That's mildly interesting

While working from home, I have easy access to looking out the window. 

Just out of my view, there's a dip in the asphalt on my medium-traveled street. At least a few times a day, I hear a vehicle scrape. When it comes into view it is a different third generation Prius.

Something about the dip plus that generation Prius causes it to scrape and no other vehicle. 

Anyway, that's mildly interesting. 

Have y'all made any mildly interesting observations lately? I'd be mildly interested to hear.

I'm in the same boat, working from home since March. I have been quite the busybody looking out my window and commenting on the comings and going's. My wife has gotten to call me Gladys Kravitz...

I spent 14 years working from home and 90% of time I'd lean back and watch the recycling/garbage trucks empty my cans.  Fascinating.   

I bought a Ring doorbell and the big green trucks trigger the bell so now I can be anywhere and still watch it.

Not working since Xmas and until after the new year, I have been sitting outside while my kids play. 

I noticed this guy sunbathing on my neighbor's roof. 

too the drone out and try to get a closer look:

Feisty little guy. I have been researching pellet guns. 

In reply to Slippery (Forum Supporter) :

modified nerf guns. way more fun but they won't do that much damage. i just got in to them and they are so much fun.

Pellet gun may kill him.  Paintball gun probably wouldn't, but may still be hard enough to break bones.

Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:

 

Feisty little guy. I have been researching pellet guns. 

Grill it up. A curry-lime rub would probably be my suggestion.

Surely the Floridians among us have good recipes for iguana...after all good recipes are the best method of invasive species control.

If you want to kill it, pellet gun. If you want to hurt it, daisy bb rifle like a red Ryder or a paintball gun. If you want to harass it, modified nerf gun. 

OTOH, you could start throwing him fruit. Build him up. Make him huge. Really huge. Build a model of Tokyo. Let nature take its course. 

In reply to Brett_Murphy (Ex-Patrón) :

You must be from one of the Carolinas...

ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) said:

Surely the Floridians among us have good recipes for iguana...after all good recipes are the best method of invasive species control.

If you want to kill it, pellet gun. If you want to hurt it, daisy bb rifle like a red Ryder or a paintball gun. If you want to harass it, modified nerf gun. 

OTOH, you could start throwing him fruit. Build him up. Make him huge. Really huge. Build a model of Tokyo. Let nature take its course. 

This. Let's see how big it can get. 

In reply to ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) :

Whoa whoa whoa, mini Godzilla is far more than mildly interesting.
 

Let's keep it mild folks, carry on. 

Supposedly the thing to do with Iguana is to clean it, boil the meat and cartiledge, debone/decartiledge, then add to whatever stew or curry or whatever you're making.

http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/browardco/2018/08/22/iguana-recipe-ideas-keep-food-safety-in-mind/

Brett_Murphy (Ex-Patrón) said:

Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:

 

Feisty little guy. I have been researching pellet guns. 

Grill it up. A curry-lime rub would probably be my suggestion.

Step 1 accomplished:

In reply to Slippery (Forum Supporter) :

This has got Florida Man written all over it. Have the drone film the suburban lizard hunt, and possible ensuing standoff with the police.

Datsun310Guy said:

I spent 14 years working from home and 90% of time I'd lean back and watch the recycling/garbage trucks empty my cans.  Fascinating.   

I don't have a Ring, buy my trash guy picks one up then races to the next can while dropping mine; usually right in the middle of the driveway,

Thank you.

An iguana skin dash, door cards and seats won't make your vehicle any faster, but it should earn concourse points without a budget hit. Or you could just make Wallens a new pair of shoes out of it.

Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:

Step 1 accomplished:

I have those shoes, but in green.

ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) said:

Surely the Floridians among us have good recipes for iguana...after all good recipes are the best method of invasive species control.

If you want to kill it, pellet gun. If you want to hurt it, daisy bb rifle like a red Ryder or a paintball gun. If you want to harass it, modified nerf gun. 

OTOH, you could start throwing him fruit. Build him up. Make him huge. Really huge. Build a model of Tokyo. Let nature take its course. 

BB to the head will kill it.  I used to shoot pigeons at my grandpa's shop. They were a nuisance, pooping all over everything, rats with wings basically.  Body shot would bounce off.  Head shot would knock them down.   But my .20 caliber Sheridan pellet gun could put them down at 25 yards if I did my part.  Except that one time when I hit one in the chest and it didn't die.  It flew away, made a huge circle, then fell out of the sky from 100 feet up and landed on the windshield of my neighbor's car. It was messy.   Neighbor lady was not amused.  Neither was my grandma who had to take the phone call and then give me a lecture. 11 year olds don't always appreciate the full consequences of their actions.

Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:

Brett_Murphy (Ex-Patrón) said:

Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:

 

Feisty little guy. I have been researching pellet guns. 

Grill it up. A curry-lime rub would probably be my suggestion.

Step 1 accomplished:

I thought high end cycling gear and firearms only cohabitated in my vehicles lol.

In reply to Slippery (Forum Supporter) :

And?

In reply to noddaz :

One down, one injured. Have not seen the injured again ... hopefully it bled out. I hate these things. 

Now we wait for the temp to go up so they come out again. Might need to wait a week. 

barefootskater (Shaun) said:

ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) said:

Surely the Floridians among us have good recipes for iguana...after all good recipes are the best method of invasive species control.

If you want to kill it, pellet gun. If you want to hurt it, daisy bb rifle like a red Ryder or a paintball gun. If you want to harass it, modified nerf gun. 

OTOH, you could start throwing him fruit. Build him up. Make him huge. Really huge. Build a model of Tokyo. Let nature take its course. 

This. Let's see how big it can get. 

Why did this remind me of the episode of Wings where Lowell was fascinated by a documentary about a race of giant tree trimmers... "Lowell, those were bonzai trees!"

My old neighborhood was full of rabbits. They destroyed and ate everything. Drove the dogs crazy too. I got that same gun, just for a different species. Worked great!

Word of advice, shooting a pellet gun was considered discharging a firearm in city limits in Colorado Springs. Just something to keep in mind.