Scary Stoops

Picture of the Day-This is a photo from our kayaking trip a couple days before we left San Diego. Sadly it was overcast and quite chilly like most of the summer before we left my favorite city.

Best Thing- Our new air purifier also acts as an air conditioner (sort of). It cools off the room so nicely that even on a humid rainy day it feels wonderful in our bedroom.

Worst Thing- So today Eddie opens the front door and what is on our stoop.... a snake. Yes the most terrible and scary creature in my book. Honestly I think I would run away faster from a snake then I would a bear. For that reason I hate it when at festivals people bring their disgustingly long snakes and wrap them over their shoulders and bring them out in public. This should be against the law. What if it got way and strangled a baby?

So this snake is on the stoop and Eddie and I both have to go to school or work and there is not another way out of our apartment. Beyond the fact that we live in the basement so it isn't like we can brush it off into the bushes. We have to find something in our apartment to get rid of it. After calling the only person we knew who would be up (Samantha) and there was much deliberation of what tool to use (ex. tongs) a swiffer was chosen. Eddie unsuccessfully removed the snake which resulted in it hiding under our doormat. I tried to convince him I would not leave the house unless he carried me out but after he refused many times he agreed to carry all my bags (what if I had to defend myself from this terrible creature, I would need all my limbs).

Well as you can tell this has basically encompassed my entire day. I honestly think I would have called into work and wouldn't have left the home if Eddie wasn't here. One plus for having to share a car! I decided it would be brilliant to look up snakes in new york and see from Eddie's description if I could figure out what it was so I could tell you good people. Written descriptions are ok but once I got to the pictures I immediately got the Heeby-Jeeves and had to call Eddie again. He informed me it was a Ribbon Snake. They say those snakes can get up to 35 inches. That is three very scary feet of snake! I think I have made my point, I HATE SNAKES! That is why I will not include one in this blog you can look it up yourself.

Crazy Thing About New York- I find it comical the weather men always call the first day of a rain storm "the much needed rain". It basically rains every week or every other week. They make it seem as though if they don't get this rain there will be a terrible drought and all their crops will dry out. Oh wait they don't have crops here. Honestly I think it is a sneaky way for the weather man to candy coat the fact that it is raining.

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