Bear rescued from bridge!

I was in Sainsburys yesterday and noticed a newspaper headline that really grabbed my attention -

A 250-pound bear stranded under a busy bridge near Lake Tahoe in California was saved by an army of rescuers, a tranquiliser dart and a nylon net bought at an Army surplus store.

The bear was walking across the 80ft high bridge on Highway 40 near Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada when the closeness of two oncoming cars spooked it, causing it to jump over the railing.

At one point it was dangling over the edge, but it managed to grab on to a ledge and pull itself onto a concrete girder beneath the bridge.

Officials initially decided nothing could be done, but when they returned the next morning and found the bear still stranded on the bridge, they decided to take action.

Volunteers strung the net beneath the bridge and an animal control officer shot the bear with a tranquiliser dart.

Once the bear was unconscious, volunteers used a pole to push it into the net, then lowered the bear onto the floor of the ravine as more than 100 spectators cheered.

The groggy bear was steered away from the crowds and back into the wilderness.

Awww, I just had to share this with you.

Lucky Bear eh?

Property in Morocco

Wow!

I have just been sent a brochure about some apartments being built in Morocco and they look fantastic... and a bargain? Can't be true. Anyway, I just took a look at their website and I think it is all true. The layouts look amazing and the sizes are humongous! I mean, my house is 1400 square foot and it is a four bed house - these guys are offering an apartment that is BIGGER!

The prices look good too - from £120k or thereabouts.

I visited Morocco last year and thought it was a really spiritual place - the people are gentle and although they're dirt poor, they are willing to share what they have got - I was moved to tears at one village we visited - we took some food along to give to them as a gesture and they cooked it and offered it to us! We left them some money as well but I think what they really need is for more people to visit their country.

Anyway - take a look at the website I found - it looks good. www.globalgroupmorocco.com

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