I'm pretty sure this has been on before but was reminded of it when wifey brought in a few plants last night due to it was supposed to freeze.
GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS...I NEVER KNEW THIS!
Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes. Here's why.
A couple in Sweetwater, Texas, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.
It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants. When it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream.
The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa.
He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, would not listen to his protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out.
About that time, the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor who volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch.. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that the snake had bitten him. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now, the police had arrived.
Breathe here...
They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little garden snake!
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife.
Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the sofa and one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over, the lamp on it shattered and, as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, neighbors saw the burning drapes and called in the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires, put out the power, and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car and all was right with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
And that's when he shot her.

Seeing this about state run grocery stores reminds me of our situation here in New Hampshire.

Here in New Hampshire hard liquor is only sold in state run stores.  You can purchase wine and beer in grocery stores, etc.  There is no sales tax here except for hotels & restaurants.  Since all 3 states that border NH have sales tax you can figure out where most of these stores are.  Also if you enter NH on I-89, 93 or 95 within a few miles you'll find a state run liquor store.  The ones along our southern border border with Massachusetts does the most business.  Then it you continue north along I-93 or 95 you'll go through a toll booth.  Due to the revenue the head honcho of the liquor stores has a lot of political power.  I've always been of the opinion that government should stay the HELL out of business.

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"They Walk Among Us!
I was at the checkout at Walmart, minding my own business, when the cashier rang up my total: $46.64. I handed her a crisp $50 bill. She looked me dead in the eye, gave me back $46.64, and went back to scanning items like a professional.
Me: "Uh... I think there’s a mistake." Her: huffs dramatically "Sir, I am educated. I know what I’m doing."
She pushed the money back at me like I was trying to scam her. So, I did what any reasonable person would do—I gave it back.
She, once again, shoved it back at me with extra attitude.
I shrugged, picked up my bags, and walked out with $46.64 in my pocket. 🤷‍♂️
 They walk among us…
I walked into Starbucks with a "Buy-One-Get-One-Free" coupon for a Grande Latte. The barista stared at it like it was the Declaration of Independence, then turned to the chalkboard that read "Buy One, Get One Free."
Her eyes lit up. "Oh! So that means… they’re both free!"
She happily handed me two free lattes. I didn’t argue. I just walked out, sipping my victory. ☕☕
They walk among us…
One day, I was strolling along the beach with some friends when one of them gasped dramatically, pointed ahead, and yelled:
 "Look! A dead bird!"
 Another friend immediately looked up at the sky and asked, "Where?"
 I just… I had no words. 🫠
 They walk among us…
My brother was house hunting and asked the real estate agent which direction was north. He explained that he didn’t want the sun waking him up every morning.
The agent furrowed her brow. "Wait… does the sun rise in the north?"
My brother, thinking she was joking, laughed.
 She was not joking.
He gently explained that the sun rises in the east… and, you know, has been doing that for quite a while now.
 She shook her head and said, "Oh, I don’t keep up with all that stuff."
 I… had to walk away.
 They walk among us…
Back when I worked in a 24/7 call center, a guy called and asked:
 "What hours are you open?"
 Me: "Sir, we’re open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
 Him: "Okay, but is that Eastern or Pacific time?"
I stared at my screen for a solid 10 seconds before replying:
 "Uh… Pacific."
 He thanked me and hung up, probably feeling proud of himself.
 They walk among us…
My sister has one of those emergency seatbelt cutters in her car—designed to save her life if she ever gets trapped.
 She keeps it in the trunk.
 🤦‍♂️
 They walk among us…
My friends and I went to buy beer for a party. The store had a 10% discount on cases. Since we were professionals, we grabbed two cases.
The cashier did some quick mental math.
 "Oh, two cases? That’s 10% + 10%… so you get 20% off!"
 We all nodded and quietly accepted our new financial advisor.
 They walk among us…
At the airport, I couldn’t find my luggage, so I went to the lost baggage counter.
 Me: "My bags never showed up."
 The lady smiled reassuringly. "Don’t worry, sir! I’m a trained professional. Now… has your plane landed yet?"
 I blinked.
 Me: "Nope, we’re still circling the airport. The pilot told us we’re third in line to land."
 Her: "Oh! Okay, well, come back after you land."
 …Sure thing, genius.
 They walk among us…
While working at a pizza place, I watched a man order a small pizza to-go.
 Cook: "Would you like that cut into four or six slices?"
 The man thought long and hard before replying:
 "Better make it four. I don’t think I’m hungry enough to eat six."
Bless their hearts. 🤣😂🤣
 They walk among us…"

And they vote...

Yep, known a few who have gone that way.

Plus the markings on taxiways and runways are different colors.  We also had both pilots verify where we were at for taxi and before takeoff thrust was applied.  I think their brains were in neutral.

Amazing, absolutely amazing that all the Dims that had their head up Biden's ass for years never saw the cancer.