Subj : RE: Tiers To : Jack Yates From : Andrea Santos Date : Fri Aug 03 2001 09:48 am On Aug 03, 2001 10:30am, JACK YATES wrote to ANDREA SANTOS: ->>> If you had turned the turtle on his back he may have lived long ->>> enough to get him rescued by the people who return sea turtles to ->>> the sea. AS>> Who are they? JY> The Florida Marine Patrol. Okay. Noted for next time. Hopefully, there won't be one. ;-) AS>> It's steep. JY> Thousands! Yeah, got wind of that a few years ago. AS>> In these parts, you don't need to bring them to shore. ;-) JY> They volunteer? Yes. We're at sea level, remember? They kind of float here. With Tropical Storm Barry subsiding, I might even see one while driving. JY> They're looking for a place to lay eggs. Excellent. Will send the next one which lands in my yard to you. Lin can then make you soup. AS>> You know, MIL was tempted but we talked her out of that. ;-) JY> A pity. You would have had a succulent, otherwise unobtainable meal JY> and none would have been the wiser. Gourmets would envy you. We won't eat what putters around our yard. ;-) ->>> I saw some of this on the tube a few minutes ago; my daughter moved ->>> back to the Tampa area just in time.. AS>> Oh, she's here already? JY> She moved to Seffner, in Hillsborough county about 3 weeks ago. That was quick. Hope all is going well. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v3.0pr3 * Origin: Platinum Xpress Support 305-248-7815 (1:135/382) .