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auntpurl

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8. "No swimming" is very different from

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 10:03 AM

Jun 2016

"F*CKING ALLIGATORS IN WATER, GET AWAY!".

As I said above, if parents are stupid I have no problem calling them out, but this is a resort for children and Disney's precautions were NOT GOOD ENOUGH, in my opinion!

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Dammit! It never stops in Central Florida. Gator takes a toddler in Disney World. [View all] Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 OP

What a nightmare. mnhtnbb Jun 2016 #1

They might assume they are in a resort area jberryhill Jun 2016 #4

I had nightmares about this last night. The horror for those poor parents :( patricia92243 Jun 2016 #2

It seems the "no swimming" signs need to be more specific jberryhill Jun 2016 #3

They probably though that putting the word ALLIGATOR on that no swimming sign was bad PR Siwsan Jun 2016 #6

Damn straight jberryhill Jun 2016 #9

Seriously! Put a gigantic f*ck-off "ALLIGATORS!" with a picture on there! auntpurl Jun 2016 #7

Something like this? kentauros Jun 2016 #20

Yes! And a picture of an alligator. auntpurl Jun 2016 #22

In the park where I took that photo kentauros Jun 2016 #23

This is terrible. I doubt there will be a good ending to this. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #5

"No swimming" is very different from auntpurl Jun 2016 #8

Think about this for a moment jberryhill Jun 2016 #10

Well said. MissB Jun 2016 #11

Yes they will. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #13

I'd go as far as to say that it doesn't even matter that the child was in the water at all. Captain Stern Jun 2016 #12

Splashing around in the dark, a gator might think it's a bird or turtle. DawgHouse Jun 2016 #16

Good point. I didn't realize it was dark. nt Captain Stern Jun 2016 #17

This happens at the beach too when they issue warnings. DawgHouse Jun 2016 #14

This is a resort which intensively advertises internationally jberryhill Jun 2016 #15

Yes I know it's a resort. My point was only that DawgHouse Jun 2016 #18

"no swimming" not DANGER ALLIGATORS! HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #19

Hurt feelings cagefreesoylentgreen Jun 2016 #21

years ago I attended a Biology convention at Gainesville there were signs HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #25

I went to work one day when I lived in Clearwater Aerows Jun 2016 #24