,295 posted on 06/30/2015 4:58:20 PM PDT by Gefn (We can't call people without wings angels, so we call them friends- But I call my FRiends angelic)
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To: Gefn

The Kol Nidre.


1,296 posted on 06/30/2015 5:04:23 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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To: Monkey Face

I hope you have a good night.

I wish we could switch places for a week. I could organize your house and make it perfectly clear to He Who Must Not Be Named that you’re not putting up with any more, ever ... and you could toilet train Kathleen!


1,297 posted on 06/30/2015 5:06:29 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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To: Tax-chick

Oh yes.


1,298 posted on 06/30/2015 5:06:48 PM PDT by Gefn (We can't call people without wings angels, so we call them friends- But I call my FRiends angelic)
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To: NicknamedBob; Tax-chick; Monkey Face

O
M
G

You did NOT...!

JUST this afternoon — but a few hours ago — one of the kids was counting “one, two, three, four five, six...” and my brain went “...seven, eight...” and here you just posted the rest.

[Cue Twilight Zone theme]


1,299 posted on 06/30/2015 5:35:20 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: HKMk23

I spend a lot of time in the future.


1,300 posted on 06/30/2015 5:41:01 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Mainstream Media reaction to "a Duggar admits he is not perfect" .. Why that's, that's .. Perfect!)
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