Two ostriches in the parking lot who escaped from the nearby wildlife preserve. They were known escape artists and very aggressive. Had to call the vet staff at 3am to come tranquillize them and take them back to their habitat.

3AM working the graveyard at a hotel, we were on a downtown residential street. I'm outside having a cigarette, I see someone about a block away walking in my direction about two blocks away in the middle of the street. As he gets closer, I hear a fwip, fwip, fwip noise getting louder. At this point the cigarette is gone, but I'm intrigued. As he gets closer, it's a guy with a snorkeling mask, and flippers, wearing a pair of speedos. As he passes me, I nod hello. He ignores me and walks past towards a large park.


5AM another cigarette break. I finish the cigarette and from the opposite direction, I hear fwip, fwip, fwip. I have to stick around for this, same guy, walking back where he came from, only this time he's soaking wet.