Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Farmer Bob's pocket skunk
Farmer Bob found Sweet William the baby skunk sick and orphaned on the side of a road. For the first 2 weeks of his life, Sweet William slept in Farmer Bob's pocket and followed him around his farm as he nursed him back to health. Farmer Bob will release Sweet William back into the wild very soon.
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Pick-up truck pool party stopped while driving down road
A pick-up truck being used by teenagers as a makeshift swimming pool on wheels was pulled over in St. Michael, Minnesota, recently.
A state trooper stopped the 16-year-old driver, Colby Guinea, for driving with a cracked windshield, and found 3 girls in the bed of the truck “with water sloshing out the sides.” The State Patrol report noted "there were 3 females in the back of the bed of the truck, wearing swimsuits and the bed was lined with a tarp and filled with water."
The State Patrol said putting down a plastic tarp and filling your truck bed with water is not illegal in Minnesota, but the shifting water could increase the chance of a rollover. "Don't try this at home,” said Lt. Tiffani Nielson. “Maybe you want to park in the driveway and fill up the back, but as soon as you take it on the road there's a risk of a crash."
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The trooper issued a warning to Guinea for unsafe operation and no current proof of insurance. He was also warned for operating with a cracked windshield. Initially, the trooper cited the three young women for not wearing seatbelts, but then rescinded the citations on the premise that the driver was more responsible for the safety of the occupants.
A state trooper stopped the 16-year-old driver, Colby Guinea, for driving with a cracked windshield, and found 3 girls in the bed of the truck “with water sloshing out the sides.” The State Patrol report noted "there were 3 females in the back of the bed of the truck, wearing swimsuits and the bed was lined with a tarp and filled with water."
The State Patrol said putting down a plastic tarp and filling your truck bed with water is not illegal in Minnesota, but the shifting water could increase the chance of a rollover. "Don't try this at home,” said Lt. Tiffani Nielson. “Maybe you want to park in the driveway and fill up the back, but as soon as you take it on the road there's a risk of a crash."
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The trooper issued a warning to Guinea for unsafe operation and no current proof of insurance. He was also warned for operating with a cracked windshield. Initially, the trooper cited the three young women for not wearing seatbelts, but then rescinded the citations on the premise that the driver was more responsible for the safety of the occupants.
Suspected drunk driver arrested after falling naked from barn roof
A motorist from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was found naked on top of a barn on Saturday morning after crashing into a road sign and mailbox and swerving off a road, police say.
Police said Daquan Tate, 20, of Hollidaysburg was driving in Blair Township when he repeatedly swerved off and across the road, striking a speed limit sign and a mailbox.
Tate kept driving before he lost control, police said. His car allegedly swerved across the road, struck an embankment and stopped. Tate then fled on foot and was eventually found naked on a nearby barn roof.
Police apprehended him after he fell off the roof. Tate was uninjured. It is unclear if he was driving naked or stripped while on the barn roof. Police say that Tate will be charged with driving under the influence.
Police said Daquan Tate, 20, of Hollidaysburg was driving in Blair Township when he repeatedly swerved off and across the road, striking a speed limit sign and a mailbox.
Tate kept driving before he lost control, police said. His car allegedly swerved across the road, struck an embankment and stopped. Tate then fled on foot and was eventually found naked on a nearby barn roof.
Police apprehended him after he fell off the roof. Tate was uninjured. It is unclear if he was driving naked or stripped while on the barn roof. Police say that Tate will be charged with driving under the influence.
Council planted tree in front of goalposts
A council in Melbourne, Australia, planted a tree right in front of the goalposts on an Australian Football League pitch.
Maroondah Council made the random decision to plant the tree at a Ringwood oval.
Three trees were planted in the wrong location at Towerhill Park Reserve last Friday. Resident Mike Barclay noticed the bizarre positioning of one tree in particular, planted squarely in front of one of the goals. “It’s another one of those silly decisions that council makes,” he said.
Within 12 hours the council had moved the trees next to the oval instead. Mayor Tony Dib reassured residents the mistake came at no cost to ratepayers. He said the three misplaced trees were replanted later that day, but did not explain how the mistake was made or what prompted the council to move them.
“The planting is part of council’s Reserve Beautification Program,” Cr Dib said. “(The area will) benefit from some additional trees and it’s hoped these trees will also assist in drawing excess water from the open space.”
Three trees were planted in the wrong location at Towerhill Park Reserve last Friday. Resident Mike Barclay noticed the bizarre positioning of one tree in particular, planted squarely in front of one of the goals. “It’s another one of those silly decisions that council makes,” he said.
Within 12 hours the council had moved the trees next to the oval instead. Mayor Tony Dib reassured residents the mistake came at no cost to ratepayers. He said the three misplaced trees were replanted later that day, but did not explain how the mistake was made or what prompted the council to move them.
“The planting is part of council’s Reserve Beautification Program,” Cr Dib said. “(The area will) benefit from some additional trees and it’s hoped these trees will also assist in drawing excess water from the open space.”
Seal pup rescued from field of cows
A baby seal is looking forward to a second chance of life in the wild after being rescued from a field of cows in Lincolnshire.
