July 2, 2026. A Thursday. We were busy, because the July 4th holiday meant we would be closed a half day Friday, and all day Saturday. It was hot, mid 90s with the heat index over 100. About lunchtime, one of the guys came in the office back here and said, "You gotta come see this." My first thought was, what did we tear up? Most of the time, when one person asks another to go see something here, it's not good news. A pair of ducks, and their babies were in the warehouse. They must have came across the hot pavemant, right up the steps, and inside. Our visitors were walking around, like they were taking a tour of the place. One guy here does a fair amount of duck hunting, and he identified them as, Red Belly Whistlers. We counted sixteen babies, and two adults. They stayed together as they looked around. We tried to lead, then "Shoo" them back towards the door. That was a mistake. The little ...
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