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Happy New year for the remaining/surviving dinosaurs.

Woman stops 12 ft gator with .22 pistol! "Florida Woman Stops Alligator Attack Using a small .22 caliber Ruger Pistol." Another good reason to have a concealed weapons permit. This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a brave, cool-headed woman with a small pistol against a fierce predator. Here's her story in her own words: "While walking along the edge of a pond just outside my house in the Villages discussing a property settlement with my soon-to-be ex-husband, and other divorce issues, we were surprised by a huge 12-ft alligator which suddenly emerged from the murky water. It began charging us with its large jaws wide open. She must have been protecting her nest because she was extremely aggressive. "If I had not had my little Ruger 22 caliber pistol with me, I would not be here today! Just one shot to my estranged husband's knee cap was all it took. The gator got him easily, and I was able to escape by just walking away at a brisk pace. The amount I saved in lawyer's fees was really incredible and his life insurance was also a big bonus!"

It can’t be blasting out cold air or the dolly would have nipples like scammell wheel nuts.

All of this really makes me wonder. Had similar experiences and problems just before my Mum died, hours and hours spent in a phone queue trying to get through to her surgery, at one time of phoning I got down to “number one in the queue” and then stayed number one for an hour before the line went dead. My GP here is brilliant, a few weeks ago I had my grandson staying and was unable to get a blood reading for his coagulation level, phoned my own surgery (he doesn’t live here) at 2pm to see if they could help, got an appointment at 3pm same day. Monday afternoon phoned GP for non urgent appointment, got one on Thursday with an apology for delay as my own GP is on holiday. NOT bragging in any way, my surgery has the same rules and levels of funding as the rest, bad practice and poor quality service is often excused by those too lazy to do the job properly and are keen to put the blame elsewhere. Just before I moved I went to pharmacy for my pills to find they were wrong yet again, I’ve been taking the same pills for a decade at least, it’s like a direct debit not hard to repeat. Pharmacy can’t sort it so go upstairs to GP, foreign voice tries to explain I have to telephone in with repeat prescription enquiries, go home spend a couple of hours trying to get through, when I do finally manage towards the end of the day to get an answer and explain the error the same recognisable voice tells me that it can’t be dealt with on the phone and I have to attend surgery. And yes, in a slightly raised voice I point out that the same person talking to me now was the same person who told me differently that morning at which point I am told that I am being “abusive” and the call would be terminated, which it was!

Q. What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth? A. These days about six months to a year.