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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: GeronL

somewhere between 7-8pm CST there were 85 page views on the blog, this is way out of character, are the botnets finally arriving?

lol


101 posted on 06/10/2015 7:12:23 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: cripplecreek

Reminds me of something from my neighborhood...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2731922/posts?q=1&;page=21#26


102 posted on 06/10/2015 10:48:11 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: Tax-chick; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

103 posted on 06/11/2015 3:12:39 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: TheOldLady
If you see one, watch out, because they bite.

Fortunately, you can distract it by tossing a cookie and running in the opposite direction.

I thought about fighting it for the cookie, but I just got another one instead.

104 posted on 06/11/2015 5:06:54 AM 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: Tax-chick

Good. America needs more lerts.


105 posted on 06/11/2015 5:07:52 AM 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: Tax-chick

Doesn’t anyone ever pick up after the dog?


106 posted on 06/11/2015 5:09:39 AM 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: Tax-chick

It rained last night, with a fireworks show, and though I heard the train as it went east in the late afternoon, I never heard it come west again, probably because of the fireworks. Overcast again today. Ungh. And more rain today and tomorrow. Monsoons. :o|

My clothes are dry and ready to be put away and I have to sort my pills. I thought I could back off on the olive leaf extract, but realized on the fourth day that it is a bad idea. So it’s three of them, three times a day. Those are the ones that cause so many problems when I don’t eat.

Now that my laundry is done, I’m really anxious to take a shower. I can only stand myself so long...but then, CFIDS causes extreme sensitivity to odors, sounds and light. Stupid disease...


107 posted on 06/11/2015 5:32:17 AM PDT by Monkey Face (You may have created my past and screwed up my present but you have no control over my future.)
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To: ArGee

LOL!


108 posted on 06/11/2015 6:53:10 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Tax-chick

It’s funny for the kitteh picture but in Manhattan’s UES where I live it’s a constant problem. And in the winter - people seem to think some snow on the sidewalk means they don’t have to scoop poop.


109 posted on 06/11/2015 9:23:15 AM 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: Tax-chick

Motivated To Work Privilege


110 posted on 06/11/2015 10:04:29 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

ignore that... multiple windows open


111 posted on 06/11/2015 10:05:05 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL
ignore that... multiple windows open

Nope. Sorry. What has been said cannot be unsaid. Forces have been set inmotion which can not be stopped. Your MTWP will echo on the thread until it comes back to haunt you - probably in the form of a kitteh picture.

You have been warned.

112 posted on 06/11/2015 10:24:20 AM 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

Between 7 & 8 pm CST last night there were abut 85 hits on my blog for some unexplainable reason, many of those page views looked at old posts.

I think the bots found my site


113 posted on 06/11/2015 11:10:31 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Tax-chick; All

This was a day, alright...

Got the laundry out of the bathroom, took a shower, got my pills done, then headed out to the diagnostic office for a copy of my neck MRI and the report. I was going to stop at the doctor’s office for my x-rays, but by then, the humidity had worn me out.

I went to Walmart, instead. When I saw the doc on Monday, she said, “Your lungs sound clear.” I told her the two meds I needed for the nebulizer and when I went to pick them up, she had ordered a DOZEN of the albuterol sulfate!!! Normally, I only get four boxes! LOL! The poor gal behind the counter was frustrated because I couldn’t believe how many boxes there were! Dang!

Anyway, I by-passed the clinic, but will go tomorrow morning, as it’s just down the street.


114 posted on 06/11/2015 11:27:12 AM PDT by Monkey Face (You may have created my past and screwed up my present but you have no control over my future.)
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To: Monkey Face

Whatever you do, don’t sell the extra albuteral-sulfate for profit.

(wink-wink)


115 posted on 06/11/2015 11:43:54 AM 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

LOL! That stuff gives me the shakes, so I try not to use it more than once a day. *shudder*

I hate side effects from prescribed drugs.


116 posted on 06/11/2015 12:16:56 PM PDT by Monkey Face (You may have created my past and screwed up my present but you have no control over my future.)
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To: All

Christopher Lee has died. RIP Saruman.


117 posted on 06/11/2015 1:01:43 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

He was SUCH a fine actor and was so versatile. I knew he had been Knighted, but not when, so I wished a Safe Journey for Sir Christopher.

(I fell in love with him 40+ years ago...)


118 posted on 06/11/2015 1:27:46 PM PDT by Monkey Face (You may have created my past and screwed up my present but you have no control over my future.)
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To: Darksheare

It has my vote.

A lot of strange reality and obscure/hidden messages here.


119 posted on 06/11/2015 1:30:04 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (When will Sisi, Bibi, King Abdullah & ?, take out Isis in our White House, AG Dept, CIA, & State?)
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To: Monkey Face
gotcha!


120 posted on 06/11/2015 1:30:51 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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