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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

OK. Absolute frustration. I decided to try one more time, expecting every minute for the laptop to die.
I took the battery out one more time, left it for nearly an hour, then put it back in and went into the kitchen and plugged it in to an outlet in there.
Wonder of wonders, the computer came to life! So I’m a little happier, now.
Is there a search engine besides IE and Goober Chrome? I am so fed up with IE, but my past limited experience with GC has been frustrating.

I dunno...it seems the older I get, the harder it is for me to navigate all the upgrades, updates and downloads.


501 posted on 06/19/2015 1:10:10 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: ArGee

W00t!


502 posted on 06/19/2015 1:10:31 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: Monkey Face

I use Ixquick. LOL! Look it up on Goober Chrime.

Uh... Chrome!


503 posted on 06/19/2015 1:51:22 PM PDT by TheOldLady (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8 - Look it up. I miss the Gipper. Wish we still had someone like him.)
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To: TheOldLady

I will look it up, but I don’t have Goober installed. :o])


504 posted on 06/19/2015 1:59:28 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: Monkey Face

On my tablet thingie I have been experimenting with browsers.

This one is Opera.

So far, so good.

CM browser kept just closing for no reason.

I couldn’t figure out how to use (intuitive?) UC browser.

And Chrome is just a PIG (you’d think Google would have aimed at lightweight for Android, no?).

Try Opera.

And see if you can get some other electrical appliance, like a fan, to work in the outlet where your laptop was plugged in before. And see if your battery is charging now. You probably ran it down to 0% with a bad outlet.


505 posted on 06/19/2015 2:58:59 PM PDT by ArGee (Two roads diverged in the wood and I, I took the one less traveled by, and now I am SOOOOOOOO lost.)
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To: ArGee

I will try Opera.

When I first got this, I had the power outlet/dead battery thingy happen so that was the first thing I looked for when this wouldn’t come on.

At least now I don’t have to drive into Vegas in the heat on Monday! :o]


506 posted on 06/19/2015 3:50:40 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: Monkey Face

And with that, I’m off for the night.


507 posted on 06/19/2015 3:55:33 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: GeronL

I didn’t do it!


508 posted on 06/19/2015 4:38:35 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

I made this to use on Twitter and FB groups focusing on ebooks. SO much easier than writing everything each time.

509 posted on 06/19/2015 4:47:47 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Monkey Face

Night! I’d like to be off, but it’s still too early.


510 posted on 06/19/2015 4:59:25 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Tax-chick

I think democrats base there arguments on their facts. They just don’t base their facts on facts.


511 posted on 06/19/2015 7:47:33 PM PDT by ThomasThomas (It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.)
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Posting frum a smorfphome is a pane. But itz interestink to watch Otto cow wrack try to figger out watt eyem dewin. I found that if you keep entering the item it duzn’t like enuf thymes it leaves it alone. But itz areal pita.


512 posted on 06/19/2015 9:32:13 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Darksheare
Happy Birthday, Darks.


513 posted on 06/20/2015 12:24:00 AM PDT by moose07 (Islam and the New Stone age: A book i've not yet written.)
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To: moose07; All

Thanks!


514 posted on 06/20/2015 1:11:03 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Tax-chick; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

515 posted on 06/20/2015 3:50:59 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Tax-chick

I’ve been up half an hour, emailing a great niece who has CFIDS. I have so MANY great nieces! LOL!

Hopefully, I can help her as she is so depressed about not having any relief.

In other news, I have no idea why I got up at 0400.


516 posted on 06/20/2015 4:45:47 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: Darksheare
Happy b-day!

btw sorry about drinking the beer bucket dry


517 posted on 06/20/2015 5:11:11 AM 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; Monkey Face
The perfect accessory for transporting a quorum of kitties on Derby Day....


518 posted on 06/20/2015 5:17:43 AM 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

Just what every house needs.... ;o]


519 posted on 06/20/2015 5:59:57 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sparkle taught me: No matter what life brings you, put some litter on that $*** and move on!)
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To: Monkey Face
Peeping Tom


520 posted on 06/20/2015 6:12:15 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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