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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: ArGee

How the heck would I know???


3,401 posted on 07/29/2015 7:45:56 AM PDT by null and void (If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
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To: null and void

That was then. This is now. How old did you say you were???


3,402 posted on 07/29/2015 8:01:01 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: null and void

W00t!!!

Got it, Nully! I’ll drink a toast of coughie to you.


3,403 posted on 07/29/2015 8:01:57 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Monkey Face

I didn’t...


3,404 posted on 07/29/2015 8:12:59 AM PDT by null and void (If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
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To: Monkey Face

lol


3,405 posted on 07/29/2015 8:13:17 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: ArGee

How do I adjust the security settings to allow an update on Adobe Flash Player?


3,406 posted on 07/29/2015 8:13:19 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Monkey Face

You could mash bananas, mixed them in the French Vanilla, and freeze it.

Some kids have gone out to play with the neighbors. When they get back, we can have lunch and then maybe go to the Lego Store.


3,407 posted on 07/29/2015 8:30:46 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
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To: Tax-chick

I need to have another ulcer cocktail. I hate this.

Things were going good...


3,408 posted on 07/29/2015 8:58:46 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Monkey Face

I’m tired. If we had a talking parrot, it would say, “Oh, just shuuuuut uuuuup!”


3,409 posted on 07/29/2015 9:00:57 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
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To: Monkey Face

good question

Firefox doesn’t like Flash Player any more.


3,410 posted on 07/29/2015 9:30:53 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

And that means I can’t play trivial pursuit and mahjong. *sigh*

Now I won’t know how my brain is functioning until I make an embarrassing mistake. :o[


3,411 posted on 07/29/2015 9:42:20 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Tax-chick

I was thinking of lying down. I just had the cocktail, and used the last of the honey, so I’m hoping this dose was enough to stop the ulcers. It’s very tiring having a stomach ache all the time.


3,412 posted on 07/29/2015 9:47:13 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Monkey Face

Try downloading Chrome (You might need to remember your passwords to those sites)


3,413 posted on 07/29/2015 9:59:05 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Monkey Face

If this is still Microsoft Security Essentials you shouldn’t have to.

You might have to tell Firefox it can let the Adobe sight launch pop-ups. I can look that up for you if you like. (I use Opera and Chro-magnum)


3,414 posted on 07/29/2015 10:18:25 AM PDT by ArGee (Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
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To: ArGee

I chose Firefox this morning because I had access to it, and couldn’t get to Opera.

If you can do that, I would appreciate it! So far, it’s been a disappointing, depressing day.

And I’m going out to check the mail!


3,415 posted on 07/29/2015 10:20:39 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
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To: Tax-chick

Reminds me of the guy who bought a talking parrot only to find out it’s previous owner was a sailor and the parrot had developed a sailor’s trash mouth (which is almost as bad as a stock trader’s).

The man tried everything he could think of to discourage the vulgar language but to no avail. Finally, after one embarrassing visit from his Priest he was so frustrated he put the parrot in the freezer. He quickly got control of his emotions, though, and let the bird back out and into its cage.

After a few minutes the parrot said, “Sir, I truly apologize for my language of late and my resistance to your attempts to change it. I assure you I will be a model of decorum from this point forward.”

After a couple of more minutes it said, “Can I ask what the chicken did wrong?”


3,416 posted on 07/29/2015 10:23:50 AM PDT by ArGee (Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
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To: Monkey Face

In the upper right corner there’s a menu button (looks like three horizontal lines). Click that and chose settings. Pick the Content tab. You can either uncheck the “Block pop-up windows” checkbox or click the Exceptions button and type in the URL that’s trying to install the software.


3,417 posted on 07/29/2015 10:27:00 AM PDT by ArGee (Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
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To: ArGee

It’s past time to kill this stupid thread, you idiots!


3,418 posted on 07/29/2015 10:38:47 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: dalereed; Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Darksheare

Does anyone want to send the memo to dalereed?

Or should we just send him to the under-sub-basement for his education?


3,419 posted on 07/29/2015 11:03:48 AM PDT by ArGee (Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
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To: dalereed

For the record, I have never been to Id and have never met an Idiot visiting this country.


3,420 posted on 07/29/2015 11:05:00 AM PDT by ArGee (Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
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