Moving and the Montauk Monster.

Today was supposed to be moving day. Most of our stuff is packed and ready to haul to the main floor apartment and has been for a while. A couple of days ago the landlord called saying there would be a delay in us getting up there.

Great... I'd already put in a request for moving our phone, cable and internet in. It was to be disconnected Aug 1 and because Monday is a Civic holiday not connected until Aug 5. Since the landlord didn't tell me why there was a delay or how long of one I canceled the move order.

This morning Carrie gets a hold of the landlord. They will be in sometime this afternoon to inspect the apartment and change the locks. We should be able to start moving in late afternoon/early evening, Saturday at the latest. Now I need to put a move order back in....

They can't give me the original date now. August 13 is the earliest a tech can be here. We can't be without a phone for that long. We've got cell phones but I prefer a land line, especially with all our family being out of town. Thankfully no-one will be moving into the basement apartment for a few months as the landlords want to do some repairs. We'll just have to keep the basement door open so we can hear the phone but our services won't be disconnected until August 12.

Now for the monster....

Original story

That "thing" washed up on a beach in Long Island NY some sources say it was a week ago, others claim back in April.

Nobody seems to know what it is. the most popular theories are hoax/viral advert for a movie or a decomposing dog/pig/raccoon. Looking at that photo it's hard to believe it's a commonly known species. It's got a tail, webbed looking feet, no apparent ears, a beak and teeth. Very weird animal.

I posted it up on the Special Ops forum and we've been having fun trying to figure out what it could be: Movie prop, photoshopped image, something from the deep, a mutant?

While I believe that there are creatures out there we haven't seen before an knowing that odd mammals do exist (platypus anyone?) it's not too much of a stretch to think it is a real beast. Some news reports say 20 or more people saw it in person and some guy grabbed it to mount on his wall, so being a fake photo is out. The pic doesn't look real enough, realistic yes, but not quite real. So I tend to lean towards the movie prop idea.

Earlier today one of the forum members posted a link to another story and a new pic of the creature.
New photo story

Looking at that I'm more inclined to believe it's a dog that's decomposed a bit in the water.

It was more fun to look at the original picture and guess. Damned news people.... Such spoilsports.