\u27a2 A stray python has been found in Chatham and the local Pet And Wildlife Rescue is looking to return it to its rightful owner.<\/p>\n
The two-foot snake was found by a Chatham resident in their shed on Monday and one of his animal control officers picked it up. It\u2019s believed to most likely someone\u2019s pet that has escaped or has been abandoned.<\/p>\n
The snake will be held for three days and if no owner comes forward, it will be put up for adoption, pending a clean bill of health.<\/p>\n
The ball python is a species native to West and Central Africa. The non venomous constrictor is the smallest of the African pythons, growing to a maximum length of 182 centimeters.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 A Florida woman said she screamed in shock when a mysterious object inside her washing machine turned out to be a python. Emily Visnic, who recently moved from Connecticut to a West Palm Beach apartment, said she has her own laundry room in the residence and has no idea how a snake managed to get inside the appliance. She said animal control officers told her the snake appeared too large to have traveled through the buildings pipes. The officer said a neighbor in the same building had previously reported hearing what sounded like a snake traveling through the ventilation system. A building maintenance crew removed the snake<\/p>\n
\u27a2 A woman in Tennessee got her new driver’s\u00a0license<\/a>\u00a0. . . and her picture was just an empty chair.\u00a0\u201cWhen the customer visited the Driver Services Center a few years ago, during the transaction, an examiner made an error by capturing and saving the wrong photo (of an empty chair) to the customer\u2019s profile. When the customer recently renewed her driver license online, she received an image of a chair because that was the last picture taken on file.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u27a2There\u2019s a a\u00a0Dr. Pepper shortage<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0because of the pandemic . . . and people are really freaking out about it.\u00a0 Dr. Pepper\u00a0tweeted<\/strong><\/a>, quote, “We know it’s harder to find Dr. Pepper these days.\u00a0 We’re working on it, hang tight.”<\/p>\n Charmin toilet paper\u00a0responded<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to Dr. Pepper’s tweet with, quote, “Welcome to the club. \u00a0We feel your pain.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 When you’re as famous as\u00a0CARRIE UNDERWOOD<\/strong>, you can ask your fans to settle a debate you’re having with your husband.\u00a0 Here’s the question she\u00a0Tweeted<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0out:\u00a0 “Are donuts breakfast or dessert? \u00a0I say breakfast and only breakfast. \u00a0Mike [Fisher] says they’re never breakfast and only allowed as dessert. \u00a0What do you think?”\u00a0 The result?\u00a0 Breakfast by a longshot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2008 [12] At the London Olympics, USA swimmer Michael Phelps wins 3 gold medals and becomes the most decorated Olympian of all-time (retires with a total of 28 Olympic medals, 23 gold)<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n John Michael Montgomery<\/strong>\u00a0hit #1 with “Be My Baby Tonight” in 1994.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n David Blaine Is Going to Fly Over New York City Holding Balloons<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Remember\u00a0DAVID BLAINE<\/strong>?\u00a0 The “magician” who does epic stunts on national TV?\u00a0\u00a0Well, he’s back . . . after spending most of the past decade under the radar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His next stunt is called “Ascension,” and he’s going to attempt to fly above New York City . . . by holding a bunch of helium-filled balloons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He’ll float across the Hudson River, from New Jersey to his native New York City.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s unclear where he got this idea . . . but it’s very possible that he’s spent his quarantine watching\u00a0“Up”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0“Curious George”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0(Here’s a\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>clip<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Twitter, David\u00a0said<\/strong><\/a>, quote, “This stunt has been 10 years in the making.\u00a0 Let’s turn worry into wonder and take magic to new heights.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The stunt is happening on August 31st, and will air live, exclusively on\u00a0YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Isaac Young is a 15yr old from Arnprior, Ont and like most wanted a summer job but had no luck due to the pandemic. So he decided to start making planter boxes after his parents had mentioned how much they were going for online.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The idea was followed up by an application to the Ontario Summer Company program, which grants start-up money to young people aged 15 to 29 looking to start their own business. By late May, Young\u2019s company,\u00a0Backyard Builder<\/a>, was taking orders.