7/17/23 - Meals & News
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222302)
United States
July 18, 2023 6:38am CST
No winners in the Powerball lottery. Jackpot is now up to $1.0 billion. Cash option is at $516.8 million. Are you the next winner?
Florida already has several invasive species including the iguana and python. Now a Florida suburb of Fort Lauderdale is overrun with domestic lionhead rabbits. A breeder illegally released her rabbits; and now 60-100 are populating an 81-home community in Wilton Manors (Jenada Isles).
A local resident is fearful that in addition to the rabbits becoming a pest problem, they could fall prey to animals and to the Florida heat. Mrs. Griggs is attempting to raise $20,000-$40,000 to capture, neuter, vaccinate, shelter and then give away the rabbits. She feels that the local government is dragging their feet and something must be done.
Peacock streaming service is going to raise their rates.
Breakfast - Protein bar
Lunch - Meals on Wheels - Stuffed shells, mushrooms, Lima beans, peaches
Dessert/Snack - Donut
Dinner - Protein bar
What did you eat yesterday?
Photo Credit: Mine - Betsy the giant lobster in front of the Rain Barrel Artesian Village, Islamorada, Florida Mile Marker 86.7
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18 responses
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
Yes! It's a major problem in Florida. They have people that are hired to capture the pythons and shoot the iguanas.
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@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I have read of someone who arrived to move a female python, she was sitting on 110 eggs.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
If no one does anything, they could spread throughout the state.
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Yes, and the pythons are enough of a problem.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@AmbiePam They hire people to come in and shoot the hundreds of iguanas which are from South America. Really bad.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Jul 23
Extreme amount of money to win - wow. I had chicken burgers yestersay.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio we can't access that lottery from the UK. I never buy our lottery tickets
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
@arthurchappell Do you get really big jackpots as we do?
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
Chicken burgers are good. I think about how many charities I could donate to if we won the big jackpot.
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@Juliaacv (56241)
• Canada
19 Jul 23
That is a terrible state of affairs with so many bunnies there.
She should be responsible for paying for their neutering and then banned from every having pets again, after they are safely rehomed.
What is with people in Florida going so far overboard with pets?
The state is over runned with python snakes, which must have started out as a few pets here and there and then just snowballed, and now bunnies.
It is so unlogical and inhumane.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@Juliaacv Yes, unfortunately it is.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Yes and then the iguanas made it here from South America. They are shooting them by the hundreds.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Too bad it is not always delicious.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
@marlina They only charge $2.50 a meal and you usually get the main dish, two veggies and a fruit. If you can't afford it, you can get them for free.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
They weren't too bad. Some of their food is good, some is meh and some is not good.
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@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I thought they just sat around, looked cool, and zapped flies with their tongues. 
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@TheHorse Even if that's all they did, they are spreading by the hundreds and thousands.
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
21 Jul 23
They dig out foundations of houses and piers, they compete with other wildlife for food and shelter, they destroy crops and they spread disease. They are being shot by the hundreds in Florida.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Bravo for the woman trying to raise money to help the rabbits.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Yes, better that they get neutered and re-homed than spread all over the state of Florida.
@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
18 Jul 23
I wonder why would a rabbit be a pest problem?
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@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
19 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Oh I see. We don't have any wild rabbits here at all. They're simply pets being taken care of by people.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
In large numbers they would eat crops.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
That's a possibility; but there are so many invasive species in Florida that maybe they want to nip it in the bud.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
18 Jul 23
I had no breakfast, except a cup of coffee. For lunch we got Chinese and I had 3 dumplings, a salad, and a little of my walnut shrimp. I had a bowl of cereal with raspberries for a late dinner
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio lol I had to get weighed at the doctor's this week and I am still in shock!!
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
19 Jul 23
@BelleStarr Oh no! When we get older it's almost impossible to lose!
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
You need to eat more. I love Chinese.
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@FourWalls (86703)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Rock lobster! 
I drank my meals…which sounds bad unless you’re doing a prep. 
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jul 23
Sigh Much too expensive but how I used to love eating lobster. Mom and I ate as much as we could when we lived in NYC. I could just imagine that large lobster boiled with plenty of melted butter, I had pork patties, and some scoops of cottage cheese.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jul 23
Wow! I hope something is done about the rabbits. I got an e-mail from Peacock about the price raise this morning.
Food yesterday was again too many calories. I tried to limit it, but even the scale wasn't in my favor this morning. The potluck didn't help. Without the potluck, my calories were good. Food - too much to put here.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Not surprising with how fast they breed.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
Yes, the rabbits could spread throughout the state.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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20 Jul 23
I've never won a large jackpot prize. The most was $20. How about you?
I guess nature will help with the rabbit problem. Those bunnies will provide food for a lot of hungry predators.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I've played the same numbers in the Ohio Classic Lotto since 1989. I won a top prize of $70! :-(
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jul 23
Just start trapping them and getting them homes. Fixing rabbits isn't cheap at least here.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
For sure. Rabbits reproduce too quickly and could be a problem.
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@sallypup (69176)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Jul 23
Years ago I watched one of those monster movies. You know, the gigantic ants come out and snack on humans?? This particular monster movie featured gigantic rabbits!!! I think they got the rabbits to die by erecting electric fences.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
I guess that is the fear that they will spread all over the state. Some lobsters don't have the big claws...depends on the country and area. One example is the California Spiny Lobster which doesn't have big claws..
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
18 Jul 23
Yes, it certainly is irresponsible and inconsiderate.
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