The Grumpus
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From USA Today news article:
"Four catfish on the runway at Florida's Melbourne International kept a Delta flight from landing on time Wednesday as Tropical Storm Fay hovered over the region, according to WFTV Channel 9 of Orlando. "The walking catfish, which use their pectoral fins to move and can stay out of water for some time, were on the runway and airport crews had to move them before the plane could land," WFTV writes on its website. A FLORIDA TODAY blog noted the issue on Wednesday, saying two gopher tortoises and an indigo snake also had to be cleared from the airport's runway and taxiway areas.
"An alligator also was on the taxiway, but it eventually returned to a nearby canal on its own, (airport spokeswoman Lori) Booker said. She said the animals apparently were displaced by flooding," FLORIDA TODAY writes. "We thought one of the tortoises was the top of one of the taxiway lights -- then it started to move," airport operations manager Cliff Graham tells FOX 35 TV of Orlando. "We had to get the four walking catfish off the runway before Delta could land," Graham says. "We all got soaked, but it was important to clear the runway to ensure passenger safety and to get the animals out of harm's way," adds Melbourne airport chief Richard Ennis."
All the runway needs now is some brain-eating ameobas...
-The Grumpus
"Four catfish on the runway at Florida's Melbourne International kept a Delta flight from landing on time Wednesday as Tropical Storm Fay hovered over the region, according to WFTV Channel 9 of Orlando. "The walking catfish, which use their pectoral fins to move and can stay out of water for some time, were on the runway and airport crews had to move them before the plane could land," WFTV writes on its website. A FLORIDA TODAY blog noted the issue on Wednesday, saying two gopher tortoises and an indigo snake also had to be cleared from the airport's runway and taxiway areas.
"An alligator also was on the taxiway, but it eventually returned to a nearby canal on its own, (airport spokeswoman Lori) Booker said. She said the animals apparently were displaced by flooding," FLORIDA TODAY writes. "We thought one of the tortoises was the top of one of the taxiway lights -- then it started to move," airport operations manager Cliff Graham tells FOX 35 TV of Orlando. "We had to get the four walking catfish off the runway before Delta could land," Graham says. "We all got soaked, but it was important to clear the runway to ensure passenger safety and to get the animals out of harm's way," adds Melbourne airport chief Richard Ennis."
All the runway needs now is some brain-eating ameobas...
-The Grumpus
Can you imagine being on that plane when the Captain comes over the intercom and says "Sorry, folks. We cannot land until they get the walking catfish off the runway. And an alligator and tortoise appear to have joined the party."
