Sandie S-R
Well-Known Member
There is just no such thing as calm in my house.
OK...yesterday Guy and Charlie went to Comic-con (the worlds largest Comic and Animation Convention - quite an event), so I am home alone and looking forward to a day of peace and quiet. I sure do need it. I have had the week from hell.
No such luck.
I routinely leave the front door open in nice weather (no screen door). I have a beautiful view and lovely ocean breezes that help to keep things cool, and just generally like the openness. I was sitting in my lazy boy watching the news (about 4:30pm), and nodded off for a minute. Easily done...I've had a rough week (as mentioned). I woke up about 20 minutes later with the urge to go pee, so I got up and started to head to the bathroom, when I was stopped dead in my tracks at the sight of a 4 foot long snake slithering into my kitchen.
Well...I almost peed my pants.
I quickly looked to be sure that there was not a rattle (thank God), and grabbed the phone and called 911. I wasn't going to try to mess with it myself. While I was sure it was not a rattler, I had no idea if it was poisonous or not, and just didn't want to get any closer. I called my neighbor who came over and kept me company until the fire department came to wrangle my intruder. My neighbor and I watched it slither back out of my kitchen and into Guy's office to make itself comfortable.
Anyway...the fireguys showed up, wrangled the snake, and all's well that ends well....but today...I think I am leaving the front door closed.
*sigh*
And I might add, I am *not* going to see the movie, Snakes on a Plane.
OK...yesterday Guy and Charlie went to Comic-con (the worlds largest Comic and Animation Convention - quite an event), so I am home alone and looking forward to a day of peace and quiet. I sure do need it. I have had the week from hell.
No such luck.
I routinely leave the front door open in nice weather (no screen door). I have a beautiful view and lovely ocean breezes that help to keep things cool, and just generally like the openness. I was sitting in my lazy boy watching the news (about 4:30pm), and nodded off for a minute. Easily done...I've had a rough week (as mentioned). I woke up about 20 minutes later with the urge to go pee, so I got up and started to head to the bathroom, when I was stopped dead in my tracks at the sight of a 4 foot long snake slithering into my kitchen.
Well...I almost peed my pants.
I quickly looked to be sure that there was not a rattle (thank God), and grabbed the phone and called 911. I wasn't going to try to mess with it myself. While I was sure it was not a rattler, I had no idea if it was poisonous or not, and just didn't want to get any closer. I called my neighbor who came over and kept me company until the fire department came to wrangle my intruder. My neighbor and I watched it slither back out of my kitchen and into Guy's office to make itself comfortable.
Anyway...the fireguys showed up, wrangled the snake, and all's well that ends well....but today...I think I am leaving the front door closed.
*sigh*
And I might add, I am *not* going to see the movie, Snakes on a Plane.
