{"id":89432,"date":"2019-07-31T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=89432"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:30:25","slug":"wednesday-feel-good-stories-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=89432","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Feel Good Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match-pair-pistols-e1564527073895.jpg\" alt=\"match pair\" \/><br \/>\nIf you have to ask, you can&#8217;t afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan is looking more like gator-country; loose alligator attacks Tuscola County man<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>by Alysia Burgio<br \/>\nDAYTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. \u2013 &#8220;I heard this hissing sound and I couldn&#8217;t figure out where it was coming from, and I thought maybe it was a possum I was going to walk up on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Fells says that sound was actually coming from an alligator.<\/p>\n<p>Fells has about 17 and a half acres in Tuscola County&#8217;s Dayton Township and on Saturday, ended up stumbling upon an alligator while catching minnows on his property.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a 6-foot alligator sunbathing and when I spooked the alligator, it turned on me to come toward me. I pulled my pistol out and I shot it. That paralyzed him and then I immediately called 911,\u201d Fells stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Tuscola County Sheriff\u2019s office says the gator belonged to a neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>While investigating, deputies found the property has several wild animals including emus, tortoises, rattle snakes and two additional alligators.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, one of the gators escaped its enclosure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>1 \/ 0 \/ 0<br \/>\nRead the rest of the article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/nbc25news.com\/news\/local\/michigan-is-looking-more-like-gator-country-loose-alligator-attacks-tuscola-county-man\">NBC 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police: Man shot while trying to force his way into Bridgman home<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Police in Bridgman are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>It happened around midnight Tuesday on Evergreen Drive just west of Weko Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic situation. They say a 33-year-old Bridgman man was trying to force his way into the home. Police say the man&#8217;s wife was in the home.<\/p>\n<p>At one point during the confrontation the homeowner was punched in the head and a gun they were holding discharged, hitting the man who was trying to force his way into the home, say police.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>0 \/ 1 \/ 0<br \/>\nThe entire article may be viewed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wsbt.com\/news\/local\/police-man-shot-while-trying-to-force-his-way-into-bridgman-home\">WSBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A mixed bag today, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. An ex-gator and two idiots, with none in the wind. I hope gator-guy at least got to keep the tail meat- batter dipped and deep fried with a squeeze of lemon and a splash of hot sauce is pretty dammed good.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men! &#8212; young British officer to Colonel Watson describing the American militia rebels in Georgetown, SC [Source: &#8216;Marion, The Life of Gen. Francis Marion&#8217; by M. L. Weems, Ch.18]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have to ask, you can&#8217;t afford it. 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