1-year-old found in Waldo after wandering away from grandmother
WALDO, Ala. (AP) — A 1-year-old baby boy was found and returned to his grandmother yesterday after he wandered off and was lost for three hours.
Chief Deputy Jimmy Kilgore of the Talladega County Sheriff's Department said the boy's grandmother was outside playing with the child when she went into the house to answer the phone.
The boy, who will be 2-years-old in two weeks, was gone when she came back outside. [...]
The boy was about 45 yards off Skyway Motorway across a ravine.
He had walked about a mile from his grandmother's house in the three hours he was missing. [...]
By the way, don't trust babies not to bolt if left unattended.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 09:54 AMWaldo is also about 30 miles north of here - not much bigger (if at all bigger) than the one in Alabama. What they don't have in size they make up in speed trap revenue - from 65 mph down to 25 for the 100 yard stretch of the county highway through town.
That kid must have been trucking to cover that much distance on those stubby little legs!
Posted by: Diane at July 11, 2006 10:08 AMI figure he must have hitched a ride.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 10:15 AMWhen our oldest was about that age, and our 2nd one was an infant, our landlady, who lived behind us, left our back gate open (she was an all round PITA). Well, oldest went chugging right thru her yard, across a fairly busy street, and cadged a soda from a customer at the 7-11. Kathie almost had a meltdown trying to decide whether or not to leave the baby in the house while she retrieved the toddler. To cap it off (she did leave the little one in the house), the washing machine had overflowed while she was out. This was a long time ago, the two kids are 28 and 30 now.
Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at July 11, 2006 10:28 AMI'm unfamiliar with that acronym, Steevil--do tell, it you can without being pummelled by the politically correct.
AS FOR YOUR ESCAPEES, I can't imagine how terrified Miss Kathie must have been. Does the older one remember anything about the incident?
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 10:53 AMMost babies I know prefer lag screws to bolts, but maybe that's a northern thing.
Posted by: skinnydan at July 11, 2006 10:59 AMThat's just nuts!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 11:08 AMJust don't call them wingnuts.
In regards to toddler walkabouts, Miss Rebecca had a thing for the drainage ditch/stream along our property. If we couldn't find her in the backyard that was were she would inevitably be. If I wasn't going gray before her I would be now.
Posted by: Sarah G. at July 11, 2006 11:24 AMDuct tape! The perfect child minder, and pacifier. Use it liberally on any part that moves or squawks if you want it stationary and quiet.
That was a joke right, not knowing Steevil's acronym?
Posted by: Nate at July 11, 2006 11:25 AMPain In The [tush].
Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at July 11, 2006 11:30 AMOOOOOhhhhh--actually, no--I didn't know what a PITA was, but it does give me a chuckle when I conflate it with PETA. Although I'm not so sure about pita bread.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 01:14 PMPita becomes PITA depending on what you fill it with. PETA is always a PITA.
Posted by: skinnydan at July 11, 2006 02:19 PMHmmm--I guess that rules out jalapeno pimento cheese spread and hot kosher dill pickles as a filling.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 02:47 PMPeople Eating Tasty Animals is a PITA?
Posted by: Nate at July 11, 2006 02:48 PMI think he meant the OTHER PETA.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 11, 2006 02:52 PM