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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: Monkey Face

Hope you have a mellow day! I have to start off on some driving with many loud children.


261 posted on 06/13/2015 8:44:11 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Tax-chick

93, 23% E @ 1 mph, heat index, 89.

The humidity is coming down! I should only need one more breathing treatment today.


262 posted on 06/13/2015 8:50:28 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; Tax-chick
"I’m SO glad I take a baby aspirin a day!"

I'm just worried about all those babies, and the headaches they have to put up with because of your greed.

263 posted on 06/13/2015 9:02:27 AM 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; null and void; Darksheare; Tax-chick

Okay, not this time pal!

I'm not eating your dust any more

When that light turns green, it's on!!

Hey! Where?... oh, right...

colorblind....

264 posted on 06/13/2015 9:07:22 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: null and void

NNNNNNNNnooooooooooooooo


265 posted on 06/13/2015 9:07:41 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Monkey Face

As my parents preferred the taste, perhaps you may try the Strawberry flavored ‘Ensure’. Most times it is close to being sold out as it is the best tasting. Another gentle product to include additional nutrients in your diet is ‘Pedialyte’.


266 posted on 06/13/2015 9:10:54 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (When the going gets tough...the Low Information President Obie from Nairobi goes golfing)
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To: NicknamedBob

Iknowhuh?


267 posted on 06/13/2015 9:17:20 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: GeronL

Cute!


268 posted on 06/13/2015 9:17:50 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
Mossie...


269 posted on 06/13/2015 9:25:22 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Monkey Face
After stressful day at work, therapy dog Willard seeks kitten therapy!


270 posted on 06/13/2015 9:25:58 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Stand Watch Listen

Thanks for the suggestion!

I take Emergen-C for my vitamins and Carnation Breakfast Essentials for more vitamins and to help buffer my stomach for the morning onslaught of herbal pills.

Since I’m really trying to lose weight, the calorie content in Ensure was just too much at any one time, and I would have to give up something else that had more protein and fewer calories.

I figured there were probably a lot of people here who weren’t fortunate enough to have a well-balanced diet, so I have been taking three bottles of Ensure to the clubhouse at different times to make sure several people have a chance to get some.

I’m actually pretty fortunate as things go, here. Not well off, but not dirt poor, either, so I am able to eat well enough to keep the hypoglycemia at bay.

I will pass the word about the strawberry Ensure, as I know at least two people who like strawberry anything!


271 posted on 06/13/2015 9:27:46 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: NoCmpromiz

(I deserved that...) ;o]


272 posted on 06/13/2015 9:28:19 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: GeronL

Yah...I’ll vouch for that!


273 posted on 06/13/2015 9:29:32 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

"What are we going to do tonight, Rover?"

"Same thing we do every night, Fluffy, try to take over the world!"

274 posted on 06/13/2015 9:31:11 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Monkey Face

I saw you fixed it but...

;-)


275 posted on 06/13/2015 9:32:45 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: GeronL

The dude on the left looks like the late, lamented Mukluk, a rescue puppy!


276 posted on 06/13/2015 9:50:08 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: NoCmpromiz

...the temptation was just too great, eh?


277 posted on 06/13/2015 9:50:53 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: GeronL

Awwwwwww.


278 posted on 06/13/2015 10:14:36 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Monkey Face

...that and no one has posted a pic of a Mossy Nagy lately.

;-)


279 posted on 06/13/2015 10:38:25 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Tax-chick

I got an email from the doctor. She said I there was no reason why the BP med would raise my BP unless I was stressed. She said to keep taking it because it would take several days to begin to work.

I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in going through three or four more days of high BP. With my BP this morning, I’m convinced BP meds are not good for me, so she can say, “Patient is non-compliant” again.

I’ll stick with the herbs, thank you. And the one I ordered has been shipped.


280 posted on 06/13/2015 11:35:18 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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