The pup is making progress at Natureland Seal Sanctuary in Skegness.
Boston resident Ian Ellis was visiting RSPB Frampton Marsh and noticed a herd of cows acting strangely near a muddy puddle. He looked through his telescope and saw they were surrounding the pup who had hauled out of a creek in their field. When Mr Ellis went closer to the pup he found the mother was nowhere to be seen so he contacted the wardens at the RSPB reserve and Natureland.
Natureland staff told Mr Ellis how to move the pup safely and then staff went out to collect her. Director of Natureland, Richard Yeadon, said: "Once we got the pup back to Natureland, she went straight into the Seal Hospital to begin treatment. Her main problem is that at only five days old she was orphaned and therefore had not fed for a while, she had lost quite a lot of weight and was dehydrated.
"We gave her rehydration fluid through a stomach tube and are now giving her high fat herrings which will help her gain back the weight. Once she is stronger, she will continue through the rehabilitation process until she is 60-70lb and is able to feed in the water by herself. We will then release her back to the wild." In the past half a century Natureland has helped to rehabilitate over 700 seals back into the sea.
Boston resident Ian Ellis was visiting RSPB Frampton Marsh and noticed a herd of cows acting strangely near a muddy puddle. He looked through his telescope and saw they were surrounding the pup who had hauled out of a creek in their field. When Mr Ellis went closer to the pup he found the mother was nowhere to be seen so he contacted the wardens at the RSPB reserve and Natureland.
Natureland staff told Mr Ellis how to move the pup safely and then staff went out to collect her. Director of Natureland, Richard Yeadon, said: "Once we got the pup back to Natureland, she went straight into the Seal Hospital to begin treatment. Her main problem is that at only five days old she was orphaned and therefore had not fed for a while, she had lost quite a lot of weight and was dehydrated.
"We gave her rehydration fluid through a stomach tube and are now giving her high fat herrings which will help her gain back the weight. Once she is stronger, she will continue through the rehabilitation process until she is 60-70lb and is able to feed in the water by herself. We will then release her back to the wild." In the past half a century Natureland has helped to rehabilitate over 700 seals back into the sea.
World’s first rocket-powered punt fuelled by cakes makes maiden voyage
Cambridge witnessed a world-first on Tuesday as a rocket-powered punt made its maiden voyage down the River Cam.
The Cambridge Science Centre challenged new boundaries in rocketry by sending the punt from Darwin College along the river fuelled by Chelsea buns from Fitzbillies.
With the old-school bakery and cafe fuelling generations of Cambridge punters, cake power was unleashed in a rocket engine adapted for use on a traditional Cambridge punt.
The middle of the engine was stuffed with the Chelsea buns, which were frozen by nitric oxide with the sugar, fat and oxygen in the buns burning to make fuel. Ten buns made enough fuel for 40 seconds of power.
There are two videos on this page. Don't get too excited.
The Cambridge Science Centre challenged new boundaries in rocketry by sending the punt from Darwin College along the river fuelled by Chelsea buns from Fitzbillies.
With the old-school bakery and cafe fuelling generations of Cambridge punters, cake power was unleashed in a rocket engine adapted for use on a traditional Cambridge punt.
The middle of the engine was stuffed with the Chelsea buns, which were frozen by nitric oxide with the sugar, fat and oxygen in the buns burning to make fuel. Ten buns made enough fuel for 40 seconds of power.
There are two videos on this page. Don't get too excited.
Lifeboat sent to help anglers in distress found men over excited about catching a mackerel
A lifeboat turned up to rescue a group of men they believed to be in distress to find them all celebrating catching a mackerel.
The four anglers were celebrating catching the fish at Black Rock near Portree Harbour off the Isle of Skye, Scotland, when crews received a number of calls from concerned coastal residents.
Portree Lifeboat was launched on Sunday and found the group on a fully-working dinghy celebrating their latest catch. A spokesman for the crew said: "The call was made in good faith when somebody saw the group getting very excited. They were shouting and screaming. We arrived and they asked us 'what are you doing? We're only catching mackerel'.
"There was a few calls about the dingy out at Black Rock and we thought they had been caught out by the tide but the boat was fully working and they were just really happy." A spokesman for the Stornoway Coastguard added: "Portree Lifeboat went out on Sunday after various calls. They were fishing, shouting jubilations and not in distress."
The four anglers were celebrating catching the fish at Black Rock near Portree Harbour off the Isle of Skye, Scotland, when crews received a number of calls from concerned coastal residents.
Portree Lifeboat was launched on Sunday and found the group on a fully-working dinghy celebrating their latest catch. A spokesman for the crew said: "The call was made in good faith when somebody saw the group getting very excited. They were shouting and screaming. We arrived and they asked us 'what are you doing? We're only catching mackerel'.
"There was a few calls about the dingy out at Black Rock and we thought they had been caught out by the tide but the boat was fully working and they were just really happy." A spokesman for the Stornoway Coastguard added: "Portree Lifeboat went out on Sunday after various calls. They were fishing, shouting jubilations and not in distress."
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