Please remember alligators never really develop a fondness for humans other than as meals. You cannot have one as a real pet. They will either fear you or they will want to eat you. We have plenty of them around me. I am glad I am too large to swallow. Most never even nibble.
I look at the art prior to reading…The second frame had me confused. It looked like Janis was getting a piggyback ride while in distress or very tired. I figured their pleasant walk was a lot longer than anticipated or a sprained ankle… even after reading the text I needed about 5 seconds to comprehend what was spoken.
My aunt lives where there are a lot of alligators. The ones I saw stayed away from humans. Came up on the bank and just hung around and went right back into the water if someone approached.
Coasts are beautiful, but also very hard these days to get insurance on a dwelling. Much smarter, if you can’t afford to self insure, to live in the center of the state.
There’s something anywhere you live. Perhaps the folks in that area would be freaked out by black bears scratching their backs on the corner of their homes :)
I wonder if Janis and Arlo are old enough to be gone when the c	 hits the fan and storms, rising seas and temperatures, make living there undesirable.
I was talking to a friend in Florida yesterday and she said the game in San Diego is the first time her team has ever had to cancel for a hurricane—at an away game! My reaction was, yeah, but at least no alligators.
I do love that the 2 families have blended so well. The reintroduction of Mary Lou and her family back in 2008 remains one of my favorite arcs of this strip.
Da'Dad 9 months ago
Unforeseen drawbacks. There’s always something bad mixed in with the good.
Alias1600 9 months ago
Gotta admire all the will they/won’t they teasing JJ has written into this storyline.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault 9 months ago
Please remember alligators never really develop a fondness for humans other than as meals. You cannot have one as a real pet. They will either fear you or they will want to eat you. We have plenty of them around me. I am glad I am too large to swallow. Most never even nibble.
Tyge Premium Member 9 months ago
Swamp Fever strikes again! 8^ )
alasko 9 months ago
Have’n good fun on the bayou…
C 9 months ago
A 365 day a year problem
PeaceWouldBeNice 9 months ago
And then Creedence Clearwater Revival “Born on the Bayou” starts echoing through the trees…
[Traveler] Premium Member 9 months ago
Don’t worry, the pythons will get them
Jeffin Premium Member 9 months ago
What a croc!
colddonkey 9 months ago
Saved by the gator.
mywifeslover 9 months ago
I look at the art prior to reading…The second frame had me confused. It looked like Janis was getting a piggyback ride while in distress or very tired. I figured their pleasant walk was a lot longer than anticipated or a sprained ankle… even after reading the text I needed about 5 seconds to comprehend what was spoken.
Jhony-Yermo 9 months ago
Not to mention the humidity. Dripping sweat night and day when outdoors.
rugeirn 9 months ago
I’ve just never wanted to live in a place with large carnivorous wild reptiles.
jarvisloop 9 months ago
There’s nothing like having small dinosaurs as part of your nature walk.
carlosrivers 9 months ago
That convinces me to just be a visitor to the south…
Ignatz Premium Member 9 months ago
My aunt lives where there are a lot of alligators. The ones I saw stayed away from humans. Came up on the bank and just hung around and went right back into the water if someone approached.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 9 months ago
Coasts are beautiful, but also very hard these days to get insurance on a dwelling. Much smarter, if you can’t afford to self insure, to live in the center of the state.
Grace Premium Member 9 months ago
There’s something anywhere you live. Perhaps the folks in that area would be freaked out by black bears scratching their backs on the corner of their homes :)
raybarb44 9 months ago
Every place has its ups and downs….
ncorgbl 9 months ago
The entire planet is unsafe for human occupation. Even ‘paradise’.
dtdbiz 9 months ago
And that, dear readers, is what’s known as an omen.
57-Don 9 months ago
The gators aren’t as big a problem as the invasive boa constrictors
Aladar30 Premium Member 9 months ago
Great idea! But no second thought…
unfair.de 9 months ago
I wonder if Janis and Arlo are old enough to be gone when the c	 hits the fan and storms, rising seas and temperatures, make living there undesirable.
1504jarvis 9 months ago
Janis, just think of it as a Ladies’ Handbag on the hoof.
amaryllis2 Premium Member 9 months ago
I was talking to a friend in Florida yesterday and she said the game in San Diego is the first time her team has ever had to cancel for a hurricane—at an away game! My reaction was, yeah, but at least no alligators.
eced52 9 months ago
Wish my eyes could get that big.
ladykat 9 months ago
No alligators for me, thank you.
Teto85 Premium Member 9 months ago
Nope.
Kawasaki Cat 9 months ago
Its just an Alligator
sobrown51 9 months ago
I’m sure Janis was just as protective of her son.
assrdood 9 months ago
And just like that! The plans to move to the bayou are squashed by Janis.
klbdds 9 months ago
shoot the fu(ker: eat the meat and make luggage or cowboy boots out of his hide.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] 9 months ago
Such is the nature of Nature.
Just-me 9 months ago
Nothing takes the shine off an idyllic spot much faster than alligators or pythons in the pool.
MissionLDB 9 months ago
What state are they in?
StoicLion1973 9 months ago
I do love that the 2 families have blended so well. The reintroduction of Mary Lou and her family back in 2008 remains one of my favorite arcs of this strip.