snaglpus
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Ok, now that my nerves are back in my body, I can share a story. A few days ago, I decided that since my trees are dormant, its a good time to up size a few suffering in their pot. All of these trees were in Super Root pots. For those of you who don't understand how these pots work, they are basically a thick sheet of plastic with riveted holes all around. When not in use they lay flat like a sheet of paper. When you want to use them, you simply just get a round base and wrap the plastic around it and secure the pot shut with either zip ties or this large plastic screw that comes with the pot. Me, I use zip ties. They are more secure. Well on about my 9th or 10th pot, I cut the top zip tie, unrolled the pot then cut the second one. When I did that this fast moving blackish creature came flying out landing in my wheel barrel. I dropped the pot and froze....looking around to see what it was! I did not see exactly where it went! Man I was scared! Startled more than anything! "get back in the house because some just run out of my pots and it might be a snake!" She took off back around the corner! After, checking my pants and calming down, I went over to my work bench and grabbed my 24" machete. I slowly and quietly walked over to the wheel barrel and moved the pot. The creature jumped out of the wheel barrel and on to the floor and took off running! I took one chop with the machete and cut it in half! The wife poked her head out of the door and yelled' "did you get it? " I said, "yes but it's not dead!" She slammed the door shut. I bent down to take a closer look at this thing to see what it was and guess what it was? A big LIZARD! Man I laughed so hard, again...checking my pants!
FiggyFrank
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Haha! You made for a great visual, Dennis. Glad it wasn't anything worse. ;)
ako1974
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Posted 1423147278
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Haha! You're pretty fast to chop that lizard in half!
paully22
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Posted 1423148509
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Glad to know you are swift & deadly like Ninjas with their swords. A good word to put out to "thieves" -- 5 break in's since friday
GRamaley
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Posted 1423150644
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Dennis- Ninja Fig Warrior!!
JLee
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Am I the only one that felt bad for this lizard? LOL
Orange County, California / Zone 10b Wish List: Col de Dame Grise, Aubique Petite, Vasilika Sika, Galicia Negra -Jeffrey and Anna
waynea
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Posted 1423154282
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Dennis, with all the experiences that you have had with figs, you need to write a book of short stories, I would buy one.
eboone
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Posted 1423154828
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I'd like to know how big this giant ferocious man eating lizard was?
Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross
eithieus
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Posted 1423158807
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im glad your okay dennis
greenbud
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Posted 1423158861
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So Snaglpus, how many different varieties of poisonous lizards do you have in North Carolina? Excuse me if I don't join in the giggles...
snaglpus
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Posted 1423159905
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zero
GRamaley
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Posted 1423163952
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We know where Dennis stand in the fight or flight question.... never gonna sneak into his fig orchard!!!
jdsfrance
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Posted 1423175821
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Hi snaglpus,
HarveyC
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Posted 1423183375
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Note to self: Never make a surprise visit to Dennis and sneak up on him!!!
Harvey - Correia Farms
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RichinNJ
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Posted 1423183457
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HarveyC
schaplin
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Posted 1423191896
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Pretty funny but I also feel bad for the poor lizard. I haven't seen to many lizards here yet. Just the little ones with the bright blue tails.
ako1974
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Posted 1423225878
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Purple-tailed skink, I think...
Frankallen
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Hey Dennis...That would have scared me also! We have plenty of Lizards here in Alabama. We even have the kind that can change their color.....I think the real name of them is "Green Anole"..
Frank from Bama - Zone 7-b Alabama ...................................................."Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi
Daramus
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Great story! I can somewhat relate. Last year I was up-potting some desert trees and when I slid it out of the pot a big green centipede came running out. The potting mix was full of baby centipedes, too! I am very careful when messing with pots now. Scared the crap out of me!