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They create handmade picnic tables, priced at $340, sandboxes at $175, and large and small garden boxes priced at $175 and $150, respectively. So far, Young says he\u2019s filled about 50 orders for customers, including an order of six picnic tables to Mill Street Brew Pub for their patio in Ottawa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Young\u2019s new business could not have come at a better time. Young and his dad quickly realized that the products the 15-year-old entrepreneur was making were the same products in high demand for those staying at home during the pandemic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new business owner doesn\u2019t know if Backyard Builder will be his future career. The 15-year-old is currently interested in sports and, aside from looking into a police college, he hasn\u2019t thought too much of the future. Still, he expects to carry the business over until he\u2019s finished high school to help pay for post-secondary education.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [71] Bobby Clarke, NHL player (Philadelphia Flyers captain, 2 Stanley Cups)\/hockey executive (Flyers\u2019 GM for 19 seasons, currently Senior Vice President)\/Hockey Hall of Fame (1987)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [58] John Slattery, TV actor (\u2018Roger Sterling\u2019 on \u201cMad Men\u201d)<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n YOU CAN\u2019T MAKE THIS UP\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A woman named Adele Landauer snapped photos at a popular bathing spot in Berlin, Germany, called Teufelssee. The photos show a naked man chasing a wild boar and her two piglets after they stole his backpack.<\/p>\n Landauer posted the photos on Facebook, where she explains that the man was bathing while the boars calmly ate a pizza from his backpack. She adds that \u201cthey were looking for dessert\u201d when they decided to just take his bag and run with it.<\/p>\n The man realized his laptop was inside and gave chase, wearing his birthday suit. She also noted that when she showed the photos to the man he had a good laugh and told her she could share them publicly. In Germany, it\u2019s normal for people to go nude in parks as part of a movement that translates into, \u201cfree body culture.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This sounds very unpleasant. Firefighters in Bedminster, England recently had to help a toddler who got a toilet set suck around his head. The child\u2019s mother, Kristy Smith snapped photos of the incident after she found her two-year-old son, Callum, with the seat around his neck.<\/p>\n Smith says she noticed something was up when he was taking longer than usual to use the bathroom, and when he returned he was wearing the seat like a necklace.<\/p>\n She said Callum only started using the bathroom independently recently, and she tried to remove the toilet seat herself, but it was harder than she thought it would be, as it was a child-sized seat.<\/p>\n She added that firefighters were able to remove the seat using a pair of pliers\u2014Callum wasn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n VIDEO GAME MARKET SEES RECORD SALES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Now more than ever, people are reaching for their video game controllers in search of entertainment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to a new study by a market-tracking firm, more than $11 billion was spent on gaming\u00a0in the second quarter of 2020\u2014a 30 percent increase from last year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Video games themselves made up the bulk of the sales, accounting for $10.2 billion worth of sales.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n THURSDAY AUGUST 13TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NYI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montreal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n Colorado\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n Vancouver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Louis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trivia:\u00a0 He played on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It<\/a>“.\u00a0 (Eddie Van Halen played the lead solo.\u00a0 Lukather played on the intro and other guitar parts.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n STUDIES SHOW THE PANDEMIC COULD BE CHANGI<\/u><\/strong>NG YOUR PERSONALITY <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Do you feel like a different person since the start of the pandemic? Studies show you may not be alone. According to new psychological research, factors such as isolation, work, and personal reflection all contribute to an individual\u2019s psychology\u00a0in quarantine. And this isn\u2019t just backed by psychological research\u2014respondents to a June survey confirmed this experience has \u2018caused them to reflect on and reset their lives\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blake Shelton Wants You to Get Your Ticket Refunds<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you still waiting on a ticket refund from a cancelled concert this year?\u00a0 You’re not alone and\u00a0BLAKE SHELTON<\/strong>\u00a0is on your side. \u00a0It started after a fan on Twitter asked him to cancel a show instead of postponing it so they could get a refund.<\/p>\n When a show is cancelled the venue offers refunds.\u00a0 But if it’s postponed, they usually ask fans to hang onto the ticket and use it for a makeup date.\u00a0 Well, it seems the lines between the two have been getting blurred.<\/p>\n Blake cancelled his whole tour, which meant everyone should’ve been given the option of getting their money back. \u00a0But a lot of them weren’t, so they sent him screenshots that showed the concert labeled as postponed.\u00a0 He decided to get to the bottom of it.<\/p>\n He\u00a0wrote<\/strong><\/a>, “Hey guys we are working on this ticket refund thing. \u00a0There are a lot of vendors involved and it’s a web for sure and I don’t think it’s any one person’s fault. \u00a0It’s been a nightmare and confusing year for everyone at every level.”<\/p>\n\n
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